Community calendar 1-1
December 31, 2008
By Administrator
Events
The Cedar River Watershed’s Family Fun Wildlife Day will be from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Jan. 2 in North Bend. The day will include wildlife arts and crafts, guided walks along Rattlesnake Lake, interactive displays and free hot chocolate and coffee.
St. Clare’s Episcopal Church will hold a cooking/English class Jan. 6. The free class will teach how to make a pizza, while also teaching English. The church is located at 8650 Railroad Ave. in Snoqualmie.
The Cascade Jazz Trio and Valley Dolls are scheduled to perform at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 10 at Valley Center Stage. Tickets are $12.50. For more information, call 831-5667.
Bruce Meyers the Magician will perform for the January Family Event from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Jan. 16 at Si View Community Center. Meyers mixes comedy into his magical performance, which he does routinely across the Pacific Northwest.
February Family Night at the Si View Community Center will be Gansango Music and Dance at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 13. The performance will be a presentation of traditional and modern African dance with original choreography and live music. It will feature traditional dance from Benin and modern dance styles.
Classes
The teen drop-in program happens from 3-5 p.m. on Mondays and 1-5 p.m. on Fridays at Si View Community Center in North Bend. For more information, contact Ryan Daly at rdayl@siviewpark.org or 831-1900.
The Stay Active and Independent for Life program meets at 10 a.m. every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at the Mt Si Senior Center in North Bend. Cost is $3.
Spanish classes are held every Thursday, 3:30-4:30 p.m. at the Sno-Valley Senior Center. Open to the community. $5 per class, drop-in basis, taught by Celide Rivero.
Food Addicts Anonymous meets at 7 p.m. every Thursday in North Bend. For more information, please call 888-0314.
The Arthritis Foundation Aquatic Program meets at Si View Park from 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. every Monday through Thursday. Cost is $4.
Volunteer Opportunities
The Snoqualmie Sister Cities Association is seeking host families for 12 foreign exchange students traveling from Gangjin, South Korea. The ninth-grade students will attend Mount Si High School and will need accommodations from Jan. 9 to Feb. 26. Interested families should contact Michelle Maddux at 888-1555 or mmaddux@ci.snoqualmie.wa.us.
The Senior Services Transportation Program seeks volunteers to drive seniors around North Bend and Snoqualmie. Volunteers will drive their own vehicles and choose the weekdays, times and areas in which they’d like to drive. Mileage reimbursement and supplemental liability insurance are offered. For more information, call 206-748-7588 or 1-800-282-5815, or e-mail melissat@seniorservices.org. To apply online, go to www.seniorservices.org/vts/vts.htm.
The Mount Si Senior Center thrift store is looking for volunteers to sort donations and help with cash sales a few hours a week. The thrift store is located in the Senior Center at 411 Main Street in North Bend. For more information, call Janet at 888-3434.
Hopelink in the Snoqualmie Valley is seeking volunteers for a variety of tasks. The group needs someone to assists with distributing food to clients on the first and third Thursday of the month from 11:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. and the second and fourth Wednesday of the month from 5:30-7 p.m.; someone to answer phones and direct calls at the reception desk on Tuesday and Thursday from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.; someone to pick up and deliver donated food from area grocery stores to the Hopelink center in Carnation; someone to sort and organize clothing at the clothing bank; and someone to maintain garden beds around the center. Volunteers must be comfortable communicating in English. For more information, call 333-4163.
The city of Snoqualmie is looking for men and women who are willing to serve their community as volunteer members of the fire department. As EMS volunteers, those willing would respond to all EMS aid calls when they are available. To be considered, applicants must be at least 21 years old, live within 10 minutes of the city and pass a basic entrance exam. Pre-testing will be Nov. 22 at the Snoqualmie Fire Station. The King County EMT Academy student test will be Jan. 27, training will begin Feb. 24 and the final state exam will be May 19. Classes and practicals are held on Tuesday evenings and all day Saturday. Anyone interested can stop by the fire station at 37600 SE Snoqualmie Parkway or call 888-1551 before Nov. 14.
Adopt-A-Park with yourself, your family, neighbors or club. Adopt-A-Park is a volunteer program for Snoqualmie residents willing to help improve and enhance public parks and trails. Volunteering requires an application and a one-year commitment. Call 831-5784.
Be a Study Zone tutor and give students the homework help they need. Study Zone needs volunteers to tutor elementary through high school students in math, science, English, social studies and study methods. A two-hour weekly commitment and flexible substitute scheduling are available. The Study Zone program is a free service offered by the King County Library System. For more information, call 369-3312.
Share your love of books and make new friends by becoming a Friend of the Library in either Snoqualmie or North Bend. Annual memberships cost $5 for individuals and $10 for families and help expand opportunities for children, families and seniors around the community. To learn more, call 888-0554.
North Bend Library
The North Bend Library began its Tuesday Book Group last month with a discussion of Water For Elephants, by Sara Gruen. The book group is scheduled to meet at 7 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month in the North Bend Library Meeting Room. The group is putting together a booklist for 2009. For more information, contact Penny Humphrey at 888-4604.
Join other local writers for writing exercises, critique and lessons at the SnoValley Writers Work Group Jan. 4 and 18. Contact snovalleywrites@gmail.com for assignment prior to coming to class.
Snoqualmie Valley Chess Club, for adults, children and families, meets at 7 p.m. Thursdays.
Game On, for ages 12 to 18, meets 3- 5 p.m. Fridays to play XBox 360, Playstation, Nintendo DS, Guitar Hero and DDS. Board games also are available.
English as a Second Language classes meet at 6:30 p.m. Mondays.
Toddler Story Time, for ages 2 to 3 with an adult, meets at 9:30 a.m. Tuesdays.
Preschool Story Time, for ages 3 to 6 with an adult, meets at 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays.
Evening Family Story Time meets at 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays.
Snoqualmie Library
A knitting/book-listening group will meet at 1 p.m. Jan. 8 at the library. The group will listen to knitting genre and other fiction, while preparing a project that is to be raffled off later in the year.
Young Toddler Story Time, for ages 12 to 24 months with an adult, is at 9:30 a.m. Wednesdays.
Preschool Story Time, for ages 3 to 6 with an adult, is at 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays.
Anime & Manga Club, for middle and high school students, meets at 3 p.m. Wednesdays to watch anime movies, eat popcorn and practice manga drawing.
Evening Family Story Time, for all young children with an adult, is at 6:30 p.m. Thursdays.
Clubs
Rotary Club of Snoqualmie meets at 7 a.m. every Thursday at the Snoqualmie Ridge Golf Club. E-mail SnoqualmieRotary@yahoo.com.
The Eastside Chapter of the Northwest Biodiesel Network meets the second Wednesday of every month, from 7-9 p.m., at the Railroad Depot in North Bend. For more information, go to www.nwbiodiesel.org or call 503-9876.
Post No. 79 of the American Legion and the American Legion Auxiliary meets on the second Thursday of each month at 6 p.m. at the American Legion Building at 38625 Southeast River Street in Snoqualmie. For more information, call Steve Fenton, Post Commander, at 396-6100 or Kathy Kerr, Unit President, at 831-5133.
Snoqualmie Valley Kiwanis Club meets at 7 a.m. every Thursday at the Mount Si Golf Course restaurant in Snoqualmie. E-mail snovalley@member.kiwanis.org.
Snoqualmie Fraternal Order of Eagles’s Women’s Auxiliary meets the first and third Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. The Men’s Aerie meets the first and third Wednesday at 7 p.m. Meetings are held at 108 Railroad Ave. Call 888-1129.
The Snoqualmie Valley Youth Hub provides cultural, athletic, recreational and educational opportunities to more than 4,000 young people in the valley. Call 831-5543.
Loyal Order of Moose is located at 108 Sydney Ave. in North Bend. Men meet at 6 p.m. the first and third Mondays of the month. Women meet at 7 p.m. the third and fourth Tuesdays of the month. Call 888-0951.
Washington Freemasons meet at 7:30 p.m. the first Wednesday of each month at Unity Lodge No.198 in North Bend. Call 888-5779.
The MOMS Club of North Bend, a social group for at-home mothers, meets at 10 a.m. on the first Wednesday of every month at the North Bend Library. Children are welcome at all MOMS Club activities. Call 888-1387 or visit www.momsclub.org for more information.
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