Seventh inning costs Mount Si in loss to Liberty
April 29, 2009
Swinging strikeouts, shots over the fence, plays at the plate.
Mount Si’s battle with Liberty April 27 was everything it was anticipated to be — for six innings, that is.
Using a monstrous top half of the seventh, the visiting Patriots broke a tie game wide open and ran away with a 16-6 victory against the Wildcats. In doing so, Liberty grabbed a two-game lead over Mount Si atop the standings in KingCo 3A/2A.
With a win, the Wildcats would’ve been in a tie with Liberty. And, after six innings, it appeared Mount Si might be able to pull it off. But the Patriots thoroughly put the game away in the seventh with 10 runs off three singles, three doubles, three walks and a home run.
“They got a couple of people on, then got two base hits and broke it open. The flood gates opened after that,” Mount Si head coach Chaz Carr said. “They poured it on.”
Mount Si reliever Trevor Taylor winds up to deliver a pitch to a Liberty batter.
Bizarre shooting reported near North Bend
April 28, 2009
A man stumbled out of the woods near milepost 37 on Interstate 90, southeast of North Bend after being shot in the leg early in the morning of April 28.
The King County Sheriff’s Department reports that they are having difficulty interviewing the man, due to language problems. The man who was shot appears to be in his 40s, according to a press release from the sheriff’s department.
A later report indicated that a second man involved in the Interstate 90 shooting was found around 9:15 a.m. at the Fire Training Center near North Bend. The second man was not shot.
According to the sheriff’s department, the second man was in a car, along with the victim and the alleged shooter. The men were driven to Exit 38, Homestead Valley Road, around 2 a.m. on the morning of April 28. The men were dropped off at the interstate exit in a Chevrolet Suburban.
Shots were fired at the two men. The victim of the shooting was later found after he stumbled out of the woods and flagged down a motorist on Interstate 90. The motorist called 9-1-1, and the man was taken to Overlake Hospital for treatment.
The second man apparently hid in the woods, until he found his way to the Fire Training Center.
The Chevrolet Suburban was later found at around 3:40 a.m. in the 30100 block of Kent-Kangley Road. The SUV was fully engulfed in flames when it was found. The vehicle is registered in Kennewick.
As of press time, no arrests have been made and the sheriff’s department is investigating the incident.
Snoqualmie police looking into sexual assault claim
April 28, 2009
Snoqualmie police are investigating a report of a sexual assault that occurred in downtown Snoqualmie.
A 29-year-old woman reported that she was raped in downtown Snoqualmie early on Easter Morning, April 13. The woman was out with friends, before the alleged sexual assault took place.
Police spokeswoman Becky Munson said that the incident appears to be isolated, and that there have been no other reports of sexual assaults similar to the one reported by police.
Snoqualmie police are investigating the incident, and no arrests have been made.
Teenager safe after possible abduction attempt
April 24, 2009
A 15-year old Mount Si High School student escaped from a man who may have tried to abduct her April 23.
At about 3 p.m., the girl exited her school bus on Southeast Orchard Drive in North Bend by the Si View Metropolitan Park District. A man driving a four-door green car pulled in front of the girl and grabbed her.
The student was unsure of the man’s race, but reported he looked to be about 35.
“She kicked at him and pulled away, then ran into the nearby recreation center,” King County Sheriff Spokesman Sergeant John Urquhart said.
Mount Si drug use higher than state average
April 24, 2009
Data from a statewide student survey administered in October has revealed alarming trends in the Snoqualmie Valley School District. On average, Mount Si High School sophomores are more likely to engage in risky behaviors than would the average state student, including riding in a car with a drinking driver, smoking marijuana, binge drinking and taking painkillers.
Community members, parents and students are invited to learn more about issues facing Valley youth at the Healthy Youth Forum at Mount Si High School from 7-8:45 p.m. May 11.
Mount Si counselor Phoebe Terhaar gave a preview of the 2008 Healthy Youth Survey data at the April 13 Mount Si High School PTSA meeting. She and others will present data from the entire survey at the Healthy Youth Forum, which targets students in grades seventh through 12th.
Mount Si students celebrate art with festival
April 24, 2009
Fruit pizzas, paintings and music are only a sample of the artwork — some of it edible — at Mount Si High School’s PTSA Festival of the Arts.
The annual festival was not held last year, but is back on track this year and scheduled from 6-9 p.m. May 5. Student and staff art projects, including mathematics, creative writing, construction, horticulture and more, will be spread throughout the school for the free event. The culinary class will present a chocolate fountain and other hors d’oeuvres for patrons with sweet teeth. Student musicians will fill the school with their melodies.
Above, left, is art teacher Ann Heideman. Above, right, is a Mount Si 2009 Festival of the Arts poster.
School board approves budget blueprint
April 23, 2009
The Snoqualmie Valley School Board unanimously approved the blueprint for the 2009-10 school year budget at a special meeting April 20. The blueprint, called the expenditure reduction plan, details $4.1 million in cuts the district will likely make to survive in light of district and state deficits.
In addition to approving the blueprint, the school board presented the district with a list of recommendations regarding some of the cuts. The board asked district administrators to research ways to salvage several programs, including the interscholastic middle school sports program and the current custodial system.
A parent addresses the Snoqualmie Valley School Board during a public hearing April 16.
More students than usual absent on Day of Silence
April 22, 2009
Nearly one-fourth of Mount Si’s student population was absent from school on the Day of Silence April 17, but there were no protests on the edge of the school’s property like there were in 2008.
Snoqualmie Valley resident the Rev. Ken Hutcherson, who led the 100-person protest last year, explained why he chose to encourage absenteeism this year, in lieu of holding a protest.
“We want it to be about the kids,” Hutcherson said. “Last year, they made it about me standing outside. We don’t want them to use it as part of the argument this year.”
Sheriff’s office rescues three rafters from Tolt River
April 22, 2009
After spending a cold night on the banks of the Tolt River near Carnation, three men were rescued by King County Sheriff’s Deputies over the weekend.
A North Bend man, along with a man from Snohomish and another from Seattle, went rafting on the Tolt on April 18. They were dressed in shorts, T-shirts, and sandals – perfect clothes for a relatively warm spring day, but not great for spending the night on a riverbank. The men were in their 20s, according to a report from the sheriff’s office.
Mount Si Day of Silence protests unneccesary
April 22, 2009
Editorial:
Another year of the Day of Silence at Mount Si High School has passed with its usual amount of debate. Fortunately, unlike last year, there were no public protests this time around.
