City hopes to move Falls Avenue construction back
June 25, 2009
The city of Snoqualmie is hoping that it can get permission to start work on a Falls Avenue revitalization project a little later than planned.
The city was due to start work on the project this fall, with a bid being awarded no later than September. The start time is included in the requirements for the $1.4 million grant Snoqualmie received from the Economic Development Administration.
Part of the project would relocate transformers and power lines along Falls Avenue. The city would like to put those underground, but there is some concern about what could happen if the underground power vaults are flooded. Excavation work is typically avoided during the rainy season to keep ditches from filling with water, and in Snoqualmie flooding is also a major worry.
Elementary students form council
June 25, 2009
Once a month, a handful of elementary students spend an afternoon at Si View Community Center, formulating their goals for the Snoqualmie Valley Elementary Youth Council.
The council is a spin-off of the Snoqualmie Valley Youth Council for middle and high school students. At first, the elementary students attended the youth council, but found they had little connection to the issues of drug prevention the older students discussed at meetings.
Instead, the elementary students formed a youth council of their own. At a recent meeting, a group of six students from across the district met with advisor Ryan Daly, the youth and athletic coordinator at the Si View Metropolitan Park District.
Carver captures North Bend history
June 25, 2009
If the entire history of North Bend was illustrated from left to right, it might be taller than Mount Si itself.
Still, North Bend resident Adi Hienzsch managed to condense the city’s 100-year history onto a slightly shorter distance: a seven-foot rectangle of basswood from a linden tree. He will showcase his creation during the North Bend centennial celebration June 27 and during August at George’s Bakery & Deli on North Bend Way.
The basswood carving starts with an American Indian woman picking hops in a field. Beside her, an American Indian man prepares to spear a salmon in the Snoqualmie River. Time accelerates as a pioneer’s covered wagon appears on the scene, and next to it, a lumberjack chopping down a Western red cedar tree with his ax.
Adi Hienzsch’s carving for the North Bend centennial.
Obituaries – Wager, Rooney
June 25, 2009
James E. Wager
Math students construct walkway
June 25, 2009
From the view out his math classroom window, Twin Falls Middle School teacher John Spiess used to notice that students sometimes take eccentric routes. They would walk onto the science patio, through the landscaped plants and across the parking lot to get to the track and field.
“Every time we went out, we’d go out here to go to the track,” eighth-grader Emma Greer said. “We were always tromping through the plants.”
The plants were worse for the wear, but Spiess had trouble getting his students to change their walking patterns. After some thinking, he found a way to save the leafy bushes and teach students at the same time.
Chelsie Brannan, left, and Samantha Haverfield sweep sand between the cracks of the new brick path at Twin Falls Middle School.
Summer school registration open
June 25, 2009
Not all students will put away their textbooks for the summer holiday. The registration for the Snoqualmie Valley Extended Learning Summer School is open until July 2 for students wishing to take classes the month of July.
Classes, which cost $215 per session, will be held Mondays through Thursdays from July 6 to July 23. Session I is from 8-10:30 a.m. and session II is from 10:45 a.m. — 1:15 p.m. Scholarships are available to those who qualify.
The elementary and middle school summer classes of language arts, math and transition are designed to reinforce critical classroom concepts. High school credit retrieval courses allow students a chance to replace a fail with a pass on their transcript. High school students have the option of taking algebra 1 and 2, biology, earth science, language arts, U.S. history, world history or a transition class focusing on study skills and time management.
Calendar 6-24
June 24, 2009
Events
Wildcat pair to play in All-State football game
June 24, 2009
A trip to the state playoffs, a gang of tackles and a ridiculous amount of yards gained weren’t enough for two senior members of the Mount Si football team.
They have one more prep game to play.
Alex Hiebert and Sean Snead are scheduled to compete for the West squad in the East/West All-State All-Star game at 1 p.m. June 27 at Everett Memorial Stadium. Their inclusion in the game represents the culmination of two lengthy and memorable high-school careers at Mount Si.
Local rowers place at national championships
June 24, 2009
Locals helped the Sammamish Rowing Association place in four different categories at the U.S. Rowing Youth National Championships in Cincinnati, Ohio June 10-14.
Both SRA’s Women’s Youth Lightweight Eight and the Men’s Youth Pair advanced to the Grand Final, where they finished in fifth and sixth place, respectively. The Women’s Youth Pair and the Men’s Youth Lightweight Eight also advanced to the Petite Final and placed seventh in the nation.
Men charged in shooting of dog
June 24, 2009
Two North Bend men face charges of animal cruelty in the second degree after allegedly shooting a Rotweiller named Maynard and leaving the dog to die in the woods.
According to the charges filed in King County’s Superior Court, Terrence Lee Hedin, 53, and his son Travis L. Hedin, 26, shot the dog, because it had bit Travis Hedin’s wife on the hand twice in recent months.
Maynard was taken into the woods on May 31, tied to a tree, and shot three times, but did not die. The dog was found alive and a group of concerned citizens contacted King County Animal Care and Control.
An eastside veterinarian tried to save Maynard, and treated the dog for four days. However, the dog was paralyzed by its injuries and was euthanized.
Documents obtained from the King County Prosecutors Office, state that Maynard would not have suffered needlessly if the shooters had confirmed that the dog was dead.
After the incident became public, King County Animal Care and Control stressed that dog owners do not have to resort to shooting their pets. The animal control agency accepts all animals that are surrendered to the county at its Kent and Bellevue locations. King County Animal Care and Control will even pick up licensed pets.
King County Animal Care and Control staff works determine if the pet can be adopted, and they work with rescue groups to find homes for pets.
Animal cruelty in the second degree can be punished by up to one year in prison.
