Dow Constantine for King County executive
October 28, 2009
The outcome of the race for King County executive will have a significant effect on our urban cities and surrounding unincorporated areas, which makes the choice a critical one. We’ve seen what happens when the leadership is misdirected and we’re looking forward to change.
Dow Constantine is our preferred choice. Read more
Snoqualmie Valley Hospital starts H1N1 FluMist vaccine
October 28, 2009
Snoqualmie Valley Hospital received a small shipment of swine flu vaccine Oct. 22, but the vaccines were only made available to local healthcare workers and firefighters.
SVH doesn’t require its healthcare workers to receive the swine flu vaccine, but SVH nurse and North Bend resident Kristi Greer decided to get it. Read more
New sculptures on the way for North Bend
October 28, 2009
By year’s end, the garbage bins and alleyways that greet drivers traveling into North Bend will scarcely be visible. Read more
North Bend puts in offer to buy Youth Activity Center
October 28, 2009
After more than a year and a half of trying to figure out what to do about the Snoqualmie Valley Youth Activity Center, city officials have finally decided to offer to buy the vacant, sewage-contaminated facility from its nonprofit owners and use the land for a pump station and expanding its sewage system. Read more
Local candidates’ strategies for getting votes
October 28, 2009
Campaign signs are the best way to make the community aware of local races and who the candidates are, according to both candidates for Snoqualmie City Council Position No. 5.
“Unfortunately it’s the biggest bang for the buck,” Terry Sorenson said. Read more
Adults, blow your horn!
October 28, 2009
Brass instruments don’t rust, and neither do the skills of those who play them. The Sno Valley Winds community band is recruiting members for its second season, even if those players think they’re a little off tune. Read more
Snoqualmie Valley teen researches life on Mars
October 28, 2009
Mount Si High School senior Alix Crandell may have her feet firmly planted on earth, but her aspirations reach all the way to Mars.
This summer Crandell participated in the July 12-17 Washington Aerospace Scholars camp at the Museum of Flight. She applied for the program after reading about Mount Si 2009 graduate Nic Gaudio’s experiences at the camp in the SnoValley Star. Read more
North Bend Library sponsors writing contests for all
October 28, 2009
Snoqualmie Valley writers of all ages can soon tap their creative muses for help in two contests — one local and the other national. The contests are open to both experienced and amateur authors.
The first contest, sponsored by Friends of the North Bend Library, is open to children in elementary, middle or high school. Participants who write a short story, play or poem before the deadline at 9 p.m. Nov. 30 are eligible to win a $50 gift card to Barnes & Noble. Read more
Now is the best time for local mushroom hunting
October 28, 2009
Put on your galoshes, gather up the kids and take a hike through Washington’s forests to find some of our greatest edible treasures.
Fungus is all around us and necessary to the planet, University of Washington mycology professor Steve Trudell said during his annual seminar at the Cedar River Watershed. Read more
Kindergarteners get tips on pumpkins
October 28, 2009
Were it not for places like Fall City Farms, kindergarten students might think pumpkins grow in grocery stores.
Kindergartner Eden Silverwolf shows teamwork at its best as she lifts a pumpkin from Fall City Farms into the waiting bag of Mia Jestrab. Photo by Laura Geggel
There was nary a supermarket in sight, but there were pumpkins galore at Fall City Farms Oct. 20. Red and orange leaves decorated deciduous trees on the brisk fall day, as a group of 45 North Bend Elementary kindergarteners scrambled around the farm. Read more
