North Bend offers to buy Youth Activity Center
November 19, 2009
For more than 50 years, Boy Scouts like Josh Yoker have been meeting at the Youth Activity Center on Bendigo Boulevard in North Bend. Yoker, an Eagle Scout in Troop 446, said the building was a place for the scouts to call their own and felt like home.
Last week, however, the center’s nonprofit owner accepted an offer from North Bend to buy the property, which lies in the path of a future sewage line expansion. Read more
Letters
November 19, 2009
SVSD ducking issue
Once again the Snoqualmie School District ducks the issue of support for LGBT students in the high school as evidenced in “School district outlines steps for complaints” (Nov. 5).
The parent who had an issue about a teacher teaching “gay poetry” before the Day of Silence should have been informed that just as teachers teach poets Langston Hughes and Maya Angelou during Black History Month and teach Nobel Prize-winning poets on the day the Nobel Prize for literature is awarded, some teachers at Mount Si choose to honor and respect the contributions of LGBT poets and writers by teaching them during a topical time in the school year.
In this case, the poet shared with students by the teacher was Walt Whitman, you know, the radical poet known as one of the most influential poets in the American canon who wrote “Leaves of Grass. “
Come on, SVSD, it’s time to stand up to these bullies and embrace all students in an open, accepting and caring way – it’s time to start actively supporting your mission statement: Foster acceptance, appreciation and respect among students for themselves and others in the tradition of the cultural and ethnic diversity of our community, nation and world. This means taking an active and open stance to make sure that LGBT students feel welcomed and supported by you. You could start by acknowledging their existence.
Kit McCormick
former teacher at Mount Si High School
Thank you for help on Veterans Day
On behalf of Kiwanis we want to thank the many groups and individuals who came together on Veterans Day to celebrate our vets and our seniors at the Mount Si Lutheran Church. The sense of community, love and support for our Valley seniors and Veterans was awesome. Joel Estey spoke on behalf of the veterans honoring their years of service. Ruth Tolmasoff spoke on behalf of the Mount Si Senior Center. Kiwanis cooked up lunch for 75 people and the community and Girl Scouts provided treats for all. The Girl Scouts presented the American flag and led us in the pledge of allegiance. They also waited tables. The Snoqualmie Valley Women in Business trio together with the Girl Scouts and a few boy scouts led a sing-along of American traditional songs with solos by some of our upcoming Valley young singers. Aleili and her troupe entertained us with dance. It was a big party and a lot of fun. There is no power for peace and happiness greater than a community coming together to care about their own. Thank you all for making this a special day.
Debby Peterman
North Bend
Editorial: Dow Constantine needs to reach out to rural residents
November 19, 2009
In the weeks since King County voters picked Dow Constantine as the next county executive, the leader-in-waiting has taken several steps to include Eastside voices in the transition. But he has yet to reach out to Snoqualmie Valley and other more rural residents the way he has to more urban Eastside areas. Read more
Enrollment grows for hospital-based insurance programs
November 19, 2009
When Denny McClain got a cold a few winters ago, he didn’t go to the doctor to avoid paying out of pocket for an appointment. His symptoms worsened and by the time he couldn’t put off an office visit any longer, he had bronchitis and walking pneumonia. Read more
Volunteers needed to ring Salvation Army bells
November 19, 2009
It may be cold outside, but that won’t stop volunteers from ringing Salvation Army bells outside the North Bend QFC and Safeway.
“You get a lot of positive feedback from people as you’re standing there ringing the bell,” Mount Si High School Key Club advisor Joe Dockery said. “People are just nice to you. Sometimes people give you hot chocolate.” Read more
Friends of North Bend Library plan auction
November 19, 2009
Those who crave the thrill of bidding and supporting their local library will find both at the North Bend Library from Nov. 27 to Dec. 6 and at the Snoqualmie Library starting Nov. 30. Read more
Foodball revs up for the holidays
November 19, 2009
Elementary and high school students across Snoqualmie Valley are collecting nonperishable food for the annual Foodball drive, held this year from Nov. 17-25 and Dec. 1-17. Read more
School buses pass inspections
November 19, 2009
The wheels on Snoqualmie Valley school buses safely go round and round, according to the Washington State Patrol. Read more
Bomb scare at Snoqualmie Middle School
November 18, 2009
NEW — 12:21 p.m. Nov. 18, 2008
For the second time this year, Snoqualmie Middle School students and staff had to evacuate the school due to a bomb threat.
School administrators canceled classes and activities after the bomb threat written on a note was found in a school bathroom at about 8:45 a.m. Nov. 18, according to school officials. Read more
Suspect in North Bend bank robbery arrested
November 16, 2009
NEW — 5:02 p.m. Nov. 16, 2009
A suspect in the North Bend Sterling Savings bank robbery has been arrested, according to police and city officials.
The man reportedly confessed to the robbery to detectives from the King County Sheriff’s Office, the officials said. Read more
