Snoqualmie Valley to host half marathon
April 28, 2010
NEW — 11:15 a.m. April 28, 2010
Snoqualmie Valley is hosting its first half-marathon May 1 in more than two decades.
Organizers expect nearly 1,000 runners from across the region to participate in the inaugural Cinco de Mayo Mini Marathon and 8-kilometer run. The event will start on Schusman Avenue behind Mount Si High School and finish at the school’s track facility.
School board approves elementary boundary change
April 28, 2010
UPDATED — 12:00 p.m. April 28, 2010
Jeff Hogan, Snoqualmie Valley School District’s technology director, holds two binders filled with comments from the community about the elementary boundary change. (Photo by Laura Geggel)
The Snoqualmie Valley School Board unanimously approved the modified Option C elementary school boundary change at a special meeting April 21, meaning changes for Cascade View Elementary School and Snoqualmie Elementary School.
At the meeting, school administrators addressed concerns made by community members. After the Elementary Boundary Study Committee made its recommendation to the school board April 15, the school district has received hundreds of e-mails, online comments, phone calls and a petition signed by 323 people against the modified Option C change.
At the meeting, Superintendent Joel Aune thanked the community for its input, both positive and negative.
Snoqualmie Valley Girls Choir performs in Bellevue Opera
April 28, 2010
NEW — 10:25 a.m. April 28, 2010
Tickets are available for Bellevue Opera’s show of Giuseppe Verdi’s ‘Don Carlo.’ Members of the Snoqualmie Valley Girls Choir are taking part in the opera as members of the court of the Queen of Spain, pages and ladies-in-waiting.
Mount Si grad Chris Widener withdraws from U.S. Senate race
April 26, 2010
NEW — 11:00 a.m. April 26, 2010
Mount Si graduate and Preston businessman Chris Widener has ended his bid for the Republican Party nomination to challenge Sen. Patty Murray in November.
He told his supporters April 23 that other candidates were better positioned to win.
Call 811 hotline before digging to avoid utility lines
April 24, 2010
NEW — 6:00 a.m. April 24, 2010
Puget Sound Energy encourages residents to call the 811 Call Before You Dig hotline to schedule a free utility locator service before digging for construction of a fence or deck, for planting trees and shrubs or removing a tree stump.
Chris Widener, local U.S. Senate candidate, ends campaign
April 23, 2010
NEW — 8:45 p.m. April 23, 2010
Preston Republican Chris Widener dropped out of the race for U.S. Senate on Friday afternoon.
The author, motivational speaker and Mount Si High School graduate urged Republicans to unite behind candidates in the crowded field for the GOP nomination. The nominee will face the incumbent Democrat, Patty Murray, in November.
Snoqualmie Valley forests at risk from aggressive invasive weed garlic mustard
April 23, 2010
NEW — 4:30 p.m. April 23, 2010
King County’s Noxious Weed Program is on high alert after an aggressive invasive plant was discovered in the agriculturally important Snoqualmie Valley.
BASEBALL | Wildcats hang on to overcome Bellevue
April 23, 2010
Mount Si's Rob Lane connects with a ball in the fourth inning of the Wildcat's 9-6 win over Bellevue April 22. (Photo by Dan Catchpole)
NEW — 9:50 a.m. April 23, 2010
After scoring four runs in the first inning, the Wildcats watched Bellevue come roaring back with five runs in the third inning. But the Wolverines weren’t the only ones with a five-run inning.
Plant a pea patch in Snoqualmie
April 22, 2010
NEW — 6:00 p.m. April 22, 2010
Plant organic flowers and produce at one of two Snoqualmie community pea patches, located at 3862 S.E. Silva St. and 7640 380th St. S.E.
Save on appliances through Puget Sound Energy and Cash for Appliances
April 22, 2010
NEW — 10:00 a.m. April 22, 2010
Rebates are available for homeowners looking to save a buck and be green.
