Mount Si has number one student chef
April 21, 2010
NEW — 2:33 p.m. April 21, 2010
Mount Si High School junior Dillon Bissell won the statewide culinary arts SkillsUSA competition in Yakima April 15-18. He will travel to Kansas City with culinary arts teacher Laura Tarp this June to represent Washington at the national competition.
Distinguished Key Club president
April 21, 2010
NEW — 2:31 p.m. April 21, 2010
Mount Si High School senior Blake Parker was selected as the distinguished Key Club president for the Pacific Northwest, which includes Oregon, Idaho, Washington, British Columbia and Northern California.
Parents invited to share ideas about SMS annex
April 21, 2010
NEW — 2:30 p.m. April 21, 2010
Come fall 2013, Snoqualmie Middle School will transform into an annex for Mount Si High School to alleviate student crowding.
School notes, April 21
April 21, 2010
NEW — 2:26 p.m. April 21, 2010
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Calendar, April 21
April 21, 2010
NEW — 2:23 p.m. April 21, 2010
Second Annual Pet Walk for Autism 2010, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. April 24, Lake Sammamish State Park, 2000 N.W. Sammamish Road, Issaquah. Today’s Hope invites you to a fun-filled day with your family and family pet! There will be activities for all ages and animals. Prizes for the best dressed pet, most unusual pet and longest jump in the DockDogs try-outs. (Photo contributed)
Landscaping a beautiful, natural yard in Snoqualmie Valley
April 21, 2010
NEW — 1:15 p.m. April 21, 2010
A gravel pathway winds through a flowering garden designed by horticulturist Kathy Nielsen. (Photo contributed)
The Snoqualmie house was angular, in the style of Frank Lloyd Wright’s organic architecture.
Its large, rectangular window gave views of both Mount Si as well as the garden, and though its owners agreed the view of Mount Si was magnificent, they knew something had to be done about the backyard.
They had just moved in October, and with spring approaching, the yard was a fertile zone for landscaping their dream garden.
“I had the winter to think about the garden, and I really didn’t want grass,” said Ann Acton, surveying the green expanse through her living room window. “I don’t want to have to mow it, I want to have something more than just green and brown. It’s just too boring.”
Measuring up at Snoqualmie Valley Health & Safety Fair
April 21, 2010
Dr. Anika Sanda, a Virginia Mason pediatrician, does a height and weight check on six-year-old Chris Covey at the Snoqualmie Valley Health & Safety Fair April 17 at Si View Community Center. More than 30 health professionals were on hand to provide free health screenings and provide information. (Photo by Debbie Berto)
Online vote to decide if NW Railway Museum gets $70K restoration grant
April 21, 2010
Northwest Railway Museum officials are reaching out to the public to help win a $70,000 grant to restore its chapel car, a registered historic landmark used for 50 years by the American Baptist Church, including a week in North Bend in 1917. (Photo by Dan Catchpole)
Museum competing with 24 other regional restoration projects
NEW — 12:50 p.m. April 21, 2010
The Northwest Railway Museum’s Chapel Car is among 25 projects that could receive part of $1 million for Puget Sound-area historic restoration work.
Its success depends on how many votes from the public it receives online in a contest organized by Partners in Preservation, a program run by American Express and the National Trust for Historic Preservation. American Express has pledged $5.5 million for the five-year project to preserve historic places throughout the United States.
Mount Si Wildcats pitcher throws one-hitter against Sammamish Totems
April 21, 2010
NEW — 11:51 a.m. April 21, 2010
Mount Si’s Frank Tassara was on target against Sammamish April 19.
Snoqualmie Valley senator ranks high for missed votes
April 21, 2010
NEW — 12:35 p.m. April 21, 2010
State Sen. Cheryl Pflug, R-Maple Valley, missed 14 percent of all senate votes, but kept the $90 per diem. (Photo contributed)
State sen. Cheryl Pflug ranked No. 4 for the number of missed votes during the just-concluded legislative session, according to a tally released last week compiled by a nonpartisan group.
