Catch-and-release fishing here to stay
July 29, 2010
NEW — 3:00 p.m. July 29. 2010
“It’s just not the same,” Steve said. “I don’t care what you want to call it, it just isn’t the same thing anymore.”
“But it does make sense,” Doc said. “I personally think catch-and-release fishing is a good thing. Hey, how many fish can a guy eat, anyway? This way, we have all the fun of catching them, and then we turn them loose and catch ‘em again later, if they’re stupid enough to fall for the same bait.”
Park bond, part 1 of 2: Si View Parks District asks voters to help parks, open space shine
July 29, 2010
NEW — 2:15 p.m. July 29, 2010
Si View Park’s field is rippled with swells and troughs in the former pasture land. The former pasture land has never been properly graded and has drainage problems. It is so difficult to find flat space that despite containing several acres of open space in North Bend, the park cannot host soccer matches on full-sized fields. Only youth teams, which use smaller fields, can play.
Overlooking the field, Si View Community Center’s siding is deteriorating. Moss has taken over parts of the roof, which leaks when it rains. The foundation of the building, which dates to the 1930s, might not be able handle a serious earthquake.
North Bend’s Sydney Avenue North to remain closed through Friday afternoon for road work
July 29, 2010
NEW — 3:00 p.m. July 29, 2010
Sydney Avenue North in North Bend has been closed in both directions for work on the city’s park and ride project. The closure is between North Bend Way and West Second Street.
The street is scheduled to reopen at 5 p.m. Friday, July 30, according to city officials.
Washington loses out on Race to the Top
July 29, 2010
NEW — 2:00 p.m. July 29, 2010
The U.S. Department of Education did not name Washington as a Race to the Top finalist. The department received applications from 35 states and the District of Columbia, and awarded 19 of them.
The 19 finalists are Arizona, California, Colorado, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and South Carolina.
Park bond would provide critical improvements
July 29, 2010
NEW — 2:00 p.m. July 29, 2010
Si View Metropolitan Parks District has presented voters with a $6.7 million bond proposal to pay for some much-needed renovations, as well as some very ambitious improvements. The bond is on the Aug. 17 primary ballot, which voters have already started to receive in the mail.
If voters approve the bond, they can be confident the money will be used prudently. The district has proven itself to be well run since its inception and many improvements have already been made to facilities, especially Si View Park.
Letters, July 29
July 29, 2010
NEW — 1:50 p.m. July 29, 2010
To the teenager who broke into my car:
You are intelligent to realize that an expensive car like the Hyundai Accent will have such abundance of things to “borrow.” By taking my CD collection and my pink Zune music player, you have allowed me to develop my singing voice to fill the silence on my commute. You youngsters are always thinking about others.
Remembering Snoqualmie Valley’s fallen Marine
July 29, 2010
NEW — 9:00 a.m. July 31, 2010
Photo by Dean Snavely
A group of Snoqualmie Valley eighth-graders visited the gravesite of Eric Ward June 30 in Arlington National Cemetery during a trip to Washington, D.C.
All of the students, teachers and chaperones wore wristbands in Ward’s memory.
Former Mayor Jeanne Hansen still sparks debate nearly 10 years after death
July 29, 2010
NEW — 1:45 p.m. July 29, 2010
Beloved by some, vilified by others, but always on people’s minds. That was how several people described former Snoqualmie Mayor Jeanne Hansen at the Snoqualmie City Council’s July 26 meeting.
The council ensured her name is not soon forgotten, when it approved naming a future park in Snoqualmie Ridge II after Hansen.
King County leaders take step to rein in labor costs
July 29, 2010
NEW — 1:40 p.m. July 29, 2010
ALSO SEE: King County executive freezes salaries
King County leaders have taken a step to reduce labor costs — or 60 percent of the cash-strapped county’s budget.
The proposed reforms could require county employees to pay more for health and dental benefits, limit inflation-related raises, cut overtime and call for employee layoffs to be based on merit instead of seniority.
King County executive freezes salaries
July 29, 2010
NEW — 1:40 p.m. July 29, 2010
King County Executive Dow Constantine has frozen his salary, and frozen salaries for about 150 top managers, as county officials tackle a $60 million budget gap.
Constantine also eliminated cost-of-living adjustments, and proposed extending the existing hiring freeze by cutting vacant positions. The proposal announced by Constantine on July 13 also limits out-of-state travel for county employees.
