NCAA considers changing high school recruiting rules
August 26, 2010
NEW — 1:00 p.m. Aug. 27, 2010
Wildcats goalkeeper — and top college recruit — Ryan Herman blocks a ball during a game last season. After being courted by dozens of schools, Herman settled on Santa Clara University. (Photo by Calder Productions)
For top high school athletes, the college recruiting process is a high-stakes game that can put high pressure on student athletes, parents, coaches and even high school athletic programs.
The NCAA is concerned that the pressure is getting too high and is considering pushing back the date when Division I schools can offer high school athletes early scholarships. Some familiar with the recruiting process are worried that coaches are surreptitiously targeting younger and younger athletes, even unofficially offering middle school athletes scholarships. While such cases are rare, some high school coaches say the recruiting process is distracting.
Students take anti-bullying message to the public
August 26, 2010
NEW — 12:15 p.m. Aug. 26, 2010
Off in a corner of Railroad Days, away from the commotion, two students from Mount Si High School were engineering change.
Amy Robles and Addison Brothers waited for people to trickle over to their spot at the United Methodist Church parking lot. In the meantime, they spoke about their alma mater and how they wanted it to shed its reputation as a nest of bullies.
Parents plead with school board to curb bullying
August 26, 2010
NEW — 12:10 p.m. Aug. 26, 2010
Snoqualmie Valley parent Kim Baker cried in front of the school district’s board members Aug. 19 and accused them of inaction in the face of bullying at schools.
“If you weren’t the superintendent and if you weren’t the board president,” Baker said to district superintendent Joel Aune and board president Caroline Loudenback, “how safe would your kids be?”
Snoqualmie Railroad Days: A runaway success
August 26, 2010
NEW — 11:50 a.m. Aug. 26, 2010
A youth performs during the 72nd Annual Railroad Days. (Photo by Kirsten Johnson)
The smell of corndogs, kettle corn and curly fries filled the air of downtown Snoqualmie as folks came out Aug. 20-22 to enjoy the 72nd Annual Railroad Days.
While the festival began Friday and carried into Sunday, Saturday featured the most packed day of events. With temperatures at a comfortable 70 degrees that afternoon, fairgoers picked an ideal day to enjoy the fun.
Teachers log long hours at summer tech school
August 26, 2010
NEW — 11:05 a.m. Aug. 26, 2010
Just call it Teaching 2.0.
Teachers from the Snoqualmie Valley School District learned how to bring wikis, blogs, podcasts and other techie buzzwords into their classrooms Aug. 20, 21 and 23 at Twin Falls Middle School.
Calendar, Aug. 26
August 26, 2010
NEW — 11:00 a.m. Aug. 26, 2010
Snoqualmie Plein Air Paint Out, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Aug. 28. Artists should meet at the Railroad Park Gazebo, 7971 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie. Artists can go anywhere in Snoqualmie to paint. The fee is $20 for adults and $10 for artists 18 or younger. (File photo)
Events
Snoqualmie Family Fun Night, 6-7:30 p.m. Aug. 26, by Snoqualmie Community Park, 35016 S.E. Ridge St.
Public meetings, Aug. 26-Sept. 1
August 26, 2010
NEW — 11:00 a.m. Aug. 26, 2010
Public meetings
Snoqualmie Public Safety Committee, 5 p.m. Aug. 26, 37600 S.E. Snoqualmie Parkway
North Bend Transportation and Public Works Committee, 4 p.m. Sept. 1, 1155 E. North Bend Way
North Bend and Snoqualmie city offices are closed for Labor Day, Sept. 6.
Police blotter, Aug. 26: Stolen checks, an errant bear…
August 26, 2010
NEW — 10:50 a.m. Aug. 26, 2010
North Bend
Stolen checks
At 1 p.m. Aug. 5, a woman returned home to the 400 block of Healy Avenue to find her kitchen window open and her screen door on the ground. She did not see anything missing, so didn’t call police. Three days later, the manager at a grocery store called her to say her daughter had cashed two blank checks from the woman’s account. The woman went to her bedroom and saw that blank checks from Chase, a box of checks from Snoqualmie Credit Union and her driver’s license were missing. The woman then called police.
Trial nears for man accused of North Bend bank robbery
August 26, 2010
NEW — 7:00 a.m. Aug. 26, 2010
The trial of the man charged with robbing a North Bend bank last fall is scheduled to begin Sept. 1.
The man, Warren Richardson, has been charged by King County prosecutors with robbing two banks, including Sterling Savings Bank in North Bend in early November.
Established candidates win in primary election
August 25, 2010
NEW — 12:01 p.m. Aug. 25, 2010
Established candidates led in early results from the Aug. 17 primary election.
The Si View Metropolitan Parks District’s $6.7 million bond measure staked a large lead in early returns, with more than 62 percent of votes cast for the measure. The district includes North Bend and parts of unincorporated King County.
Congressman Dave Reichert pulled ahead of a crowded field, including the Democrat, former Microsoft and Drugstore.com executive Suzan DelBene. Reichert, a former King County sheriff, led DelBene by 46 percent to 29 percent in King County. Districtwide, Reichert, a former King County sheriff and Auburn resident, opened a big lead against DelBene: 47 percent to 27 percent.
