Snoqualmie student graduates from WSU
September 29, 2010
Casey Patrick McDonald, of Snoqualmie, earned a Bachelor of Arts in social sciences from Washington State University after the summer 2010 semester.
Slash and stash trash and waste at Snoqualmie sites
September 29, 2010
Snoqualmie is holding a fall recycling event from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Oct. 2, at Centennial Fields Park, 39903 S.E. Park St.
Instructions for drop off and a list of acceptable items are available at www.cityofsnoqualmie.org. Nonperishable food items will be accepted for the local food bank.
At the same event, the city will provide shredding services to dispose of documents with sensitive information from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. Residents can bring up to three grocery bags or two copy paper boxes of records for shredding.
The city’s yard and food waste drop-off program continues from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. every Saturday through October. Material should be brought to the corner of Snoqualmie Parkway and Railroad Avenue Southeast.
Learn more about any of these events at the city’s website or call 888-1555.
Valley Community Accountability Board has open seat
September 29, 2010
There is an opening for a volunteer on the Snoqualmie Valley Community Accountability Board, which hears cases and assigns consequences for local youth offenders diverted from King County courts as part of the Partnership for Youth Justice program.
Legal experience is not required; training is provided. To serve, a volunteer must attend two training sessions in Seattle.
The board meets once or twice a month on Tuesday evenings.
Learn more the program at www.kingcounty.gov/courts/JuvenileCourt/diversion.aspx or call 206-296-1131.
Metro reduces bus service to the Valley
September 29, 2010
King County Metro Transit is reducing service to Snoqualmie Valley as part of the agency’s fall service changes, which begin Oct. 2.
Metro is cutting Route 209’s earliest westbound trip, which currently leaves North Bend at 4:35 a.m. for Issaquah.
Metro is also eliminating one morning and one evening trip for Route 214, which operates between Issaquah and Seattle.
The changes are part of Metro’s efforts to save money, maintain bus service and operate more efficiently, according to a news release from the agency. The trip reductions were chosen to minimize disruption to riders as much as possible.
Part of Valley Trail to close for repairs
September 29, 2010
Part of the Snoqualmie Valley Trail in North Bend will be closed for three weeks while it undergoes repairs.
Workers with King County’s Department of Natural Resources and Parks will replace decaying timbers on a bridge on the trail. The bridge spans the South Fork of the Snoqualmie River about one-third of a mile north of the trail’s intersection with Main Avenue North.
The bridge will be impassable during repairs, which started Sept. 27 and should be completed by mid-October at a cost of about $70,000. Project costs are being covered by the division’s capital improvement budget, funded by Real Estate Excise Tax funds.
The nearest access points on either side of the closed portion of the trail are Main Avenue North and Reinig Road.
Proposed county budget would cut last human service programs
September 29, 2010
As part of efforts to close a $60 million budget gap, King County Executive Dow Constantine is proposing slashing the last two human service programs from the 2011 budget.
The cuts, which amount to $850,000, would eliminate services for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.
For three years, the county has been steadily reducing its funding for human services, which are not mandated by law. In 2008, the county’s general fund included $20 million for human services.
The county’s domestic violence survivor program costs about $637,000, and its sexual assault victim program costs about $158,000. The county also pays nearly $54,000 in miscellaneous costs for human services.
King County executive completes 39-city tour
September 29, 2010
King County Executive Dow Constantine has completed a tour of the 39 cities and towns in King County less than 10 months after he took office.
Skykomish in northeastern King County marked the last stop on the tour Sept. 14. The executive opened the tour in Duvall, Carnation, North Bend and Snoqualmie in February.
“There’s simply no substitute for being there when it comes to getting a feel for a community, its people and its issues,” Constantine said in a news release. “I met every mayor in King County on their own turf and let them set the agenda for our discussion.”
Each of the visits included sit-down discussion with mayors and other municipal officials. Many included driving or walking tours of local sites, plus meetings with business a
King County marks 25 years of 911 service
September 29, 2010
King County celebrated 25 years of 911 service at a ceremony to recognize children for using the emergency number to alert authorities to danger.
County Executive Dow Constantine and Robin Fenton, King County Sheriff’s Office technical services chief, honored the children and 911 operators at a Renton ceremony Sept. 2.
“King County is pleased to have provided this life-saving service for 25 years, and over the next 25 years, we will continue to keep up with technology, so that we can best serve our residents,” Constantine said in a statement.
The operators received certificates of recognition and the children received medals from Constantine.
King County became the first in Washington to implement a countywide Enhanced 911 system in September 1985. Before implementing a 911 system, emergencies had to be reported to local police or fire departments — no small feat considering the 28 police departments and 42 fire districts in King County at the time.
County 911 call centers have taken more than 48 million calls since the system came online 25 years ago.
Mistakes doom Mount Si football against Liberty
September 29, 2010
Taylor Mitchell (left) and Deutsch Connor, of Mount Si, put the brakes on Liberty senior running back Chandler Jenkins during the second quarter. By Greg Farrar
The Mount Si Wildcats saw a promising start plummet in a 38-22 road loss to the Liberty High School Patriots in Renton Sept. 23.
Wildcats tamed by Lake Washington
September 29, 2010
Mount Si head coach Darren Brown minced no words at the end of his team’s loss against Lake Washington Sept. 21.
“We didn’t play a really good match tonight,” he said minutes after the Kangs had left the Wildcats’ home field with a 1-0 overtime win against Mount Si.
Wildcats forward Miranda Rawlings (left) races a Lake Washington player for the ball. By Dan Catchpole
He had similar feelings after the Sept. 23 loss to Juanita, at home, 4-0.
“We got hit pretty hard tonight,” he wrote on the team’s website.
On Sept. 21, the Wildcats didn’t lack for chances, but Lake Washington managed to keep Mount Si at bay.
