Mount Si rowers make their marks on the water, win medals
December 2, 2010
Several Mount Si High School students are making their mark on the water with the Sammamish Rowing Association, one of the largest amateur rowing associations in the Northwest.
Earlier this fall, three rowers from Mount Si helped push their boats to medal finishes at the Portland Fall Classic. Rowing in the association’s varsity eight boat, Megan Hutchison, a senior at Mount Si, and her teammates earned a first place finish at the Oct. 31 race.
Junior Haley Perrine’s eight also finished first in its class. Sophomore Abby McLauchlin’s junior varsity eight finished in third place.
Mount Si golfer signs to play for No.1 Division II school
December 2, 2010
NEW — 5:25 p.m. Dec. 2, 2010
Jack Kelly, a Mount Si High School senior, has signed his national letter of intent to play golf for Western Washington University. Kelly formally accepted the school’s scholarship offer Nov. 10.
WWU’s men’s golf team is currently the top-ranked NCAA Division II school, according to Golfstat.com’s rankings.
In 2009, Kelly finished in 19th place at the Washington Junior Golf Association state tournament.
North Bend takes stock of final cost of sewer expansion
December 2, 2010
NEW — 5:25 p.m. Dec. 2, 2010
North Bend is nearing completion of its largest public infrastructure project — a sewer expansion estimated to cost about $17 million.
One of the final steps is finding out the exact cost of the project. The city has contracted with Allen Brackett Shedd for a final cost assessment, which should take three to four months.
Si View Metro Park District receives high bond rating, saving taxpayers money
December 2, 2010
Si View Metropolitan Park District received high marks from Standard & Poor’s, a national credit rating agency, which should lower the amount of interest it will have to pay on $6.7 million in bonds the district is preparing to issue.
Voters approved the bonds in the Aug. 17 election. The bonds will pay for capital improvements and refinance existing debt.
Standard & Poor’s gave the district a bond rating of AA, one of the highest ratings possible. The major rating agencies, including Standard & Poor’s, have been heavily criticized in the past year for being too lenient in evaluating private companies, but the criticisms have not included their ratings of government agencies.
North Bend gets money to fight invasive plants at Tollgate Farm
December 2, 2010
The Tollgate Farm and the banks of the South Fork of the Snoqualmie River are under attack. The invaders? English ivy and other non-native plant species that push out native species and alter the local ecosystems.
North Bend is fighting back with help from the King Conservation District and Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust. The city received a $40,000 grant from the district. The city has agreed to contract with the Greenway Trust to manage the project. The trust has donated $10,000 in-kind to the work.
Earlier this year, the city received $12,000 from the district to remove English ivy around Tollgate and the South Fork, and to plant spruce trees.
The work will focus on 103 acres along either side of the South Fork around where the Snoqualmie Valley Trail passes over the river.
Calendar, Dec. 2
December 2, 2010
Si View Parks Holiday Bazaar, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Dec. 4, Si View Community Center, 400 S.E. Orchard Drive, North Bend. The bazaar will have local handmade arts and crafts, entertainment and food. Free admission. For information, visit www.siviewpark.org. (Photo contributed)
Snoqualmie Tree Lighting Ceremony, 6:30 p.m. Dec. 2, Railroad Park, 7971 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie.
Santa Train, Dec. 3-5, 10-12 and 17-18, Northwest Railway Museum, 38625 S.E. King St., Snoqualmie. Tickets are $18.
North Bend to host Mountain Film Festival
December 2, 2010
The North Bend Theatre will host the 2010 Mountain Film Festival Dec. 5-9
The movies that will be shown include “Eye Trip,” “Revolver,” “Out of the Shadows” and “Right Brain, Left Brain,” as well as the winner of the North Bend Outdoor Amateur Film Challenge, a contest to showcase the moviemaking talent and the mountain landscape of the Valley.
Go to www.northbendtheatre.com for ticket prices, show times, trailers of some of the films and rules of the amateur film challenge.
Public meetings, Dec. 2-9
December 2, 2010
- Snoqualmie Public Works Committee, 5 p.m. Dec. 6, 38624 S.E. River St.
- Snoqualmie Planning and Parks Committee, 6 p.m. Dec. 6, 38624 S.E. River St.
- Snoqualmie Planning Commission, 7 p.m. Dec. 6, 38624 S.E. River St.
- Snoqualmie Finance and Administration Committee, 5:30 p.m. Dec. 7, 38624 S.E. River St.
- North Bend City Council meeting, 7 p.m. Dec. 7, 411 Main Ave. S.
- Snoqualmie Valley School District Bond Information Public Meeting, noon Dec. 8, Twin Falls Middle School, 46910 S.E. Middle Fork Road, North Bend
- Snoqualmie Shoreline Review Hearings Board, 6:30 p.m. Dec. 8, 38624 S.E. River St.
- North Bend Public Health and Safety, 3 p.m. Dec. 8, 211 Main Ave. N.
- North Bend Planning Commission, 7 p.m. Dec. 8, 211 Main Ave. N.
- Snoqualmie Public Safety Committee, 5 p.m. Dec. 9, 37600 S.E. Snoqualmie Parkway
- Snoqualmie Valley School Board, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 9, 8001 Silva Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie
Mount Si booters earn league honors
December 2, 2010
Mount Si soccer players Miranda Rawlings and Laura Barnes earned first-team All-KingCo league honors. Rawlings is a sophomore forward and Barnes is a junior midfielder.
Senior defender Haley Chase earned second-team All-League honors, according to the Seattle Times.
Hailey Conway, Alexis Pearlstein, Sophie Rouches and Leslie Stevens earned honorable mentions.
Barnes also won the team’s MVP award. Stevens won Most Improved, Chase won Most Inspirational, Rawlings won Best Offense and Chase and Pearlstein won Best Defense.
Mount Si’s season ended with a 2-1 loss to Bellevue in Districts.
Wildcat gymnasts return to practice with youth and talent
December 2, 2010
Senior Kennedy Richmond works on her uneven bars routine with coach Jessica Easthope during a preseason practice. Richmond will lead a young but talented team this year. (Photo by Dan Catchpole)
After finishing fourth in the state tournament last year, Mount Si High School’s gymnastics team faces a tougher road this season.
Two of the team’s top three gymnasts — Georgia Reynolds and Rachel Karavias — graduated. The remaining gymnast, senior and co-captain Kennedy Richmond, will lead the team, which expects to remain competitive.
“I think we’re going to be just as strong” as last season, coach Jessica Easthope said. “We did lose two strong competitors, but the girls from last year are stronger and more experienced.”
The team has several key pieces returning this year and a few new faces with lots of promise.
Richmond is the team’s strongest and most experienced gymnast. She’s also a one-woman cheer squad, constantly shouting encouragement to her teammates in practice.
She and co-captain Tandi Duvall provide leadership for a young team.
Junior Lexi Swanson also returns. Last year, she was one of the team’s top scorers.
