Snoqualmie Valley residents say goodbye to a fallen son
March 13, 2010
NEW — 4:40 p.m. March 13, 2010
Check back for updates and pictures online and in the March 18 issue of the SnoValley Star.
Hundreds of Snoqualmie Valley residents lined Railroad Avenue and Meadowbrook Way holding American flags beneath a cloudy sky Saturday March 13, to pay tribute to Eric Ward, a 19-year-old Marine from Redmond and Mount Si High School graduate who died Feb. 21 in Afghanistan.
Calendar, March 11
March 11, 2010
Join the community in honoring Mount Si graduate and U.S. Marine Eric Ward, who died in combat operations in southern Afghanistan, Feb. 21. A memorial will be held at 9 a.m. March 13, Mount Si High School, 8651 Meadowbrook Way S.E., Snoqualmie. Ward will be interred at Arlington National Cemetery at 3 p.m. March 19, Arlington, Va. Friends and family are welcome at both services. (Photo by Getty Images)
Attorney general warns of prescription drug abuse dangers
March 11, 2010
UPDATED — 2:25 March 11, 2010
State Attorney General Rob McKenna shared some startling facts at the Youth Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention forum Feb. 24.
Tip the glass and pass the hat for Encompass
March 11, 2010
NEW — 2:20 p.m. March 11, 2010
Snoqualmie residents Krista McManus (left) and Tracie Miles watch as Lindsey McKay of Sagelands Winery of Wapato pours McManus a glass of wine during the March 6 Sip of Snoqualmie. The event, which drew around 350 people to Snoqualmie Casino, benefits Encompass, a family-services organization in Snoqualmie Valley. (Photo contributed by Clay Eals)
Scoreboard, March 11
March 11, 2010
Prep boys basketball
Decision on North Bend hotel amendment delayed again
March 11, 2010
UPDATED — 2:00 p.m. March 11, 2010
After months of delays, North Bend City Council voted to wait a little longer to vote on a proposal to amend the city’s development regulations to allow a hotel to be built south of Interstate 90’s Exit 31, at its March 2 meeting.
North Bend Boy Scouts among first to earn scuba merit badge
March 11, 2010
NEW — 2:00 p.m. March 11, 2010
Cold waters greeted Boy Scouts from Troop No. 609 on Jan. 26.
No Saturday mail beats another price increase
March 11, 2010
The United States Postal Service is projecting a $7 billion loss this year, and the picture looks even bleaker in the coming decade. Cutting Saturday delivery is a controversial cost-saving proposal for many. It shouldn’t be.
Lead found in high school portable classrooms’ water
March 11, 2010
NEW — 1:55 p.m. March 11, 2010
Tests done in early March showed that water in Mount Si High School’s portable classrooms had levels of lead higher than what is recommended by the EPA.
Roll call, March 11
March 11, 2010
Y = Yes, N = No, E = Excused, X = Not Voting
Senate Bill 6444, which passed the Senate 25-19, would make modifications to the state’s operating budget. It’s now before the House.
