Dow Constantine plans visit to Snoqualmie Valley to listen to rural residents
February 5, 2010
NEW — 3:41 p.m. Feb. 5, 2010
Dow Constantine
King County Executive Dow Constantine is taking a tour of Snoqualmie Valley Feb. 17 to meet with residents, business owners, local elected officials and newspaper editorial staffs. Constantine will visit Duvall, Carnation, North Bend and Snoqualmie. Read more
School district misrepresented the technology levy
February 5, 2010
By Paul Houldridge
So how’s the recession working out for you? It’s not going so well for me and I know of many others in our community who are struggling as well. There are folks right here in the valley that have lost jobs or have had their pay reduced. House values in our area have dropped more than 25 percent in the last 2 years. Read more
Trial date expected to be set for suspect in North Bend bank robbery
February 5, 2010
NEW — 11:38 a.m. Feb. 5, 2010
The King County Prosecutor’s office expects to set a trial date Feb. 8 for Warren Richardson, the man charged with robbing the North Bend Sterling Savings Bank and a bank in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood in early
November. Read more
Snoqualmie plans speaker forum on sustainability
February 5, 2010
NEW — 6 a.m. Feb. 5, 2010
The Snoqualmie Planning Commission plans to host an ongoing speaker forum at Snoqualmie City Hall about how sustainability issues relate to planning for future growth, energy use, environmental health, land use and development in the city. Read more
Encompass to offer free parenting classes
February 5, 2010
NEW — 6 a.m. Feb. 5, 2010
Parents often send their children straight to timeout after an incident, but that should be a last resort, Encompass Family Support Program Manager Kerry Beymer said. Read more
Lady Wildcats beat Juanita with last-second shot
February 4, 2010
NEW — 5:25 p.m. Feb. 4, 2010
They’d met before, the girls basketball teams from Juanita and Mount Si. Last time, the Juanita Rebels came away with a tight win, 49-46. But that night was a distant memory for the Wildcats when they stepped onto the court Feb. 3 Read more
State Rep. Jay Rodne to host call-in town hall meeting
February 4, 2010
NEW — 6:00 a.m. Feb. 4, 2010
Residents in the 5th Legislative District can join a call-in town hall meeting Feb. 10 with State Rep. Jay Rodne, R-North Bend. Participants can listen in, ask questions and take part in polls. The one-hour meeting will begin at 7 p.m. To participate, call 877-229-8493 and enter 15549. Read more
Mercy mission to Haiti: A North Bend doctor delivers care to earthquake victims
February 3, 2010
NEW — 12:15 a.m. Feb. 3, 2010
A Haitian woman with a broken leg awaits surgery by an operating team from Medical Teams International, which included Dr. Ashok Shroff of North Bend. On the cabinet behind the woman is a roll of duct tape, which Dr. Shroff had to use to keep intravenous needles in patients’ arms because the humidity was so high. (Photo by Ashok Shroff)
Ashok Shroff was up early Jan. 20 doing breathing exercises in the pre-dawn stillness, before the day’s nonstop rush began. The floor in his second-floor room began to go up and down like a wave. Read more
Voters to decide on tax increase for King County library services
February 3, 2010
NEW — 11:37 a.m. Feb. 3, 2010
King County Library System children’s librarian Jennifer Loomis reads a book about a chameleon at Snoqualmie Library’s pajama story time. KCLS is running a levy for voters in the Feb. 9 election. Part of the levy would pay for the salaries of library employees, like Loomis. (Photo by Laura Geggel)
King County Library System officials are asking voters to increase property taxes to maintain programs and services in the third-busiest library system in the nation. Read more
Got snow? Get snowshoeing
February 3, 2010
NEW — 11:34 a.m. Feb. 3, 2010
The area around Snoqualmie Pass offers several snowshoeing trails, such as Kendall Ridge Trail, that are easy for novices and enjoyable for more experienced people. Even dogs can keep up without snowshoes. (Photo by Dan Catchpole)
With a steady snow falling, Sandra Hiltmann and David Millard strapped their snowshoes on and headed up Kendall Ridge overlooking Snoqualmie Pass and Lake Keechelus. Read more
