Kayelynne Grant wins Wildcat Idol contest
January 26, 2011
Kayelynne Grant (center) reacts to winning the eighth annual Wildcat Idol Jan. 21 in the Mount Si High School auditorium. By Sebastian Moraga
It took 10 minutes. It took 12 months.
For Kayelynne Grant, realizing the dream of winning Wildcat Idol required her to perform three three-minute songs Jan. 21. It also required her to wait a year to erase the memory of last year’s contest.
North Bend’s Rick Hartman helps students toy with science
January 26, 2011
Zach Colburn didn’t realize he was learning how to put into practice the principles of physics when he started spinning a spool and a rubber band.
Sure, he’d heard terms like potential and kinetic energy thrown around, but he was more interested in the trick he could make his new toy do.
Rick Hartman, ‘Mr. Toymaker,’ asks a question of the students. By Ari Cetron
“Mine’s cool because it goes up like this and then it flips up,” he said as he demonstrated the latest way the simple toy worked.
Zach is a member of Frankie Sylvestal’s second-grade class at Samantha Smith Elementary School in Sammamish. The class had spent about six weeks learning about the principals of balance including force, balance points, counterweights and gravity.
At the end of the unit, she had Rick Hartman, who calls himself “Mr. Toymaker,” come in to give a demonstration of these forces. Sylvestal said she’s had Hartman, of North Bend, come in for the past four or five years to help students cement the lessons they’ve learned.
Hartman has a background as a classroom teacher, he said, and put himself through teacher’s college by making toys.
Students of all ages go green in North bend
January 26, 2011
Big and little boys and girls are thinking outside the box — the juice box, the milk box, you name it.
Students at North Bend Elementary School are learning about recycling at lunchtime with help from students at Two Rivers School.
This is the first year Two Rivers’ teenagers are working with their smaller counterparts from down the street.
Dustin Erwin (left) talks to a student at North Bend Elementary School about recycling. By Sebastian Moraga
The two schools are two blocks apart and the Two Rivers’ students got special permission to help their neighbors, while collecting community service points and science points, Two Rivers student Dustin Erwin said.
“We’ve always done the Green Team, but this is the first year that we’re reaching out,” Erwin said. “It’s going really well.”
Meredith Von Trapp, a teacher at North Bend Elementary and the project’s leader, said the school has been a longtime player in the county’s Green Schools Program.
The grade-schoolers youth has not been an obstacle, Von Trapp said.
Mount Si girls’ team relying on veteran hands
January 26, 2011
Mount Si High School seniors on the girls varsity basketball team are (from left) Stevie Riley, Haley Chase, Kassidy Maddux, Jori Braun and Hailey Eddings. By Greg Farrar
As onetime east Texas basketball standout Molly Ivins once said, you got to dance with them that brung ya.
In the case of Mount Si High School’s girls basketball team, them that brung ya to a stout 11-4 record as of Jan. 20 are five seniors who have played together since the fifth grade.
Scoreboard
January 26, 2011
Prep boys basketball
3A/2A KingCo Conference
League Season
W-L W-L
Bellevue 8-1 11-4
Mercer Island 6-3 11-4
Sammamish 6-3 11-4
Lake Washington 6-3 10-5
Mount Si 6-4 8-8
Liberty 2-7 4-10
Juanita 2-7 3-13
Interlake 1-9 2-14
Grapplers battle in Renton
January 26, 2011
The varsity wrestling squad of Mount Si High School had a tough trip south Jan. 22, when it showed up at the Renton Invitational with a depleted contingent.
“We had to pull five varsity guys from the lineup due to injury and illness,” head coach Tony Schlotfeldt wrote in an e-mail.
Shane Dixon, Mount Si High School senior, pins Liberty junior Jacob Tierney to the mat in the second period of their 171-pound bout Jan. 20 at Mount Si. By Greg Farrar
Nevertheless, some wrestlers managed to shine, like Josh Mitchell, who finished first at 285 pounds, and Brian Copeland, who finished two spots behind Mitchell.
Mitch Rorem finished fifth at 215. At 171 pounds, Shane Dixon finished first while AJ Brevick finished fourth at 160 pounds.
Injuries played a big role at 189 pounds, where John Farmer finished sixth, but had two matches cut short due to injury defaults. It was the same for Bruce Stuart at 140 pounds.
The team finished eighth overall.
Clubs
January 26, 2011
- Sno-Valley Beekeepers meets the second Tuesday of the month at the Meadowbrook Interpretive Center, Meadowbrook Farm, 1711 Boalch Ave., North Bend. Go to www.snoqualmievalleybeekeepers.org.
- Elk Management Group meets at 6:30 p.m. the second Wednesday of the month at the U.S. Forest Service conference room at 130 Thrasher Ave., behind the visitors’ center on North Bend Way. Interagency committee meetings are at 1:30 p.m. the first Monday of the month at the North Bend City Hall annex, 126 Fourth St. Both meetings are open to the public. Go to snoqualmievalleyelk.org.
- Trellis gardening club meets at 10 a.m. the third Saturday of each month, at Valley Christian Assembly, 32725 S.E. 42nd St., Fall City. Trellis is an informal support group for the Snoqualmie Valley’s vegetable gardeners, who have special climactic challenges and rewards. New and experienced gardeners are welcome.
- Mount Si Fish and Game Club meets at 7:30 p.m. the first Thursday of the month, October through May, at the Snoqualmie Police Department.
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Volunteer opportunities
January 26, 2011
- Mount Si Senior Center’s Elder and Adult Day Services needs volunteers for its new program on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Call BJ Libby at 206-859-5705 for position description and application forms.
- The Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust needs volunteers to plant native trees and to pot seedlings at its nursery. Upcoming dates include Jan. 29 at Tollgate Park in North Bend. No experience required. Full- and half-day shifts available. Get dates and information at www.mtsgreenway.org/volunteer, or call 206-812-0122 or e-mail volunteer@mtsgreenway.org.
- Elk Management Group invites the community to participate in elk collaring, telemetry and habitat improvement projects in the Upper Snoqualmie Valley. Project orientation meetings are at 6 p.m. the third Monday of the month at the North Bend City Hall, 211 Main St. E-mail research@snoqualmievalleyelk.org.
- Snoqualmie Valley Hospital is accepting applications for ages 16 or older to volunteer in various departments of the hospital. E-mail volunteer coordinator Carol Waters at carolw@snoqualmiehospital.org to arrange an interview.
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Events
January 26, 2011
- Travis Ranney Duo, 7 p.m. Jan. 27, Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend. Ranney brings his smooth and melodic style to Boxley’s for an evening of intimate sax melodies.
- Take Shape for Life program presentation, 7-8 p.m. Jan. 27 at Si View Community Center, 400 S.E. Orchard Drive, North Bend. Lose two to five pounds a week through a physician-led and clinically proven program. Take a health evaluation at www.drwayneandersen.com/quiz/ draa1.php and bring your results.
- Bryant Urban’s Blue Oasis, 7 p.m. Jan. 28, Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend. Bryant Urban is a guitarist and vocalist with smooth Brazilian rhythms and lyrics, with Chris Symer on bass and Jose Martinez on drums.
- North Bend Elementary School Book Fair, Jan. 28 to Feb. 3, 400 E. Third St.
- Teen hockey trip, 5:30-10 p.m. Jan. 29. Si View invites teenagers to the Thunderbirds’ hockey match. Staff will drive participants once the $45 fee for a ticket and snack is paid. Call 831-1900 or go to www.siviewpark.org.
- Paper Crafts, with your photos, 10-11:30 a.m. Jan. 29, Si View Community Center, 400 S.E. Orchard Drive, North Bend. For $15, participants can make scrapbooks. Supplies included. Call 831-1900 or go to www.siviewpark.org.
- Learn to Hoop Dance, 10:30 a.m. to noon, Jan. 29 at Si View Community Center. For $12, participants can learn the core moves of hoop dance. Call 831-1900 or go to www.siviewpark.org.
- Tracy Knoop and Bill Ramsay CD release party, 7 p.m. Jan. 29, Boxley’s, 101 W. North Bend Way, North Bend. Saxophonist Knoop recorded his new CD Live at Boxley’s last year, and bring the band back together for a romp through some of his favorite material.
- Afternoon Preschool Story Times, 1:30 p.m. Jan. 31, Snoqualmie Library, 7824 Center Blvd. S.E. Ages 3-6 accompanied by an adult.
- Seventh annual SnoValley Idol Junior Auditions, noon to 3 p.m. Feb. 12 at Si View Community Center, 400 S.E. Orchard Drive, North Bend. Singers must be 14 or younger as of April 1. Pre-register for $5 by calling 831-1900 or going to www.siviewpark.org. SnoValley Idol Junior Finals are from 6-8 p.m. April 1. The winner of the contest receives a $50 gift card donated by North Bend Premium Outlets and invitations to perform at the North Bend Block Party and Si View Holiday Bazaar.
Public meetings
January 26, 2011
- North Bend Economic Development Commission, 8 a.m. Feb. 17, 126 E. Fourth St.
- Snoqualmie City Council, 7 p.m. Feb. 14, 38624 S.E. River St.
- Snoqualmie Community and Economic Affairs Committee, 5 p.m. Feb. 15, 38624 S.E. River St.
- North Bend City Council workshop, 7 p.m. Feb. 22, 211 Main Ave. N.
- North Bend Parks Commission, 6 p.m. Feb. 23, 126 E. Fourth St.
- Snoqualmie Finance and Administration Committee, 5 p.m., Feb. 8, 38624 S.E. River St.
- North Bend Planning Commission, 7 p.m. Jan. 27, Feb. 10, 211 Main Ave. N.
