Tom Mohr is named North Bend’s city employee of the year
January 19, 2011
Tom Mohr had a busy year in 2010.
As North Bend’s assistant city engineer, he had his hands full with the city’s $17 million sewer-expansion project, construction of a Park & Ride facility and the extension of Downing Street.
His hard work didn’t go unnoticed.
Police & Fire
January 19, 2011
North Bend Police
Don’t throw snowballs
At about 2 p.m. Dec. 31, a 14-year-old boy and friends were throwing snowballs at cars in the 100 block of Mountain View Road. A car turned around and stopped in front of them. The driver yelled at the boys and asked for the 14-year-old’s name. Scared, the boy told the driver a fake name. The driver replied by threatening to run over the boy if he caught him throwing snowballs again. The boy said he apologized and the driver left.
Letters
January 19, 2011
North Bend needs new fire station
When things go wrong, as they sometimes do in life, we rely on the professional and rapid response of the firefighters of Eastside Fire & Rescue. For the past seven decades, these dedicated people have worked out of the North Bend Fire Station.
Since 1990, they have lived there while on duty. The original building, built in 1941, was not meant to house professional firefighters or the equipment necessary to protect our families and community. The current building is entirely inadequate. It is too small and its age and poor condition fail to provide for the most basic and necessary needs of the crew and equipment.
A new fire station is long overdue
January 19, 2011
For many decades, North Bend firefighters have been taking care of you. Now, it’s your turn to take care of them.
When the North Bend fire station was first built in 1941, draught horses pulled the station’s fire rig, which was manned by an all-volunteer crew. The building included a stable, and it did not have any living area for humans.
Times have changed.
Exchange student learns of sisterhood and Twinkies
January 19, 2011
Some hopes and dreams are bigger than others.
Fresh off the airplane after a grueling trip from Korea, teenager Eun Seong confessed to one big objective for his monthlong trip to Snoqualmie.
“I want to eat a Twinkie,” he said during a reception at Mount Si High School in Snoqualmie, sister city of Seong’s hometown of Gangjin.
Korean teenager Eun Seong is flanked by his Snoqualmie friends Alisha Palmer (left) and Jesse LaTourette. By Sebastian Moraga
Seong was filled with wholesome happiness to be in America. It’s his first time here, but also a reunion.
North Bend singer lets his music follow his heart
January 19, 2011
Living the dream is a little harder than you think.
After rocking the house at Seattle’s High Dive, North Bend’s Austin Jenckes played Tacoma, Long Beach, San Francisco and L.A., tearing the microphone apart with his soulful, strong, honest songs with shades of blues, country, rockabilly and hard rock.
By Sebastian Moraga Austin Jenckes, of North Bend, belts out a song at Seattle’s High Dive.
“Don’t you worry, you’ll find yourself,” he sang. “Follow your heart and nothing else.”
That’s what Jenckes is trying to do, at 22.
Senior center needs more volunteers
January 19, 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. – 2 p.m.
Volunteers needed include program assistants, an office assistant and meal servers, which requires food handler’s certification. Orientation and training is provided.
Call BJ Libby at 206-859-5705 for position descriptions and application forms.
Library program gives student free tutoring help, allows adults to mentor
January 19, 2011
County libraries want children and adults in a zone. The Study Zone.
The tutoring program offers online help to students in grades kindergarten through 12.
Children can now meet virtually with their tutors, using library computers.
Contributed A Study Zone volunteer tutor helps a student with an assignment at a King County Library branch.
The yearlong program of in-person tutoring will continue at all King County Library System branches, including Fall City, North Bend and Snoqualmie.
North Bend child gives goats to Africa instead of receiving presents
January 19, 2011
The kid bought kids.
Spurred by nothing else than her own generous spirit, 7-year-old Nicole Wedge told her mom and dad that she did not want birthday presents in 2010. She wanted donations so she could buy goats for people in Africa.
She hoped to raise $200. Instead, at her November birthday party, held a month after her actual birthday, she raised $500.
Anti-tobacco push at Mount Si gets cyber-help
January 19, 2011
Students at Mount Si High School have designed a screensaver with images, statistics and messages to encourage students to quit smoking. This screensaver has the potential to be a lifesaver.
The screensaver was an assignment for students in Joe Dockery’s digital imaging foundations class, and about 20 students participated.
Students provided their own images, or images they downloaded from the World Wide Web.
