Bellevue developer files application for hotel project in North Bend
February 4, 2011
A Bellevue-based developer has filed permit applications with North Bend to build a hotel near the city’s outlet mall.
The developer, New Sky, filed an application in January to build two hotel buildings and a free-standing restaurant on a wooded area at the northeast corner of South Fork Avenue and Bendigo Boulevard. According to plans filed with the city, the proposed hotel buildings would be 55 feet tall and each have about 85 rooms.
New Sky is owned by Paul Pong, whose family has developed several hotels in the Seattle area, including the Courtyard Inn by Marriott in downtown Bellevue.
The nine-acre site, next to the Shamrock Park neighborhood, is owned by the Pioneer Development Corp., which is also owned by Pong, according to county records.
Pong could not be reached for comment.
Mount Si athletes commit to play in college
February 4, 2011
[An earlier version of this story incorrectly spelled Austen Bolves' first name.]
At least 11 Mount Si High School athletes plan to play at the next level. The students have signed letters of intent with eight differen universities.
The group includes three football players, two volleyball players, two boys soccer players, two girls soccer player, a rower and a gymnast.
Darren Brown, who teaches sports marketing and coaches soccer at Mount Si, said it was a very exciting day for the school as the athletes signed their letters in the school’s commons.
GIRLS BASKETBALL | Wildcats finish season in second-place, get bye for first playoff round
February 4, 2011
The Mount Si High School girls basketball team has secured itself a trip to the SeaKing District tournament, thanks to the team’s second-place finish in the 2A/3A KingCo Conference.
The Wildcats closed out the season with a 59-42 win over Liberty. They finished the season with a conference record of 11-3. Senior Hailey Eddings scored 27 points.
The Wildcats get a bye for the first round of the 2A/3A KingCo Conference tournament, which begins Saturday. Mount Si will play the winner of the Bellevue-Liberty game at 4:45 p.m. Tuesday at Bellevue College.
BOYS BASKETBALL | Wildcats close out season with win, clinch No. 3 seed in 2A/3A KingCo tournament
February 4, 2011
The Mount Si High School boys basketball team beat Liberty 74-55 Thursday night. The Wildcats clinched the No. 3 seed in the 2A/3A KingCo Conference tournament, which begins Saturday.
Liberty jumped to an early lead in the first quarter, but Mount Si in the second quarter staked a strong lead, which it expanded after halftime.
Senior Dallas Smith led the Wildcats offense with 25 points. Sophomore Trent Riley had 16 points.
Chairman of 5th Legislative District Republicans elected to third term
February 4, 2011
The 5th Legislative District GOP chairman, Bob Brunjes, has been elected to a third term. Brunjes, a Snoqualmie resident, was elected Feb. 1 to lead the Republican stronghold in a mostly blue Western Washington.
The veteran activist and organizer oversees 182 precinct committee officers from Snoqualmie Pass to Sammamish to Maple Valley and part of Renton.
In recent years Democrats have made gains in traditionally conservative districts, but the 5th District has remained a firm bastion for the GOP. Across the state, Republicans regained some of those losses in last fall’s election.
