Eastside Football Club wins soccer state title
February 23, 2011
The Eastside Football Club 93’s boys U17 red team won the state championship Feb. 13. The team includes Snoqualmie Valley resident Chace Carlson, who also plays for Mount Si High School’s soccer team.
The team won six games to take the title. It beat Three Rivers Soccer Club 3-2 in the final. It wasn’t an easy victory.
Eastside Football Club 93’s boys U17 red team took the state title for their age group. The club includes Snoqualmie Valley resident Chace Carlson. Contributed
As halftime approached, Eastside was down by two goals but scored a goal to get on the board just before the first half ended.
In the game’s 67th minute, Eastside tied the game, 2-2.
Eastside went down a man a few minutes later when a player received a second yellow card and was sent off.
With about seven minutes left in the game, the team scored again to take the lead.
Carlson has played on state champion teams for Eastside in 2009 and 2010 as well.
Snoqualmie City Council to consider bigger issues during annual retreat
February 23, 2011
The Snoqualmie City Council’s annual retreat is scheduled for March 7.
Topics for discussion will include the city’s six-year financial forecast, a possible change from an annual to biennial budget process, a possible infrastructure bond, and a review of the city’s options for garbage and recycling services.
The annual retreat agenda is reserved for larger city issues that may take several hours to discuss and cannot be covered during regular council meetings. The retreat is open to the public.
School bond fails by slimmest margin
February 22, 2011
NEW: 6:15 p.m., Feb. 22.
The bond to build a new middle school on Snoqualmie Ridge has failed.
The last count issued at 4:59 p.m. Feb. 22 left the bond at 59.99 percent, 0.01 percent away from the 60 percent required to pass.
“That’s just painful,” Snoqualmie Valley School Board President Dan Popp said.
The election is scheduled to be certified Feb. 23.
Stolen lawnmower leaves Falls Little League in a lurch
February 22, 2011
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With spring — and baseball — fast approaching, Falls Little League is facing a potential crisis for want of a lawnmower.
The league, which includes the area north of Snoqualmie Falls to Duvall, had a mower but it was stolen from a locked storage shed alongside state Route 202.
“We need to mow by February 28,” said Terri Campbell, the league’s vice-president.
About 650 children are scheduled to begin practice on the league’s two ball fields Feb. 28.
Mount Si’s Josh Mitchell is 3A wrestling state champ
February 22, 2011
It wasn’t easier this time, but it was sweeter.
A month after defeating Juanita’s Jeremiah Laufasa on an injury-default, Mount Si wrestler Josh Mitchell beat the Rebel standout 7-3 to earn the state 3A title at 285 pounds.
“It’s amazing to win,” Mitchell said. “I worked so hard in the offseason, now all my hard work is paying off.”
Laufasa and Mitchell had met at the KingCo Conference finals but Laufasa had not wrestled due to injury.
On his way to the title, Mitchell defeated Decatur’s Kyle Gleed by technical fall (17-2), Hudson Bay’s Tyler Rangel by pin in the second round, and Sunnyside’s Adam Peters 2-1 in the semifinals.
Internal fight in Snoqualmie Tribe spills over into casino
February 22, 2011
A fight in the Snoqualmie Tribal Council prompted an unexpected $14 million buyout of the Snoqualmie Casino’s CEO, but doesn’t threaten the casino’s viability in the short-term.
The decision caught many members off guard because it came only two months after the council had voted to maintain casino CEO Mike Barozzi’s contract. The experienced casino manager had been an integral part of the tribe’s pitch to investors when they put together the casino’s financing.
Losing Barozzi could affect the interest rate the tribe gets when it has to refinance the casino’s debt in a couple years.
The controversy is the latest episode in a long series of internal troubles for the insular, tight-lipped tribe.
North Bend mayor is cautiously optimistic in state of city address
February 22, 2011
North Bend Mayor Ken Hearing painted a muted picture of 2011 dotted with bright spots in his State of the City address at City Council’s Feb. 15 meeting.
The Great Recession and sluggish recovery have forced the city to get used to a “new normal,” Hearing said.
With reduced revenues, North Bend passed an austere 2011 budget, which included cuts to programs and staff.
The city’s position is not likely to rebound quickly, he said. “Neither the council nor I have any delusions that our local economy will rebound in a single year.”
But there is hope for the future.
Most state offices close Tuesday in order to reduce costs
February 20, 2011
Most state agencies close Tuesday as a cost-cutting measure, but not Department of Licensing offices.
Licensing offices open for regular hours Tuesday. Offices usually open on Saturday close Feb. 19 for Presidents Day and offices on a Monday-to-Friday schedule close Monday for the holiday.
The closures Tuesday impact dozens of other state agencies and commissions. The state Office of Financial Management has a complete list of shutdowns.
Snoqualmie Tribe member honored for work with food bank
February 18, 2011
UPDATED — 3:15 p.m. Feb. 20, 2011
Snoqualmie Tribe leader Mary Anne Hinzman was honored in early February for her wok with the tribe’s food bank. The Snoqualmie Tribal Council voted to rename the food bank the Hinzman Food Center.
Hinzman, a tribal council member, said the announcement came as a complete surprise. “It means everything to me.”
The food bank was started in Redmond by Hinzman in 1977. Since then it has also operated out of Fall City and its current location in Carnation.
Snoqualmie Tribe buys out casino CEO
February 17, 2011
The Snoqualmie Tribe has bought out Snoqualmie Casino’s CEO Michael Barozzi for an unspecified sum.
A statement from the tribe praised Barozzi’s accomplishments running the casino, which opened in 2008.
