Cheerleaders model for a good cause
April 27, 2011
Sometimes chaos is a good thing.
Like when high-speed traffic gets your baby to fall asleep, or when you want to raise money for the Mt. Si Senior Center.
Cheerleaders from Mount Si High School modeled outfits from local vendors at a fundraiser April 17 at the TPC golf course on Snoqualmie Ridge.
From left, high-schoolers Cassady Weldon, Katrina Cranford, Chloe Villanueva, middle-schooler Johanna Cranford and Mount Si High School student Aubrey Lane. The group volunteered as models at a fashion show and fundraiser for the Mt. Si Senior Center. Contributed
The cheerleaders wore several outfits each, racing to change each one before jumping back on the runway.
“It was a little chaotic,” said Chloe Villanueva, 17, one of the cheerleaders-turned-models. “It was a small taste of what it’s like to be a runway model.”
Most of the money came from ticket sales to the event and from a dessert auction that same day. Part of the proceeds from sales of outfits the week of the fundraiser and fashion show also went to the center.
North Bend woman’s hydroplane burns
April 27, 2011
By John Lok/The Seattle Times Kayleigh Perkins Mallory, of North Bend, leaps from the UL-72 Miss Foster Care hydroplane that caught fire as she taxied to shore after a test run in Lake Washington during a training event April 21.
Hydroplane racer and North Bend resident Kayleigh Perkins Mallory suffered a scare April 21 when her boat caught fire while making practice runs on Lake Washington.
Perkins Mallory leapt clear of her turbine-powered boat seconds before flames swept through its cockpit.
Expedition reaches Everest Base Camp
April 27, 2011
Snoqualmie residents Dennis Broadwell and Brian Dickinson are climbing Mount Everest, the tallest peak on earth.
Broadwell owns Mountain Gurus, a climbing guide service; Dickinson is trying to climb the highest peak on each continent.
Dennis Broadwell, of Snoqualmie, climbs up Island Peak near Mount Everest. Broadwell and Brian Dickinson, of Snoqualmie, will attempt to climb Everest in May. Contributed
Broadwell is filing regular dispatches from the trip. These have been abridged for the SnoValley Star. Follow him online at mountaingurus.blogspot.com.
Scoreboard
April 27, 2011
Prep baseball
3A/2A KingCo Conference
Standings: Mount Si 9-0 (L), 13-1 (S); Bellevue 6-2, 6-4; Lake Washington 5-4, 6-5; Mercer Island 4-5, 8-6; Interlake 3-4, 5-7; Juanita 3-6, 3-11; Sammamish 2-7, 7-8; Liberty 1-7, 4-8
Mount Si baseball outlasts Mercer Island for win in extra innings
April 27, 2011
Mount Si High School fans had a new name to cheer after the Wildcats beat Mercer Island in extra innings April 23.
Senior Justin Henak has had limited playing time this season — his first on varsity. He was filling in behind the plate after the team’s regular catcher Robb Lane was sent to the hospital following a violent collision in the Wildcats’ April 20 game against Bellevue.
First baseman Trevor Lane beats a throw into second base during Mount Si’s 8-7 win over Mercer Island in extra innings. The April 22 win extended the Wildcats’ winning streak to 13 games. By Sandy Horvath
Coming to bat in the bottom of the eighth inning with the score tied 7-7, Henak delivered the biggest hit of his season.
Mount Si’s at bat started with Nate Sinner getting a leadoff double. Daniel Besmer popped out to the catcher. Ryan Atkinson singled, moved Sinner to third — and 90 feet away from winning the game.
Mercer Island pitcher Connor Perryman intentionally walked Mount Si leadoff batter Dustin Breshears to load the bases. Breshears had hit a home run in his first at bat; Henak had gone 0 for 4 that day with two strikeouts.
Calendar
April 27, 2011
Public meetings
- North Bend Planning Commission, 7 p.m. April 28, 211 Main Ave. N.
- Snoqualmie Valley School District public hearing, 6:45 p.m. April 28, 8001 Silva Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie
- Snoqualmie Valley School Board, 7:30 p.m. April 28, 8001 Silva Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie
- Snoqualmie Public Works Committee, 5 p.m. May 2, 38624 S.E. River St.
- Snoqualmie Planning and Parks Committee, 6 p.m. May 2, 38624 S.E. River St.
- Snoqualmie Planning Commission, 7 p.m. May 2, 38624 S.E. River St.
- Snoqualmie Finance and Administration Committee, 5:30 p.m. May 3, 38624 S.E. River St.
- North Bend Finance and Administration Committee, 2 p.m. May 3, 211 Main Ave. N.
- North Bend City Council, 7 p.m. May 3, 411 Main Ave. S.
- Si View Metro Park District Board of Commissioners, 6:30 p.m. May 4, 400 S.E. Orchard Drive, North Bend
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Washington legislators approve $30 fee for state recreation lands
April 27, 2011
Outdoors enthusiasts could start paying $30 to park at state trailheads and use state parks starting in July.
In a party-line vote April 21, the state House of Representatives passed legislation to create a Discover Pass for state parks and open spaces, including Mount Si, which draws about 500,000 visitors a year. The state Senate passed the measure in a bipartisan vote the previous day.
The legislation now heads to the governor. Gov. Chris Gregoire also proposed a user fee for state parks in a proposed budget released in December.
Once the legislation reaches the governor’s desk, she has 20 days to sign the measure into law.
BASEBALL | Mount Si Wildcats roll through KingCo Conference
April 27, 2011
 First baseman Trevor Lane beats a throw into second base during Mount Si’s 8-7 win over Mercer Island in extra innings. (Photo by Sandy Horvath) |
Mount Si High School fans had a new name to cheer for after the Wildcats beat Mercer Island in extra innings April 23.
Senior Justin Henak has had limited playing time this season — his first on varsity. He was filling in behind the plate after the team’s regular catcher Robb Lane was sent to the hospital following a violent collision in the Wildcats’ April 20 game against Bellevue.
Coming to bat in the bottom of the eighth inning with the score tied 7-7, Henak delivered the biggest hit of his season.
Mount Si’s at bat started with Nate Sinner getting a leadoff double. Daniel Besmer popped out to the catcher. Ryan Atkinson singled, moved Sinner to third — and 90 feet away from winning the game.
Bond failing after second vote tally
April 26, 2011
The second tally of votes in the $56.2 million bond proposal shows the bond ahead 56.4 percent to 43.6 percent, according to King County Elections.
Yes votes increased by almost 1 percent since the first count April 26. However, the bond proposal to build a new middle school is still short of the needed 60-percent supermajority.
After the first count, the website for the Snoqualmie Valley School District declared it “unlikely” that the bond would reach that plateau.
North Bend sewer extension is nearly finished and $6 million under budget
April 25, 2011
After 18 months of work, North Bend’s sewer extension project is finished and $6 million under budget.
North Bend City Council approved the final payment of $667,000 at its April 19 meeting.
The project expanded the city’s sewer system to areas it annexed in 2009.
