Sheriff’s divers recover body in Snoqualmie River near Fall City
May 25, 2011
Divers with the King County Sheriff’s Office recovered a body Wednesday afternoon in the same area of the Snoqualmie River where a man gone missing on Sunday. The divers recovered the body shortly after 3 p.m. in about four feet of water more than 50 feet from shore.
The missing man had last been seen when he and his fiancee had been playing with their two dogs near Fall City. The Bothell couple had been throwing sticks for their dogs in the river in the 37200 block of Southeast Fish Hatchery Road below Snoqualmie Falls, when one of the dogs began struggling in the water.
Mount Si in state baseball playoffs May 21
May 23, 2011
Search resumed for man missing in Snoqualmie River
May 23, 2011
Divers from the King County Sheriff’s Department will resume searching for a man missing in the Snoqualmie River below Snoqualmie Falls.
The man was last seen Sunday afternoon when he went into the river after one of his dogs, who was struggling in the water. The sheriff’s department’s marine unit searched for the man Sunday afternoon and early evening before darkness forced the unit to suspend operations for the night.
SnoValley Star and sister publications take home honors in regional journalism contest
May 23, 2011
SnoValley Star staff was recognized for excellent reporting in the annual awards contest for the Society of Professional Journalists’ Northwest chapter.
The ceremony at Safeco Field in Seattle on May 21 honored more than 200 journalists in print, online, radio and television news media. The Star competed against publications in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington.
The Star and sister publications The Issaquah Press and Sammamish Review claimed awards in numerous other categories in the Society of Professional Journalists’ annual contest, including a sweep in the environmental reporting category.
Mount Si beats Enumclaw to advance in state playoffs
May 21, 2011
Ryan Atkinson slaps home plate, avoiding Enumclaw catcher DJ Hitch's tag, in the third inning of Mount Si's 6-2 win in the second round of the state playoffs Saturday May 21. Atkinson scored on a sacrifice fly by Tim Proudfoot to make the score 3-1. (Photo by Dan Catchpole)
Mount Si’s pitching and defense quieted Enumclaw’s powerful offense Saturday evening in the second round of the state baseball playoffs.
The Wildcats’ Reece Karalus pitched a complete game in the 6-2 win.
Mount Si beats Timberline in state baseball playoffs
May 21, 2011
Mount Si beat Timberline 4-2 in tghe first round of the state baseball playoffs Saturday at Bannerwood Park in Bellevue.
It is Mount Si’s first win in the state playoffs.
Trevor Lane pitched a complete game and hit a two run double to give the Wildcats the lead.
Lane struggled in the second inning, giving up two runs. The junior had trouble locating his pitches. But Lane settled down in the third inning, quickly retiring Timberline’s batters in order.
Mount Si’s Ryan Atkinson tied the game with a two run home run in the bottom of the third inning. It was the first home run of his career.
Stepping to the plate, Atkinson was looking for a first pitch fastball, which he got, slightly high and inside.
“The ball went further than I expected it to,” Atkinson said.
A few batters later, Lane connected on a fastball away for a bases-clearing double to give the Wildcats the lead.
“Ryan’s home run was huge for us,” Coach Elliott Cribby said. “We needed that hit to kickstart us.”
It is Cribby’s first year as Mount Si’s coach.
The Wildcats play Enumclaw at 4 p.m. Saturday at Bannerwood Park in the second round. Senior Reece Karalus will get the start for the Wildcats. He pitched an extra-inning complete game shut out Friday May 13 to clinch the KingCo Tournament title.
Enumclaw beat Meadowdale 18-2 earlier on Saturday.
King County Sheriff’s Department seeks help in nabbing burglar with expensive taste
May 20, 2011
The King County Sheriff’s Office is looking for help with a string of burglaries that include two robberies from the Coach store at the North Bend Premium Stores.
In each case a man wearing a knit hat breaks the store’s glass front door and makes off with thousands of dollars in expensive purses.
County seeks weed warriors
May 18, 2011
Contributed Volunteers help plant native plants in Fall City Community Park after pulling out invasive weeds.
King County is on the hunt to stamp out invasive weeds.
To bolster the campaign, county officials want residents to help find locations of non-native plants. So the county is holding a series of workshops beginning in late May and running through July.
Target shooting is banned in forest areas
May 18, 2011
Parts of the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest along Interstate 90 and Middle Fork Road 56 have been permanently closed to target shooters.
The area along the highway was temporarily closed about two years ago.
Target shooting in recreational areas and associated environmental damage prompted the move, Snoqualmie District Ranger Jim Franzel said.
“Every summer, we had two or three near misses,” he said.
File A refrigerator used by renegade target shooters litters the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest.
Shooting along I-90 greatly dropped off after the temporary ban went into effect. But there have been some fines issued to violators, Franzel said.
Illegal shooting in the areas can result in a fine up to $5,000 and six months in prison.
Azalea Park to get big playground upgrade
May 18, 2011
Snoqualmie’s Azalea Park is getting new playground equipment.
City Council approved at its May 9 meeting the purchase of nearly $70,000 in new equipment and related expenses for the park, on the north side of Snoqualmie Ridge.
The existing playground equipment will be replaced by a two-story structure with a swing bridge, wrap-around slide, a mogul slide, a climbing rope and several other features.
The equipment is being built by Miracle Recreation Equipment and Sof’Solutions Recreational Surfacing, a Michigan-based company.
The money for the work comes from mitigation money from the Kimball Creek development and real estate excise taxes.
The work should be completed within the next year.
