PTSA contact info and first meetings
September 24, 2011
PTSA presidents for the 2011-12 school year
- Cascade View Elementary School: Monica Niemela, president@cvesptsa.org
- North Bend Elementary School: Deborah Doy and Kim Ayars, president@nbepta.com
- Opstad Elementary School: Paul Sprouse, opstadpta@yahoo.com
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Mount Si forgets shaky start to beat Liberty in OT
September 24, 2011
The Mount Si Wildcats endured three first-half turnovers to defeat the Patriots 16-13 in overtime.
The win was the Wildcats’ third of the season and head coach Charlie Kinnune’s 100th in his career.
“The kids gutted it out,” Kinnune said of his team.
A field goal with 33 seconds left in the game tied the game at 13, bringing the Wildcats back from a 13-0 halftime deficit.
Then, in overtime, Wildcat kicker Cameron Vanwinkle nailed a 35-yard field goal, and his Patriot counterpart Josh Johnson missed a 35-yard attempt, giving Mount Si the victory. Read more
A host of state initiative measures fill out this year’s ballot
September 23, 2011
Though initiatives 1125 (highway tolling) and 1183 (liquor privatization) receive the most attention, Washington voters must decide other important issues on the Nov. 8 ballot.
- Initiative 1163 requires training and background checks for employees in adult family homes. Washington voters passed a similar measure, Initiative 1029, in 2008, but it withered in the Legislature due to budget shortfalls.
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Calendar
September 23, 2011
The Valley Center Stage’s 2011-2012 season opens with ‘Bram Stoker’s Dracula.’ The terrifying tale isn’t for the faint of heart. Shows are at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday from Sept. 29 to Oct. 15, Valley Center Stage, 119 W. North Bend Way, second floor, North Bend. Tickets can be purchased at www.valleycenterstage.org. (Contributed)
Hawk-A-Thon fundraiser makes for theater of the odd
September 23, 2011
 Students at Chief Kanim Middle School begin the last round of laps at their school’s Hawk-A-Thon fundraiser. (By Sebastian Moraga) |
The candidate showed up at the fundraiser intent on convincing others that he was the man for the job.Rather than promises, he doled out lollipops.
Rather than an Armani suit, he had a banana one.
But seventh-grader Davis Hatch sidelined his candidacy to the Chief Kanim Middle School Associated Student Body for a day Sept. 16 to join classmates running laps in his banana suit to raise funds for the school.
A good festival idea is hard to come by
September 23, 2011
“Good morning, boys!” said Delbert McLain, glad-handing the regular members of the world-dilemma think tank at the Mule Barn truck stop’s philosophy counter. “I need your advice.”
Well, when the director (make that “sole employee”) of our local chamber of commerce needs advice from the best minds in the county, he’d naturally show up here in his white shirt and tie to learn from the best. We all sat up a bit straighter and adjusted our gimme caps to a jauntier angle. In situations like this, Doc is our usual spokesman, having more initials behind his name than the rest of us.
Costco-backed I-1183 aims to remove state from liquor business
September 23, 2011
Months after a measure to privatize the state’s Prohibition-era liquor system failed, Issaquah-based Costco ordered another round, and spearheaded a similar measure for the November ballot.
Initiative 1183 aims to remove the state from the business of distributing and selling hard liquor. The measure is less comprehensive than Initiative 1100, a Costco-backed privatization measure rejected last November.
If passed, I-1183 calls for state-run liquor stores to close by June 2012. The measure also aims to require the state to license private enterprises to sell and distribute hard liquor, set license fees based on sales and regulate licensees.
Minor earthquake felt in North Bend; no damages reported
September 22, 2011
The Seattle Times has reported that the King County sheriff’s office stated no damaged have stemmed from a small earthquake Thursday afternoon.
The Pacific Northwest Seismic Network reported the 3.2 magnitude quake occurred at 1:22 p.m. in the Lake Desire area about 11 miles south of Bellevue. It was originally reported as a 2.8, then upgraded.
The U. S. Geological Survey intensity website indicates it was felt as weak-to-light shaking mostly in the North Bend-Snoqualmie area.
This story will be updated as information becomes available.
Harry Franklin ‘Dutch’ Aron Jr.
September 22, 2011
Harry Franklin “Dutch” Aron Jr., longtime resident of Issaquah, passed away Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011, at the age of 75.
Dutch was born April 17, 1936, in Philadelphia. He was one of seven children born to his parents, Harry Sr. and Dorothy Aron, who predecease him.
He married his wife Betty on Nov. 24, 1967, after going on a blind date four months prior. Betty survives Dutch.
He is also survived by his three children: Andrew, of Renton, Jim, of Renton, and Sarah, of Redmond. Read more
Use logic, not politics to redistrict Washington
September 22, 2011
Washington State is in the midst of its once-a-decade chance to re-evaluate the lines on a map that create our Congressional and Legislative districts. Politics, of course, figure into the process.
Please, powers-that-be, draw the lines based on logical groups of people, not on how best to create districts safe for one party or the other.
Logic does not divide small cities. Logic does not have a district that encompasses large portions of both sides of the Cascades. Logic does not base district boundaries on today’s representation without acknowledging that elected officials and political leanings will change dramatically over the next decade.
