Glass ornaments benefit cancer research
October 13, 2008
Nine-year-old Natalie Smith of North Bend has well-wishers across the county, but the roots of her support group began in Snoqualmie Valley.
Smith is an athletic girl, who enjoys running around the soccer field. Now, she is stationed in a hospital bed recovering from a bone marrow transplant she received to help her battle acute myelogenous leukemia. Read more
Alpacas on the loose
October 8, 2008
North Bend farm recently added 19th alpaca to its herd
From spinning fleece to birthing babies, the alpaca business is booming for the Clark family in North Bend. Their front yard, dubbed Clarkshire, is now home to 19 alpacas. The newest addition, Pippin, a little white alpaca with spindly legs and a pink nose, joined the Clarkshire herd Sept. 29. Read more
Community invited to create zines at workshop
October 8, 2008
Mount Si High School Librarian Elaine Harger makes a mean zine, and she’s inviting the community to join her. In a free, nine-week workshop, Harger will teach people how to create zines — personal magazines — using silk-screening, papermaking, rubberstamp carving and more. Read more
World traveler set to speak at library
October 2, 2008
One hike around Rattlesnake Lake led to Joyce Major seeing the world.
Joyce Major rides atop an elephant in Thailand. Contributed
The long-time Seattle resident will be at the Snoqualmie Public Library at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 6 to talk about her recent five-month experience working for the Sumatran Orangutan Society in Bali. Read more
Childhood development workshop planned for Snoqualmie Ridge
October 2, 2008
Parents check out resource tables on Early Childhood Education at the Giraffes conference. Contributed
Parents of young children are invited to attend a free child development workshop at Cascade View Elementary Oct. 11. The workshop, “Children and Giraffes: Tall Orders in Development,” will feature classes on subjects from brain development to early literacy. Read more
Stitching up a storm
October 2, 2008
Club helps women find their own styles
Mary Maupin holds up a bat she sewed at the Sno-Valley Quilters Club. Photo by Laura Geggel
Quilting can be methodical and creative. The seamstress may have to attend quilt shows and leaf through magazines before a design inspires her. Selecting the right shade of cloth before measuring twice and cutting once leads to the most labor-intensive part — sewing sometimes hundreds of pieces together to perfect a pattern. Read more
Artist paints with “Profound Lunacy
September 26, 2008
Bobby DiTrani stands next to his artwork, which will be on display in George’s Bakery & Deli until the end of September. Photo by Laura Geggel.
People hankering for a cinnamon roll snack at George’s Bakery & Deli can Read more
Hiking against the odds
September 26, 2008
Rebecca Dufek on the Snoqualmie Valley Trail in Carnation.
Hiking 31.5 miles in one day would be a feat for an average adventurer, but for Rebecca Dufek, who is battling a disorder called NF2, it was a must.
Dufek hiked the Snoqualmie Valley Trail Sept. 7 to raise awareness about NF2, a condition in which benign tumors grow on the cranial and spinal nerves, affecting hearing, vision and sensation.
Dufek said she began experiencing hearing loss at age 27. She had already won a battle with lymphoma cancer at age 21, but NF2 presented a different type Read more
North Bend author pens novel about Labyrinths
September 26, 2008
Roland Harper
When Roland Harper began his first published novel, he knew his subject. He knew his characters. He even knew how he was going to research.
There were two things, however, Harper was clueless about — the ending of his novel and exactly how painstaking the editing process can be.
After several months, Harper figured out his ending. And, after several hundred hours, he got through the editing process. The result is Read more
North Bend Library home to new painting
September 18, 2008
Sandy Passeck Robinson, one of three founders of the Mount Si Artist Guild, painted a picture that was recently purchased by the Friends of the Library. Photo by Laura Geggel
North Bend Library is now host to a menagerie of animals, ranging from the amphibious and shelled to the warm-blooded and winged. They’re trapped in the Children’s Section — on a canvas, to be specific — and starring in a painting called “Non-fiction on the Loose.” Read more
