Think and Drive week encourages students to make good choices
May 22, 2013
Mount Si High School students were driving drunk on the morning of May 16. At least that’s what they felt like they were doing. As part of the annual “Think and Drive” week preceding the prom, the students were invited to watch a few of their classmates attempt to drive a golf cart through a course on the football field while wearing goggles that mimicked what it would be like to drive while drunk.
Senior Hank Van Liew was demonstrating the glasses and said the sensations they created made him feel like he should drive faster, but he was deceived.
Snoqualmie Valley School Board will hold focus groups about possible bond
May 15, 2013
After five failed funding measures in recent years, the Snoqualmie Valley School Board will go to the people to hear what they want in a bond measure for schools. At least, a few of the people.
The board at its May 9 meeting set the dates for two public focus groups that will look at school bond options.
Valley students receive awards in state art competition
May 15, 2013
Two students from Cascade View Elementary School and one from Fall City Elementary School were honored with an award at the Reflections program, a cultural arts competition hosted by the Washington State PTA, according to a Snoqualmie Valley School District Press release.
Fashion show to benefit senior center
May 15, 2013
The Mount Si Senior Center is inviting women of all ages to an evening of fashion to benefit the Mount Si Senior Center.
The event is at 6:30 p.m. May 25 at TPC Snoqualmie Ridge, 36005 S.E. Ridge St., Snoqualmie, according to a press release from the senior center.
Snoqualmie mayor appreciates artist volunteers
May 15, 2013
Snoqualmie mayor appreciates artist volunteers
Snoqualmie Mayor Matt Larson awarded members of the Snoqualmie Arts Commission with certificates of appreciation for art rotation at City Hall and the Snoqualmie Valley Chamber of Commerce, and for leading art events and working with the community via arts April 24.
Hear new song from 1980’s band Berlin at casino concert
May 15, 2013
For Berlin lead singer Terri Nunn, a concert is a reverent thing, special and unique in its own way. This is what Nunn hopes her audience will take away from Berlin’s upcoming concert May 19 at Snoqualmie Casino.
“It’s so important to get out and feel and move, and feel good, feel sensual, feel empowered, feel beautiful, feel connected with other people and with the music and with the band,” Nunn said. “There’s a release in that that to me is living, whether I’m doing a concert or whether I’m in the audience. The energy in the concert is a circle … it’s better than any drug that I’ve ever had.”
NORCOM spends nearly $200,000 upgrading old EFR dispatch system
May 15, 2013
By Michele Mihalovich
NORCOM, the emergency dispatch system that provides service to 14 fire districts, including Eastside Fire & Rescue and Snoqualmie Fire, couldn’t wait any longer for the long-promised new software from New World.
The old system, called TriTech, hadn’t been updated because NORCOM kept expecting the New World system to be in place. That resulted in the system crashing — just locking up — during emergency calls, EFR Fire Chief Lee Soptich said.
Two thefts end with two arrests
May 8, 2013
Two men in two separate incidents were arrested for crimes in North Bend.
North Bend Police Chief Mark Toner said in an email that someone reported that their 1992 Acura had been stolen from a parking lot either May 2 or 3. At 1 p.m. May 4, the captain of the security guards for the North Bend Outlet Mall saw the stolen car in the parking lot.
Contest offers unique experience at Boeing Classic
May 8, 2013
This year, two people will have the chance to experience the Boeing Classic golf tournament up close.
Go to the Boeing Classic Facebook page and describe your favorite part of the tournament and you could win, according to a press release from the city of Snoqualmie.
Valley residents can be in Heart of the Valley photograph on May 19
May 8, 2013
Come and be a part of history as local photographer Mary Miller captures a group photo of Snoqualmie Valley residents.
The event will begin at 2 p.m. May 19 with the outlining of a heart shape, according to the North Bend city website. Read more
