Student Exchange to Korea Open to Mount Si High Students
May 25, 2013
Eight local high school students have the opportunity to be youth ambassadors on the fifth annual student exchange to Snoqualmie’s Sister City of Gangjin, South Korea. The program is coordinated by the Snoqualmie Sister Cities Association, according to a press release from the City of Snoqualmie. The trip is from July 23 to Aug. 12.
Students will have a home stay with a Korean family, attend festivals, and tour the southernmost part of the country. They will also earn community service hours by teaching English to younger children. Participants do not need to be able to speak Korean.
The cost of the trip is $2,450 and includes roundtrip airfare to Seoul, all inter-Korean transportation, all lodging, meals, all admissions fees for events such as festivals, tours, and parks.
The deadline to sign up for the trip is May 30. Email Russell at russellmaw@hotmail.com or call 495-2761.
Local gardeners invited to use community garden
May 24, 2013
Love gardening but don’t have the room? The city of Snoqualmie is setting up a community gardening area for residents to grow fresh food, meet neighbors and enjoy the fresh air while planting.
There will be two gardens, at 3862 S.E. Silvia St. and 7640 380th St. S.E., Snoqualmie, according to a press release from the city.
Plots are six feet by 12 feet and cost $25 each per season, or two plots for $45. Gardeners must bring their own tools and topsoil; the city will supply the water. Any amount of extra produce may be donated to the Mount Si Helping Hand Food Bank.
To reserve a plot, call 831-5784 or go to the city Parks and Recreation Department at 38624 S.E. River St., Snoqualmie. Or, fill out an application at http://bit.ly/17Ievvg.
“Look, Smile, Wave!” campaign promotes bike safety
May 23, 2013
As the summer draws nearer, promoting bus and bike safety becomes more important. The new campaign, “Look, Smile, Wave!” continues for Bike Safety Month, according to a press release from King County Department of Transportation.
This safety campaign marks the second year King County Metro has teamed up with the Seattle Department of Transportation, Bicycle Alliance of Washington and Cascade Bicycle Club on transit bus ads that remind bus operators and cyclists to be on the lookout for each other. Read more
The ending of an era
May 22, 2013
By Greg Farrar
Michael Johnston, Lee Scheeler and Art Farash (from left), with American Legion Post 79 in Snoqualmie, stand beside gravesites of the honored dead at Tahoma National Cemetery, where they volunteered to perform duties at five memorial services last November.
Unquestioned patriotism is disappearing, along with veterans from
World War II
Chaplains from the 30 American Legion posts in the Seattle area get together every month to discuss the spiritual needs of former military personnel in the region. Each gathering begins with a ceremony to honor the veterans in the room who fought in foreign wars.
In April, Lee Scheeler was the only person who stood up to represent the soldiers from World War II.
Election season shapes up after candidates file
May 22, 2013
The deadline for candidates wanting to run for local seats has ended, and there is a race that will face off in an August primary.
The primary, which whittles the candidate pool down to two, is the Snoqualmie Valley School District school board No. 4 district seat.
Scott Hodgins held that district seat, which roughly covers North Bend. But when the district redrew its boundary lines, that put another sitting school board member, Marci Busby, in his district. Both are going to run for that seat; however, Stephen Kangas and David Spring have also tossed their hats into the ring.
Hospital board approves WaNIC deal
May 22, 2013
The Snoqualmie Valley Hospital Board signed a deal to partner with the Washington Network for Innovative Careers at its May 2 meeting on a 4-1 vote. Commissioner Gene Pollard was opposed.
The network, in conjunction with the hospital, would build the 5,000-square-foot building next to the new hospital, and WaNIC would pay $1 per year on a 50-year lease.
The hospital district would be responsible for maintaining and repairing the building, paying all utilities, as well as insuring the building.
Tempers flare during hospital board meeting
May 22, 2013
The Snoqualmie Valley Hospital board approved an agreement for a new high school healthcare skills center, but the public witnessed tempers flaring between staff and some commissioners at a recent two-hour meeting, and the hospital attorney, Jay Rodne, shouted at a member of the audience.
The board has been meeting in various communities that make up the hospital district in order for the public to “get to know them.”
On May 2, the board met at the Fall City Methodist Church to hold a special meeting, as well as take up the issue of whether to sign an agreement with the Washington Network for Innovative Careers that wants to build a $1.6 million skills center on the campus of the new hospital.
Remember the fallen on Memorial Day
May 22, 2013
The Snoqualmie Valley will remember its fallen heroes with several ceremonies this Memorial Day, May 27. Starting at 9 a.m. there will be a ceremony at Preston Cemetery, 8328 308th Ave. S.E., Issaquah. At 10 a.m. a ceremony will be held at Fall City Cemetery, 4713 Lake Alice Road S.E. A third ceremony will be held at 11 a.m. at North Bend Cemetery, 43008 S.E. North Bend Way, followed by a final ceremony at Snoqualmie Valley Veterans Memorial at American Legion Post, 38625 S.E. River Street., in downtown Snoqualmie, across the street from City Hall.
Mother, officials clarify details about child’s fall from window
May 22, 2013
The mother of the tot who fell out of a two-story Snoqualmie home says she needs to clear a few things up.
Several news helicopters circled over her house during the May 10 incident, and the media reports, which cited quotes from Snoqualmie Police Capt. Nick Almquist, were “completely inaccurate,” said the infant’s mother, Tenille Hedahl.
North Bend Elementary cracks down on playground hazards
May 22, 2013
After a May 16 community meeting left parents concerned about drugs being found on the school grounds, North Bend Elementary Principal Jim Frazier put together a plan to keep the school safe, according to a newsletter from North Bend Elementary.
The community meeting included a discussion from North Bend Police Chief Mark Toner who addressed the issue of transients in the area and an increase in drug use.
