Casino ready for grand opening
November 6, 2008
With mere hours to go before the grand opening of its new 170,000-square-foot gaming emporium, the Snoqualmie Tribe has the dice in its collective hands and a $375 million bet on the crisp, new felt of the craps table.
And the roulette wheels. And the smoke-free poker room. And the 1,700 state-of-the-art slot machines.
Slot machines at Snoqualmie Casino await tonight’s grand opening.
A food drive for Veterans Day
November 6, 2008
From World War II to Vietnam and the Korean War to Afghanistan, Americans have enlisted in the armed forces to serve their country. With Veterans Day approaching, Kim Wagner’s fifth-grade class at North Bend Elementary is honoring veterans by organizing a Veterans Day assembly and contributing to the local Thank-a-GI food and supply drive. Read more
Mount Si holding book drive for Ugandan students
November 6, 2008
Almost every class at Mount Si High School requires books — a resource sorely lacking in the Uganda education system.
Working through the Invisible Children non-profit, the National Honors Society, Key Club and other student groups, Mount Si High School has banded together to raise money and books for Ugandan students. Read more
Students dissect sheep brains
November 6, 2008
Sheep brains are no larger than the hand of a middle-school student, but they held the attention of Kyle Wallace’s eighth-grade biology class for well over an hour.
“It feels like a dog toy,” Courtenay Wilhelm said, as she probed the neural matter with her forefinger.
Nicole Trickey wiggles her thumb as she tries to remove the hippocampus from the sheep brain. The lab took place on pajama day at Twin Falls Middle School.
Twin Falls razzles and dazzles at dedication
November 6, 2008
Presenters talked about learning, the environment, fundraising and elk at the Twin Falls Middle School Dedication and Community Celebration Oct. 30.
ASB students led guests on tours of the school, while middle-school student Gabe Kangas played the piano. The ribbon cutting, performed by School Board President Marci Busby, officially opened the school for business. Read more
Community center still facing defeat
November 6, 2008
With all seven of the city’s precincts counted and 77 percent of mail-in ballots accounted for, Snoqualmie’s Proposition No. 1, Recreational Facilities Bond is still well below the 60 percent supermajority required for approval. Read more
School district to hold meeting on bond
November 6, 2008
Before the Snoqualmie Valley School Board approves putting another bond before voters, the district is holding a meeting for the public. The meeting — which will be held at Mount Si High School, 8651 Meadowbrook Way S.E., Snoqualmie from 7-8:30 p.m. Nov. 6 — will provide the community with information about the bond proposal and other options the district has to address crowded classrooms. Read more
Staying prepared for flooding in the Valley
November 6, 2008
Standing near a new Snoqualmie City Hall that is being developed on SE River Street, Mike Roy, operations supervisor for the city, notes that the first floor of the new building stands more than a head high off ground level. Read more
Editorial: Stick to job description when critiquing board
November 5, 2008
It is our responsibility as taxpayers to make sure our school board members hire and oversee the work of the superintendent, approve a balanced district budget and lead the way in needed policy adoptions.
It is not our job to tell them what to do with their own children. Read more
Letters to the editor
November 5, 2008
School board resignation request
