One of Michele Drovdahl’s favorite parts of being a librarian is, as she puts it, “forcing a good book on people.” With the state of today’s economy, Drovdahl’s had plenty of opportunity to do that. As unemployment numbers across King County and the rest of the country continue to rise, so is the number of…
Month: July 2009
Mount Si High School to get geothermal system
Captain Planet would likely approve of the Snoqualmie Valley School District’s updated light bulbs, not to mention its new geothermal system at Mount Si High School. Using funds from a $27.5 million school bond, construction crews are changing all of the district’s inefficient light bulbs, as well as installing improved heating, ventilation and air conditioning…
Association to challenge Initiative 1033
Suburban Cities Association Executive Director Karen Goroski told the Snoqualmie City Council July 13 that her organization is preparing to oppose Initiative 1033. Goroski updated the council on what the organization was doing to advocate for the interest of King County’s suburban cities. Initiative 1033 seeks to limit the growth of city, county and state…
Local book donations down this year
When three blue book collection bins appeared in North Bend, Penny Humphrey did not think to give them a second thought. As President of the Friends of the North Bend Library, Humphrey was more concerned with organizing library programs with money earned from the library’s annual two-week book sale. Normally, the friends fill more than…
Churches, businesses hit with white supremacist graffiti
A swastika and other white supremacist graffiti were drawn in spray paint on the side of the Church of the Nazarene in Snoqualmie June 9. As shocking as that may have seemed to some, however, the act is actually anything but unusual. According to officials in the Valley, church vandalism is running rampant this summer….