The King County Sheriff’s Office recently received good news on its efforts to identify the remains of eight individuals who have been long termed “John/Jane Doe” homicide victims, Cindi West, KCSO spokeswoman, said March 19. Some of those cases are local. The Bode Technology Group, working under a National Institute of Justice Grant, was able…
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Little ones learn about reading
Encouragement to early literacy is provided every week at the King County Library System’s Snoqualmie Library, at 7824 Center Blvd. S.E., Snoqualmie Ridge. oung Toddler Story Time, ages 6-24 months with an adult, is Wednesdays at 9:30 a.m. Preschool Story Time, ages 3-6 years with an adult, is Mondays at 1:30 p.m. and Wednesdays at…
King County executive proposes new wetlands process
In the near future, builders in rural and unincorporated King County could purchase credits to offset construction-related damage to wetlands. Under a plan proposed by County Executive Dow Constantine, builders could pay a fee, rather than completing projects in a process called mitigation to compensate for damaged or destroyed wetlands. The law requires builders to…
With Initiative 1183’s passage, Snoqualmie Valley grocery stores expect to get into liquor business
With the passage of Initiative 1183, which replaces the state with private retailers in the liquor business, Snoqualmie Valley grocers are considering adding liquor to their stores. At the same time, employees at state-run liquor stores and the businesses that serve them face an uncertain future. I-1183 allows private stores bigger than 10,000 square feet…
Neighbors want out of Snoqualmie Valley School District
Residents from a handful of Sammamish neighborhoods want their children to attend the Lake Washington School District, instead of the Snoqualmie Valley School District, according to Lake Washington School Board documents. The Lake Washington School Board formally recognized the petition Oct. 10 and began the process of negotiating whether to transfer a piece of the…
Mount Si takes to the air in win at Interlake
Mount Si started strong, wavered and refocused to win 26-14 at Interlake. The Wildcats dominated the first half, taking a 17-0 lead into halftime. The offense faltered in the second half, but still managed to tack on another 9 points. Despite the school’s reputation for smash-mouth football, the team wasn’t afraid of putting the ball…
County library system wins nationwide award
Library Journal Magazine, the oldest library periodical in the U.S., and Gale Publishing have named the King County Library System the Library of the Year. The nationwide honor has folks in the KCLS Valley branches, the easternmost in the system, every bit as thrilled as their coworkers to the west. “It’s a real honor to…
Mount Si shortstop Tim Proudfoot commits to play for Texas Tech
Tim Proudfoot looks like a normal, lanky teenager, until he gets on the baseball field. Then everything seems to click for the shortstop on Mount Si High School’s state championship team. Proudfoot’s ease on the diamond caught the eye of Texas Tech’s baseball program. He recently committed to play for the Divion I school next…
State uses heavy artillery to keep Snoqualmie Pass safe for motorists
Keeping Snoqualmie Pass open in winter is serious work involving big explosions and a surplus U.S. Army tank. Without avalanche control, snow slides can bury vehicles or close Interstate 90, which crosses the Cascade Mountains through the pass, for hours, said John Stimberis, the Snoqualmie Pass avalanche forecaster for the Washington State Department of Transportation….
Professor calls on teachers to engage students
Daniel W. Rasmus, a former Microsoft executive and now a consultant and visiting liberal arts fellow at Bellevue College, told Valley educators to lose their fear of saying “I don’t know.” “Let’s just say we don’t know something and co-learn with students,” he said during the annual Snoqualmie Valley Schools Foundation fundraiser. The event raised…