An all-Valley hug: Mary Miller's whimsical 'Heart of the Valley' portrait draws a big crowd
Photo by Mary Miller
Locals form the shape of a heart for Mary Miller’s “Heart of the Valley” community photo, Sunday, May 19, at Snoqualmie’s Centennial Fields. In the center, three engaged couples kiss: Nicole Hautsreit and Kyle Rotha, Mark Lowe and Heidi Houser, and Phyllis Nieman Rasco and Larry Weidel.
Microsoft Office skills, giveaways at next Valley Chamber lunch and learn
Snoqualmie Valley Chamber of Commerce's May Lunch and Learn is 11:30 a.m. Friday, May 31, at the Snoqualmie Fire Station, 37600 S.E. Snoqualmie Parkway.
At the event, Craig Walker, a longstanding Microsoft partner and owner of Plateau Computers, teaches participants to use Microsoft Office to collaborate, stay organized, and be more productive.There will also be $300 in software giveaways.
Forward to Pasco: Mount Si baseball once again statebound after clinching doubleheader | Slideshow
It all came down to a single hit.
With the score tied, two-all, two outs and two strikes in the bottom of the second, Nick Adams was in the hot seat, hoping to stave off an overtime battle with a dangerous North Thurston team.
Adams nailed it, hitting a fielder’s choice grounder to second, and runner Evan Johnson made it safely to second, allowing Joey Cotto to cruise home for his second run.
See you at the movies: Young filmmakers' visions on view at North Bend film fest Thursday
Local talent and creativity is celebrated annually with the Wildcat Film Festival, the big-screen premiere of student films at the North Bend Theatre. Every year, film students, many of them fresh from wins in the Northwest Film Festival (and this year is no exception, see sidebar), present some of their best works during the evening fundraiser for the Wildcat Production Club at Mount Si High School.
This year, local caring and concern will also be a part of the celebration. Roughly 30 short films entered in the “Your Choice, Your Voice” video contest sponsored by the Snoqualmie Valley Community Network will also be screened during the evening, and the winners of the $500 top prize will be announced.
Excellent films: Mount Si student movies recognized at Northwest festival
A dozen Mount Si High School students earned honors at the Northwest High School Film Festival, held May 14 at Seattle’s Cinerama Theater.
Their winning films will be shown as part of the Wildcat Film Festival Thursday, May 23, at the North Bend Theatre. The festival begins with a reception for the students at 4:30, followed by the film screenings at 5, and a showing of “Iron Man 3” at 7.
Four groups received awards of excellence for their entries.
Mount Si track group goes on to state
Valley track teams competed at districts last week, and have advanced their best to state.
At the Sea-King District meet, held Wednesday and Friday at Seattle’s Southwest Complex, Mount Si’s girls squad took second as a team, while the boys took fourth.
Senior Bradly Stevens dominated the javelin event with a 187-foot throw, while Andrea Suttle won in discus, with 94 feet. Suttle, a senior, took third in shot with a 33-foot put.
Mount Si’s 4-by-200 girls relay team of Karlie Hurley, Mackenzie Hutchison, Hannah Richmond and Jesse Guyer placed second with a time of 1:45.82.
Snoqualmie: Tree City USA for third year
The Washington State Department of Natural Resources recognized 82 cities that have been chosen as a Tree City USA in honor of Arbor Day, observed last month.
Snoqualmie is one of them.
Letter from a prom pal: Be safe, have fun
My name is Jolie Shelton. I am 10 years old and go to North Bend Elementary. My job is to make sure you have a happy and safe prom.
There are many steps to help you achieve a happy and safe prom. The first one is don’t drink, smoke or do drugs. They won’t just harm you, they’ll harm your friends and family, who trust you to make good choices.
Garden Club plant sale is this weekend in North Bend
Snoqualmie Valley Garden Club Plant Sale is 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 25, at Mount Si Senior Center, 411 S. Main, North Bend.
Get some vegetable starts, perennials and annuals, or an ornamental tree or bush. This plant sale supports two scholarships to Mount Si High School seniors involved in horticulture.
Next art walk is this Friday in Snoqualmie
The next Snoqualmie Art Walk is 2 to 7 p.m. Friday, May 31. Find food, music and entertainment in downtown Snoqualmie.
Artwork from Mount Si High School’s Festival of Arts will be featured at City Hall and Chamber of Commerce.
Good news and bad: Standing-room North Bend crowd discusses fears of crime, drugs and homeless at community meeting
He was in a minority of two in a community safety meeting Thursday night, but Dave Black offered the roughly 200 people there some good news. It was regarding a drug dealer that he’d previously complained to the North Bend City Council and police about, a drug dealer who was now gone.
“He did it,” Black said, pointing to North Bend’s Police Chief Mark Toner. He “got them out of there” in a few weeks’ time, Black said, but not alone. “You have to work as a team,” Black told the audience, nearly all of whom were tense after a recent series of break-ins and last Monday’s home invasion and homicide just outside the city. “Don’t be afraid, write plates down, call him, tell him—we are a community and a team—if you don’t, you are part of the problem."
