Problem solvers: When schools, parents can't see eye to eye, Education Ombudsman can find middle ground
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Fall City parent Peggy Johnson turned to the Office of the Education Ombudsman to mediate a safety plan for her son at Mount Si High School.
Cedarcrest boys bring down Granite Falls, Arch. Murphy; Home game tonight
Heading into the end of the regular season, the Red Wolves boys basketball team had a strong stretch last weekend against league competition.
On Friday, Jan, 27, Cedarcrest hosted Granite Falls, winning 80-62.
"We were able to feed off the energy of the crowd," coach Mark Prince said. The boys started out quick, pulling to a 10-lead in first few minutes. "The team was really focused in and their energy level was off the charts."
Unused opportunity: Tanner Electric wants high school juniors for all-expenses trip to nation's capital
It's been three years since a local high school junior took in the sights of Washington, D.C., on Tanner Electric's dime.
The North Bend power co-op wants to change that in 2012.
Asked why, Tanner staff Lisa Peabody and Steve Walter roll off the cooperative's core principals of education, training and community involvement.
"This is the way we give back to some of our young members, something they might never afford to do, or even thought about," said Walter, Tanner's president.
SnoValley Writes taking submissions for 2012 writing contest
The SnoValley Writes writers' group is now taking submissions for its 2012 Writing Contest.
A short story, poem, one-act play or creative non-fiction essay of no more than 1,500 words should be submitted by March 3.
The story must include at least three of the following words: Three, Magic, Number, Valley, Anniversary, Coffee, Friends, Ashes, Determination, or Quest.
How anonymous is the Mount Si High School tip line?
Mount Si High School's year-old Tipline is intended to let students anonymously express their concerns about school violence, bullying, and other safety issues. They can visit the school's tip website, (https://mountsi.schooltipline.com) to report something, and have the option to include their contact information, or to remain anonymous, or they can send a text message containing "@mountsi" and information about their concerns to 847847.
Compliance officer puts initiative front and center in Snoqualmie schools' anti-bullying efforts
The face of Snoqualmie Valley School District’s compliance with state anti-bullying requirements is not Nancy Meeks, and she’d be first to say so.
Instead, Meeks said the school district really addresses harassment, intimidation and bullying issues at the level of each individual school. “The real work is not with me, it’s with the buildings,” she said. Although she is officially the school compliance officer for the state-mandated policy 3207, she said “it's the principals and the counselors in the buildings who play the biggest role.”
Letters | Alternate-day Kindergarten is not best option for students
The Snoqualmie Valley School District (SVSD) is considering major restructuring of the current Kindergarten daily schedule.
Rather than attending school five half-days per week, students would only go to school two or three times per week for the full day. This change would not be made to better our students’ academic learning or enhance a new curriculum; it is purely to cut costs and save money.
First Aid, 'super sitters' classes set for teens in North Bend
Encompass will host two workshops designed for teens who are involved with childcare and babysitting. Teen First Aid and CPR class, offered from 9 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 18, will focus on safety and prevention, CPR and choking rescue techniques including the Heimlich maneuver. Participants will receive a two-year certification card.
From teller to manager, Linda Trombley marks 25th year with Sno Falls Credit Union
Linda Trombley, office manager at the North Bend branch of Sno Falls Credit Union, celebrated her 25th year with the company last week.
Trombley, who started as a teller in 1987, was recognized by Sno Falls' board of directors for her decades of growth and exceptional service.
North Bend workshop on local energy, water use moved to March
A sustainability workshop series hosted by the city of North Bend takes a look at local resources like energy and water, and their future.
The first workshop, "Energy, Fossil Fuel and Water Use and Conservation," originally scheduled for next week, has been moved to 7 p.m. Thursday, March 8, at North Bend City Hall, 211 Main Ave. N.
Storm-stalled audiences get one more chance to see one-woman show, 'Tits and Asphalt'
North Bend was still recovering from days without power when local actress Robin Walbeck-Forrest was supposed to perform her one-woman show about her adventures walking to raise funds for a breast cancer cure.
Walbeck-Forrest's storm-disrupted performance has been rescheduled, for one weekend only, Friday, Feb. 10 and Saturday, Feb. 11, at Valley Center Stage in North Bend.
