North Bend Parks Commission has opening

The city of North Bend has a vacancy on the Parks, Recreation, and Beautification Commission, and is now taking applications to fill the seat. Position 4 on the commission has a term expiring Dec. 31 of this year.

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4:13 PM June 17, 2013

Bible school registration at Snoqualmie UMC

Registration is under way for Snoqualmie United Methodist Church Vacation Bible School, aimed at children age 5 to 12.

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4:11 PM June 17, 2013

Halos and contrails: Is there a connection?

The short answer is YES!Today I received pictures from several of you regarding some wondrous halos in the sky.  Others noted an  impressive collection of contrails...and there is no accident that both apparitions appeared at the same time:  the ultimate cause is the same.Here is a very nice picture from Brendan Fields showing both appearing...

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Blogs 10:23 PM June 15, 2013 Cliff Mass Weather Blog, a Community Blog

Powering up Fall City Days: Volunteer Bill Aggenbach shares 20 years of service for Lower Valley party

On June 15, the Snoqualmie Valley community will usher in summer by celebrating the 42nd annual Fall City Days. Overly excited 8-year-old girls will ride horses, ambitious adolescent boys will challenge each other during the watermelon-eating contest, and jogging buddies will participate in the Fun Run. But before any of Fall City Days festivities can begin, Bill Aggenbach will have been behind the scenes setting up sound systems, providing electricity and repairing riverside benches.Aggenbach has been volunteering his time at Fall City Days for more than 20 years.

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3:48 PM June 14, 2013

Can You Get More than 100% Solar Energy? The Answer is Yes!

More and more folks are putting up rooftop solar panels here in the Northwest.  And some of them are getting results that seem bizarre.Take the case of Ted Weiler of Kenmore, WA, who sent me a note that other day wondering why he sometimes gets higher peak solar output from his panels during partly cloudy...

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Blogs 3:00 AM June 14, 2013 Cliff Mass Weather Blog, a Community Blog

Fall City Masons return with pancake breakfast, military vehicle display

The Fall City Masons’ major yearly fundraiser, the annual Charity Pancake Breakfast, is 7 to 11 a.m. Saturday, June 15, at Fall City Masonic Lodge, 4304 337th Pl. S.E. Tickets are $5 at the door or can be purchased at a 20 percent discount, in presale booklets of five tickets, at the Farmhouse Market in downtown Fall City (www.farmhousemarket.com). On the menu: Pancakes, scrambled eggs and juicy sausages to start the day of festivities. It’s a great way to carb-load or recover from the Fall City Fun Run.

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5:14 PM June 12, 2013

Rainier’s Shadow

Mount Rainier is perhaps the most famous landmark in our state...and it can cast the most amazing shadows.  This morning with a relatively uniform cloud deck that topped out around 6500 ft, the mountain's shadow was quite evident. For example, the 5:30 AM visible satellite image clearly showed Rainier's shadow and that of Mt. Adam.And...

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Blogs 1:00 AM June 12, 2013 Cliff Mass Weather Blog, a Community Blog

Using Unmanned Aircraft for Severe Thunderstorm Prediction and Warning

After the tornado outbreaks in Moore City and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, there was a flood of controversy about the role of storm chasers.   With the tragic loss of three experienced storm chaser/scientists, the injury of the several Weather Channel chasers (see picture below of their car), and the veritable traffic jam of chasers in the...

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Blogs 4:31 PM June 10, 2013 Cliff Mass Weather Blog, a Community Blog

Fall City Learning Garden, P-Patch celebration is Thursday

The Fall City Learning Garden and P-Patch invites the community to the unveiling of its new garden vision at a ceremony, 6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 13, at the Fall City Masonic Lodge, 4304 337th Pl. SE, Fall City. A project of Transition Snoqualmie Valley, the Fall City Learning Garden and P-Patch has a three-fold mission:

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updated 12:41 PM June 10, 2013

One VOICE drive: Donate summer clothes and more to families in need Monday, Tuesday

Summer is right around the corner, and the Valley's One VOICE organization is collecting gently used clothing and other items for families in need for the third annual Summer Resource Fair on Thursday, June 13. Needed items include gently used summer clothing and sandals, new flip-flops, cleaning products, diapers and wipes, toilet paper, shampoo, personal hygiene items, sunscreen and lip balm. Donations will be accepted Monday and Tuesday, June 10 and 11.

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12:56 PM June 9, 2013

Fall City's Jaren Schattenkerk is Eastside Catholic valedictorian

Fall City student Jared Schattenkerk is one of two valedictorians for Eastside Catholic School's class of 2013. Schattenkerk is co-valedictorian with Addison Klinke of Sammamish. Salutatorians are Brandon Engman of Newcastle, Kylie McMillan, Lucas Heflin, Nicolette Dworkin of Sammamish, Sarah Lewis of Redmond and Sarah Richardson of Woodinville. Graduation is today, Sunday, June 9, on campus in the EC Gymnasium.

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12:02 PM June 9, 2013

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    Cliff Mass is a UW professor of Atmospheric Sciences. He blogs about the local in the Pacific Northwest.