Wilson tour sails on: North Bend City Administrator says farewell, heads to Friday Harbor
William Shaw/Staff Photo
May 16, 2012
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U.S. Climate Versus Weather Computers: Climate Wins
Why is the U.S. government provide hugely more computer resources for climate prediction than weather prediction? And why is far more emphasis given to climate prediction research than weather prediction research and development?In some past blogs I talked about the unfortunate lack of computer resources available to the National Weather Service (NWS), resulting in the...
Cold Records with Warm Temperatures
On Saturday it became toasty here in Northwest, with many locations gets into the 70s and lower 80s. Yet a number of locations exprienced daily minimum temperature records in the morning--here is the proof from the National Climatic Data Center records website. The blue dot indicate a tie for the record and stations with an...
Candidate filing week begins Monday
Local candidates planning to run for regional, state and congressional office in the August 7 Primary Election or the November 6 General Election must file Monday, May 14 through Friday, May 18.
“If you are considering running for office, our website offers a candidate manual that provides comprehensive information about the process,” said King County Elections Director Sherril Huff. “Most candidates file online because it’s easy and efficient.”
During filing week, candidates have three ways to file for office:
May 11, 2012
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Summer in May
It is a climatological oddity of Northwest meteorology that we often get a period of very warm, dry weather sometime in the second or third week of May, followed by a retreat into the dismal June Gloom. Well folks, we are about to have the heat wave--one that will bring near 80F temps to Seattle,...
Benefit steak dinner is Saturday at Sno-Valley Senior Center
Just in time for Mother’s Day, a benefit steak dinner is back at the newly remodeled Sno-Valley Senior Center. Seatings are 4:30 and 6:30 p.m. Saturday, May 12.
A $15 ticket includes dinner, dessert and a gift for mom.
May 10, 2012
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The Windiest Place along the West Coast
As the U.S. West Coast enters the warm season, one area is getting very windy, particularly during the afternoon and evenings. Day after day this region will be hit by 20-30 mph winds, often with higher gusts. A region, where the afternoon is often too windy to be on the beach, with wind-driven sandy stinging...
SMS' Kallin Spiller is letter finalist in literature competition
Snoqualmie Middle School seventh grade student Kallin Spiller was a Washington State Finalist in the Letters About Literature writing competition.
Spiller was one of only 98 semi-finalists, among students across the state, who wrote 5,500 letters as part of the program. At Level 2, middle school age, there were 1,533 letters that advanced to round one, 273 that advanced to round two, with 49 letters moving on to round three state judging.
Spiller submitted her letter through her Language Arts teacher, Renee Peterson.
May 9, 2012
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Preschool help: Encompass Early Childhood program enrollment begins
The coming school year marks the 25th anniversary of the involvement of Encompass, the Valley’s child support organization, in a state program that helps needy families pay for preschool.
Enrollment for ECEAP, Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program, and enrollment of 3- and 4-year-olds for the 2012-2013 school year at Encompass, began the week of Monday, May 7.
May 9, 2012
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Flowers for mom? Mount Si student plant sale is Thursday to Saturday
Support green-thumbed students with a flower purchase when Mount Si High School hosts its annual Spring Plant Sale this Thursday, Friday and Saturday, at the school's greenhouse.
Sale hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, May 10, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, May 11, and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 12.
Students are selling Fuchsias baskets, Petunia baskets and Geranium baskets and lots of annuals and perennials.
May 9, 2012
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Photo | Prescription take-backs in Snoqualmie
Betty Morgan, right, a Snoqualmie Ridge resident, stopped by the Snoqualmie Police Department’s drug collection event Saturday, April 28, to safely dispose of some expired medicine. Officer Sherwood was on hand to help supervise the collection event, which gathered 63 pounds of unwanted medicines.
The drugs were incinerated at a Seattle facility owned by the Drug Enforcement Agency, which sponsors the semi-annual collection days.
May 8, 2012
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