Nocturnal furniture thief; slumped over the wheel; cops not impressed with name dropper; Snoqualmie Valley police calls
On May 13, an officer patrolling Snoqualmie Parkway responded to a report of a reckless driver northbound on the parkway. The officer located the reported car and followed it, noting some erratic driving, before pulling it over at Southeast Millpond Road and Railroad Avenue Southeast. The driver smelled of alcohol and tried to make small talk with the officer while looking for his documents, saying he knew several officers on the force and was a former city councilman. He noted the officer was not impressed, and submitted to several sobriety tests. He was arrested for driving under the influence.
Memorial Weekend Forecast
Memorial Day is not a dependable weekend around the Northwest...never has been, never will be. Generally we have a sunny, warm period in the middle of May (early May this year) and then we move towards the June gloom mode of low clouds.During the past few days we have had a closed upper low hanging...
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.
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.
The Lessons of the Moore Oklahoma Tornado
On Monday, an EF-5 tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma resulting in substantial loss of life, hundreds of injuries, and economic losses that will run into the billions of dollars. The storm had winds reaching 200-210 mph, was on the ground for 17 miles, and was observed from 2:45-3:35 PM CDT (19:45-20:35 UTC).How did the National Weather...
Mount Si High School honor roll: Students earn high grades, straight A's
The following students earned a 3.8 to 4.0 grade-point average at Mount Si High School. Students with an asterisk earned straight A’s.
Ninth grade: Elene Apostol, Bianca Backman*, Abigail Bateman*, Christopher Bauer, Konrad Beattie, Olivia Bewsey*, Brianna Bilotta, Dayna Boord, Julian Bossio*...
Weather Impacts of the Mount Saint Helens Eruption
Yesterday was the 33rd anniversary of the eruption of Mt. St. Helens, an event that devastated the mountain and surroundings and caused terrible problems on nearby rivers.But there is another story of the eruption and one far less known: its impact on local weather. The eruption produced a huge volcanic dust cloud that was mainly...
Biking Dry
Today is bike to work day and thus there is no better time to discuss how you can bike on most days without fear of getting wet....or at least very wet.Yes, even here in the Pacific Northwest a little meteorological knowledge and technology can help you avoid those raindrops and enjoy a very pleasant ride...
Car wash fundraiser for CROP Hunger Walk is Saturday
A funding car wash for CROP Hunger Walk is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 18, at the North Bend Les Schwab Tire Center.
To learn more about CROP Hunger Walk, visit www.cropwalkonline.org/snoqualmiewa.
Memorial service for former Navy WAVE Elly Walker is Friday at Mount Si Senior Center
A memorial service for Elynor (Elly) Walker is 3 p.m., Friday, May 17, at the Mount Si Senior Center in North Bend.
Walker will also receive formal military honors at Tahoma National Cemetery at 1 p.m. Friday. Snoqualmie Valley’s Post 79 and Auxiliary Unit 79 officers and members are urged to attend and wear uniform caps. The Post and Auxilary Colors will be present, and VFW Post 5052 will be the duty Honor Guard.
Mount Si’s Morgan Schmelser gets presidential award to Eastern WA University
Morgan Schmelzer has been awarded a Presidential Scholarship for $3,000 for the 2013-14 academic year at Eastern Washington University.
Morgan will graduate from Mount Si High School in June. She is a member of the National Honor Society and did gymnastics during her freshman and sophomore years of high school. She is graduating from the Bellevue College Running Start program with an associate of arts degree in the spring of 2013.
