Car wash fundraiser for CROP Hunger Walk is Saturday
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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.
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...
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.
A New Chapter for U.S. Numerical Weather Prediction
Major news to report.The National Weather Service will be acquiring a radically more powerful computer system during the next year, one that could allow the U.S. to regain leadership in numerical weather prediction. Used wisely, this new resource could result in substantial improvements in both global and regional weather predictions.Using 24 millions dollars from the...
Valley students on President's Honor Roll at WSU
The following students were named to the Washington State University President's Honor Roll for the Fall 2012 semester.
Fall City: Wendy Lee Discher; Elizabeth Paige Duncan.
North Bend: Anasaria Alena Cuevas; Daionda Suzanne Davis; Alec Matthew Deichman; Hannah Victoria Exner; Patrick Albert Gavin; Kaitlyn Nicole Kamstra; Clarissa Louise Lacefield; Matthew Evan Paauw; Ryan W. Paauw; Arianne Katarina Pulsipher; Taylor Diane Winslow.
Cedarcrest High receives Washington Achievement Award
Cedarcrest High School has received a 2012 Washington Achievement Award, which celebrates schools for overall excellence. The school was specifically recognized for being in the top 5 percent of all Washington schools in on-time graduation rates.
Mid-May Blow
A front associated with a line of thunderstorms and followed by very strong winds raked western Washington this afternoon, resulting in the loss of power to tens of thousands of homes and a major blockage of I5.WSDOT photo of a big tree blocking parts of I5First, what were the wind speeds like? Here is a...
North Bend's Gordon Johnson, former Weyerhaeuser foreman at White River, dies at age 85
Born June 17, 1927, Gordon Johnson died at the age of 85 at Mount Si Transitional Health Center in North Bend on April 26.
He was preceded in death by his wife Julia Johnson in December 2009, and his son Dennis Johnson in June of 2003.
Riverview students make their mark at statewide Reflections contest
Three Riverview School District students were recognized with Outstanding Interpretation awards at the Washington state Parent/Teacher Association's annual Reflections awards ceremony Saturday, May 4, in Bellevue. Sage Overman and Nate Bergman, both of Carnation Elementary School, and Kholy Xiong, Cedarcrest High School, each received the awards, to qualify for considering in the national Reflections event, June 20 to 24 in Cincinatti.
Overman and Xiong competed in the dance/choreography category, while Bergman was the sole Riverview entrant in the film/video category.
Three Riverview School District students were recognized with Outstanding Interpretation awards at the Washington state Parent/Teacher Association's annual Reflections awards ceremony Saturday, May 4, in Bellevue. Sage Overman and Nate Bergman, both of Carnation Elementary School, and Kholy Xiong, Cedarcrest High School, each received the awards, to qualify for considering in the national Reflections event, June 20 to 24 in Cincinatti.
