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Ugly Sweater Contest returns to Riverbend Cafe
Sharon Dahl, winner of last year’s Ugliest Sweater Contest at North Bend’s Riverbend Cafe, shows her gaudy garb. The contest returns January 30; Dahl will judge.  - Courtesy photo Jan 24 2013, 10:07 AM Be they gift or gag, some sweaters are so ugly, they’re awesome. For the second year in a row, Riverbend Cafe will honor the garb so gaudy and awful, it’s grand. The annual Ugly Sweater Contest returns, starting at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 30. Guests are welcome to come for happy hour or dinner and have their photo taken, wearing their ugliest sweater. A panel of three judges will determine the winner of a $50 gift card for The Riverbend Cafe. It’s their tastes that will determine the prize.
Rotary Club names fall Students of the Quarter: Mahrer, Corliss, Hauser and Canady
  - William Shaw/Staff Photo Jan 24 2013, 10:07 AM Mount Si High School students, from left, Matt Mahrer, Aja Corliss, Terra Hauser and Dominick Canady, are the Rotary Students of the Quarter. T he Rotary Club of Snoqualmie Valley periodically singles out students for their excellent grades and community service. Selected students receive a certificate, and scholarship checks in the amount of $100.
North Bend students rebel in ‘Urinetown’
McKenna Griffin of North Bend, left, appears with Jake Friang in CORE Theatrics’ ‘Urinetown.’  - Courtesy photo Jan 24 2013, 10:07 AM Several North Bend student actors appear in the latest production by CORE Theatrics, an Eastside theater company. Their 2013 season opener, Urinetown The Musical, is onstage this weekend, 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Jan. 25 and 26, at Lake Washington High School Performing Arts Center, 12033 N.E. 80th St., Kirkland North Bend’s Katie Jung, Ariana Christ and McKenna Griffin are part of the cast.
Build a blanket for kids at Sallal Grange Monday
Jan 24 2013, 5:22 PM Sallal Grange hosts a no-sew blanket-making night, 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 28. The Linus Project, which provides blankets to children in traumatic situations, is the beneficiary of the Grange’s ‘Build-a-Blanket’ event. All are welcome.
County trainer's talk looks at youth suicide prevention
Jan 29 2013, 5:14 PM The Snoqualmie Valley Hospital District’s next Lunch & Learn, noon to 1 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 7, focuses on Prevention Works: Youth Suicide Prevention and Intervention with speaker Karyn Brownson. Brownson is a King County trainer for the Youth Suicide Prevention Program. The event, at the Snoqualmie Fire Station, 37600 S.E. Snoqualmie Parkway, is open to the public.
Sallal Grange gets its game on Sunday
Jan 24 2013, 5:24 PM Sallal Grange's next Community Game Night is 3 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 27, at the community hall, 12912 432nd Ave. S.E., North Bend. The Grange has a big selection of games to play, or you can bring your own favorites to share. There are 15 tables and room for up to 85 people, so bring family and friends. There are traditional games like Othello, Monopoly, Stratego, Sequence and Candy Land, plus a couple of regular groups playing Magic the Gathering. Another group is looking to start up a Dungeons and Dragons game.
Ben Olson earns spot on Cornell Dean's List
Jan 24 2013, 5:29 PM Ben Olson, a 2009 graduate of Mount Si High School, was placed on the Dean's List of the College of Arts and Sciences for Excellence in Scholarship for the fall semester at Cornell University. Olson earned a 3.85 grade point average for fall semester. Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York.
Snoqualmie Middle School's girls varsity basketball team goes undefeated over two seasons
   - Courtesy photo Jan 24 2013, 5:32 PM Snoqualmie Middle School’s eighth grade girls varsity basketball team finished their season in December with an undefeated 16-0 record for the past two seasons. “The girls were an awesome group of student athletes with a strong desire to compete and excel at the highest level,” says head coach Brad Hillard. The team showed great basketball sense, he says, and were very skilled and athletic.
Snoqualmie Valley Chamber's After Hours looks at new county HQ
Jan 24 2013, 5:33 PM Snoqualmie Valley Chamber hosts its next Business After Hours event, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 30, at the new Snoqualmie Ridge office of the King County Department of Planning and Environmental Review (formerly DDES). The office is located at 35030 S.E. Douglas St., Suite 210.
Jewel journey: Snoqualmie's Austin transplant Anne Jackson's new business offers color for any age
Anne Jackson’s hobby became her business. She creates handmade jewelry for all ages, and hosts creative parties, in her downtown Snoqualmie store, SimplyAnne Party Boutique. - Seth Truscott/Staff Photo Jan 24 2013, 5:36 PM With a retail boutique in the front and a jewelry-making studio in the back, Snoqualmie resident Anne Jackson’s new business offers something colorful for anyone. She recently opened SimplyAnne Party Boutique at 8050 Railroad Avenue, Snoqualmie, in the former site of La Chicanita. Jackson’s creations are on view in the front of the shop, while the studio hosts special events, from birthday parties and girls’ nights out to team building events and youth clubs. Jackson and her family moved to the Northwest from Austin, Texas, in 2009.