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Mar 19 2013, 2:59 PM
The 2013 edition of popular Encompass Summer Camps, which just won the Macaroni Kid Family Choice award, gets ramped up soon, with online registration slated to begin Tuesday morning, March 26.
The total of 40 week-long half-day camps, eight weeks from June 26 through Aug. 16, cover a wide range of interests for children age 2 to 7.
“If there is one theme, it is that we offer exploration opportunities for every child,” says Rochelle Clayton Strunk, Encompass director of community programs.
Si View Community Pool unveils new aquatic scholarships
Mar 19 2013, 2:54 PM
Swimming is a life-long skill as well as great exercise. Si View Community Foundation has a new aquatics scholarship program with a goal of saving lives through water safety education. This scholarship is possible thanks to a generous private donation. It is available for all Si View Metropolitan Park District residents interested in swim lessons at Si View Pool. Scholarship applications can be found on the park district website, www.siviewpark.org, under Registration—Scholarships. Applications are also available from the Si View Metropolitan Park District office.
City of Snoqualmie turns out the lights this weekend for Earth Hour
Mar 19 2013, 2:28 PM Watch for the City Hall in Snoqualmie to go dark this weekend for the cause of energy awareness. On Saturday, March 23, from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m., the lights at Snoqualmie City Hall will be turned out in support of Earth Hour. The city has participated in Earth Hour for the past five years, to build awareness on climate change and global sustainability. Valley teen Taylor Pearlstein part of all-student ‘Music Man’ at the 5th Ave.
Mar 19 2013, 2:30 PM Mount Si student Taylor Pearlstein will take the stage this weekend in the Rising Star Project’s production of “The Music Man” at Seattle’s 5th Avenue Theater. Pearlstein, who is part of the ensemble, joins more than 100 high school students and teens from nearly 60 Washington state schools in taking over the 5th Avenue for the production. It’s a one-of-a-kind educational program that gives teens an opportunity to experience all aspects of staging a musical. National football honors for Mount Si’s Blake Herman, Jimbo Davis, coach Charlie Kinnune
Mar 19 2013, 3:01 PM
From left, coach Charlie Kinnune, Blake Herman, Jimbo Davis and Mount Si Athletic Director Greg Hart take part in the National Football Foundation’s 47th Annual Scholar-Athlete Awards Ceremony, held Sunday, February 10, at CenturyLink Field in Seattle.
Wildcats Davis and Herman were recognized at the foundation’s ceremony, an annual banquet that recognizes and awards scholarships to outstanding local football players who excel on the field, in the classroom and in the community.
Chicken for North Bend: Popeye's Louisiana Kitchen opens at 'Truck Town' TravelCenter
Mar 19 2013, 3:24 PM A new Popeye’s Louisiana Kitchen has opened at the TravelCenters of America LLC location, at 46600 S.E. North Bend Way, off I-90’s Exit 34 in the Truck Town neighborhood. The TA Seattle East Popeye’s is the 48th Popeye’s location in the TA chain. Guests can check out the Popeye’s full menu, including chicken and shrimp meals and sandwiches, in addition to signature side dishes, sauces and desserts. The restaurant provides professional drivers and motorists a quick-serve meal option, complementing the full-service, sit-down Country Pride restaurant nearby. Nine Valley boys earn Arrow of Light, Cub Scouts' highest honor
Mar 19 2013, 3:12 PM
Nine Cub Scouts from Pack 466 became Snoqualmie Valley’s newest Boy Scouts on Friday, March 1. All nine boys earned the Arrow of Light Award, Cub Scouting’s highest honor. Robbie Vukovich earned all 20 activity badges as well as the World Conservation Award.
Pictured from left: front row, Ben Sides, Davis Sauer, Liam Roselli, Robbie Vukovich, Nick Copeland, Ethan Sauer, Ethan George and Michael Brisbane; back row, Jamey Brooks, Kevin Ostrem, Noah Bailey, Kevin Sauer, Wyatt Webb, Candie Webb, Sam Rogers, Rick Webb and Darcie Rogers.
Out of the Past: New superintendent for Snoqualmie, mosquito problems, from forklifts to poetry
Mar 21 2013, 11:41 AM This week's stories from the past 25 and 50 years in the Valley included Thursday, March 17, 1988 • The School District 410 board voted to hire Dr. Richard McCullough of Oregon as new superintendent. He replaces Dr, Gerald Post, who was interim superintendent. McCullough, 41, comes from La Center. • Five years was enough for Lynn Cornelison. He quit his job as a forklift driver at Weyerhaueser to pursue his main love, poetry. Fall City preschool's March Market to share talent with young students, this Friday
Mar 21 2013, 11:50 AM The Discovery Preschool is having a March Market, 10 a.m. to noon Friday, March 22, at the school, located in Fall City. If you have a business or talent to share with students and you would like to be a part of the market, contact Mandi Smith at (425) 681-4049 or mandi@thediscoverypreschool.com. Mount Si Wildcat Select team finishes second in league tournament
Mar 21 2013, 11:53 AM
The Mount Si Wildcats, an eighth-grade select girls basketball team, finished their season with a 22-4 record and a second place showing at the Puget Sound Travel League Championship Tournament on Sunday, March 10.
They came up short against undefeated Skyline in the championship game with a 29-50 final, but played a great tournament. After finishing third in the league in the regular season behind Skyline and Eastlake (their only two league losses), the Wildcats were placed in the Gold Division bracket for the tournament which featured the top eight teams in the league.
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Mar 19 2013, 2:59 PM
The 2013 edition of popular Encompass Summer Camps, which just won the Macaroni Kid Family Choice award, gets ramped up soon, with online registration slated to begin Tuesday morning, March 26.
The total of 40 week-long half-day camps, eight weeks from June 26 through Aug. 16, cover a wide range of interests for children age 2 to 7.
“If there is one theme, it is that we offer exploration opportunities for every child,” says Rochelle Clayton Strunk, Encompass director of community programs.
Si View Community Pool unveils new aquatic scholarships
Mar 19 2013, 2:54 PM
Swimming is a life-long skill as well as great exercise. Si View Community Foundation has a new aquatics scholarship program with a goal of saving lives through water safety education. This scholarship is possible thanks to a generous private donation. It is available for all Si View Metropolitan Park District residents interested in swim lessons at Si View Pool. Scholarship applications can be found on the park district website, www.siviewpark.org, under Registration—Scholarships. Applications are also available from the Si View Metropolitan Park District office.
City of Snoqualmie turns out the lights this weekend for Earth Hour Mar 19 2013, 2:28 PM Watch for the City Hall in Snoqualmie to go dark this weekend for the cause of energy awareness. On Saturday, March 23, from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m., the lights at Snoqualmie City Hall will be turned out in support of Earth Hour. The city has participated in Earth Hour for the past five years, to build awareness on climate change and global sustainability. Valley teen Taylor Pearlstein part of all-student ‘Music Man’ at the 5th Ave.
Mar 19 2013, 2:30 PM Mount Si student Taylor Pearlstein will take the stage this weekend in the Rising Star Project’s production of “The Music Man” at Seattle’s 5th Avenue Theater. Pearlstein, who is part of the ensemble, joins more than 100 high school students and teens from nearly 60 Washington state schools in taking over the 5th Avenue for the production. It’s a one-of-a-kind educational program that gives teens an opportunity to experience all aspects of staging a musical. National football honors for Mount Si’s Blake Herman, Jimbo Davis, coach Charlie Kinnune
Mar 19 2013, 3:01 PM
From left, coach Charlie Kinnune, Blake Herman, Jimbo Davis and Mount Si Athletic Director Greg Hart take part in the National Football Foundation’s 47th Annual Scholar-Athlete Awards Ceremony, held Sunday, February 10, at CenturyLink Field in Seattle.
Wildcats Davis and Herman were recognized at the foundation’s ceremony, an annual banquet that recognizes and awards scholarships to outstanding local football players who excel on the field, in the classroom and in the community.
Chicken for North Bend: Popeye's Louisiana Kitchen opens at 'Truck Town' TravelCenter Mar 19 2013, 3:24 PM A new Popeye’s Louisiana Kitchen has opened at the TravelCenters of America LLC location, at 46600 S.E. North Bend Way, off I-90’s Exit 34 in the Truck Town neighborhood. The TA Seattle East Popeye’s is the 48th Popeye’s location in the TA chain. Guests can check out the Popeye’s full menu, including chicken and shrimp meals and sandwiches, in addition to signature side dishes, sauces and desserts. The restaurant provides professional drivers and motorists a quick-serve meal option, complementing the full-service, sit-down Country Pride restaurant nearby. Nine Valley boys earn Arrow of Light, Cub Scouts' highest honor
Mar 19 2013, 3:12 PM
Nine Cub Scouts from Pack 466 became Snoqualmie Valley’s newest Boy Scouts on Friday, March 1. All nine boys earned the Arrow of Light Award, Cub Scouting’s highest honor. Robbie Vukovich earned all 20 activity badges as well as the World Conservation Award.
Pictured from left: front row, Ben Sides, Davis Sauer, Liam Roselli, Robbie Vukovich, Nick Copeland, Ethan Sauer, Ethan George and Michael Brisbane; back row, Jamey Brooks, Kevin Ostrem, Noah Bailey, Kevin Sauer, Wyatt Webb, Candie Webb, Sam Rogers, Rick Webb and Darcie Rogers.
Out of the Past: New superintendent for Snoqualmie, mosquito problems, from forklifts to poetry Mar 21 2013, 11:41 AM This week's stories from the past 25 and 50 years in the Valley included Thursday, March 17, 1988 • The School District 410 board voted to hire Dr. Richard McCullough of Oregon as new superintendent. He replaces Dr, Gerald Post, who was interim superintendent. McCullough, 41, comes from La Center. • Five years was enough for Lynn Cornelison. He quit his job as a forklift driver at Weyerhaueser to pursue his main love, poetry. Fall City preschool's March Market to share talent with young students, this Friday
Mar 21 2013, 11:50 AM The Discovery Preschool is having a March Market, 10 a.m. to noon Friday, March 22, at the school, located in Fall City. If you have a business or talent to share with students and you would like to be a part of the market, contact Mandi Smith at (425) 681-4049 or mandi@thediscoverypreschool.com. Mount Si Wildcat Select team finishes second in league tournament
Mar 21 2013, 11:53 AM
The Mount Si Wildcats, an eighth-grade select girls basketball team, finished their season with a 22-4 record and a second place showing at the Puget Sound Travel League Championship Tournament on Sunday, March 10.
They came up short against undefeated Skyline in the championship game with a 29-50 final, but played a great tournament. After finishing third in the league in the regular season behind Skyline and Eastlake (their only two league losses), the Wildcats were placed in the Gold Division bracket for the tournament which featured the top eight teams in the league.
