Valley Election 2013: Lots of races, board members vs. board members
A four-way race for a school board seat and a three-way race for Snoqualmie City Council have developed at the close of the candidate filing period at King County Elections.
Four candidates, two of them incumbents, have filed for Position 4 on the Snoqualmie Valley School Board. Both Marci Busby and G. Scott Hodgins were located in director district 4 after the school district redrew its director district boundary lines last summer. Prior to the U.S. Census and the redistricting that resulted from it, Hodgins had been in director district 1.
Meadowbrook, Camp Korey, STEM, pets get Snoqualmie Tribe fund help
The Snoqualmie Tribe Fund recently awarded donations to 113 organizations following its winter application cycle. For this funding cycle, 83 grant recipients were new, and 44 of the funded organizations are located in the Snoqualmie Valley.
An expansion of the trail system at Meadowbrook Farm, Camp Korey’s farm-to-table program, Snoqualmie Valley School District’s STEM programs, and microchipping and vaccinations for Snoqualmie Valley pets were a few of the new local projects to receive grant funding.
Achievement nod for North Bend’s Natalie Guterson
Natalie C. Guterson of North Bend received a $2,500 National Achievement Scholarship from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation.
Guterson, who attends Mount Si High School, plans to go into studies in foreign language.
She was one of 800 high school students to earn achievement scholarships.
Lifted lawnmower, public drunk, running bears: Snoqualmie Valley police blotter
Mailbox vandal: On Wednesday, May 8, a resident in the 300 block of Ogle Place in North Bend filed a complaint in the online reporting tool about mailbox vandalism. The resident said someone had apparently tried to remove the entire multiple-box unit by removing the base and bolts. The postal carrier had notified residents that mail couldn't be delivered to the box because of the vandalism
Highway to heaven: Motorcyclists roll into Preston in search of a higher power | Slideshow
It started with a wild man, and a wilder idea, heaven meets hell-for-leather.
Bill Chase, known as “Wild Bill” in Preston, had this idea, and pitched it to his coffee buddy, Pastor Roy Peacock, more than 10 years ago when he was a newcomer to the Raging River Community Church.
What if somebody, Pastor Roy, for instance, hosted a prayer service, specifically for motorcyclists at the start of the riding season, Wild Bill asked Peacock.
Not a rally, not a church service, and not that wild of an idea, after all.
North Bend to discuss crime trends at public meeting tonight
North Bend officials and law enforcement will host a community meeting on recent criminal events, including the home invasion homicide that occurred Monday morning, May 13 in the Circle River neighborhood.
The meeting, 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, May 16, will be held at the Mount Si Senior Center, 411 Main Ave South, North Bend.
Recent inquiries from citizens prompted the meeting, as well as the city's desire to be proactive in educating the public on crime trends and crime prevention, and to improve communication and partnerships throughout the community.
Walking for CROPS: Valley’s ninth Hunger Walk returns Sunday at Meadowbrook
Bill Melton won’t be walking the trail for the Snoqualmie Valley CROP Hunger Walk this weekend.
But he will be on the sidelines, cheering on local walkers as they march against hunger.
Melton helped found the current incarnation of the local Hunger Walk, and he wouldn’t miss this for the world.
“It has been, as you know, a labor of love for a lot of people,” Melton explains.
Harvest kick-off for gleaning program is Sunday in Carnation
Warm, sunny days in the Valley signal the start of the growing season for local farms, and Sno-Valley Harvest is looking for volunteers to help harvest surplus fruits and vegetables and get them into food banks between now and the fall.
Sno-Valley Harvest is a collaborative project of Hopelink, Rotary First Harvest and AmeriCorps VISTA that is working to increase fresh food in local food banks by collecting produce from area farms that may otherwise go to waste.
North Bend Farmers Market has openings for vendors
North Bend Farmers Market is accepting vendor applications for the 2013 summer season.
The Thursday evening market will run June 13 through September 12 at Si View Park, excepting the Fourth of July. Visitors enjoy the small town atmosphere while shopping and visiting with friends at the market. The market offers booth space for farmers, processors, prepared food vendors and artisans. Limited space is also available for local non-profit information and local business information booths—no resellers or imported items. Booth spaces can be reserved on a week-to-week basis or for the full season.
Interagency Watershed Forum meeting called in Preston
Snoqualmie Watershed Forum Meeting is 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 15, at the Preston Community Center, 8625 310th Avenue S.E., Preston.
The Watershed Forum meets every other month to work together on watershed issues, and is a partnership between King County, the Snoqualmie Tribe, and the cities of Duvall, Carnation, North Bend and Snoqualmie.
Board votes 4-1 to renew Snoqualmie schools superintendent Joel Aune's contract
Snoqualmie Valley School District's top official, Superintendent Joel Aune, received a contract extension through 2015 in a split vote of the school board at its May 9 meeting.
Board member Carolyn Simpson, participating by phone, cast the sole “no” vote on the renewal.
The vote followed an executive session at the start of the board meeting, and there was no discussion on the action. Board President Scott Hodgins explained “This is personnel action, there will be no public discussion by the board on this subject, nor any public comment on the board’s decision.”
