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    Articles by Allison Espiritu
    Flexing their parade entry ‘spine
    Hot times at Festival at Mount Si
    By Allison Espiritu • August 16, 2010 6:10 pm

    Weekend temperatures soared into the upper 90s in North Bend, but visitors to the Festival at Mount Si didn’t let…

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    Kim Thomas talks about sharing problem-solving methods at the Key Leaders Summit. Listening are
    Healthy Valley, safe kids: Snoqualmie Community Network looks...
    By Allison Espiritu • August 13, 2010 11:43 am

    Let’s suppose that five years from now, Valley residents have solved all of the problems that families go through in the community.
    All neighborhoods are safe, and bullying and risky youth behavior are things of the past. Children stay involved in positive activities and have healthy relationships with their parents.

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    A duo rides in the Tour de Peaks bike ride
    Cruise the Snoqualmie Valley, festival in Tour de...
    By Allison Espiritu • August 10, 2010 5:10 pm

    Simply get on your bike and ride to take part in the Snoqualmie Valley Hospital Tour de Peaks, the Snoqualmie Valley’s annual cycling event.

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    Gaining recognition for their work with the Mount Si Helping Hand Food Bank
    Festival at Mount Si parade honors North Bend...
    By Allison Espiritu • August 6, 2010 2:35 pm

    Running the Mount Si Helping Hand Food Bank is a big job that takes an entire community’s worth of support.
    That’s why it was only appropriate for the organizers of the Festival at Mount Si to honor not one but two grand marshals to represent the bank at this weekend’s festivities.
    Food bank Treasurer Gail Gergasko and Manager Heidi Dukich are honored for the hard work that they and fellow volunteers put in to help others.

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    Bear aware: Scavenger sightings on the rise in Snoqualmie Valley vicinity
    Bear aware: Scavenger sightings on the rise in...
    By Allison Espiritu • August 5, 2010 1:49 pm

    Coming face to face with a black bear was the last thing Preston resident Jason Lofquist thought would happen when he took out the garbage on a recent summer night.

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    Fall City bell ringers get a taste of America
    Fall City bell ringers get a taste of...
    By Allison Espiritu • August 4, 2010 8:25 pm

    Fifteen members of the Rhythmics, a group of elite handbell ringers at Fall City Methodist Church, toured America this summer, sharing their talents with communities nearly 3,000 miles from home.

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    Healthy eats: Girl Scouts putting together recipe book
    By Allison Espiritu • August 3, 2010 1:00 pm

    Mount Si High School’s Girl Scout Troop 41784 wanted the prestige of claiming the highest honor in girls scouting. They put together a recipe book promoting healthy eating choices in a bid for the Gold Award.

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    Drug drop box: Snoqualmie Valley cops offer safe alternative to dumping prescriptions
    Drug drop box: Snoqualmie Valley cops offer safe...
    By Allison Espiritu • July 30, 2010 4:54 pm

    Police in Snoqualmie and North Bend are keeping discarded prescription drugs off the street and out of the wrong hands with a tool as simple as a box.

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    A youngster chats it up with one of Camlann Village’s knights during last year’s summer festival celebration. This year
    Carnation’s Camlann Village celebrates 30 years of summer...
    By Allison Espiritu • July 27, 2010 12:09 pm

    Marking its 30th summer festival in the Valley, Carnation’s Camlann Medieval Village is bringing new traditions, sites and scenes to the celebration.

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    Pet Place Market owner Brenna Schoultz has grown her pet-washing business into a full-service pet boutique.
    North Bend’s Pet Place Market offers one-stop shop...
    By Allison Espiritu • July 27, 2010 3:19 pm

    Eight years into a career in the corporate world, Brenna Shoultz made a change.
    Shoultz decided to follow her passion, and took a cue from her family by joining the pet business industry. As a result, she now offers North Bend a one-stop shop for pet needs.

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    Eyeing commuter-hour traffic
    Business owners skeptical of new North Bend sidewalks
    By Allison Espiritu • July 25, 2010 9:20 pm

    Making his way to the Pour House Tavern, North Bend resident Doc Bagby was surprised by the long queue of cars stretching west on Bendigo Boulevard.
    Bagby didn’t mince words over what he thinks of the traffic back-up and where it originates: new bulb-out corners the North Bend Park and Ride project, meant to make the downtown stretch safer and more attractive to pedestrians, that eliminated free right-hand turn lanes on a number of corners.
    Whoever approved the bulb-outs, Bagby said, “has done nothing but screw up traffic in this town forever.”

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    Agreement final for new North Bend fire station
    Agreement final for new North Bend fire station
    By Allison Espiritu • July 25, 2010 9:01 pm

    With sighs of relief, North Bend City Council members and King County Fire District 38 commissioners unanimously approved an agreement last week to replace current Fire Station 87 with a new facility.
    The long-awaited approval came at the council’s Tuesday, June 20, meeting and at a board of commissioners’ special meeting on Thursday, June 22.
    “Thank God we got it done,” said North Bend Councilmember Alan Gothelf.

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    Construction crews working for the Washington Department of Transportation clear debris on a rock face overlooking Interstate 90 on Snoqualmie Pass. Blasting means evening delays on the route this summer.
    Blasts on the pass: Freeway fixes mean evening...
    By Allison Espiritu • July 21, 2010 12:01 pm

    Drivers traveling Interstate 90 on Snoqualmie Pass may encounter late-night backups due to construction this summer.

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