Local relief efforts for disaster-struck Japan are taking place on two levels, spiritual and physical. As area schools and churches begin their fund-raising efforts, local residents are also invited to a World Prayers event Thursday, March 17 at the Fall City United Methodist Church.
nrollment projections in the Snoqualmie Valley School District increase overall by about 2 percent each year, and the latest U.S. Census results show that 35 percent of the Snoqualmie population is under 18. That represents nearly a 680 percent increase in the under-18 age group since 2000. By comparison, the overall population increased by 543 percent in Snoqualmie, and the youth populations in North Bend and Fall City increased by about 7.5 percent and 18 percent, respectively.
Randy Taylor broke out one of his favorite Jerry Garcia-inspired tie-dyed T-shirts last Friday. It was Tie-Dye Day at Mount…
Citizens and council members last week raised several concerns with the city of North Bend’s plans to update its transportation portion of the Comprehensive Plan.
Charlie McKissick’s arm is getting tired. He’s been cradling a hand-made Apple Marionberry Crumb pie, and it’s getting heavier as he learns more about it.
Hands linked and heads bent, the group of women stood in a circle, unabashed despite the hubbub of morning diners at Twede’s Cafe in North Bend.
The four women came to pray for the success of Twede’s, and of every business in North Bend and the entire Snoqualmie Valley.
They don’t really have a name, but this ambitious group of seven ladies has a powerful mission: prayer, for anyone who needs it, but especially for local businesses.
“We’re concerned for the Valley,” says group member Terri Mattison. “We live here, and we want to stay here, but we need it to be successful.”
Members of the Art Club at Mount Si High School will start work this week on a new mural for Fall City’s Art Park.
The project, planned by Fall City Arts, will not only replace the six year-old mural, but also give students the opportunity to collaborate with a professional career artist on the design and creation of a piece of public art.
Visiting artist Brian Majors will start working with the Art Club students at their weekly meetings, starting March 2.
Trucks backed up for miles around North Bend Monday afternoon, Feb. 28, when heavy snow and a slide prompted the closure of Interstate 90 between Ellensburg and North Bend.
It looks like a magic trick. First, James Mitchell sprays ammonia on a tissue to establish the reek of the chemical. Then, he gives the tissue a couple of spritzes of Pure Ayre, and the smell vanishes. Then, he sprays some more Pure Ayre right into his mouth.
“It’s minty!” he says.
The trick is part showmanship, part science, and it’s the way Mitchell, founder of Clean Earth, Inc., has been selling his odor-eliminating product, Pure Ayre, for about 10 years.
With a squirming, licking, lap full of Dachshund, Patricia O’Hanley is the picture of happiness. She’s supposed to be the picture of a blissfully uneventful retirement, but that’s not very likely with BJ around.
BJ, known professionally as Champion Woldorf’s the Prince Noir, is a grand champion show dog, a minor celebrity in Carnation, and O’Hanley’s best friend.
North Bend Hearing Examiner Ted Hunter has a week to weigh in on the largest new-home development in the city in more than 10 years.
The car didn’t fit under the gate, and understanding why was part of the lesson for a group in Dave Cruz’s science classroom at Snoqualmie Middle School.
“Look, they got it upside down, but they’re figuring it out,” Cruz whispered, as the boys flipped the gate and re-attached it. Right-side up, the gate was high enough for the car to roll under and the experiment continued.