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Opinion | Trading convenience for security at Valley schools, or why North Bend Elementary’s Claggett Field was fenced

Times change, even for what is, for me, North Bend’s coolest place. Back when I lived in downtown…

Mount Si's Jessica Brady bursts from the water during the IM breaststroke competition Sept. 26.

Sports

One stroke at a time, swimmers making gains on Wildcats’ inaugural squad | Valley Record Photo Gallery

Ashley Cole blasts into the water from the board, chasing the clock in this relay race. A good…

The Mount Si boys cross country team warms up prior to their Sept. 25 trek across Mountain Meadows Farm

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Real country: Mount Si XC runners test their skills on a challenging home course | Valley Record Photo Gallery

The final approach through the tall grass was the biggest challenge for boys leader Devin Sharp. The senior,…

Hazel the Flemish Giant is more than a handful for Rooster Valley Farm School owner Patricia Benson

Life

School on the farm: Critters enliven learning at Snoqualmie’s Rooster Valley preschool | Photo Gallery

Wilbur the pig is the smartest of the bunch. Give this micro-teacup porker the chance, and he’ll root…

News

Council OKs appeal against hearing board’s UGA decision

The city of Snoqualmie is going to court over the shape of its urban growth area near the…

Opinion

Opinion | Support teams in a time of growth, tighter belts

Something I never thought would happen is happening. I always assumed that without an Olympic-sized indoor pool in…

Marie Nichols skis at Alaska’s Independence Mine slope in 1942 with first husband Harold. She was an avid

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North Bend’s newest 100-year-old, Marie Nichols, looks back on a life lived with strength

When Marie Nichols of North Bend blows out the candles this weekend, she’ll have a century of experiences…

Air raid sirens: Mount Si football team to bring deep line, aerial attack

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Air raid sirens: Mount Si football team to bring deep line, aerial attack

“Air Raid” is the name of Mount Si football team’s game this season, if the official posters that…

Jose Calvo

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Only the beginning: Snoqualmie’s 2nd sister city status paves the way for new exchanges in education, ideas | Photo Gallery

Chaclacayans are a generous people. Celebrating the moment last Monday, Aug. 26, when their big Peruvian town became…

Horses make a healing connection when military couples and families reconnect at the Warrior Family Retreat. The equine therapy program returns to the Northwest Natural Horsemanship Center in Fall City this weekend.

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Fall City center lets horses do the therapy for families riven by deployments | Photo gallery

Horses usually look to people to lead the way. But some well-trained animals in Fall City are the…

Golf pro Blaine McCallister shares knowledge of the game with amateur players in the Korean Air Pro Am Thursday

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Time with the pros: Amateurs—and a very green caddy—watch and learn from Blaine McCallister at Boeing Classic | Photo gallery

After only three holes as a caddy, Blaine McCallister fired me. True, my time as an honorary media…

Will Desler

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Reading racer: Every summer, Will Desler is first kid across Fall City Library’s finish line

Will Desler is there before the door opens. Ready to claim his prize in the King County Library…

Cancer caregiver Angi Reyes gives a high-five to a row of cheering onlookers during the starting Survivor Lap of Snoqualmie Valley Relay for Life

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Survival instinct: Scenes from Snoqualmie Valley’s Relay for Life | Photo gallery

When the survivors began their march, there was hardly a dry eye at Torguson Park. The 2013 Snoqualmie…