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Evading some Mercer island pressure

Sports

Sweet success! Mount Si girls soccer team handles the pressure, delivers against Mercer Island | Slideshow

Miranda Rawlings was under pressure. The Islanders were doubling up on Mount Si’s star forward. Someone had to…

News

An odyssey of hops: Wild Meadowbrook hops survive 100 years, go back in beers again

Hops from the fields of today’s Meadowbrook Farm once traveled the globe and enlivened European beers. But a…

Lexi Read and Lauren Smith

Sports

Getting down and dirty: Mount Si volleyball team sets sights on top competition | Photo gallery

When the opposition’s outside hitter leaps up for a lethal shot, Genevieve Knoppi is in the line of…

Allen Reid hits back at a Liberty opponent during play Oct. 9 at Issaquah. He won his set in a super-tiebreaker.

Sports

Self improvement: Wins for Mount Si tennis’ Reid, McLaughlin in final league match; KingCo ahead | Photo gallery

For a guy who, for all intents and purposes, never handled a tennis racket before this fall, Allen…

Researching Washington's historic original documents

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Back to the source: Author of state’s archival history to share journey at history meeting | Photo gallery

“For the Fall City Historical Society—Enjoy this archival journey through history, though Washington’s documents,” writes Lorraine McConaghy, just…

The Brick Wall: tight end Griffin McLain

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Another brick in the wall: Undefeated Mount Si team punishing opponents, gathering strength for Bellevue test

Intensifying their routine every day in the run-up to a major showdown, first-string members of Mount Si’s offensive…

Inner fire: Mount Si soccer builds pressure on the net as season enters second half

Sports

Inner fire: Mount Si soccer builds pressure on the net as season enters second half

Mount Si girls soccer players knew they needed to find scoring opportunities. Last Tuesday, Oct. 2, they turned…

Ella Thompson

Sports

‘A great day for running’: Accelerating Mount Si cross country team tries out home course | Photo gallery

Treading new ground, Mount Si senior Tom Kirby was pleasantly surprised to see the fall scenery at Mountain…

Once an alley

News

Lost alleys, found: After decades of overgrowth, Snoqualmie survey is reclaiming access pathways

Bordered by fences on both sides, the strip fronting River Street is a patchwork of tall grass, concrete…

Opinion

Sharing the power of literacy: Consider joining Friends groups to help Valley libraries in changing times

I’m halfway through the out-of-print history book I picked up back in the Friends of the North Bend…

Forming to present free discussions this fall

Business

Getting started on your future: Valley professional group to share advice for life’s important steps at free public talks

When it comes to planning for retirement, it’s easy to get overwhelmed. Who do you visit first—an insurance…

Mount Si junior Matthew Griffin races to the net against Bellevue during play Thursday

Sports

Fighting for every point: Mount Si tennis team growing in spite of tough league

It’s tough as the underdog. After a punishing session against Bellevue last Thursday, Sept. 27, the Mount Si…

Grand-nephew and niece Elijah and Kiana Lamb help Becky Schandel of Snoqualmie stay active as she recovers from multiple sclerosis. Every time the children

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A team effort: Young family members make Snoqualmie aunt Becky Schandel’s MS recovery a lot more lively

Becky Schandel could take her afternoon constitutional all by herself. But grand-niece and nephew Kiana and Elijah make…