North Bend graduate Kathryn McFarland is exploring college life with a European twist.
• Classes are scheduled to start in June at the state fire training center now under construction east of North Bend. The center, which will serve as a training facility for all of Washington’s firefighters, is located about seven miles east of the city near I-90. Once operational, the center will provide basic and advanced hands-on training for about 13,000 firefighters a year.
Carnation residents are getting ready to cut the ribbon on their new, 5,000-square-foot Carnation Library.
A team of North Bend activists joined forces for Martin Luther King, Jr., Day, last Monday, Jan. 19, to clear storm debris and native plants at the Mount Si Natural Resources Conservation Area last Monday.
Fall City resident Ralph Teller knew at a young age that he wanted to live a long, healthy and active life.
• A dramatic increase of 500 students is projected over the next five years in Snoqualmie Valley School District 410. Superintendent Gerald Post unveiled school enrollment projections for the next five years to the board. If those projections are accurate, a new elementary school will be needed, and the district will have to begin planning soon for a new facility.
• The Paul Brownlow Band plays at Finaghty’s Irish Pub and Restaurant, 7726 Center Blvd. S.E., Suite 110, Snoqualmie Ridge; (425) 888-8833.
If you’ve captured an amazing scene with your camera this past year, now is your chance to share that image with the rest of the Valley.
Recipes that bring to mind a relative or friend who has battled cancer, or help perpetuate the memory of a loved one lost to the disease, are the focus of the first ever Snoqualmie Valley Relay for Life Cookbook, now in the works.
• New Year’s Eve Party at Finaghty’s Irish Pub and Restaurant, 7726 Center Blvd. S.E., Suite 110, Snoqualmie Ridge; (425) 888-8833.
Young people are showing more interest in helping their communities and people in need than ever before.
• The city of Snoqualmie has not done enough for its all-volunteer fire department, according to several firefighters who demanded answers from the city council Dec. 12. The volunteers wanted to know why a paid firefighter wasn’t included in the 1984 budget and why the city doesn’t allocate any tax money toward the department.
