• Open mic at Isadora’s Books and Cafe, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie, from 7 to 10 p.m. Now serving wine and beer. Call (425) 888-1345 for information.
The Eastside Fire and Rescue board of directors has recognized retiring volunteer firefighter Kevin Refvem for his 30 years in the fire service.
• More than 700 local wood and sawmill workers were still unsure of their fate early this week, with the chance of a strike still hanging over their heads. Late Monday night, a union official involved in contract negotiations announced that a tentative agreement had been reached. But Tuesday morning, a local union official said the settlement had not been reached.
This Father’s Day, serve dad what he really wants — mouth-watering baby back ribs at the Sno-Valley Senior Center.
Books aren’t the only thing you’ll find at the North Bend library this month. The Mount Si Artist Guild will show its original and archival prints through the month of June in the library’s meeting room. A reception with conversation and cookies is set for 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 5. Call (425) 831-1990 for information.
Business dispute: At 11:34 a.m., the owner of Absolute Auto Repair at Railroad Avenue Southeast called police after a customer become confrontational. The business owner told police that he did not want to work on the customer’s vehicles anymore. He believes the customer works on his vehicles at home, and when they fail to work correctly he brings them back. The owner asked that the customer be trespassed from his business. The officer completed a trespass warning letter and had the customer sign it.
• Open mic at Isadora’s Books and Cafe, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie, from 7 to 10 p.m. Now serving wine and beer. Call (425) 888-1345 for information.
Lizzie Finnegan, a 2003 Mount Si High School graduate, received her diploma from the University of Southern California on Friday, May 16. Finnegan finished her coursework in December and graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in fine arts and a minor in computer animation. She is currently employed as a 3D artist and sound designer for Alelo Tactical Language Training, LLC., in Venice, California.Her parents are Harriet and Michael Finnegan of North Bend.
• Everyone in a small town is always happy when “one of our kids” gets a break, but are double happy when the break is deserved. The acceptance by the prestigious Goodman Conservatory of Steve Ferrill into the ranks is one of those times. The Lower Valley has followed Steve’s career in drama when he left the eighth grade after-school activities to star in an original production of “Jack and the Beanstalk” in Issaquah.
While fellow Valley residents were dealing with the severe storms of winter, Mount Si High School and Running Start grad Josh Breeds was exploring the sand and surf of the Seychelles Islands in 80-degree heat.
The great outdoors became the classroom for more than 100 Valley children last week as they learned about nature from Mount Si High School’s advanced placement biology students.
