Graduation ceremonies for 39 firefighters were held on Friday, May 2, at the Washington State Patrol Fire Training Academy in North Bend.
• 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.
Meat cleaver death threat: At 9:10 p.m., deputies responded when a landlord threatened to kill a tenant with a meat cleaver in the home they share on 442nd Avenue Southeast. It happened after a disagreement over starting a fire in their fireplace.
Local host families are needed for foreign exchange students who will attend Mount Si High School in the coming school year. Families can choose from the following students:
The Snoqualmie Valley Girls Choir’s Accolades group recently earned a top ranking at a recent song festival.
North Bend Montessori students recently helped raise more than $4,000 to help research a cure for diabetes.
Plant sale in bloom at high school Mount Si teens grow funding for trips to zoo, bonsai exhibit. Blooming annuals, perennials, hanging baskets and herbs will be among plants for sale at Mount Si High School’s greenhouse from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, May 8 through Saturday, May 10. All proceeds go toward funding school programs, including field trips to the zoo and the Weyerhauser bonsai exhibit.
Tolt Congregational United Church of Christ in Carnation will hold a discussion on Christian beliefs, the Bible and inclusion, 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 7 at the church, located at Highway 203 and Morrison Street in Carnation.
When Jeff Laub moved to Snoqualmie nine years ago, he knew he wanted to get involved as a volunteer in the community. He jumped at the city’s suggestion to join a board that helps the government determine land uses within the shoreline area of the Snoqualmie River, as well as the flood plain.
North Bend is purchasing radio equipment that will allow residents to tune their radios to an AM station for information about evacuations, fires, Amber Alerts and other emergencies.
The city of Snoqualmie’s first-ever Volunteer Appreciation Day went off without a hitch last Wednesday, April 30, as 150 volunteers and their family members climbed aboard the Snoqualmie Valley Railroad for a night of recognition and a trip to Snoqualmie Falls.
