Nearly 1 million votes have been counted in the state as of Wednesday afternoon and a second round of results look very similar to the first returns. Challengers are leading incumbents in most North Bend races, while incumbents lead in the races for Snoqualmie Valley Hospital’s Commission (Public Hospital District 4) seats.
Cascade View Elementary School will recognize and honor the veterans in school families by displaying their names in the school’s main hallway. The school will also host a Veterans Day assembly, 9 a.m. Friday, Nov. 6.
Only one more workshop is being held for Solarize Snoqualmie. Sign up now to attend the final event, 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, at Snoqualmie City Hall. Already, 45 households have signed up. To register, visit solarizewa.org.
On Sunday Oct. 18, Claire Wright of Fall City was crowned Miss Washington Teen USA 2016. The pageant is part of the Miss Universe Organization and is produced by Pageants NW.
The Snoqualmie Valley Hospital’s board of commissioners unanimously approved an additional $4.6 million bond at a special meeting Thurdsay, Oct. 22.
A benefit dinner for Zach Solomon, a North Bend man who was injured in a car accident Sept. 21, is planned for 5 to 9 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 7, at the Snoqualmie Valley Moose Lodge in North Bend.
On April 27, a suspected wolf was hit by a vehicle on Interstate-90 and killed. Wildlife officials could not confirm it was a wolf until DNA testing was done. Through the lengthy tests, the animal was identified as a western gray wolf, protected by the Endangered Species Act.
To prepare for the expansion from five to six elementary schools in the fall of 2016, Snoqualmie Valley School District began an attendance boundary review process this fall.
The King County Sheriff’s office is reporting that a 63-year-old man was killed Monday night, Nov. 2, after falling during a hike on Little Si.
Despite forecasts of potential flooding over the Halloween weekend, the impact of last week’s heavy rain was minimal. Joan Pliego, communications coordinator for the city of Snoqualmie, said that there was no property damage in the city and only one road closure over the weekend.
An event that Washington state hasn’t seen in decades is taking shape this month, and it will be a very unusual shape, if affected voters approve it.
Friends of Youth’s third Rise and Thrive Breakfast will be held from 7 to 8:30 a.m., Tuesday, Nov. 3 at Meadowbrook Farms in North Bend.
A winter driving and preparedness presentation by the Snoqualmie police is currently scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 3, as part of the ongoing Senior Safety Seminar series.