Residents of all ages can lean about the elk in the Snoqualmie Valley at a free tour, 10 a.m. Saturday, May 22, at the Meadowbrook Farm Interpretive Center in North Bend.
Residents weigh in next week on the creation of a new Snoqualmie car license fee to pay for street repairs.
Ron Ellis has worked some long hours in his 36-year career in education. Ellis, Snoqualmie Valley School District’s Director of Business Services, put in a lot of late nights and early mornings in his eight years at the local district.
“I’ve been married to schools for years,” Ellis told the Valley Record last week. “So I haven’t been able to have the chance to see what else is out there.” Ellis finally gets that chance when he retires Sept. 1.
Fire and police agencies in the Snoqualmie Valley responded to the following:
For more than five years, Mount Si High School has spotlighted student creativity at its annual Festival of the Arts. This year’s festival, 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, May 20, brings new talent and more arts from all realms.
The cities of North Bend, Snoqualmie and Carnation have signed on to King County’s new regional animal control and shelter plan.
Checking the “seriously interested” box on a plan ballot, the three cities found the county’s proposal to be less costly than organizing an independent plan.
Some 50 members of the Snoqualmie Tribe called for a recall of nearly half of the tribal council in a general meeting that staff and other council members say was improperly noticed and therefore invalid.
Parents of young children can join Encompass for a free workshop, “Protecting Kids from Toxins,” 6 p.m. Thursday, May 20, at the Encompass Main Campus, 1407 Boalch Ave. N.W., North Bend.
A Kiwanis Swap Meet benefiting Mount Si high school graduates is 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 5, at Meadowbrook Farm, 1711 Boalch Ave., North Bend.
King County Fire District 38 officials and the city of North Bend moved closer last week to a final understanding on a new North Bend fire station.
Every Friday, the Si View Community Center pool fills with teens and young adults who swim, splash and have the time of their lives.
These aren’t your typical swimming lessons. The Snoqualmie Valley School District teamed up with Si View Community Center this year to help special needs students in the district build new skills and leisure activities at the pool. It’s a precursor for the time when these students are on their own in society.
The Snoqualmie Valley School District has joined 200 other Washington school systems in a competition for federal education reform funds….
The sound of sniffles filled the Mount Si High School gym as the casket was rolled out for senior Rossco Castagno.
Castagno played the part of the victim in a fatal drunk-driving accident during a mock DUI incident held Thursday, May 13, at the Mount Si campus. The memorial, and the accident scene preceding it that morning behind the school may not have been real, but it moved students to tears just the same.