The Mount Si Senior Center offers a baked potato buffet dinner, 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 27.
Encompass will host a one-hour forum on the upcoming Snoqualmie Valley School District bond measure. The forum is 6 p.m. Monday, March 2, at the Encompass Main Campus, 1407 Boalch Ave. N.W., North Bend.
The Snoqualmie Tribe has backed away from a bid to gain ownership of Fall City Park.
Snoqualmie resident Sean Sundwall’s dream of turning the Valley into a prime running destination is gaining ground.
Washington Democratic Sen. Patty Murray launched a “public process” this month to explore ways to make the Pratt River valley a federally-protected wilderness — an idea initially proposed by Republican U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert.
North Bend and Snoqualmie are vying for a cut of the federal economic stimulus package.
With the economy in increasingly worse shape, more people are turning to North Bend’s food bank, Mount Si Helping Hand. Since last fall, the number of households it serves has jumped from 240 to 310 every week, according to Gail Gergasko, outgoing executive director.
North Bend is set to emerge from a ten-year-long, self-imposed development moratorium, Mayor Ken Hearing told the city council last week in his annual State-of-the-City address.
Shutterbugs capture the beauty, power of nature
Learning from the January flood was the business at hand last Wednesday, Feb. 11, at Tolt Middle School in Carnation, as hundreds of people from all parts of the Snoqualmie Valley gathered to talk about flood problems and solutions with the King County Council.
Team members ask that all residents affected by the recent flood register with FEMA, by calling (800) 621-FEMA (3362) or TTY 1-800-462-7585. Registration may also be made online at www.disasterassistance.gov. The registration deadline is March 31.
The Mountains to Sound Greenway is offering residents a way to get outdoors and volunteer this winter.