Relay for Life kickoff meeting
When: 7 p.m., Jan. 15
Where: Our Lady of
Sorrows Church hall,
39025 S.E. Alpha in
Snoqualmie.
Information: Call Lisa
at (425) 888-4440 or
Sue at (425) 888-9666
or visit www.acs.org.
I was about to purchase a Snoqualmie Valley Historical Society (SVHC) calendar for 2004 from the Fall City Cuts barber shop when I leafed through the months; looking at the pictures that accompany each month.
On Dec. 17, 2003, the King County Sheriff's Office (North Bend Substation) and the Washington State Patrol (North Bend Detachment), conducted its 11th annual "Operation Santa Claus."
During November, notification was made to the local newspaper requesting donations of nonperishable food and toys to be dropped off at the substation.
I have a comment regarding the article on Jeff MacNichols in last week's paper (Jan. 14, 2004).
The article states that "Since he was a newcomer and didn't come up through the usual commissions and committees that breed council members and mayors, MacNichols may have been perceived as being a little green to politics. His limited history in the city doesn't bother him though since he is representing a large demographic of new Snoqualmie residents. A majority of this town has been here three years or less, he said. I am part of that majority."
I realize the first portion of the statement was not an outright quote from Mr. MacNichols, but it really burns me that he appears to represent only a large demographic of "new" Snoqualmie residents. With the probable selection of another council(man) and maybe two more by year's end, I suspect "we" will be represented by seven Snoqualmie Ridge residents. Between my husband and me, we have been in this town over 100 years; not old, just wise and experienced.
I hope Mr. MacNichols understands that we do not have "wards," such as the school and hospital districts for elections, but that each person represents all of Snoqualmie. We flatlanders, as my husband often calls us, have no representation at all - maybe we need to look at wards for elections.
Carol Peterson
Snoqualmie
As I make the transition from the state House of Representatives to the state Senate, I would like to thank everyone in the local community for the continued overwhelming level of support they've shown me during my six years in the Legislature.
I said I'd be back to bug you, and here I am.
Last year I wrote a column asking readers what they thought we could do to make the paper better serve their needs. I explained that from where we stood, we knew sports, education and city news coverage was important.
