Two Mount Si High School students enrolled in Running Start at Bellevue College told the Snoqualmie Valley School Board Jan. 14 that they no longer felt safe following the Jan. 7 discovery that other Mount Si High School students, also in Running Start, had named them on a ‘hate list’ on a social media site.
Roads and bridges throughout King County are deteriorating faster than the county’s Road Services staff and an annual $100 million in revenue can maintain them. Proper upkeep of the county’s transportation infrastructure will require almost four times that amount by county estimates, and even more by business consulting firm BERK Consulting’s calculations.
Principal John Belcher sent a message to Mount Si High School students and parents last week, reminding them to, basically, look out for each other over the long weekend. Watch for signs of grief and remember that help is available, both in school and out of it, he advised.
Two years. That was the estimate I heard last week for a new elected official to get up to speed in his or her governing capacity. Yikes, I thought. Another estimate I heard was six to eight months. Yikes again.
Meet the members of a long-standing Snoqualmie Ridge community and learn about their culture, 9:30 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Jan. 30, when members of the Muslim Association at Snoqualmie Ridge host a community open house at Snoqualmie City Hall.
This is the time of year that traditionally, in western culture, we pause and reflect. It’s a seasonal time-out; it gave our ancestors a rest from farming, hunting, gathering, and other physical labor in unfriendly weather, and even though most of us don’t really do those things for survival any more, it gives us a much-needed break from the 2015 equivalents.
Drive-through services are once again a big issue in the Snoqualmie Valley, as the city of Snoqualmie prepares for a new retail development and full-service grocery store on Snoqualmie Ridge. Four drive-throughs are planned, maybe five and, as with any change, there are people who think that’s a great idea and others who think it’s the worst idea to come out of City Hall since the last one.
In his lifetime, there weren’t many things that the late Harold Erland Sr. didn’t have some connection with in the Upper Valley. Much that he has touched, including his hometown of Cedar Falls, is gone now, but Erland’s life and work have had a lasting impact on many people and places in the North Bend area.
As of Nov. 30, Valley cities had set their property tax levies for 2016. Two, Snoqualmie and Carnation, approved the 1 percent annual increase allowed by state law; North Bend approved a 0 percent increase, for the second year in a row.
The rules of the contest were few, but not simple. Photographers were asked to submit scenic photos of local places, but also photos that inspired preservation of the Snoqualmie River Watershed and its surrounding farms, wildlife and people.
More people than Carnation has were interested in last week’s initial presentation of ideas for renovating the city’s main street, Tolt Avenue.
Landmarks across the world were lit in the colors of the French flag over the weekend. It was a symbolic gesture, of course, lights won’t undo the damage in Paris.
Shouldering the door open, John Taylor cautiously stepped inside what used to be the Tall Chief Golf Course pro shop. Vacant since 2009, the county-owned building was roofed with moss outside, and filled with mold inside. Chunks of the ceiling littered the spongy floor, evidence of damage from accumulated water and neglect.
