Contract negotiation is still underway between the Snoqualmie Education Association, which represents Valley teachers, and the Snoqualmie Valley School District. Teachers have threatened to strike when school starts Sept. 3 if the district doesn’t meet their demands for compensation increases, but district spokeswoman Carolyn Malcolm said she is “optimistic that settlement can be reached before school starts.”
The YMCA of Greater Seattle will study the Valley this summer to determine the needs of residents, and its own business needs, for the proposed Snoqualmie community center and pool.
Contract negotiation remains underway between the Valley teachers’ union and Snoqualmie Valley School District.
The YMCA of Greater Seattle will study the Valley this summer to determine the needs of residents, and its own business needs, for the proposed Snoqualmie community center and pool.
More children in the Valley now have access to one-on-one programs thanks to Encompass’ expansion into a second building in downtown North Bend.
A 20-year-old man drowned while swimming in the Snoqualmie River at the Middle Fork Natural Area Saturday evening, Aug. 16.
For the first time, the region’s biggest golfing event will help the Valley’s 41-year-old family support organization.
Residents of Snoqualmie and North Bend share the Valley with a herd of elk that grew by a quarter this year, and is now estimated at some 450 animals.
Volatile weather couldn’t dampen the spirit of this year’s Festival at Mount Si, which took over North Bend Friday through Sunday, Aug. 8 through 10.
Residents can get rid of any nasty, grimy chemicals they’ve got lying around when the King County’s Wastemobile comes to town this month.
• Open mic at Isadora’s Books and Cafe, 8062 Railroad Ave. S.E., Snoqualmie, from 7 to 10 p.m. Now serving wine and beer. Call (425) 888-1345 for information.
Unresponsive woman: At 4:16 p.m., firefighters responded to a 24-year-old woman who was unresponsive. The patient was also seen by a paramedic unit from Bellevue Fire. She was treated and transported to Harborview Medical Center by the Bellevue medic unit.
