The city of Snoqualmie is canceling its 2008 summer farmer’s market, due to a lack of vendor interest.
Reaping the benefits of local farms Valley grower to discuss Community Supported Agriculture. Erick Haakenson, owner of Jubilee Biodynamic Farm in Carnation, will speak about the value of Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) programs like his at the North Bend Library this Thursday evening, May 22.
Former Fall City resident Jim Burrows has been cleared of accusations that he attempted to burn down the Snoqualmie Inn in 2005.
Mock crash shows teens the horrors of drunk driving A sobering experience at Mount Si “You’re going to witness what happens every 22 minutes,” Snoqualmie Fire Department Lieutenant Kelly Gall told Mount Si High School juniors and seniors just before a dramatic mock fatal drunk driving accident scene unfolded in the street behind the school on Thursday morning, May 15.
‘It’s a great improvement over the old,’ patron says Fall City celebrates new library. The skies were gray Saturday morning in Fall City, but weather cooperated to allow the new Fall City Library to open with plenty of pomp and circumstance.
The Day of Silence has become a very divisive topic for our Valley. The idea behind it is valid — to provide awareness for people who feel discriminated against. I think the divisiveness comes from allowing one group an entire school day to focus on them. There are many people, in addition to gays and lesbians, that feel discriminated against. What about fat people? Racial minorities? Christians? Students who struggle academically? It is imperative for the school to decide whether they will allow all groups the same opportunity, or no groups.
The Snoqualmie Community Pea Patch program provides plots where Snoqualmie residents can grow vegetables and flowers in the company of fellow gardeners. There are two pea patch garden locations in Snoqualmie: Silva Street, 3862 S.E. Silva St., and the Delurum lot, 7640 380th St. N.E. Plots are six feet by 12 feet, or 76 square feet. The cost for one plot is $25 per season; two plots cost $45 total for the season. Call the Snoqualmie Parks and Recreation Department at (425) 831-5784.
A public tour of the City of Snoqualmie Public Works facilities will be offered on Wednesday, May 21. It will be led by Kirk Holmes, public works department director, and Mike Roy, operations manager. The tour will start at 7 p.m. and will last for approximately 90 minutes.
Snoqualmie and Chief Kanim middle school eighth grade students will share their mixed media projects, focused on the transition from middle school to high school, at the schools’ third annual Eighth Grade Art Show, Thursday, May 15 at Snoqualmie Middle School.
In The Field Ministries, a non-profit group based in North Bend, will hold a live and silent auction and fund-raiser, as part of an effort to raise $100,000 for a school in Uganda, Africa.
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