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November 6, 2014
Veterans invited to school assemblies Veterans are invited to attend Veterans Day assemblies at schools throughout the Snoqualmie Valley School District. Veterans of all branches of service and any active duty member of the military will be welcomed. The movie “Battleship” will show at the North Bend Theatre at 6 p.m. Nov. 11. Veterans will be admitted for free. Proceeds from the movie will underwrite care packages for active-duty military. Several Northwest businesses are offering veterans discounts. The school assemblies:
Courtesy of Snoqualmie Valley School District
Making new friends Students at Chief Kanim Middle School get to know new friends as they sit for lunch by birth month instead of their customary tables, in Mix It Up at Lunch Day Oct. 30 during National Bullying Prevention Week. Also as part of the week of activities, every CKMS student made a personal pledge, such as ‘to not be a bystander,’ ‘show leadership to people who are being mistreated’ and ‘to stand up for others.’ The theme for the week was ‘Take a Stand, Lend a Hand, Stop Bullying.’
Public hearing set for conservation area The Washington State Department of Natural Resource will hold a public about the proposed expansion of the Mount Si and Middle Fork Snoqualmie Natural Resources Conservation Areas at 6 p.m. Nov. 10 at the U.S. Forest Service Ranger offices, 902 S.E. North Bend Way, North Bend. The hearing will be in the conference room. Expansion of the existing boundaries of the Mount Si and Middle Fork Snoqualmie conservation areas by about 7,119
acres would allow acquisition of privately owned lands and cooperative management of public lands. The DNR acquires lands only from willing sellers, based on market price determined by an independent appraisal. An NRCA boundary expansion imposes no change in land-use zoning, developmentcode requirements or any other restrictions on landowners. It is an administrative action to designate where DNR works with willing property own-
ers to expand the state-owned natural area. Privately owned lands within the boundary only become part of the conservation area if they are sold to DNR. The public comments will be weighed when Peter Goldmark, the commissioner of public lands, makes a final decision to approve or disapprove the expansion of the conservation area. Written comments may also be submitted; the deadline is 5 p.m. Nov. 24. Mail them to the Washington State Department
of Natural Resources, Attn: Kelly Heintz, 950 Farman Ave. N., Enumclaw, WA 98022; or email with the subject line “NRCA Boundary Proposal” to kelly. heintz@dnr.wa.gov. Learn more about the proposal by calling Kelly Heintz at 466-6145. View a map of the proposed boundary expansion at http://1. usa.gov/1yFPePs. Learn more about the Middle Fork conservation area at http://1.usa.gov/1zpGpgI. Learn more about the Mount Si area at http://1.usa.gov/1wqvhvE.
Nov. 7 q 9:30 a.m., Snoqualmie Elementary, 39801 S.E. Park St., Snoqualmie (reception for veterans begins at 8:45 a.m.) q 10 a.m., Fall City Elementary, 33314 S.E. 42nd St., Fall City q 11:30 a.m., Mount Si High, 8651 Meadowbrook Way S.E., Snoqualmie (A gourmet lunch, provided by the MSHS Culinary Department, the will be served to participating veterans after the assembly. Veterans are invited to park in the bus lane at the high school.) Nov. 10 q 10 a.m., Twin Falls Middle, 46910 S.E. Middle Fork Rd., North Bend (9 a.m. coffee reception for veterans) q 2 p.m., Chief Kanim Middle, 32627 S.E. RedmondFall City Rd., Fall City See VETERANS, Page 2 Prsrt Std U.S. Postage PAID Kent, WA Permit No. 71 POSTAL CUSTOMER