If he builds it, will they come?
March 30, 2010
Fan plans to convert Weyerhaeuser’s mill site into race track
Ultimate Rally LLC General Manager Greg Lund stands at Weyerhaeuser’s old mill site in Snoqualmie, where he and his business partners would like to build a rally car-driving course. Contributed
Rally car aficionado Greg Lund wants to put a little zoom in the Snoqualmie Valley. The Issaquah resident plans to buy Weyerhaeuser’s old mill site, located above Borst Lake in Snoqualmie, and build a rally car-driving course that would open this fall.
Not everyone, especially the neighbors, is happy with Lund’s idea, saying that it would be noisy and harm the environment.
But Lund’s plan, though still in its infancy, might someday rev to life.
Lund, 50, grew up in Issaquah and remembers rally car driving in the Snoqualmie Valley on the tree farm near the mill when he was in his 20s. Rally car driving — a sport in which drivers take their vehicles to challenging, nonpublic areas, like forestry roads — caught his interest. Read more
Who’s News
March 30, 2010
Grand Ridge Brownie Troop sells the most cookies
For the second straight year, Brownie Troop 2735 at Grand Ridge Elementary School sold the most boxes for the GSWW Operation Cookie Drop program. Read more
College News
March 30, 2010
Student receives scholarship
Peter A. Wiggum, a senior at Liberty High School, received a $24,000 Regents Scholarship from the Washington State University Regents Scholar Program for his outstanding academic performance in high school. Read more
Press Editorial
March 30, 2010
City should not own a human services campus
The idea of bringing human service nonprofit agencies together in one location to best serve the clients is not a new idea. It has been tried and proven successful at the Family Resource Center in Redmond. Read more
Take an adventure filled ‘staycation’ this spring break
March 30, 2010
Hall Monitor Maria Schandl Issaquah High School
Are you stuck in Issaquah for spring break? Are your friends and family going on lavish vacations to warm locations? Do not be down; the Issaquah area is full of more adventure than you may realize and houses ideal activities to do over spring break.
Sky High of Bellevue was created with one purpose: to have fun. It is a unique trampoline center. With trampoline-lined floors and walls, you are able to free bounce and do tricks all day without the risk of falling off, which is associated with a regular trampoline. Read more
Mercer Island’s powerhouse boys soccer squad blanks Liberty, 3-0
March 30, 2010
Hayden Meriweather, Liberty senior forward, takes a shot on goal as Max Kearfott of Mercer Island defends in the second period of their March 26 soccer match. The Islanders won, 3-0. — By Greg Farrar
Mercer Island’s powerhouse boys soccer squad blanks Liberty, 3-0
The Liberty High School boys soccer team fell to perennial KingCo Conference power Mercer Island 3-0 March 26. The loss brings Liberty’s record to 3-2 and marks the first at-home loss of the season.
Mercer Island came out with guns blazing to start the game, charging down field and scoring at seven minutes. Mercer Island continued to charge, but Liberty’s defense prevented several shots on goal, thanks to fine defense from players including Jay Haberman and Dean Byron.
Beaver Lake Middle School student actors offer a fresh take on ‘Peter Pan’
March 30, 2010
Peter Pan (Jessie Spung, left) and Wendy (Ashley Young) find out what Tinkerbell (Astrid Krivanek, right) really thinks. — By Robert Humble
More than 70 Beaver Lake Middle School student actors are preparing to take the community on a journey to endless childhood.
The students have been working since January to perfect every aspect of the school’s annual theater production. This year, the students are performing the musical version of “Peter Pan.”
“It’s the largest one that we’ve ever done,” said theater teacher Carol Woodman. “It’s an amazing process to see where we started.”
The show is at 7 p.m. April 8-10, with an additional matinee performance at 2 p.m. April 10.
The elaborate and colorful costuming alone required a small army of parents to create, Woodman said.
Eighth-graders Jessie Spung, Riley Bancroft and Renee Chaffin said they can’t wait to get the show on the road. Spung plays Peter.
“For me, my biggest challenge was trying to act like a little boy,” Spung said. “You’ve got to think like a boy.” Read more
City and Rowley may partner on redevelopment plan
March 30, 2010
City Council members will take a step April 5 to reshape almost 90 acres in the city’s commercial center. Read more
To The Editor
March 30, 2010
Pedestrian Park
Public safety is a better reason to tear down park walls for expansion plans Read more
Public Meetings
March 30, 2010
April 1
Cemetery Board Read more
