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Free Encompass parenting-class series gets Star spotlight!
The SnoValley Star has posted a story on an Encompass parenting-class series that begins Tuesday, Feb. 9. For more info, click the headline!
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Animal puppet show packs in 410 children, parents at Family Night
The bees, wolf, squirrel, elderly buzzard, turtle and bright red snake of Tears of Joy puppet theater enthralled the Feb. 5 crowd at Family Night. Join us for real-life snakes, alligators and turtles when "The Reptile Man" entertains at the next Family Night on March 12. For details on the free event, click the headline or the photos above!
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Uncork your excitement for enhanced Sip of Snoqualmie!
Were you part of the sellout crowd of 500 at the first Sip of Snoqualmie? The second Sip, on March 6, will be even better, with 33 wineries and four intimate Winemaker Dinners beforehand to bubble up the excitement. Find out more by clicking the headline!
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It's back! Super Sitters for teens to return on Saturday, Feb. 27
This popular class fills up quickly, so register soon! For five hours, teens from 11 to 17 learn every sitter responsibility, from first aid and personal safety to telephone tips and infant care. For more info, click the headline!
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Encompass goes to Olympia to testify for early-learning bills
An eight-member Encompass delegation visited the State Capitol on Jan. 19, 2010, speaking with more than a dozen key legislators and testifying at a public hearing. For more, click the headline!
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Encompass board endorses Snoqualmie Valley school levies
The Encompass Board of Directors has endorsed the Snoqualmie Valley School District’s two, four-year renewal levies for maintenance and operations and for technology, for which mail-in voting ends Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. To see the complete endorsement statement, click the headline!
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In the winter, preschool thoughts turn to registration!
Online and in-person registration for Encompass preschool for the 2010-2011 school year is now open. For more information on the Valley's only nationally accredited preschool, click the headline!
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Encompass Strategic Plan targets growth, alumni, fundraising
Expansion of programs for children of all ages, engagement of alumni and an ambitious fundraising goal loom large in a five-year strategic plan finalized this fall. For details, click on the underlined link above!
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Is weather closing Encompass preschool today? Click here!
In case of snow or other severe weather, click this link for instant information about whether Encompass preschool is in session. Encompass follows the closure decisions of the Snoqualmie Valley School District.
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Encompass programs will make use of retired Metro Vanpool vehicle
Terry Granillo, Encompass director of finance, displays a retired Metro Vanpool van that he picked up Feb. 4. The van, awarded to Encompass in December 2009, will allow more children to go on field trips during summer and break camps.
The dark green Chevrolet Astro van, with room for a driver and seven passengers, is one of 27 county vans that were part of Metro Transit’s fleet for at least six years and reached the end of their service life. The contribution of the vans to Encompass and other county nonprofit organizations was approved by the King County Council.
“This is great news,” says Nela Cumming, Encompass director of program development. “We have wanted to enhance our camp programming for 7- to 9-year-olds, and the van will allow us to do just that. With a van on site, we will now be able to provide a much wider range of field trips than we have been able to do. In addition, ...
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