Photo by Kevin Goyena
This handsome pair are a picture of perfection as they sail over a jump at last year’s Evergreen Classic at Remlinger Farms Equestrian Park.

For the past 29 years, the Evergreen Classic Horse Show has been a popular proving ground for thousands of local, regional, national, and international equestrian athletes — many with Olympic aspirations, several with actual Olympic experience, and one (from just up the road in Duvall) with a ticket to Hong Kong in August and a spot on this year’s U.S. Olympic Team.

Photo by Jim Corbin
Jim Corbin estimates that when the visiting bear was standing, he was at least six feet tall.

Jim and Cynthia Corbin are accustomed to seeing wildlife in their neighborhood, as they live on the edge of a forest just over the Snohomish County line.

Deer amble through their yard and they’ve spotted coyotes and even a bobcat or two on occasion.

And then there are birds, all different types, which come to feast at the Corbin’s birdfeeders. The Woodinville couple has been putting out the welcome mat for the birds for many years, attracting a wide and colorful variety of the species to their yard.

Lisa Allen/staff photo
Girl Scouts from Camp River Ranch (yellow shirts) joined other children and adults last Thursday as they “broke ground” for the new Carnation Library.

Ground was officially broken at a ceremony July 24 for the city’s new library.

The new facility, part of the King County Library System, will include a community meeting room, children’s and teen areas and more space for studying and reading.

KCLS Director Bill Ptacek told those at the gathering that KCLS is the second busiest in the U.S. (the first is Queens in New York).

Structure floated to shore to be dismantled

After working for weeks to prep the old Tolt Bridge for its removal, crews finally finished the job. Just over a week ago, the old and well-worn steel truss bridge was swung off its supports, lowered to a barge, then floated ashore to be dismantled and recycled.

The bridge has spanned the Snoqualmie River west of Carnation for more than 80 years, and was replaced by a new bridge in May.

The day was cloudy and cool, but the first youngsters to experience the delights of Camp Korey didn’t need the sun to brighten their day.

Following a busy morning riding horses, swimming and trying out the new climbing wall, the 32 first-ever Camp Korey campers were eager for more as they lined up on the lawn outside the former Carnation Farm hippodrome just before lunch and clapped, jumped and sang to the direction of an energetic group of spirited camp counselors.

It was a special day for those kids and special for those looking on as well – Tim Rose, whose vision of a camp for sick children just became reality, his family and all the camp supporters and board members of the non-profit Camp Korey organization.