For many of us, a healthy New Year starts with getting and staying active. Your local parks, trails and the community center & pool are great resources to help you reach your wellness goals. Reduce stress by taking a walk in a park, join a fitness class for a little cardio, or learn a new game such as pickleball while making new friends. Our program offerings this winter include something for all ages and abilities, from yoga classes to team sports, skill clinics to social events.

Over the holidays, our crews were busy not only dealing with snow and ice but completing a list of maintenance tasks at the community center, preparing the facility for a new year of heavy use. The hardwood floors have a fresh finish coat ready for the wheeled toys of Indoor Playground as well as the fast-paced open gym basketball games. Come by to give them a try!

We also had a chance to reflect on the many accomplishments of 2022, compiled to a Year-in-Review report, available here. Program and event plans for the New Year are in full motion, we invite you to check out available sponsorship and volunteer opportunities to join our efforts, together we can do more!

This month we are taking some time to analyze the nearly 500 responses to the recent online aquatic center survey, with a summary report to be released in the coming weeks. Another community listening session is also scheduled for February 1st. This community input collected will help us determine the next steps in developing a new proposal for District residents to consider in late 2023.

Wishing you a happy and healthy New Year, see you at local parks!

On Wednesday, February 1st, 6:30PM, we are hosting the second community listening session for feedback on the Si View Aquatic Center Proposal. If you missed the November session, please join us in-person or online to provide your input on what was missed in August 2022. The meeting will be hosted at Si View Community Center. To join the meeting remotely, Teams meeting link can be accessed from our website.

Si View has proposed a capital bond measure to construct a new community aquatic center in November 2020 and again in August 2022. Each time, while statistically valid voter surveys prior to election day showed strong support for the measure, we fell a little short of the required 60% super majority. We'd like to hear from you, what we missed, and how we should move forward.

Please contact us with questions and comments or call us at (425) 831-1900. We look forward to seeing many of you on February 1st.

The winter weather makes for interesting times for park construction projects, but alas, we have two project crews in local parks! The Tennant Trailhead Park phase I trail construction has begun, flagging is in place for routes that will be ready for mountain bikers and hikers by summertime!

Over at Tollgate Farm, crews are wrapping up punch-list items to complete landscaping and parking areas for the new barn. Some remaining items need dry weather, but crews are working to complete these as quickly as possible.

Across from Si View Park, some surveying and soil testing is in progress on the site of future Si View administration building. The site is adjacent to the proposed aquatic center, between Orchard Drive SE and Cedar Falls Way. Moving administration from the caretaker's cottage at Si View Park allows for expansion of programming space near the community center and pool.

When the weather outside is just frightful...come play at the Si View Indoor Playground! We are open Mondays and Wednesdays 9:30-11am. You can choose a single day or sign up for a full month. The Indoor Playground is one of our most popular activities for ages 0-5 and their caregivers during winter months, with lots of room to jump and run, opportunities for imaginative play and best of all, a place where kids and parents can meet new friends. Learn more and register here.

Friday January 20th, 6:30PM at Si View Community Center

Ready for an evening of laughter and great company? The versatile wit and comic interplay of Mario Lorenz mesmerizes audiences everywhere. With his comedic mind, he responds to all situations by creating improvised call-backs on the spot. Audiences of all ages are lifted to an experience of joy and exhilaration.

This is a free community event, Pre-registration (one per family) is required to assist with planning. Concessions will be available for sale.

Saturday, February 11th, 6:30PM at Si View Community Center

This is a brand-new event, come relive your prom or go for the first time! Following requests from the community, we are excited to offer our first adults only formal dance: "Night Under the Stars." Everyone is encouraged to go all-out and dress up for a special night with a DJ, dancing, food, photo op, and more! If you've attended our daddy-daughter dance, you know that the themes and decorations are always top notch. Pre-registration is required for all participants planning to attend. Tickets are sold individually, get yours today!

North Bend Park Planning Events

January 9, 1-4pm, and January 11, 5:30-8:30pm

The City of North Bend and the North Bend Parks Commission are hosting two meetings for the William H. Taylor Park and Riverfront Park design projects at the North Bend Train Depot. These meetings will provide an opportunity to participate in planning for the future of these two cherished parks in North Bend. Learn more here.

Fireside Storytimes

Saturdays, 11am, January 14-March 25 at Cedar River Watershed Education Center

Come learn about what makes the watershed special and enjoy a fun nature story read by a Naturalist at the Cedar River Watershed Education Center. Learn more here.

Meadowbrook Farm News

Winter newsletter now available

Learn more about the history, wildlife, planned projects and updates from the park in the winter newsletter, now available here. 

Monday January 16, Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Si View Community Center, Pool and administration offices are closed.

No School Day camp is open at the community center.