Valley celebrates Obama inauguration

January 27, 2009

 

As MSNBC showed President Barack Obama dancing with his wife Michelle at the Neighborhood Inaugural Ball Jan. 20, Snoqualmie Valley residents crowded into Finaghty’s Irish Pub & Restaurant to celebrate their new president.

Dan McCrea and his wife Christina Jackson organized the gathering by e-mailing friends and posting community invitations on moveon.org, an Obama Web site. McCrea didn’t expect many to attend, considering how last minute he had planned the event. But about 40 people came, many wearing Obama buttons and shirts. Read more

Everclear to play at pub anniversary in Snoqualmie

January 18, 2009

 

After a year of serving burgers and booking bands, Finaghty’s Irish Pub & Restaurant is inviting the Snoqualmie Valley to celebrate its anniversary with professional athletes and eight bands.

The headliner for the bands is Pacific Northwest alternative rock band Everclear, the 1998 Billboard Modern Rock Band of the year.

 

The band Everclear.

The band Everclear.

 

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Valley getting ready for New Year’s Eve

December 28, 2008

 

The Snoqualmie Casino and other Valley businesses are gearing up to usher in 2009.

A variety of New Year’s Eve entertainment options in Snoqualmie Valley are available for visitors and residents. The new Snoqualmie Casino is offering four New Year’s Eve events that they describe as “spectacular,” and two Snoqualmie pubs are also preparing to celebrate the new year with special events. Read more