Officials say three downtown Snoqualmie fires in one night were the work of an arsonist. The fires were reported in the early morning hours of June 30. The first fire was reported just after 2 a.m. at the Snoqualmie Depot of the Northwest Railway Museum on Railroad Avenue. The fire was set inside a plastic…
Month: June 2009
Students happily return to boomerang lessons
Ian Raley-Silva noted the direction of the wind before bending his right arm behind his head and flicking his boomerang into the sky. It took an impressive loop, spinning back to earth and into Raley-Silva’s waiting hands. Raley-Silva is one of 12 seventh- and eighth-grade students attending Two Rivers School. Like many of his classmates,…
Local rowers place at national championships
Locals helped the Sammamish Rowing Association place in four different categories at the U.S. Rowing Youth National Championships in Cincinnati, Ohio June 10-14. Both SRA’s Women’s Youth Lightweight Eight and the Men’s Youth Pair advanced to the Grand Final, where they finished in fifth and sixth place, respectively. The Women’s Youth Pair and the Men’s…
Major project to start at the falls
Puget Sound Energy is planning a major update to Snoqualmie Falls Park that will focus on education and interpretation, but the work will force closures of the popular tourist site beginning in September. PSE does not have the dates set for when the park will be closed. When a construction contractor is selected for the…
Railway Museum set to break ground on its train shed
The Northwest Railway Museum will break ground soon on its train shed, the museum’s newest and largest facility. Pending receipt of a notice to proceed from the county, Wick Constructors of Seattle will begin work on a 25,000-square-foot exhibit building within a week. A formal groundbreaking will probably be scheduled for August, Museum Director Richard…
Changes coming to Snoqualmie Falls plant
Puget Sound Energy received approval of an amendment on June 1 to its operating license for the 111-year-old Snoqualmie Falls hydroelectric generating plant that will allow the utility to undertake a substantial upgrade of its facilities. “Snoqualmie Falls is a scenic and cultural treasure that’s also been giving our region clean, renewable, carbon-free energy for…