The Snoqualmie Valley Hospital District Board of Commissioners unanimously approved an early closing agreement with Equity Lifestyle Properties Inc. on Dec. 6 for possession of the 22-acre Leisure Time campground site, according to a press release. Under the terms of the early closing agreement, the district will pay approximately $7.5 million for the property (down…
Year: 2012
Vote to approve marriage, marijuana
Referendum 74 Referendum 74 offers Washington voters a chance to expand civil rights to same-sex couples. In February, after receiving crucial support from the state House of Representatives and state Senate, Gov. Chris Gregoire signed landmark legislation to legalize same-sex marriage. Opponents petitioned to put the measure before voters on the November ballot. Washington already…
Valley author Victoria Bastedo publishes her first romance novel
For her first romance novel, Snoqualmie writer Victoria Bastedo flew without a net. To Greece, no less. Bastedo, a fantasy novelist until “Dear Miklos” was published in August, decided to write her first lovey-dovey story not knowing where it would end. Not only that, but she based the story in Greece, circa 1975. “I wanted…
Eighth time is charm for local author
It’s not “Harry,” it’s not “Hunger” and it’s not him, either. “Stars in the Texas Sky,” the eighth novel by Snoqualmie Valley author Stephen Matlock, may not fit in with the best-sellers of the young-adult genre and it’s obviously not based on his California childhood. But the novel, which tells the story of a 13-year-old…
A pair of Valley chess players will compete in U.S. Open
In a half-empty room, a milestone brews. Four chessboards are lined up; one of them is occupied. On one side is Matt McKendry and on the other side is Jim Nelson. Both are chess aficionados getting ready to make history, if only personal history. Nelson has played chess for four decades. McKendry has been alive…
Officials start the process to replace state Sen. Cheryl Pflug
King County Council members started the process June 11 to appoint a successor to Republican state Sen. Cheryl Pflug. Under state law, the council is responsible for appointing a successor to the Senate seat after Pflug resigns July 1 to accept a state board post. The law calls for GOP officials to submit three candidates…
Hadley Dean Rogers
Hadley Dean Rogers was born Aug. 16, 1935, to his parents Ken and Medora Rogers. He joined them in heaven on June 15, 2012. Hadley’s siblings include his brother Keith Rogers, of Elroy, Ariz., and his sister Gaynel Gunderson, of Soap Lake. He was preceded in death by his brother Neil Rogers, of North Bend….
Mount Si grad Nikki Stanton is now playing for Sounders Women team
College player will spend her summer learning from the best For Nikki Stanton, dreams do come true. “This is as good as it gets,” she said. The former Mount Si High School soccer player has found herself this summer playing alongside seven national team players in the Seattle Sounders Women team. “I looked up to…
Snoqualmie Valley resident looks back at time inside Hanoi Hilton
The interrogator Joseph Crecca nicknamed “The Agent” began speaking. Speaking of how American Air Force pilots like Crecca had attacked the Vietnamese. How Vietnamese blood had been shed. And how the Vietnamese were “determined to fight and win.” Then, American F-105 planes flew above their heads. And the speech screeched to a halt. Unlike The…
School district grapples with middle school plan
If and when the Snoqualmie Valley School District returns to two middle schools, their similarities will outweigh their differences, Assistant Superintendent Don McConkey told parents May 22. The final word on how similar they will be — in activities, in classes, in curriculum — will depend on the budget for those years. “That may have…