Ashok Shroff was up early Jan. 20 doing breathing exercises in the pre-dawn stillness, before the day’s nonstop rush began. The floor in his second floor room began to go up and down like a wave. Everyone in the communal sleeping room was awake a moment later, rushing downstairs to get out of the building….
Author: Dan Catchpole
Police Blotter
Snoqualmie Police No vehicle for you At 10:28 a.m. Dec. 28, police arrested a man who arrived at the intersection of Meadowbrook Way and Railroad Avenue southeast to retrieve a vehicle. The driver of the vehicle had been arrested for driving with a suspended license. As it turns out, the man also had a warrant…
State OK’s elk hunting to curtail damage to TPC Snoqualmie Ridge golf course
UPDATED — 3:40 p.m. Dec. 13, 2011 In an effort to curtail damage from elk at the TPC Snoqualmie Ridge golf course, a limited hunt is being permitted on the property. The hunt will occur sometime before March 15 and will be managed through the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife. The hunting will be done…
Sallal Grange fundraiser to benefit Snoqualmie Valley community
The Sallal Grange and Community Hall’s fall fundraiser in late October raised more than $2,000, which the group is using to benefit the Snoqualmie Valley community. The Grange is hoping to raise more money for the community this Saturday at its Holiday Bazaar and Swap Meet. “The support from the community was nothing short of…
FOOTBALL | Mount Si suffers loss to Mercer Island
Two fumbles by Mount Si highlighted the team’s frustrating Thursday night against Mercer Island. The Islanders recovered two key fumbles in the first half that could have shifted the momentum. Instead, they routed the Wildcats 42-14 in the 3A/2A KingCo Conference contest at Mercer Island High School. The first fumble ended a strong Mount Si…
DirtFish Rally School draws noise complaints from neighbors
Gail McCullough works construction. She drives a dump truck for a construction company. Her husband Tim also drives a dump truck. Their workdays are full of loud noise, so they appreciate the quiet of their home the east of Snoqualmie, overlooking the former Weyerhaeuser Mill site. But the mill’s new tenant, the DirtFish Rally School,…
Snoqualmie Falls shows up in statistics classes
Snoqualmie Falls gets around. The impressive image of the cascading water has been regionally famous since cameras were first lugged to its location in the late 1800s. But Snoqualmie Falls is well known to some people for something not so obvious to visitors: data. The falls are used as an example of statistical forecasting in…
Snoqualmie Valley to host extreme car race
Snoqualmie could host one of three events in the Global RallyCross Championship at the former Weyerhaeuser mill site. DirtFish Rally School is in talks with the championship’s organizer, Rally Cross Management, to finalize the deal. The school is also waiting to hear back from King County for approval to hold the event. The mill is…
King County Elections finishes bulk of hand recount of Snoqualmie Valley school bond
It took less than two hours for eight 2-person teams of King County Elections employees to finish a hand recount of more than 9,200 ballots cast in the Feb. 8 election by Snoqualmie Valley School District voters. At issue is the district’s $56 million bond to build a new middle school. The department’s Canvassing Board…
Internal fight in Snoqualmie Tribe spills over into casino
A fight in the Snoqualmie Tribal Council prompted an unexpected $14 million buyout of the Snoqualmie Casino’s CEO, but doesn’t threaten the casino’s viability in the short-term. The decision caught many members off guard because it came only two months after the council had voted to maintain casino CEO Mike Barozzi’s contract. The experienced casino…