BIt’s time to train for the train. The Northwest Railway Museum train opens its season April 2, but the museum itself won’t wait that long to train volunteer. Volunteers hold many posts — such as brakeman, switchman and attendant — and training for the positions starts 10 a.m. March 19 at the Snoqualmie depot. The training…
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Valley entrepreneur grows awareness in flower’s virtues
Angelique Saffle called calendulas hearty when she meant hardy, but Saffle should definitely be forgiven for that slip. After all, calendulas, a flower of the marigold family, have a secure spot in Saffle’s heart. “I just love that flower,” she said. Saffle, an entrepreneur from North Bend has dedicated most of the last eight years…
North Bend Theater is still vibrant fixture at 59
When she first bought the North Bend Theater in 2006, Cindy Walker looked at the staff — mostly college and high school students — and felt invigorated. “If these kids can run a movie theater,” she said she thought to herself, “so can I.” Four years later, Walker still owns the 59-year-old theater, and she…
Learn about Northwest noir at the library
The wild Pacific Northwest can pull at any artist’s imagination, whether that artist is a painter, writer, photographer or unsuspecting hiker. The region’s gloomy winters, dense forests, rugged mountains and deep Puget Sound act as an ideal backdrop for mysteries, thrillers, UFO sightings and legends. Ask any “Twin Peaks” fan who has visited the Snoqualmie…
Northwest Railway Museum dedicates new exhibition building
NEW — 6:00 a.m. Oct. 13, 2010 Supporters of the Northwest Railway Museum gathered Oct. 2 to dedicate the Train Shed at the museum’s Railway Historic Center. About 180 people climbed onto the museum’s restored train for the one-mile trip from the Snoqualmie Depot to the center’s campus to the south. Museum Director Richard Anderson directed the celebration…
Awards honor those who shine
Every year, dozens of people in the upper and lower Snoqualmie Valley are nominated for Rise and Shine Awards, given by the Snoqualmie Valley Community Network. The network honored about 50 people at its 14th annual award ceremony June 3. Below are some of the recipients from the upper Valley. To see the full list,…
Snoqualmie women publish newsletter of area family activities
As the mother of a toddler, Diana Reul-Shapiro was looking for part-time work that she could do at home. Her sister-in-law in New Jersey told her about Macaroni Kid, a growing network of Publisher Moms who produce e-newsletters for families. A stay-at-home mother, Reul-Shapiro, alongside friend Autumn Spear, looked into it a year ago. Today,…
Turkey trots around the Rim
NEW — 1:41 p.m. May 13, 2010 A handsome tom turkey is running lose in the Wilderness Rim in North Bend. The neighbors dubbed him Ben after Benjamin Franklin, who wanted to make the turkey — not the eagle — the national symbol of the U.S. Wilderness Rim resident Emily Rourke said she thinks Ben…
Valley residents turn to the earth for their home heating needs
True to his last name, Jack Greathouse decided to build a place of his own, complete with geothermal heating. He and his wife, 1983 Mount Si graduate Melinda Horiuchi, bought property in North Bend near Mount Si Road and have been working on their house for the past two years. Greathouse spent part of that…
North Bend Library sponsors writing contests for all
Snoqualmie Valley writers of all ages can soon tap their creative muses for help in two contests — one local and the other national. The contests are open to both experienced and amateur authors. The first contest, sponsored by Friends of the North Bend Library, is open to children in elementary, middle or high school….