As the song goes, “I’ve been working on the railroad, all the live-long day.” The Northwest Railway Museum is hoping Snoqualmie Valley residents will lend a hand for one night — no heavy lifting involved. The museum’s annual benefit dinner and silent auction is scheduled for March 4 at the Salish Lodge & Spa. Proceeds from…
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World-renowned musician, Emanuel Vardi dies at home in North Bend
A glittering star of the music world, violist Emanuel Vardi died Jan. 29 at his home in North Bend after a fight with cancer. He was 95. Vardi was one of the world’s leading viola players for decades; he endeavored to elevate the instrument’s status in the music world. He was also a devoted painter…
Logger taken by helicopter to Harborview after tractor crushes his leg
NEW — 9 a.m. Dec. 7, 2010 A logger had to be taken by helicopter from a logging site near Snoqualmie to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle after a tractor with metal treads backed over him, crushing his leg. Snoqualmie Fire Department received a 911 call at 10:22 a.m. Dec. 6, but it took about…
Study explores Snoqualmie Valley’s use of public transit
Transition Snoqualmie Valley recently conducted a nonscientific survey to gain insight into residents’ use of public transportation. The group is part of the transition movement, which began in the United Kingdom. The movement focuses on developing local, sustainable communities. Each group is autonomous. Among the group’s key concerns is peak oil — the theory that…
Workshop offers tips on getting grants to pay for property and wildlife improvements
NEW — 10 a.m. Nov. 4, 2010 Washington State University Extension and the Snoqualmie Watershed Forum are hosting a workshop in Snoqualmie to help forestland and farm owners tap into grants, and cost-share programs to pay for projects that improve their property and aid wildlife. The workshop is from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Nov. 10 at the Snoqualmie Library, 7824…
North Bend and Snoqualmie consider joint police department
NEW — 9:40 a.m. Oct. 27, 2010 North Bend is considering contracting with Snoqualmie for police services, which are currently provided by the King County Sheriff’s Office. A joint department could offer the city substantial savings. After hearing a presentation from Snoqualmie Police Chief Jim Schaffer, the North Bend City Council voted Oct. 19 to…
Echo Glen Children’s Center receives Puget Sound Energy solar energy grant
Echo Glen Children’s Center — a state juvenile detention facility in Snoqualmie with education administered by the Issaquah School District — is racking up grant funding this summer. The facility has received two grants that will help enhance the education and experience of children at the facility, all of whom have committed a crime. The…
Snoqualmie residents blast back at Snoqualmie Casino concerts with air horns
A handful of Snoqualmie residents protested Snoqualmie Casino’s summer concert series Thursday evening. While Peter Frampton and Yes played on an outdoor stage overlooking Snoqualmie Valley, the residents, who say noise from the concert series is a nuisance, blasted air horns, and demonstrated with signs and shouts at the casino’s entrance. The protestors were targeting…
Two killed, two injured in I-90 crash
UPDATED — 2:49 p.m. June 29, 2010 A 30-year-old man and his 26-year old wife were killed in a one-car rollover accident just after 6:45 a.m. June 29 at Interstate 90’s milepost 34, near North Bend. Three other passengers in the car — the couple’s 4-year-old son, and two family friends from Spanaway, a 15-year-old…
Snoqualmie police contest King County judge’s order to return marijuana to Snoqualmie resident
The Snoqualmie Police Department is contesting a King County Superior Court judge’s order to return 10 ounces of marijuana to a resident who claims it is for medicinal purposes. The police department had a hearing scheduled with Judge Sharon Armstrong for June 16, after the paper went to press. “Our knowledge of the investigation is…