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…
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…
Downtown Snoqualmie’s $3.6 million facelift
UPDATED — 9:34 a.m. April 4, 2010 Walking along Railroad Avenue in Snoqualmie’s historic downtown, it is hard to not notice the web of cracks in the asphalt or the narrow sidewalk, which quickly becomes clogged by a woman with a stroller going into a café. On the street, most cars zip past without giving…
Mill site could become rally car course
NEW — 3:03 p.m. March 24, 2010 Rally car aficionado Greg Lund wants to put a little zoom in Snoqualmie Valley. The Issaquah native plans to buy Weyerhaeuser’s old mill site, located above Borst Lake in Snoqualmie, and build a rally car-driving course that would open this fall. Not everyone, especially the neighbors, is happy…
House votes to increase Alpine Lakes Wilderness Area and add protection for Middle Fork
NEW — 2:00 p.m. March 18, 2010 The U.S. House of Representatives has passed legislation to increase federally-protected land in and around the Alpine Lakes Wilderness area, including the Middle Fork of the Snoqualmie River. The bill has already passed committee in the Senate. The next step towards passage is a full vote by that body….
Snoqualmie City Council endorses ballot levies
NEW — 2:29 p.m. Jan. 27, 2010 Snoqualmie City Council unanimously endorsed King County Rural Library District Proposition 1, and Snoqualmie Valley School District Propositions 1 and 2 at its Jan. 25 meeting. All measures will be on the ballot for the Feb. 9 special election. The library’s proposition would restore the property tax levy…
Letters, Jan. 27
Vote yes on Proposition 1 I hope that you are all aware that the Feb. 9 election ballot contains the important Proposition 1 that will restore the King County Library System’s property tax levy rate. Why is this important and what does it accomplish? This levy is not a bond and is not for buildings,…