NEW — 1:15 p.m. Jan. 20, 2010 Three Snoqualmie Valley students won the North Bend Library writing contest, getting themselves prestige and a $50 gift card to Barnes & Noble. Judges received more than 150 entries from talented and creative authors, King County Library Services teen librarian Sarah Lynch said. The winners include high school…
Snoqualmie Valley libraries’ use grows with economic recession
NEW — 12:27 p.m. Jan. 6, 2010 Shane Marston hunched over the North Bend Library computer, his calloused fingers resting on keys almost too small for his fingertips. It’s been four months since the North Bend resident has had a job. Marston used to work in construction and demolition as a laborer in Seattle. Now,…
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…
Living with flooding, part 2: balancing growth and environment in Snoqualmie River floodplain
Flooding. It’s an all-too familiar part of life for many residents of Snoqualmie Valley. Since moving to the Valley in 2005, Snoqualmie residents Don and Nancy Ekberg have had their home flooded twice. Business-owner and resident Julie Randazzo and her husband Harold Nesland have sandbagging their pizza restaurant and bowling alley down to a science….
Calling all artists: paintings needed for new Snoqualmie City Hall
NEW — 6 a.m. Dec. 19, 2009 The Snoqualmie Arts Commission is looking for a few good paintings for the new City Hall lobby. Artists are invited to submit pictures of their work before Dec. 23. Images should be sent as .jpeg files to Jeffrey Waters, the commission’s chairman, at [email protected]. The commission will choose…
Letters
Compassion and kindness of Elks Lodge I wanted to share with you the generosity, compassion and support we found in the Lake Sammamish Elks Lodge No. 1843. Our coworker’s wife was diagnosed with stage four brain cancer. Because of her inability to continue working as she receives treatment, we knew that his family would be…
Theater still ablaze ten years after renovation
In the fall of 1999, Brian and Karlene Slover bought the North Bend Theater determined to make the 1941 art deco-era building shine again. It was closed for three months during renovations, and on Dec. 17 re-opened, complete with the restored iconic neon sign that casts a blue and red glow on the sidewalk lining…
Snoqualmie Casino struggles in first year
Casino’s first year marred by recession, bad weather, high debt and tribal conflict. Snoqualmie Casino’s one-year anniversary passed quietly in November, met with none of the fanfare that accompanied its opening in 2008.The Snoqualmie Tribe had hoped the casino would bring in an influx of money to the tribe and an elevated standard of living…
Modern treasure hunt ends with nighttime rescue
In a high-tech search to find buried treasure, a hiker fell as far as 30 feet while bushwacking off trail in the Gifford Lakes area Oct. 24, injuring his knee and requiring an emergency night rescue. Fortunately, the global positioning system he was using to find the cache allowed him to tell the King County…
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….