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…
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…
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…
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…
Cascade View students learn life lessons in black and white
So far as we know, Bobby Fischer never broke from his 1972 chess match with Boris Spassky to ask his coach to tie his shoelaces. And he never captured Spassky’s bishop while whistling like a falling missile. Yet, that’s the kind of thing that goes on at Chess4Life, an after-school program available every Wednesday afternoon…
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…
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…