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Bindlestick owner Hilary Shemasnki planned her Snoqualmie beer and coffee bar to be a welcoming place for everyone. “I want it to turn out to be one of those places you can go into alone

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Brewing a dream: Bindlestick ties wandering beer-lover to Snoqualmie

Hilary Shemanski has enjoyed a vagabond lifestyle, from teaching snowboarding at Snoqualmie Pass to living in Australia, and…

Michelle Protzman of Chaplins Chevrolet inspects a 2011 Volt

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Electric Ride: Chevy’s Volt is innovative, environmental and in the Valley

The chiming electronic music that plays when you slide behind the wheel, and the animations on the multi-screen…

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Days of silence, respect: Mount Si, Cedarcrest students stand against bullying in different, yet similar ways

Day of Silence, Day of Respect, Safe Spaces, Use Another Word. All of these are events and programs…

Staff and owners of the new Carnation Market pictured from left are: front

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Quick change: QFC out, Market in at Carnation

When Carnation residents found out last week that their only grocery store, the Carnation QFC, would close its…

Ken Meadors and fellow residents of the Fall City Campground relocate and try to stay dry near the Raging River early Thursday

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Flooded Lower Snoqualmie Valley residents wait for water to drop

Maybe this one wouldn’t be as bad as predicted, Ken Meadors hoped. Lower Valley flooding had already forced…

Above a display case containing dozens of jars of marijuana buds and sample specimens

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Alternative medicine: Preston medical marijuana collective aims to change views amid legal gray areas

Inside, it’s a small, windowless space with a computer, a dog crate, and a couple of display cases.…

Getting EJ Roberts Park ready for spring

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Adopt-a-park: Volunteers sought to give North Bend green spaces some TLC

Grab some gloves and a shovel, your roundabout needs you. So says North Bend Senior Planner Mike McCarty,…

Isabel Scott studied Annie Sullivan for her presentation. The teacher known best for her work with Helen Keller

Life

Hstory comes to life at Cascade View Elementary’s ‘wax museum’ experience

Famous figures from history took pint-sized form last Wednesday, March 23, in the classrooms and hallways of Cascade…

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Hundreds view job posting for next Mount Si High School principal

The search for a principal to replace retiring Randy Taylor, which commenced last week, will include input from…

Opstad Elementary’s Sharon Piper annually introduces third graders to the life cycle of fish. Piper is a 2011 Snoqualmie Valley Schools Foundation Teacher of the Year.

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Snoqualmie Valley’s Teachers of the Year make learning fun, relevant

It is March Madness at Chief Kanim Middle School, and Chris Blake, a teacher and coach of football…

Finaghty’s co-owners Lisa McCord and Phil Stafford relax at the bar before the lunch crowd arrives. The husband and wife team did their homework before opening the pub

Business

No luck needed: Snoqualmie’s Finaghty’s Irish Pub owners rely on plan, market awareness for success

In the already tough restaurant industry, in a multi-year recession, Finaghty’s Irish Pub shines as an example of…

News

Carnation to get first traffic signal

Carnation will soon see its first four-way stoplight on Tolt Avenue, a major milestone for the city, its…

Second grader John Bosworth hauls a vibraphone to the school music room following a class concert Thursday

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Young Snoqualmie, part 2: City’s youth boom affects schools, police, YMCA

With the entire second grade set to perform, it was impossible for every parent to get a good…