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Photos courtesy of Tolt Golf Club
The driving range at Tolt Golf Club.

Business

Golf course near Carnation reopens under new ownership

A golf course near Carnation has taken on new life, 59 years after it was originally opened.

Summer Stumpf, owner of Gray’s Mercantile, June 15, 2026. (Grace Gorenflo/Valley Record)

Business

Gray’s Mercantile now open year-round in Fall City

Gray’s Mercantile, the holiday pop-up opened in November, has re-opened as a fixture of Fall City’s retail district.

The Snoqualmie River near Park Avenue in Snoqualmie. File photo

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Warm weather does not mean warm water, officials warn

As western Washington experiences higher-than-usual June temperatures, local officials remind residents that natural bodies of water remain dangerously…

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Fall City Day parade 2025.

Life

Snoqualmie Valley community calendar | June 12 edition

Fall City Day is June 13.

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Manny Rodriguez (left) and Abbey Rodriguez.

Business

Meet the couple transforming Fall City’s food scene

Manny and Abbey Rodriguez want to build a “food empire.”

Visitors pick fresh strawberries in the Remlinger Farms u-pick field, June 7, 2026. Photo by Bill Swan/For the Valley Record

Life

Where to pick berries and more in the Snoqualmie Valley

Berries will soon be ripe for the picking across the Snoqualmie Valley.

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Michael Tenney, owner of GoodHelp Services.

Business

New Valley business helps seniors with home care

Michael Tenney knows from experience the hardship of caring for an aging parent at a distance. When his…

One of the “unicorns” at Pride Picnic 2025. Photo courtesy of SnoValley Pride

Life

Snoqualmie Valley community calendar | June 5 edition

Featured event: SnoValley Pride’s Pride Picnic

Product at Whit & Co. in downtown Snoqualmie. (Grace Gorenflo/Valley Record)

Business

Snoqualmie flower shop reimagined as gift and plant store

The Whitaker family of Snoqualmie has reimagined its flower shop on Railroad Avenue, 26 years after it opened.

Hot Diggity Doug’s in downtown Snoqualmie. (Peter Bayron/Valley Record)

Business

Hot dog shop rolls into downtown Snoqualmie

It’s the newest concept from Snoqualmie Ice Cream owners.

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A satellite image of Snoqualmie Ridge showing the land south of Fisher Creek Park where the proposed battery storage site would reside.

News

Valley cities place moratoriums on battery storage site development

Update June 15: Duvall City Council has also passed a moratorium on battery energy storage systems.

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Customers stroll through the North Bend Farmers Market, Sept. 11, 2025.

Life

Snoqualmie Valley community calendar | May 29 edition

May 29

Mount Si in the clouds, Feb. 25, 2026. (Grace Gorenflo/Valley Record)

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One rescue, one death on Mount Si in May

Two hiking incidents occurred in a week in the same area of Mount Si this May, one resulting…