For three years, the North Bend Mountain Film Festival has brought international perspectives on the great outdoors to the big…
Santa Claus typically seeks out milk and cookies at Christmas. But the big canvas in Snoqualmie Valley ARTS member Richard Burhans’ studio shows the jolly old elf munching on a frosted green wreath-shaped doughnut.
The pastry’s presence gives a clue to the painting’s final destination. The canvas, created for Snoqualmie Ridge merchant Steve Pennington, owner of Steve’s Doughnuts, is one of more than 30 works that Burhans and other Snoqualmie Valley ARTS members are creating as part of a holiday collaboration with Ridge and Valley businesses.
“Two Gold Coins and a Prayer” is the first, last and only book that James Keeffe, III, of Fall City will ever write.
The true-life story of his father James Keeffe, Jr., experiences as a Army Air Corps bomber pilot and prisoner of war in World War II Europe, “Two Gold Coins” was a nine-year labor of love that consumed the younger Keeffe’s life. But the fruits of his efforts are evident in the richly detailed writings, which go far beyond his father’s life to connect with the descendants of the Europeans who helped him and the aftermath of the war’s titanic struggle.
A King County judge has ordered the former president of Snoqualmie Railroad Days to pay back thousands of dollars to a former business partner.
With Veteran’s Day upon us, I urge Valley residents to reflect on their own memories of loved ones who have served our nation.
Tomorrow, please take a moment to think about the soldiers or servicepeople in your own life, and how they have affected you and the greater communities around us all.
At age 74, Carnation’s H.L. “Red” Engle is still fascinated by history. He has drafted a new manuscript, “Track of the Mammoth,” his first foray into prehistoric fiction.
The murder was announced as the salad arrived, a detective was fingering culprits as steaks were hitting tables, and the case was solved shortly after dessert.
The scene was the Woodman Lodge Steakhouse and Saloon in Snoqualmie, where the Events on the Edge troupe hosts its new Murder Mystery Dinners.
Les Morton, 86, was among 54 Fall City residents to share their memories of the depression, World War II and other definitive experiences with the authors of the new book, “Preserving the Stories of Fall City.”
The Fall City Historical Society created the tome, which hits stores this week.
Clifford Gohlke never talked much about what he did during World War II.
It took 50 years for his daughter, Kathy Kerr, to find out that her father had earned a Silver Star medal for valor.
Students who are struggling for acceptance at the local high school. Police detectives who are trying to solve decades-old killings on a tight budget. Families who are waiting for answers and justice after years in limbo.
These are the people whose stories we told in two front-page stories during the past year. Among the hundreds published by the Valley Record, those two were singled out by our peers for top honors in an annual competition.
It’s not every day that your average second grader can go long with a professional football player.
But last Tuesday, Oct. 26, students at Snoqualmie Elementary School did just that, exercising with Seattle Seahawks tight end John Carlson, No. 89 himself.
For 37 years, the arm of the law in North Bend has worn a King County Sheriff’s uniform.
But rising costs have North Bend city officials wondering whether Snoqualmie Police might be a better fit.
If campaign contributions translate into success at the polls, then Fifth District incumbents can expect a big lead come election night.
State Representatives Jay Rodne and Glenn Anderson have war chests more than double the size of their two opponents, according to Public Disclosure Commission figures.