Business owners will soon have a gathering place in North Bend. Extra space that was once leased out in the Umpqua Bank (formerly Sterling Savings Bank) building is being converted to the Umpqua Community Room, next to the bank.
Josh Weltmer, manager of the Snoqualmie Casino’s Lit Cigar Lounge, has won a national pairing competition sponsored by Glenfiddich distillery.
Chaplins Chevrolet in North Bend is adding a large, lighted canopy to cover both lanes of the service driveway on the north side of the service building. The canopy will keep customers and service people out of the weather and more comfortable as they drop off and pick up vehicles for service.
BaseCamp Fitness LLC, is now open in North Bend. The studio provides a variety of fitness classes, personal training, nutrition guidance and monthly outdoor excursions.
Advanced Tax and Financial Services, Inc., has reopened in Snoqualmie after an April 25, 2014, explosion in North Bend closed its doors.
For those anticipating the nine new episodes of “Twin Peaks” coming this year to Showtime, you can indulge in your Twin Peaks obsession now.
Leading the Way to a Sustainable Valley is a lunch event planned for Friday, Feb. 20 at the Snoqualmie Ridge TPC.
The next Chamber After Hours is also the Valley Young Professionals Hangout, 6 to 9 p.m., Wednesday Jan. 28, at Snoqualmie Casino.
Snoqualmie Valley Schools Superintendent Joel Aune and Snoqualmie Valley Citizens for Schools president Kirk Harris will present information on the school district’s February bond proposal at a Chamber luncheon, 11:30 a.m., Friday,Jan. 16, at the Snoqualmie Ridge TPC Golf Club, 36005 S.E. Ridge St.
Massage therapy options at Snoqualmie’s Edge Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation are growing, now that the clinic can provide that service through all major carriers.
Edge recently entered a contract with the Regence health insurance for massage, so the facility will now be able to accept patients for massage with Regence, at the in-network rate.
The Snoqualmie Valley Hospital Lunch and Learn at noon, Thursday, Dec. 11, will feature news on Public Hospital District No. 4. Speaker Rodger McCollum, Superintendent of Snoqualmie Valley Hospital, will present the community benefits and services of the past year and discuss the grand opening of the district’s new hospital.
Puget Sound Energy announced last week “that customers will notice a pleasant surprise on their winter power bills: a one-time credit applied to December and January bills that will save the average residential electric customer about $40.”
The bill credit is the mechanism to be used to distribute half of $109 million that resulted from the sale of PSE’s utility operations in Jefferson County, to all PSE customers.
Just three days into his new job as general manager of the North Bend Premium Outlets, midwest transplant Ed Huebner was getting ready for the late shift—6 p.m. to 6 a.m.—as part of the mall’s Thanksgiving rush.
The mall was open 36 hours straight, between Thanksgiving and end of day on Black Friday, Nov. 28. That weekend is typically one of the year’s busiest, second only to the weekend before Christmas.
