Kevin Hauglie Agency will be hosting a Client Appreciation Event this Saturday, July 20, at their Fall City location.
From 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. they will be offering free rock chip repairs in partnership with Safelite Autoglass and free M.I.L.K. digital IDs to their clients, thanking them for their continued support and patronage.
Eastside Psychological Associates, PLLC, is set to open a new office at Snoqualmie Ridge this August.
With 35 psychologists, one licensed clinical social worker, and three licensed mental health counselors, Eastside Psychological Associates clinicians assist children, teens, adults, couples, and families. EPA currently has two other offices, in Woodinville and Issaquah.
The Snoqualmie location will be at 8226 Bracken Pl. S.E. Suite 200.
Snoqualmie Ridge’s Chase Bank hosts a home buyer seminar with Carol Wright from RE/MAX Integrity, 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 17, at the branch. The seminar looks at the home-buying process, the market and trends of local real estate and other topics. Attendees can get a free one-year warranty on any home they buy from RE/MAX.
This summer offers local businesspeople several ways to get involved, build strategies and network through the Snoqualmie Valley Chamber of Commerce.
The Chamber’s July After Hours is 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, July 31, at Dark Horse Ink silkscreen company, 30540 S.E. 84th St., Suite 1, in Preston. Owner Michael Hughes will be providing food, beverages and free T-shirts for guests.
A grand opening for Optimal Health Chiropractic is 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, July 13, at its suite, number 125, at 7726 Center Blvd. S.E., Snoqualmie Ridge.
Owner Dr. Jason Green plans an outdoor party and barbecue with tours of the clinic, door prizes and plenty of conversation.
Wanted Espresso celebrates its first year in business on Wednesday, July 10, with merchandize giveaways all week, July 8 to 12, to thank customers. Wanted owners Tessa and Bryan Wyrsch and managers Tami Boonstra and Nikole King run the shop at Mount Si Shell, 742 S.W. Mount Si Blvd., off Interstate 90’s Exit 31.
Besides coffee, they serve espresso, frappes, Red Bull sodas, huge croissant breakfast sandwiches and a product called Bacon In A Bag.
Gigi’s Café and Bakery, a locally owned business, has opened inside the former Carnation Bank of America building at 4760 Tolt Ave., downtown.
Gigi’s is a home-style, farm to table restaurant, serving breakfast and lunch from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. House specialties include homemade biscuits, breads and rolls served with just about every meal. The bakery will offer house-made pastries and specialized cakes for any occasion.
Snoqualmie resident and Academy Mortgage manager Brad Toft is now a co-host on the weekly radio program Northwest Real Estate Connections with David and Patricia Wangsness of Coldwell Banker Bain.
Toft will weigh in on topics of real estate investing, property valuation and appraisals, managing credit, and listing and buying a home.
The Salish Lodge and Spa will commemorate its history and tradition while celebrating the future this summer with a variety of 25th anniversary offerings including the launch of Salish honey-flavored vodka and an outdoor concert series set against the backdrop of Snoqualmie Falls. In addition, guests visiting this summer can enjoy a variety of anniversary specials including throw-back pricing on the Country Breakfast, an updated twist on the Twin Peaks favorite – cherry pie with a darn good cup of coffee – and the release of five private-label Washington wines.
The world of auto repair is a man’s province? Hardly.
Meet Bekki Dennis, the Valley woman who founded her own auto repair business, North Bend Automotive, 12 years, and has run it herself to this day.
When her first husband, Denny, worked a tool sales route, Bekki did a lot of traveling with him. She learned a lot about the business, good and bad.
Corporate life was fun for a while, says North Bend’s Jolene Kelly, and so were the Florida beaches. Neither, though, was quite what she was looking for out of life when she decided about 15 years ago that it was time to move ‘home.’
“I knew I wanted to move to Seattle,” says Kelly, who followed her gut feelings, more than any particular plan, when she made the move back to the area where her parents had grown up.
On Wednesday evenings in September, Snoqualmie City Clerk Jodi Warren can be found teaching citizens what it takes to run a municipality.
Being on the city council is no easy task and Warren’s students learn that firsthand. From her class, Warren chooses a mock council and randomly divides the remaining group into pro and con camps.
Social media looks to be here to stay. The Snoqualmie Chamber of Commerce hosts a lunch, 11:30 a.m. Friday, June 21, at TPC Snoqualmie Ridge, showcasing tactics that can help Valley businesses use it to their advantage.
For “Six social media tactics that will grow your business,” Greg Gillard, President of Thin Pig Media, will share ideas from Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube and Pinterest.
