Snoqualmie Middle School Key Club students work on crafting bowls for the 2025 Empty Bowls fundraiser. Proceeds from the event go to local food banks, and ticket holders take home a handmade bowl. Photo courtesy of Snoqualmie Middle School

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Snoqualmie Valley Community Calendar | Feb. 28 edition

Kick off March with multiple events that are fun and beneficial for the community.

Snoqualmie Mayor Katherine Ross (left) and North Bend Mayor Mary Miller stand for a photo with the “Welcome to Twin Peaks” sign, Feb. 25, 2025.

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Fans, city officials gather for Twin Peaks Day proclamation

Twin Peaks Day is Feb. 24 each year.

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Actor Ray Wise, who played Leland Palmer in “Twin Peaks,” imprints his hands in a block of wet concrete at the North Bend Theatre, Feb. 22, 2025. The concrete block will be added to the sidewalk outside the theater.

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Ray Wise added to North Bend Theatre Walk of Fame

Wise created his Walk of Fame handprints during Real Twin Peaks 2025.

A then versus now comparison of the location of the “Welcome to Twin Peaks” sign from the show’s opening credits. Left: A snapshot of “Twin Peaks” season 1, episode 1. Right: Mount Si from SE Reinig Road, Feb. 15, 2025. Grace Gorenflo/Valley Record

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A self-guided ‘Twin Peaks’ tour around the Snoqualmie Valley

These 10 filming spots will immerse you in the world of “Twin Peaks.”

The “Welcome to Twin Peaks” sign on SE Reinig Road. Photo courtesy of the city of Snoqualmie

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Snoqualmie Valley Community Calendar | Feb. 21

Grab some coffee and cherry pie — it’s Real Twin Peaks weekend.

Puzzle the K9. Photo by Ben Klassen

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60th anniversary celebration of search and rescue in King County

The King County Search and Rescue Association, known as KCSARA, held its 60th anniversary celebration Feb. 13 at…

Mayor Mary Miller welcomes participants to the 2024 Citizens Academy at North Bend City Hall. Photo courtesy of the city of North Bend

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North Bend Citizens Academy teaches ‘why’ and ‘how’ of local government

Participants say they want to be well-informed so they can help enact change.

The Real Twin Peaks Days kicks off on Friday morning near the Welcome to Twin Peaks Sign. Photo William Shaw/ Valley Record

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A comprehensive list of 2025 Real Twin Peaks events

Real Twin Peaks weekend is Feb. 21-24, and there’s plenty to do.

Founder of the Northwest Swan Conservation Association, Martha Jordan, will lead a Snoqualmie Valley birding walk to Horseshoe Lake where trumpeter swans overwinter, Feb. 15, 2025. Photo courtesy of the Northwest Swan Conservation Association

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Snoqualmie Valley Community Calendar | Feb. 14 edition

Join Carnation Farms in a wintery birding walk this Saturday.

One of Return Home’s cells, filled entirely with organic material, demonstrates what the terramation cells look like. Based in Auburn, Return Home is one of the few terramation companies in the world. They transform people into soil. File photo

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What we talk about, or not, when talking about death

Puget Sound area organizations and businesses strive to normalize the topic of dying.

A Valentine’s Day floral arrangement. Photo courtesy of Barzen’s Blooms

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Snoqualmie Valley Community Calendar | Feb. 7 edition

Catch these Valentine’s Day specials throughout the Valley.

Some of the DIY lanterns that will be used for the 2025 Duvall Lantern Festival. Photo courtesy of March of the Vegetables

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Snoqualmie Valley community calendar | Jan. 31 edition

Duvall’s Lantern Festival brings some light to a dark winter night.

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Snoqualmie Valley Community Calendar | Jan. 24 edition

Catch a showing of ‘Rainier: A Beer Odyssey,’ at North Bend Theatre