As part of National Memory Screening Day, an annual initiative of the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America, the Sno-Valley Senior Center will offer free, confidential memory screenings 9 a.m. to noon on Tuesday, Nov. 19. Screenings will be held upstairs at the Senior Center, 4610 Stephens Ave. Carnation.
Last month, interested members from the community gathered at the YMCA on Snoqualmie Ridge to learn from family history workshop instructors Erin Christensen and Annette Willis. The two hosts shared ways to record family research findings on paper and digitally from files extracted on the Internet, how to avoid duplicating information and how to move forward with optimum research efficiency.
Snoqualmie Valley Record archives:
• Nov. 14 1963: A benefit dance is planned for Jodi Michelle Blagg, a blue-eyed, brown-haired little girl who celebrated her fifth birthday on Sept. 14. She is a happy, normal child in every way, except one—her days are limited for she is a victim of cancer. Weak from six days of treatment at Children’s orthopedic Hospital, she is anxious to return to her beloved kindergarten classes.
More than 30 local artists are taking part in the Fall City Arts Autumn Arts Faire, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, in the lobby of Snoqualmie Valley Alliance Church, 36017 S.E. Fish Hatchery Road, Fall City.
A series of adventures await visitors on Fridays, starting at the Mount Si Senior Center in North Bend. Each trip includes the bus ride to and from the event, leaving from the center at 411 Main Ave. South.
‘Tis the season to sip, savor, share and shop where we live; and Snoqualmie Valley merchants are making it easy by bringing their wares out of the shops and into community. For a special holiday version of its regular “After Hours” networking event, Snoqualmie Valley Chamber of Commerce is inviting local families to join Valley-based independent merchants for an evening of seasonal shopping and celebration.
North Bend resident Camille Bodey snapped a few photos of nearby neighbor Anika Granillo’s turkeys as they frolicked in her yard with a few chicken pals. The owner was giving them treats.
“I saw ‘Tom Turkey’ spread his feathers upon Anika’s urging, and and seemed very proud of himself,” wrote Camille.
The Sno-Valley Senior Center, 4610 Stephens Ave, Carnation, hosts its monthly steak dinner, combined with its annual pie auction Saturday, Nov. 9. There are two seatings, 4:30 and 6:30 p.m. for the dinner, featuring a choice of salmon, chicken or steak, and auction.
Valley bakers pull out their best recipes to entice you to bid on more than 100 pies, tortes and other exotic desserts up for auction.
The Snoqualmie Indian Tribe, with multiple partners, has begun a riparian forest restoration project in Carnation, and is inviting the community to join them, 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Nov. 9.
The Tribe has already cut down the Himalayan blackberries at the work site, near the Tolt Bridge and S.R. 203. Next, the rootballs need to be removed, to help renew the forest. Bring a shovel or pick, or borrow one of the tools supplied and help dig out roots and make a difference.
“Diamonds are Forever” is the theme when Mount Si Senior Center in North Bend holds a fashion show, 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9.
Center members are looking for any fancy dresses, gloves, or jewelry that locals are willing to donate for seniors to wear and model. If you can help, bring them to the senior center, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Local actress, Robin Walbeck-Forrest, will perform her one-woman show, “Tits & Asphalt: Why I Walk For Breast Cancer” at Valley Center Stage on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Nov. 7 to 9, to raise funds and awareness for breast cancer research.
Showtimes are 7:30 p.m., and the cost is pay-what-you-can. Shawn Fuller directs.
There are two things we can count on in the winter – cold weather and stuffy or runny noses. Winter is prime time for spreading diseases since more people are staying indoors and spreading germs to others.
The common cold and influenza are prevalent in the winter months. Fortunately, there are things you can do to avoid getting sick.
Mount Si Lions Club’s third annual Winemakers Dinner and silent auction is 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9, at Boxley’s Restaurant & Jazz Club, 101 West North Bend Way, North Bend.
Proceeds aid the club’s service projects in the Valley.