Last year around this time, the offices of Encompass (then called Children’s Services of Sno-Valley) were flooded with donated food, decorative items and fun extras. So were the meeting rooms and the hallways.
Caley George, right, helps a customer at Pro Ski Service in North Bend. The store has seen a boom in business due to the early snowfall. “We basically got positively overwhelmed with the positive response from the local population,” said owner Martin Volken. “I suspect that some of this has to do with the rather frustrating winter of last year.” Restaurants have also seen an increase in business this season. North Bend Bar and Grill owner Keith Mickle said his business has had stronger weekends “with the snow and the Christmas-tree hunters.”
As part of an environmental education program, the Snoqualmie Foothills Branch of the Mountaineers will be offering two different lecture series during January through March of 2006.
By day he is a high-school teacher with the Bellevue School District; she works for the city of Seattle.
The Washington Trails Association is hoping that its annual Northwest Exposure Photo Contest, underway this fall, will help fix neglected…
Purser, Martin to marry
25 Years Ago
Kayaker Dave Olson of North Bend is a veteran whitewater enthusiast who’s paddled local waters for a decade. Here, he shares his thoughts on kayaking the waters of the Middle Fork of the Snoqualmie River, and how that experience mirrors his own life.
MUSIC AND COMEDY
The Northwest Railway Museum invites all to take part in fall festivities at the Snoqualmie Depot, with the annual Halloween Train ride Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 25 and 26.
North Bend’s Valley Center Stage is opening their upcoming season with A.R. Gurney’s unique comedy “Sylvia,” a hilarious tale about a man, his wife and the other woman, who in this case happens to be a stray dog.
25 Years Ago
Thursday, Sept. 15, 1983
• Some important money matters will face voters in three Valley cities in the primary election Tuesday. Combined with votes on a number of elected positions, it would make next Tuesday a busy day. Monetary measures are slated for police services in Carnation, fire-fighting equipment in Snoqualmie and street repairs in North Bend.
