Gov. Jay Inslee today announced an updated statewide vaccine distribution and administration plan to increase the number of Washingtonians vaccinated and establish infrastructure capable of mass vaccinations in … [Read more...]
“Sneak Attack Windstorm,” This Was NOT!
January 17, 2021 by 1 Comment
CME commodities trading pit, Chicago IL /Associated Press Should we really be relying on one source for our news? Relating that question to last Wednesday's wind event, should we be relying on one … [Read more...]
Help Protect Wild Birds from Deadly Salmonellosis
January 16, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Recent reports of sick or dead birds at backyard feeders in King, Kitsap, Skagit, Snohomish, and Thurston counties are prompting the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) to recommend that people … [Read more...]
Bombshell announcement of Superintendent Manahan’s retirement precedes SVSD Board Meeting on January 14th
January 16, 2021 by 1 Comment
[Guest article by Linda Grez] An afternoon announcement of Dr. Manahan’s early retirement plan caught the community by surprise. In the board meeting that night, he read his statement about plans to … [Read more...]
Letter | Sarah Perry is Running for King County Council District 3
January 15, 2021 by Leave a Comment
[Letter by Roger Ledbetter – Snoqualmie, WA. Views expressed are those of the author, not the Living Snoqualmie website. You may submit letters of support for your candidate … [Read more...]
A Special Message to the Community from Superintendent Robert Manahan
January 14, 2021 by Leave a Comment
After 37 years of educational leadership, Snoqualmie Valley School District Superintendent Robert W. Manahan is planning to retire at the end of this 2020-21 school year. Dr. Manahan announced this news … [Read more...]
Snoqualmie Valley Windstorm Power Outage Update #2
January 14, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Wednesday's powerful winds resulted in many power outages and extensive damage to the Snoqualmie Valley's electrical system. Wind gusts of more than 60 mph, along with rain-saturated soil, resulted in fallen … [Read more...]
Snoqualmie Valley Windstorm, Power Outage Update: Lengthy Outage Possible
January 13, 2021 by 1 Comment
Winds and rain moved into The Snoqualmie Valley overnight, with gusts ranging from 40-60+ mph, causing widespread outages across the area. Ryan Porter of Snoqualmie Weather warned of this storm in Sunday’s … [Read more...]
A Covid Lockdown Timeline: From Earth Mother to Drag Queen (and everything in-between)
January 13, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Around the beginning of January 2020, my better half started talking about a virus popping up in China. I’d heard about other respiratory syndromes in the past and seen the pictures come out of Asia of people … [Read more...]
Girls on the Run Puget Sound
January 11, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Girls on the Run Puget Sound, a local non-profit, is thrilled to announce that they will be hosting an 8-week Spring Season, March 29th-May 28th, 2021! Girls on the Run (GOTR) is a youth development program … [Read more...]
King County Announces New Funding for Community Vaccination Efforts
January 10, 2021 by Leave a Comment
January 8th, King County announced the allocation of $7 million to create new high-volume community vaccination sites and mobile teams to efficiently and equitably vaccinate as many residents as possible, as … [Read more...]
The Week Ahead – Losing Count
January 10, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Sunday and most of Monday appear to be the relative calm before the storm(s) mid-week. It should be dry with partly to mostly cloudy skies today. For Monday, models are mixed as to whether a weak … [Read more...]
A Letter from the SVSD Superintendent: Safe Restart Plan & Timeline for Elementary In-Person Learning
January 8, 2021 by 1 Comment
Dear Snoqualmie Valley Families, We are ready to move forward cautiously with bringing back more of our youngest students for in-person learning later this month. We recently presented a revised restart … [Read more...]
Winter Train Rides Begin at the Northwest Railway Museum
January 8, 2021 by Leave a Comment
The Northwest Railway Museum is happy to announce that scenic winter, socially-distanced, train rides through the upper Snoqualmie Valley will begin on Saturday, January 16, 2021. This is the first … [Read more...]
Letter | SVSD Parents in Support of Safe Return to School
January 7, 2021 by 8 Comments
[Letter by SVSD Parents in support of safe return to school: Views expressed are those of the author, not the Living Snoqualmie website. You may submit letters to info@livingsnoqualmie.com] An open … [Read more...]
COVID-19 vaccine distribution update from the Washington State Department of Health
January 6, 2021 by 1 Comment
The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) continues to make progress with their COVID-19 vaccine distribution and administration efforts. As of Tuesday, 425,900 doses of vaccine have … [Read more...]
Updated: Governor Inslee announces “Healthy Washington–Roadmap to Recovery”
January 5, 2021 by 1 Comment
Updated January 8th: Today, the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) announced that based on Governor Jay Inslee’s Healthy Washington – Roadmap to Recovery plan released earlier this week, that all … [Read more...]
The Week Ahead – Rain, Wind, Snow, Rain. What’s Next?
January 3, 2021 by Leave a Comment
A very active 24-hours of weather we've had, indeed! ~3" of rain, near 40 mph wind gusts, followed by wet snow - bringing 1-2" in some of the foothill elevations last night before changing back over to … [Read more...]
Updated: I-90 Eastbound Closed at MP 46 Due to Multiple Collisions & WB at MP 34 near North Bend
January 2, 2021 by Leave a Comment
UPDATE 11:03 PM: They are hoping to have all lanes of I-90 between MP 34 North Bend and MP 106 Ellensburg back open by 1 … [Read more...]
Latest Statement from the Washington State Department of Health on the Covid-19 Vaccine
December 31, 2020 by 1 Comment
The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) updated Washington’s 1A vaccine allocation guidance yesterday. We have worked closely with Gov. Inslee and his team and Dr. Umair A. Shah, the Secretary … [Read more...]
