Snoqualmie Valley Rifle Club is offering sight-ins at the SVRC range on Sept 27 and 28 and Oct 4 and 5.
The club assists local residents by sighting rifles at the low cost of $5 per rifle.
For more information, see www.svrifle.com
Maple Valley Aesthetic Clinic To Hold Open House
Dr. Stacy Cosmetic in Maple Valley will hold a fall open house on October 7, 2008.
The event will feature informal presentations and live demonstrations Fraxel Repair, SmartLipo, and Thermage Body Shape. Someone will win a FREE face or body Thermage treatment valued up to $4000.
For more information, visit Dr. Stacy Cosmetic.
RANT: Restaurants on Snoqualmie Ridge
We try and try to get a decent meal in Snoqualmie and our list of places where this is possible is now very short. We don’t have kids, so our reviews will be slanted that way – but I’d love to have reviews submitted from anyone in the area.
Most people try a restaurant once and if they don’t have a good experience, they never come back. In terms of the Ridge, that could put a place out of business in a hurry.
In particular, I love the Pickle Lady for lunch and have had good experiences at Emerald City Smoothie. We like iBurger, but when I’m craving a great burger it’s certainly not my choice.
When we tried to go Talay Thai, we walked in to a nearly empty restaurant, sat down, and waited for at least 5 minutes. The chef saw us, ignored us, and didn’t tell anyone in the back we were there. We heard lots of laughing and commotion from the back, but no one ever came out. We’ll never return.
Nick and Willy’s take and bake pizza is now closed. We never tried it. Hmmm…
Taco del Mar is one of my favorites, but when I tried to go there on the Ridge, the food was sub-par and the service was awful.
Tried to go to Finaghty’s once, but it was so crowded that we couldn’t sit down. I take this as a sign we need more adult-oriented restaurants! We’ll try again and report back.
Mike’s Cascade Grill was overpriced and the menu was mediocre and unmemorable at best. It’s very loud in there.
I have to wonder if the restrictions placed on businesses in this area have prevented success in general. The cost of just being open has got to be extremely prohibitive for the owners of these restaurants. While it’s nice to have original concepts in there, I fear that the conditions for opening, growing, and maintaining a successful small business on the Ridge are backfiring a bit, resulting in a standard of poor quality and service.
Tour de Peaks bicycle rally 20th Anniversary set for July 27
What began as part of the Snoqualmie centennial birthday celebration 20 years ago has evolved into one of the most fun, family friendly events of the summer. Besides the scenic bike ride that takes off from Meadowbrook Farms in North Bend, expect some festivities at the finish line such as the funk band Emerald City Throwdown, a juggling act, face painting and the chance for participants to win some great door prizes. Register for $35 at www.tourdepeaks.com or just sign up for $40 on the day of the ride.
Rotary Golf Tourney at Mount Si
For $125 you can tee off to raise funds for Snoqualmie area organizations. The 15th annual Snoqualmie Rotary Golf tournament will take place July 25th at Mount Si Golf Course in North Bend. The format for the tourney will be “4 player scramble.”
Register by calling 396-1055.
Snoqualmie Valley Women in Business – July Meeting
July Meeting
Date: Wednesday, July 16th
Time: 12 noon – 1:30 pm
Location: The Salish Lodge – Vintage Room
It’ll be a working lunch with menu items from $15 and up which includes a beverage.
If you plan on attending the lunch meeting, please RSVP to Lesli Williams at lesli@blissontheridge.com by Monday, July 14th.
SVWIB is a new community group in the Valley called “Snoqualmie Valley Women in Business”. The purpose of this group is to unite business women of the Snoqualmie Valley for the purpose of collaboration, brainstorming, networking and community leadership.
The group meets the third Wednesday of each month for a 90-minute working lunch. The group is working cooperatively with the Snoqualmie Valley Chamber of Commerce and other local entities, and is open to any business woman who lives and/or works in the Valley. Some members are business owners, and many are not. There are no requirements relating to recruiting, lead generation or participation.
If you are interested in attending the next luncheon, or would like to be added to the email distribution list, please contact Lesli Williams at lesli@blissontheridge.com. Please feel free to share this information with anyone you know who may be interested.
Orchestra program struggling to form in Snoqualmie Valley
A group of parents, teachers, community supporters, and professional string teachers met tonight at Mt Si High School to discuss formally organizing a string orchestra program to serve the Snoqualmie Valley.
Several obstacles must be overcome to begin an organized youth string/orchestra program:
1. Limited space is available in the SVSD system for rehearsals and concerts. Any non-school-sponsored programs wishing to use SVSD facilities are required to pay fees too expensive for a fledgling program. No non-district spaces were discussed, except for a joke about using the IGA on the Ridge since no one ever seems to be in there.
2. Possible grant options were discussed and will be further researched.
Resources identified include:
1. Hammond Ashley in Issaquah
2. Music Works NW in Bellevue
3. Teachers
4. Advertising and PR support
Anyone interested in participating in the upstart of this program should contact info@snovalleystrings.org for more information.
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Chili’s in Issaquah Isn’t Closed
Yeah, we freaked out when we went to eat there this week too…
But the sign on the door says they’re just remodeling, so don’t fear – the great food and terrible bartenders will be back any day now.
Snoqualmie Education Association Votes to Strike in Fall
This evening’s SEA meeting for the SVSD 410 teachers resulted in a decision to strike in the fall before school begins if the cost of living increase mandated by the State of Washington is not implemented by SVSD.
The State legislature recently approved the cost of living adjustment, but does not fully fund the increase. SVSD has the burden of covering $.85 of each $1 for employees and $.31 for certificated teachers.
Are the people who live in the Snoqualmie Valley aware that most of the teachers that teach in the district cannot even afford to live in it?
Consider what it means to have your children recognize their own teachers in their greater community, and how important it is that those who serve the community be able to live in it.
The district leadership needs to find a way to get this increase passed without forcing these teachers – already stressed to the hilt by the middle school split to Twin Falls and the mayhem at Mt. Si – to endure any more pain.