Out of the Past: Snow closes pass for 17 days; thieves take ton of potatoes
Published 3:42 pm Wednesday, February 18, 2015
The following stories happened this week, 25 and 50 years ago, as reported in the Snoqualmie Valley Record. From the Record’s archives:
Thurs., Feb. 15, 1990
• The longest shutdown of Snoqualmie Pass in decades occurred late last week after an average of a foot of snow per day fell over a 17-day period. I-90 at the summit was closed Wednesday, Thursday and Friday nights. Other mountain passes were also closed because of heavy snow and avalanche danger.
• As Peggy Mosselli walked up to her employer’s office Saturday morning, she didn’t notice the windows were all blackened. But the hole in the door glass caught her attention. When she opened the door at Bell-Anderson Insurance in North Bend, smoke poured out. Some time since closing the night before, the business was burglarized. All that’s turned up missing so far is a few bucks in change.
Thurs., Feb. 18, 1965
• About 2,000 pounds (28 sacks) of potatoes have been reported stolen by John McDevitt, who told the Sheriff’s office Feb. 12 that a door to his fruit storehouse on the Carnation-Fall City Highway was forced. The Sheriff’s office said the potatoes were stored in brown burlap bags, tied with green string at the top. McDevitt also reported a small electric heater was missing.
• The Snoqualmie Valley Junior Chamber of Commerce announced today that all indebtedness on the electric football scoreboard at Mount Si High School has been cleared up. The remaining bill was reduced through various fundraising drives sponsored by the local chapter.
