Out of the Past: Falls City Masonic Lodge marks 100 years, North Bend bank president charged with embezzlement
Published 4:31 pm Wednesday, July 22, 2015
Out of the Past: The following stories happened this week, 25 and 50 years ago, as reported in the Snoqualmie Valley Record. From the Record’s archives:
Thursday, July 19, 1990
• On Feb. 7, 1890, the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Washington approved a dispensation to establish the Falls City Masonic Lodge. The local Masons celebrated that at a special dinner July 7. Available that evening were the first copies of a 121-page history written by Edwin A. Opstad, himself a member of long standing. The book gives the stories of why the Masonic group of Fall City was listed as “Falls City” and why the organization was known as a “Moon Lodge” for its first 30 years.
• Zara Fritts of North Bend has just about covered the walls in one room with brooches. It’s a fascinating collection of every brooch Zara could find over the last 45 years. Some time ago she had to move the collection to a back room because some customers of Zara’s Collectibles out front got mad when she wouldn’t sell one. That’s what a collection is all about and she will only sell ones she has a duplicate of.
Thursday, July 22, 1965
• Donald A. Park, who until his arrest last Monday by the FBI was manager of the North Bend Branch of the Seattle-First National Bank, was charged with embezzling about $9,500 on or about” December 10, 1964. Park told the Record he was resigning from each organization. He also said he hoped the community would accept this incident as his personal responsibility and not let it reflect upon the bank or any of the employees.
• All Carnation residents are reminded of city ordinance and state regulations requiring burning barrels to have a screen over the top. This is especially important in the dry weather, and citizens are urged to comply.
