Out of the Past: Mayor reckons 300 homes damaged in flood; Bosworth children escape fire in family home

Published 10:36 am Friday, December 4, 2015

The following stories happened this week, 25 and 50 years ago, as reported in the Snoqualmie Valley Record. From the Record’s archives:

Thursday, Nov. 29, 1990

• Mayor Jeanne Hansen reckoned well over 300 homes in Snoqualmie were damaged in last weekend’s devastating flood. The disaster also likely claimed the life of a Duvall man who apparently ignored road-closure signs and attempted to cross a submerged bridge across the Valley. Many residents up and down the Valley were steeped in misery and anger at the loss of their belongings and the fouling of their homes, especially so soon after a record-breaking flood in 1986.

•The severe weather last weekend played some havoc for customers of telephone utilities, according to area manager Barry Dardis. During the high winds on Friday, falling trees caused some facility damage on the North Fork Road and the Edgewick Road. At some point, the repair crews decided they should switch their attention from winds to flooding, and the North Fork crew was trapped for some time.

Thursday, Dec. 2, 1965

• Fire completely destroyed the Ray Bosworth home on Dairy Lake Road at 4:45 p.m. Tuesday near Edgewick. North Bend firemen who answered the alarm reported the fire started when the three Bosworth children  had returned from school and were attempting to start a fire in the wood stove. Both parents were at work. The children escaped uninjured from the blazing house. Mr. Bosworth told Chief Weller the loss was partially covered by insurance.

•Gerald D. Gunderson 16, of Fall City, was involved in a non-injury accident at the intersection of Fourth and Orchard in Fall City at 7:20 a.m. on Nov. 28. Investigating officer Mel Bosworth reports Gunderson, eastbound on Fourth, attempted a left turn onto Orchard, lost control and left the roadway, striking a house. Damage to his ’65 Ford pickup was estimated at $200.