Out of the Past: Mrs. Mary Ross named Teacher of the Year; Government lacks funding to solve flooding problems

Published 8:30 am Thursday, March 3, 2016

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

Thursday, Feb. 28, 1991

• People filled the commons at Snoqualmie Middle School last Saturday looking for answers. This was the promised meeting where “all questions will be answered” on possibilities to reduce flooding in the Upper Valley. The answer that stood out most was that the government doesn’t have the money to do anything about it.

• The Sallal Grange’s request for used Christmas cards resulted in more than 5,000 cards, demonstrating the selflessness of citizens in the Upper Snoqualmie Valley. In spite of the hardships that had been suffered by so many of the residents with the flooding followed immediately by a freeze, they still found it in their hearts to reach out to help the children of Saint Jude’s Ranch for Children.

Thursday, March 3, 1966

• Mrs. Mary Ross, third grade teacher at Snoqualmie Falls Grade School, is the Upper Snoqualmie Valley’s “Teacher of the Year” and nominee for “State Teacher of the Year.” Mrs. Ross was chosen by her fellow educators who consider her an outstanding teacher and an outstanding citizen, devoted to her profession and her students. Mrs. Ross has been contributing to the field of education for 35 years including 15 years in the Upper Snoqualmie Valley.

• A brush fire on the Meadowbrook Farm behind the second hole at Mount Si Golf Course was the cause of the alarm answered by Snoqualmie firemen at 11:55 a.m. Feb. 22. Fireman Dan Smith reports the fire burned several acres of brush, badly damaged a Milwaukee Railroad bridge and buckled four rails. Firemen said the cause of the fire was still under investigation.