Out of the Past: County proposes new outlet for Kimball Creek to reduce flooding; UFO expert speaks to Valley groups
Published 7:30 am Friday, December 16, 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, Dec. 12, 1991
• Digging a better outlet channel for Kimball Creek would undoubtedly help to alleviate flooding in the town of Snoqualmie. The problem is that it would cost millions. The proposal is one of many possible solutions outlined in the new King County Flood Reduction Plan. But it is one that could substantially lower floodwaters in the town that often has the worst annual flood damages in the county.
• There are many places to read Gloria Koplin’s poetry. The first is at her home in North Bend, where you are likely to find verse jotted on the backs of envelopes, on brown lunch bags or on sales receipts. Other places to find her work include the American Poetry Anthology, Reader’s Digest, McCall’s magazine, the Kansas City Star, or an upcoming book to be released by Sparrowgrass Publishing. In fact, Gloria has never had a publisher refuse any of her poetry.
• Congratulations to Susan Jorgensen of North Bend, who has qualified for the Miss Teen National Pageant in Orlando, Fla. She placed in the top 10 of more than 200 contestants in the Miss Teen Seattle competition.
• Frank Cernick has now retired after over 26 years as a principal in the Snoqualmie Valley School District. Taking his place at the helm of Fall City Elementary School is Don McConkey, himself a School District 410 veteran of 17 years.
Thursday, Dec. 15, 1966
• Miss Susan Swenson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Swenson of Snoqualmie, and Mr. Bruce Arthur Beamer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin J. Beamer of Meadowbrook, exchanged marriage vows in a candlelight ceremony at the Preston Baptist Church on Nov. 18.
• Major Wayne S. Aho and Lenora Croft will present a public lecture, accompanied by more than 50 slides, on Unidentified Flying Objects and Flying Saucers at the Union Hall in Snoqualmie Thursday. The two lectured Tuesday evening at the Cherry Valley Grange Hall in Duvall, telling people about sightings made by the Major and other people. The Major is an internationally known lecturer, writer and authority on the subject of UFOs and saw a spacecraft land on the Mojave Desert in 1957.
