Out of the Past: Flood causes North Bend water to dry up for days

Dec. 3, 1964: You never miss the water ‘til the well runs dry—and North Bend residents have had to manage with a “dry well” since 3 o’clock Monday afternoon, when an accumulation of debris carried by rushing water into the reservoir closed off the supply to the town’s gravity flow system. Thursday was the expected day for a return of water flow.

December 8, 2014 1:34 pm

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

Nov. 30, 1989

• There were many weary hearts among the many friends and relatives of Breanna Bates Monday morning, following a last-minute decision not to proceed with the Valley teen’s heart transplant operation. Bates, 17, was just accepted into the transplant program at UW Medical Center last week.

• “A Victorian Christmas” describes the special displays and decorations at Snoqualmie Valley Historical Museum, open for visitors the next two weekends.

Dec. 3, 1964

• You never miss the water ‘til the well runs dry—and North Bend residents have had to manage with a “dry well” since 3 o’clock Monday afternoon, when an accumulation of debris carried by rushing water into the reservoir closed off the supply to the town’s gravity flow system. Thursday was the expected day for a return of water flow.

• Judie Moses of Snoqualmie Falls, whose great-great-grandfather was the well-known Chief Sanowa of the Upper Snoqualmie Tribe, joined Gov. Rosellini to cut the ribbon and open the Echo Lake Highway (now State Route 18).