Thursday, Oct. 10, 1991
• Steve Hallstrom of Carnation, president of the Tolt Community Club, was appointed to the Seattle Audubon Society board of directors last week. Hallstrom is one of only three Eastside directors on the 22-member board. Another is its president, Jerry Adams of Duvall.
A newly formed group, Citizens for the Preservation of Carnation, is promoting a slate of candidates in the upcoming city council elections, including a write-in campaign to elect Marguerite Ensley. Chaired by Don Schoemaker, the committee is also supporting Mary Osterday and incumbent Lynn Jackson in their bids for council seats.
• U.S. Senator Slade Gorton spends much of his time in Washington, D.C., grappling with issues such as Supreme Court nominations and the federal deficit. And, he’s somewhat relieved not to be mired in the Valley’s growth issues. Gorton stopped by the Record office earlier this week on a swing through the Valley.
• Victor Fort of Snoqualmie has tied up the 1991 racing season with a solid third place in the championship points standings, Bomber Division, at the Evergreen Speedway. The season consisted of 23 races and Fort didn’t miss one event. His method for success was to “stay out of trouble and just drive a tight, solid race.”
Thursday, Oct. 13, 1966
• Mayor Glenn P. Hall will submit his resignation as Mayor of North Bend Oct. 12, the Record learned yesterday. Reached at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Harley Reid of Kent, where he and his wife were visiting, Mayor Hall cited the ill health of his wife as his reason for resigning and disclosed that he and Mrs. Hall plan to move near Kent, where they will be closer to their daughter. Mayor Hall indicated he is considering making a recommendation on his successor, but has not reached a firm decision.
• If the $800,000 building bond issue on the general election ballot next month brings a favorable vote, Mount Si High School is due to receive its fourth addition since the original building was constructed in 1953. Superintendent Gordon McIntire said the present enrollment at the high school is 598 students. He pointed out that new classrooms also are scheduled for the three elementary schools in the rapidly growing District 410. The top four classes in the elementary schools total 729.
• Weyerhaeuser Company will host thousands of hunters on its Western Washington tree farms again this fall, beginning with the opening of the general deer season Oct. 15. Special hunter maps showing public and tree farm logging roads and outlining State Game Department management units will be available in each tree farm area.
