Occasionally in life one meets a gentleman who stands out from

the rest of us. A person who isn’t seeking riches or honor from his fellow

men but rather is a self-motivated organizer who knows how to accomplish

tasks that benefit us all. He is known among his friends as Wade Holden. Why do

I write the Editor of our local Valley paper about this person? It’s

because of one act that took him three years to do that impressed this rancher.

Mr. Holden, with the help of convicts, pulled 30 years’ worth of car

and truck parts out of the Snoqualmie River along the Middle Fork S

Ranch boundary. This junk was thrown off the Mount Si Road Bridge and

retrieved from the local kids’ swimming hole just below the bridge’s

rope swing. It isn’t easy to get rid of vehicle parts once they are out of

the main stream.

The Washington State Patrol must search serial part numbers after

making several site inspections. Since this junk was now on our ranch

property, there were forms and affidavits to complete. Mr. Holden and I never

gave up hope of getting rid of this debris properly for the benefit of the kids

and fish that swim by the bridge.

Ewing Stringfellow, Owner

Middle Fork S Ranch

North Bend