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horses. All of King County’s trails allow horses, bikes and hikers. In addition to reroutes, King County Parks is also planning to add more loops through the Grand Ridge Park, which adds mileage for mountain bikers. It’s also desirable for hikers as an alternative to the trail’s lacking lookout.
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Hike the trail Grand Ridge has three trailheads. While the most popular for mountain bikers is High Point, hikers often take off from Central Park or Grand Ridge Drive. From Central Park, either head to the south end of South Pond or follow the large power lines south. At the edge of the park a small sign with a map marks the beginning of the trail. The route wanders atop ravines and along the park. At the first fork, keep straight to move onward or turn right to loop back to the beginning. Highway noise from I-90 joins the forest for the first mile and a half, but just as the sound fades, a babbling creek passes beneath a wooden bridge and the trail finds a break at Grand Ridge Drive. For those looking for a short hike from home, this is a good turn-around point. It’s also a preferred starting point for those hoping to hike to Duthie Hill and back. The trail picks up again across the road, just before the fake river rock bridge on the drive. At this point, the forest fades from the effects of civili-
Jeffrey Houghton crosses the MikeO Puncheon bridge on the Grand Ridge Trail. celeste gracey, Issaquah & Sammamish Reporter
Issaquah named Tree City again Issaquah has been named as a Tree City USA for the 19th year in a row. It was among 83 other cities in the state that earned the qualification, which also requires cities to have ordinances encouraging the city’s tree canopy, to celebrate Arbor Day and to spend at least $2 per capita on tree care – about $60,000 for Issaquah. The city is celebrating Arbor Day from 11 a.m. to noon, April 21 with a tree planting along Issaquah Creek and Pickering Trail. To help plant, check in before the event at the Pickering Trail entrance, 1730 10th Ave. N.W.
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The King County Library System, headquartered in Issaquah, has been named the Organization of the Year by the Municipal League Foundation. The library system, which serves more than 1.3 million people throughout King County, was honored at the foundation’s celebration dinner April 5. The Municipal League is a volunteer-driven, nonpar-
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of Washington as a state and a territory April 14. The museum is bringing in historian and author Lorraine McConaghy to present the documentary and lecture, which is based on her new book, New Land, North of the Columbia. The event begins at 11 a.m. at the Issaquah Train Depot, 150 First Ave. N.E., Issaquah. Complimentary refreshments will be provided. For more information visit issaquahhistory. org or call 425-392-3500.
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It’s 6 miles from Central Park to Duthie Hill with 800 feet elevation gain. It’s 4.5 miles from Grand Ridge Drive to Duthie with only 450 ft. of total elevation gain.
zation into a delightful lowland hike. While the trail has about 20 bikers for every hiker and seldom attracts a horse, there is a delight of being so close to town and yet so submerged in the woods. Trees coated in moss stretch across forest floors carpeted by ferns. Budding leafs promise to fill in the landscape, but in early spring hikers still can look deep into the forest. After another mile the trail offers a connection to Mitchell Hill on the right, but continue north. Another quarter mile and a second trail branches west. It ends on private property, so turn right for Duthie. When you reach the Canyon Creek tributary bridge, take a moment to appreciate the wood structure. All of the beams were carried in by human hands. For one of the trail’s bridges a team carried a 14,000 pound, 45 foot-long beam two miles using only rigging gear. At the end of the hike the trail descends a couple hundred feet to a boardwalk. The hand-split cedar is a delightful treat for hikers. It elevates passersby just enough to look across the forest floor and into the timbers. For hikers, the boardwalk is a good a turning point. Otherwise the trail switchbacks another quarter mile, before ending at the service road for Duthie Hill.
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Man tries to lure boy into car in Klahanie The Klahanie community is on alert after a man tried to lure a male student into his SUV Monday afternoon. The boy was walking home from school, when the man pulled up in the car near 256th Avenue Southeast and offered him a ride. When the student refused, the man shouted “Get in the car” and continued to follow him. The man then sped down the road a few blocks and parked on 37th Street. The student continued to walk home, until he saw the blue car parked and the man waiting outside it. The student walked into a condo complex and waited for the man to leave, before walking home. He described the man as being in his 60s or 70s with white hair, which was balding in the front. If you have any information, call the King County Sheriff ’s office at 206-2964155.
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Gerald B. Treacy, Sr.
Gerald B. Treacy, Sr. age 93, of Sammamish, WA, died on Thursday, 3/29/12, at Overlake Medical Center in Bellevue, WA. Born and raised in Roselle Park, NJ, he lived in Clark, NJ, before moving to Sammamish 20 years ago. A Veteran of WW II, he proudly served his country in the US Army Air Corps, flying the first reconnaissance plane patrolling the US West Coast. Later stationed at Hickam Field, Pearl Harbor, he missed the attack by only a few days, having returned home on leave due to the death of his father. He served in the South Pacific for the duration of the war. He attended Syracuse University, Union College, and Rutgers University. He was employed as a Research Scientist for over 30 years with Exxon Research and Engineering in Linden, NJ; retiring in 1981. He enjoyed writing, reading all of the roughly 2,000 books in his library, photography, genealogy and was very proud of his Irish heritage. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather. He was predeceased by his beloved wife of 64 years, Mabel Lillian (Nesbitt) Treacy of Sammamish, WA, in 2009, by his son, Roger James, of Clark, NJ, in 1956, and by his granddaughter, Amy Christine Turner-Breckheisen, of Mendham, NJ, in 2004. He is survived by his son, Gerald B. Treacy, Jr., and his wife, Joyce of Poulsbo,WA; and his daughters, Barbara Yantz of Point Pleasant, NJ, and Carol El Koury and her husband, Victor, of Sammamish, WA; four grandchildren, Douglas Turner and his wife Josephine, of Belle Mead, NJ, Joseph ElKoury and his wife Sohyn of Mukilteo, WA, Kate Sandefur and her husband Alex of Greentop, MO, and Patricia Spencer and her husband Reed of Sammamish, WA. He also leaves seven great grandchildren; John, Nina, and Ian in Greentop, MO, Lucy Spencer of Sammamish, WA, and Ryan, Matthew, and Daniel Turner, of Belle Mead, NJ. Local arrangements entrusted to Flintoft’s Issaquah Funeral Home. Services and burial will be in New Jersey. Please sign the online guest book at www.flintofts.com. 608519
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