Reporter ISSAQUAH | SAMMAMISH
Friday, September 14, 2012
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Right, the Issaquah Salmon Hatchery has gone through a number of changes since 1972. The hatchery is celebrating 75 years this fall.
Program helps Issaquah and Sammamish residents save big
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Below, Owen Eberhardt, 9, tests out his carving skills with master carver John Mullen at the Hatchery’s 75th anniversary celebration.
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From Fry to Figurehead
A jobs project 75 years ago, salmon hatchery is now intertwined with Issaquah’s identity BY KEVIN ENDEJAN & CELESTE GRACEY NEWS@ISSAQUAHREPORTER.COM
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“Salmon runs in that community’s blood.”
aving spent the first six years of his life on the Issaquah Salmon Hatchery grounds, Ned Quistorff understands firsthand the changes it has been through.
“There was no ponds, there was no buildings, no facilities whatsoever,” said Quistorff, pointing to the eastern part of the property. The hatchery celebrated its 75th year Sept. 8. As a boy, Ned remembers crossing the Issaquah Creek using a fish ladder made of 2x6 wooden planks. “It was pretty much of a Norman Rockwell existence that we had,” he said. His father, Elmer, managed the hatchery from 1943-1949, and the family lived in Works
– Steve Bell, former FISH director Progress Administration housing on site. While the facility has been rebuilt and modernized since those times, he still remembers it
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Issaquah and Sammamish residents took energy savings to the bank last year. About 9,000 residents from the two cities saved about $376,000 through the Home Energy Reports program. Seven Eastside cities participated in the program with a net savings of about $4.2 million over a 14-month period. The program compared a recipient’s household energy usage anonymously with similar households in his or her neighborhood. The results showed that most residents read the reports, and many responded by changing their habits, which resulted in lowering their energy bills. Issaquah’s 5,000 residents saved about $216,000, including about 80,000 therms of natural gas. The 4,000 participating households in Sammamish saved over 724 megawatthours of electricity, over 65,000 therms of natural gas, and $160,000 in real financial savings. “Sammamish residents care about the environment and this program shows how better information can lead to great decisions,” City Manager Ben Yazici said. “We appreciate the chance to work with PSE and the C-7 partnership to save money and improve our environment at the same time.” About 90,000 residents were invited to participate in all.
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