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Snoqualmie couple lives comfortably amid spooky happenings at 1917 house BY SETH TRUSCOTT
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When they moved in, Cathy and Todd Gamble were both taken by the charms of their new Snoqualmie home. But, from the very first moment, there were some signs that all is not normal at this 1917 Maple Avenue cottage.
Wildcat soccer brings it all together for rival rematch Page 13
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Enjoying his first pumpkin patch in several years, Nels Melgaard has made a mental note to plant more “warty” pumpkins next year. His involvement in the nursery varies as he battles colorectal cancer. He is optimistic about the nursery’s future, and hopeful about his own prognosis following surgery in six weeks.
Fall City’s Jim Richter connects with nature at the pumpkin patch Page 9
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Warts and all
While Nels Melgaard battles cancer, pumpkin patch returns to his nursery BY CAROL LADWIG Staff Reporter
The two Winnies found it together, a spooky greenish-grey gourd, just lying in the pumpkin patch, waiting to be discovered. Triumphantly,
they both picked it up and showed it to their moms, but before an argument could begin about who got to keep it, both girls had said the other could have it, and moved on to find more traditional pumpkins. It would have been a fun, if not a little disappointing, moment for pumpkin patch owner Nels Melgaard, if he’d been there. SEE NELS, 8
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Odd happenings seem to center on the stairway of Todd and Cathy Gamble’s downtown Snoqualmie home. The Gambles are intrigued by the odd noises, smells and sensations.
North Bend adds Snoqualmie cop to new contract Split decision, $143K, adds an extra officer for patrols BY CAROL LADWIG Staff Reporter
No matter how they felt about North Bend’s August decision to contract with Snoqualmie for police services, both cities’ law enforcement
leaders were pleased with the outcome of the city council’s Oct. 2 vote. In another split decision, the North Bend City Council commitNICK ALMQUIST ted to hiring a seventh officer under the Snoqualmie Police Captain Snoqualmie contract.
The decision, at a cost of $143,000, will give the city one additional officer for patrols, special emphasis, or community-oriented policing projects, beyond the six officers specified for round-the-clock coverage in the original agreement. “It was great news,” said Snoqualmie Police Captain Nick Almquist. “We are looking forward to enhancing
what we can do for North Bend, and with the staffing at six, we were kind of tied to ‘that’s all we can do without being more selective.’ When we can add that seventh officer, and maybe more later, we can be selective, and... use that resource based on the dynamics in North Bend.” SEE OFFICER, 12
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