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Fatal Fall City shooting ends ‘end of the world’ tirade Homeless man dies after confrontation with deputy By Carol Ladwig
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Mount Si cheer squad flying high on its way to state, national events Page 11
SCENE
Staff Reporter
Snow falls, Santa ho-ho’s in city’s grand holiday party Page 10
Index Letters 4, 5 7 Calendar 8 Movie Times On the Scanner 13 14 Legal Notices Classifieds 15-18
Vol. 99, No. 29
A King County sheriff ’s deputy shot an out-of-control man in Fall City early Monday morning. The man, a homeless resident of the community, was
taken to Harborview, where he later died. According to sheriff ’s spokesperson Cindi West, the man began an hours-long rant around 2:30 a.m. Monday in the Fall City Mobile Park in the 4300 block of Preston-Fall City Road, and became so aggressive by about 6:30 that “multiple” neighbors called 911. “We understand from a witness that about 2:30, he was
outside yelling ‘it’s the end of the world!’” West said. Cheryl Hagen and her daughter, Christina, said they were wakened by the man’s screams. They were familiar with him, saying he walked by their neighborhood almost every day, talking to himself, but this morning, they were afraid. See SHOOTING, 3
Carol Ladwig/Staff Photo
Cheryl Hagen, a 12-year resident of Fall City, gives an interview to several television stations about what she saw before Monday’s fatal shooting.
She’s the face of the place
On the back burner: Interchange growth County comp plan changes omit proposed I-90 Snoqualmie retail site
After long, varied career connecting Valley citizens, Jeanette Busby ready to retire
By Carol Ladwig Staff Reporter
Snoqualmie won’t be expanding its retail sector any time soon, even if it wins an upcoming legal appeal of a King County decision. The city of 11,000 people has twice attempted to expand its urban growth area, or future annexation boundaries, to include 85 acres along Interstate 90 at the Highway 18 interchange. That land, now zoned as rural, would have become a retail development serving the still-growing community, in Snoqualmie’s most recent proposal to modify its UGA through the King County Comprehensive Plan. See INTERCHANGE, 6
By Seth Truscott Editor
Seth Truscott/Staff Photo
A lifetime of Valley connections and a stuffed Rolodex have helped Jeanette Busby keep Encompass running smoothly. Busby, the organization’s front desk receptionist and office manager, retires December 20. Both Upper Valley cities have dubbed that occasion “Jeanette Busby Appreciation Day.”
For 15 years, Jeanette Busby has been, more often than not, the first face when you walked in the doors of Encompass. That means that the Snoqualmie woman is always prepared for anything—from excited children to families in crisis. “You never knew what need was going to come,” said Busby, Encompass’ office manager and receptionist. She’s slated to retire Thursday, Dec. 20, after a career that’s taken her to Valley institutions as varied at the Snoqualmie Valley School District, the Snoqualmie Valley Record and the former Milk Barn grocery store. See Busby, 3
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