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Don’t wait, just pedal Snoqualmie couple embark on world-wide cycling adventure
Sno Pass dad shares years of ‘shrooming tips for the kitchen Page 10
BY CAROL LADWIG Staff Reporter
Farewell to Jeff MacNichols, city’s long-view councilman Page 2
INDEX Letters 4 5 Obituaries 10 Movie Times On the Scanner 11 Classifieds 11-14 15 Calendar
Vol. 101, No. 2
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Snoqualmie couple Kristin and Doug Walsh are exploring the world by bike. Above, they stop for a photo in front of Split-Rock Lighthouse on Minnesota’s North Shore.
Stolen eagle lands in Snoqualmie A stolen wood-carving was recovered within hours of its theft, with help from eyewitnesses and five nearby King County Sheriff ’s deputies. The carving, an eagle statue standing more than three feet tall, was taken from the Snoqualmie River RV Park and Campground. SEE EAGLE, 5
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On a sunny March day in Snoqualmie, Doug and Kristin Walsh had no problem daydreaming about going on a long bike ride. That daydream may have gotten a little fuzzy now that they’re actually on that ride, fighting Montana winds on a blustery day in April, or cycling through snowdrifts in Minnesota in May, but the couple never seems to struggle with a loss of focus for long. On the surface, their goal is to ride their bicycles basically around the world, to discover amazing cultures, sample exotic foods, and see places they’ve only read about, in a trip they estimate will take about three years. There’s more, though; this trip, started March 23, represents living life in the right order, something the career driven 30-somethings have long aspired to. SEE BIKE COUPLE, 2 Carol Ladwig/Staff Photo
Sheriff’s deputies recover a carved eagle in a bust in downtow n Snoqualmie. The sculpture was taken from a Fall City camp.
Flames shoot up from a footbridge over the Snoqualmie River near Meadowbrook on Tuesday, May 27. Police arrested a local man suspected of starting the fire.
Valley man arrested in Meadowbrook Bridge fire Snoqualmie Police arrested a North Bend man in his 30s on suspicion of arson Tuesday, May 27, as firefighters from Snoqualmie and Eastside Fire & Rescue fought a large fire on the Meadowbrook Bridge in Snoqualmie. The fire was reported at 4:43 p.m. In addition to the firefighters called to the scene, King County Fire Investigator Gerry Kenny was also dispatched to the apparent arson. “It was an arson, because we had some witnesses that placed the subject at the scene,” Kenny said. Witnesses reported seeing a man leaving the bridge around the time of the fire. Firefighters attacked the blaze aggressively and prevented its spreading, but there was some damage to the bridge. SEE FIRE, 5
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