Out of the Past: Vandals break into Snoqualmie City Hall and erase city budget; Shortley’s take over ownership of Fall City’s Serve-U

September 22, 2017 7:30 am
Out of the Past: Vandals break into Snoqualmie City Hall and erase city budget; Shortley’s take over ownership of Fall City’s Serve-U

The following stories happened this week, 25 and 50 years ago, as reported in the Snoqualmie Valley Record. From the Record’s archives:

Thursday, Sept. 24, 1992

• The King County Police are investigating a second reported break-in at Snoqualmie City Hall, this time involving the city administrator’s personal computer. The first incident occurred Aug. 7, when someone broke the locked door of the city’s temporary offices at 142 Main Avenue N. in North Bend and made off with about $1,200. In the latest incident, which occurred some time between 5 p.m. Sept. 11 and 5 p.m. Sept. 13, someone entered City Administrator Kim Wilde’s office and managed to erase his files., which included the city budget and various memos and documents.

• As Fall City fifth graders tromped through the woods Sept. 21, they also learned a great deal about their own backyards. Thanks to a program designed by Weyerhaeuser Co., the students were able to spend the day with consultant and tour guide Julie Montalvo, learning about forest management on the company’s Snoqualmie Tree Farm.

Thursday, Sept. 21, 1967

• The Snoqualmie Valley Veteran Memorial dedicated to “those who give their lives for their country,” was formally turned over to a committee of veterans organization representatives in ceremonies last Friday at the Mount Si High School site. The memorial already contains the names of three Valley youths killed in Vietnam: Bud Davenport, Marine Corps, and Robert Montgomery and Ronald Johnson, U.S. Army. The memorial is the result of a fund-raising drive started after the deaths several months ago of Montgomery and Davenport. The School Board made the site available on the high school’s athletic field.

• Some 110 guests and well-wishers attended a reception at Mt. Si Lutheran Church last Sunday, honoring the golden wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Rutledge of Snoqualmie. This Sunday, Jack and Molley Dubey, 45-year residents of the Valley will be feted at a reception in the IOOF Hall in Snoqualmie, in celebration of their golden wedding anniversary.

• Jack and Marjorie Shortley, Fall City’s newest business team, like to fish, golf, collect antiques, and, of course, operate a grocery store like the Serve-U they formally took over last week. The come to Fall City after 11 years of experience in running the Serve-U in Port Townsend, which they took over from Shortley’s father.