Is This The Year From Hell?

Boy, this has been one tough year and it has just begun.

We have had more power outages than I (in my 9 years up here in Index) have ever seen.

And today no phone service until just recently (maybe the past 2 hours)? I just checked.

We were able to speak to a Frontier employee in Monroe while doing our banking. He stated “I just overheard a conversation that somebody by ‘some bridge’ had sliced through a fiber optic line”.

So, on our way home, we checked all the bridges (and there are quite a few) between Monroe and Index and we saw no activity at all. We guess it could have been further up toward Baring or on the South Fork.

Who knows. Life is back to normal as of 7:46 pm.

Comments? Please post’em.

Snohomish County invites the public to a NEPA Scoping Open House

Tina Hokanson, Public Works Communications

Message:
Snohomish County invites the public to a NEPA Scoping Open House for the Index-Galena Road project:
February 1, 6-7:30 pm
Park Place Middle School
1408 W Main St, Monroe
Purpose of the meeting:

The purpose of the meeting is to provide an opportunity for the public, tribes, and agencies to discuss the project with staff and offer written comments about what should be addressed during the environmental review

The meeting also opens the NEPA comment period,which is February 1 – 29. Web page: www.snoco.org, search Index-Galena. Thank you

Work to begin on U.S. 2 roundabout near Sultan | HeraldNet.com – Local news

By Alejandro Dominguez,  Herald Writer

SULTAN — Construction of a roundabout aimed at reducing collisions is scheduled to begin today.Crews will start on the curbing of the roundabout, on U.S. 2 at the Rice Road intersection just east of Sultan.

There should be no significant traffic disruptions during this part of the project, said Bronlea Mishler, a spokeswoman with the state Department of Transportation.

Read the complete story via Work to begin on U.S. 2 roundabout near Sultan | HeraldNet.com – Local news.

New Year’s Day Peace Walk in Index

From: Caroll Cochran

PLEASE join me in a New Year’s Day peace walk in Index Washington to raise energy and awareness for peace and prosperity for ALL!

Meet at 1:00, Old Fire Hall. Rain or shine, bring a sign!

Over FOUR MILLION Hits in 2011

Thanks to everybody who made this possible. We achieved over 4,000,000 hits this year.

Looking back to 2007 we had 200,000 hits for the year and it grew a bit in the following years but this year exploded!

Thanks again and if you’d like to see the stats, click HERE.

Happy New Year.

Ed & Dottie

Merry Christmas Video From IndexWa.org

A short 40 second video of thanks to all who visit and donate to IndexWa.org.

Photos: Destruction of The Wes Smith House

Following are some photos of the destruction (demolition sounds too harsh) of the historical Wes Smith house, beginning to end.

While photographing over time, I was fortunate enough to meet Dave Smith, Wes Smith’s son.  We had a great conversation.  We feel that the conversation was more of a private meeting, so that said, we will not go into details of the why’s and who’s of reasons for the house being torn down.  We just feel it was a confidential discussion and would feel it’s a breech of trust to post the information.

It is a sad day indeed and the full size photos have already been transferred to the Index Historical Society’s hands.

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Just Have to Share This With You

Yesterday my wife and I were at Albertson’s in Monroe to purchase a Gift Card for somebody.

After we had picked a card, I handed it to my wife. “Wait” I said. “Here is a better one for the occasion, or maybe this one or this one”.

I was jabbering away to my wife when I noticed a clerk staring at me. I thought “what’s wrong with her?”

I then turned to say something to my wife and she was LONG GONE, to a checkout stand a block away!

No wonder the clerk was staring. She sees an old man, talking to the gift cards and is probably thinking I’m a nut case.

The Index Wall News Paper

The Index Wall (formerly the Index Eagle)  folks have published their first News Paper and it’s out now for FREE.  Soon you’ll be able to subscribe to the digital Index Wall for a small charge which is yet undetermined or you can buy it where it’s sold, for a small charge to cover their costs.

They have given us permission to publish their first Index Wall right here on IndexWa.org.  You’ll need a PDF reader to view it.

Click HERE to view or download it to your computer.

PDF: Level 3 Sex Offender Living on Index-Galena Rd.

Sorry we were about a week late with this.  PDF reader required.

LEVEL III Sex offender PDF – Download HERE.