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.
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
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.
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.
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.
If you can find it in your heart to donate to IndexWa.org, it would be appreciated. All monies donated help us offset our out of pocket expenses. 2012 through 2014 are going to be larger expenses than usual due to some software upgrades and some failing hardware that needs replacing. Thanks for your consideration.
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February 3, 2012 7:47 pm | 
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