Off-road vehicle proposal scrapped for public roads near foothills
Plan to boost tourism near Reiter Foothills instead caused alarm
By Noah Haglund
Herald Writer
GOLD BAR — Snohomish County has dropped a plan to allow off-road vehicles on county roads near the state’s Reiter Foothills.
The idea was supposed to boost tourism and economic development by allowing off-road vehicles better access to the state recreation area. It would have applied to off-road motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles and dune buggies.
Complete Story HERE> HeraldNet: Off-road vehicle proposal scrapped for public roads near foothills.
This is a pretty good article by Andy Rathbun of the Everett Herald:
Andrew Abramavage was streaming the rapper Drake on his cellphone as he stood alongside U.S. 2, one thumb out, trying to catch the eyes of oncoming drivers.
The 23-year-old University of Washington-Bothell student wanted to make it to the mountain town of Baring, to visit friends.
He had nine miles to go.
Read the complete story and see some great links via HeraldNet: Discovering quirky slices of Americana on U.S. 2.
Did anybody besides me feel the earthquake this morning at 4:05am in Index? My desk got a pretty good rattle.
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Woo Hoo!!
On August 8, 2007, IndexWa.org had its beginning. It has been a super fun ride and we appreciate everybody that has contributed via sending us news or financially, to make it happen.
Happy Birthday to Us! Three years old today.
And again THANK YOU EVERYBODY!!!
The 7th Annual Index Arts Festival
Saturday, August 7, 2010
10 am to 6 pm
Live Music from 10 am to 10 pm
Located in Downtown Index, the natural beauty of the area provides
this ideal setting for the 7th Annual Index Arts Festival.
The Festival will offer:
•Arts and Crafts
•Live Music on Two Stages
•Poetry Readings
•Crafts Marketplace
•Food and Beverages
•Children’s Art Activity Area
Index local musician Rib Horst and his band “Spare Rib and the Bluegrass
Sauce” will headline the music offerings. Other featured musicians will be Sea Star, Folkier Than Thou, Gene Anderson, Amy Thurner and Bahkti.
This year’s festival poster features a painting by Index Artist Karen Hultberg.
Local poets will be coordinating the Poetry Reading group.
Children’s activities will include face painting, art activities, a climbing wall
and lots of fun.
Local artists Patrick Woods, Kim Woods, Dean Shepard, Jim Roberts and Peter Olsen will also be exhibiting their art.
Live demonstrations will feature wood carver and Haida artist Ralph Bennett and Ron Swift and his Barnyard Buzzards Model Airplane Club.
For additional information, contact event coordinator Yvonne Lawson at
360-793-4162.
Index is located just one mile off Highway 2 at mp 38 on Index Galena Road, just about ½ hour east of Monroe.
The July 2010 Newsletter has been posted to the Newsletter Archive.
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UPDATE 07.06.10 – The Consumer Report states “Recycle pick-up is every other Friday”. It should read every other Monday .
Finally found the time to scan and upload the Town of Index Annual Newsletter and Consumer Confidence Report. Many of you have seen the report as it is mailed to you.
For those that have not seen the report, you may download it HERE. A PDF Reader is required.
Most folks like to spend their 4th of July weekend ringing in Summer with play, a barbeque with family or friends or getting their yards in shape.
The recent theft of a small personal computer here in Index made me painfully aware that many of us are not ready to be a victim. Crime does not take a holiday and thieves walk among us.
The victim of this crime had not recorded the serial and model numbers of the stolen computer, nor had the theft been immediately reported to the Sheriff’s Office.
One of the key elements in any neighborhood watch program is recording and safely keeping information off of electronic items or other valuables in the unfortunate event they are stolen. This is simple and easy to do, it just requires a commitment to ourselves.
Celebrate this holiday with friends and family, work in the yard and have a great holiday and start the celebration with one simple step, make a commitment to record and save information off of valuables, or borrow an engraver and mark valuables with your mark.
And by all means neighbors, if you experience theft or vandalism, CALL 911, period!
If you think that by calling 911 and reporting your theft or vandalism is ineffective, it’s even MORE ineffective when we don’t and the thief wins!
Have a Great and safe 4th!
Bob
FOOTNOTE FROM THE WEBMASTER:
For those of you who do not know Mr. Foster, he is the Animal Control officer for the town of Index and is a former police officer. He is an ALL AROUND nice guy to boot.
As tradition has it, every year on the last day of school, Fire District #28 and Captain Ernie Walters, sprays the children down for a good soaking.
Many thanks to Dana Startfire for the photos.
Index Bulletin Board, News, News As IT HAPPENS | Ed | 
August 26, 2010 5:31 am | 
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