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.
Well, we made it through the night without losing power and it is beginning to rain.
We’ll call this Phase II. The river will soon begin raging and the weak branches that were held in place with ice will begin falling and the wall will begin with its mini-avalanches of rock and boulder.
Let’s hope power stays on for a few days!!
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!
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.
The Town of Index Annual Cookie Exchange took place yesterday at 2:00pm. I did not have the “umph” or get up and go (my get up and go, got up and went) to attend. It was my wife’s assignment to snap a few real quick photos.
Below are snapshots from the Cookie Exchange. Thanks to everybody for sharing with me, the cookie monster (I’ve heard David Meier does a good job eating cookies too).
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This morning, I while working on a project in the computer room. I felt the tiny office sway and my monitor rocked a bit. I thought it was one of my cats jumping down off of something and furthermore, I did not want to say anything as last time it was a false alarm and was one of my cats however, we just picked up the following article:
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WENATCHEE, Wash. – North central Washington was shaken by a 4.6 magnitude quake early Friday that awakened many residents but caused little or no damage.The Pacific Northwest Seismic Network reports it occurred at 5:09 a.m. Friday and
Read the complete article via 4.6 quake rattles north central Washington; no damage | Local & Regional | Seattle News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News | KOMO News.
Here’s the results for the Town of Index voting. Thanks to all who voted.
TOWN OF INDEX COUNCIL POS 2
1/1 100.00%
Vote Count Percent
Bob Hubbard 28 96.55%
Write-In 1 3.45%
Total 29 100.00%
TOWN OF INDEX COUNCIL POS 4
1/1 100.00%
Vote Count Percent
Sean (Spare-Rib) Horst 28 96.55%
Write-In 1 3.45%
Total 29 100.00%
TOWN OF INDEX COUNCIL POS 5
1/1 100.00%
Vote Count Percent
Edward (Ed) Boress 30 96.77%
Write-In 1 3.23%
Total 31 100.00%
The Town Council Public Meeting approved minutes for August 2011 have been posted to the site. You may access them by clicking here.
The County Planning Commision recommends easing stormwater regulations for trails, but some worry about damage to surrounding aquifers and streams.
INDEX — Forest trails at the state’s Reiter Foothills and other out-of-the way recreation spots are subject to some of the same water runoff rules as suburban neighborhoods.
Some county leaders want to change that by easing stormwater regulations for trail building. That would cut down on expensive and unnecessary permitting, the reasoning goes.
Members of the environmental community, however, fear the rollback would endanger streams at Reiter and an aquifer serving…..
Read the complete article via HeraldNet.com – Local news: Changes sought for water runoff rules for trails.
The Town Council Public Meeting approved minutes for July 2011 have been posted to the site. You may access them by clicking here.
Thanks to Lisa Stowe, Town Clerk / Treasurer for sending them to us !!
Index Bulletin Board, Misc. Information, News, News As IT HAPPENS | Vox Populi | 
February 3, 2012 7:47 pm | 
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