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Bill Kombol
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Contributor, Voice of the Valley
Maple Valley
Beats
Biography
Selleck born, Enumclaw raised, U.W. educated, Palmer Coking Coal trained, Happily married father of three, Author of When Coal Was King since 2007. Website: BillBored.org
Food, politics
Content
By Bill Kombol Verified| Voice of the Valley Verified When a King County Assessor photographer snapped this picture of the Black Diamond Bakery on March 7, 1940, the coal mining where it’s located was a shadow of its former self. There were no longer any coal mines in Black Diamond. The nearby town of Franklin was empty, though coal was still mined in the surrounding hills. Coal production had dwindled to a third of the 367,000 tons mined in 1902 when Willard Hadley opened the bakery with financing from Joe Favro.
By Bill Kombol Verified| Voice of the Valley Verified This is the concluding column of a five-part series about the 100-year-old business at the intersection of Highway 169 and S.E. 416th Street that many still refer to as Chambers Corner. The gas station and convenience store was founded by Bob Chambers Sr. and over the next 54 years operated by him and his son, whom we call Bob Jr. even though they didn’t share the same middle name. Theirs is a story of hard work, long hours, and a commitment to the customers they served.
By Bill Kombol Verified| Voice of the Valley Verified Six years before this early photo from early 1949, Bob Chambers, left, was in his early 40s, never married, and living in Seattle performing maintenance work. A Canadian immigrant, Robert Elmer Chambers became an American citizen on Nov. 8, 1943. Bob’s naturalization papers listed him as 5’9” tall, 150 pounds, blue eyes, brown hair, medium complexion, single, with no children. A lot happened in the ensuing six years.
Company Info
Voice of the Valley
VOICE of the Valley is a community oriented newspaper that covers the areas of Maple Valley, Black Diamond, Hobart, Ravensdale and Covington. The VOICE is has been around for over 40 years. It is a family owned papers that strives to cover local stories and stay within its community. You can put business ads, classified ads, church ads and more in the VOICE. It runs obituaries, engagement, wedding and birth announcements all free of charge. The paper is a free paper within its community but can be subscribed to for only $50 per year.
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Founded: 1969