Mud flow destroys popular BBQ restaurant

THE OLYMPIAN | • Published December 03, 2007

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A mud flow destroyed the Ranch House BBQ off State Route 8 this morning and closed off a section of the highway indefinitely.

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“I just lost my whole life,” said Amy Anderson, who has owned the popular restaurant and catering business with partner Melanie Tapia for four years.

About 10:30 a.m., Tapia said she heard something that sounded like a “clap of thunder.”

“From the top of my property down, a whole mud wall came down.”

It took with it a cabin, outbuilding, two storage buildings and the main restaurant, located at 10841 Kennedy Creek Road S.W.

Damage is estimated at more than $1 million.

For more on the story, see The Olympian Tuesday.