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HAUNTED DEAD ENDINGS FILLED WITH ‘MANIACS’ THINK YOU’RE BRAVE?
HORROR AWAITS AT YARD BIRDS MALL — PAGE 4
DICK’S NW SAUSAGE & DELI CELEBRATES 35 YEARS — PAGE 6 EXIT 88 ROCKS OUT AT THE JUNCTION — PAGE 10
LUCKY NO. 3 TATTOO COMPANY GETS UNDER YOUR SKIN — PAGE 13
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS FRIDAYS AND SATURDAYS THROUGH OCT. 31
FRIDAYS, SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS THROUGH OCT. 28 “Guys and Dolls” is performed
at the Evergreen Playhouse, 226 W. Center St., Centralia, adults $15, students and seniors $12, www. theevergreenplayhouse.com The curtain drops 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays.
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The grim reaper guards the opening to the Dead Ending haunted house Friday afternoon at Yard Birds.
Oregon Trail music and dancing, to be visible from a wheelchair. open mic with Sidekicks Band, 7 p.m., Photographers will be around to Cowlitz Prairie Grange, 5184 Jackson take photos of attendees who want Highway, Toledo, 360-864-2023. a souvenir, and numerous events and activities will be available inside and FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, outside the barn. Free will donations are accepted. OCT. 26-27
The Huntting’s Haunted Forest in Cinebar allows victims to
wander helplessly through a dark and surprise-filled woodscape. The nighttime Haunted Forest in Cinebar is 1,700 feet of trail. Make your way into the forest as figures loom out of the shadows. Actors heighten the experience throughout. A chill will run up your spine as shadows shift or footsteps approach from behind. This is an outdoor experience, so when the weather is wet, the trail can be too. Proper footwear is recommended. For those who prefer something less spooky, the Hunttings’ three-acre corn maze is open at night for visitors to explore with flashlights. It’s a challenge in the daylight to find all the stations inside the maze and it’s nearly impossible at night; but it sure is fun trying. Located at 600 Cinebar Road in Cinebar. The Haunted Forest and Corn Maze are both open Friday and Saturday nights in October from dark until 11 p.m. Admission is $10 for the Haunted Forest and $7 for the Corn Maze.
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“Guys and Dolls” continues its run at the Evergreen Playhouse.
The Haunted Barn Party, which caters to the special needs community, is now in its third year. This year, the crowds are anticipated at around 300. The barn, located at 258 Oyler Road in Ethel, will be open from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 26 and from 3 to 6 p.m. Oct. 27. Each stall is being outfitted as a unique room, where attendees can get candy and treats that were picked to fit dietary restrictions. There are no gory decorations and nothing to overhype the senses or discombobulate. Each stall represents different rooms on a pirate ship, and they’re built
FRIDAY, OCT. 26, SATURDAY OCT. 27, MONDAY, OCT. 29, TUESDAY, OCT. 30 AND WEDNESDAY, OCT. 31 Built in 1939, the Old Bucoda Gym is an eerie location for the Scary-
Nights Haunted House. Scary-Nights will have you screaming. The house is located in Bucoda’s famous 1930s-era haunted gym for the seventh year, with SEE PAGE 3....................................
FRIDAY, OCT. 26 Comedy at the Course! Returns to Riverside Golf Club starting at 8 p.m. and featuring Art Krug. He has a style that has been described as intelligent, surprising and universal. Krug’s quirky observations about everything from strange news art krug stories to free-range chickens will take you in a direction you couldn’t have guessed. Doors open at 6 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at Brown Paper Tickets online for $15.
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At Boo-Coda’s “Scary-Nights” Haunted House in Bucoda, be prepared for complete fright.
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a cast of monsters waiting to give you the ultimate thrill. Scary-Nights caters to audience ages 10 to 80, but any age can come. This is an indoor event, but some areas are outside and not fully covered, so dress appropriately. Located at 403 North Nenant Street in Bucoda. Hours of Operation are 7 to 11 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays in October. Scary-nights is also open Oct. 29, 30 and 31 from 7 to 10 p.m. Admission is $12.
Huntting’s Haunted Forest returns to Cinebar just in time for Halloween fun.
SATURDAY, 27 Lucky Eagle live Halloween party and free show. Doors open at 8
The Olympic Club celebrates Halloween 8 to 11 p.m. for this
all-ages event. Come in costume to celebrate the spookiest of holidays. Some of the club’s spots are said to be haunted, with guests claiming to have experienced paranormal activity. The event includes a costume contest and live music by The Strange Tones. The wildly entertaining Strange Tones have blended a unique concoction of original blues, rockabilly, surf, and vintage R&B, and finished it off with a private eye twist. They’ve shaken and stirred these elements into their own original sound and style known as Crime-A-Billy.
Pumpkin Train, Chehalis-Centralia
Railroad & Museum, 1 p.m., 3 p.m., 1101 SW Sylvenus St., Chehalis, 360748-8593, steamtrainride.com.
There are no actors for this ghostly encounter, as the Lewis County Historical Museum is
reported to actually be haunted. Ghost Tours are guided by the South
Sound Paranormal Research team, who have done extensive studies there for the past 10 years. They have audio recordings of voices as well as some video documentation. There are stories of children being sighted, before immediately disappearing. The tour takes place after dark. Visitors are armed with flashlights and are escorted through the lobby and up to the attic. Some people have left early due to the feelings they experience in the attic. Guests are then taken through the rest of the museum and finally to the back boardroom, where past evidence is presented. Because of the frightening nature of this event, no one under 13 years old is allowed. Tours at 6, 7 and 8 p.m. Tickets are $20 each and can be purchased online. Be sure to bring an open mind and a flashlight.
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Pub Quiz @ O’Blarney’s at the Gibson House takes place 7 to 10
p.m. Trivia, Trivia, Trivia. It’s fun and it’s free every Tuesday night. Your table is your team. Win prizes, enjoy discounts. Come have fun with host Drew.
“Thriller” On Stage Halloween Flashmob, starting at 6 p.m.,
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featuring flashmob performances on Morton residents’ lawns, $10 donation, 360-496-5060.
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Open Sept 28 - Oct. 31
TUESDAY, 30 Olympic Club History Pub in the Olympic Club Theater features
“The School on the Hill: the History and Archaeology of Grace Seminary.” Doors open at 6 with the program starting at 7 p.m. All ages are welcome at this free event. Presented by principal archaeologist David Ellis, with the Willamette Cultural Resources
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p.m., with the show starting at 9 p.m. Wear a costume and rock out to your favorite 80s hair band hits performed by Hair Nation. Seating is limited and available first come, first served. Must be 21 or older. Costumes may not include masks, gloves, or weapons.
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Dead Endings Haunted House Filled With ‘Maniacs’
Horror Awaits at Yard Birds Mall for Those Who Think They Are Brave Enough
to 10:30 p.m. every Friday and Saturday in October, and on Oct. 30 and Oct. 31. This year, Dead Endings has set up shop in Yard Birds Mall. The locaBy Cody Neuenschwander tion is something of a homecomTHE WEEKENDER ing for the haunt, said owner and There’s art in a scare. manager Ed Anderson. Seven years Anyone can sulk behind a corner, ago, Dead Endings got its start in waiting for the opportune time to the same mall — albeit with a much jump from hiding with a haunting smaller footprint to work with. For bellow. Such cheap antics have the past two Octobers, the twisted been fodder for pranksters since the crew set up shop in the Fairway beginning of time. And with good Shopping Center in Chehalis. reason: It’s easy and fun. But it really started longer ago But to transform 10,000 square than all that. feet of empty warehouse space into “For me, it started out as a little the stuff nightmares are made of kid. I was the kid on the block that takes deft and macabre artistry. would build Halloween haunted Enter Dead Endings Haunted houses out of refrigerator boxes,” House. said Anderson. The juggernaut of Lewis County When he was in his early 20s, haunted entertainment kicked off Anderson got into the world of the 2018 season earlier this month rock and roll, with bands like Iron and stretches from 6:30 p.m. Maiden and shock rockers inspiring
A mannequin lays under a blanket on a gurney at the Dead Ending haunted house.
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The Dead Ending haunted house is located at the south end of Yard Birds shopping center.
his band’s live shows. Horror themes and increasingly more intricate props filled the stage, and once his music career subsided, Anderson would continue creating ghastly props for other bands and private parties. It seemed the next logical step was to open a haunted attraction. “And Dead Endings Haunted House was born,” said Anderson.
Nearly six hours before opening, the spot was bustling with activity. Some rooms — or boxes — still needed their finishing touches. Anderson explained each box is an area of the haunt with its own unique theme. There are nine in total this year. Designers and technicians with a particular vision take SEE PAGE 5....................................
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command of any given box. They work on the décor and costumes. With other haunters, they work out the choreography — what hides here, who stabs what, what splatters where — for customers to witness and wince at. Anderson backed a truck to the doubledoor entrance
on a Friday earlier this month. He was a couple minutes late for an interview at the haunt with The Chronicle. He apologized. He had to pick up a coffin, he said. It had been used, he added. Navigating through the curtains and the temporary walls, he led the way to his office — a curtained offarea with a control board for lights and sound. It’s not a high-budget production, he said, taking a seat on an upside-down five-gallon bucket, but the do-ityourself vibe adds to its charm and authenticity. “We pretty much home build about 90 percent of our props, our costumes and decorations,” he said. Over seven years, the inventory of available props and decorations have grown, but each year still requires something more. It’s a two-pronged process. On one hand, there are old props to maintain and take care of; on the
other, there are new props to be made to make each new vision a reality. Planning starts in the summer, he said, usually with some sort of garage party to brainstorm horrific ideas and make drawings. The kind of work that puts calluses on hands starts in early September, he said. That’s when they actually begin piecing the maze together — walls start going up and rooms start to take shape with grisly décor. It’s a fun process — one fueled by passion rather than profit. “We barely scrape by,” said Anderson. Tickets are $8, and $7 for students with ID to prove it. Each year, Dead Endings management selects one non-profit cause or entity to support. “It’s a labor of love,” he said, with volunteers working on their days off to put it together and work there for the season. So who is this motley crew of horror junkies hopped up on gory movies and comic books that are so willing to spend their weekends donning bloody costumes and spilling artificial guts? Turns out, they run the gamut — nurses, construction workers, firefighters, parents and families. But, they all have one thing in common. “They’re all maniacs,” said Anderson.
On a typical day, about five technicians work behind the scenes with 15 to 20 actors doing the scaring. Anderson led a quick tour through the maze. During business hours, a guide walks each group of customers through. Anderson described the theme of each box, pointing out nooks and crannies for a ghoul to keep hidden until just the right moment, hopping out for a good jump scare. More often than not, the hiding place is pretty elaborate. Rooms pay homage to horror classics like the work of author Stephen King. Some rooms will be immediately identifiable to fans of ‘70s and ‘80s horror flicks. Some prey on classic phobias. Some use strobe lights or tight space (although the haunt is ADA compliant) to disorient and induce panic. “We consider ourselves a very strong PG-13,” said Anderson. “To me, what scares me the most is creepy things that seem unnatural. I’m not so much into the gore and that kind of thing.
I mean, you can see that in most of the horror movies. But if something just doesn’t look right — it looks unnatural, it leaves you with a feeling … that something’s not right, that’s what we’re going for,” he said. The reactions from customers vary. Some freeze. Some try to run. Some have nervous bladders, which explains the spare sweatpants they keep in stock. “Some people laugh, and you can just watch their hands shake. They’re actually in fear, but it’s this crazy response where they just start to laugh uncontrollably because they’re so awkward and weirded out,” said Anderson. The guides pay attention to the crowd, and if someone starts to have too strong a reaction, they’ll take the person to the nearest exit. Dead Endings Haunted House is located in Yard Birds Mall, 2100 N. National Ave., Chehalis. The entrance is on the outside of the building. “Dude,” said Anderson. “It’s a blast.”
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A fake spider hangs from the wall inside the Dead Ending 3D room at Yard Birds Shopping Mall.
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Dick Young’s Dream Continues to Flourish Community Celebrates 35 Years for Northwest Sausage and Deli BY THE WEEKENDER
Dick’s Brewing Company is recognized internationally, but it got its start in the lessons of working hard on a 700-acre dairy farm in Adna, delivering The Chronicle almost six decades ago, a traveling butcher business and then the development of Dick’s Northwest Sausage and Deli. At the center of it all was Dick Young. Today his daughter — Julie Pendleton — runs the operations, which greatly expanded when the business turned to brewing. She took over the business when Dick unexpectedly died nine years ago to this date (Oct. 25). The business community via the Centralia-Chehalis Chamber of Commerce and its Business After House series came together last week to celebrate the 35th anniversary of Northwest Sausage & Deli in Centralia, located on Highway 99 near the Thurston-Lewis county line. Dick’s mother June Young was in attendance at the celebration. “He was always building something,” she said. “He had a go-cart collection. He loved to ride horses, had the paper route.” He worked on the family dairy. June said her granddaughter Julie inherited much from Dick. “He was always cheerful, always full of ambition, always busy doing something, and always a talker,” June said. “He got up early to do chores. If he started something he persevered until he finished. … Julie, she’s following in her dad’s footsteps. She’s worked hard to keep it going. She is like her father. If there’s a problem, she’s always cheerful about it.” Lori Severns was Dick’s fiance for 10 years. “He would be so proud of
Julie,” she said during the Business After Hours gathering. Julie’s mother Marilyn Gallagher was Dick’s wife for 18 years. She was also at the 35th anniversary last week. “Julie’s doing an amazing job, she’s a lot like her father — smart, ambitious, goal-oriented — she’s on the ball and got a lot going for her,” Gallagher said. Tears welled up as she thought of Dick and what he would be thinking of the day. “I would say he’s smiling — the old expression — busting the buttons off his shirt. He would be so proud.” Julie took a few minutes to ponder the business and her father. She became manager of the restaurant in 2005. She believes the success she finds today is rooted in her father, and the lessons learned under his direction. “He taught me hard work, perseverance, to keep going and not quit, not stop,” she said. She enjoyed the anniversary celebration. “It was cool. We tend to celebrate a lot for the brewery, it was cool to put the focus on the deli,” she said. “The brewery wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for the restaurant.”
History of Dick’s Northwest Sausage & Deli
In honor of the 35th anniversary, The Weekender is publishing the history of the business and its sister operation Dick’s Brewing Company. The restaurant is celebrating with specials throughout the month, including different meat items such as pepperoni with the first pound at regular prices, and the second pound at prices from 35 years ago in 1983. Learn more at dicksbeer.com. Northwest Sausage & Deli was established in 1983 by Dick. His vision was to create a place where everyone can enjoy Old World style smoked sausage. Today, using electric air smokehouses, the business produces
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Julie Pendleton, second from right, addresses the crowd at last week’s 35th anniversary celebration of Dick’s Northwest Sausage & Deli. At right is Centralia-Chehalis Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Alicia Bull.
the finest sausage and deli products around — each are prepared to Dick’s original recipe. A lifelong meat cutter, Dick started his career at Midway Meats in Chehalis while still in high school. After graduating high school, he started his own custom slaughtering and meat wrapping business, Dick’s Meat, across from Maple Lane School in Rochester. After eight years in the business, Dick decided he wanted to focus his attention on the art of making and smoking sausages and various meats. Dick opened the doors of Northwest Sausage & Deli on Oct. 28, 1983, after building the business from the ground up. The business was a family project with Dick and Marilyn, their two children, Julie, 7, and Jonathan, 3, and Marilyn’s mom, Carol Ponder, working part time. Shortly after the deli was up and running, Dick put in a few tables and chairs and started selling sandwiches on the premises. That is where it all began. In 1984, Dick, a man who never could sit still, poured his passion and interest into home brewing. He built, from scratch, a 3 barrel brew house, to start designing and creating recipes in the back of the deli. His beer was so popular that he quickly found himself exceeding the annual production limit for home brewers. In 1992, Dick decided it was time to make
his hobby a business. Dick’s Brewing Company became a reality in 1994. Dick quickly realized he would need more space for his growing side project and built a brewery/ warehouse adjacent to his deli. Dick would brew once a week and initially focused on Dick Danger, Pale Ale and Lava Rock Porter. Dick Danger is still the best selling beer to date. The brewery was located behind the deli from 1995 to 2008. Production and distribution grew from 200 bbls. in one state to over 3,000 bbls. a year in six states. Dick’s creative passion for brewing also grew, starting with three recipes in 1994 to over 20 styles in 2009. In 2008, Dick’s Brewing Company moved into its current location on Galvin Road and production continued full steam ahead. Dick opened a tasting room at the production facility in 2009 and invited the public in for a tour and a pint. Dick wore many hats and he was so many things to so many people. In 2009, the community lost a brewmaster, a friend, a dad, a partner, a son, a teacher, a rebel, an electrician, a plumber, a carpenter, a craftsman, and a joker — a complete and unique leader. He will always be remembered in every bottle or keg that gets shipped from our warehouse to someone that is thirsty, his vision and dream will live on.
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NW WINE: Washington Syrah Poised for Greatness By Andy Perdue and Eric Degerman
high-end producers who have chosen to specialize in Syrah. Is Syrah poised for a comeback? In 1999, there were 1,500 Sales of Syrah tanked in recent acres of Syrah established across years, thanks in no small part to Washington state, and that repAustralia flooding the U.S. (and resented 6 percent of the 24,000 other world markets) with cheap acres planted. Last year, the acreShiraz (another name for Syrah). age devoted to Syrah stood at With sales of those types of 4,572 acres, which accounted for 8 wines flattening, it appears conpercent of the state’s nearly 56,000 sumers are turning back to domestic acres of wine grape vines. Syrahs, and that is good news for A good portion of that Syrah Washington, where Syrah is the ends up being blended with other No. 3 red grape in the state, after wines, which tends to give those Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. wines a boost in flavor and jammiSyrahs are so interesting in ness. So it could be said that Syrah Washington because of the grape’s benefits the Washington wine industransparency depending on where try not only with interesting wines, it’s planted. Thus, cult followings but also elevating other wines. have sprung up around the region’s Here are three examples of Syrah made in Washington we’ve tasted recently. Ask for them at your favorite wine merchant or contact the wineries directly. Boomtown by Dusted Valley 2015 Syrah, Washington, $19: These wines are viewed as “little brothers” to the Dusted Valley Vintners lineup, and fruit from the bountiful Wahluke Slope is the secret sauce for Boomtown and its winemaking trio of Chad Johnson, Corey Braunel and Griffin Frey. Aromas of blueberry, huckleberry, elderberry, light toast, tar and clove are matched on the vibrant palate as the injection of Grenache (4 percent) adds to the acidity that will play deliciously with grilled portobello mushrooms. m Lobo Hills Wine Co. 2014 Spilya o o g RSaturday Vineyard Syrah, Yakima Valley, TasustFirn & y ida Join ld one. $30: Northwest Wine Academy o c a r fo + night *M ust be 21 product Tony Dollar produces multiple vineyard-designate Syrahs, ays: & Saturd r at 5:30 p.m. Fridays u and he’s been working with Larry to a h 1 it 3 .w 85 7:30 p.m lia, WA 9 Pearson’s Spilya Vineyard for 3 p.m. to in Road, Centra lv 6-1603 3516 Ga several vintages. While Pearson’s (360) 73 claim to fame is his estate Tapteil CH591213tb.dj NORTHWEST WINE PRESS
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Mojito is a traditional Cuban highball. Traditionally, a Mojito is a cocktail that consists of five ingredients: white rum, sugar, lime juice, soda water, and mint. Kyle Aselton from Riverside Golf Club shares with you his recipe for this perfect refreshing classic!
Ingredients:
1 1/2 oz Bacardi Limon Rum 1/2oz Triple Sec 6 leaves of fresh Mint Soda Water Fresh lime wedges 2 Sugar cubes Preparation: Mint sprigs muddled with sugar and two lime wedges. Add ice Rum and Triple Sec in shaker and shake for 5-10 seconds. Pour into glass, top off with ice if need and topped with soda water. Garnished with sprig of mint leaves. Served with a straw. Served: On the rocks Standard garnish: Sprig of mint, Lime wedge Drinkware: Collins glass or Pint
Vineyard on Red Mountain, this planting just west of that famous growing region, still reflects the power of Red Mountain. It offers gorgeous Syrah aromas of blackberry and blueberry, backed by clove and nutmeg from the 30 percent new French oak Saury medium-plus barrels. Sovereign Cellars 2015 Syrah, Red Mountain, $35: Retired science teacher Dennis Gross credits the Williams family of Kiona Vineyards — and their fruit — for much of the success he’s enjoyed as a boutique winemaker in the South Puget Sound. Its fruit-fruit profile opens with blueberry, blackcurrant, Bing cherry, black pepper and bittersweet chocolate. Broad yet fine-grained tannins akin to cherry skins and pomegranate acidity lead to a finish that includes a dusting of cocoa powder and dried blueberry.
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Weediquette How to Tell Your Parents You Smoke Marijuana
PREPARING TO DISCUSS 1.
ational inebriate. Know your own reasons for smoking to make communicating with your parents easier than simply saying “I like it.” Some of the reasons to smoke include: It helps lower or lessen anxiety and stress. It stokes your creative side. It eases chronic aches, pains, and sores.
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Look into your state’s laws about cannabis usage. Do you live in a state with completely legal weed, Gauge your parent’s acceptance medical marijuana only, or a comof marijuana in general through lead- plete ban on the substance? This ing questions. Whenever the subject is an important point to note when comes up, do your parents comtalking to your parents, as one of ment on it, either positively or nega- their primary concerns is almost tively? If you mention that a friend always legality. Currently, 25 states or acquaintance of yours smokes and Washington, D.C. have passed marijuana, how do they react? See some form of legalization, The if you can bring up the conversation states where marijuana is completely organically and let your parents talk legal for all adults are: and think about their relationship • Colorado with marijuana before you tell them • Washington you smoke. Some ideas include: • Oregon • “Our state already legalized • Alaska marijuana.” • California • “It’s crazy how accepted marijua• Washington D.C na has become in just the past 5-10 Or you could just move to Canada years, right?” where this month it was legalized • “Growing up, did you ever across the country. imagine people would be able to buy weed in a store?” Ask yourself what you’d like to get out of this conversation. Knowing Consider why you smoke marijua- why you want to tell your parents na, and what benefits you get from will give you the courage to speak it. The best policy is the truth, even and help guide your words. Do you if the truth is simply that you enjoy just want to open up to them, or do smoking marijuana. Most people you want permission to smoke near use weed for a combination of two them? Do you need help getting a things — medicine and/or recremedical card, or do you want to let
them know your choices before you get caught awkwardly? • What is compelling you to tell your parents? Whatever it is, you should let them know. No matter their response, letting them know that you felt it important to talk to them shows your trust and openness.
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Wait to talk until a calm, quiet moment when everyone is in a decent mood.There is no sense trying to talk to them when tensions are high or people are busy. Be patient, and wait until a calm moment, like after dinner, when everyone is in a good mood and you can be sure of a reasonable, less-stressful conversation. • Of course, you may not have the luxury of waiting if you get caught smoking. That said, you can also wait and re-introduce the topic
several days later, after the anger has passed, if you still have more to say.
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Do some research on current trends towards marijuana acceptance and legality. Every week, new studies and stances on marijuana are coming out, and almost all of them are positive. Current attitudes on marijuana are based on Schedule I drug classifications, which claim marijuana is just as dangerous as heroin and cocaine, and cannot even be researched. But international studies, as well as calls in the U.S. to end the Schedule I designation, are poking through the marijuana myths all the time. Before chatting, go online and see what news is new. — Source: wikiHow
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Openness with your family is important. If you want to inform your parents that you smoke the devil’s lettuce you should consider several things first, like why you want to talk to them, why marijuana is important to you, and how they might respond. With a little thought and research, you can easily show them that weed, when used responsibly, is a safe and worthwhile leisure activity.
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Rochester Band Bows Down and Worships AC/DC The Weekender Recently Jammed With Jeff Coler — the Bass Player, Cat Herder and Owner of the Garage — for the Rochester-Based Band Exit 88
Q&A
W: Who are the members and what instruments do they play and who performs the vocals? WEEKENDER: Why the name Exit J: The band is currently 88? composed of five extremely JEFF COLER: Imagine five guys talented musicians who have a long attempting to invent the world’s most awesome band name — not as easy as history of musicianship in a wide variety of band projects. Roll call: it sounds. • Kerry Rowland: Lead vocalist In the end, none of us could and master of ceremonies agree that any other choice was • Martin Wiedemann: better than the one they’d offered Guitarist extraordinaire and and we ultimately took a cue from electronics wizard! (Olympia band) Sleater-Kinney • Ken Ready: Tightest rhythm and unimaginatively named the guitar player on the planet band after a nearby bit of roadway • Jeff Coler: Bass player, cat infrastructure. After all, Exit 88 is how herder, and owner of the garage we all arrive to where we live and/or • Larry Pankow: Drummer, rehearse. Problem solved.
BY THE WEEKENDER
A Christmas Gathering at Prickly Pear Primitives Come shop our great selection of handmades, holiday décor, home décor and gifts. Enjoy a snack and some punch, and be sure to enter our raffle.
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The Rochester-based band Exit 88 jams at O’Blarney’s in Centralia. From left to right are Ken Ready, Jeff Coler and Martin Wiedemann.
excessive noise-maker and solo non-vocalist W: When and how did you form as a band? J: The roots of the band go way back to the early 90s when Jeff and Ken first met and united to play in another Rochester-based band known as the Toadlickers. Once that project ran its course, the duo put their toad-licking days behind them, reinventing themselves as Exit 88 around 1999 and they’ve been rocking out together ever since. Over the years they have surrounded themselves with some of the area’s finest musicians, playing countless number of live shows in and around South Puget Sound.
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W: Where are all of you from? J: The majority of the band is from Rochester, living within an easy five miles of each other. One of us is from Lakewood. We’ll let the readers decipher the rural dudes from the city slicker. W: Who are the band’s influences? J: The band has many influences — ask each one of us individually and you’ll undoubtedly get five different answers. However, as we were all teenagers in the 70s/80s, it’s fair to say our common ground evolves from music produced during those guitar-heavy decades. Music from AC/DC, Van Halen, Scorpions and Judas Priest certainly make up the rocky composition of Exit 88’s foundation. W: What seems to be the one song that your audience responds to the most? J: Our friends, fans, and family all share our passion for AC/DC. And from the very moment that Martin chimes in with the sweet opening guitar notes from “You Shook Me All Night Long,” the dance floor fills up and the energy level shoots through the roof. It’s a song that will forever infect attendees with the dance fever — and we’ve got just the cure. SEE PAGE 11....................................
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W: Where do you typically play? Do you have a “home” venue? J: Exit 88 has played all over Western Washington, and even the occasional stint on the east side of the mountains. But, without a doubt, the one venue the band will always consider to be their home base of operations is the Junction Sports Bar & Grill on the outskirts of lovely downtown Grand Mound. This venue is special to us as it is where some of our earliest shows went down and it’s owned by two of the pleasantest barkeeps you’ll ever meet, Rex and Lynn Wolff. The Junction is by far the scene where the band has experienced some of their craziest gigs, complete with bikini-clad dancers, festive costume parties and incredibly enthusiastic crowds whose anthemic singing often rises above that of the amplified band. W: What’s the hardest part of being in a local band? J: It ain’t easy sometimes, trying to balance our personal lives with work and band schedules. We definitely miss out on a lot of other social activities or family responsibilities when we are dedicated to rehearsing and playing shows. In addition, when we’re playing, as much as we’d like to, we’re unable to venture out to see other local bands perform. There are a lot of amazing musical talent out there and we love to support other acts whenever we can. The other challenging thing to consider is that the music scene, in our opinion, isn’t what it used to be in its glory days. At one time, there were so many more venues for live music, owned by proprietors who didn’t mind paying bands for their talents. In many cases, bands have been replaced by cheaper alternatives such as DJs or Karaoke hosts, resulting in fewer establishments that feature live music. While these are entertaining options, they simply do not substitute for the energy and visual excitement of watching a band
present their talents. W: What’s the most enjoyable part of being in Exit 88? J: The guys in the band not only enjoy bringing their special brand of rock ‘n’ roll to the streets or to the lounges, but also genuinely enjoy the camaraderie that this exclusive music club of five guys offers. We rehearse often — not because we really need to or have to — but, because we enjoy hanging out together and doing what we do best in the same space together. That’s the best part of being in this band — it is simply a pleasure to work and play with these guys week after week — not just during the good times, but during the bad and the ugly times too. We are a rock ‘n’ roll family. In addition, the band loves the appreciation and recognition they receive from their followers. It makes all of the hard work worthwhile when we’re approached between sets, or at the end of the night, by attendees who express their gratitude for what Exit 88 presents. For the past two years, Exit 88 has been recognized in The Olympian’s “Best of the South Sound” publication, taking Second place in Best Cover Band both years (we love you “Stir Crazy”). It’s illuminating to realize that the fun little rock ‘n’ roll fantasy project that germinated in my garage has come to be known and loved by so many. W: What makes for a great cover band? J: Although Exit 88’s early setlists were heavy with original music, the guys currently play 100 percent cover tunes. Although it’s fun and personally satisfying to write music, we all came to the mid-life realization that we are not likely to become published rock stars interested in conquering the music world. Rather, we find personal fulfillment in playing fun party-rock cover tunes that people know, love and are therefore persuaded to get up off of their thing and shake a tail feather. Exit 88 prides itself on keeping setlists interesting and varied, jumping from funk to slow groove to loud and
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Exit 88, from left to right, are Kerry Rowland, Jeff Coler, Martin Wiedemann, Ken Ready and Larry Pankow.
proud, while avoiding what we feel to be cliché, overplayed rock standards. The band likes to apply their own twist to their covers and play the less obvious cuts from our favorite artists. The guys are elated when they hear a patron say they’d never heard another band play a particular song that we’d covered. Our greatest joy comes from witnessing a crowded dance floor full of party people howling the words to their favorite songs and forgetting about life for at least an hour or two. The energy is amazing! We did that! We made that happen! And, damn, if feels good. W: What makes AC/DC the king of rock? J: Lol, great question. There is
perhaps no other band that is as instantly identifiable as AC/DC. The giant power riffs leave the perfect amount of space for the drums to infiltrate your primal soul. AC/DC are quite possibly the best band of all time and Exit 88 pays homage to them each and every time they pick up their instruments. In fact, the band’s current setlist contains at least seven AC/DC songs and they’ve played many more off and on over the years. As Angus Young once said, “We are still five little people with a noisy attitude.” I guess the same could be said about Exit 88. We bring the noise and inspire people to move their feet.
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Lucky No. 3 Tattoo Company Is a Lewis County Favorite Biz Has More Than 25 Combined Years Experience Inking Skin BY THE WEEKENDER
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When asked to nominate the best tattoo artists in the area through the annual Best of Lewis County contest put on by The Chronicle, readers settled on a single local establishment. All three finalists were selected from the same shop, Lucky No. 3 Tattoo Company in Centralia. Alexander Cook, Joshua Paulino and Tyler Blumenthal all made the cut, with Cook ultimately claiming the top prize. “We will take your tattoo and piercing experience to new dimensions of quality and creativity and are setting a new standard by which other studios will be judged,” the business proclaims on its website. “Every tattoo/piercing station can be fully-enclosed for ultimate privacy. Our artists have more than 25 years combined experience, and our piercer is a pioneer in the body mod industry. We specialize in
original, custom designs.” Paulino, a co-owner in the business, recently sat down with The Weekender to talk about the business and what it takes to be a tattoo artist. You can watch the full interview online at www. lewiscountyweekender.com. WEEKENDER: How do you become a tattoo artist? JOSHUA PAULINO: “The way you want to attempt to become an actual professional tattooer is find somebody Jared Wenzelburger / jwenzelburger@chronline.com whose work you admire who has been Joshua Paulino, one of the owners of Lucky No. 3 Tattoo Company, applies some ink while a tattooist for a while and ask them if working inside his shop in downtown Centralia. they’re looking for a an apprenticeship, challenged. All these ideas come to J: “A funny one that always comes and then go that route. … I went to me you know, that the client brings, to mind, I did the Olympia Beer logo art school (Northwest College of Art) and I have to make it something they and got a bachelor’s degree in fine art on tap, right above this guy’s junk.” can be proud of the rest of their life, and graphic design and I had to do an so it’s just constantly a challenge for an W: What’s your favorite part of the internship for my degree. So I asked artist to come up with these amazing business? my school if a tattoo apprenticeship J: “As an artist I am constantly being compositions that will last over time.” would qualify for an internship, and they said yeah.” W: What was your first tattoo? J: “It was a biohazard sign on my buddy Ronnie. It was horrible.” W: What’s one of the more memorable tattoos you’ve done?
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Movie review
‘Halloween’: ‘Pure Evil’ Is Back in Wickedly Smart, Effective Sequel Jamie Lee Curtis and the Demonic Michael Myers Return in the Best ‘Halloween’ Movie Since the 1978 Original
RATING: 3.5 stars out of 4: ��� ½ “Halloween,” with Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer, Andi Matichak, Will Patton, Virginia Gardner. Directed by David Gordon Green, from a screenplay by Green, Jeff Fradley and Danny McBride. 106 minutes. Rated R for horror violence and bloody images, language, brief drug use and nudity. Opened Oct. 19 at multiple theaters.
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Forty years later, “Halloween” still has the power to give us the creeps. Since John Carpenter and his creative partner Debra Hill first unleashed the demonic Michael Myers on quailing audiences in 1978, there have been umpteen iterations in the iconic slasher series, including two bearing the title of the original. The newest and latest “Halloween,” emerging from the febrile imaginations of writers Jeff Fradley, Danny McBride and David Gordon Green (the latter
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also directed), is structured as a direct sequel to the original. Which is to say a number of story lines from previous pictures have been tossed aside and treated as though they never happened. In the process, these filmmakers have made arguably the best “Halloween” since that first one. These men clearly love, and even more importantly respect, the original and have tied their version closely to it in matters small and large. He’s ferociously violent, as always. In his rampaging wake on Halloween night: a head squashed underfoot, a body impaled on a fence. He’s mute, as always. That makes him unknowable and therefore profoundly scary. No explanations are offered for his awfulness. Characters who arrogantly insist on trying to figure out what makes him tick come to gruesome ends. He’s a mystery, “nothing more than pure evil,” in the words of the departed shrink Sam Loomis (Donald Pleasence). “The only thing he knows how to do is keep moving, keep killing,“ somebody else says. He’s like a shark that way. The words of Robert Shaw’s Quint from “Jaws” come to mind: “Y’know the thing about a shark, he’s got … lifeless eyes, black eyes, like a doll’s eyes. When he comes at ya, doesn’t seem to be livin’.” That’s Michael. Those are the eyes peering out from behind his ever-present mask. There’s more here than graphic gore and shocks. This is also the
story of the multigenerational effects of trauma. The main victim is Laurie herself, who survived Michael’s attack in the original and 40 years later has retreated to what is essentially a fortress in the woods, living there as a heavily armed semi-recluse. She’s had two failed marriages and is estranged from her daughter, Karen (Judy Greer), and her teenage granddaughter, Allyson (Andi Matichak). The daughter was removed from her custody as a child owing to her mother’s paranoia, and Karen is resentful and despairing as a result. She’s striven to shield her kid from her grandmother’s fear-filled influence. Curtis, whose movie acting career was launched with “Halloween” (it earned her the “scream queen” sobriquet) and who has played Laurie five times (including in one previous movie with a storyline where the character is killed), brings impressive gravity to her portrayal here. Laurie is angry and damaged and eager for a final confrontation with Michael. She gets it, in spectacular fashion, in this smart and very effective horror thriller. SOREN ANDERSEN: asoren7575@ yahoo.com. Soren Andersen has been writing about movies since he was in high school, back when dinosaurs roamed the Earth. He has written for papers in Southern California and Washington, and was the staff critic at the News Tribune in Tacoma for 25 years.
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