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Your locally owned newspaper, serving North Bend and Snoqualmie, Washington July 17, 2015
Join Thomas the Tank Engine and his friends this weekend Everyone’s favorite tank engine is chugging through Snoqualmie once again. Come ride with the iconic Thomas the Tank Engine for the 2015 Day Out With Thomas. This Really Useful engine has traveled all the way from the island of Sodor and has arrived Right on Time to give a ride to aspiring engineers and their families. To meet Thomas and other beloved characters like Sir Topham Hat, come to the Northwest Railway Museum from July 17-19. Train departures begin at 9 a.m. and every 45 minutes thereafter. Purchase tickets on the web at www.ticketweb.com or by phone at 1-866-777-8932 toll free. Tickets are also available daily in the Depot Bookstore inside the Snoqualmie Depot at 38625 S.E. King St. Friday tickets are $23; weekend tickets are $25. Due to the popularity of Day Out With Thomas, purchasing tickets in advance is highly recommended. Tickets are only good for their specified date and time. Tickets purchased online or over the phone can be picked
Photos by Sam Kenyon
Above, Cameron Tatum, 3, plays with his Thomas whistle inside a retired red engine car. At right, Sevi Aguilar, 2 ½, and her mother Stella watch Thomas roll by. up at will call the day of the event. Thomas the Tank Engine will take passengers up to the top of Snoqualmie Falls and back. The trip takes 25 minutes. Day Out With Thomas features several activities for attend-
Snoqualmie Falls Forest Theater unveils 50th anniversary schedule Snoqualmie Falls Forest Theater announces its 50th Anniversary Summer Celebration, featuring seven weekends of Shakespeare, improv comedy and magic shows, all performed under a canopy of trees in an open-air amphitheater, surrounded by 95 undeveloped acres of woods, meadows and streams. Signature barbecue dinners, cooked by professional chefs over an enormous fire pit just steps away from the amphitheater and a spectacular view of the Snoqualmie Falls, are available by reservation on performance days. Performances will run from July 18 through Aug. 30, with shows on Saturdays at 2 and 7 p.m. and Sunday matinees at 2
p.m. All shows are family friendly unless otherwise noted. The 2015 season includes six shows: q “Hot Tin Streetcar” (July 18-19), presented by Unexpected Productions, a hilarious improvised play based on audience suggestions and the characters and style of Tennessee Williams. Be prepared for a show full of epic emotions, tragic women, secretive men, dysfunctional families, thick Southern drawls, comedy and sexual tension, all mixed with liquor and mendacities. Since 2001, Seattle Experimental Theater has performed around the Seattle area, at various theaters, conventions and festivals. Recommended See THEATER, Page 8
ees including storytelling, video viewing, temporary tattoos of island of Sodor friends and an imagination station with arts and crafts. Pictures are encouraged to capture this day of fun with everyone’s favorite blue train.
Seven candidates run for two North Bend City Council seats By Dylan Chaffin dchaffin@snovalleystar.com North Bend voters will certainly have their choice of who they would like to see appointed to City Council in the primary election on Aug. 4. Seven candidates have officially filed to run for the next term for two seats, including current North Bend Councilmen Dee Williamson and Ryan Kolodejchuk for Positions 3 and 7, respectively. Trevor Kostanich, Piper M. Muoio and Rich Wiltshire have also joined the race for Position
3. Martin Volken and Judy Bilanko are vying for Position 7. Kostanich has a degree in civil engineering from the University of Washington and has served on North Bend’s Economic Development Commission for the past three and a half years. He also works as an independent planning and development consultant. Volken is originally from Switzerland, but has lived and worked in North Bend for more than 20 years. He also serves on the Economic Development Commission, and owns his own outdoor recreation business.
Kostanich said he and Volken share similar visions for the city and are working together. Both candidates are focused on increasing necessary mobility improvements with plans See CANDIDATES, Page 8 Prsrt Std U.S. Postage PAID Kent, WA Permit No. 71 POSTAL CUSTOMER