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Speaking freely Snoqualmie man wins speech lawsuit against Salmon Days festival
As North Bend Theatre turns 70, owners ponder new era, services and tech
BY CAROL LADWIG
Wildcat will, stout defense halt Interlake’s rushing train Page 9
BY SETH TRUSCOTT
As Issaquah’s annual Salmon Days got under way last weekend and the city celebrated the return of salmon to the area, Paul Ascherl celebrated a court victory by returning to the festival to distribute religious literature. Ascherl, of Snoqualmie, was the named plaintiff in a lawsuit claiming infringement of his First Amendment rights by the city of Issaquah.
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‘Locavores’ learn lost arts at Carnation’s Dog Mountain Farm Page 12
INDEX PARENTING 2 4 OPINION 5 LETTERS 6 SCHOOLS 12 PUZZLES 12 MOVIE TIMES CLASSIFIEDS 14, 15
Vol. 98, No. 19
School budget short by 75 students Valley’s Sept. enrollment lower than projected BY CAROL LADWIG Staff Reporter
While still growing, initial enrollment figures in the Snoqualmie Valley School District are lower than expected this fall. The difference is only 75 full-time-equivalency (FTE) students less than budgeted, but it could affect the district’s anticipated revenues. SEE SHORT, 11
Sweat drips off Landon Wilson’s brow as he winds the shiny black roll of film from one spool to the next. It’s plenty warm inside the projection room at North Bend Theatre, and Wilson’s exertion, using a handcrank that looks as old as the 1941built theater, makes it more so. In an era when moviehouses like North Bend’s historic theater are going through a lot of changes, Wilson remains a fan of the old school. “I love Cindy Walker, having some- North Bend Theatre owner thing you can hold in your hand,� the 21-year-old projectionist said. As coming attractions for “The Help� streamed out a glass window in his booth and onto the screen, Wilson spent an hour or so of that muggy night putting a half-dozen reels of 35-millimeter film together by hand to create the next show in the lineup, “Dolphin Tale.� “This is the interesting part, the part no one gets to see,� Wilson said. “There’s not a lot of secrets. Just a complicated process to learn.� Wilson must splice all these reels together with no mistakes. A fraction of an error here or there, and the movie onscreen will be only partly visible. It takes delicate handling.
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Above, taking pains to present the clearest picture, Landon Wilson eyeballs the join between the trailer reel and “Dolphin Tail� to make sure the movie runs flawlessly. Sooner or later, the North Bend Theatre will go digital, but until that time, Wilson, the projectionist, builds each offering by hand using multiple 35-millimeter reels. Below, owner Cindy Walker sits in the 1941-built theater’s auditorium, cleaned up thanks to a 4Culture grant.
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