Snoqualmie Valley Record, November 16, 2011

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Election: Si View safe, for now

Glass half empty

Three challengers take early leads in school, hospital races

Job losses, lingering questions for Valley liquor sellers in wake of I-1183 passage

By Valley Record Staff

BY CAROL LADWIG AND SETH TRUSCOTT Valley Record Staff

What Hayditter’s J.L. liquor store in Fall City lacks in size, it makes up for in character. The original dollar from 1990 is still up on the wall, as are the homespun sayings about mankind’s top-ten inventions, among them the telephone, the computer and strong drink. At the counter, Tom Bergstrom points out a few good deals to a customer, waving to small bottles of liquor on an alcove shelf. “I’ve had a lot of people tell me this is the best store they’ve ever been in,� he says. Bergstrom’s shelves are well-stocked for the holidays, but the operator himself is doubtful about whether he’ll still be here next Christmas. SEE LIQUOR, 7

Seth Truscott/Staff Photo

Operator Tom Bergstrom walks down his short, but diversely stocked, row of shelves at Hayditter’s J.L. liquor store in Fall City. Bergstrom is among current Valley liquor store employees who expect to lose their jobs in 2012 as a result of last week’s passage of liquor-privatizing Initiative 1183.

The hour between 7:15 and 8:15 p.m. passed slowly for Si View Metro Parks District Commissioner Linda Hamm Grez. She made the minutes pass by working on a daughter’s school project, often refreshing her web browser to discover the fate of the district’s two vital ballot measures. Grez joined parks supporters on election night, Tuesday, Nov. 8, at Boxley’s in North Bend, to witness the result. SEE VOTE, 7

Double feature for mountain filmer Snoqualmie’s Richard Stewart hopes to repeat Film Challenge win with whitewater documentary BY CAROL LADWIG Staff Reporter

Vol. 98, No. 25 Carol Ladwig/Staff Photo

Co-creator of last year’s winning entry in the North Bend Amateur Film Challenge, Richard Stewart is a rafter and film producer.

Nowadays, the thrill of shooting down Class IV rapids may not be quite the same adrenalin rush that it used to be for Richard Stewart. One reason is that he has to divide his attention between navigating the river, making it look fun, and appearing to be a pro while he does it.

Stewart, of Snoqualmie, is not simply a rafter, he’s also the producer, cinematographer, composer, narrator, and lead performer in a movie on whitewater rafting, which he’s creating for the North Bend Amateur Film Challenge in December. “My inspiration is Bruce Brown, and the old ‘Endless Summer’ movie ‌ trying to make it fun and interesting and real casual at the same time, and putting some humor in there,â€? he said, describing the documentary-style movie that he’s currently putting the final touches on. SEE FILMS, 6

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Si View Metro Parks karate instructor Michael Morris and parks commissioner Linda Hamm Grez keep an eye on early returns at an election night campaign party at Boxley’s, Nov. 8.

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