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Vol. 100, No. 1
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Moment of honor Carnation Post puts spotlight on Vietnam-era veterans Sunday Veterans are the focus, but everyone, especially families with children, are invited to an old-fashioned community celebration of military men and women this Sunday. The tribute, complete with food and drink, displays of old military weapons and vehicles, and flag ceremonies, runs from 2 to 5:30 p.m., Sunday, June 2 at Carnation’s American Legion Hall. “We want to honor those who served between 1955 and 1974,” said event organizer and Post 199 first vice-commander Marty Schencke, adding that those years “correspond to the Vietnam era… the next group is post-Vietnam, Cold War, up to about ‘95 and Desert Storm.” Schencke and the post have, over thepasttwoyears,heldperiodicevents to honor veterans of a specific era.
Balancing act, changes coming to Valley’s transit service By Carol Ladwig Staff Reporter
Metro is revamping bus service in the Snoqualmie Valley again, and regular riders have braced themselves for more bad news, more routes to be cut due to low ridership. They can relax, says Amy Biggs, future executive director of Snoqualmie Valley Transportation, because this round of changes will actually bring more service to most of the Valley. Metro Transit “listened to every single rider on Amy Biggs the buses Snoqualmie Valley here… and they actually Transportation doubled the number of routes!” Biggs said. “What they’re doing is amazing, and I think everybody should know about it!” It’s true that the biggest change is a cut, but it’s a cut with a replacement service. The Route 224 bus makes its last run between Snoqualmie and Duvall on Sept. 27, but the next day, when Metro’s five-year plan for alternative services in the Snoqualmie Valley starts, the little white SVT buses will be on the 224 route. See BUSES, 6
See VETeranS, 3
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Holding a big 35-mm reel from the theater archives, Cindy Walker has known for years that the day of digital movies was coming. Today, Walker, owner of North Bend Theatre, is ready to take a fateful step. The theater is going digital with help from a crowdfunding drive this summer.
Saving the theater With help from the crowd, North Bend Theater is going digital By Seth Truscott Editor
Cindy Walker refers to it as “the fun stuff.” It’s the prom date requests on the
marquee. It’s the weeklong ski film festivals, student film nights, the benefits for everyone from Relay for Life to the Mount Si wrestling team. There are countless ways for a small movie house to make a difference, and “I get to choose” what to do, says Walker. See SAVING, 8
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Marty Schencke, leading the color guard in the Carnation 4th of July parade, is organizing a celebration of Vietnam-era veterans on June 2.
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