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Run for fun at Railroad Days BY CAROL LADWIG Staff Reporter
Bigger and better are the buzzwords for this year’s Railroad Days fun runs. Registration for the 5K, 10K and kids’ 1K race has increased about 15 percent over last year, race organizer Sean Sundwall of Run Snoqualmie told the Railroad Days committee. He’s expecting 1,100 to 1,200 racers, “plus 800 to 1,000 spectators” for the Saturday races, he said. “It’s going to be the biggest we’ve had so far.” The level of competition has also increased, especially in the 10K race. “This will be... in terms of talent, probably the deepest 10K run in the west side this year,” Sundwall said. Some 30 or 40 of the top 10K runners in the area, both men and women, will compete in the 10K, for a local championship. “Even if you’re not into running, it should be quite
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Club bringing big model track United NorthWest Model Railroad Club, a Seattle-based volunteer group that promotes the hobby of model railroading, is bringing its unique N-Trak layout to Railroad Days Their model railroad like no other can be viewed Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the former home of Bella Vita salon, the Corner Building on Railroad Avenue, 5 to 9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 19, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 20, and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 21. UNW will host its 21st annual Model Train Show and Swap Meet in February. Ticket proceeds are donated to charity. To learn more about the club, visit www.unwclub.org.
an interesting event to watch,” Sundwall said. Race time is 8:45 for the children’s 1K, down Railroad Avenue. Older runners will have a 9 a.m. start time, announced by the nearby train whistle. The whistle start is a small detail, but appropriate, Sundwall told the committee, and “It’s becoming a fun tradition that I hear a lot of positive feedback on.” Both the 5K and 10K races start out on the same path, down Railroad Avenue, past the Snoqualmie Parkway, then up Mill Pond Road, and across the Meadowbrook Bridge. Here, the race splits, and the 5K runners will start returning to Railroad Avenue along Park Street,
while the 10K runners continue out on Park Street, around Centennial Fields and down Boalch before heading back to Railroad Avenue, where both races end. “The whole idea is the last tenth of a mile will be running down the parade route,” Sundwall said. Awards will be presented starting at 10:15, and the race course will be closed by 10:30, so scheduled to not interfere with the parade, starting at 11 a.m. For more information on the fun runs, or to register, visit Run Snoqualmie, www. runsnoqualmie.com.
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Rockin’ the railroad World of music, styles coming to two stages Snoqualmie didn’t forget the tunes for Railroad Days. The line-up of bands for the weekend fills two stages, and crosses a world of genres. On the main stage, the music starts Friday night with the Love Jacks playing a mix of current and classic rock, from 6 to 7:30 p.m., followed by Notorious Sensation. Playing dance hits from the 80s, the band claims to “transport you
back to the decade of big hair, skinny ties, and neon.” Saturday after the parade, the 20-plus member Clan Gordon Pipe Band will add a Scottish note to the day. The band, formed in 1955, has travelled the U.S., as well as representing our country in the International Highland Games in New Zealand in 2000. The pipers play from 11:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Up next is Down the Road, the local folk and bluegrass trio of Cathi and Gary Davidson, and John Tubbs. With guitar,
mandolin and harmony singing, the three give a fresh voice to old-time American roots music, from 12:45 to 1:45 p.m. Drawing from jazz, classical and world music, Cascade Jazz serves up a fusion of musical styles, instruments and vocal harmonics, starting at 2 p.m. The quintet includes John Chmaj, a professor of music and a composer; vocalist and local favorite Susanna Fuller; musician, singer, and dancer Sura Charlier; musician and SEE MUSIC, 10
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The age of rail is far from over. Visitors can find interactive fun at Snoqualmie Railroad Days, learning about how railways have evolved in recent decades. Hosts at the Northwest Railway Museum will give demonstrations of upgrades that railroads have made since the days when train tracks were built by hand, 2 to 3:15 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 20 and 21. Visitors will see machines that were instrumental in the first phase of mecha-
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