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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2014 n DAILY UPDATES AT WWW.VALLEYRECORD.COM n 75 CENTS
Council warms to holiday skate rink plan Snoqualmie OKs funding deal for Winter Magic festival, traveling ice rink
Lower Valley’s painted ponies help visiting kids, horses Page 10
BY SETH TRUSCOTT Editor
BUSINESS
Carol Ladwig/Staff Photo
Snoqualmie entrepreneur explores the future of voting Page 9
INDEX Opinion 4 Legal Notices 5, 6 7 Calendar 10 Puzzles Classifieds 11-14 On The Scanner 15
Vol. 101, No. 26
Heroes in training
Tina McCollum, left, assesses the condition of Ashton Fender, a Scout and volunteer mock-victim, during a search and rescue exercise that was part of the CERT, or Community Emergency Response Team, final drill Saturday, Nov. 8, at Snoqualmie Fire Station. The training prepared nearly 30 local residents and employees for disaster response. Learn more on page 2.
Film team explores Valley’s ‘Peaks’era BY CAROL LADWIG Staff Reporter
Maybe you never watched “Twin Peaks” or maybe you have every episode and the movie on Blu-Ray, plus the books, the soundtracks, the city guide, and a costume or two carefully stashed away. Either way, if you live in the Valley, you have probably heard of the 1990-91 TV series, ostensibly set in the Upper Valley, and are familiar with its cult following. SEE PEAKS, 6
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Cameramen and crew get their own photo taken during a day of filming in the Upper Valley. The crew accompanied a group of Twin Peaks fans visiting famous film sites for a new Netflix documentary on how people connect with TV and movies.
After lengthy discussion, and over reservations from some councilmembers and staff, Snoqualmie’s city council voted to explore a deal with the Snoqualmie Valley Chamber of Commerce, funding a holiday festival, complete with synthetic ice rink, that’s set to hit both downtown and the Ridge. Snoqualmie residents want to skate, Chamber Executive Director Lizzy Billington told the council, making a pitch for the Winter Magic festival. Billington wants $12,000 in city lodging tax funds to rent a 40-by-40-foot synthetic skating rink. Her initial request to the city’s Lodging Tax Advisory Committee was for a single day of skating. Since then, she has renegotiated the rental to more than two weeks, from December 14 to January 1. Winter Magic could include skate rentals, carnival games hosted by the YMCA, carriage rides, local merchant gift wrapping, volunteer-run lessons, and a visit by an “ice queen” and “ice princess,” similar to Disney’s ‘Frozen’ movie characters. SEE RINK, 3
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