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Elvis Presley Born: 8 Jan. 1935 Tupelo, Lee County, Mississippi Died: 6 Aug. 1977, age 42 Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA Buried: Graceland Mansion Estates Memphis, Tennessee
Elvis Week August 8 - August 16
From Graceland in Memphis, starting August 8, music, movies and legacy of the King of Rock n Roll
Graceland Mansion
Sgt. Presley
Mill Creek Views Nola Fillbrook talks with U.S Congress candidate Jeffrey Beeler.
Directors of the Mill Creek Festival: From the left:
Photo by Fred Fillbrook
by Linda Martin & Shelly McLarin We have not cancelled the 2020 festival; we have just postponed it to July 17-18, 2021, said Valerie Clay- pool, festival director. With the Phase 3 not allowing indoor or outdoor entertainment and a group of only 10 people, we cant have a festival with no music and only 10 people. Many sponsors, artists and food vendors have rolled over their contributions to the 2021 festival. We thank our sponsors so much for believ- ing in our festival and sticking with us. Our new website, www.MillCreek- its projects. The profits from the wine and beer garden go to five local high school students each year in the form of a $2,000 college scholarship. This year two of the festival high school volunteers received scholar- ships. Regan McLarin has been help- ing her mom since she was eight years old as a festival volunteer; chalking the street, helping vendors unload and helping in the artists. The city has been supportive through the last 20 years. All of the festival directors are work- ing to make next years festival a big success. The plans to upgrade the festi- val this year will move into next year. More than half of the artists plan to reapply in 2021. The volunteer direc- tors give many hours of their time and energy year round to make this festival the success that it has become. Heidi Butz, Director of Volunteers, makes sure that all the duties are cov- ered by volunteers. Volunteer organi- zations like the Redemption Church, Sea Scout Ship 90 and many local high school students show up the days of the festival helping vendors unload, collect and dispose of the trash and other duties needed. Shelly McLarin, Co-Director of the Arts, says, The Mill Creek Festival will be bigger and better next year. Whether its your first year or the 20th year visit- ing the festival, you cant be in a bet- ter place for a family friendly event. Theres going to be more than 50 artists, food, live entertainment, a community stage, kids fun toys, wine and beer gar- den, commercial booths and more.
Festival postponed, not cancelled
Mill Creek Festival Committee
Festival.com, will be up and running in August. Keep up-to-date the festi- val details and submit vendor or spon- sor applications, said Claypool, who follows Theresa Poalucci and Linda Martin as festival director. The Mill Creek Festival planned to celebrate its 20 year anniversary this year. It began in the five parking lots of the shopping centers 20 years ago. In 2006, with the completion of the Mill Creek Town Center, the festival moved there for four years. When it outgrew the town center, the city of Mill Creek closed Mill Creek Blvd. and 161st St. for the festival. It has remained at this location for the last 10 years. The Bank of America and other businesses have allowed the festival to use their parking lots on the festival weekend. The Mill Creek Festival has been presented for the last 20 years by the Mill Creek Business Association, now the Mill Creek Chamber of Commerce. Many members have sponsored this family friendly event as well as vol- unteer at the information booth, beer garden, Pet Plaza and Kids Korner. The Chamber believes in giving back to the community with many of
Back row: Mariana Matthews, Community Stage Director; Valerie Claypool, Festival Director; and Bill Temple, Finance Director. Front Row: Linda Martin, Art Director; Shelly MCLarin, Art Director; and Heidi Butz, Director of Volunteers and Beer Garden. Missing from photo: Kevin Giboney, Beer Garden Director; Bob Meyers, Food Director; Jeff Ritter, Website Director; Cheryl Scheffer, Kids Director; and Kathleen Mayland, Director of Non-Profits.
by Nola Fillbrook The Eastside Republican Club held its annual picnic at the home of Paul Hess on the large property behind his Kenmore home on Tuesday, July 21.
Republican club gathered in Kenmore
Hess is the GOP Chair in the 46th District. The club served burgers and hot dogs outside to al- most 100 people
Paul Hess
who came to celebrate summer 2020 and to meet current candidates. The candidates for local offices who attended, took turns speaking to an enthusiastic crowd. The event was emceed by Doug Basler, president of the Eastside Republican Club. He is running for U.S. Congress in the 9th Congressional Dis- trict. The incumbent is Democrat Adam Smith, who has held
Doug Basler
the office for 12 terms (24 years). Basler and others have run against Smith in previous elections, but Smith maintained the position. The 9th CD is mainly in King County and stretch- es from Bellevue, Mercer Island and Seattle through Renton, Kent, Sea Tac, Federal Way and Tacoma.
See Page 3 for photos of some of the candidates who spoke at the event.
National Airborne Day Sunday, August 16
A cut above the rest
by Fred Fillbrook A threat of more than $90,000 in fines and loss of his business license, hasnt stopped Snohomish Barber Bob Martin from cutting hair. He doesnt accept Gov. Jay Inslees stay at home order. The 79-year-old was first licensed as a barber 53 years ago. He does not believe the governor has the lawful authority to stop him from earning a livelihood or fine him $5,000 a day. Saturday, August 1, was a slower day than normal, but I sat in his barber chair when it was my turn for a haircut. He stopped a customer coming through the door, telling him to remove his face mask. Martin is a U.S. Marine, Vietnam veteran. He has a grandson who is a military helicopter pilot. Martins Stag Barber Shop is located at 1401 Avenue D in the city of Snohomish. The COVID-19 crisis has uncov- ered the inadequacies of Washingtons unemployment system which is in bad need of reform in managing its unem- ployment programs. The federal government indicated it is concerned about fraudulent unem- ployment claims made to the Wash- ington Employment Security Dept. and its handling of those claims. Some claimants have been unable to talk with ESD representatives for weeks and when finally connected, spend unreasonably long amounts of time on hold. These claimants in the meantime, go without benefits with some reporting weeks of delay in re- ceiving benefit payments. ESD needs to resolve its fraud and payment problems and get the money out to the unemployed who desper- ately need the money, now. The state needs to pass legislation to allow the creation of individual un- employment accounts to help resolve this issue. Under the current system, Wash-
Unemployment fraud needs reform
ington workers receive no refund or benefit when they retire and work- ers who have not been unemployed receive no benefits at all. A system based on individual accounts returns fairness and equity to the system. Personal accounts promote indi- vidual responsibility, provide workers with an added financial asset, encour- age saving for retirement and would relieve the state of most of the admin- istrative cost and complication of the current system. Since workers control their own benefits, the system can be used whether they are laid off or chose to leave. Individual accounts will reduce the cost and fraud of the existing, out- dated system. While events like COVID-19, are one in a lifetime event, Washington should have been much better pre- pared to deal with a long-term unem- ployment situation. The longer businesses are forced to remain closed and workers are home, the larger this problem will become.
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