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It turned into March of this 12 months that Gov. Jay Inslee exceeded sports activities having a bet invoice HB 2638 into law, which could allow criminal sports making a bet exclusively at the state’s tribal casinos. Only expert sports activities, under the regulation, could be eligible for having a bet – college sports are prohibited at this factor in time. The Bill also prohibits mobile making a bet, which many see as a lost possibility for both the tribes and the state.
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Essentially, the Washington tribes were given a monopoly over playing operations in the country even though it may be regulated by means of the Washington State Gambling Commission. The controversial direction towards legalization gained’t see any non-tribal retail locations and the nation received’t see any tax sales from the operations unless the Governor can renegotiate compacts, which is very unlikely at the moment .
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Stuart Ullman: Four presidents, movie stars...
Wendy Torrance: Royalty?
Stuart Ullman: All the best people.The Shining
I would imagine the biggest problem you're going to have with Snoqualmie is not ending up at the ski resort. There is nothing worse than going to see The Falls and ending up saying "fuck it" and renting ski gear because you drove too far east.
Snoqualmie has grown by leaps and bounds since the mid 90s when land was portioned out to create Snoqualmie Ridge. Later, Snoqualmie Casino would join Snoqualmie Ridge in helping to absolutely bottleneck, block, and fuck forever the exit to Highway 18 off 90.
But before all this, Snoqulamie was known mostly for Snoqualmie Falls. Snoqualmie Falls has been around since whenever some glacier decided to head north and go buy 222s in Canada. The Salish Lodge Resort has been around since 1919:
Stuart Ullman: When the place was built in 1919, there was very little interest in winter sports. And this site was chosen for The Falls and the scenic beauty.
Jack Torrance: [laughs] Well, it's certainly got plenty of that.
Stuart Ullman: ...The winters can be fantastically cruel. You get rain, then rain, then more rain, then snow. Then you get snow that looks like you can drive on it, but you can't because this is Seattle and no one can drive in snow, so you get in a car crash trying to get to work and spill coffee all over yourself.
Jack Torrance: Well, that sounds fine to me.
Stuart Ullman: Don't be a prick - it sucks. The rain - I mean, it just doesn't stop! Plus the tremendous isolation of living on Snoqualmie Ridge - every home looks the same! It starts making you feel like everyone lives in the same home and therefore are all one. Total isolation.
Jack Torrance: Well, that just happens to be exactly what I'm looking for. I'm outlining a new writing project and, uh, five months of peace is just what I want.
Stuart Ullman: You're really pissing me off. Look. See the rain??? It's a fucking nightmare. I hate this spooky place. Did you see Twin Peaks?
Jack Torrance: Not for me.
Stuart Ullman: C'mon - everyone's seen it. At least once. Well, it was fucking filmed here. Get out while you can. You're family will hate it.
Jack Torrance: They'll love it.
Stuart Ullman: I hate you.
Yes, the area can be rainy and with all the trees it is a bit dark and spooky, but the Lodge boasts some of the most expensive meals and hotel rooms in the entire state! They used to have gift cards discounted at Costco - and it still costed about a grand to stay there. Jesus, it was expensive. But you don't have to stay there, you can just visit and take a look at the Falls. I'm not a big pancake guy, but Snoqualmie Falls Lodge Pancake mix is apparently amazing. You used to not be able to get it outside of the Falls, but...yep, it's online. There's also a hiking trail you can take from the top of the falls to the bottom. And, yes, the lodge and falls are the exterior for the hotel in Twin Peaks. Before The Ridge and the Casino, The Falls was the only reason I can remember to go to Snoqualmie. In fact, I hardly even remember anyone calling anything besides The Falls and the Pass Snoqualmie, before the Casino. I didn't even know it was a town.
But there was a town...is a town. And it's pretty cool.
The Ridge however...
The Ridge can be expressed perfectly by a PIL song, No Birds:
This could be heaven
Shallow spreads of ordered lawns
I like the illusion, illusion of privacy
The careful trees blending so perfectly
Bland planned idle luxury
Life in lovely allotted slots
A token nice, a nice constitution
A layered mass of subtle props
This could be heaven
Mild mannered mews
Well intentioned rules to dignify a daily code
Lawful order standard views
This could be heaven
Up on the Ridge (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Xg5ShByeuA) you can find quality dining, shopping, and even a PGA golf course that hosts the Boeing Classic (golf thing, not the thing where they lay people off every year).
Leave your cares behind as you shop at the grocery store...the eyeglass store....and something called "Great Clips".
Indulge your palette with Taco Del Mar (barely food), Ana's Mexican (I couldn't see a bar from the window so I didn't go in), and Finaughty's. Finaughty's is actually good. And it's the closest you'll get to night life at The Ridge. The Ridge is total burbs, so I was surprised to see falling down, puking drunk chicks on a weeknight. Quite a few times. But don't get me wrong - it's a family restaurant until a band starts playing. Last time I was in there they had pull tabs. Great place. There's also an assortment of independent donut, burger, and sandwich shops which I haven't been in but haven't really heard anything good about. Behind all that is just one giant neighborhood full of houses that look exactly the same and are packed way too close together. I had a friend who walked out to get his mail and when he went back inside, he realized he was in his neighbor's house. There's also bears. I shit you not. A friend went up looking for a house there once and ran into an elderly Japanese couple. My friend asked them "How do you like living up here?" The man stopped, stared at my friend and exclaimed "BEARS!!!!" True story. Another buddy lived up there and it was routine to have bears go through your trash on garbage day.
Point is: you will be killed by bears if you try to live in Snoqualmie.
Wendy Torrance: I just wanna go back to my room!
Bear: Why?
Wendy Torrance: Well, I'm very confused, and I just need time to think things over!
Bear: Can I eat this lettuce with diapers on it?
Wendy Torrance: Please! Don't hurt me!
Bear: I'm not gonna hurt you.
Wendy Torrance: Stay away from me!
Bear: Boy, I could use some honey.
Wendy Torrance: Stay away from me! Don't hurt me!
Bear: Christ, these houses all look the same.
Then there's the casino. If you've read the other Destination "pieces", you'll know that I've already gone into great length at what you'll find at a casino. However, I will mention that Snoqualmie actually gets good comedy and musical acts...if you're 40 like me. For instance, Norm MacDonald will be there in November and Ringo Starr will also be up there soon. I mean, it's not the Arcade Fires or the...I had to Google biggest bands right now. I think the Arcade Fires are even like 50 years old. Anyway, the point is: there's entertainment that's not bad.
One thing that ticks me off about that casino is that at one time there was a big dance floonight club. I don't miss the dancing, but I miss the fact that you could walk through the nightclub and go out on the deck. It's an amazing view of rolling hills and John Denver stuff. Oh, well.
If you're a total moron and want to get lung cancer, there's a smoke shop with cigs at about seven bucks a pack. That's a discount compared to the Issaquah Safeway where they're like 15. Keep in mind, smokers always exaggerate cigarette prices, which now run 20 a pack.
The funny thing about the smoke shop is for the first three months they were operating a drive thru liquor store. I swear. I went up there getting smokes and they were handing bottles of vodka out the drive thru windows. Finally, I had a reason to buy a bottle of booze and they told me they had to stop doing it. But for about three months in....2009???.....there was a drive thru liquor store in Washington.
Snoqualmie Casino: Hello, Danny. Come and play with us. Come and play with us, Danny. Forever... and ever... and ever.
As The Ridge is quasi corporate housing and Stepford Wives, the downtown area of Snoqualmie (the old town) is actually like a neighborhood of people who know each other and grew up together. In fact, I'd say Issaquah still has those elements, Snoqualmie definitely does, and North Bend really does. It'll all come to an end. But the closer you get to North Bend, the closer you will get to a bar that everyone knows your name.
By the way, anyone see Cliff Claven in those PSE ads? He lives here. Probably in North Bend.
In, what I call, Old Town (base of Snoqualmie Ridge), you'll find Snoqualmie Taphouse. I'm sure you've run into Wildcat IPA here and there and this is where it comes from. I'm not a big fan of the beer, but the food is really good. Pizza and sandwiches. Great place to go on the way back from Skiing or Hiking. There's also nothing like watching people come out of there loaded and realizing that it's across the street from the police station. Around the corner is Mt. Si Brewing Supply where you can buy all your brewing tools you'll never, ever, never in a million years use.
There's also a Brewfest each year...or was...it's been awhile.
There's a number of other shops, restaurants, dunno if the bowling alley is still operating....along the railroad tracks down in Snoqualmie. Of course, if you follow the tracks north you'll be at The Falls.
All in all, I look forward to the comments as I'm pretty pedestrian with this city and it has a lot of old school color and charm. Much like Kent and Renton, it's hard to tell where Snoqualmie ends and North Bend begins....but honestly, I would skip The Ridge area (barring Finaughty's) and head downtown.
Delbert Grady: I and others have come to a belief, that your heart is not in this. That you don't have the belly for it.

So last weekend, santom2 (Matt) and I attended the Washington Cigar and Spirits festival at the beautiful Snoqualmie casino here in Washington state. I'd brought with me a few cigars to give to Matt for him to try - his tastes are very similar to mine, and most if not all of them I knew he hadn't tried.
Flash forward to today, we meet up at an outdoor cigar lounge so I can give him the Amazon Basins I owed him, and lo and behold me blows me up, RPG to the face style.
BOOM
Left to right:

• Montecristo #4 (I think? I don't know a lot about CCs)
• Romeo y Julieta 1875 2013 limited edition (cc)
• Liga Privada T52 seconds x3
• Grand Habano vintage 2002
• Sancho Panza double maduro
• Surrogates tramp stamp
• Alec Bradley prensado
• Perez Carrillo LA Historia

Never tried any of these! Super awesome man... GAME ON! HAHA :)

For Eclipse Weekend, we're expanding the list of Metro Events to include anything within about 150 miles of Portland Metro's epicenter.

Friday August 18, 2017

• Benton Lane Tasting 5:00 pm Good Drop Wine Shoppe Bend, OR 115.1 mi
• Redmond Brewfest 12:00 pm American Legion Park Redmond, OR 105.5 mi
• Eat Astoria 2:00 pm downtown Astoria Astoria, OR 82.8 mi
• Munch & Movies: "Trolls" 6:00 pm Compass Park Bend, OR 115.0 mi
• Shanghaied in Astoria Astoria, OR 82.7 mi
• Hot 'n' Throbbing 8:00 pm Twilight Theater Company Portland, OR 14.8 mi
• Shakespeare in the Park 7:00 pm Drake Park Bend, OR 115.0 mi
• Opening in August at RiverSea Gallery 10:00 am RiverSea Gallery Astoria, OR 82.7 mi
• STEM Cats! Code Breakers 9:00 am Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA 133.9 mi
• Vacation Bible School 9:00 am Calvary at the Liberty Ellensburg, WA 133.6 mi
• Music in the Vines presents: Vaudeville Etiquette 7:00 pm Yakima, WA 116.3 mi
• Know Cosmos - What to Expect During the Eclipse 12:00 pm Redmond Public Library Redmond, OR 105.6 mi
• 4th Annual Rummage Sale - Angels For Sara Sanctuary 9:00 am Warrenton, OR 85.6 mi
• Solar Eclipse Festival and Viewing Party 6:00 pm Faith, Hope and Charity Vineyards Terrebonne, OR 101.3 mi
• Eclipse trunk show at Brave Collective 2:00 pm Brave Collective Bend, OR 115.2 mi
• Food Truck Fridays 12:00 pm Monkless Belgian Ales Bend, OR 113.8 mi
• Lasagna Dinner 3:00 pm VFW Hall Bend, OR 115.0 mi
• Third Friday Art Stroll 4:00 pm downtown Redmond Redmond, OR 105.7 mi
• Ozomatli 9:00 pm Aladdin Theater Portland, OR 13.2 mi
• My Aim Is True: A tribute to the music of Elvis Costello at Doug Fir Lounge 9:00 pm Doug Fir Lounge Portland, OR 13.1 mi
• Garrison Keillor's Prairie Home Love and Comedy Tour 2017 7:00 pm Oregon Zoo Portland, OR 16.0 mi
• Shanghaied In Astoria Auditions 9:00 pm Astor Street Opry Company Astoria, OR 83.3 mi
• Willy Wonka 7:30 pm Tower Theatre Bend, OR 115.0 mi
• Portland City Tour 4:30 pm Explorer Jet Boat Portland, OR 13.9 mi
• Portland City Tour 6:00 pm Explorer Jet Boat Portland, OR 13.9 mi
• Lindy Gravelle 7:00 pm Brassie's Bar at Eagle Crest Resort Redmond, OR 105.6 mi
• Worthy Solar Eclipse Week 7:00 pm Worthy Brewing Bend, OR 116.5 mi
• 8 Tour - Incubus with special guests Jimmy Eat World 6:45 pm Sunlight Supply Amphitheater Ridgefield, WA 25.6 mi
• The Melody Lingers On 7:30 pm Clackamas Repertory Theatre Oregon City, OR 17.5 mi
• Half-Day Deschutes River Kayak Tour 9:00 am Tumalo Creek Kayak & Canoe Bend, OR 115.0 mi
• Community Skate Night at the Astoria Armory 5:00 pm The Astoria Armory Astoria, OR 82.7 mi
• Oregon Christian Writers Summer Conference 9:00 am Red Lion, Jantzen Beach Portland, OR 14.8 mi
• Two Story Zori 10:00 pm El Corazon Seattle, WA 143.7 mi
• Heart of the Gorge Tour 8:30 am Explorer Jet Boat Portland, OR 13.9 mi
• The Fantasticks 7:30 pm The Sanctuary at Sandy Plaza Portland, OR 12.6 mi
• Total Comedy of the Eclipse 8:00 pm 2nd Street Theater Bend, OR 115.0 mi
• Bend Comedy Presents 8:00 pm Seven Nightclub Bend, OR 115.0 mi
• Piano Masterclass 2:00 pm Church of the Nazarene Bend, OR 115.0 mi
• Kittitas Neighborhood Pantry 1:00 pm Kittitas Neighborhood Pantry Kittitas, WA 137.2 mi
• Open AA Meeting 7:00 pm United Methodist Church Fossil, OR 112.1 mi
• Open AA Meeting 7:30 pm Ione Community Church Ione, OR 123.9 mi
• Beer and Wine Tastings 3:30 pm Newport Avenue Market Bend, OR 115.0 mi
• STAR Box Experience - Incubus 6:45 pm Sunlight Supply Amphitheater Ridgefield, WA 25.6 mi
• Moonshadow Festival 3:00 pm Wine Down Ranch Prineville, OR 110.2 mi
• Portland Timbers 2 Soccer at Providence Park 7:30 pm Providence Park Portland, OR 14.8 mi
• Seattle Storm vs. San Antonio Stars 7:00 pm Key Arena Seattle, WA 143.9 mi
• Seattle Seahawks vs. Minnesota Vikings 7:00 pm CenturyLink Field Seattle, WA 142.1 mi
• Irish Ceili Dance Class 7:00 pm Winona Grange Tualatin, OR 21.1 mi
• Heppner Farmers Market 9:00 am Heppner City Park Heppner, OR 137.9 mi
• Kroc Summer Camps 8:00 pm The Salvation Army Ray & Joan Kroc Center Salem, OR 49.3 mi
• Upper Deschutes River Kayak Tour 9:00 am Tumalo Creek Kayak & Canoe Bend, OR 115.0 mi
• Rebirth Brass Band 9:00 pm Tractor Tavern Seattle, WA 142.8 mi
• Schrampflin Falls: An Improvised Mystery 8:30 pm Unexpected Productions Seattle, WA 143.0 mi
• NW Natural Street of Dreams® 10:00 am Mitchell Park in Happy Valley Happy Valley, OR 9.4 mi
• Summer at Styring 12:00 pm Styring Newberg, OR 35.5 mi
• Dear Edwina 7:00 pm Redmond High School Performing Arts Center Redmond, WA 149.5 mi
• Jokes 'n' Joints 4:20 pm The Good Leaf Bend, OR 113.1 mi
• Summer photo exhibit at the Cannon Beach History Center and Museum 11:00 am Cannon Beach History Center & Museum Cannon Beach, OR 79.6 mi
• Cascades Academy Camp CREATE 9:00 am Cascades Academy Bend, OR 110.1 mi
• Jordan Kent Skills Camp 9:00 am Pacific Crest Middle School Bend, OR 114.3 mi
• Untold Stories of Pittock Mansion Treasures 10:00 am Pittock Mansion Portland, OR 16.0 mi
• Cuisine de Vin 7:00 pm Terra Blanca Winery Benton City, WA 149.0 mi
• The Highsteppers ╪ The Sextones ╪ Richie Dagger's Crime 9:00 pm The High Dive Seattle, WA 142.8 mi
• Victor Lodato Author Presentation 6:30 pm Roundabout Books Bend, OR 114.1 mi
• Bike with a Ranger 11:00 am Lava Lands Visitor Center Bend, OR 112.7 mi
• Washed Out 9:00 pm Roseland Theater Portland, OR 14.0 mi
• Solarfest 2017 - Festival Passes 12:00 pm Oregon Solarfest 2017 - Festival Passes Madras, OR 84.7 mi
• Jerry Joseph & The Jackmormons at Mississippi Studios 9:00 pm Mississippi Studios Portland, OR 14.0 mi
• Jelly Bread & Pigwar with Whitney Monge 9:00 pm Star Theater Portland, OR 14.1 mi
• Breaks and Swells 8:00 pm Neumos Seattle, WA 143.4 mi
• The Peacers, The Lavender Flu 9:30 pm Funhouse Seattle, WA 143.7 mi
• WAgant 2017 NW Music Fest 3:00 pm Slavic Lake Gig Harbor, WA 126.3 mi
• Aries Spears 7:30 pm Parlor Live Comedy Club Bellevue, WA 143.8 mi
• Aries Spears 10:00 pm Parlor Live Comedy Club Bellevue, WA 143.8 mi
• Ruckus with Cynthia West 8:30 pm Northside Bar & Grill Bend, OR 115.0 mi
• A Night of Seattle Music 7:00 pm The Crocodile Seattle, WA 143.3 mi
• Madame Butterfly 7:30 pm McCaw Hall Seattle, WA 144.1 mi
• GRAN RITMOS X THE WAY UP 9:00 pm Holocene Portland, OR 13.1 mi
• Oregon Solarfest 2017 - Camping (5 day block) 12:00 pm Oregon Solarfest 2017 - Camping Madras, OR 87.6 mi
• Solarfest 2017 - Shuttle Passes 12:00 pm Oregon Solarfest 2017- Shuttles Madras, OR 88.1 mi
• Kenney Polson 9:00 pm Jack London Revue Portland, OR 14.1 mi
• The Sam Chase Band W/ the Jackalope Saints and Guests 9:00 pm Dante's Portland, OR 13.9 mi
• KABUKI: A Revolution in Color and Design 10:00 am Portland Japanese Garden Portland, OR 15.6 mi
• Sawyer 4:30 pm Funhouse Seattle, WA 143.7 mi
• Pampa 9:00 pm Sunset Tavern Seattle, WA 147.1 mi
• Bullets & Belles 6:00 pm Adrift Hotel Long Beach, WA 97.8 mi
• SunMonks 7:00 pm Adrift Hotel Long Beach, WA 97.8 mi
• Much Better: A New Play by Elisabeth Frankel 7:00 pm 12th Ave Arts Seattle, WA 143.5 mi
• 2017 Nature Day Camp 3:00 pm Yakima Area Arboretum Yakima, WA 116.9 mi
• Fur Ball 5:30 pm Aspen Hall Bend, OR 115.0 mi
• Peter and the Starcatcher 7:30 pm Cascades Theatre Bend, OR 115.0 mi
• Redmond Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament 7:00 am The View Restaurant - Juniper Golf Course Redmond, OR 105.6 mi
• Resonate Fridays: GTA 10:00 pm Foundation Nightclub Seattle, WA 143.2 mi
• Le Faux 9:00 pm Julia's on Broadway Seattle, WA 143.9 mi
• Le Rev 10:00 pm Hi-Fi Lounge Eugene, OR 108.4 mi
• Chocolate & Wine or Beer Pairing 4:00 pm Sweet Decadence Wine and Chocolate Bar Renton, WA 135.6 mi
• Chocolate & Wine or Beer Pairing 5:00 pm Sweet Decadence Wine and Chocolate Bar Renton, WA 135.6 mi
• Chocolate & Wine or Beer Pairing 6:00 pm Sweet Decadence Wine and Chocolate Bar Renton, WA 135.6 mi "Beneath the Streets: After Hours" Subterranean Tour 6:30 pm Pioneer Square Seattle, WA 143.2 mi
• Ladies Night: Dj Sessions 10:00 pm Jazzbones Tacoma, WA 118.6 mi
• Goblin Market 7:30 pm Center Theatre Seattle, WA 143.9 mi
• Gigantic Bicycle Festival 5:00 pm Centennial Fields Park Snoqualmie, WA 139.8 mi
• PIN-UP PAGEANT 10:00 pm Jazzbones Tacoma, WA 118.6 mi
• Adaptive Swim Lessons, Session 5 11:30 am Cascade Swim Center Redmond, OR 105.2 mi
• Miserable, Justus Proffit, Sweeping Exits 9:00 pm Highline Seattle, WA 142.7 mi
• Famous Fridays: Lil Wayne 10:30 pm Barboza Seattle, WA 143.4 mi
• ComedySportz 8:00 pm Atlas Theatre Seattle, WA 145.9 mi
• ComedySportz 10:00 pm Atlas Theatre Seattle, WA 145.9 mi
• A Streetcar Named Desire 8:00 pm SecondStory Repertory Redmond, WA 147.8 mi
• Special Blends: Remix Dance Party 9:00 pm Chop Suey Seattle, WA 143.4 mi
• Larry Mitchell, Girls Love Rockets, and WES SP8 8:00 pm Louie G's Pizza Fife, WA 117.7 mi
• Sylvan Esso 9:00 pm Neptune Theatre Seattle, WA 142.8 mi
• Pigwar + Jelly Bread W/ Whitney Monge 9:00 pm Star Theater Portland, OR 14.1 mi
• Seattle Untamed Tour 10:00 am Pioneer Square Seattle, WA 143.2 mi
• Late Night Retro Movies: "Raiders of the Lost Ark" 10:00 pm McMenamins Old St. Francis School Bend, OR 115.0 mi
• POPS Concert 7:30 pm Church of the Nazarene Bend, OR 115.0 mi
• Karl Denson's Tiny Universe with The Cutmen 6:30 pm Volcanic Theatre Pub Bend, OR 115.0 mi
• Eastman Band 9:00 pm Hub City Bar & Grill Redmond, OR 106.7 mi
• GERM SLEEVE CAR GIVEAWAY 26TH ANNUAL SEATTLE HEMPFEST 2017 (EVENT IS FREE) Seattle, WA 142.8 mi
• Skamania County Fair & Timber Carnival 9:00 am Skamania County Fairgrounds Stevenson, WA 26.6 mi
• Solar Eclipse Camping 11:00 am Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm Woodburn, OR 35.5 mi
• Trivia Night at Baked Alaska 7:00 pm Baked Alaska Lounge and Brick Oven. No. Astoria, OR 82.7 mi
• Salsa 9:00 pm The Seasons Performance Hall Yakima, WA 116.6 mi
• Astoria Elks Bingo 6:00 pm Astoria, OR 82.7 mi
• Good Morning Seaside 8:00 am 612 Broadway Seaside, OR 80.4 mi
• ELITE FRIDAYS AND SATURDAYS 9:00 pm Tao Event CenteVERTICAL ROOM Portland, OR 13.3 mi
• Elephante 10:00 pm 45 East Portland, OR 14.0 mi
• The Shades - Outdoor Concert Series #4 8:00 pm River Ridge Golf Course & Event Center Selah, WA 117.7 mi
• Trivia Night at Baked Alaska Astoria, OR 82.7 mi
• DJ Steele 9:00 pm Summit Saloon Bend, OR 115.0 mi
• Summer Nature Day Camp June 19 - August 18 9:00 am Yakima Area Arboretum Yakima, WA 116.9 mi
• Mark O'Connor and the O'Connor Band 7:30 pm Dimitriou's Jazz Alley Seattle, WA 143.4 mi
• Skid Row 8:00 pm Snoqualmie Casino - WA Snoqualmie, WA 140.0 mi
• Pat Benatar 8:00 pm Little Creek Casino Resort Shelton, WA 120.7 mi
• Infant Issues: Continuing Education Workshop 10:00 am Westbrook Clubhouse Beaverton, OR 20.5 mi
• Saturday, Aug 19 Benton Lane Tasting 5:00 pm Good Drop Wine Shoppe Bend, OR 115.1 mi
• Brick Fest Live: LEGO Experience 10:00 am Portland Expo Center Portland, OR 15.3 mi
• Redmond Brewfest 12:00 pm American Legion Park Redmond, OR 105.5 mi
• Funk's Solar Obscuration Celebration 12:00 pm The Suttle Lodge & Boathouse Sisters, OR 83.4 mi
• Eat Astoria 2:00 pm downtown Astoria Astoria, OR 82.8 mi
• Shanghaied in Astoria Astoria, OR 82.7 mi
• Central Oregon Saturday Market 10:00 am Downtown Bend Public Library Bend, OR 115.0 mi
• Hot 'n' Throbbing 8:00 pm Twilight Theater Company Portland, OR 14.8 mi
• Shakespeare in the Park 7:00 pm Drake Park Bend, OR 115.0 mi
• OSU Cascades Bend Eclipse Experience 4:00 pm OSU-Cascades Campus Bend, OR 115.0 mi
• Pioneer Power Show and Swap Meet Union Gap, WA 115.6 mi
• Jazz & Oysters 2:00 pm Veteran's Field Long Beach, WA 97.8 mi
• PSA: Pioneer Power Show & Swap Meet 8:00 am Fullbright Park Union Gap, WA 114.6 mi
• Family Fun Fest 11:00 am The Village at Sunriver Sunriver, OR 123.9 mi
• 4th Annual Rummage Sale - Angels For Sara Sanctuary 9:00 am Warrenton, OR 85.6 mi
• Solar Eclipse Festival and Viewing Party 7:00 am Faith, Hope and Charity Vineyards Terrebonne, OR 101.3 mi
• Vendor Fair 10:00 am The Loft at Suzanne Elise Seaside, OR 79.8 mi
• 15th Annual Central Oregon Great Giveaway 12:00 pm Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Bend, OR 115.0 mi
• Ellensburg Rodeo Kickoff Breakfast Ellensburg, WA 133.7 mi
• Shanghaied In Astoria Auditions 9:00 pm Astor Street Opry Company Astoria, OR 83.3 mi
• Willy Wonka 2:00 pm Tower Theatre Bend, OR 115.0 mi
• Portland City Tour 4:30 pm Explorer Jet Boat Portland, OR 13.9 mi
• Portland City Tour 6:00 pm Explorer Jet Boat Portland, OR 13.9 mi
• Original Practice Shakespeare Festival at Gabriel Park 2:00 pm Gabriel Park Portland, OR 16.8 mi
• Original Practice Shakespeare Festival at Gabriel Park 7:00 pm Gabriel Park Portland, OR 16.8 mi
• Worthy Solar Eclipse Week 6:30 pm Worthy Brewing Bend, OR 116.5 mi
• Summer Kid's Activities 1:00 pm Wild Horse Renewable Energy Center Ellensburg, WA 133.6 mi
• The Melody Lingers On 7:30 pm Clackamas Repertory Theatre Oregon City, OR 17.5 mi
• Basic Skills Kayaking Class 10:00 am Tumalo Creek Kayak & Canoe Bend, OR 115.0 mi
• Step Back in Time at Olmstead Place: Historic Tours 12:00 pm Olmstead Place State Park Ellensburg, WA 133.6 mi
• Opening in August at RiverSea Gallery 10:00 am RiverSea Gallery Astoria, OR 82.7 mi
• Jade International Night Market 5:00 pm Portland Community College SE Campus Portland, OR 9.6 mi
• Heart of the Gorge Tour 8:30 am Explorer Jet Boat Portland, OR 13.9 mi
• The Fantasticks 2:00 pm The Sanctuary at Sandy Plaza Portland, OR 12.6 mi
• The Fantasticks 7:30 pm The Sanctuary at Sandy Plaza Portland, OR 12.6 mi
• Eclipse Sidewalk Sale at Woodburn Premium Outlets 10:00 am Woodburn Premium Outlets Woodburn, OR 35.6 mi
• Sisters Wild West Show 10:00 am Downtown Sisters, OR 95.6 mi
• Sisters Wild West Show 6:00 pm Downtown Sisters, OR 95.6 mi
• Warm Springs Solar Eclipse Celebration 10:00 am Indian Head Casino Warm Springs, OR 77.5 mi
• BeerQuest Brewery Tour 2:00 pm Rock Bottom Brewery Portland, OR 14.0 mi
• Heppner Miracles Open AA Meeting 8:00 pm St. Patrick's Catholic Church parish hall Heppner, OR 137.9 mi
• Open AA Meeting 7:00 pm United Church of Christ Condon, OR 109.0 mi
• Vision For You Open AA Meeting 7:00 pm Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Boardman, OR 131.0 mi
• Beer and Wine Tastings 3:30 pm Newport Avenue Market Bend, OR 115.0 mi
• Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 7:30 pm Safeco Field Seattle, WA 141.8 mi
• 8 Tour - Incubus with special guests Jimmy Eat World 6:45 pm White River Amphitheatre Auburn, WA 122.4 mi
• Aaron Crawford 5:30 pm Highland Community Days Tieton, WA 112.1 mi
• Shoot Jake 7:00 pm Apple Tree Resort Yakima, WA 109.8 mi
• Layne Staley Tribute 2017 8:00 pm Moore Theatre Seattle, WA 142.8 mi
• Allan Byer Project 6:00 pm Organic Earthly Delights Madras, OR 87.6 mi
• Solarthon 7:00 am MAC Recreation District Madras, OR 88.5 mi
• Kittitas County Farmers Market 9:00 am Kittitas, WA 137.1 mi
• Moonshadow Festival 8:00 am Wine Down Ranch Prineville, OR 110.2 mi
• St. Johns Farmers Market 9:00 am St. Johns Plaza Portland, OR 18.1 mi
• Kroc Summer Camps 8:00 pm The Salvation Army Ray & Joan Kroc Center Salem, OR 49.3 mi
• HWY 97 8:00 pm Vic's Bar & Grill La Pine, OR 134.5 mi
• Simone & Leo 3:00 pm Strictly Organic Coffee Co. Bend, OR 115.0 mi
• Lo Tom W/ Guests 9:00 pm Tractor Tavern Seattle, WA 142.8 mi
• Washington Multi-State CCW Class 10:00 am Quality Inn and Suites Vancouver, WA 16.2 mi
• Drunk High Comedy Night 10:00 pm Atlas Theatre Seattle, WA 145.9 mi
• Madras Saturday Market 8:00 am Sahalee Park Madras, OR 87.6 mi
• Schrampflin Falls: An Improvised Mystery 8:30 pm Unexpected Productions Seattle, WA 143.0 mi
• NW Natural Street of Dreams® 10:00 am Mitchell Park in Happy Valley Happy Valley, OR 9.4 mi
• Junior Ranger Program 9:00 am Olmstead Place State Park Ellensburg, WA 133.6 mi
• Summer at Styring 12:00 pm Styring Newberg, OR 35.5 mi
• Dear Edwina 2:00 pm Redmond High School Performing Arts Center Redmond, WA 149.5 mi
• NorthWest Crossing Farmers Market 10:00 am NorthWest Crossing Bend, OR 115.0 mi
• Swingin' Utters W/ Special Guests 9:00 pm Dante's Portland, OR 13.9 mi
• Summer photo exhibit at the Cannon Beach History Center and Museum 11:00 am Cannon Beach History Center & Museum Cannon Beach, OR 79.6 mi
• Dmitri Matheny Group W/ Special Guests 9:00 pm Jack London Revue Portland, OR 14.1 mi
• 90's RnB Soul Fest with Ready for the World, Troop and Club Nouveau 6:00 pm Temple Theatre Tacoma, WA 118.4 mi
• 90's Rnb Soul Fest After Party 9:30 pm Temple Theatre Tacoma, WA 118.4 mi
• Total Solar Eclipse Weekend 12:00 pm Left Coast Cellars Rickreall, OR 55.0 mi
• Total Solar Eclipse Weekend 12:00 pm Left Coast Estate Rickreall, OR 55.0 mi
• Sunset Winemaker's Dinner 6:00 pm Left Coast Cellars Rickreall, OR 55.0 mi
• Can Can Cabaret's "Ice Cream Brunch Matinee" 12:30 pm Can Can Seattle, WA 143.0 mi
• Can Can Cabaret's "Ice Cream Brunch Matinee" 2:30 pm Can Can Seattle, WA 143.0 mi
• Portland Beer and Music Festival 7:00 pm Tiffany Center Portland, OR 14.5 mi

Saturday, August 19 2017

• Untold Stories of Pittock Mansion Treasures 10:00 am Pittock Mansion Portland, OR 16.0 mi
• Crooked River Open Pastures (CROP) Farmers Market 10:00 am Good Bike Co. Prineville, OR 114.0 mi
• Whitney Mongé • Jelly Bread • plus guests 9:00 pm The High Dive Seattle, WA 142.8 mi
• Harvest Fest 10:00 am Yamhill Valley Heritage Center McMinnville, OR 47.9 mi
• Kids Rock(!) Choir 9:00 am 9th Street Village Bend, OR 116.3 mi
• Public (Rock) Choir 10:00 am 9th Street Village Bend, OR 116.3 mi
• Washington Multi-State CCW Class 10:00 am Quality Inn and Suites Vancouver, WA 16.2 mi
• War on the Catwalk 8:00 pm Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall Portland, OR 14.3 mi
• Oregon Concealed Carry Class 10:00 am Newberg Travel Lodge and Suites Newberg, OR 31.8 mi
• Lo Tom W/ TW Walsh and Guests 9:00 pm Tractor Tavern Seattle, WA 142.8 mi
• Killer Workout, Dirty Dirty 9:00 pm Sunset Tavern Seattle, WA 147.1 mi
• Solarfest 2017 - Festival Passes 12:00 pm Oregon Solarfest 2017 - Festival Passes Madras, OR 84.7 mi
• Howlin' Dogma 8:00 pm Whirled Pies Eugene, OR 108.3 mi
• Swingin' Utters W/ Western Settings and 48 Thrills 9:00 pm Dante's Portland, OR 13.9 mi
• The Grammy Award-Winning Rebirth Brass Band at Mississippi Studios 7:00 pm Mississippi Studios Portland, OR 14.0 mi
• Bob the Drag Queen - A Queen for the People - A Stand Up Comedy Special 8:00 pm Aladdin Theater Portland, OR 13.2 mi
• Thou Shall Kill 7:30 pm El Corazon Seattle, WA 143.7 mi
• Fantasy A 8:00 pm The Vera Project Seattle, WA 144.0 mi
• Good Co - Sasha's Birthday Party 7:00 pm Barboza Seattle, WA 143.4 mi
• WAgant 2017 NW Music Fest 3:00 pm Slavic Lake Gig Harbor, WA 126.3 mi
• Aries Spears 7:30 pm Parlor Live Comedy Club Bellevue, WA 143.8 mi
• Aries Spears 10:00 pm Parlor Live Comedy Club Bellevue, WA 143.8 mi
• Ruckus with Cynthia West 8:30 pm Northside Bar & Grill Bend, OR 115.0 mi
• Mercer x Summit Block Party 2017 2:00 pm Chop Suey Seattle, WA 143.4 mi
• Elevate Saturdays: DJ Vice 10:00 pm Foundation Nightclub Seattle, WA 143.2 mi
• KRY 9:00 pm Jazzbones Tacoma, WA 118.6 mi
• Katastro 9:00 pm The Airport Tavern Tacoma, WA 115.4 mi
• Chanti Darling on the Bar Bar Patio 3:00 pm Mississippi Studios Portland, OR 14.0 mi
• SLAY 9:00 pm Holocene Portland, OR 13.1 mi
• GTA 10:00 pm 45 East Portland, OR 14.0 mi
• Margaret Glaspy 10:00 pm Hi-Fi Lounge Eugene, OR 108.4 mi
• 36th Annual Radio-Controlled Model Aircraft Airshow and Oregon Food Bank charity drive 10:00 am OMAS Flying Field, Lewis Farm Forest Grove, OR 37.3 mi
• Oregon Solarfest 2017 - Camping (5 day block) 12:00 pm Oregon Solarfest 2017 - Camping Madras, OR 87.6 mi
• Solarfest 2017 - Shuttle Passes 12:00 pm Oregon Solarfest 2017- Shuttles Madras, OR 88.1 mi
• One Be Lo (Binary Star), Landon Wordswell, Mostafa 9:00 pm Wow Hall Eugene, OR 108.3 mi
• KABUKI: A Revolution in Color and Design 10:00 am Portland Japanese Garden Portland, OR 15.6 mi
• Dirty Dirty, Killer Workout, Wild English 9:00 pm Sunset Tavern Seattle, WA 147.1 mi
• Nash Brothers 1:00 pm Wahkiakum Fair Skamokawa, WA 72.2 mi
• SunMonks 7:00 pm Adrift Hotel Long Beach, WA 97.8 mi
• Summer Bash feat. Farzy Loko 9:00 pm The Secret Society Portland, OR 13.4 mi
• Saturday Blues Jam 12:00 pm The Drum and Guitar Shop Bend, OR 112.0 mi
• D'Madd 8:30 pm The Crocodile Seattle, WA 143.3 mi
• Much Better: A New Play by Elisabeth Frankel 7:00 pm 12th Ave Arts Seattle, WA 143.5 mi
• Giant Puppet Workshop 10:00 am behind Bluestone Academy Ellensburg, WA 133.5 mi
• Lithics with Cold Beat and Strange Babes 9:00 pm Star Theater Portland, OR 14.1 mi
• Portland Thorns FC: National Women's Soccer League 7:00 pm Providence Park Portland, OR 14.8 mi
• Garlic Festival 10:00 am Copes Park Clatskanie, OR 55.4 mi
• Peter and the Starcatcher 7:30 pm Cascades Theatre Bend, OR 115.0 mi
• Storytime 10:30 am Roundabout Books Bend, OR 114.1 mi
• Monkey Face Half Marathon 7:00 am Smith Rock State Park Terrebonne, OR 101.3 mi
• Thread the Sky 8:00 pm Funhouse Seattle, WA 143.7 mi
• Chocolate & Wine or Beer Pairing 4:00 pm Sweet Decadence Wine and Chocolate Bar Renton, WA 135.6 mi
• Chocolate & Wine or Beer Pairing 5:00 pm Sweet Decadence Wine and Chocolate Bar Renton, WA 135.6 mi
• Chocolate & Wine or Beer Pairing 6:00 pm Sweet Decadence Wine and Chocolate Bar Renton, WA 135.6 mi
• The Dinner Detective 6:00 pm Embassy Suites Cincinnati RiverCenter Covington, WA 126.3 mi
• Relay for Life of North Clark County 10:00 am Battle Ground District Stadium Battle Ground, WA 18.3 mi
• Blank Pages Writing Salon 6:00 pm The Workhouse at Old Ironworks Bend, OR 115.0 mi "Beneath the Streets: After Hours" Subterranean Tour 6:30 pm Pioneer Square Seattle, WA 143.2 mi
• Goblin Market 7:30 pm Center Theatre Seattle, WA 143.9 mi
• Beginning Knitting 9:30 am Ewethful Fiber Farm & Mill Halsey, OR 87.3 mi
• Intro to VERA's Screenprint Studio 12:00 pm The Vera Project Seattle, WA 144.0 mi
• Heppner All-'80s Class Reunion 5:00 pm Heppner Elks Lodge Heppner, OR 138.0 mi
• Culver Crawdad Festival 7:00 am Culver Veterans Memorial Park Culver, OR 90.5 mi
• ComedySportz 8:00 pm Atlas Theatre Seattle, WA 145.9 mi
• Sylvan Esso 9:00 pm Neptune Theatre Seattle, WA 142.8 mi
• Sean's Run For Autism 7:00 am Oak Harbor Freight Portland, OR 13.1 mi
• Prineville Vintage Market 8:30 am 127 NW Fourth St. Prineville, OR 114.0 mi
• Kids Obstacle Challenge 8:30 am Lake Sammamish State Park Issaquah, WA 140.0 mi
• Kids Obstacle Challenge 9:00 am Lake Sammamish State Park Issaquah, WA 140.0 mi
• Kids Obstacle Challenge 9:30 am Lake Sammamish State Park Issaquah, WA 140.0 mi
• Kids Obstacle Challenge 10:00 am Lake Sammamish State Park Issaquah, WA 140.0 mi
• Kids Obstacle Challenge 10:30 am Lake Sammamish State Park Issaquah, WA 140.0 mi
• Kids Obstacle Challenge 11:00 am Lake Sammamish State Park Issaquah, WA 140.0 mi
• Kids Obstacle Challenge 11:30 am Lake Sammamish State Park Issaquah, WA 140.0 mi
• Kids Obstacle Challenge 12:30 pm Lake Sammamish State Park Issaquah, WA 140.0 mi
• Kids Obstacle Challenge 1:00 pm Lake Sammamish State Park Issaquah, WA 140.0 mi
• Kids Obstacle Challenge 1:30 pm Lake Sammamish State Park Issaquah, WA 140.0 mi
• Kids Obstacle Challenge 2:00 pm Lake Sammamish State Park Issaquah, WA 140.0 mi
• Decorate Your Own Pencil Case at Orchard Supply Hardware 9:00 am Orchard Supply Hardware Portland, OR 11.3 mi
• Late Night Retro Movies: "Raiders of the Lost Ark" 10:00 pm McMenamins Old St. Francis School Bend, OR 115.0 mi
• Not "Last Saturday" Saturday at The Workhouse 9:00 am The Workhouse at Old Ironworks Bend, OR 115.0 mi
• Coyote Willow 2:00 pm Bend Brewing Company Bend, OR 115.0 mi
• Solar Eclipse 10:30 am Mt. Bachelor Bend, OR 115.0 mi
• Art of Local 6:00 pm SpringHill Suites Bend, OR 115.5 mi
• Alan Munde and Adam Granger 7:00 pm The Old Stone Performing Arts Center Bend, OR 115.3 mi
• Unchained 9:00 pm Hardtails Bar & Grill Sisters, OR 95.5 mi
• Eastman Band 9:00 pm Hub City Bar & Grill Redmond, OR 106.7 mi
• Bryson Tiller 8:00 pm WaMu Theater Seattle, WA 142.8 mi
• Eclipse Makers Market 10:00 am Lost Season Supply Bend, OR 115.4 mi
• Piano Concert and Hymn-Sing 6:00 pm Cannon Beach Community Church Cannon Beach, OR 79.8 mi
• GERM SLEEVE CAR GIVEAWAY 26TH ANNUAL SEATTLE HEMPFEST 2017 (EVENT IS FREE) Seattle, WA 142.8 mi
• PSA: Pioneer Power Show & Swap Meet Fullbright Park Wapato, WA 114.6 mi
• Seattle Mariners Safeco Field Tour Safeco Field Seattle, WA 141.8 mi
• Skamania County Fair & Timber Carnival 9:00 am Skamania County Fairgrounds Stevenson, WA 26.6 mi
• Solar Eclipse Camping 11:00 am Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm Woodburn, OR 35.5 mi
• Saturday Market at the Port of Ilwaco 10:00 am Ilwaco, WA 95.7 mi
• Steel Magnolias 7:30 pm Coaster Theater Playhouse Cannon Beach, OR 79.8 mi
• Angela Soffe Band on the Deck 7:00 pm Apple Tree Golf Course Yakima, WA 109.9 mi
• Steamer PORTLAND Cruise 9:00 am The Steamer PORTLAND, docked at the foot of SW Pine St on the waterfront Portland, OR 14.0 mi
• Spartan Race: Portland Hurricane Heat | 2017 5:00 pm Washougal Motocross Park LLC Washougal, WA 9.1 mi
• Spartan Race: Portland Spartan Race Sprint | 2017 7:30 am Washougal Motocross Park LLC Washougal, WA 9.1 mi
• Gears 9:00 am Prosser, WA 134.1 mi
• DJ Steele 9:00 pm Summit Saloon Bend, OR 115.0 mi
• Mark O'Connor and the O'Connor Band 7:30 pm Dimitriou's Jazz Alley Seattle, WA 143.4 mi
• Mew 8:00 pm Neumos Seattle, WA 143.4 mi
• Trombone Shorty 6:30 pm Edgefield Troutdale, OR 1.0 mi
• Exploring Fear & Aggression in Dogs 2:00 pm Lucky Labrador Tap Room Portland, OR 14.5 mi
• Washed Out 9:00 pm Showbox at the Market Seattle, WA 143.0 mi
• AURELIO VOLTAIRE with special guests BELLA MORTE @ The Analog Cafe and... 7:00 pm Analog Cafe & Theater Portland, OR 13.2 mi

My brother, friends and I are preparing for some serious Pokemon expeditions. We're transforming Pokemon go into our best excuse to go adventure (and hopefully find out more on how species of Pokemon are placed around the world).
We've purchased camel backpacks (the kind with the drinking water hose), pokemon caps with flashlight clips for them, power banks, pokedex cellphone covers, Team Mystic shirts, you name it! I'm totally broke.
We live in Washington, Snohomish County, and have compiled an expedition check list starting from easy/simple/practice places, to more distant and greater experiences. We've done a few simple ones already but take a look. If anyone lives around here and has other ideas, let us know! And I hope you all can come up with your own lists for wherever you live, or whatever is doable. Just stay safe, sane, and don't trespass. Let's not give pokemon go, and team mystic, a bad name. Leave that to valor.
OUR CURRENT POKEMON EXPEDITION CHECK LIST:
[x] Peace Park
[x] Marysville Library
[ ] Jennings Park
[ ] Graveyard at Night
[x] Mukilteo Beach & Lighthouse
[ ] Mukilteo Whidbey Island Ferry
[ ] Whidbey Island/Fort Casey
[x] Tulalip Casino & Cabela's
[ ] Deception Pass
[ ] Seattle Docks/Ferris-wheel
[ ] Seattle Pacific Science CenteSpace Needle
[ ] Redmond/Nintendo of America
[ ] Lord Hill Park
[ ] Forest Park
[ ] Ice Caves
[ ] Hyak Sledding Hill
[ ] Flaming Geyser State Park
[ ] Snoqualmie Falls
[ ] Leavenworth
[ ] British Columbia/Vancouver
[ ] Camping Trip