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>>> GOOD
>>> GOOD MORNING. FROM IS CAR, QUEER ON THE ROAD
THIS MORNING, TOURING FIVE
LOCAL CITIES IN FIVE DAYS.
ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR
ATTRACTIONS HERE IS THE STATE
PARK.
PARK.
PARK. THE
PARK. THE PARK HAS TWO LAKEFRONT
BEACHES, TRAILS FOR HIKING AND
BIKING AND A STATE-OF-THE-ART
PLAYGROUND WITH A SIP LINE AND
EVERYTHING.
EVERYTHING. >> WOW.
>> WOW.
>> WOW. >> LOOKS GREAT.
>> MUCH HAVE BEEN SO MUCH FUN
PREPPING FOR THE SERIES AS WE
TOUR THE SOUND, FIVE CITIES IN
FIVE DAYS.
FIVE DAYS. WE HAD A LOT OF FUN AT MAPLE
VALLEY.
VALLEY.
VALLEY. TOMORROW, DES MOINES.
AND JAY AND I ARE KEEPING
TRACK OF THE MILE DAMAGE.
>> LOOKS LIKE WE DID 73 MILES
IN THE LAST TWO DAYS.
THIS MORNING, AT ISSAQUAH
COFFEE COMPANY HERE IN GILLMAN
VILLAGE WHICH IS REALLY A --
REALLY A POPULAR SPOT.
>> IT'S ICONIC, YES.
ALL THESE USED TO BE FARMS.
WE GOT A CHANCE TO TALK TO THE
ANIMAL, LITERALLY.
ANIMAL, LITERALLY. THIS IS PERFECT FOR THE KIDS.
IN DECEMBER, THE ZOO OFFERS A
REINDEER VISIT.
REINDEER VISIT. >>> AND THE SALMON HATCHERY IS
A MUST FOR THE FALL FOR
VISITORS.
VISITORS.
VISITORS. BUILT BACK IN 1936 AND BUILT
TO RESTORE HISTORIC SALMON
RUNS.
RUNS.
RUNS. THIS SERVES AS A HUB FOR THE
ISSAQUAH SALMON DAYS.
DRAWING 150,000 PEOPLE.
>> HERE IS ONE MORE FACT.
THIS IS WHERE ISSAQUAH GOT IT
NAME.
NAME.
NAME. IT
NAME. IT WAS NAMED GILLMAN
ORIGINALLY BUT LOCALED CALLED
IT SQUAH WHICH IS THE NAME OF
THE TRIBE THAT LIVED HERE.
IT'S BEEN FUN LEARNING THESE
CITIES AND HOW THEY GOT THEIR
NAME AND ORIGIN.
A LOT OF HISTORY HERE.
>> FOR SURE.
WHO KNOWS THE CITY BETTER THAN
KATHY McCORY WITH THE CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE.
OF COMMERCE. YOU HAD TIMBER.
WHAT IS IT KNOWN FOR NOW.
>> WE ARE THE COSTCO
HEADQUARTERS.
HEADQUARTERS. A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE
IT'S NOT IN KIRKLANDS ANYMORE
EVEN THOUGH THAT'S THEIR NAME
BRAND.
BRAND.
BRAND. WE
BRAND. WE TEASE THEM ALL THE TIME AND
ASK WHEN IS ISSAQUAH GOING TO
BECOME THE NAME BRAND?
THEY SAY NEVER.
IT'S TOO HARD TO SAY.
BUT WE ARE KNOWN FOR ALL OF
OUR HIKING TRAILS AND BAKING
TRAILS.
TRAILS.
TRAILS. WE ARE AFFORD TO AS THAT.
WE LOVE GOING OUTDOORS AND
TAKING ADVANTAGE OF ALL OF OUR
BEAUTIFUL SURROUNDINGS
BEAUTIFUL SURROUNDINGS SCENERY.
SCENERY.
SCENERY. I WAS NOT HEARD OF ISSAQUAH AS
AL.
AL.
AL. BEFORE BUT I SURE LOVE THAT.
WE HAVE SOME EVENTS THAT YOU
PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT?
>> WE DO.
>> WE DO.
>> WE DO. WE HAVE LOTS OF GREAT EVENTS.
ONE THE MOST UNUSUAL FOR US IS
A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.
THIS THURSDAY, WE ACTUALLY
HAVE 25 KINDS DAVID COMING TO
-- CANDIDATES COMING TO
ISSAQUAH.
ISSAQUAH.
ISSAQUAH. THERE WILL BE A FORUM WITH 25
OF THEM COMING HERE AT ONCE.
THEY HAVE TO ANSWER ALL OF OUR
QUESTIONS ON THURSDAY USING
EMOJIS.
EMOJIS.
EMOJIS. SO THAT'S DIFFERENT.
>> HOW DID YOU COME UP WITH
THAT?
THAT?
THAT? BECAUSE THERE WERE 25 OF THEM.
WE ARE WORRIED HOW TO GET ALL
TO ANSWER THIS.
THIS WAS A UMPS UP, NUMBERS
DOWN SOME EARTH THING AND WE
DECIDED TO GO FOR IT.
WE HAVE SIX DIFFERENT EMOJIS
THAT THEY CAN USE.
>> THAT LEVELS THE PLAYER
FIELD A LITTLE BIT, DOESN'T
IT?
IT?
IT? >>
IT? >> IT
IT? >> IT DOES.
>> WE HEAR SO MUCH ABOUT
ISSAQUAH CHANGING.
ISSAQUAH CHANGING. YOU CAN SEE SOME DEVELOPMENTS
THERE.
THERE.
THERE. DO
THERE. DO YOU SEE THEM GROWING, AS A
BUSTLING COMMUNITY.
BUSTLING COMMUNITY. >> IT IS GROWING.
WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
WE WANT TO SEE FAMILIES COMING
AND MAKE ISSAQUAH THEIR HOME.
WE WANT TO SEE NEW BUSINESSES
COME TO ISSAQUAH.
AS SEATTLE AND THE SURROUNDING
AREAS GROW WE ARE LOOKING INTO
THAT POSSIBILITY.
THAT POSSIBILITY. COSTCO IS BUILDING A NEW
HEADQUARTER AND LOOKING TO
EXPAND THEIR WORK FORCE HERE
BY 2025.
BY 2025.
BY 2025. >> THANKS FOR BEING HERE.
WE HAVE THE TRIPLE X ROAD BEER
DRIVE-IN.
DRIVE-IN.
DRIVE-IN. THAT'S A SPOT YOU NEED TO GO.
YOU WOULD RECLE RECOGNIZE THE
SIGN IF YOU HAVE BEEN THERE.
THIS IS A CASH ONLY DINER.
LUNCH, DINNER THE OLD FASTED
WAY.
WAY.
WAY. THE
WAY. THE ROOT BEER IS FRESH, FOOD
IS SLOPPY BUT THEY LIKE IT
THAT WAY.
THAT WAY.
THAT WAY. DOES NOT FEEL LIKE A SQUARE
INCH OF SPACE HERE.
JOSE ANNICIO AND HIS WIFE
BOUGHT THE PLACE 20 YEARS AGO.
>> IT TAKES A LOT OF WORK TO
PUT TOGETHER THE BUNS.
TAKES A LOT OF WORK AND PEOPLE
COME HERE FROM OTHER FAST FOOD
PLACES AND CUT OUR BURGERS.
IT'S LIKE COME ON.
>> NOT JUST ABOUT THE BURGER.
JOSE HAS HOSTED DOZENS OF
CHARITY EVENT AND CAR SHOWS.
HE HELPED COLLECT $200,000
OVER THE YEARS FOR LIFE EN
ITCH.
ITCH.
ITCH. OPTION, A NONPROFIT IN
ISSAQUAH.
ISSAQUAH.
ISSAQUAH. >> AND THE BEST PART OF IT, HE
TAKES SUCH PRIDE IN THE DRIVE-
IN.
IN.
IN. >>
IN. >> SUCH A CHARACTER.
>> STAY WITH US FOR MORE FROM
ISSAQUAH.
ISSAQUAH.
ISSAQUAH. HERE COMING UP ON KONG, WE'LL
TALK TO THE MAYOR.
WE WILL TALK ABOUT HOUSING
HERE.
HERE.
HERE. IT'S BOOMING.
IT'S BOOMING. >> AND WE'LL TALK TO SOME OF
THE MAJOR COMPANIES CALLING
ISSAQUAH HOME AS WELL AS A
TRIP TO THE COUGAR MOUNTAIN
ZOO.
ZOO.
ZOO. >>
ZOO. >> YOU DO NOT WANT TO