How much candy did your kids score this year, despite the rain? If you decided to forgo Pateros' "Nightmare at the Museum" in favor of trick-or-treating or staying dry, you may want to check it out next year. City employees and volunteers went all out to transform the museum into a fright-fest. It was too dark inside for us to take pictures, but the costumes were elaborate, the cobwebs felt real and the screams were definitely real! Kudos to all involved.
Election 2012 - Kids' choice
Did you vote?
It will be interesting to see how Washingtonians' choices match up to those made by high school students in last week's mock elections. Nearly 39,000 students took part this year, according to Brian Zylstra with the Washington Secretary of State's Office. About 69 percent of students "re-elected" President Barack Obama and 57 percent selected Jay Inslee as the next governor.
While students statewide would have defeated Initiative 502, the measure to legalize marijuana by 51 percent to 49 percent, they approved the referendum to legalize same-sex marriage by 67 percent.
Locally, five Brewster students participated in the mock election. Only four voted in the presidential and gubernatorial races, and each were split 50/50. Two votes each were cast for I-502 and Referendum 74, both with unanimous approval.
Thirteen Bridgeport students participated. While Obama took the vote 9-3, Rob McKenna won nearly 80 percent approval (10-3) for governor. Bridgeport kids voted to strike down I-502 and approve Ref. 74.
One Mansfield High School student voted for the following: Obama for president, McKenna for governor, yes on I-502 and yes on Ref. 74.
Pateros had the biggest mock election turnout with 14 students. They voted 9-5 for Obama, 8-6 for Inslee, 9-4 against I-502 and 9-4 in favor of Ref. 74.
This day in history - Nov. 8
1805: The "Corps of Discovery" reached the Pacific Ocean. The expedition was led by William Clark and Meriwether Lewis. The journey began May 14, 1804 to explore the Louisiana Purchase territory.
1889: Montana became the 41st U.S. state.
1892: Former president Grover Cleveland beat incumbent Benjamin Harrison and became the only president to win nonconsecutive terms.
1933: The Civil Works Administration was created by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The organization was designed to create jobs for more than 4 million unemployed people in the U.S.
1939: On the 16th anniversary of Hitler's failed coup, Beer Hall Putsch, a bomb exploded just after he had finished giving a speech. He was unharmed.
1960: John F. Kennedy defeated Richard M. Nixon.
1966: Edward W. Brooke of Massachusetts became the first African-American elected to the U.S. Senate by popular vote.
2000: In Florida, a statewide recount began to decide the winner of the 2000 U.S. presidential election.
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