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The mural project that was first introduced to the Woodinville City Council at its March 11 meeting is complete.

The mural was painted by the four members of the muralist group Matamuros, which is made up of Abraham Mong, Zachary Bohnenkamp, Jill Rothenberger and Kevin Sullivan.

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The Hess family includes (back row, l-r:) Katie, 18 months; Ben; Sally; (front row:) Clayton, 15; Caleb, 9; Camden, 11; Kelli, 6; Clark, 13.

The logo for the band ““Not Easily Broken”” is a rope that shows several distinct strands bonded together. It symbolizes the band’s spirit and attests to its strength as a group.

“Each strand on its own, like each of us, is strong, but if you combine them together, they become even stronger,” explains Ben Hess, member of “Not Easily Broken.”

Hess, together with his wife Sally and their four sons, Clayton, 15, Clark, 13, Camden, 11, and Caleb, 9, make up the group, which bills itself as a bluegrass band.

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Award-winning sand sculpture artist Russ Leno carefully crafts the centerpiece of last weekend’s Sandblast festival in Duvall. “Pipe Dream” is a sculpture of pipes and, of course, the required life-size “plumber” that Leno is working on here. The creation reflects the theme “Going With the Flow.” The aim was to join the 10-foot high sand sculpture with the river itself. The sculpture is attached to “pipes” that “flow” into the river. “The pipes are really important,” he said, “and people will be able to see that when we get to a certain point.”

He said he wanted to create a piece that everyone could help with, noting that it was working out just fine. “It was feasible for everyone (to help with),” he said. The festival also included musical and other performances, art and food.

Area resident Amy Tryon will be heading to the Olympic Games next month, along with her Thoroughbred gelding Poggio II.

Tryon, 38, competed on Poggio (Pogi) in the 2004 Athens Games in which she earned a team bronze medal.

The equestrian team specializes in the 3-day event, which consists of dressage the first day, cross country the second and show jumping the third. The event will be held at a venue in Hong Kong, rather than in Beijing, from Aug. 9-21.

The 3-day is a demanding and challenging test of horse and rider. While dressage is a study in rhythm and grace, the cross country is a test of speed, stamina and courage as horse and rider navigate a course of 17 miles of fields and hurdles.

Tryon, who operates a stable near Duvall, is currently training with Pogi in England. Her husband Greg is there also.

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Cascade Community Theatre and the River City Players will perform “Shrew’d” on the next two weekends in the Duvall and Carnation areas.

“Is this not the age when men are men and women are property?”

This is just one of the questions you¹ll learn the answer to in “Shrew’d,” a hilarious adaptation of Shakespeare’s “Taming of the Shrew” presented for three consecutive weekends by the Cascade Community Theatre and the River City Players.

This production represents many firsts for Cascade Community Theatre. It is their first play to be staged outdoors, the first to run for three consecutive weekends, the first to play at multiple venues, the first to be included in a community festival, and the first to offer all performances free to the public.

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From its earliest roots to contemporary musical fusion, the blues is the common thread in American music. Drawing from a vast repertoire of music played on a variety of traditional instruments, Colin Ross puts on an unforgettable show.

The show traces the history of the blues through an astonishing variety of styles. Whether it is energetic old time stride and boogie, the harmonic complexity of Billy Strayhorn and Duke Ellington, the gentle roll of Mississippi John Hurt, or the driving sting of Muddy Waters, the music is played with uncompromising technique, integrity and soul. For more information on Colin Ross, go to www.colinrossmusic.com

To celebrate the start of construction for the new 5,000 square-foot Carnation Library, a groundbreaking event will be held Thursday, July 24, 3 p.m. at 4804 Tolt Avenue. The new library is being constructed at the existing library site.

The public is invited to join community leaders, library staff, architects and builders in celebrating this milestone for the community.

Construction of the new $2.98 million library is part of the $172 million capital bond, approved by voters to fund major upkeep and expansion of KCLS libraries.