Here’s what folks had to say at the 70th annual Snoqualmie celebration, held Saturday, Aug. 22.

“This is my 20th Railroad Days. The weather cooperates every time.”

— Snoqualmie Police Chief Jim Schaffer, noting sunny weather

“I practiced — I had this jumpy thing in my house.”

— Joe Waskom, 8, who was the 39th fastest runner in the Railroad Days 5K run.

“I felt the effort today.”

— Vanessa Hunter of Seattle, who finished first in the 10K women’s race.

“My family is wonderful!”

— Sarah Ross of North Bend, runner in the 10k race, greeted with roses by her husband and children following the run.

“The kids had a great time. They did the 1K, and I did my second 5K ever. It was hard.”

— Tracey Groscost of North Bend

“I hear music and I have to dance.”

— Laura Clark of Snoqualmie, who danced with her son, Chase, to accordion music prior to the parade.

“That’s disgusting!”

— Tyler Peery, 9, of Snoqualmie, looking at King County’s Cube of Food, a clear plastic container showing 477 pounds of scraps — the amount wasted by a typical county family in one year.

“That’s a year? Wow. I’ve got four boys, so I don’t think we waste that much.”

— Mike Peery, Tyler’s dad, also looking at the Cube of Food.

“It’s not too bad.”

— Patrick Pirtle, University of Washington student and county intern, on his job of dressing like a banana and watching over the Cube of Food.

“This looks like hard work. I’m not going to lie to you — it is.”

— Northwest Railway Museum Executive Director Richard Anderson, giving a demonstration of tamping down earth under railroad tracks with a pry bar.

“I can feel the earth shake. This is pretty awesome.”

— Annette Strate of Snoqualmie, watching the Railway Museum’s heavy wheeled track maintenance vehicle in a demonstration.