NORTH BEND — A bizarre turn of events in the Twede's Café

saga occurred last week when a man from Issaquah painted the entire

restaurant building without permission.

The man, who later identified himself as Jody Campbell to the

building owner's daughter, Doris Wade, reportedly traveled to North Bend via

bus or bicycle three times to cover the café's famous "Twin Peaks" mural,

the "Home of Twin Peaks Pies" sign and the rest of the restaurant's exterior

with white, gray and tan paint.

Because Twede's is about to be remodeled following a July 2

arson, North Bend residents did not think it was strange to see someone

painting the building, King County police officer Rob Henry said.

"I suppose that with all the construction going on, you'd think he

was just another guy working," he said.

Café owner, Kyle Twede, said Campbell was painting the

building when he drove by Sept. 8, but Twede thought the work had been ordered

by the building's owners. "I thought it might be the insurance

company," Twede said, explaining that when he tried to talk to Campbell, the man

got flustered and left.

Witnesses said Campbell was in his 30s, approximately 5 feet 5

inches tall, with a thin build and dark hair.

Twede then contacted the building's owners and asked if

the work was official. It wasn't.

Between Wade, her sisters, the insurance company and Twede, it

was discovered that nobody knew the man, and no one had commissioned

the painting.

On the following Monday, Sept. 11, Wade was told that Campbell

had returned. Wade went to Twede's, chased Campbell to the bus stop in

her car and asked for an explanation, she said.

Campbell identified himself and told Wade the "manager" had

asked him to paint the building. He then got on the bus with paint supplies and

a 5-gallon paint bucket. By the time police had been contacted and

arrived, the bus was gone.

In an interview Monday, Campbell confirmed he was responsible

for painting the building and that someone named "Ann Margaret" from

the City Council had asked him to do the job. However, the Valley

Record learned nobody by the name of Ann Margaret works for North Bend.

When asked further about the painting, Campbell said, "Well, I

don't have anything more to do with it," and hung up.

Of Campbell's actions, Twede said he was puzzled that he had come

to the restaurant so many times. Campbell's third trip to North

Bend was on Sept.12, when Twede found him "chanting" in front of the

café's front windows. Twede asked him why he had painted the building and

told him that police would be called if he continued to visit the site.

Campbell said he was finished and left.

"He seemed very earnest, like he wanted to help, but (he) wouldn't

talk to anybody," Twede said.

Campbell left two of his coats at the site. During one of his visits,

he brought a door, which was painted with a design and had the words

"New Lincoln" on the front. He left the

door leaning against the front door of the restaurant.

Campbell reportedly did not go inside the business.

Henry said the building's owners have the option of pressing

charges, but the owners said they'd at least like an explanation. They want to get

the word out that Campbell is not to do anything else to the building.

"I'd like to find out what he's up to," Twede added. "You just don't

go around painting people's buildings."

• Anyone with information about this incident should call

Officer Henry at (206) 296-3311.

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