Arlington studies riverfront
Development along the river could boost tourism and retail sales. Page 5
Bid on a Bachelor
Scrub-a-Mutt returns
A date night auction, set for Aug. 17, will benefit the nonprofit Queen, It’s a New Day. Page 6
The annual fundraising dog wash supports NOAH, Old Dog Haven and other rescue groups. Page 10
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HomeGrown brings 3 days of hand-crafted fun Residents By Beckye Randall Staff Writer/Editor Marysville’s big street fair, the HomeGrown Festival, has expanded to three days this year-August 10, 11 and 12. The 27th annual event takes over Third Street in downtown Marysville beginning at State Avenue and filling several blocks with more than 90 vendors, street entertainment, food and more. The hours of operation have also been expanded, with the festival open Friday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Vendors who participate in the HomeGrown Festival are required to offer handmade art and craft items or homegrown produce or flowers. Imported goods are not allowed, giving buyers a chance to support local artisans and small businesses. Buyers can shop for oneof-a kind handmade crafts which include soaps, clothing, jewelry, fused glass, paintings, artworks, flowers and produce while feasting on tasty food and enjoying local entertainment. A host of new artisans will
n Aniya and Aven Woodard of Lake Stevens enjoyed the kid-friendly fun at HomeGrown last year.
be on hand this year, according to organizers, including Frontier Flyers Honey which offers blackberry, fire weed and lavender-flavored honey. The Snoqualmoo Nation will
present a food booth featuring salmon dinners, smoked salmon, frybread and clam chowder. This year marks the first microbrewers concession,
which will be in the Carabinieri lot on Friday and Saturday, featuring cold beer and wine. Music and entertainment will also fill Third Street,
with Friday’s lineup of Jessica Jackson, The Jug Banditos, Randi Ray, The Thousand Years, and Red Sea. The night is capped off with The Carabinieri’s Outercourt, a selection of local talent. On Saturday, Jed Skenandore kicks off the day at 11 a.m., followed by The Tarantellas, Rootbox, Monkey Bat, Ali Marcus, and Bring Tha Noize. The West Coast Women’s Blues Revue headlines the evening’s roster, beginning at 6:30 p.m. The Right Price Roundup, Marysville’s first live game show with fantastic prizes and fun for all, takes place Sunday at noon. Contestants will participate in games fashioned after TV game shows, with prizes supplied by the Downtown Marysville Merchants Association. Following the game show, musical entertainment resumes with an acoustic set by Pride Fails. Sawdust Creek will finish off the afternoon. There is no fee to attend the festival, which is sponsored by the Downtown Marysville Merchants Association. For more information, visit marysvillemerchants. com or call 360-653-3538.
Marysville’s neighborhood beauties recognized
question odor study By Beckye Randall Staff Writer/Editor Representatives of the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency (PSCAA) met with nearly a hundred skeptical residents at Allen Creek Elementary in Marysville on July 24 to talk about the agency’s plans to conduct a one-year study to identify and track odors in north Everett and Marysville, followed by another year of analysis and negotiation. Most of the people in the room, including officials with the City of Marysville and the Tulalip Tribes, were unconvinced about the study’s need and its validity. “Your own inspectors say that Cedar Grove (Composting) is the problem,” said Mike Davis, founder of Citizens for a Smell-Free Snohomish County. “This study just puts things off for another two years.” Craig Kenworthy, executive director of PSCAA, outlined the study’s parameters, which will include the placement of eight odor monitors called “e-noses” at or near suspected odor-generating See PSCAA on page 2
Special to the Outlook Marysville homeowners with a well-kept house and yard, a real estate office that shines with curb appeal, and a trendsetting commercial building in the downtown district were honored by the mayor and City Council recently as recipients of the first-ever Pride of Marysville neighborhood improvement awards. The city invited the public to nominate their favorite homes and businesses around Marysville starting last March, with nominees judged on visual enhancement, preservation of the character of their neighborhood, and improvements to building and landscaping, officials said. In all, 20 nominations were received. “We didn’t have to look far to find ‘role model’ homes and businesses that embody the Pride of Marysville award
“Talk to the People Who Build Your Mattress.” • Buy at the Factory • Mattresses any size, shape or kind • Cushion foam replacement • RV and boat upholstery program’s goals,” said Mayor Jon Nehring, who initiated the new award program. “These recipients’ efforts reflect well on our community, enhancing Marysville’s appearance, and hopefully will inspire others to do the same.” A selection committee that included the mayor, City Councilmember Michael Stevens, Parks director Jim Ballew, Information Officer Doug Buell and citizen See PRIDE on page 4
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ward with the study. A few days later the city learned the study was back on, using Odotech as the priContinued from page 1 lection to support the project mary vendor. through modeling and data locations to collect real-time “We are very disappointed management.” data for a year. At the same in PSCAA,” said Hirashima. Marysville officials distime, PSCAA will rely on in“We’re back at ground zero agree with that assertion, and formation from trained comnow. We’ve wasted time.” both Nehring and members munity observers, whose The odor study is expectof his staff recounted their reports will help correlate ed to cost $375,000, with efforts to develop a more incommunity impacts with $200,000 of that cost paid dependent and objective soodor sources. by Cedar Grove. A portion lution, one that focused on “Part of this project asks of that amount, $119,000, is enforcement. you to participate, to use already owed to PSCAA as In fact, Gloria Hirashima, your noses,” said Kenworthy. a result of two previous air the city’s development direc“If we’re going to be able to quality fines. Other study tor and chief administrator, make any demands on onfunders are the City of Seatsaid the process of developgoing operations, tell sometle ($100,000), King County ing the odor study criteria one to change their business ($50,000) and the PSCAA, was “the most disappointing practices, we have to have the which will cover $25,000 of public process I have seen in data to make that case.” the cost. 22 years of public service.” The data collection methSeveral citizens asked staff photo by beckye randall “I have spent hundreds of od itself is a source of conten- n Kelli Goldsbury (standing) echoed the doubts and frustrations of many others when she asked PSCAA about Cedar Grove’s comhours on this project,” said tion for many. The PSCAA executive Craig Kenworthy “Are you going to buy my house?” in regards to ongoing odor issues. pliance—or lack thereof— Hirashima, “and I am conhas decided to use e-nose with operational permits isby other companies, but “all desired for this project, and vinced that the process was equipment and monitoring odor sources. sued by PSCAA and the City Marysville mayor Jon roads lead to Odotech.” The they are qualified to do this pre-determined to select the provided by Odotech, a comof Everett. The composting pany that already contracts Nehring was visibly upset by Canadian company, said work,” said Kenworthy in Cedar Grove vendor.” company’s grinder, which After the city’s objections the arrangement. “Odotech Kenworthy, is the only one a followup email. “We are with Cedar Grove. processes food and other orThe eight e-noses, four of is a vendor of Cedar Grove. that’s set up for the kind of aware of other companies to Odotech were made, Hira ganic waste, was required to which already belong to Ce- It’s a stretch to ask our com- commercial use and real- that offer e-noses that can shima said she received a letbe covered in the original dar Grove and are located at munity to trust their report- time monitoring the study be used for certain purposes, ter from Kenworthy agreeing permit, issuedOAC* in 2004, yet it but Odotech offers a unique with the complaints and saythe company’s Smith Island ing, and we’ll likely just waste requires. still operates in the open air. “We consider Odotech to combination of commer- ing “our (the city’s) concerns facility, would also likely be another two years on this.” In 2011 the PSCAA orKenworthy assured the be the only company we are cialized continuous e-nose were valid.” In that letter, the placed at the Marysville sewdered Cedar Grove to enclose age treatment lagoon, Pacific crowd that PSCAA had aware of that offers the type monitoring for odor sources PSCAA exec said the agency the grinder building, but alTopsoils and other suspected looked at options provided of technology and services and meteorological data col- had decided not to go forlowed open air grinding to continue until May of 2012. 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