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Tulalip Tribes break ground on new casino The new Quil Ceda Creek Casino will include expanded floor space, a hotel and parking garage

Officials from the Tulalip Tribes break ground for the new Quil Ceda Creek Casino on Dec. 12. From left, Tulalip tribal board member Mel Sheldon, president of Tulalip Resort Casino Ken Kettler, general manager Tulalip Resort Casino Sam Askew and executive vice president of the Quil Ceda Creek Casino Teresa Jira.

By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com Officials from the Tulalip Tribes broke ground on Dec. 12 for a new and expanded Quil Ceda Creek Casino that will include a hotel and parking garage.

Officials say that they currently plan for the new casino to be open in the spring of 2019.

They broke ground at 6103 31st Ave NE, Tulalip, where the casino is scheduled to be built, which is land that neighbors the Tulalip Justice Center.

The Quil Ceda Creek Casino has always been the small local casino compared to the large destination that is Tulalip Resort Ca-

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Communities help spread holiday cheer Marysville's annual Toy Store provides holiday gifts to families in the community

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The Marysville Toy Store provided toys and other gifts to hundreds of families in need this holiday season.

The program is run by a group of Marysville Community Food Bank volunteers, is staffed through volunteers and run with donations.

This year more than 1,300 children were registered to receive the free gifts given out as part of the program, which was held on Dec. 13 and 14.

Hundreds of local families received free holiday gifts this year as part of Operation Christmas Hope, an annual effort to make sure local kids don’t go without holiday gifts.

The event, held this year at the Arlington Boys & Girls Clubs on Dec. 15, brings together numerous donations of toys for family members to pick out and “shop” around in.

Those toys include trucks, dolls, makeup, sports

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The Marysville Police Department is looking to unmanned drones and a laser scanner to improve the way officers map vehicle accidents and crime scenes, and produce higher-quality visuals.

The City Council recently approved a budget amendment to spend $98,000 on a FARO laser scanner and an additional $36,000 for a drone system.

Commander Mark Thomas of the Marysville Police Department stressed that the new system will be used for crime scene documentation and accident scene recreation. It will replace the department’s current system that is more than 10 years old.

“It would allow us to put a much clearer or precise scene in court proceedings,” Thomas said. He added that the new system will produce much clearer pictures of accident investigations and will help combat the “CSI factor.”

That factor is a huge issue facing law enforcement officials. Fictional television shows often depict instant results using fictional investigation methods. Television shows, like CSI have changed public perceptions about what police can do, according to information from the city of Marysville.

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Department currently uses a NIKON Total Station, which cost the city more than $24,000, which included equipment and training, when it was purchased in 2006. Thomas said the system takes a lot of time and manpower to use. As an example, a carvs-pedestrian could result in closing a street for fourto-six hours and take six investigators to map the scene. With the Faro System, it would take two investigators about two hours to complete the same work.

The Marysville Police Department currently has two investigators trained and certified to use the city’s current system. The department currently relies on neighboring agencies to help with mapping an accident; however, budgetary reasons have caused those agencies to decline the request, according to information from the city of Marysville.

Several other law enforcement agencies in the region are using similar systems to the FARO system and drone system the city is buying. The city of Renton and the Washington State Patrol currently use the system while police departments in Auburn, Kent and Tukwila are currently considering a purchase of such systems.

Thomas said the drone system could be deployed in such circumstances as a hostage situation.

“We would consider using drones if the intelligence gathered would make it safer for officers and the community,” Thomas said.

With the purchase of the drone and laser scanner approved, officials will be busy writing policy and procedures outlining how the new equipment will be used. Thomas said the new equipment will be purchased sometime in early 2018.

Police officers have to go through FAA training to become “pilots” to operate the drones, Thomas said.

He said the FARO system and the drones will be in operation sometime in the middle of 2018.

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Negotiations for merging fire services end _____ “ The Marysville City Council votes to not continue talks of forming a Regional Fire Authority

Fire Authority (or RFA) with Fire District 12 instead of their current model.

An RFA has a different taxing model that has the potential for better revenue.

However, Fire District 12 and city of Marysville officials couldn’t agree on a governing structure as Marysville officials wanted more say because they had the majority of the population.

Earlier this year, in August, Arlington and Marysville began considering the possibility of forming an RFA between the Marysville Fire District and the Arlington Fire Department.

“We originally wanted to begin these discussions because there was a significant amount of work that we do together anyway,” said Kristin Banfield, communications manager for the city of Arlington.

“It was the next logical step given the work we do,” she said.

An RFA meant possibly gaining efficiencies of scale, providing better service and/or having a more sustainable revenue model as well, said Banfield.

There was also the redundancies in coverage that would be reduced from the two fire services’ overlaps.

“Frequently we [the Arlington Fire Department and the Marysville Fire Dis-

By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com Talks between Marysville and Arlington to potentially merge their fire services are likely coming to an end after the Marysville City Council voted to end negotiations during their Dec. 11 meeting.

The city of Marysville is currently provided fire service by the Marysville Fire District, which covers the city of Marysville and Fire District 12, which includes some of the area outside of the city limits.

As call volumes rise city officials have been looking for ways to improve funding for their fire services.

“The reason we started these talks in the first place was to have more financial sustainability in the long term,” said Gloria Hirashima, chief administrative officer with the city of Marysville.

“Over time we know that costs will continue to increase and we need a system to provide finances to cover those increases,” Hirashima said.

The city talked last year about forming a Regional

trict] would roll up on the same call,” said Banfield.

Over the past few months officials from Arlington, Marysville and Fire District 12 have met and discussed the possibility, with the hope they would have a decision by the end of the year.

“One of the goals was to have a recommendation to proceed with a formation by the end of the year,” said Hirashima. “The goal was to judge whether it was a likely scenario going forward."

On Dec. 11 the Marysville City Council voted to not continue the negotiations.

“I think there were two main disagreements,” said Hirashima.

The issue of governance and that Marysville should have more voice was a stumbling block again, but Hirashima added the more important issue was finances.

“The financial considerations of whether you could blend these three different entities that had differing amounts of debt, reserves and financial statuses,” she said.

The Arlington Fire Department holds some debt for recently purchased equipment and exactly who would pay that off was a point of debate between the three organizations.

“Our council wanted more parity in what every party was bringing to the table,” said Hirashima. “It’s hard to achieve balance when blending all these different organizations together."

Banfield said that the same day, just a little before the Marysville City Council had made their decision the Arlington City Council had already voted to continue the negotiations.

“Our council agreed to continue the negotiations with Marysville in the same night they decided to end them,” she said.

“Our council had a healthy discussion and there was some talk if continuing would be worth it, but ultimately they decided to vote to continue,” she said.

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Banfield said that city officials and representatives are still absorbing the information and plan to talk about what’s next.

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As for Marysville, Hirashima said that the city is considering renewing talks with Fire District 12, which had previously stalled.

Marysville city officials plan to send a correspondence out to Fire District 12 officials soon to see if they are interested, she said.

The Marysville Fire District declined to comment at this time.

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Eagles take on team from Australia

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Arlington's Campbell Hudson avoids the Wave defense and scores for the Eagles at Arlington High School on Dec. 16.

It was a special night for the Arlington boys basketball team as they welcomed the Waverley Waves all the way from Sydney, Australia, on Dec. 16.

The Eagles and the Waves battled back and forth as they kept it close halfway through the first quarter, Waves leading 8-6. Arlington turned it on through the rest of the quarter as they went on a 16-5 run and sunk multiple threes in order to lead 22-13. The rest of the first half ended close to even, as the Eagles scored one more point than Waverley, to go into halftime 34-23.

In the second half, Arlington began to click on both sides of the ball as they forced multiple turnovers and scored at a high percentage. The game was never in question in the fourth quarter as they finished off the Waves with a score of 80-47.

“We were better than we showed in the first half. During halftime our captains spoke up and said they wanted more from everyone. Dele’s dunks really got us going and gave them all a lot of energy to close it out. It’s not where you start but where you finish, and we can be pretty impressive when we play well,” said Arlington Head Coach Nick Brown.

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Anthony Whitis races down the court on a fast break as the Waves' defense trails behind at Arlington High School on Dec. 16.

Griffen Gardoski and Jaren Cary led the Eagles in points as they racked up 13 and 12, respectively. Gardoski took control in all aspects of the game as he filled the stat sheet with multiple teamhighs of eight rebounds, six assists, a block, three steals and no turnovers. Cary also added onto his stat sheet with three rebounds, four assists and two steals.

The other three starters for the Eagles each put up eight points of their own. Anthony Whitis, point

guard, earned the Eagles second highest rebound total with seven while putting up two assists and a steal. Josh Gutierrez and Ayodele Aribibola provided big sparks for Arlington as they electrified the gym with their dunks. They also combined for four rebounds, an assist and a steal.

If you want to come out and support the Eagles they will be battling the Burlington-Edison Tigers on Wednesday, Dec. 20, at 7:15 p.m.

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Tomahawks battle for victory over Warriors

By Andrew Hines sports@northcountyoutlook.com The Marysville-Pilchuck boys basketball team opened up league play with a matchup against the undefeated Edmonds-Woodway Warriors on Dec. 12.

From tip-off, both teams came out with impressive defensive stops as the Warriors earned a small lead of 5-4, halfway through the first quarter. After battling back

and forth, the Tomahawks started to get in their groove as they went on a 13-0 run and ended the first quarter up 18-5. The second quarter was far from a defensive battle as both teams started to blow up on the offensive side of the ball. Marysville-Pilchuck put up an impressive 20 points while Edmonds-Woodway stayed close with 17, ultimately going into halftime with a score of 38-22.

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Senior captain Josiah Gould uses his ball skills to work his way around the Warriors defender at Marysville-Pilchuck High School on Dec. 12.

Coming out of halftime the Warriors looked to claw their way back into the game as they drew fouls and put together multiple defensive stands. After outscoring the Tomahawks, 16-4, the matchup became a battle once again as Edmonds-Woodway went into the fourth quarter trailing 42-38.

Throughout the final quarter both teams went shot for shot, neither team being able to pull away, as Marysville-Pilchuck led by 58-53 with 1:34 left on the clock.

The Tomahawks pulled together late as they went on a 6-2 run in the final minute in order to secure the win, 6455.

“It’s a team sport and we have guys that are role players who really step up, and that’s what makes you successful. Obviously, it is really special to have some elite players, but it’s a whole team that wins games,” said Marysville-Pilchuck Head Coach Bary Gould.

Raequan Battle absolutely dominated throughout the game for the Tomahawks as he recorded a double-double,

with game-highs, 30 points and 11 rebounds. Battle also added on two assists, one steal and two blocks.

The guard duo of Josiah Gould and Luke Dobler also left their impact on the game.

Gould dealt with severe cramping issues throughout but still managed to put up eight points, five assists, one rebound and a game-high five steals. Dobler was the second leading scorer for the Tomahawks as he scored 12 points to go along with three assists, five rebounds and one steal.

“I’ve prepared for these moments my whole life and I’ve grown a lot since my freshman year last season.

I’m a lot bigger and personally I feel like I’m playing a lot better. I’ve taken a bigger leadership role and I have to be that leader even when it gets uncomfortable,” said Tomahawk sophomore captain Luke Dobler.

If you want to come out and support the Tomahawks, their next home game will be against the Shorewood Thunderbirds on Thursday, Jan. 11 at 7:15 p.m.

Eagles pin Chargers 49-22

By Andrew Hines sports@northcountyoutlook.com The Arlington wrestling team battled the Marysville Getchell Chargers on their home mats on Dec. 14.

The Chargers got off to a strong start as they dominated early with two pins, leading by a score of 18-5 after four matches. Unfortunately for the Chargers, this strong stretched ended as the Eagles won nine out of the last 10. With multiple pins and a few blowouts, Arlington ended with a commanding victory of 49-22.

“Our kids came out to fight, and with half of them bumping up a weight class, I was very impressed with that. We had some holes we

had to fill, they stepped up and adapted to the competition,” said Arlington Head Coach Jonny Gilbertson.

The Eagles’ Levi Wiseman, 195, and Connor Stockman, 220, controlled their matchups from start to finish. Wiseman had the only shutout throughout the night as he posted 12 points throughout all three rounds. Stockman, freshman standout, had the fastest finish from both teams as he secured his victory with a pin, 59 seconds into the first round.

“We’re a very young team this year, but they’re very eager, working hard and good things are coming. With my first year as a head coach, I am just try-

ing to instill a good work ethic and making sure they are getting a little better every day,” said Marysville Getchell Head Coach John Deaver.

Miguel Garcia-Ramirez, 120, and Tanner Condon, 126, gave the Chargers the early lead over the Eagles.

Garcia-Ramirez had the fastest finish for Marysville Getchell as he earned a pin 1:20 into the first round.

Condon also secured his

victory with a pin as he fought to the last round and finished it with 59 seconds left.

If you want to catch the next home match for the Eagles they will be taking on the Snohomish Panthers on Tuesday, Jan. 9, at 7 p.m.

Or if you want to support the Chargers, their next home match will be against the Shorecrest Scots on Tuesday, Jan. 9, at 5:30 p.m.

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By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com The Marysville School District is planning for the future of their secondary schools and completed one of their first steps in gathering some public opinions.

The district plans to take this school year to decide on a plan.

These discussions came out of last year’s debate about whether to keep Getchell with a Small Learning Community model or not, but that decision has implications on all of the district’s secondary schools, so a wider approach to the issue was taken this year.

District officials hope to come out of this year’s discussions with direction on a number of goals, said Marysville School District Superintendent Becky Berg.

“The information will help us decided whether we should continue with our Small Learning Communities,” she said.

Marysville Getchell High School was designed with the idea that it would be four separate schools, or Small Learning Community, but over time those

boundaries have degraded.

District officials said that students and staff want direction one way or the other on whether Getchell will be four schools or one.

When the district should next seek a bond to construct new schools is another goal.

“We will see if facilities are a priority for the parents, and if they are, consider a bond measure,” she said.

Finally, officials hope to come up with a strong direction for the district’s future.

“We, by the time we’re all done with this, will have refreshed our strategic plan which is set to sunset in 2018,” she said.

One of the first steps of this year’s process was a telephone poll.

At a public meeting on Dec. 11, Strategies 360, a Seattle-based communications firm, talked about the results of a telephone poll they conducted this November about how the community feels about their school district.

This was a live telephone survey, which means it's conducted with a live person on both ends, said Cornelia Treptow, a senior research associate with Strategies 360.

The poll ended with 302 respondents. The margin of

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error was plus or minus 5.7 percent at the 95 percent confidence level.

“It really was a community poll,” said Berg, because even those who are not parents or who no longer had students in the district were polled.

“Because the whole community pays for schools, not just the parents,” said Berg.

Overall “people are evenly split,” in terms of satisfaction with the district, said Treptow. About 45 percent of respondents said they were satisfied with the district while 41 percent said they were dissatisfied.

Without prompting 25 percent of respondents said that teachers were the most positive part of the district.

“Good teachers are a really important part of the work,” said Treptow, “and they are really viewed positively by people,” Again without prompting, respondents said the biggest challenges for the district were the learning environment and financial issues.

“Learning environment, which are things like class size and access to technology resources, was the top issue,” said Treptow.

“Before we even teed them up to think about funding, there were about a third, 36 percent, of residents who brought up funding issues,” she said.

Later, when directly asked, 71 percent of respondents felt the district needed additional funding.

“We work with a lot of districts and just having an understanding that the district does need more money is a good place to start from. Because sometimes we work with a district and people don’t understand or see the need for additional funding,” said Lesley Rogers, Strategies 360 senior vice president for education.

The biggest barriers for students were listed as poverty, which 24 percent of respondents mentioned, teachers/staff, which 21 percent of respondents mentioned, older school buildings, which 18 percent of respondents mentioned and lack of community support for education, which 18 percent of respondents mentioned.

About 96 percent of respondents agreed that access to technology is important for students.

“We were thrilled at the level of support for technology,” said Berg.

“Access to technology seemed to be a critical priority for the community,” she added.

Around 56 percent of

respondents thought that facilities were ‘poor’ or ‘just fair.’

“Not overwhelming enthusiasm, but good numbers nonetheless,” said Treptow.

Despite Marysville School District enrollment not having increased for the past several years, 62 percent of respondents were under the impression that enrollment has been increasing.

“We were surprised, but also not surprised, that the community thought our schools were overcrowded,” said Berg.

Part of the problem is because Snohomish County is growing people assume the district is, she said.

“Marysville is a growing city, but most of the growth is happening outside of the district’s boundaries,” said Berg. One of the most rapidly growing areas of the community, Lakewood, has their own school district.

Overall, Berg thought that the community agreed with the district on a lot of the core principles.

“They were very supportive of the district’s mission,” she said.

The next part of the district’s process includes one-on-one interviews with community leaders, surveys for staff, students and parents, and an online survey open to the public.

“As we go through our next processes and meeting one-on-one with the community we can talk about this more, about what it means that poverty is a barrier for education and how we can get community support,” said Rogers.

“How do we come together? Not just as a school district, but as a whole community to make sure all students have a chance to succeed,” she said.

The district plans to finish the process with a large public meeting and hopes to come up with a clear direction for the district’s secondary schools this upcoming spring.

If any changes were made there would be a transition period, said Berg.

“Any decision we make would have a year of transition planning as well,” she said. “You can’t just flip a switch,” to make changes."

The full poll results can be found at http://5il. co/2h6h and the full presentation from Strategies 360 can be found at http//5il. co/2h7r.

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“I am looking forward to working with our community to understand the decisions and work we have ahead of us and to fully support our students and staff,” said Rosson. “I believe that our schools are most successful when there is a strong partnership between the community and schools. Whether you have children in the district or not, we all benefit when our schools are thriving

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Fay taught in all of Arlington’s grade schools over her 31 year teaching career.

She and her husband have lived in Bryant for the past 41 years and she volunteers in her grandchildren’s classrooms.

“I am excited for this new opportunity to serve the Arlington community as a school board member,” said Fay. “I am an advocate of public education and will strive to strengthen and expand opportunities for students, parents and teachers as we work together to raise successful, thoughtful thinkers.”

Rosson has worked in the public sector for the past 20 years, leading information technology departments and long-range planning efforts. He is the treasurer for the Arlington High School (AHS) Booster

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By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com Marysville firefighters completed their third drop off of coats of the year for local elementary students on Dec. 12.

On that day about 40 Marshall Elementary students received brand new winter coats thanks to Marysville Professional Firefighters, IAFF Local 3219 (the Marysville Fire District firefighters’ union).

Firefighters raise funds throughout the year and work the school district as

winter begins each year.

“We find schools that have large numbers of impoverished children that we want to work with the school district on, and we’ll either adopt a classroom or a grade, then we size the kids and bring the coats,” said Marysville Fire District captain Dean Shelton, who is also secretary/treasurer for Marysville Professional Firefighters.

There are many local students who need new coats, said Shelton.

“We’re members of our community and we see

the things that impact our community beyond the 911 calls, and one of those things is the families that are struggling,” he said.

“There are a great number of kids who don’t have coats and, as you know, in Washington it’s not always warm and dry,” he said.

Firefighters come down to the schools to deliver the coats to the kids themselves.

“To be able to put nice new warm coats on kids hopefully not only makes them successful in school but creates a relationship between the firefighters and

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the kids so they have someone they can trust,” said Shelton.

To provide the coats the local firefighters work with Operation Warm, a national nonprofit organization that focuses on free coats for kids.

Through fundraising they usually put thousands of coats on kids throughout the Puget Sound, said Shelton.

“Clearly, there’s more of a demand than we can fundraiser for, but we put as many coats on kids as possible,” he said.

In Marysville there has been slightly more than 150 coats this year throughout three distributions.

This October they provided more than 80 coats to students at Liberty Elementary.

“We still may try to put on another coat distribution after the first of the year,” said Shelton.

The coats cost about $34 each and Shelton said that the hardest part is working on the fundraising.

“We have partners we’ll work with, including the biggest fundraiser which is probably KISW radio sta-

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Marshall Elementary students Trey Nguyen, left, and Brooklynn Bradford wear their coats received from Marysville Fire District firefighters on Dec. 12. tion in Seattle,” he said.

Local firefighters take those funds along with money from other businesses and organizations to purchase the coats for kids.

Shelton said the quality of the coats they buy is good as well. “The coats are fantastic, they got a great style to them,” he added.

In addition they are produced in the country. “These are U.S.A. made coats, so we’re also creating jobs in this country,” he said.

His favorite part of the

coat distribution is watching the firefighters meeting the kids.

“We get to interact with the kids in a non-emergency situation and present them with brand new coats,” said Shelton.

Local firefighters enjoy helping out community members, he said.

“We’re always busy in the community, as baseball coaches or in the schools, and this is another component of what we do on our days off,” he said.

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Sno-Isle Libraries will put levy on April 24 ballot _____ “ Sno-Isle Libraries will ask voters to maintain funding with a ballot measure in April 2018.

“Going to the voters is not a decision we take lightly,” Board of Trustees President Marti Anamosa said before a unanimous vote at the Dec. 11 regular meeting.

“Libraries are vital to our communities. Addressing the levy rate now enables the library to continue providing the resources that are so important to our communities and customers.”

The resolution passed by the trustees calls for asking the voters to consider restoring 9 cents to the library district's regular operating levy. The 2018 levy rate is expected to be 38 cents per $1,000 of assessed property value. If voters approve the ballot measure scheduled

for April 24, 2018, the levy rate would go to 47 cents in 2019.

Sno-Isle Libraries receives 98 percent of its funding from a property-tax levy across most of Snohomish and all of Island counties.

“The predictability of property-tax revenue helps in budgeting, but unfortunately costs often rise more rapidly than revenue,” SnoIsle Libraries Executive Director Jonalyn Woolf-Ivory said. The library district’s strategy, she said, is to do what most people do; budget carefully and put some away in savings.

“We last went to the voters in 2009,” Woolf-Ivory said. “Those were tough times and we promised that if our communities said ‘yes,’ we wouldn’t come back for at least five years and we’ve

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Woolf-Ivory said the need to draw from reserves began three years ago and was used again to balance the 2018 budget. “By the 2019 budget, there won’t be enough in regular funding and the levy stabilization reserve to maintain current services.”

Board President Anamosa said the combination of the library district’s history of “careful, thoughtful and practical” budgeting with recent community survey results made the decision to go to voters a reasonable choice.

“The results from phone, email and online surveys,

as well as three open-house events, indicate to me that the community wants an opportunity to vote,” Anamosa said.

Sno-Isle Libraries Foundation President Terry Lippincott thanked the trustees for bringing the levy question to the voters.

"The Sno-Isle Libraries Foundation partners with Sno-Isle Libraries to bring strong programming to community libraries," Lippincott said. "We're excited to be part of the community support that includes corporate partners, friends-ofthe-library organizations and a huge group of dedicated library volunteers."

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“We project that the 2019 budget would need to be cut by $2 million,” said Woolf-Ivory, adding that additional reductions would be needed in 2020 and subsequent years.

“If cuts are necessary, the only way you get to $2 million is examining reductions in personnel and materials costs,” Woolf-Ivory said. Such budget reductions would: Fewer open hours, fewer library services and fewer librarians would be hired as current staff members depart.

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“I can’t thank the community enough for their generosity,” said AHS DECA advisor, Tyler Payne.

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“It makes you feel good that families aren’t going to go hungry during the holidays,” said sophomore Armando Garza. “I feel good to be doing my part. This has been a very eye opening and great experience.”

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equipment and a variety of other items. Organizers try to make sure each family receives a board game, clothing item, blanket and stuffed animal as well.

“Honestly just the thought of a kid not having anything at Christmas time is heartbreaking, so that’s why I do it,” said Vanessa Pawley, one of the organizers for the event.

“Having kids myself, I know how much joy they get from Santa coming, and them yelling ‘there’s a toy under the tree’ and the thought of that not being a possibility for a kid is sad,” she said.

Volunteer Kathy Estes said she has seen kids go without and likes to help out.

“I’m a foster parent so I always see kids who don’t have enough, so this is a great way to give back,” she said.

Many of the organizers know first-hand how much a gift from the community can mean to a child from a family in need.

“When I was young, my dad was sick and my mom was sick and these people just showed up with all this food and gifts for us. It really touched my heart to think someone would go out and shop for me, when they didn’t even know me,” said Tina Davis, one of the organizers of the event.

That aspect of knowing you have the support of the people around your town is an important part of the event as well, said Davis.

“It’s good for the kids to know a whole community cares about them,” she said.

Sara Katanik, one of the organizers of the event, also received support from her community when she was a child.

“When I was young we got food from the food bank and got gifts from

things like this,” she said, “so to me, it’s dear to my heart.”

Katanik is also a volunteer with the Arlington Community Food Bank and said the holidays are her favorite time to be a volunteer.

“I’ve been with the food bank for 23 years and the holiday program is my favorite part,” she said. “It just makes me so happy to see all the families.”

Families and volunteer said they appreciated the Operation Christmas Hope program as well.

“It was awesome and they are a lot of fun,” said Toy Store shopper Bernadette Bachmeier.

Volunteer David Mathieson said it was an “awesome” experience.

“This is the first year I’ve volunteered, but I want to do it for a while,” he said.

This year more than 500 kids were served at Operation Christmas Hope, which surpassed last year’s total which was in the 400s.

“It’s going really good,” said Davis.

Families came from the Arlington Community Food Bank, the Darrington Resource Center, local school programs and DSHS. This is the third year the program was held in the Arlington Boys & Girls Club, but the first time it was held in the gym.

“With the Boys & Girls Club expanding, it allowed us to have this entire gym to set up,” said Davis.

The amount of room actually made the store look like it had less toys this year, said Davis, even though they actually had a few more toys this year.

Davis originally took over organizing the Toy Store and the related toy drives because the Arlington American Legion was no longer able to.

“I was called by food bank when the American Legion wasn’t able to do it

Communities anymore,” she said.

That year they only had six weeks to plan the event, but Davis, who is employed at a local bank, brought together all the local banks for it.

“I already knew it was going to be me, but I had to talk to my staff first and Vanessa [Pawley] because she was at my sister branch,” she said.

Many of the Arlington and Smokey Point banks agreed to help with collecting toys, and continue collecting each year.

Now there are many community organizations and community members involved as well.

“It does take a whole community to do this.

There’s people that have money, there’s people that shop and bring stuff and there’s volunteers,” said Davis.

“We want to thank the people who did the toy drives and all of our volunteers and the other nonprofits that have come together,” she said.

Many organizations like Walmart, the ArlingtonSmokey Point Chamber of Commerce, the Arlington Rotary and the Arlington Runners Club contribute donations.

The Stillaguamish Tribe and Angel of the Winds employees also give gifts to the program.

“They both have their Christmas parties and their employees bring gifts to

donate to us,” said Davis.

The local Stick It or Stuff It food truck helped provide food to families who stopped by.

“She donated all of the hot dogs and she’s been sitting out there all day long feeding our families who come through,” said Katanik.

Individuals like Cathy Marquez, owner of Mount Vernon’s Environmental Abatement, also make a big difference for the program.

“It was probably like $6,000 to $8,000 worth of toys and she brings them in every year,” said Davis.

“She said the bigger communities get a whole lot more support so she likes to help the smaller communities,” she said.

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The 39th District covers much of Arlington, the northeast portion of Marysville, parts of rural Snohomish County including Monroe and Sultan, and parts of Skagit County including Sedro-Woolley, Lyman and Concrete.

“I was thrilled to be the one chosen,” said Eslick.

Previously Eslick had served nine and a half years as the mayor of Sultan, owned a restaurant there and worked in business development.

She said she is just beginning to start work in the legislature and has been learning about issues around her district.

“It’s different than my life before. I’ve never had to make decisions of this magnitude,” she said.

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“South district folks know me, but Sedro-Woolley, Concrete, Darrington, not so much,” she said.

On Dec. 12 she met with constituents at the Arlington Buzz Inn to talk over lunch and coffee.

Arlington City Council member Mike Hopson said that homelessness is one of the biggest local issues.

People who are homeless have always been around, he said, “but never in such great numbers.”

Hopson hopes that putting a social worker with police units will increase the amount of homeless individuals reaching out for help.

“If you’re talking about the homeless on the streets, Arlington has the embedded social worker and I’m sitting back and seeing how that works,” he said.

Eslick said that working with homeless individuals can yield benefits.

“When I became mayor 9 and a half years ago we had 40 homeless people across the river in county-owned property,” she said. After an intervention with the sheriff ’s office and Catholic Community Services, they were able to get many of those individuals in programs.

She also hopes to see more accountability and prevention programs for homeless individuals as well.

The D.A.R.E. program has been discouraged because of studies that point to its ineffectiveness, but Eslick hopes that some program like it will continue in elementary schools.

“Just the fact that you’re talking about drugs and giving the message that it’s not a good idea,” she said.

“It’s got to be in the grade school. I was very adamant that we get a counselor in our elementary school [in Sultan],” she said.

Hopson said he also hopes to support the working poor in addition to addicts though, who are simply priced out of affordable housing.

“There are people working in restaurants and such that can’t afford housing at the market rate,” he said.

“A problem that I see in this town is that private enterprise people seem to be able to pencil things out at about 0.6 AMI [average median income] and above,” said Hopson.

Making housing for those who earn 50 percent or under the average median income is not as feasible for private developers, he said.

“What I’d like to see at the state legislature is to provide more tools to the cities, Arlington in particular of course, to deal with this,” he said.

Other issues around Arlington include some of it’s projects being tied up in the capital budget.

The capital budget has not been passed as it’s been tied to finding a solution to the Washington State Supreme Court’s Hirst Decision, which shifted the responsibility of water resource stewardship, specifically from wells, onto the county instead of the state’s Department of Ecology.

This is interfering with some rural property owners, especially those seeking permits for use of a newly drilled well.

“Right now the [local Native American] tribes want to be involved in … at what point are they allowed to come onto our properties and tell us what to do,” said Eslick.

“I’m not against tribes, I’m for property owners and their rights,” she said.

A resolution for the situation is currently tied in with the capital projects budget.

“There were logical reasons behind that, but it is time to separate the two,” said Eslick.

Other issues that Eslick said she has been talking about include fully funding education, which was required by the Washington State Supreme Court in their McCleary decision.

“And what that means is different to everyone in every district,” she said.

“I don’t think that is ever going to be perfect, but I think there are some changes that can happen,” she said.

Eslick said she met with the Marysville School District the same day and hopes to take back their concerns to Olympia.

A bill Eslick hopes to sponsor would allow a training period for small businesses so that they don’t have to pay the full minimum wage during that time.

“I owned a restaurant for 20 years and I know what the net profit is. Very small, and every time there’s a minimum wage increase it really hurts that net profit and that means you have to raise the profits,” she said.

Other issues around the district include flooding in Lyman.

“It looks like the next flood will take out three houses,” she said.

Eslick hopes to meet with constituents in her district a few times a year, she said.

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sino, and officials from the Tulalip Tribes hope to keep the things people like about the Quil Ceda Creek Casino as it grows.

“We’re taking what our guests enjoy about our existing property and enhancing those features as well as adding additional amenities they said they wanted to see,” said Teresa Jira, executive vice president of the Quil Ceda Creek Casino.

They hope that the additions will improve the atmosphere at the casino.

“We want to create the things that people wanted to see more of and create an atmosphere that is fun and exciting, but still feels like the Q [the Quil Ceda Creek Casino],” said Ken Kettler, president of Tulalip Resort Casino.

Casino officials have also been talking with their customers about what they have enjoyed about the current facility.

“We’ve talked to a lot of our customers over the last couple of years to take into account what they enjoy and why they go to the Q,” said Kettler.

The Tulalip Tribes is expanding the facility as it is gathering more customers than it can sustain in it’s current form.

“That little building is bursting at the seams,” said Tulalip Tribal board member Les Parks. “The revenue cannot grow there anymore. They’re using ev-

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A state of the art smoke The casino has already elimination system is part rearranged its floor once to of the current plans for the add hundreds of machines, new casino, “and you might but after that change a few know that is our number years ago the customer one complaint in our existbase continued to grow. ing property,” said Jira.

“Teresa Jira has extractA new dining area will ed all the funds that we can offer a “food hall experiout of that building,” said ence” said Jira, while a new Parks. entertainment area is also The demand is going to going to be added. outpace what the facility To relieve parking concan provide eventually, and cerns a 1,200 stall parking the Tribes’ studies into the garage is also planned.

COURTESY OF THE TULALIP TRIBES issue say that an expansion A rendering of what the planned entrance to the Quil Ceda Creek Casino will look like.

Finally, a 150 room hois prudent. tel is scheduled to be built “The capacity and the as well. laid out an agreement still nity,” said Gobin.

Officials say the current demand for the business is in effect today).

The Tribes plan to invest Quil Ceda Creek Casino It will be a long journey there, which led us to the for a casino that was forLater the land was in some street improve- will continue to operate decision to expand and do merly just meant for bingo. turned into a gas station. ments for the area, as well, normally with a full enterwhat we are doing today,” “Some of you may reto ease some of the traffic tainment schedule until the “I remember that bingo said Kettler. member in the ‘60s, benew casino is completed. that will come to the area. hall opened in 1983,” said The parking lot for the Parks. fore the bell bottoms and casino has also expanded “Ten years later we de- platform shoes, there was a in the past because of in- cided we’re going to open Shell gas station here,” said creasing demand. a casino, so we closed Sheldon.

“I think about the last half the bingo down and It remained a gas stadozen years or so we got to opened up our table game tion for the region for 22 a point where people were casino,” he said. years, where the owners parking on the road over Bring this ad in for 25% Off In another decade the “employed any young tribal at Roy Robinson [a nearby Tribes would go even big- member in need of a job any regular priced item car dealership] so we ex- ger. there,” said Sheldon.

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ATI Physical Therapy opens in M'ville The clinic's staff is joined by city officials to celebrate the opening of the new location on Dec. 12

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ATI Physical Therapy employees and local officials cut the ribbon for their Marysville location.

From left, Marysville Tulalip Chamber of Commerce president Jesica Stickles, ATI registered dietician Kristen Conner, ATI clinic director Katie Burdeaux, Marysville Mayor Jon Nehring, ATI territory business manager Christina Durr and chamber member Todd Fahlman.

ATI Physical Therapy opened a new Marysville location and plan to provide local medical services to those who need it to get them back to physical activity.

The office had their ribbon cutting for their Marysville location on Dec. 12.

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The goal is to help people get back to their regular activity after an injury.

“That helps people get to their daily activities and sports on the weekends as well,” she said.

Christina Durr, territory business manager for ATI Physical Therapy, said customers enjoy the close, individual care from their clinics.

“We do one-on-one care and all of our treatment plans are really individualized to the patient,” said Durr.

They also offer a lot of customer service, she said, so that patients know exactly what they are paying for.

“We do benefit checks for every patient that comes through the door so they know all the expenses, it’s just really personalized,” said Durr.

There are also some specialized services that patients take advantage of at ATI Physical Therapy, said Durr.

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“I went to Temple University in Philadelphia and played softball there so I had a lot of sports injuries myself,” she said.

After graduation she has taken a couple of other medicine and therapy jobs in the Pacific Northwest and has now come to be the director for ATI Physical Therapy’s Marysville location.

She said she chose to pursue physical therapy because she enjoys facilitating healing.

“It was really just helping patients and helping people,” she said. “Helping people get back to what they want to do, whether that mean running a marathon or just walking again."

ATI Physical Therapy is a national corporation based out of Chicago that now has 42 locations in Washington state.

Durr said that they are excited to enter a new region of Snohomish County.

“This is a new area for us and we’re excited to be a part of Marysville,” Durr said.

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How to beat the Holiday Blues The season of holiday cheer is upon us, but why do so many people feel down and depressed in the winter season? There is such a thing called seasonal affective disorder, in which your mood takes a turn for the worst during the darker winter months.

Our brain produces melatonin, and without sunlight it has trouble suppressing the production which causes extra fatigue and sluggish motivation.

Vitamin D3 levels in the northwest are notorious for being low since we get almost no sunlight in the winter and spring months. We can also look a step further and discuss more reasons that people feel depressed seasonally.

Alcohol and sugar intake tends to be high during the holiday season. Alcohol is a central nervous system depressant, which can lead to increased depression and anxiety. It also depletes certain mood enhancing vitamins like B6 and folic acid.

A healthy tip is to drink sparkling water instead of juice and alcohol. Overeating carbohydrates and sugar also drains energy and increases blood sugar and weight gain which can affect a person’s overall feeling and mood. Instead of choosing food for emotional comfort, try making a warm fire, or taking a hot bath with epsom salts. Drinking a hot cup of green tea can also suppress hunger and keep you warm.

Loneliness is also a big contributor to mood. Many people do not have close family or friends that they can celebrate with around the holiday season. This is a time when people start to think of loved ones who have passed, or they tend to not be as social because of the weather. I encourage you then to be more social, and attend some holiday gatherings. Being social can really help with feeling lonely by realizing that there are people in the world who care. Try to remember to get exercise also, just bundle up and go for a nice long walk, or join an indoor gym. A body that is sedentary will feel more sluggish and tired. Other subtle signs of depression include: Lack of motivation, foggy think-

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Dr. Allison Apfelbaum ing, feeling hopeless, oversleeping, weight gain etc . If you are having any of these symptoms, please discuss it right away with your doctor.

Weight gain is another contributor to feeling depressed. Many people would love to lose 10 or more pounds, but instead each year they gain more weight. I encourage you to stick to your diet through the holiday season. Decrease the sugar, fat, and alcohol intake, and take up an exercise routine. When January comes around, get serious about a weight loss program that will fit your schedule, and actually do it. People who lose weight and reach their goals are extremely happy, believe me the hard work will pay off.

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many people with weight loss through diet, lab testing, and vitamin supplementation.

Another important contributing factor is sleep.

When you get good quality sleep, the body is able to heal and balance hormones that contribute to weight loss. Cortisol levels are able to stay low which balances stress and blood sugar. Some tips for healthy sleep are to shut off all the bright lights (TV, computer, phones etc) about 40 minutes before bed. Try to avoid caffeine and chocolate after 4 p.m.. Magnesium or melatonin at times helps the body naturally get a good quality sleep. Avoiding alcohol at night prevents anxiety and insomnia, as well as getting up to urinate during the night.

Try to get some outdoors time between the rainy weather days of course.

Sunshine and fresh air can lift a gloomy mood. Consider planning a sunny short vacation for the spring, to take a break from the winter weather. A certified UV light box has been shown to help seasonal depression as well, when used upon waking.

Try all of these tips for a healthier mood, and talk with a Naturopathic Doctor to tailor a more specific treatment plan to reach your goals.

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The Everett Public Facilities District and Spectra by Comcast Spectacor announced Dec. 13 that an agreement has been reached with Angel Of The Winds Casino Resort on a 10-year naming rights partnership through 2028. The value and terms of the nam-

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“We are thrilled to announce and formally welcome everyone to Angel Of The Winds Arena,” said Rick Comeau, Angel Of The Winds Arena general manager. “Angel Of The Winds Casino Resort has been an important sponsor, and supporter, of the building for well over the last five years. After a thorough, months-long search

throughout the region, we can think of no one better to expand our partnership with, and come aboard long-term for the arena naming rights.”

Under the new deal, the arena will be officially rebranded to Angel Of The Winds Arena, effective immediately. New exterior signage will go up over the coming months, along with updates within the arena to reflect the name change.

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“Things have been going fantastic,” said Tara Mizell, one of the main organizers for the Marysville Toy store.

Mizell said she likes to help run the program because of the need in the community.

This year they thought the numbers might drop because Thanksgiving basket distribution was down at the local food bank.

“I really thought the numbers might come in lower for registration, but it actually increased,” said Mizell.

Last year they served around 1,200 kids, this year serving more than 1,300.

Clients are organized through the Marysville Community Food Bank and from referrals from counseling staff with the Marysville School District.

Locals who use the Toy Store say it is very helpful.

At one point in time Christina Valatin said she helped raise toys for these programs.

“I used to actually do a Christmas party for Toys for Tots and donate all the proceeds to them,” she said.

“Recently my circumstances have drastically changed,” she said. “I became unemployed and homeless in the span of two weeks,” and she added she is currently staying with family.

She is also a survivor of domestic violence.

With four daughters Valantin is grateful for the

help during the holiday times.

“It’s going to be a saving grace for me and my daughters,” she said. “I think [the Marysville Toy Store] is a great fabulous thing," Other families also say that the toy store is helpful.

“It’s awesome. I feel like I’m actually shopping at a store,” said local mother Noelle Joy. “I think this is amazing,” she said. “This is going to help me tremendously because both me and my children’s father are not working at this time, so this is definitely making our Christmas.”

Mizell said the Toy Store is also good to help support the community.

“I just think it also builds a sense of community,” she said. “You talk with some of the clients and they are so grateful. There are kids with no coats, I just can’t fathom that as a mom or as a person," Families get a variety of items throughout the Toy Store.

Each child gets to pick one toy or two smaller toys, a board game or puzzle, a book and some stocking stuffers.

Gift cards are also available for families. “So if they can’t find anything that their particular child will want, they can get a gift card,” said Mizell.

Coats collected by the Marysville Police Officers Association were also given out to families who needed them as well.

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Communities the Toy Store started years ago, said Mizell, when people would errantly donate books.

“I was sitting with a mom and she had a child under 2 and there were books in the stocking stuffer area and I just said ‘would your child like a book’ and she just started crying and said ‘my child has never had a book,’” said Mizell.

“The more I started talking to her, the more I realized we have to start doing books because literacy is so important,” she said.

This year also includes another necessity: toothbrushes. Last year the Toy Store was given some toothbrushes and they were taken rapidly.

“We went through 600 toothbrushes in the first two hours last year,” said Mizell.

This year they started collecting from local dentistries with the hopes of gathering around 1,200.

“Pediatrics Dentistry told us ‘well, we just ordered all 1,200 for you,’ so we have a lot of toothbrushes now,” said Mizell, as other dentists contributed as well.

The Marysville Community Food Bank provides a backpack program for local students to take home for the weekend and the extra toothbrushes will likely be included in that, said Mizell.

There is also a raffle for the big toys.

“We do raffles so we have big items up and families will get to pick which

item they want to put their ticket into,” said Mizell.

Those include doll houses, drones, bicycles and practical items like mattresses, almost all of which were donated from businesses.

This is the third year the Grove Church has provided their space for the program.

“Our biggest challenge over the years is that we don’t have a facility,” said Mizell, “and we were really worried because of the construction going on at Grove Church."

However the program was able to adapt around it.

In the past, the Marysville Toy Store has used places like the Jennings Park barn and the former Dunn Lumber building.

“You can’t be picky when you don’t have a building,” said Mizell, “so Grove Church is Shangri-la for us.”

Mizell said it takes a lot of coordination to put on the program, with a committee of about 27 people.

“The committee exists all year round and we meet every two weeks starting in September until the Toy Store starts,” said Mizell.

There are also a number of volunteers who help guide clients and keep the shelves at the Toy Store stocked.

“We’ve just had the greatest group of volunteers, which we couldn’t do this without,” said Mizell.

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“I am here to help those who are in need.”

Munoz said being bilingual also allows her to contribute. “There are so many families that don’t speak English that need my help,” she said.

Restaurants, businesses and organizations also help the Toy Store, said Mizell.

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Marysville Rotary, Soroptimists and Kiwanis clubs all contributed money as well.

“We were able to get funding from so many of the different service clubs,” said Mizell.

Employees from Coldwell Banker, Marshall and HomeStreet Bank all came to support as well, said Mizell.

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The Greater Marysville Tulalip Chamber of Commerce has announces its 2018 officers and members of the Board of Directors, effective January 1st, 2018.

Jack Schumacher, of Sno-Isle Libraries, will lead the Chamber through December 2018 as chairman of the Board. Joining him as Executive officers of the Board are: Dennis Niva of 92nd Church of Christ, Past-chair.

Perry McConnell of Third Street Law as Legal counsel.

Dom Amor of PSE, Chair Elect.

Ken Kettler of the Tulalip Resort Casino, Vice chair.

Kirstin Tyner of HomeStreet Bank, Treasurer.

Natasha Zieroth of Re\ max Associates, secretary.

Jesica Stickles, President/ CEO. “It is a great honor to serve as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Greater Maryville Tulalip Chamber of Commerce. I look forward to continuing the great work that the Board has accomplished in supporting our mission to enhance exposure, advocate, and support development for business success. In the upcoming year we will work diligently to provide services and support to our business community. I look forward to serving with a fantastic group of individuals dedicated to enhancing economic growth in our community. The Chamber will continue to be the leading voice and resource for business in Maryville and Tulalip. I thank you for allowing me to serve as the 2018 Chairman of the Board of Directors.”

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Eagle Festival contests announced Winter is a good time for reflection and creativity. Let nature inspire you to create a poem, capture eagle images with your camera, or create a work of art to display at the ArlingtonStillaguamish Eagle Festival Saturday, Feb. 3, 2018.

Cash prizes are awarded from the Arlington Arts Council.

The Nature Haiku contest is open to Snohomish County residents. Haiku poets are challenged to convey a vivid message in only 17 syllables. The format of the haiku should be the traditional non-rhyming three-line poem of 5 syllables in the first line, 7 syllables in the second line, 5 syllables in the third line, and have no punctuation.

The theme of the poem should be connected to nature. You may submit a maximum of two haiku, each on its own entry form.

Prizes will be awarded in three age groups (k-5th grade, 6th-12th grade, 19 years and older). First prize in each age group will be $50. Haiku entries have been used in public art within the city of Arlington. All entries must be received by midnight Jan. 29 for display at the Eagle Festival on Saturday Feb. 3. Please submit online at www.arlingtonwa.gov/ haikucontest or by mail to: City of Arlington, Recreation, 238 N Olympic Ave, Arlington, WA 98223, or place in collection box at Arlington Library or Arlington City Hall.

The Eagle Festival will also be featuring eagle photography and a Nature Art Show Feb. 3. The eagle photography contest and nature art show is open to all ages and experience levels of residents in Snohomish County and Camano

Update on Arlington Police Officer involved shooting The Snohomish County Multiple Agency Response Team (SMART) has concluded their investigation of the officer involved shooting which occurred just north of 524 N. Olympic Avenue in Arlington on February 14, 2017. The case has been referred to the Snohomish County prosecuting attorney's office for review.

The city of Arlington thanks the SMART team for their investigation of this case.

Island. Along with a $200 cash prize, the winning eagle photograph is printed on the Eagle Festival poster and displayed on the city of Arlington’s website. Photographers may enter two eagle photographs, the entry fee is $5 per photo.

Artists are encouraged to submit art depicting nature for the art show. A People’s Choice winner will receive $200 and a ribbon. Ribbons will also be presented for first, second, third places in the following categories: nature photograph, nature paint-

ing, mixed media, and two youth age categories. The fee to enter is $5 per piece, up to four entries, which includes eagle photos. The children’s entry fee is a donation to the food bank.

To enter the contests, please download application form and additional information at: arlingtonwa.gov/eaglefest. Artwork must be sized from 8-by-10 inches to 18-by-24 inches (including frame).

Photos can be framed or canvas wrapped. All 2-D art must have a wire for hanging. Entries must

be delivered to Olympic Theater, 107 S. Olympic Ave., in downtown Arlington on the day before the show, from noon to 6 p.m., Friday, Feb. 2, 2018. Forms will be available. No sub-

missions will be accepted after this time.

The art show is open to all, free admission, Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Olympic Theater Cafe during the Arlington-Still-

aguamish Eagle Festival.

For information about the upcoming Eagle Festival, please visit www. arlingtonwa.gov/eaglefest or call Sarah Lopez at 360403-3448.

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What every gardener wants for Christmas

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Compost may be the best Christmas gift for gardeners.

You’ve seen a giant 12 yard the ads this time pile of steaming compost with of year, every car its fresh scent of dealer is running ac t inomycetes them nonstop. wafting over the You can’t escape them. It’s the one front porch and the delicate tracwhere it’s Christ- By Steve Smith ery of mycelium mas morning and out in the driveway is a threading itself throughout brand new car with a giant the mound of decomposred bow on it. The family ing organic matter. Next to is ecstatic and jumping all this delectable pile would over the place. Their wild- be, not a shiny new car, but est dreams have come true rather a shiny new wheeland now their life is com- barrow and pitch fork, plete. Clearly, this is not both with the obligatory the home of a gardener. red bow. That my friends, In a gardener’s home the would be a “dream come scene would be completely true” for the gardener of different. On Christmas the house.

There is something almorning when the gardener of the house came most spiritual about comdown the stairs, he/she post. It is the personificawould find in the driveway tion of rebirth and resur-

We thank you for your support and wish you

Merry Christmas and all the best in the New Year!

rection, the validation that life is a continuous cycle of dying and being reborn again. There is nothing more exciting to a gardener than going out on a cold February morning, turning their compost pile, seeing the steam and feeling the heat that is emanating from the billions of microbes that are alive and well, despite the apparent slumber that the rest of the garden seems to be in.

It’s not a stretch to say that compost is the panacea for all that ails our gardens (and perhaps even the entire planet). For sandy soils it helps retain moisture and for heavy clay soils it lightens them up, allowing better air exchange. It adds life to the biology of the soil and to a lesser extent, some nutrients. It even has some antibiotic qualities which, when made into a tea and sprayed onto the foliage, help the plant resist infections. Compost is probably the single most important component to a healthy soil and therefore a healthy garden. As far as I am concerned, you can never have too much of it.

This last summer I visited Ireland and toured the Burren, a barren landscape of limestone that would make our own glacial till

look like fine sandy loam.

The early settlers managed to garden in this landscape by hauling up sand and seaweed from the shore and spreading it over the rocks to make “soil”. Thankfully, we don’t have to go to that extreme, but we should still be continually working on our soil since compost gets used up and needs to be replenished annually.

If you have the room and inclination, it is very rewarding to make your own compost but if not, then at least send your yard wastes off to the recycler where they can do the work for you.

Fortunately for us, nowadays, all we have to do is order our compost from one of the many purveyors in our area. Be it bagged or bulk, compost can make a much appreciated Christmas present for the gardener in your life - it’s the gift that keeps on giving. Just remember to add the big red bow and if you are feeling generous, throw in that wheelbarrow and pitchfork too.

Steve Smith is the owner of Sunnyside Nursery in Marysville, WA and can be reached at info@sunnysidenursery.net.

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SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR SNOHOMISH COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: LOYAL WAYMAN GRUENBERG, deceased, NO. 17-4-02038-31, PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS, RCW 11.40.030

SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR SNOHOMISH COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: AUDIE L. LASHUA, deceased, NO. 17-4-02008-31, PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS, RCW 11.40.030

The personal representative named below has been appointed as personal representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the personal representative or the personal representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court in which the probate proceedings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the personal representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1) (c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and RCW 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets.

DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION: December 13, 2017 Duane Gruenberg, Personal Representative Attorney for Personal Representative: Bradley E. Neunzig, WSBA #22365 Address for Mailing or Service: P.O. Box 188, 103 North Street, Arlington, WA 98223 Court of probate proceedings and cause number: Snohomish County Superior Court, Cause No. 17-4-02038-31

The personal representative named below has been appointed as personal representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the personal representative or the personal representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court in which the probate proceedings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the personal representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1) (c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and RCW 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets.

DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION: December 6, 2017 Byron Gabriel, Personal Representative Attorney for Personal Representative: Steven J. Peiffle, WSBA #14704 Address for Mailing or Service: P.O. Box 188, 103 North Street, Arlington, WA 98223 Court of probate proceedings and cause number: Snohomish County Superior Court, Cause No. 17-4-02008-31

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News Briefs Arlington's Santa Run a huge success

Arlington’s annual Santa Run for 2017 ended on Dec. 10 with 10,433 pounds of food and $1,827.41 in donations collected for the Arlington Community Food Bank. This year’s total exceeds the donations collected in 2016.

The Arlington Santa Run is a 28-year-old community tradition that runs for 10 nights in December

to bring Santa and a bit of holiday cheer to the otherwise dark and dreary nights.

The Arlington Fire Department escorts Santa through the city on a decorated fire engine collecting donations for the Arlington Community Food Bank.

On Wednesday, Dec. 6, Santa and his elves collected a record setting 1,714 pounds of food and over $200 in donations from the residents of the Crown

Ridge, Eagle Heights, and the Magnolia neighborhoods.

The Santa Run truly shows the commitment to community service that the employees of the City of Arlington, as well as the residents and businesses of Arlington possess. Stated Arlington Fire Chief Dave Kraski, “From the bottom of our hearts, thank you, citizens of Arlington, for your incredible generosity.”

Help keep the Wreath Green

Marysville Fire District is asking residents to help “Keep the Wreath Green” this holiday season.

Through New Year’s Day, a giant wreath covered in green bulbs will hang outside each of the five Marysville Fire District stations.

The green bulbs will change to red whenever there is a structure fire within the Fire District. The bulbs are

changed to white when a firefighter anywhere in the U.S. dies in the line of duty.

Here are a few things you and your family can do to help prevent fires and injuries during the holidays: n Stay in the kitchen while cooking. The three leading dates for home fires caused by cooking are Thanksgiving, Christmas and Christmas Eve. Unattended cooking is the leading factor in these fires.

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n Blow out lit candles when you leave the room or go to bed and avoid placing candles near things that can burn. Two out of every five home decoration fires are started by candles. n Make sure your Christmas tree is at least three feet away from any heat source (fireplaces, heaters, candles, etc.). A heat source close to the tree causes one quarter of Christmas tree fires.

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Our Best Friends

Our Favorite Quotes

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"Christmas is the spirit of giving without a thought of getting. It is happiness because we see joy in people. It is forgetting self and finding time for others. It is discarding the meaningless and stressing the true values."

Author ­— Thomas S. Monson Submitted by North County Outlook editor Scott Frank.

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RAVE RAVE: I just wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

May your 2018 be filled with Love, Joy and Happiness.

RAVE: Thank you to all of the community members, organizations and businesses who donated to the local food bank and other local charities to help ensure that every family in our community can celebrate and have a Merry Christmas. Your generosity is greatly appreciated.

RAVE: Just a reminder for those doing some last-minute Christmas shopping to not overlook shopping at our local, familyowned businesses. They have a lot to offer and you should be able to find something for everyone on your list. By supporting them, you are supporting our community.

RAVE: As you celebrate the holiday and New Year, don't drink and drive, and don't let family and friends drink and drive. Be safe and have a great time.

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Jak is the Best Friend of Julie Knutson.

Send us photos of you and your pet The North County Outlook has a weekly feature titled Our Best Friends. Community members can send us photos of them with their pets and we will elect one to run in that week’s issue.

To submit a photo, please send it to editor@northcountyoutlook.com. Please include the names of the people and pets in the photo.

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n SECRETS OF THE TULALIP CHEFS

My Favorite Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe One of the best memories I have growing up during the holidays was making cookies with my mom. Now as an adult, with a child of my own, I plan on continuing this tradition with him. We both love making and eating chocolate chip cookies, and who doesn’t love a good chocolate chip cookie — especially a warm gooey one dipped in cold milk? There are so many good chocolate

chip cookies recipes, but I find this one to be easy. It has a nice balance of chewy center and crisp edge with just enough chocolate. As an adult, I decided to become a pastry chef, so my holiday cookie baking is a little less messy and more streamlined than I was as a kid. I am sharing some of my tips to help your holiday cookie baking be more fun and easy.

Happy Baking!!

Contains dairy, gluten and optional nuts Ingredients Yield: depends on the desired cookie size.

1 pound 1 ounce unsalted butter, softened at room temperature 13 ounces sugar 13 ounces brown sugar 4 whole eggs 2 teaspoons vanilla extract .5 ounce kosher salt 1 pound 14 ounces pastry flour 1/4 teaspoon baking soda 1 pound 14 ounces chocolate chips (I like using dark chocolate chips) OPTIONAL: 8 ounces of lightly toasted nuts of choice Method: n Pre-heat oven to 325 degrees and line half sheet pans with parchment paper or re-usable silicon baking mats n In a separate bowl: mix together flour, baking soda, and salt n In a stand mixer with a paddle, cream softened butter and sugars until fluffy. Slowly add in the eggs followed by the vanilla extract n Add flour mixture to the mixing bowl and begin to incorporate before scraping down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula or equivalent tool. Add chocolate chips and optional nuts. n Use an ice cream scoop to portion the dough for immediate baking. If baking off later, you can still

portion out all the dough and freeze completely on a parchment lined sheet pan.

Once frozen, place in a plastic freezer bag and return them to the freezer to be used at a later date. n Depending on the size of the scoop, bake the cookies at 325 degrees for 10 minutes to 18 minutes depending on how you like your cookies. If you like your cookies darker and crisp leave them in longer, or if you really enjoy soft cookies pull them out sooner. n Transfer cookies to a cooling rack and allow the sheet pan with parchment paper to cool before reusing it to bake off more cookies. n BAKING HACKS ... which can apply to the above recipe: n Make and portion all or some of your cookie dough a couple months in advance and freeze them.

Pull the frozen cookies from the freezer and bake as many as you want or need.

Is freezer space an issue?

Make just the dough. Pack them into plastic freezer bags and smash them flat to stack in the freezer. n Some recipes need room temperature eggs. If you need them right away put the eggs into warm water and let them sit for about 10 minutes before using them. n If you’re out of brown

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Chef Nikol Nakamura Tulalip Resort Casino sugar you can make some by adding 2 tablespoons of molasses to every cup of granulated sugar. n How to tell if the baking soda is still fresh? Add 1 teaspoon to ½ of a cup of hot water, and if the water doesn’t bubble up the baking soda is old. n And my favorite hack, which can also double as a holiday gift, is homemade vanilla extract. My rule of thumb for making vanilla extract is one whole vanilla bean for every 2 liquid ounces of alcohol (I use vodka). Use 6 vanilla beans for 16 ounces of vodka.

Since vanilla beans are very

Chef Nikol Nakamura's favorite Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe expensive, I usually buy them in bulk on-line or at Costco for home use. n At the bakery, we use a lot of vanilla beans in our recipes, so we utilize the

scraped “used” beans and turn those into vanilla sugar (just the vanilla bean pods mixed with sugar) or to make vanilla extract. This extract needs to infuse for at

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If you plan ahead and make a big batch, you can put them in pretty bottles for gifting.

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Community Calendar Tell us about special events and meetings for free publication on the Community Calendar in the paper and online. Send an email to editor@northcounty outlook.com, phone (360) 659-1100 or fax to (360) 658-7536. Be sure to include contact info. Deadline: Friday before the following Wednesday publication.

Submit your events via email to: editor@northcountyoutlook.com Dec. 20 - Jan. 2 Tour of Lights: Families can ride the Rotary train through a holiday-lighted Cedarcrest Golf Course this December as the city of the Marysville annual Tour of Lights returns to the course. The Tour of Lights will continue Dec. 20 to 23 this year at the golf course at 6810 84th St. NE, Marysville. It is open from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. or until tickets sell out during those evenings. No pre-registration is required but tickets are first-come, first served.

Tickets are free with donations accepted. Suggested donation is $5 per adult, $3 per youth or $20 for an entire family.

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ment with Litmus paper, boil a liquid with your hands, learn how to put out a candle with an invisible gas, measure the speed of molecules with a homemade thermometer and create your own concoctions!

Held Wednesday, Dec. 20, beginning at 3:30 p.m. at the Arlington Library 135 N. Washington Ave. Drop-In Job Help: DropIn Job Help will be offeredTuesday, Dec. 26, 3-5 p.m., at the Marysivlle LIbrary at 6120 Grove St. Where support for most job-match sites stops at the keyboard WorkSource and Sno-Isle Libraries offers you access to career specialists who can help you with your job hunt. Let the WorkSource team help you with answers to your job search rŽsumŽ career coaching and other questions you may have concerning getting back to work finding a better job or advancing your career. Drop in and see a WorkSource specialist right here.

Holiday Magic: Holiday Magic will be presented at the Marysville Library, in the large meeting room, on Saturday, Dec. 20, 1:302:15 p.m. POOF! Master magician Jeff Evans makes the winter doldrums disappear in this interactive and amazing show. For all ages.

Funded by the Gellerson Program Endowment. The Marysville Library is located at 6120 Grove St.

COMING EVENTS Photoshop Basics: Photoshop Basics will be offered at the Marysville Library on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 9:30-10:15 a.m. Join us for Photoshop Basics. Learn how to crop adjust color reduce redeye minimize wrinkles and remove objects. Session is approximately 45 minutes.

Registration is recommended. The Marysville Library

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is located at 6120 Grove St. Ready Readers Preschool Storytime: Ready Readers Preschool Storytime will be held at the Marysville Library on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 10-11 a.m. Let imaginations run wild with fun books sing-alongs and creative activities that prepare young minds for the adventures of reading. Playtime or craft may follow. For ages 3 to 5 years. Caregiver required.

The Marysville Library is located at 6120 Grove St.

ONGOING EVENTS Host Family Needed: We are looking for a new family for a girl from Mali attending Marysville Getchell High School. Due to unexpected family issues with the current family she cannot stay with them any longer. She will be here until early June. She has her own medical insurance and spending money. Please call Charla at 360-659-3603 for more information or to host her or help us find a family for her.

TOPS 433 meeting: TOPS 433 meets at Arlington Boys & Girls Club on Fridays, 9:45-10:45. All welcome.

For more information go to www.TOPS.org.

TOPS meeting: TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meets Friday mornings, 1011:30 a.m., at the Marysville United Methodist church, 5600 64th St. NE in Marysville. All are welcome. For more information go to www.TOPS.org.

Free Jam Sessions: The Old Time & Country Music Association has free Jam Sessions on the second and

fourth Friday each month, 6:30-9:30 p.m., at 1401 Poplar in Everett. Call 360-6599713 for more information.

Assistance for veterans: Military Veterans seeking help with the VA may contact American Legion Post 178, 119 Cedar Ave., Marysville. Messages may be left on the Post phone, 360-6590155. A service officer will return your call. Post 178 meets the third Thursday of each month. The Post has a social/coffee hour at 6:00 PM and the meeting starts a 7:00 PM. All veterans are invited to visit and learn how the Legion serves our community.”

Volunteers for Animal Care Wanted: The NOAH Center in Stanwood is looking for volunteers. NOAH offers several volunteer opportunities to help care for their adoptable animals. If you are interested in volunteering you can go to their website at www.thenoahcenter.org or call 360-6297055.

Jam Session for People with Disabilities: Youth and adults of all abilities are invited to Village Music and Arts Friday jam sessions featuring live music by Jon Dalgarn and Voices of the Village. Bring your own instrument or use theirs.

Sessions are every Friday, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at 338 North McLeod, Arlington, WA. Children under the age of 16 must be accompanied by a parent or caregiver. Call Michelle at 360-653-7752 ext. 14 for more information or to sign up.

Family Night to Battle Addiction: The Tulalip Tribes Family Services runs their “Family Night” on the last Tuesday of every month.

The dinner and discussion night provides information, support and community ideas on how to help loved ones in their battles with addiction. From 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Juanita AnnJones Morales building at 2821 Mission Hill Road, Tulalip. Call 360-716-4400 to RSVP. Al-Anon and Alateen: Families of problem drink-

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www.northcountyoutlook.com ers can find support by calling 425-348-7828 or by going to www.dist23.org.

District 23 encompasses most of north Snohomish County and has a directory of 23 meetings in the area, including Marysville and Arlington meetings.

SnoCo UOAA Chapter Meetings: The Snohomish County Chapter of the United Ostomy Association of America meets every second Monday from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. in Everett . Their purpose is to help the rehabili-

tation of persons with ostomies. Meetings at the Buzz Inn Steakhouse at 3121 Broadway Ave., Everett.

Call Cathryn at 425-6103770 for more information.

Problem Gambling Program: This program from the Tulalip Tribes Family Services includes a broad range of free services to anyone who needs help with a gambling problem.

For more information call the program coordinator Sarah Sense-Wilson at 360716-4304.

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Shop local to support community Christmas is less than a week away and many shoppers are still looking to cross the final items off of their shopping list. A great way to get those last minute gifts is to shop locally at the small businesses in our community.

In addition to finding unique and affordable gists, the benefits associated with shopping locally are many, and the following are just a few reasons why shoppers may want

to look no further than their own communities when planning their next shopping excursions.

Diversify your home and lifestyle Shoppers who prefer more unique styles may find local businesses cater to their needs better than large chain stores.

Larger retailers offer the same products to customers regardless of where those customers live, so a person in California

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may be decorating his or her home with the same furnishings as a person in North Carolina. But local shops tend to produce more unique items that are not available nationwide.

Keeps money in the local economy Locally-owned businesses often put a larger share of their revenue back into their communities. Small business owners may be more inclined to employ local residents, giving more people in the community solid employment. Business owners may reach out and support other neighborhood efforts, such as fundraising initiatives for charities and schools. By shopping at local stores, you have a hand in supporting these efforts Attract other businesses Private and public sector businesses tend to gravitate around anchor stores. Should a local store be successful, banks, restaurants, salons, and other businesses may move in as well.

Shopping locally benefits

consumers in various ways, many of which contribute to a healthy local economy.

Save money When factoring in travel time and the cost of fuel, shopping locally makes more sense than driving to a faraway mall.

In addition, repeat customers who establish a rapport with a local business owner may find that such owners are more inclined to price match or work with loyal customers to find lower prices through suppliers.

Promote entrepreneurship Small businesses are an essential element to the coun-

try’s economic growth. By shopping locally, consumers are showing their support for this important segment of the national economy.

Help establish local pride Independent shops contribute to the fabric of a community and what makes it special and unique. Tourists and other visitors will be much more inclined to remember a local shop rather than a big chain in a particular neighborhood.

When travelers want to get a feel for a community, they seek out small, local stores that are much more likely to stock a high percentage of locallysourced goods.

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