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MGHS students work to reduce waste, support reusable bottles By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com
Haller Middle School and Post Middle School students performed on the stage before Arlington’s jazz bands during the Jan. 10 concert. “We’ve been doing this
Marysville Getchell High School’s Environmental Club is trying to reduce plastic water bottle waste at their school by raising funds for four water bottle refilling stations. The club has begun collecting donations at www. donorschoose.org/project/ all-for-water-water-forall/3792104/. The crowdfunding website DonorsChoose doesn’t distribute the funds until a project is fully funded. “You have to get enough to complete the whole program, or you have to give the money back,” said Beverly Mowrer, Getchell teacher and advisor for the Environmental Club. The main goal of the
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Arlington High School Jazz 2 band member Eli Weber plays bass at the district’s annual Jazz Nite on Jan. 10.
Bands from local schools join up for annual Jazz Nite By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com Arlington High School’s jazz bands hosted the jazz bands from both local middle schools as part of the annual Jazz Nite at the Byrnes Performing Arts Center.
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Marysville Getchell High School students and Environmental Club members Michael Hodges, left, and Trey Fagan make some ‘Thank You’ cards on Jan. 10 for those that have already donated to the club’s project to provide the school four water bottle refilling stations.
Marysville School District holds 'Coffee with Constituents' By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com
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Marysville School District board member Vanessa Edwards, center, sits next to local parent Mike Pieckiel, left, and Marysville-Pilchuck High School student Joseph Dion, right, while answering questions from local community members and parents at the first ‘Coffee with Constituents’ event on Jan. 12.
At the new ‘Coffee with Constituents’ program Marysville School District board members are going out to local coffee shops to chat with parents, community members and students. The first "Coffee with Constituents" was held on Jan. 12 at the Marysville Starbucks on 47th Street. “We wanted to really get into our community a little bit more. I mean, parents have our e-mails and they have board
meetings, but how many people get around to doing that? This way we get some face-to-face time,” said school board member Vanessa Edwards. School officials hope to hold the event twice a month at various locations with at least two board members at each of the meetings. The first event was attended by several parents and students. “I’m really excited. I wasn’t sure how many people were going to show up but we had a lot of good discussion and feedback,” said Edwards.
Attendees said they enjoyed getting the chance to get information on the things they cared about. “I thought it was very informative and it was good to get my opinions out on the topics that were discussed,” said Marysville-Pilchuck High School student Joseph Dion. “I thought that this was outstanding. I think that more community involvement, more parental involvement with the school system is going to
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“I know my kids had a lot of fun,” said Kipp Otterness, Post Middle School band director. “They like to see other kids shining in their element." Otterness said the high school's Jazz 2 band's performance was one of the strongest he’s ever seen. “My most gratifying part is my Jazz 2 band, who are coming just out of middle school into high school, and seeing the leap forward they have made,” said Grabowski. “They were able to play a professional chart that would be made for a professional orchestra." The night is beneficial for students who want to continue with jazz into high school, said Medema. “For some of the seventh-graders this will be the first time they hear the high school kids play,” she said. “It ends up being very inspiring for many of them,” she said. “It’s a really eye-opening experience for them to see older kids with a little more experience and how well they can play,” said Otterness. Grabowski said students
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can show the progress they have made throughout the years. “They can see that they can go from these easy rhythms all the way to these very complex and professional compositions,” he said. Medema also likes that the night tends to help show middle school students what professional jazz music can sound like. “I would venture to say that none of them really ever listen to jazz outside of school either, except for one of my students,” who has a family member who is a jazz musician, she said. “I tell them it’s a truly American art form and all that, but nights like this are often the first time they get to hear what it can be,” she said. For Grabowski’s high school bands, the night was more challenging than normal as they were stretched thin. “The best part is that we were split between two parts of the school for the show,” he said, as a basketball game was going on at the same time that needed their school’s band. He wanted to thank the four drum majors who helped lead the band at the basketball game while he lead the concert band. Those students were Hannah Poteet, Kathryn Stevenson, Mikayla Bratten and Nina Cameron. “Without me there to direct them they were able to manage that game,” he said, “and I wouldn’t have done that without my confidence I had in their leadership.”
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Grace Academy breaks ground on expansion _____ “ By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com
Marysville’s Grace Academy broke ground on Jan. 8 for a $6 million extension of the school that will add new classrooms and improve the school’s activity center. The local private Christian school had been planning an extension of the school for a couple of years. “The starting reason was the science lab. We knew we needed a better science lab but we didn’t want to put just a little lab somewhere,” said school administrator Timothy Lugg. The extension will be added to their activity center building, which currently houses classrooms, a gym and a commercial kitchen. The expanded building will have seven new classrooms, including a new chemistry lab, a cafeteria commons and a refurbished gym floor. “Thirty-two years ago the pastor and the elders broke ground on the activity center,” said John Zimmer, pastor for the school. “Today we begin a new project and it’s been a longtime coming,” he said. “I’m pretty excited about what is in store for us in the future.” Officials expect that the expansion will be finished in August.
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help,” said local parent Mike Pieckiel He said that parents should be getting involved in helping to improve schools. “Funding for the schools just isn’t there to give our kids what they really need so we have to contribute some of our time, our own energy, to make it really work,” he said. Parents and students brought up topics like technology and equity. Edwards said that she has many of the same concerns as parents and it’s good to have people understand their thoughts are shared. “I like they can have all this access with Chromebooks, but at times I’m like ‘what are you doing? Are you actually working?’ and I hear a lot of the same things from parents,” she said. The question of equitable student access also came up, which school officials have been tackling for the last year. “That’s something that we’re still trying to define as a district, and it’s such a
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“They actually come in and start tomorrow [Jan. 9], so it’s amazing how quickly this is going to turnaround,” said Lugg. Creating a modern science lab was one of the biggest priorities for the school. “Our high school science teachers have done a phenomenal job with our current lab facility,” said Lugg. “But we’re happy to upgrade that facility and give them the classroom they need,” he said. The additional classrooms will also allow the school to grow more, he said. The kitchen and cafeteria will be more intuitively designed into the building with the extension of the activity center. “Our kitchen staff has been so faithful and have done a hard-working job even though the kitchen has been separated from the lunch room,” for many years, said Lugg. Elevators will also be big thing that everyone has their own thoughts on that,” said Edwards, who added it was good that someone brought it up during the discussion. The casual "Coffee with Constituents" are meant to be more audience-led, said Edwards. “We had students show up and they gave us what they experienced and I like that,” she said. They are also meant to provide a place where community members can feel more relaxed to have a conversation. “You’re not in a board room where it is kind of stuffy and you might feel uncomfortable there,” said Edwards. “This is a place where people naturally gather so we can have open conversations.” Edwards hopes that more people come out to the next event as well, which she expects will be held near the end of January. “I really enjoyed this and I hope that we have more of the community come out to it. You don’t have to stay long, but come out and talk with us and bring your students. I would love to talk the students,” she said.
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part of the new construction, something that the building lacked before. “This building was built before the ADA requirements were in place so in order to go from one floor to the next, you have to go up stairs,” said Lugg. “Honestly we have had times where we had to turn students away because we didn’t have the facility to help them get up and down, and even more, a lot of times students have
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Grace Academy students and officials break ground on the extension of the school’s activity center on Jan. 8. From left, student Braxton Pearce, school pastor John Zimmer, board member John Williams, school administrator Timothy Lugg, and students Benjamin Impola and Bindi Pedersen.
sports injuries and they’ve struggled with the current situation,” he said. The addition of elevators should help solve those
problems, he said. The project still has about $1 million left to go before it is fully funded, said Lugg.
“We don’t get public funds and we’re not seeking that,” he said, but they are still seeking sources of donations.
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Eagles host annual Coaches vs. Cancer game By Andrew Hines sports@northcountyoutlook.com The Arlington boys basketball team hosted the Archbishop Murphy Wildcats for the ninth annual Coaches vs. Cancer game
on Jan. 11. The Arlington basketball program works with multiple donors and organizations every year to raise money for the American Cancer Society. With honorary coaches and packed
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Eagles’ sophomore forward Michael Tsoukalas spins past his Wildcats’ defender and goes up for the layup at Arlington High School on Jan. 11.
stands, the entire community comes out to support the men and women fighting cancer every day. “It’s very big for us to be able to host this game every year and we definitely made it very interesting for a minute there,” said Arlington Head Coach Nick Brown. Arlington started out extremely hot as they were automatic from all over the floor and made the Wildcats take difficult shots from midrange. Through the first quarter the Eagles scored an impressive 27 points while allowing 17 to Archbishop Murphy. For the rest of the half the Eagles forced a lot of turnovers and only allowed six points before the half. Arlington went into halftime with a comfortable lead of 41-23. Coming into the second half the Wildcats looked to be gaining some momentum as they started to sink shots and slowed down the Eagles on the offensive end. Through the third quarter Archbishop Murphy outscored Arlington 17-11 and closed the gap to 52-40. They continued to ride their
momentum into the fourth as they got to within a sixpoint deficit, 61-55, with 2:58 left in the game. With the game on the line the Eagles caught fire once again and closed out the game on an 11-0 run. Arlington walked away with the 72-55 victory. “Our defense wasn’t very good in the second half and we need to find a way to fix that consistency. These guys are gamers and I knew they weren’t going to let the team down when it came into the final minutes of the game. We’re winning games but we need to work on closing them out earlier,” said Coach Brown. The Eagles had monster performances from their seniors Josh Gutierrez, Anthony Whitis and Griffin Gardoski. Gutierrez scored a game-high 21 points with two three-pointers, two rebounds and one assist. Whitis put up 18 points of his own, one three-pointer, three rebounds, one steal and a game-high six assists. Gardoski was right behind him with 16 points, one three-pointer, four as-
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Arlington’s senior point guard Anthony Whitis dribbles along the baseline as he looks for the open man down low against the Wildcats at Arlington High School on Jan. 11. sists, sevens rebounds and a game-high three steals. Will Abram, Arlington’s junior center, used his 6’9” frame down low to grab three rebounds, tally one block and score eight points
of his own. If you want to come out and root for the Eagles their next home game will be against the Everett Seagulls on Wednesday, Jan. 16, at 7:15 p.m.
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M-P falls to Mountlake Terrace Pet By Andrew Hines sports@northcountyoutlook.com
The Marysville-Pilchuck girls basketball team took on the Mountlake Terrace Hawks on Jan. 8. The Tomahawks got off to a slow start as they allowed the Hawks to go on a 13-5 run throughout the first quarter. In the second quarter, Marysville-Pilchuck managed to double their scoring output from the first, but allowed 12 points to Mountlake Terrace. Heading into halftime, the Hawks continued to hold Pilchuck at bay by a score of 25-15. The second half was more of the same as Mountlake Terrace continued to outscore Marysville-Pilchuck in each of the last two quarters by 9-8 and 12-8, respectively. The Hawks came away with the 46-31 victory over the Tomahawks. “Our program hasn’t won a league game in a couple of years and I thought we would have come out wanting that more from the start. We’re dealing with some injuries and moving
people around, but we’re still working on putting it together and grabbing a couple more wins before the end of the year,” said Marysville-Pilchuck Head Coach Taylor Stevens. Marysville-Pilchuck’s seniors Miriah Summers, Alex Grimm, Georgia Bradley and MacKenzie Konsor showed up to play for their team. Summers put together a doubledouble performance with a game-high 14 points and 13 rebounds. She also added on an assist and a teamhigh three steals. Grimm was second on her team with nine points as well as two assists, six rebounds and two steals. Bradley came off the bench at center for the Tomahawks and scored two points from the free throw line while also grabbing two rebounds and one steal. Konsor wasn’t able to put points on the board but still contributed with three assists, three rebounds and one steal. Madyson Baxter, sophomore, was the only non-senior starter for the Tomahawks and put together an impressive showing. She
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home game will be against their cross-town rival Marysville Getchell Chargers on Friday, Jan. 25, at 7:15 p.m.
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league title, but we’ll see how it all shakes out,” said Marysville-Pilchuck Head Coach Craig Iversen. The Tomahawks had a lot of impressive performances from their team but were highlighted by their seniors Tanner Lauzon and Jonathon Goeden. Lauzon, 126-pounder, earned the first pin of the night against Marysville Getchell’s Taylor Herridge with 27 seconds left in the second round. Goeden, 145, had a quick match as he pinned the Chargers’ Matthew Paquette 57 seconds into the first round. Marysville-Pilchuck’s underclassmen Mauro Bejar, Cayden White and Ikaiki Naweli also stood out with pins of their own. Bejar, junior 170, almost let the match go into the second round but finished on a pin with four seconds left in the first against Getchell’s Andrew Cantu. White,
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Marysville Getchell’s Cody Mitchell, left, shoots for the takedown against Tomahawks’ Mikey Bejar, right, at Marysville-Pilchuck High School on Jan. 10.
sophomore 182, also finished his match in the first round on a pin with 48 seconds left against Edgar Duenas. Naweli, junior 195, went into the second round against Caleb Blonk but managed to finish on a pin with 44 seconds left. “As a team we wrestled tough and we’re progressing. We just got beat by a better team tonight. We’ll start working on more individual stuff as the regular season nears the end. I’m just really proud of how much they’ve grown,” said Marysville Getchell Head Coach John Deaver. The Chargers only senior to win a match was 138-pound Trey Padgett and he finished strong. He went into the third round against the Tomahawks’ Nick Cantu and managed to earn a pin with 46 seconds left. Marysville Getchell’s sophomores Cody Mitchell, Timothy Doroshuk and Cheron Smith contributed heavily. Mitchell, 113-pounder, opened up the first match of the day with a 7-1 decision over Mikey Bejar. Doroshuk, 120, went toe-to-toe with Alex Foster and scored a late takedown to come away with the 8-6 decision. Smith, 220, had the only other pin for the Chargers as he pinned MarysvillePilchuck’s Kamiakin Craig with 22 seconds left in the second round. The Tomahawks have hosted their last home match of the season. However, if you want to come out and cheer for them their next local match will be at Arlington High School where they will take on the Eagles on Friday, Jan. 18, at 7 p.m. The next home match for the Chargers will also be against the Eagles on Thursday, Jan. 24, at 7 p.m.
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ASD will hold State of the District on Jan. 24 By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com
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Arlington Public Schools Superintendent, Dr. Chrys Sweeting, right, talks with community members during the 2017-18 State of the District Address. The 2018-19 State of the District Address will be held Thursday, Jan. 24, at Post Middle School.
Arlington School District Superintendent Chrys Sweeting will deliver her State of the District address on Jan. 24. The event will be held at Post Middle School at 1220 E. 5th St., Arlington. A tour of Post Middle School will begin at 6 p.m. and the State of the District begins at 6:30 p.m. “I will talk about the progress we have made in student achievement and learning,” said Sweeting, along with other topics such as resource stewardship and community engagement. “The whole evening is
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talking about how we help our students learn,” said Sweeting. The State of the District is scheduled to conclude with a student panel discussion with three students from each of the district’s two middle schools. “We incorporate student voices because that is what our programs are all about,” said Sweeting. “We want to have their voice there and I will ask them what is working, what is not working and if they have any suggestions for the district." Students from across the district will also be present for various portions of the event. “We will have students from all levels there,” said Sweeting. Arlington High School AFJROTC students will present the flags, high school culinary arts students will prepare some desserts for attendees and Kent Prairie Elementary’s “Choir on Fire” will be presenting songs throughout the event. Some students will also assist in the tour of Post Middle School. “We really want people to see the needs throughout
the school,” said Sweeting. The Arlington School District is putting a bond on the February ballot that would build a new Post Middle School. “Also, for those who haven’t been in our schools before this is a chance to see what they are like,” said Sweeting. Sweeting said that the community plays an important part of improving local schools, which is why they try to communication open by providing a State of the District every year. This is the 11th year that the district has delivered a State of the District. “We don’t do this alone, we want to be transparent and accountable,” she said. “We want to know what they believe the community’s needs are and if they have any feedback for us to make improvements,” she said. Providing communication is important for keeping a strong relationship, she said. “I really believe that kind of partnership is critical to building community trust and keeping Arlington a great place to learn,” she said.
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Join Marysville Parks, Culture and Recreation on Monday, Jan. 21, for an evening of reflection and remembrance celebrating the
birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. Keynote speaker JJ Frank will begin the program with a brief introduction and review of the civil rights leader and his influence on American history. That will be followed by a showing of the movie Selma (PG-13) which chronicles the historic 1965 voting rights marches from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama. At the conclusion of the movie Frank will then facilitate a short discussion and dialogue period about the movie as well as the current state of affairs in Marysville and beyond. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. and the program begins at 5 p.m. with a brief introduction by JJ Frank, movie presentation and then short discussion and dialogue period. There will be general admission seating. The Marysville Opera House is located at 1225 Third Street, Marysville. There is a $5 suggested donation per person at the door. Open to all ages, however recommended for those 13 years and older. Refreshments will be available. For more information please visit marysvillewa. gov or call 360-363-8400.
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A New Year's resolution for weight loss As a new year begins many people view this time as an opportunity for fresh starts; a chance to refocus, to break bad habits and to make changes for the better. A common goal is to improve one’s health and specifically for many it is weight loss. How often, though, do those well intentioned New Year’s resolutions fade within a few weeks, months or even days? Whether it is the busyness of life or failure to get results that leads to a resolution breakdown, there are ways you can set yourself up for success. First, establish a reasonable goal. Second, come up with a plan. Third, utilize available resources and maintain a positive attitude. Although it may sound like simple common sense, the specifics of those steps can make a big difference. When it comes to setting your goal it is helpful to start small. Instead of one drastic number for the whole year, think about small movements in the scale over a shorter period of time. Not only does this make reaching your goal more attainable, but it is also more beneficial for the long run. Remember you can always set another goal after you achieve your first. Plus, large fast drops often lead to rebound weight gain versus a gradual weight loss of 1-2 lbs. per week which is more ideal for sustained weight management. Really, you don’t even need to have a specific weight loss number in mind, but instead could focus on making healthy food changes or on starting an exercise regimen, not necessarily even at the same time. Think about what is manageable with your current life — do you have the time, money, or other priorities to balance. Finally, it is important for you to have a strong motivation for achieving your goal whether it is health related or just wanting to fit better in your clothes. Be specific if possible; don’t just think “I want to feel better," but instead that you want to have less joint pain or prevent heart disease that runs in your family or be able to do a certain hobby you haven’t been up for doing in a while. Once you have your goal set it is time to plan how you are actually going to make it happen. Just saying “I am going to eat healthier and exercise more” isn’t going to Sure, you love our paper... but don’t forget to
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Dr. Jennalyn McBride cut it. What does your current food intake and activity look like? What specific changes are you going to make? Remember the starting small concept from setting your goal — well it applies here too. If you aren’t currently doing any exercise it can be overwhelming to jump into a plan of 1 hour 5 times a week, so start off with shorter maybe even 10-15 minute segments a few times a week and build from there. Another thing to consider is that oftentimes adding in good habits is easier than breaking bad ones so it can be useful to frame your plan around that concept. For instance, focus on adding in more vegetables and eating them first so that you fill up and by default are not eating as
many carbohydrates. The best way to lose weight and keep it off is to make lifelong changes to improve your overall health, not just go on a 30 day diet or join an 8 week exercise plan and then revert back to the same behaviors as before. It is about developing healthy habits that you can continue. You can use more extreme changes to kickstart weight loss but the foundational lifestyle adjustments need to be made to sustain it long term. That means eating mostly whole food meals with a well balanced nutritional profile; emphasizing vegetables and healthy fats, eating small portions of lean meats and whole grains, and limiting processed foods. It means picking a type of exercise you actually enjoy doing to start and experimenting with different activities to get a balance of cardio, strength and flexibility in your routine. Finally, it is critical to maximize available resources. See your doctor to make sure you have a clean bill of health — double check that there are no medical contraindications to any plan you have formulated as well as
to address conditions such as thyroid disease or mood issues that can interfere with your success. Make use of your smart phone to set reminder alarms or download one of the various fitness apps to guide and track your progress. Talk to you
family and friends for support and even better find a fitness partner to make changes with you. Lastly, consult a reliable source such as a naturopathic doctor or certified nutritionist for specific nutrition and natural supplements rec-
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Dr. Jennalyn McBride is a Naturopathic Doctor at Northwest Center for Optimal Health in Marysville, WA. Contact her at 360651-9355 or info@ncoh.net.
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January 16, 2019 - January 22, 2019 NORTH COUNTY OUTLOOK
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Forget about 'learning' in 2019
Forget about learning? I know that sounds like strange advice coming from a teacher, but think about this: Have you ever tried looking at a faint star in the night sky? If so, you know that gazing directly at it will cause it to disappear. It is only by looking a little off to the side that you can actually begin to see it. This principle applies to other areas as well. For example, we all know that the more we strive to find happiness directly, the more it tends to elude us. It is only when we stop trying so hard to be happy and start doing those things that really matter to us that happiness comes as a wonderful byproduct. The same is true for finding love, developing friendships, enjoying music, riding a bike, etc. The more we focus on the mechanics of the activity, the more awkward and difficult it becomes. Contrary to the way we often do things in education, this is the case with learning as well. John Dewey suggested that we “give the pupils something to do, not something to learn; and the doing is of such a nature as to demand thinking; learning naturally results.” In other words, learning is a natural by-product of meaningful action. So what kinds of actions will naturally produce the learning we are after? I am thinking of things like: n Exploring n Questioning n Discovering
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n Creating n Connecting n Understanding n Challenging n Risking n Excelling n Caring n Playing n Laughing These are just a few ways of interacting with the world and with each other that naturally lead to growth. Our job is to create schools and classrooms that nurture these experiences. For better or worse, they are not conducive to easy measurement or standardized prescriptions. In fact, they are more likely to be destroyed by our wellmeaning attempts to force or quantify them. My 17-year-old son and I were talking the other day about the experience of achieving excellence in something that matters to you. He is an avid (and very talented) video gamer. After our conversation he texted me that “it’s not about being the master, it’s about the feeling of pushing yourself and expanding the range of your abilities. When you’re truly passion-
ate about something, your drive shouldn’t stop at being the best. It’s about the pure excitement from just experiencing it. I don’t get driven to keep playing my games because I’m good at them. I’m driven to play them because I feel this wonder and love for whatever game I’m involved in.” Passion? Excitement? Wonder? Love? These are not experiences we typically associate with school, but why not? Maybe if we focused less on “learning” in the traditional sense and more on doing things that bring our children alive, then these would become the norm. As we move forward into the new year, let me leave you with a suggestion for evaluating what our students are doing in their classrooms. I call this the Five-Way Test (inspired by the Four-Way Test of Rotary International and by the Marysville School District mission statement): 1) Does it engage? 2) Does it inspire? 3) Does it empower? 4) Does it connect? 5) Does it respect? When we can answer “yes” to these questions, then we can trust that the learning is taking care of itself. Happy 2019! Jim Strickland is a teacher at Marysville Getchell High School’s Transition Program and an advocate of Student Centered Education. He can be reached at livedemocracy@hotmail.com.
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Solomon George "Botch" Spencer Sr. Solomon "Botch" George Spencer Sr., 35 of Tulalip, WA, passed away January 5, 2019. Botch was born Febr u ar y 2, 1983 in Everett, WA, to Vivian Ann S p e n c e r. He completed the Tero Construction class and diving class. He loved working in construction, enjoyed working out and loved being on the water as a diver, crabber and fisherman with his family and friends. Botch loved his wife dearly: loved his mother even more; his sisters; and all of his children. He was a proud father of his first born son and he loved hanging out with his cousins and family. He is survived by his wife, Magdelina Spencer; first born son, Solomon George Spencer Jr. (Aka Baby, Bobo); daughters, Daisha, Eliana, Avaughnei; two step sons, Martyn and Avery Young; his mother, Vivian Spencer; his sister, Tara; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by unborn baby son, Spencer; brother, Antonio Spencer; grandparents, Richard George Spencer Sr. and Mary Johnny Spencer; aunts, Ruthie, Sophie, Rose, Mary, Shirley, Harriet, Velma; and uncles, Steve, Neil, Richard Jr. and Charles.
Loren Gene Martin Loren Gene Martin, left his family too soon while resting peacefully at home. Born Oct. 6, 1965 to Kathy Craft and Jerry Loyd Martin. Loren was creative & t a l e nt e d , he loved to be around his family, especially his children, making every effort to spend time with those he loved. He love to tease and trick those he loved. His favorite past time was to WATCH SEAHAWKS FOOTBALL, golf with his buddies, beading, camping, long walks, concerts, eating out and movies. He loved cars, especially his first Trans Am, he got really mad when the girls used nail polish to make it pretty. He worked as a detailer with his friend Torry Parker over the years and exercised his sovereignty through fishing and forestry. He also worked at the first Tulalip casino as Lot Patrol. s. Preceded in death by the love of his life Wendy Ann Martin, his father Jerry Loyd Martin, grandparents Isabelle and Jack Myers. He leaves behind his amazing children Maria Martin (Michael Rios), and Nicholas Martin, his mother Kathy Craft and his brother Beau Craft. Besties Terry and Barbara Parker, Barry Hatch, and Cousin Christie Baker.
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January 16, 2019 - January 22, 2019 NORTH COUNTY OUTLOOK
Count of homeless population needs volunteers on Jan. 23 By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com
Volunteers are encouraged to help assess the local homeless population during this year’s Point in Time Count on Jan. 23. The Arlington Community Resource Center will also be providing services for homeless individuals during the day from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Suds & Duds Laundry Center in Smokey Point at 3131 Smokey Point Dr. The Point in Time Count is a national survey meant to count homeless populations in all areas of the U.S. “We need volunteers to help conduct surveys in Arlington, Marysville, Lake Stevens and Smokey Point,” said Nikki Rossiter, volunteer and community engagement coordinator at Housing Hope and the volunteer coordinator for the north Snohomish County region for the count. The count measures the number of people who were without shelter the previous night and helps indicate how much need for homelessness resources there are in various areas. “This information is critical in helping our elected officials measure the number and needs of homeless individuals so that they can direct government funding to programs that help address these needs. The more accurate the information we receive, and the more people we can survey, means potentially more financial resources to help public and nonprofit organizations,” said Rossiter. Volunteer shifts begin with training at Village Community Services in Arlington at 3210 Smokey Point Dr.
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Paul Olson, left, and Stacy LeFlam, volunteers at last year’s Point in Time Count in Arlington, look at one of the maps used to coordinate volunteer outreach efforts during the day on Jan. 23, 2018. “Volunteers will be trained at the beginning of their shift on how to conduct the Point in Time surveys, what to do during the interaction with the individual experiencing homelessness, how to ask for permission to lead them through the survey and how to put their mind at ease about who this information will be given to and why,” said Rossiter. After the training, they will be sent to various areas with maps showing the known homeless encampments. Rossiter said that volunteers are asked to take a four-hour shift, either from 8 a.m. to noon, noon to 4 p.m. or 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. “At the end of their shift they will come back to the volunteer staging area in Smokey Point to turn in sur-
veys and sign out,” she said. Volunteers can do an additional shift, although they should come back to sign-in again, she said. “We ask for cell phone numbers so that we can call people on the day of the count if they did not sign out after their shift. We want to make sure that they are safe,” said Rossiter. Interested volunteers can sign up at housinghope.org/volunteer-yourtime. Homeless individuals can also come to Suds & Duds Laundry Center to receive services or fill out a survey during the day of the count. There will be free care packages that include clothing and other items, as well as free laundry service available to homeless individuals.
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SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR SNOHOMISH COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: DOROTHY E. STURGEON, Deceased, NO. 19-4-00048-31, PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS, RCW 11.40.030
SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR SNOHOMISH COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: MARY ELIZABETH NEWLAND a/k/a MARIBETH NEWLAND, deceased, NO. 18-4-02191-31, PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS, RCW 11.40.030
SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR SNOHOMISH COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: EDWIN N. BECK, Deceased, NO. 19-4-00049-31, PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS, RCW 11.40.030
SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE ADOPTION You are hereby notified that on January 7, 2019, the City Council of the City of Arlington, Washington, did adopt Ordinance No. 2019-001 entitled,
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: January 16, 2019 Personal Representative: Ann Marie Sturgeon Swannack Attorney for Personal Representative: Bradley E. Neunzig, WSBA #22365 Address for Mailing or Service: P.O. Box 188, 103 North Street, Arlington, WA 98223
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: January 16, 2019. Personal Representative: SI NEWLAND, also known as GEORGE SIMON NEWLAND JR Attorney for Personal Representative: Steven J. Peiffle, WSBA #14704 Address for Mailing or Service: P.O. Box 188, 103 North Street, Arlington, WA 98223
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: January 16, 2019 Personal Representative: Mark L. Beck Attorney for Personal Representative: Steven J. Peiffle, WSBA #14704 Address for Mailing or Service: P.O. Box 188, 103 North Street, Arlington, WA 98223
“AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ARLINGTON, WASHINGTON ADDING CHAPTER 2.120 TO THE ARLINGTON MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO THE ROLES AND DUTIES OF THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DIRECTOR”
Court of probate proceedings and cause number: Snohomish County Superior Court, Cause No. 19-4-00048-31
Court of probate proceedings and cause number: Snohomish County Superior Court, Cause No. 18-4-02192-31
Court of probate proceedings and cause number: Snohomish County Superior Court, Cause No. 19-4-00049-31
This ordinance is effective five days from passage and publication, except as otherwise specified in the ordinance. The full text of the ordinance is available to interested persons and will be mailed upon request. Erin M. Keator, City Clerk, City of Arlington
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For newborns through 18 months. Caregiver required. Held Tuesdays, Jan. 22 - 29, beginning at 10:30 a.m., at the Arlington Library, 135 N. Washington Ave.
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Trained, non-attorney, counselors from the Washington Tenants' Union will present information and be on hand to answer your housing-related questions. Registration is encouraged. Held Thursday, Jan. 24, beginning at 5 p.m., at the Arlington Library, 135 N. Washington Ave.
Class of 1979 Reunion: Marysville Pilchuck High School Class of 1979 40year reunion will be held July 27, 2019, at the Marysville Opera House, 3-10 p.m. and will include dinner and fun. RSVP required by 4/28/2019. Cost is $65 per person. For ticket and more information email Classof79-40@hotmail.com.
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www.northcountyoutlook.com Jan. 16 - Jan. 22 Preschool Storytime: Let imaginations run wild with fun books, sing-along songs, and creative activities that prepare young minds for the adventures of reading. For ages 3 to 5 years. Caregiver required. Held Wednesdays, Jan. 16 - 30, beginning at 10:30 a.m., at the Arlington Library, 135 N. Washington Ave. STARS Training SeriesStorytelling, Enhanced - A New Twist To An Ancient Art: Explore ways of adding movement, imagination, and creativity to oral storytelling to transform circle time. 2 STARS cred-
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Toddler Storytime: Jump and bounce into a magical world of stories music and movements that nurture the desire to read in toddlers. For ages 19 months
Baby Storytime: Wiggle and giggle with your baby through silly stories, happy songs, rhymes, and activities that inspire a love of reading. Playtime follows.
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Teens Make-It - Dewey Decimal Cupcake Challenge: We’ve got cupcakes, you've got creativity. Come compete in our first ever Dewey Decimal Cupcake Challenge. Held Thursday, Jan. 24, beginning at 3 p.m., at the Arlington Library, 135 N. Washington Ave. Yoga Calm: In today's highspeed, media-saturated, over-scheduled world, creating a happy, healthy homelife can be a challenge. Yoga Calm helps children develop resilience, imagination, confidence, focus and selfcontrol, key traits that help create a much calmer and more positive home. This is an inclusive and accessible yoga class; all abilities and barriers are welcome. This course may be great in particular for children who have ADHD, autism and anxiety, and their families. Yoga Calm will be held Saturday, Jan. 26, beginning at 10: 30 a.m., at the Marysville Library, 6120 Grove St. Presented by Sarah Knudsen. Please preregister as
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Waggin’ Tales: Read a tale or two with Arlington's favorite registered therapy pets. For children and families. Held Saturday, Jan. 26, 11 a.m. to noon, at the Arlington Library, 135 N. Washington Ave.
ONGOING EVENTS 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, 360-6530155. 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.
Pills Anonymous Meeting: Do you now, or have you ever had a problem with prescription pills. If so, the join the new book study Pills Anonymous Meeting. Held on Mondays, 5-6 p.m., at the Peace Lutheran Church, 1717 Larson Rd., in Silvana. For more information contact Barry at 951212-4080 or Virginia at 360631-5142. Pills Anonymous is a fellowship of mine and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other so they may solve their common problem and help others recover from pill addiction. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop using pills.
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Marysville Getchell High School student and Environmental Club member Marissa Manley demonstrates how water bottles currently get filled at the school on Jan. 10.
project is to encourage students to avoid using plastic water bottles that are often thrown away. “We won’t waste as much plastic if we encourage people to use reusable bottles,” said Environmental Club member Marissa Manley. “Our overall goal is to reduce BPA-infused water bottles that get thrown away,” said Environmental Club member Chris Shreves. BPA, or bisphenol A, comes from plastic water bottles and it can disrupt ocean habitats by getting into the water, said Chris Shreves. Environmental Club member Marilyn Dotson said that the plastic that seeps into the water from the bottles isn’t good for human bodies either. “When we drink out of the plastic water bottles instead of the metal ones, it puts plastic inside of our bodies. When we throw away those
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bottles that plastic goes into the ocean, so it’s a lose-lose,” she said. The water bottle refilling stations will also be an improvement for students over the water fountains they use now. “Filling up water bottles at the regular fountains is kind of annoying to do,” said Environmental Club member Trey Fagan. Nicholas Shreves said that it can take up a lot of the passing period for students. “We only have five minute passing time and filling up water bottles right now you have to sit at the water fountain and let it fill up. That also creates puddles most of the time and we’ve had kids slip,” he said. There are also sanitary concerns. “Water fountains are a big cesspool of germs … so with this it will be better for the environment and for us,” said Environmental Club member Michael Hodges. “This project is to allow students to have fresh, clean water,” said Environmental Club member Megan
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Ashlock. Environmental Club member Morgan Wright began earlier this year raising funds to put in one station at the school’s gym/cafeteria building as part of a Girl Scout Gold Award project. “Mowrer and I have been working closely with that so hopefully we’ll be able to put them in at the same time,” she said. The club decided to take on the project of putting a station in every building at the school. “We haven’t been going too long, but it’s pretty successful right now. Of course it will probably get stressful toward the end,” said Chris Shreves. The crowdfunding has already raised enough for one station. Environmental Club member Trey Fagan said they are getting word out and creating forms for students to take home to raise awareness of the project. “Once that gets going I think it will be a lot better,” he said.
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Bare root roses have arrived A lot happens beT h e hind the scenes in a process garden center in the isn’t commonth of January Most plicated of it isn’t very glamorbut it takes ous and frankly is just a crew of 5 plain hard work. The to 6 hardy By Steve Smith weather is always cold souls to and usually wet, sometimes make it all happen in an even snowy. And yet, the orderly and efficient manarrival and planting of bare ner. The roses come in root roses is one of those bundles of five per variety activities that is probably and the first step is to finish the most looked forward the pruning. You see, back to for garden center em- in the fall these roses were ployees — a rite of passage ripped out of the ground some would say. Even after from some farm — usu30 years, I still get excited ally in California, but also when the 53 foot long semi Arizona, Canada, or the delivers our 10 humongous Midwest — where all the boxes of roses and we start remaining soil was washed potting them up. This ritual off the roots and they were (which is truly a labor of sorted into number one love) always marks the be- grade or below. They were ginning of the new season then labeled, bundled and for me and my staff. run through a giant cut-
ter (think of a machine like a paper cutter) where the roots and the tops were chopped down to a manageable size to fit into boxes for shipping. After all this abuse, they were packed into a cold storage unit for the remainder of the winter until it was time to be shipped. Once the roses are removed from their boxes, our experienced team prunes off any broken branches or roots and reduces the limbs to three or four strong stems that are 8 to 10 inches long. They are then potted into a specially formulated potting mix and top dressed with a slow release fertilizer. Admittedly, they don’t look like much at this stage, but by now the crew has bonded with them and
formed a relationship that will continue through the first new signs of growth in spring until they come into full bloom in late May or early June (at which time we all hope an enthusiastic gardener will take them home). I guess you could say it is a love/hate relationship in that we are just as excited to see them go to a new home as we were back in January to see them arrive. Our crew can usually pot up around 500 roses on a good day, and despite sore backs and cold, bloodied hands, once the roses are in place there is a good deal of pride in the end product. They are now our “children” and we will nurture them for the next five months until they get adopted by someone like you who loves
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The arrival and planting of bare root roses is always something to look forward to. plants as much as we do. For gardeners who want to introduce some summer color and fragrance into their gardens, roses are hard to beat. With the proper care they will bloom from May into late fall, and sometimes even in December. You get a lot of bang for your buck with today’s modern roses and believe it or not, this is the best time
to select and plant them while they are still dormant and easily removed from their pots to be plunged into your garden Give them a little love, and they will flourish for years to come.
Steve Smith is the owner of Sunnyside Nursery in Marysville, WA and can be reached at info@sunnysidenursery.net.