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Marysville Mayor discusses city's plans for 2019 By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com
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Members of the North County Chapter of the Bandidos Motorcycle Club donate food from their December food drive to the Marysville Community Food Bank. From left, Bandido Roadman Will Holloway, Marysville food bank CPA Robyn Warren, food bank director Dell Deierling and Bandido Milkman Josh Leathers.
Bandidos collect food for Marysville Food Bank
More than 3,700 pounds of food were collected by the local motorcycle club By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com The North County Chapter of the Bandidos Motorcycle Club helped to collect more than 3,700 pounds of food for the Marysville Community Food Bank this December. The club’s food drive was held on Dec. 15 in Marysville at the Lucky 13 Saloon and helped to bring in a total of around 3,760 pounds of food in addition to $1,461 raised from items auctioned at their event. This was the first time that the local club has decided to put on a holiday food drive and Bandido Milkman Josh Leathers, a member of the club and one of the main organizers of the event, was happy with how it went. “Overall I believe that the food
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Members of the North County Chapter of the Bandidos Motorcycle Club and others carry some of the food gathered during the club’s food drive. From left, Casper James Jennings, Bandido Probationary Roach Scott Caudel and Bandido Probationary Wizard Tol McAleese. drive was a success,” he said. The club had decided they wanted to help locals this holiday season and decided to try a food drive. “We wanted to give back to the
community so we chose to give to the local food bank,” said Leathers. “They do a lot of good work for See FOOD on page 2
As 2018 comes to an end Marysville Mayor Jon Nehring said that city officials used the year to set up a number of projects that will begin in 2019. “It was a good year for Marysville and I think the thing we’re excited about is that several of the major projects that we’ve wanted to do are funded and set for construction in the next couple of years,” he said. Those plans include upcoming transportation construction, the city’s new public safety building and some improvements to local trails. The state funding for a new interchange in southern Marysville between I-5 and SR-529 was secured a few years ago but will now be coming to the city in 2019. “This will finally give us a way in and out of the city that doesn’t go through the trains,” said Nehring. The Fourth Street entrance into the downtown and 88th Street are two of the city’s biggest traffic problems and Nehring hopes that a new interchange will help with the former. “Most people use Exit 199 and it causes a lot of traffic, especially when there’s a train coming through,” said Nehring. “It will split off a lot of traffic that is crowding out the Fourth Street exit,” he said. The city will also be put-
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It was a good year for Marysville and I think the thing we're excited about is that several of the major projects that we've wanted to do are funded and set for construction in the next couple of years.
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ting money toward a First Street bypass project, which will allow commuters taking that new interchange to drive on an alternate route to east Marysville. “The First Street bypass will allow you to come right off that interchange and take a right,” said Nehring. “It will get you in Sunnyside or up to Highway 9,” he said. City officials hopes to begin the bypass project
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Marysville police are looking for multiple individuals who opened fire at suspected shoplifters leaving the Marysville Coastal store on Dec. 22. “About 2 p.m. Saturday [Dec. 22] reports of shots fired at the Coastal store came in to our department,” said Mark Thomas, one of the Marysville Police Department’s public information officers. “Obviously, getting reports of shots fired a couple of days before Christmas in a public place is going to have a very significant police response,” he said. Police arrived at the scene quickly and took interviews of witnesses, said Thomas. “One individual tried to intervene to stop the shoplifters,” and followed the suspected shoplifters out to their car, he said. According to Thomas this individual drew his weapon and placed it in the “low-ready position” which would be visible but pointed toward the ground. “The passenger told the driver that ‘he’s not going
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the less fortunate in the community,” he said. The collected food helps the Marysville Community Food Bank provide their Christmas baskets to local
to shoot us,’ and they drove off,” said Thomas. As the two suspected shoplifters left they struck the individual with their car. That particular individual never fired his gun and stayed at the scene to deliver a police statement, said Thomas. “However, a couple other individuals were around and did take out their firearms and shot at the vehicle,” he said. As the vehicle was leaving the tires were flattened because of the shots. Because of that the car was not able to get far and after a K9 search the two suspects in the shoplifting were apprehended. Many of the suspected stolen items were in the car, while a couple of the other items were recovered outside, nearby to the vehicle, possibly thrown out at the time, said Thomas. The two suspects are now being held and charged with robbery instead of theft. “As soon as they struck the individual with the car it becomes robbery because they are using force or the threat of force,” said Thomas. The customers who opened fire on the suspectindividuals and families in need. The food bank typically serves more than 500 families during their Christmas basket giveaways each year. Food drives during the holidays also help stock the food bank going into next year as well, said Dell Deier-
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Marysville police investigate the Dec. 22 shooting at the Marysville Coastal store. ed shoplifters left the scene of the incident are now being asked to contact the Marysville Police Department for a statement. “They left before police arrived and we can see on security camera footage one of them leaving just as police are getting there, so there was certainly an opportunity to stop and contact an officer,” said Thomas. Thomas said that gunowners must stick around to talk to police officers when they use their weapons. “If you’re a lawful gunowner and you use it in de-
fense of yourself or others, it is your responsibility to stick around and talk to the police,” he said. “Anytime someone is firing a weapon in a crowded public place, that is a grave concern,” he said. The police department has put a lot of work into investigation of the shooting, said Thomas. “We have spent lots of man hours on this because we take it very seriously, and we would not have had to had these individuals remained at the scene to answer questions,” he said.
ling, director of the Marysville Community Food Bank. Donations, such as from the Bandidos Motorcycle Club, help the food bank continue serving into the new year and typically keep the shelves stocked for months to come.
“The Marysville Community Food Bank provides groceries to about 300 families on an average week,” said Deierling. “Nearly one person in 10 in Marysville/Tulalip/Lakewood utilizes the food bank at least once during the course of the year,” he said. Leathers said he was glad that people came together to work on the food drive. “I would say I enjoyed bringing everyone together in the community, including motorcycle clubs and other civilians,” he said. Deierling appreciated the help from the local club as well. “It was incredible to ride up to the Lucky 13 Saloon and see rows of Harley Davidsons, a flurry of bikers socializing and a trailer awaiting the bounty of food that was stacked inside the bar and being carried up to a scale to be weighed,” he said. “This was an amazing first-time event that I sure hope becomes and annual tradition.” Leathers said that the club is currently considering if they should run the food drive again next year. “We are looking into that right now and will have a decision in the next couple of months,” he said.
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Dave Kraski named Arlington Fire Chief By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com
Longtime Arlington Fire Department member Dave Kraski was appointed Fire Chief for the department on Dec. 17. Kraski had been serving as acting fire chief for the last 15 months. “It’s funny because people have asked how the new job is, but it’s really the same as I have been doing for the last year,” he said. “It was exciting to make it official and move forward,” he said. Kraski began volunteering at the fire department in 1991 and was hired as a firefighter in 1995. In 1999 he was promoted to captain where he had served until 2017, when former Deputy Chief Tom Cooper retired and Kraski took over the role. “I was excited for it, although a little reluctant because I enjoyed what I was doing before,” said Kraski. Just a couple of months later former Fire Chief Bruce Stedman left the department for a different agency. “The end of 2017 certainly had a lot of challenges,” said Kraski, as he adjusted first to the Deputy Chief position and then stepped into the acting Fire Chief role. “But it was fun and rewarding at the same time,” he said. Kraski said 2018 went well for the department and that they “got a lot of
things done in many different areas.” The department reorganized their EMS contracts with neighboring districts like Silvana, Arlington Heights, Darrington and Oso where they provide some emergency support. “We re-did all their EMS contracts because over the decades they were all different,” said Kraski. “It’s now a fee structure based on usage, which had never been done before,” he said. Two new aid cars were brought into the department in 2018, said Kraski. Arlington Fire was also able to surplus a number of vehicles. “We weren’t using them anymore and it was nice because we needed the space,” he said. For the future of the department, Kraski said that they will continue to look for opportunities to partner with other nearby districts. “Nationwide there is a lot of consolidation going on and there is not as much need for every community to have their own fire department,” he said. Although talks to form a Regional Fire Authority with the Marysville Fire District failed, Kraski said they have been strengthening a partnership with North County RFA, a Regional Fire Authority that covers Stanwood, areas around Silvana and areas north of the city of Arlington. “In early 2019 we’re hir-
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ing a medical services administrator and they’re hiring a fire marshal. We both have the need for those positions, but neither of us have the funding or the workload,” said Kraski. “So we’re going to share them … the two will work in both jurisdictions,” he said. North County RFA and the Arlington Fire Department plan to share a community resource paramedic later in the year as well. “If the crews are reporting seeing an individual more frequently than they should, a community resource paramedic can go out and see what is going on,” said Kraski. The purpose is to see if anything can help reduce emergencies, for example
providing handrails to prevent an elderly individual from falling injuries if they are frequently calling paramedics for those types of emergencies, said Kraski. “That is an exciting program because it should help decrease call volume,” he said. Kraski said his favorite part of working in Arlington and in the local fire department has been the community ties, which he plans to keep supporting. “We have a very strong community tie, for example the Santa Run,” he said. That event is put on by volunteers from the fire department and around the city. “This year was a record amount of food, with over 10,000 pounds,” said Kraski.
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The Arlington Fire Department’s recently appointed Fire Chief Dave Kraski in front of an emergency aid vehicle at Station 48 on Dec. 28.
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Everett pummels Lakewood 81-36 By Andrew Hines sports@northcountyoutlook.com
The Lakewood girls basketball team opened up the Cougars Holiday Tourney as they took on the Everett Seagulls on Dec. 27. The Seagulls got off to a fast start against the Cougars as they forced turn-
overs and seemed to score at will. Through the first quarter Lakewood slipped behind and continued to widen that gap as Everett entered the second quarter up 24-9. The rest of the first half was a little more promising for the Cougars as they scored 15, but they still allowed 25 more points
by Everett. At halftime, the Seagulls led by more than double with a score of 49-24. The second half was more of the same as Everett scored 32 more points while only allowing 12 to the Cougars. The Seagulls came away with the dominate victory of 81-36. “It’s not going to get any
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Riley Molloy, Cougars’ senior guard, uses her speed to get past the Seagulls’ defender at Lakewood High School on Dec. 27.
easier and we have a lot of things to work on. We have some young players that are learning as they go, but we have some older kids that need to take more of a leadership role. Our league is very tough so hopefully we can bounce back during the rest of the tourney,” said Lakewood Head Coach Chris Walster. Lakewood was led by their core of upperclassmen which included Riley Molloy, Malia Ryden and Myriam Frechilla. Molloy, senior guard, came off the bench to put up seven points, one assist and one rebound. Ryden, senior guard, led the team in points, 12, while tallying two made threes, one assist, two rebounds, one block and one steal. The Cougars junior exchange student from Spain, Frechilla, was second on the team in points with eight as well as having one three-pointer, three assists, five rebounds, one block and one steal. The Cougars’ freshman duo of Jasmine Graham and Malia Schroeder contributed across the stat
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Cougars’ senior guard Malia Ryden brings the ball up the court against Everett at Lakewood High School on Dec. 27.
sheet. Graham came in off the bench and scored two points, grabbed four rebounds and one steal. Schroeder only scored two points as well but tallied two assists, five rebounds
and one steal. If you want to come out and support the Cougars their next home game will be against the Mount Baker Mountaineers on Thursday, Jan. 3, at 7:15 p.m.
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Arlington tops Issaquah By Andrew Hines sports@northcountyoutlook.com
The Arlington boys basketball team hosted the Issaquah Eagles in a tough physical matchup on Dec. 27. Arlington got off to a slow start as Issaquah opened the game on a 6-0 run. After falling behind early, the
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Arlington’s senior shooting guard Caden Smith breaks down the Issaquah defense as he looks for the open pass at Arlington High School on Dec. 27.
Arlington Eagles began to run a fullcourt press, generating a lot of turnovers and scoring on the fast-break. Through the rest of the quarter Arlington outscored Issaquah 25-11 and went into the second quarter up 2517. The rest of the first half was controlled by Arlington as they displayed incredible team chemistry, heading into halftime up 47-32. Coming into the third quarter Arlington kept their momentum going as they stayed locked in on the defensive end and kept their efficiency scoring the ball. By the end of the quarter Arlington extended their lead to 24 points with a score of 6642. Through most of the fourth quarter the Arlington Eagles played their second unit as Issaquah outscored them 30-20. Even with the high scoring output from the Issaquah Eagles, Arlington came away with the 86-72 victory. “I felt like we had a breakout game in us and we had it tonight. I had been micromanaging so far this season, with all of the injuries we have been dealing with, but tonight I wanted to let them go to their spots. I’m really proud of our guys tonight and we’re starting to find our flow on both
ends. We have a saying, ‘we want to win everything’ and we never let the gas off,” said Arlington Head Coach Nick Brown. The Eagles were led by Anthony Whitis, Josh Gutierrez and Will Abram. Whitis, senior point guard, tied for the team-high in points with 20 and was on his way to a triple-double with seven rebounds and eight assists. Gutierrez, senior small forward, was the other Eagle to score 20 with three three-pointers, three dunks, one rebound, four assists and three steals. Abram, junior center, came in off the bench to score 16, tallying five dunks, two rebounds, one assist and one steal. Arlington also had two more seniors contribute at a very high level in Griffin Gardoski and Caden Smith. Gardoski, senior forward, put up double-digit points, 11, with five rebounds, five assists and one steal. Smith, senior shooting guard, hit three shots from beyond the arc for nine points as well as adding on one rebound, two assists and two steals. If you want to cheer on the Eagles their next home game will be against the Lynnwood Royals on Monday, Jan. 9, at 7:15 p.m.
Chargers fall to Seahawks By Andrew Hines sports@northcountyoutlook.com
The Marysville Getchell boys basketball teamed battled the Anacortes Seahawks during the EvCC holiday tournament on Dec. 28. The Seahawks opened the game on a tear as they went on a 14-2 run before the first timeout was called. They kept their defensive pressure high and forced a lot of turnovers as they closed out the first quarter up 17-2. In the second quarter the Chargers began to find some space to score but couldn’t hit from midrange efficiently. Marysville Getchell scored 15 before halftime, increasing their total to 17, but allowed 27 in the quarter to fall behind 44-17. The Chargers started out the second half on a promising 4-0 run but Anacortes quickly reclaimed the momentum and took over the game once again. Through the rest of the second half the Seahawks outscored Marysville Getchell 36-18 and came away with the 80-35 victory.
“We’re using this tournament to learn how to win before we get back into the league games after the break. Teams are going to look to do things against Malakhi Knight because he has been doing a lot for us and he is a really special player. The main thing we need to take from this game is to have everyone else to step up and be willing to make plays,” said Marysville Getchell Head Coach Corby Schuh. The Chargers were led by their electric sophomore shooting guard Malakhi Knight. He scored a teamhigh 12 points while filling up the stat sheet with one three-pointer, two assists, three rebounds and one block. Their senior core of Lul William, Caleb Koellmer and Chase Showalter also contributed to the scoreboard. William grabbed a team-high four rebounds to go along with six points. Koellmer scored two points with two rebounds and two assists. Showalter scored three points on the only other made three-pointer
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Arlington’s senior point guard Anthony Whitis takes the contact from the Eagles and nails the layup at Arlington High School on Dec. 27.
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Rotary honors two MG students By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com The Marysville Rotary Club recognized two Marysville Getchell High School students for their volunteer work and community service this December. Getchell seniors Tina Do and Kiarra Green were given the Marysville Rotary Community Service Recognition Award. Students are recognized for their volunteer efforts for local organizations and are nominated and chosen by counselors at their
school. Members of the Marysville Rotary Club came out this December to present the award during class time for the two Marysville Getchell High School students. “A couple of us got together and thought it would be an awesome idea to bust into their classrooms (of course with admin. approval) and surprise the students that are chosen by counselors based on what they do in the community and school,” said Daryn Bundy, a member of the Marysville Rotary Club.
Tina Do has a GPA of around 3.9 to 4.0 and is a member of the Rotary Key Club, the youth chapter of the Rotary that focuses on service to the community. “She works with individuals to grow their leadership skills. She volunteers at her church and dedicates numerous hours of community service, both in school and in our community,” said Bundy. The other award winner is Kiarra Green who has a 3.96 GPA currently and also volunteers at a variety of local organizations. “Kiarra volunteers at the Marysville YMCA and helps in many ways with students and her church group,” said Bundy. “Her goal is to become a pediatric surgeon and to join a group such as Doctors Without Borders and help low-income families,” he said. The Marysville Rotary Club works with local businesses to recognize students who do a lot of work to help
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by the end of the year and the interchange the end of 2019 or the beginning of 2020. A couple other transportation projects are also getting off the ground, said Nehring, but are further away.
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Marysville Rotary Club member Daryn Bundy, center, presents Kiarra Green, left, and Tina Do with the Marysville Rotary Community Service Recognition Award. improve their community through volunteering or other means. “As far as the program, we have been running it for a number of years. Les Schwab of Marysville has partnered with Rotary to
promote community service with our youth,” said Bundy. The Rotary provides students with a $100 check in recognition of their work. “We make it known that we aren’t paying for their
services, but we are making it known to all that it pays in many ways to serve and volunteer. It has been a total success and the students really appreciate being recognized in front of their peers,” said Bundy.
Planning to expand State Avenue to five lanes from 100th Street to 116th Street will begin as some funding for that project has been secured. That section of State Avenue is the last part of the street that is not five lanes. “Anytime you have a five-lane corridor and it scrunches down to three
lanes, it creates a congestion point,” said Nehring. Design work for a potential Grove Street over crossing is also in the works. Although the city does not have funding for the construction yet, Nehring said that local officials hope to obtain some in the next couple of years. The city’s new public safety building, which will house the city jail and be the main station for the Marysville Police Department, is also scheduled to start construction this year. Marysville voters approved a 0.1 percent sales tax this summer to construct the building, which will be near Comeford Park. “We haven’t raised the city’s portions of property taxes in about a decade,” said Nehring, “so we don’t go to the citizens unless it’s really needed.” The last public safety building was approved by voters in the 1980s. “We were a city of 10,000 and the police department was a fraction of what it is now,” said Nehring. “It just wouldn’t be worth it to put the money into that building when it wouldn’t be adequate,” he said. The city remains one of the only in the region with a jail, which Nehring said is
important for their philosophy of criminal enforcement. “It’s important for us to continue have a jail facility into the future,” he said. City officials hope to put the project out to bid in the spring and begin construction in the fall. The old building will likely be sold off, said Nehring, although it is currently jointly used by the Marysville Fire District (a separate entity from the city), so those issues will have to be worked out. Recreation projects like the Bayview Trail and Ebey Waterfront Trail also have planned improvements coming into 2019. The final two stages of the Ebey Waterfront Trail are scheduled for the upcoming year. “In my time here that’s been one of the most popular trails or parks that we’ve done,” said Nehring. “It opens up a part of Marysville that a good chunk of our population never gets to see.” The extensions will provide more area for locals to walk along the estuary. “You’ll have longer walks on either side when you want to come in off Sunnyside or coming from the Ebey Waterfront Park area,” said Nehring.
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LEGAL NOTICE SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE ADOPTION \You are hereby notified that on December 17, 2018, the City Council of the City of Arlington, Washington, did adopt Ordinance No. 2018-012 entitled, “AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING THE 2018 BUDGET OF THE CITY OF ARLINGTON; PROVIDING TRANSFER AND ADJUSTMENT AUTHORITY AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY” 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. Kristin Banfield, City Clerk, City of Arlington
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Buddy Up to achieve wellness goals Here we goal again. It's resolution time, but wouldn't it be great if we had a better way to achieve our wellness goals? Rather than setting new resolutions every January, only to be frustrated when we start and stop and finally fizzle out, let's make this time stick by finding a buddy and becoming an Ideal Duo. You need a great buddy for your weight loss efforts and studies prove it. "Those who reported higher levels of teammate social influence increased their odds of achieving a clinically significant weight loss by 37 percent" according to an NCBI PubMed study. How to find a weight loss buddy Finding a good fit for your buddy is crucial to your success. You need to find someone as motivated and engaged as you so that when times get tough, they are there to lift you up. What you don’t want is a buddy who will go down the sabotage road with you. It’s not a good path to be on. Look for similar goals and motivation level Even if you and your buddy have a different amount of weight to lose, the two of you working to get there by summer is working toward a similar goal. The same is true with your joint motivation; it's no fun to feel like the "Debby Downer" when your buddy wants to go off track. Sometimes you will each need a boost of motivation, and that’s to be expected. After all, that’s the purpose of a buddy, to lift you when you are down. What’s your weakness Another thing to consider when looking for your buddy is your weaknesses. Are you a stress eater, do you tend to lack motivation, do you get bored or resentful of being on your weight loss plan after a while? You want to have a buddy who is strong in that area. If you know you don't have good follow through, and your buddy doesn't either, you may both end up quitting before you
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have even begun. You need someone to balance you out so if you have trouble with follow through, find a buddy who is solid in that area. Are they reliable Reliability is vital in an Ideal Duo. You don’t want
a buddy who says they will meet you at a weekly yoga class but then flakes on you all the time. That’s defeating and will make you feel solo in your progress. You want to have someone as committed to these goals as you are. It’s also good if they have somewhat of a similar schedule if you're going to do any activities together. Finding a great buddy is crucial, so don’t be afraid to ask that person who has supported you but needs a little support themselves. I know it can be a hard subject to bring up, but the gift of health and wellness is the gift that keeps giving, and
Having a buddy will help your weight loss efforts.
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continuing your journey by being your buddy. Emily Countryman is a board-certified health coach and owner of Ideal Well-
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Looking back on 2018, forward to 2019
Happy New Year, Marysville Tulalip community! We appreciate serving residents, families, visitors and businesses year-round. Let’s reflect on highlights of last year’s accomplishments and look ahead to 2019. City of Marysville n A new approach to drug-related crimes and homelessness that pairs a Marysville Police officer and county social worker to offer treatment and social services to those willing to work toward a better life is showing promising early results. n The annual spring Shred-A-Thon and Clean Sweep events collected 18 tons of trash, recycled scrap metal and electronics, and shredded two trucks full of personal paperwork. n Completed 63 ramp and sidewalk improvement projects, installed new signals at 10 intersections, and finished improvements and pavement overlays on four major road corridors. n Marysville voters approved a retail sales tax increase to build a new Public Safety Building. Construction is planned to start this year. n Continued to promote the Arlington Marysville Manufacturing Industrial Area with 1,800 acres available for development with significant tax exemptions and business incentives. n Continued extending the Ebey Waterfront Trail with the new Sunnyside-area trail addition aimed for completion this spring. In 2019 we’ll also connect the Bayview Trail to Centennial Trail. For more details, please join us for Mayor Jon Nehring’s State of the City address on Feb. 28 at 6:30 p.m. at the Marysville Opera House. Marysville School District Jason Thompson was appointed Acting, Interim, and recently Superintendent. Mr. Thompson made some big decisions while keeping a strong focus on student’s academic, emotional and social needs. Throughout the year the District invited stakeholders to dream big about what our Marysville and Tulalip students need with a focus on educating ‘the whole child.’ Mr. Thompson used the information gained to help inform next steps, which included restructuring of district personnel and a recommendation to the Board of Directors to create boundaries for high schools to help create options for students and pathways from preschool to graduation. The recommendation included the development of three committees to further study the following areas: Equity and Diversity, Enrollment and Demographics, and Deeper Learning. Superintendent Thompson’s focus for this year is to: n Build relationships, trust, and instill mutual respect adult to adult, adult to student, student to adult, student to student; n Show students and families that we care … not only about them but about each other and our Marys-
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Marysville Mayor Jon Nehring, Tulalip Tribes Chairwoman Marie Zackuse and Marysville School District Superintendent Jason Thompson. ville and Tulalip communities; n Improve cultural competency and understanding among staff; n Honor our commitments by doing what we say we will do and informing our stakeholders along the way. Tulalip Tribes n Major improvement and reconfiguration of the Interstate 5/116th Street interchange led by the Tulalip Tribes in partnership with many other public agencies is near completion. n An indoor water park and adjoining hotel are under consideration as Tulalip expands its economic development focus. Retail cannabis shop Remedy opened. Work continues on a new hotel and casino to replace Quil Ceda Creek Casino. n A tribal government restructure led to hiring Managing Directors of Regulatory Affairs, Business Operations, Health Services and Community Enrichment. n Chris Sutter is the new Tulalip Chief of Police. The department also celebrated the graduation of five Tulalip officers from the Basic Law Enforcement Academy and welcomed two new K-9 officers. Ryan Shaughnessy is Tulalip Bay’s new Fire Chief. n Recognizing 488 state non-profit and community groups who made significant contributions thanks to a record $7.9 million in Tulalip support, the 11th annual Raising Hands celebration was a huge success. n Tulalip celebrated its first Healing to Wellness Court graduate. Similar to a state drug court, this fivestage program for people with drug-related charges was launched in 2017 and takes participants up to 24 months to complete. This monthly column is jointly prepared by the City of Marysville, Marysville School District and Tulalip Tribes about topics of interest to the Marysville Tulalip community.
RAVE: I just wanted to wish everyone a Happy New Year. I'm looking forward to a great 2019. RAVE: Congratulations to the Seattle Seahwaks for making it to the playoffs. Good luck against the Cowboys on Saturday. RAVE: I want to say Thank You to the organizers and volunteers of the Marysville Toy Store, and to everyone who donated to the Toy Store. It's a great program that makes a huge difference for
many families in our community. It is just one of the many things that makes Marysville such a great place to live. RAVE: Congratulations to Arlington for making it to the Top 10 in the Main Street program. We should all do what we can to ensure that Arlington continues to move forward in the competition. RAVE: Great win for the WSU Cougars in the Alamo Bowl. Go Cougs.
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Scouts will recycle your Christmas tree By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com Many Marysville and Arlington residents will be able to recycle their Christmas trees this January thanks to service projects from local Boy Scout troops. Leftover trees from the holiday season are being collected on Jan. 5 in both cities by local troops. Marysville Tree Collection Local Boy Scouts will be picking up trees at various Marysville neighborhoods on Jan. 5 and accepting them at Jennings Park as well. “We’re putting envelopes on all the houses in the city of Marysville right now,” said Wanda McKinney, one of the organizers of the event. For houses that receive a notification, “we will be picking up the trees that are left by the curbside that day,” she said. Other locals with trees can still drop them off at the Jennings Park ball field parking lot at 5500 70th St. NE, Marysville. Boy Scouts will be collecting at the location from 7:30 a.m. to dark. There should be no decorations or tinsel on the trees, said McKinney. “And we cannot recycle plastic trees, just real trees,” she said. Boy Scouts plan to help recycle the trees around the park. “At Jennings Park the trees will be ground up and turned into bark that will be used for the trails and whatever else the city needs them for,” said McKinney. “This is a community service project for the scouts. It is a way for us to get out and be seen helping out in the community,” she said. The tree recycling is a free service for the community, although donations are accepted. “Those funds would go back into our programs to help kids pay for trips to summer camp and other activities like hiking,” said McKinney. Arlington Tree Collection Arlington Boy Scout Troop 29 will be gathering trees left on curbs and accepting trees at Legion Park early this January. On Jan. 5 the Scouts will be collecting trees throughout the day in Arlington residential areas. “The Boy Scouts have been handing out flyers in all the major neighborhoods,” said Leana Korthuis, one of the organizers of the event.
There will also be a location at Legion Park to drop off trees from Jan. 1 to Jan. 5. On Jan. 5 Scouts will be there to help unload trees. No tinsel, stands or other decorations should be on the tree, said Korthuis, and it should just be a “blank tree.” “If someone has been missed during that day, they can contact us or drop off their tree at Legion Park,” said Korthuis. If your neighborhood was missed you can contact Scoutmaster Shane Korthuis on Jan. 5 at 253-6916673 said Leana Korthuis. The collected trees are
usually recycled with help of the city of Arlington. “Last year we took them to the park to be chipped and mulched,” said Korthuis. That is how the trees usually get recycled, but the plans for this year haven’t been finalized yet, she said. The service is free, although donations are appreciated, she said. “Any donations help pay for and maintain equipment that the Boy Scouts use,” said Korthuis. “We appreciate the support from the community for this project. It’s a longstanding tradition for us,” she said.
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world of stories music and movements that nurture the desire to read in toddlers. For ages 19 months to 3 years. Held Mondays, Jan. 7, 14, 28, beginning at 10:30 a.m., at the Arlington Library, 135 N. Washington Ave. Baby Storytime: Wiggle and giggle with your baby through silly stories, happy songs, rhymes, and activities that inspire a love of reading. Playtime follows. For newborns through 18 months. Caregiver required. Held Tuesdays, Jan. 8 - 29,
beginning at 10:30 a.m., at the Arlington Library, 135 N. Washington Ave. Arlington Book Discussion Group: Do you enjoy ranting and raving over books? Let's kick off 2019 with a BYOB ("Bring Your Own Book") event. Held Tuesday, Jan. 8, beginning at 6:30 p.m., at the Arlington Library, 135 N. Washington Ave. Friends of the Arlington Library Book Sale: Great books available at bargain prices. Something for ev-
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COMING EVENTS Win It Wednesday - Organ Attack: Middle and high school students - you're out of school early today! Come learn to play a new card game – Organ Attack – and win a snackish reward in return. Held Wednesday, Jan. 9, beginning at noon, at the Arlington Library, 135 N. Washington Ave. Friends of the Arlington Library Meeting: Guests and new members are welcome to join the generous folks who help raise funds for library programs. Held in the Stillaguamish Conference Room at 154 W. Cox Ave. Held Wednesday, Jan. 9, beginning at 3 p.m., at the Arlington Library, 135 N. Washington Ave. 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. 9 - 30, beginning at 10:30 a.m., at the Arlington Library, 135 N.
www.northcountyoutlook.com Washington Ave. Yoga Calm: In today's high-speed, media-saturated, over-scheduled world, creating a happy, healthy home-life can be a challenge. Yoga Calm helps children develop resilience, imagination, confidence, focus and self-control, key traits that help create a much calmer and more positive home. In this class the whole family can join together to have healthy fun while establishing their own yoga practice. 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 space is limited.
ONGOING EVENTS 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 informa-
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Age 55 or over? Call RSVP: Sponsored by Catholic Community Services, the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP), is looking for people age 55 and over for a variety of volunteer opportunities. Volunteer drivers, Peer to Peer counselors and food bank workers are just a couple examples of what is available. You can experience this too. If you have a few hours a week to help someone else, we want to speak with you. For more information please email John McAlpine at johnm@ccsww.org or call (425) 374-6374 or toll free at 1-888-240-8572.
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.”
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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.
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MFD firefighters graduate academy Five Marysville Fire District recruits graduated Dec. 21 from the Snohomish County Fire Training Academy. Firefighters Tyler Goarck, Dylan Lowery, Chase Milless, Daniel Pascoe and Benjamin Williams completed 14 weeks of training. All five firefighters will return to Marysville to continue their training as probationary firefighters.
All were previously parttime firefighters. Marysville Fire District Acting Captain Chad Crandall also completed the academy as a Company Officer. A total of 23 recruits from across the county graduated with the current Snohomish County Fire Training Academy class. This is the second recruit class to graduate from the academy.
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n WHISTLING GARDENER
Wrapping up the 2018 gardening season
As we wrap up the well. Growing up in a small town in Southfinal days of the 2018 gardening season I ern California, I was the neighborhood yard find myself struggling to find something to boy. Every widow on my street just loved say that will seem prome. I would rake their found and lasting. In By Steve Smith light of all the political leaves, weed their flowand worldly trauma, the suffer- er beds, mow their lawns and as ing and hunger and homelessness I got older they would trust me and generally disgusting things to prune their shrubs and plant that mankind continues to do to their flowers. It was all magic to one another, talking about the me. To come home from school garden seems so trite. And yet, and discover a new flower emergfor me (and I suspect many of ing from a gladiola bulb I had you), spending time in the gar- planted two months earlier or the greening of a new lawn I had den is what keeps me sane. From the time I was a small over-seeded two weeks before child playing in the dirt and was pure nirvana. At 14 years old then as an adult working with I got to work at the local nursmy hands, pulling weeds, plant- ery potting roses and tuberous ing flowers, and mowing lawns, begonias, making moss hanging gardening has been my escape baskets and cutting annuals out and therapy, not only in times of wooden flats with a masonry of stress and sorrow but in joy as trowel, all the time dreaming of
how I was going to turn my side yard into a floral paradise or the back patio into a tropical jungle. I remember when I started my landscaping business in the mid 70’s being dumbfounded that people were willing to pay me to do something that I enjoyed so much I could have done it for free. Gardening has never been “work” for me but instead a source of renewal, an opportunity to be creative and as corny as it may sound, a spiritual experience that has healed my soul over and over again. It is my sincerest hope that as you move into the New Year, you too will discover the magic of gardening just as I have. It is an activity that is both physically and spiritually restoring. It fosters our nurturing instinct and brings out the best in us. It provides food not only for our bodies, but
our souls as well and the more time we can spend communing with our gardens the better this world could be. Gardeners by nature are optimistic and positive thinking. They are generous and always eager to share their bounty. The beauty they create makes the world a happier place to be and observing the miracle of growth in the garden is such a powerful experience that it is nearly impossible to be in a bad mood while you are gardening. I am not sure if it is the gardener that makes a garden so lovely or if it is the garden that makes the gardener so lovely. I suspect it is the ebb and flow between the two that creates the magic. And that magic (think Love), it’s what makes a garden a garden. Here’s to all of us sowing and reaping lots of love in our gardens this next year.
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Hopefully, as you move into the New Year you will discover the magic of gardening. Steve Smith is the owner of Sunnyside Nursery in Marysville, WA and can be reached at info@ sunnysidenursery.net.