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Grab bars placed in bathrooms and high-traffic areas can help seniors stay safe. safety, said Juli Rose, senior program manager for minor home repair at Homage, which is based in Lynwood and provides services for senior citizens and disabled throughout Snohomish County. “It absolutely depends on personal health,” Rose said. She’s seen people in their forties who are immobile and a person in their nineties who place golf weekly. “You just need to look ahead and be smart.” The Home Care Assistance organization says that one million elderly people are admitted to the emergency room for injuries every year. People concerned about the safety of their homes or the homes of their aging loved ones can retrofit such properties to make them safer. One simple thing a homeowner can do is make sure their address on the outside of their home is visible, Rose said. That way emergency responders can see it. A homeowner should

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also replace their smoke detectors if they are at least 10 years old. They should also have a carbon monoxide detector An inexpensive addition is also a peep hole on the front door. Falls According to The Senior Social Club, which offers care and community services to seniors, falls are the most common accidents affecting seniors. One out of every three seniors aged 65 and older falls at least once a year. In addition to working with doctors to improve mobility and modify medications that may cause unsteadiness, changes around the home can help. Grab bars placed in bathrooms and high-traffic areas can help seniors get stay more stable when changing from sitting to standing positions. Rose suggested a grab bar should be placed to and from the entrance to the garage. Potential tripping hazards should be assessed. Area rugs without nonskid backings, clutter on floors, extension cords that extend into walking areas, and uneven flooring pose tripping hazards. Anti-slip coatings can be added to floors to reduce the risk of tripping. Rose said steps, even if it’s one step leading to a living room, should have a handrail. “Steps without a handrail is dangerous.”

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Handrails will improve stability for people. Steps that are low-rise and wide tread where people can stand with a walker, can help older adults navigate steps easier and reduce the risk of a fall, Rose said in a followup email. In addition, make sure the transition strip between a carpeted room is secured to the floor. Taller people might consider installing a toilet that is two inches higher than a typical one, Rose said. Poorly lit staircases and entryways also can contribute to falls. Consider the installation of motion-activated lighting so that dim areas can be automatically brightened when necessary. A nightlight or LED lights placed near molding can help guide seniors to the bathroom during midnight visits. Rose suggested older adults should consider having someone come in and replace light bulbs for them. An older adult might fall if they are standing on a chair to replace a light bulb. Physical limitations Arthritis can impede seniors’ ability to turn on and off appliances, water faucets or handle certain kitchen tools. Kitchen and bathroom modifications can include the installation of ergonomic and user-friendly handles

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Coaches vs. Cancer holds outdoor fundraising, donation drive By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com The Arlington Coaches vs. Cancer program moved outside this year with a new set of activities to recognize the event. The Arlington High School Boys Basketball booster club usually holds a game night each year in support of local community members dealing with cancer and to raise funds for the American Cancer Society and a scholarship. Basketball player Grayson Falk, who has a mother who has dealt with cancer, said he enjoys the event each year. “I just love the community. Everyone comes together and they’re so supportive of one another. They just want the best and for everyone to have a good time,” he said.

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Marysville School District Executive Director of Human Resources Tracy Souza, top left, and Superintendent Jason Thompson, top right, listen to Trish Campbell, a candidate for executive director of special education and student services, bottom, during a virtual community forum on March 4.

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Volunteer Greer Verrier-Davis hands local Jim Harris one of the pink shirts for this year’s Coaches vs. Cancer program in Arlington on March 6. “It means a lot to me that our basketball community can come together like that.” He said the game is always good to be a part of.

“We usually have a game and the environment there is so fun. It’s one of the best days in the whole year,” said Falk.

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The Marysville School District held a virtual community forum on March 4 to talk with the two final applicants for the district’s executive director of special education and student services. A director of special education is responsible for

making sure students with special needs are adequately supported, directing teaching and support staff that deal with those students, and overseeing special education budgets and grants. “This forum is meant to give our community members to meet our top two See CANDIDATES on page 3

Marysville schools launch sports broadcasting program By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com No fans are currently allowed at school sports events but the Marysville School District is hoping a new broadcasting program will help community members watch the games and support the teams. Adam Edinger, a middle school video production teacher as well as athletic director at Totem Middle School, is helping lead the program. “My athletic director came in and saw my studio and said ‘wow, that’s cool, can you do that with us,”' he said. The Marysville Student Broadcasting Network allows students from all parts of the district to come help broadcast games

on the district’s Facebook page at facebook. com/MarysvilleSD. Currently they hope to film all varsity games, or as many as possible, said Edinger. “It’s really about getting our kids’ faces out there in the community and allowing them to be seen,” said Edinger. “If the families can’t come to the games, we have got to find some way to show them their kids playing,” said student Collin Williams who is participating in the program. The district hoped to broadcast the games once Wesco, the school athletic conference for the district, decided no fans were going to be let in late last year. “We wanted to make an effort to give the See SPORTS on page 2

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Marysville Student Broadcasting Network teacher Adam Edinger, right, and Owen Dudder prepare a close-up camera for a livestream of a Marysville Getchell High School girls soccer match on March 3.

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supporting a good cause. “It’s important to help people in need and raise money for cancer,” he said. Because of COVID-19 precautions the annual Coaches vs. Cancer game couldn’t be held as it normally is, but parents still wanted to put together some type of event. “We are hosting our annual Coaches vs. Cancer program outdoors because we cannot do it during a typical game this year,” said Caryn Brown, a local parent and member of the booster club. “We wanted to do the things we usually do for the community with our pink shirts, the gift basket raffles and the bake sale.” They thought about what could bring people down and thought of the Dick’s Drive-In food truck. “They so graciously said yes and they are rounding up orders today to help us

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parents and fans as much as we can and to give the students a chance to learn this. It’s an actual job profession and they’re learning actual job skills,” said Edinger. In addition to teaching, Edinger is a videographer who works at Angel of the Winds Arena and as a camera operator for the Everett AquaSox. Students were excited to gain real-life experience with video work. “I’ve been getting into editing recently and my dad saw this e-mail about this new program and I thought

raise funds for the American Cancer Society,” said Brown. In addition to the food truck and fundraisers, basketball players helped collect shirts and other donations at a drive-thru textile donation drive. “We have the players involved with our textile drive and fundraising efforts here,” said Brown. “That was nice to have them get together to do something.” During the game a couple of honorary coaches are usually honored, and they were honored during the March 6 event as well. One community member was going through a brain cancer diagnosis while another was receiving breast cancer treatment. “We want to recognize them for their battle and their family for their battle, and give them just a day to forget about it and be celebrated,” said Brown. The event took place on 2nd Street in downtown Arlington behind City Hall it would be great,” said Williams. “I’ve been doing video for a couple of years and slowly getting myself used to a camera,” said Owen Duddler, a student who's participating in the program. Participants in the program are working with iPads and other filming equipment. “Cameras on iPads, cameras on cell phones, are almost to the quality of professional equipment at this point,” said Edinger. “We had a little bit of a COVID issue because we were hoping to get SlingStudio [live stream equipment that connects cameras to the internet],” he said, however

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Arlington High School student Kaleb Szakacs brings in one of the textile donations that was given to this year’s Coaches vs. Cancer program in Arlington on March 6. and the line was filled with dozens and dozens of community members. “This is the most people I’ve seen on this road in Arlington and I’ve lived in Arlington my whole life,” said Hawthorne.

Falk was glad that something was able to be put on for Coaches vs. Cancer this year. “Just the fact that we’re able to bring this together in these COVID times is really good,” he said.

that shipment is held up in China. They hope they can still receive that equipment before the end of the school year. The broadcast program is also planning on using multiple cameras at a game, so students are setting up from multiple angles for the videos. “We like to go with the one game camera and we want to have a hero-cam, a close-up cam,” said Edinger. Mar ysv i l le-Pi lchuck High School has had a broadcast unit in the past, but they only filmed about one game a week, usually the Friday night football or basketball game, said Edinger.

The program has had to wind up in a short amount of time to broadcast the first games on March 3. “We’ve been doing a couple of training sessions with Edinger,” said Dudder. “It’s a little stressful because it’s starting up so quick and we haven’t got a crazy amount of training." Edinger agreed it was stressful because of how much some parents will rely on the streams. “If the stream doesn’t go well, than that’s a bunch of parents that are not able to see it,” he said. The start was “a little choppy” and Edinger said they’re relying on the school’s outside Wi-Fi to transmit the film to the internet. “It seems to work alright but it doesn’t seem to stay up, so that’s just the main issue,” he said. The program is working out the bugs on how best to keep streams up and reliable right now. The broadcast network is attempting to broadcast the district’s varsity games and may start doing JV and C squad games if they can. “We’re hoping to get as many as possible,” said Edinger. If successful, this could be a long-term program for the district. “Everyone is so excited about this program that we’re hoping to extend it past this year to give students an opportunity to do this,” said Edinger. “The high school teachers talk about this potentially being a club, and if we get to that point we could even film musicals and different events like that."

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Quil Ceda Tulalip Elementary honors Billy Frank Jr. Marysville schools are also launching a district-wide unit on Frank who fought for Native American rights By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com

Quil Ceda Tulalip Elementary will again celebrate the life of the late Indigenous Washington activist Billy Frank Jr. in March, along with most students in the Marysville School District. The elementary has held a week of honoring Frank since 2018 when the Washington state legislature named his birthday, March 9, as an official day of remembrance. “Billy Frank is a Nisqually tribal member who began the Fish Wars when he was fishing in his accustomed territory,” said Chelsea Craig, cultural specialist

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candidates who have applied for our Executive Director of Special Education and Student Services,” said Tracy Souza, executive director of human resources for the district. “Our community forum will be the last opportunity to meet and hear from the candidates." The two candidates were Trish Campbell and Becca Anderson, both of whom run special education departments in other Washington state school districts. Campbell is the parent of five children, two of whom have had ‘504 plans,’ which are formal plans given to parents of children with disabilities about how the school will support them. “The 504 for one of my daughters, she would tell you, saved her educational career and probably her life,” said Campbell. At her school she created better processes to connect with parents of children with disabilities who had trouble navigating the system. “We saw a need for parents who are struggling with the IEP process, maybe they didn’t understand it, had a different cultural program, or didn’t understand how the school system could support their children,” she said. Campbell said her work is largely about helping to change processes to support students. When her school saw students of color being disproportionately disciplined, she said she worked to change that environment. “We put together systems and trainings for our leaders and educators so they could improve prac-

with the Marysville School District. “At that time Washington state didn’t recognize our tribal fishing rights and he was arrested more than 50 times." The protests known as the Fish Wars continued throughout the ‘60s and ‘70s. “There were times when all of the men would be in jail and the women would then keep fishing,” said Craig. “The same thing was happening in our territory.” Eventually tribes sued the state and won sovereignty rights, as well as joint management of natural resources of the state. Quil Ceda Tulalip Elementary school has been making an effort the last few years to honor Billy Frank Jr. during March. “We serve the Tulalip Tribes on the reservation and often times we don’t see our own people in our books, in our curricu-

tices in our schools,” said Campbell. “For everyone we worked with, we saw an improvement in that data." Anderson, the other candidate, said she has been working since 2004 in the Kennewick School District in special education. In 2018 she was hired as the district director for special education, but now

lum and we always want to learn more, but there’s always this feeling that we don’t have time,” said Craig. The March date is near Dr. Seuss’ birthday. “I made a challenge to the staff here that if we can spend a week studying Dr. Seuss, we can spend a week studying Billy Frank Jr.,” she said. The staff there swapped out their usual events celebrating the children’s book author for the Native American activist. “They absolutely stepped up and we had a whole week of celebrations,” said Craig. “It has been absolutely amazing. Our kids have been so excited and interested. Our teachers have really rallied around celebrating an Indigenous leader in a school system that doesn’t always tell our story.” This year Quil Ceda Tulalip

hopes to move closer to family with the Marysville School District position. Anderson said she has reshaped many of the programs to help the students at the district. “We have restructured our behavior program,” she said. “Previously they would attend half-day and then go back to their neighborhood

Elementary is going virtual with the unit. “Every year since then we’ve made the same dedication that has turned into a month-long study this year,” said Craig. “Our goal is to have tribal members and guests share their stories about Billy Frank.” This year the district plans to launch a district-wide unit to honor Billy Frank Jr. in the other schools as well, which was launched beginning on March 5. “We’re extending our work we’ve been doing at Quil Ceda Tulalip Elementary to the district,” she said. Craig said she is happy that a local Native American leader is getting more recognition in local schools. “I’ve been teaching in Marysville for 20 years and I was a student as well and we don’t al-

school … that wasn’t working to meet their needs." The COVID-19 pandemic has required a lot of work to try to meet the needs of all students as well, she said. “We worked really hard to develop remote [special ed.] services for our students,” said Anderson, which was especially im-

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ways get to hear our stories and our histories incorporated in the learning,” she said. “The power of hearing about Indigenous people, not only from today but in the past, counteracts the stereotype threat from the exclusion of our people from the people.”

portant as many parents did not want their students returning to school as early as possible. “We had about 200 families who weren’t ready to send their kids back to school for many reasons,” she said. Anderson said that maintaining relationships with families is one of the

most important parts of the job. “We’ve worked hard to develop relationships with families, even after a due process hearing, collaborating to making sure our students are successful,” she said. The district hopes to hire their next director for special education soon.

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replace their smoke detectors if they are at least 10 years old. They should also have a carbon monoxide detector An inexpensive addition is also a peep hole on the front door. Falls According to The Senior Social Club, which offers care and community services to seniors, falls are the most common accidents affecting seniors. One out of every three seniors aged 65 and older falls at least once a year. In addition to working with doctors to improve mobility and modify medications that may cause unsteadiness, changes around the home can help. Grab bars placed in bathrooms and high-traffic areas can help seniors stay more stable when changing from sitting to standing positions. Rose suggested a grab bar should be placed at the entrance to the garage. Potential tripping hazards should be assessed. Area rugs without nonskid backings, clutter on floors, extension cords that extend into walking areas, and uneven flooring pose tripping hazards. Anti-slip coatings can be added to floors to reduce the risk of tripping. Rose said steps, even if it’s one step leading to a living room, should have a handrail. “Steps without a handrail are dangerous.”

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Handrails will improve stability for people. Steps that are low-rise and wide tread where people can stand with a walker, can help older adults navigate steps easier and reduce the risk of a fall, Rose said. In addition, make sure the transition strip between a carpeted room is secured to the floor. Taller people might consider installing a toilet that is two inches higher than a typical one, Rose said. Poorly lit staircases and entryways also can contribute to falls. Consider the installation of motion-activated lighting so that dim areas can be automatically brightened when necessary. A nightlight or LED lights placed near molding can help guide seniors to the bathroom during midnight visits. Rose suggested older adults should consider having someone come in and replace light bulbs for them. An older adult might fall if they are standing on a chair to replace a light bulb. Physical limitations Arthritis can impede seniors’ ability to turn on and off appliances, water faucets or handle certain kitchen tools. Kitchen and bathroom modifications can include the installation of ergonomic and user-friendly handles

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The magic of gardening with raised beds For most of us that ties or treated lumber that contain chemicals, live in the northwest, we are faced with either you can always line the inside of the boards sandy soils that drain so fast it is impossible with plastic so the soil does not come in conto keep them watered tact with the wood. or that hateful stuff By Steve Smith known as glacial till, Whatever you end up that is nothing more than rocks using, make your raised beds and clay that was compressed at least 10 to 12 inches high, or under umpteen feet of glacial ice higher if you can afford it. As for several thousand years ago and its width dimensions, 4 to 5 feet is impossible to get a shovel into wide should be the maximum so and doesn’t drain worth a hoot. you can still reach to the center Both of these extremes can be from either side. The length is enmodified with the addition of co- tire up to you and your available pious amounts of organic matter space. Raised beds work their magic and in the case of landscaping, it is definitely the best path to fol- in several ways. For starters, they low. But, when it comes to grow- let you get a jump on the season ing veggies (and flowers as well), — there are two reasons for this. First, because you are importbuilding raised beds works a lot ing soil into the beds, you can better. Raised beds can be built with add a fast-draining soil with lots new materials like treated lumber of sand and organic matter that or concrete blocks or recycled will dry out earlier then our naproducts, like railroad ties or tive glacial tills. If your beds are broken concrete sidewalk pieces. small, then just purchase some If you are concerned about using good quality potting soil labeled

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joy watching it rot in the ground. A somewhat hidden magical trait of raised beds is that you will find your back doesn’t hurt quite as much, since you won’t have to bend over as far to garden. I’ve always thought that if I could increase the height of my beds to 3 feet tall, all I would have to do would be to lean over them and graze like a cow. I’ll let you know if that ever happens. Finally, one last benefit of raised beds is that because we use a manufactured soil with lots of organic matter, it is incredibly easy to pull weeds and who doesn’t like that concept. Please remember, building raised beds and filling them with soil isn’t exactly a cheap proposition. Using free, recycled material will keep the cost down, but never skimp on the soil. After your initial investment, you will need to continue to replenish the soil in order to add fresh nutrients back in the soil every season, but

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Use you lawn to improve your home's curb appeal Returns on home improvement projects vary. In its annual Cost vs. Value Report, Remodeling magazine lists the projects that yield the best returns on investment in a given year. But a host of factors, including the type of market (buyers’ or sellers’) and the region where the home is being sold, ultimately combine to determine if homeowners’ investments in home improvement projects will provide the returns they were hoping for. Though there’s no way of guaranteeing a home improvement project will yield a great return, real estate professionals often cite improving curb appeal as an excellent way to attract prospective buyers and potentially get the asking price or more when selling the home. Improving curb appeal makes even more sense in today’s real estate market, when many people do their own searching via real estate websites such as Trulia or Zillow. When using such sites, buyers will likely be less inclined to click on a listing if exterior photos of

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A properly maintained lawn can help improve your home's curb appeal the property are not eyecatching. “A buyer can decide if they want to buy a home within two-to-three minutes of seeing it,” said Kjirsti Allan, a Realtor/broker with Windermere Real Estate JS in Marysville. Sometimes a buyer will make a decision even by driving by a home. Various projects, including tending to lawns and gardens, can improve curb appeal. An added benefit of focusing on landscaping to improve curb appeal is it promotes spending time outdoors in spring and summer. In addition, many lawn and garden related home improvement projects need not require professional expertise. 1. Maintain a lush green lawn Lawns that fall into disrepair may not give buyers a correct impression about how homeowners maintained their homes. Lawns with multiple dead spots and grass that appears more brown than green may lead many buyers to assume that the home’s interior was equally ill-cared for. Maintaining lush green lawns is not as difficult as it may seem. Applying fertilizer and aerating at the appropriate times of year (this varies by region) can promote strong roots and

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and spigots. Task lighting can make it easier to prepare meals, and appliances that automatically turn off after a certain period of time can be a safety feature for forgetful individuals. Reorganize kitchen cabinets to make commonly used items as accessible as possible. Rose also stressed that it’s important to change the furnace filter three to four times a year. “Your furnace is an expensive fixture in your home,” Rose said in an email, adding it’s critical to take care of the furnace filter, just like the lint trap in the dryer. “Don’t make your furnace work harder during those critical winter months, change the filter.” Smart Homes Friends or family members can have greater control over seniors’ homes by installing smart home systems. This way they can remotely adjust thermo-

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County officials host vaccination forum By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com Snohomish County officials met virtually with community members during a COVID-19 town hall on March 2 about vaccination efforts. County Executive Dave Somers acknowledged it has been a difficult time for most people in the pandemic. “I know it’s been a long, hard year for many in our community,” said Somers. As of March 1 more than 30,000 Snohomish County residents have been confirmed to be infected with COVID-19 and 540 residents have passed away.

“I know in addition to the direct trauma and sickness, we’ve seen extraordinary suffering because of the economic impact of the pandemic,” said Somers. Vaccination efforts are the clearest way toward ending the pandemic, said Somers. Washington state is currently in Phase 1B1 of their vaccination plan, which means people 65 years or older, people 50 years or older in multi-generational homes, school teachers and staff and child care providers. School staff and child care providers were added to the current phase on March 2.

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“We have around 80,000 people left in Phase 1B1 still trying to get an appointment,” said Snohomish Health District Health Officer Dr. Chris Spitters. “Our numbers needing to be vaccinated suggest we would need several more weeks until we look into advancing to 1B2." Phase 1B2 would open the vaccine up for high-risk critical workers who work in settings with other people, or people 16 years or older who are pregnant or have a disability that puts them at high risk for COVID-19. Spitters said the state will likely not wait until all of Phase 1B1 is vaccinated to move onto the next phase. “We don’t want to wait forever or we’ll waste a lot of time,” he said. He acknowledged that in the next phase it may be harder for those not vaccinated to get an appointment, as young people “are frankly going to be able to out-compete for spots.” The state or county could carve out some prioritization for those eligible in Phase 1B1 so they are not left behind, said Spitters, although they don’t know what that will look like yet. Spitters said he under-

stands there are many people frustrated at the speed of the current vaccination effort, but said the phases are being maintained largely because the U.S. doesn’t have enough vaccines right now. “Right now supply is a problem so we’ve got to prioritize the limited supply for those who are most likely to become severely ill, receive hospitalization and die,” said Spitters. “Where people currently land in the phases is not a reflection of their value to the community,." Many residents were concerned about the vaccine distribution among racial equity lines. So far, the vaccination rate for white Snohomish County residents is about 8,700 per 100,000 people. For Native Americans that rate is about 15,000 per 100,000 people and for Hispanic residents that is 3,300 per 100,000 people. For Black and Asian residents, their rates are about 7,800 per 100,000 people. That Native people have received a higher rate of vaccines may be beneficial due to the fact that COVID-19 has hit their populations harder than others, said Spitters. “COVID has dispropor-

tionately affected the racial and ethnic minorities in our community,” he said. The fact the vaccination rate for Hispanic individuals is so low compared to others is partly due to age demographics, but Spitters said it was still something the county should look at with more outreach. “There is a smaller number of Latinos who have reached a point of being eligible, but still the gap is so large that it raises concerns,” he said. Tulalip Tribes Chief Administrative Officer Rochelle Lubbers said they are efficiently moving through the vaccination phases because they know how to do outreach to their residents. “In Tulalip we have a lot of unique ways of communicating with our community leaders,” she said. They are having some difficulty with credibility though. “We’re really working on getting more tribal members in to get their vaccine. There are some trust issues,” she said. Snohomish Health District administrator Shawn Frederick said misinformation was one of the biggest challenges for the vaccination effort.

“One of the biggest causes of frustration for the community is that a lot of information is being put on social media that is purposefully misleading, inaccurate or incomplete,” he said. Other problems include technology gaps as not everyone has adequate internet access or the skills to navigate the appointment website. “We’re working with our call center to collect contact information when necessary and getting that with our healthcare partners who can do outreach,” said Frederick. Frederick said supply remains one of the biggest challenges though. “We do have significant capacity to administer vaccines,” said Jason Biermann, director of the Snohomish County Department of Emergency Management. With the mass vaccination sites and traditional healthcare systems the county can administer an estimated 50,000 doses per week, according to Biermann. However, the county has not received enough vaccine doses to deliver that many. “We believe we have that capacity now if we had the supply to provide that,” he said.

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Fundraiser to help VCS, plant trees By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com This spring you can support trees in the community and Village Community Services education program during the organization's Arbor Day fundraiser. Donations will help adults with development disabilities attend classes at the Village Experience Learning Center and also provide the donor with a tree they can take home to plant or give back to volunteers to plant in the community. Village Community Services is an Arlington nonprofit organization that provides support to local adults with developmental disabilities. The fundraiser will continue until April 30, where a memorial

tree planting ceremony at the Village Community Services office will take place. There are three donation levels. A $30 donation helps pay for one class for one individual and the donor receives one tree. A $100 donation helps pay for a class for three individuals and provides four trees. Finally, a $300 donation pays for an entire class and the donor receives 10 trees. “When you donate you can come pick up the trees and plant them yourself or you can donate them back and our volunteers will plant them in the community,” said Michelle Dietz, executive director of Village Community Services. Village Community Services officials are still working on secur-

she said, “I’m inspired by what I see out there.” She considered flower giveaways or a bake sale but wanted to contribute something more lasting to the community. “Who doesn’t love trees? I love the forest. It helps grow the beautification of our community,” she said. The fundraiser is meant to help Village Community Services’ learning center as well. “We’re giving people with developmental disability education, life skills and employment skills,” said Traut. “They can achieve personal development at home and in the community." Clients learn to be a little bit more independent at the center, said Dietz. “When our clients learn to do

ing locations to plant the trees. “We’re working with Arlington, Everett and Marysville to plant trees in some of their public spaces,” said Ronda Traut, project coordinator for the Village Experience Learning Center. Some cities, such as Everett and Arlington, have tentatively agreed to accept some trees. “We’re still working on the exact locations of those,” said Traut. Donors are also entered into a drawing to win a picnic in a basket and an overnight stay at the Angel of the Winds Casino. Traut said she came up with the fundraiser because she wanted to support local trees as well as Village Community Services. “I look out my window every day and see a little mini-forest,”

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more for themselves, whether that is learning to cook or building stamina so they can better hold a job, or cleaning their spaces, they feel better about themselves,” she said. Leadership Snohomish is also partnering with the group to help run the fundraiser. Traut said they have raised $1,570 so far, which is about 23 percent of the way toward their goal. If they reach their goal, they will receive a matching donation of $1,000 from Modern Woodmen Fraternal Financial, she said. Donations to the fundraiser can be made at buff.ly/3dXU48d. For more information about the Village Experience Learning Center or how to donate, contact Ronda Traut at rtraut@villagecommunitysvcs.org.

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Expanding broadband access a priority

Expanding broadband access for residents and businesses in Snohomish County has been and continues to be a high priority. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted just how dependent we are on reliable, high speed internet and how large the service gaps are among our residents and businesses. The effort to expand broadband access took a large step forward this month with the inaugural meeting of the Snohomish County Broadband Action Team (BAT). The BAT is a collaboration of stakeholders in our community focused on identifying the need for broadband expansion, raising the awareness of the need, and developing strategies for addressing the need. Executive Somers, Councilmember Low, and I have brought these stakeholders together to form the BAT. The stakeholders involved include community leaders from education, healthcare, business, first responders, local government, and providers. The group met for the first time on March 4th, 2021. All of the BAT members are excited about the opportunity to collaborate and bring our collective efforts together around this goal: to bring reliable, high speed internet to every resident and business in Snohomish County. Our effort is supported by the Washington State Broadband Office. Russ Elliot, the Director of the

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Broadband Office, joined our meeting last week to share insights about the existing data in Snohomish County. The precursor to developing expansion strategies is good data. Through a speed and access survey on the State Broadband website, we are able to map out the areas of the county based on reliable, unreliable, and no internet service. (The link to the speed and access survey is included at the bottom of the digital column). Based on this data, our network of BAT members will leverage our local efforts for expansion projects through private service providers as well as state and federal investments. Other regions of the state have seen great success following the creation of their Broadband Action Teams and we are confident that we will help lead the state in broadband expansion in Snohomish County. Over 40 stakeholders attended our first meeting and we expect that number to grow as we move forward. One of our first initiatives as a group will be the

launch of Broadband Action Week in Snohomish County, taking place from March 29th through April 2nd. During this week, we will be pushing out the access and speed survey to residents, students, and businesses across the county. We will have messaging to increase the awareness of the importance of reliable, high speed internet and education about our efforts to bring it to more people. The desired outcome of Broadband Action Week is to significantly increase the number of responses to the survey which will give us better data to work off of. With this data, we can get to work to identify projects and funding sources moving forward. I am thrilled to be working with Executive Somers, Councilmember Low, and our large network of stakeholders through the Snohomish County Broadband Action Team. To access the speed and access survey, visit https:// www.commerce.wa.gov/ building-infrastructure/ washington-st ate widebroadband-act/speedtestsurvey/ Nate Nehring is a member of the Snohomish County Council and represents District 1 which includes Arlington, Darrington, Granite Falls, Marysville, Stanwood, and unincorporated north county. He can be reached by email at Nate.Nehring@ snoco.org or by phone at 425-512-4810.

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Nehring encourages local clean-up efforts By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com Marysville Mayor Jon Nehring is encouraging individuals and community groups to clean up litter in public spaces to help beautify the community this year. The city hopes to share before and after pictures that community members take of their work. Submissions can be sent to socialnetworking@ marysvillewa.gov. Nehring said he city of Marysville stretches from Sunnyside to Lakewood and there is simply too much space for city crews alone to do the work. “As a city we have so many lane miles,” he said. “That is a lot of area to cover and there is no way that just city crews can pick up all that litter." In addition, due to pandemic safety measures the state is not allowing the use of prison laborers to help clean the city. “We have lost the ability to use Department of Corrections employees this year because of COVID-19,” said Nehring. The city will still be hiring some temporary seasonal workers soon, said Nehring, but it will not be enough to clean up everything in the city. “The only way to make a huge dent in the community

is to really energize people,” he said. Community groups and residents are often looking for a way to help, said Nehring. “I get asked all the time ‘how can we help’ by individuals or by local service clubs and I think a good option this year is to go out and clean up some litter,” he said. There are many Marysville residents who enjoy helping out when they can. “We’ve got a giving and volunteer-oriented community and this is an area that would make a big impact,” said Nehring. “The more we can get the citizens to pitch in the more we can help the city." Beautifying the city helps everyone who comes through the community and helps residents feel better about the place they live in, he said. “I think it helps pride in your community,” said Nehring. “When you’re driving home it just gives you that extra little pride to see a clean community." The city needs a wide range of responses to support beautification efforts, and this is just one part of that, said Nehring. “As the city we can take both proactive approaches, like hanging baskets and pressure washing, and reactive, like removing graffiti and litter,” he said.

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SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR SNOHOMISH COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JESSE J. BROWN, JR., Deceased, NO. 21-4-00280-31, PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS, RCW 11.40.030

SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR SNOHOMISH COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ARTHUR BENTLEY UNRUH, Deceased, NO. 21-4-00279-31, PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS, RCW 11.40.030

SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR SNOHOMISH COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: MARGARET L. CAREY, Deceased, NO. 21-4-00270-31, PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS, RCW 11.40.030

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF SNOHOMISH In the Estate of LAUREEN Y. COLVIN, Deceased, No. 214-00240-31 PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS

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: March 3, 2021. Personal Representative: Douglas R. Brown Attorney for Personal Representative: Breanne W. Martin, WSBA #44519 Address for Mailing or Service: P.O. Box 188, 103 North Street, Arlington, WA 98223 Court of probate proceedings and cause number: Snohomish County Superior Court, Cause No. 21-4-00280-31.

THE PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE NAMED BELOW has been appointed as personal representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the personal representative or the personal representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court in which the probate proceedings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the personal representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1) (c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and RCW 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets. DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION: March 3, 2021. Personal Representative: Kristin Knutson 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: March 3, 2021. Personal Representative: Mary Lou Thornton Attorney for Personal Representative: Steven J. Peiffle, WSBA #14704 Address for Mailing or Service: P.O. Box 188, 103 North Street, Arlington, WA 98223

Robert Colvin has been appointed as personal representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time of 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 l l.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 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against the decedent’s probate and non-probate assets. Date of First Publication: March 10, 2021 Personal Representative: Robert Colvin Attorney for Personal Representative: William Buchanan Attorney at Law Address for Mailing or Service: 1520 140th Ave., N.E., Ste. 200, Bellevue, WA 98005 Court of probate proceedings and cause #: Snohomish County Superior Court, Case #21-4-00240-31

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AHS drama presents drive-in War of the Worlds By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com Arlington High School’s drama department is holding a drive-in event for their first feature-length film with their showing of War of the Worlds this month. Showings began March 5 and will continue with shows on March 12 and 13 at 7 p.m. at the Arlington High School parking lot. Tickets are available at byrnesperformingarts.org. Attendees stay in their car during the drive-in film and will be able to tune their car radios to receive the audio. The story follows famous filmmaker Orson Welles the night he stages the radio drama ‘The War of the Worlds.’ “In the 1930s this was a radio show and this is about these aliens that come and take over New Jersey and basically the entire country,” said Arlington High School student Hannah Marsh. The script follows the actors putting on the radio drama despite multiple obstacles. “Orson Welles runs this theater company and everything is going wrong but you have to maintain the show,” said Marsh. “You have a script that follows War of the Worlds but action that follows the shenanigans going on backstage,” said Arlington High School drama teacher Scott Moberly. There’s a mix of drama and comedy as part of the film. “Even though it’s a more serious show at times there’s also some laughs which I think is good for an audience,” said Sierra Schmitz, an Arlington High School student and stage manager for the production. The drama department for the school traditionally does live-action shows, but attempted a film this

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Arlington High School student Sierra Schmitz, left, helps put up the inflatable screen for a drive-in film showing on March 6 along with Trey Krause, background. year to stay within COVID-19 safety guidelines. “You’ll see in the film students speaking without a mask. That’s because every line was the actor alone on stage with a camera,” and then the shots were edited together later, said Moberly. Because the Byrnes Performing Arts Center is so large it was easy to keep students physically distanced as well, he said. The acting component was a departure from their usual live performance. “It was a big learning experience and completely different than anything we’ve ever done, but it was fun,” said Schmitz. Marsh said acting in front of a camera was a new experience. “There’s no live reaction like you get when you’re in front of an audience,” she said. There were advantages though,

like being able to do takes again and again instead of only getting one shot, said Marsh. Actors also have more freedom in some of their actions as well. “You can do different diction when you’re in front of a camera versus when you’re trying to project to the back of the Byrnes Performing Arts Center,” said Marsh. The backstage crew usually has to rush to prepare sets between scenes but a film was not as hectic for Schmitz. “Normally there would be a whole crew I would he helping to run,” she said. “This year the crew is just two people.” Moberly said the drama department was lucky to have a former student available who had editing skills. “I kind of floated the idea if we could make a movie under COVID conditions with the camera and the

theater lighting and he gave me a qualified ‘I think so,’” he said. They also received an inflatable screen from the city of Arlington to help put on the drive-in screenings. The drive-in show was the first drama department production in almost a year and Moberly was glad to get the students back to some kind of acting. “For those months I know they were distracted, happy, doing something happy and engaged,” he said. Students were glad to be back as well. “I enjoyed we got to do a show this year. Through what this year has been, it has been nice to do something,” said Schmitz. “I’m really thankful that [Moberly] allowed us to do this show this way,” said Marsh. “Especially being my senior year I was happy to be able to see everyone,” she said.

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