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Families enjoy drive-thru Easter event By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com Arlington families got to drive though the Arlington Assembly parking lot on March 27 to enjoy Easter baskets, treats and eggs. The community drivethru Easter event was put on by the local church to provide a safe way to celebrate the holiday this year. “We want to love on the community, love on purpose, and create an environment for them that is safe and welcoming for families,” said Taunya Sanchez, children’s director with the church. Cars were coming through the event from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. as kids got to see the Easter Bunny, other characters, and some local firefighters who were there to greet children. “It’s going great. It’s been very steady,” said Deya Spano, one of the lead pas-

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Griffin Gagner, left, gets some Easter eggs from Mary Kirkland, owner of Hilton & Company, while participating in the Great Egg Hunt from the city of Marysville on March 26.

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Arlington Assembly volunteer Kirsten Crane brings a basket out to a local family during a community Easter drive-thru event on March 27.

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tors for the church. “Everybody’s been very complementary and thanking us for doing this." The church usually organizes a community Easter event and wanted to so again this year, even if they

Marysville families are following clues to local parks and businesses as part of the Great Egg Hunt during this Easter season. The event began on March 25 and will continue until April 5.

couldn’t hold their normal egg hunt. “It just forged more creativity,” said Sam Spano, one of the lead pastors for the church. “I think we just adjusted. This whole year has been

about adjusting and being able to be flexible. Instead of being disappointed we looked at it as an opportunity to do something different,” said Deya Spano. See EASTER on page 2

Families, individuals and other groups can register for $5 for one group at marysvillewa.gov or by calling 360-363-8400. After registering they receive a list of clues to Marysville locations to find eggs in local businesses and parks.

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Students return to Arlington High School By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com Arlington High School students returned to campus for the first time in about a year as they resumed in-person learning in a hybrid model beginning on March 22. Elementary and middle schools in the district have returned to class over the last few months as the coronavirus pandemic cases wane locally. Like the lower grade levels, Arlington High School is returning in a hybrid model. Students attend class in-person two days a week so that only half the student body is at the school at any one time. Students and teachers are glad to have the chance to interact in person again, said Alan Boatman, assistant principal at Arlington High School. “There’s no replacement for that physical contact with an educator, having that person sitting in your room and instructing,” he said. “That is

what has been sorely missed." During the first week back, staff have been checking in with students and staff to ensure that the students are getting back into the groove of in-person school. “The overall feedback has been very positive. Our kids are happy to be back and happy to be learning again,” said Boatman. The school, like all others in the Arlington School District, is following safety guidelines provided by local health organizations. So far students have been very cooperative with safety measures, said Boatman. “They know the reason that we’re here is that things across the county have been getting better, but they also know we have to be wary and can’t let our guard down,” he said. Boatman said the school hasn't had much trouble keeping to the state mask mandate. “Our kids have been very compliant,” he said.

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Jessica Angel, ASB Secretary, walks past the thermal camera at Arlington High School while principal’s secretary Holly Kahler monitors the temperature reading on March 25.

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She said she likes the community events the church puts on just so she can learn more about local residents. “It gives us an opportunity to touch base with our community to know what their need is and who they are. Just to connect with them,” she said. The event also gave families an opportunity to come out. “I think things have been closed for so long that kids have not been able to participate or be engaged with things,

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Participants who take a selfie with every egg and send them to the Parks, Culture and Recreation Department online are entered into a prize drawing. “We have already seen a good response from the community and a good number of families registering for this event,” said Andrea Kingsford, recreation supervisor with the city of Marysville. In response to the coronavirus pandemic, the city’s Parks, Culture and Recre-

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and so this just gives them a portion of that, with coming out but still being safe and following COVID guidelines,” said Sanchez. Sam Spano said he enjoyed getting to see community members again. “Everybody has been in COVID isolation for so long it is just good to re-connect with people,” he said. Volunteers from the church as well as from local fire districts, including the Arlington Rural Fire District, came out to help organize the event. Arlington Rural Fire District firefighters Bobby Weishaar and Ethan Bloeser helped to hand out Easter eggs

ation Department has been looking for events they can run under safety guidelines. Their first city-wide scavenger hunt was in February with ‘Hearts in the Park’ and the city wanted to continue with an Easter event. So far, turnout has been more than double of the February event. “And we will continue to have people register throughout the event,” said Kingsford. The city usually helps to run an annual Easter Egg Hunt at Jennings Park. “We’re not able to do something on that scale this

to local children. “We just wanted to come hang out and enjoy the community,” said Weishaar. “The weather is nice and people aren’t going to be able to get a proper Easter this year so it’s nice to come out and help out even if it’s just a little,” said Bloeser. Deya Spano said she hopes that the event helps people have a better Easter. “I hope people feel loved and we did our job reaching out to them in a way that is safe and engaging,” she said.

year because of safety regulations,” said Kingsford. Instead, the city hoped to provide another activity that families and local businesses could participate in safely this year. “It’s a great opportunity to get out into the community,” said Kingsford. “They can find businesses they may not know about or return to support old favorites." Local business owners said they were happy to support the event. “It’s something new and kind of fresh for the community. It gives us an opportunity to say ‘hi’ and make peo-

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ple aware that Hilton is still a store here, hopefully giving them a chance to come in,” said Mary Kirkland, owner of Hilton & Company. She said it has been good to see community members come to her store. “When we do this kind of event I’m always impressed with how grateful people are,” said Kirkland. Owner of Brown’s Plumbing, Geoffrey Brown, said he supports everything from the city’s Parks, Culture and Recreation Department and from the local Marysville Rotary Club, who are also supporting the event. “I think it’s great the Parks Department is doing it,” said Brown. He said he has enjoyed families stopping by. “We get to say ‘hi’ to them and we brought in all these treats for the kids,” said Brown. “I just had a couple in with three kids and they were new to the area and so they were happy to see us and find out what we do." Local parent Cynthia Gagner said the event has been enjoyable. “We’ve been having a good time. Something fun to do and different,” she said. Gagner said local business owners have been happy to see families stop by. “It’s fun to walk in because of the patrons that are there,” she said. Treats were also available at many of the businesses. “Many of the businesses participating will be providing treats to families that come by so I think the parents will be pleasantly surprised by that,” said Kingsford. Kingsford said the city may hold another city-wide scavenger hunt in June. The city’s Parks, Culture and Recreation Department is approaching each month with new ideas to hold during the coronavirus pandemic, she said. “I approach this year season by season and we plan events based on what we can do for the safety guidelines,” she said. She wanted to thank the Marysville Rotary for helping with the event. “They have been a longtime supporter of the Easter Egg hunts here,” said Kingsford. “And a really big thank you to the businesses who supported the event."

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COVID cases may be plateauing in county By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com

For the first time in nine weeks the average COVID-19 virus case rate did not drop and saw a minor increase as officials encourage continued precautions. The two-week average for the daily case rate saw a minor increase to 72 cases per 100,000 people from 70 cases from the last update. The case rate is still greatly reduced from its peak of more than 440 cases per 100,000 people just a couple of months ago. “It’s looks like maybe we’ve bottomed out,” said Snohomish Health District Health Officer Dr. Chris Spitters during a March 23 press briefing. Case rates around the state are showing a similar plateauing, said Spitters. New cases will have to remain under 200 per 14 days for the county to remain in Phase 3 of Gov. Jay Inslee’s reopening plan. “We also want to stay in Phase 3 and continue to progress, and that means we need everyone, vaccinated or not, has to keep up the prevention measures,” said Spitters. He acknowledged that it has been a lot of work from everyone to keep up pandemic precautions. “It’s been a long haul for all of us, and for all of you, and we’re getting close, but we’re not there yet,” he said. The standard measures of social distancing, wearing masks and washing hands has been re-emphasized by officials. “We really have to stay strong and diligent about wearing masks, keeping physical distance and being careful,” said County Executive Dave Somers. It seems likely that some COVID-19 virus variants have a higher transmissibility, however that does not mean people should abandon safety measures, said Spitters. “All the measures still work, there’s just less room for error,” he said. Spitters did not know whether the flattening of the case rate will be a sign of a future increase or whether it is a momentary increase in the cases. “Let’s see how the next few weeks go, and whether we’re able to keep that flat, or better yet, push it down, or will we see another increase and suffer all the consequences of that. It is in our hands,” he said. The increase did not seem to be the result of any business reopening, said Spitters. “We’ll see as Phase 3 rolls outs whether any of the occupational activity is leading to this, although our outbreaks in workplace settings

are way down since the peak and haven’t been increasing so far,” he said. Risk of transmission in school sports settings is one of the more concerning trends, he said. “Within the last week our school outreach team has investigated at least six cases of people that played or practiced on sports teams while contagious,” said Spitters. The problems are, in part, occurring because of students congregating in carpools, buses or socially gathering before or after practices. “The impression that we’re getting, from both our investigation and across the nation, is that the breakdown in prevention is happening between teammates off the court,” said Spitters. More residents are receiving the vaccine, however not at a high enough level to reduce the risk of the spread of the coronavirus. “Fifteen percent fully vaccinated is not enough to interrupt transmission substantially,” said Spitters. “We really need to keep our guard up so we can keep the case rate low." As of March 23, about 23 percent of the county’s total population had received at least one dose and 13 percent had been fully vaccinated. “If we look at specific eligibility groups, it’s much better than that,” said Spitters. About two-thirds of adults over 65 have had at least one dose of the vaccine, he said. The county still has many more people eligible for the vaccine than they have doses available. There are about 10

to 15 eligible candidates for every dose available, said Spitters. “Demand still far outweighs the supply,” he said. “Keep trying, but be patient and realize that your turn will come.” The vaccination process is expected to take some months still. “We’re not going to be able to enjoy regular life for some time, but we are making progress and I think people can sense that,” said Somers. “Although all adults will become eligible on May 1, it will still take many months for us to get through all those folks." The last weekly allocation saw the county receiving 26,000 doses of the vaccine. Through a federal program, local pharmacies also receive about 10,000 to 15,000 doses a week as well, said Spitters. County officials hope to eventually vaccinate about 600,000 adults in the county, which would represent 90 percent vaccination of the adults in the county. “That is not the end of the effort but is a milestone which we want to achieve,” said Spitters. Under the current supply it will still take months to vaccinate that many people. “We can anticipate almost 50,000 doses coming in weekly over the coming months with some promise of further increases coming from the governor and federal government,” said Spitters. With that pace the county would hit their goal by mid-August of this year. If, instead, the supply remains

around the current level at 36,000 doses per week, the target would not be reached until mid-October. If the supply drops to 25,000 doses per week it would take until the end of the year. “These are just hypothetical scenarios to give you an

idea of the pace we can achieve our goals,” said Spitters. County officials said they frequently have received questions about if the vaccination will be required for passports. “Growing up through my years it was very common

to have to have some documentation of vaccination to travel to different countries,” said Somers. “That has been common practice in the past and I expect that to be part of our future. Many countries will ask for documentation of vaccines."

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City garners financial reporting certificate For the 13th consecutive year, Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada has awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting to the city of Marysville for its comprehensive annual financial report for the fiscal year ended Dec. 31, 2019. “We hope that your example will encourage other government officials in their efforts to achieve and maintain an appropriate standard of excellence in financial reporting,” wrote Michele Mark Levine, Technical Services Director for GFOA, in a letter to Mayor Jon Nehring. Finance Director Sandy Langdon praised the team that produced the report: Assistant Finance Director Jan Berg, Financial

Planning Administrator Denise Gritton and Financial Operations Manager John Nield. Gritton recently retired after a 20-year career with the city. The Marysville Finance Department report was judged by an impartial panel to meet the high standards of the program, which includes demonstrating a constructive "spirit of full disclosure" to clearly communicate its financial story and motivate potential users and user groups to read the report. The Certificate of Achievement is the highest form of recognition in the area of governmental accounting and financial reporting, and its attainment represents a significant accomplishment by a government and its management.

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New signal installed at Island Crossing By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com

The city of Arlington has replaced the Island Crossing signal with a more stable replacement, although turning it into a roundabout remains the long-term plan for the intersection. During the week of March 22 crews replaced the tractor mounted signal with a signal suspended on a wire. “We had crews working out there from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. to get the signal turned on,” said Jim Kelly, public works director for the city of Arlington. They worked at night to minimize the traffic impacts of the work, said Kelly. The original temporary signal was installed in late

2019 at the intersection near the River Rock Smoke Shop on SR-530. That area of SR-530 had seen increasing levels of traffic for many years. “Because of the increase in the flow of traffic we needed to do something about the uncontrolled intersections,” said Kelly. Trying to turn left onto SR-530 from that area was becoming increasingly risky and had resulted in a number of car collisions. Arlington officials expect the Island Crossing area will continue to grow and the areas around it to grow as well, causing more traffic in the future. There are about 4,600 cars a day that come onto SR-530 from Smokey Point Boulevard alone, said Kelly. The old signal ended up presenting problems

up with the intersection signal at I-5 northbound and SR-530. “We don’t want to have a backup that will extend to I-5,” said Kelly. That system will be able to remain in place even if a roundabout gets installed in the intersection. “They [the Washington State Department of Transportation] will be able to measure the level of traffic and mobility that people get through the roundabout,” said Kelly. The city hopes to construct a roundabout at the intersection because it will be able to move traffic through faster. “The roundabout design is currently underway and we’re moving forward with trying to secure some funds for the construction,” said Kelly. He estimates design is about 70 percent done currently and the city is working with the state legislature to see if funding for the project can be secured in the coming years.

though. “The tractor mounted signals were too unreliable,” said Kelly. “They would go offline quite a bit.” Because they were powered by solar panels there were a number of unexpected problems causing the signal to fail. “We had somebody steal the solar panels that help power them one time,” said Kelly. “Especially during the winter they would go down because of a lack of battery power,” especially because snow would gather on the solar panels and dampen their output, he said. The city wanted a more reliable option and switched to a span-wire system, which holds a signal over an intersection with wires. Crews also installed a system that will provide real-time traffic and signal monitoring for the Washington State Department of Transportation. Of particular importance is that the signal lines

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RAVE RAVE: A big Thank You Arlington Assembly for putting on their drive-thru Easter last weekend. It's amazing to see the creative solutions that people come up with to support our community and to provide some family fun during these challenging pandemic times. RAVE: It's good to see that students have return to Arlington High School. It's been a tough year for students and staff and it good

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Silver Scoop opens in Arlington By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com

Community members in downtown Arlington now have a new restaurant to stop by for ice cream, coffee or pastries as the Silver Scoop opened on March 22. The business is located at 140 S. Olympic Ave., Suite 107, in the new complex across the street from the Arlington Co-Op Supply. They serve a variety of food items including pastries, coffee, cold drinks and ice cream. “We’re going to serve the ice cream like a sundae, in a cone or in a cup, however they want it,” said Aide Acero, co-owner of the new business. “I think the people will like it because they can come with the whole family and enjoy it, relax in here." Co-owner Marcelino Acero said he hopes the restaurant will become a family place. “We have the ice cream for the kids and the coffee for the adults, so there’s something for everyone,”

he said. The restaurant will also have some more substantial food items for those who want a small meal, as well. Marcelino Acero and Aide Acero have been in the restaurant business for a while and have experience working with the Playa Bonita restaurants in Arlington, Marysville and Granite Falls. “We like the family style of business,” said Marcelino Acero. “We enjoy the families when they come with kids and that’s very important for us." Aide Acero said she hopes people will like another restaurant that is family run and not a chain in the downtown area. The two co-owners have been working on their idea for a new downtown restaurant for a while now. “Last year we started thinking about opening an ice cream shop, although later we were thinking that because summer is so short we decided to open a coffee shop as well,” said Aide Acero. They said they have

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been confident in their business. “You know the first day is a little bit of running back and forth because you don’t know where everything is, but I think we’ll be very comfortable with it,” said Marcelino Acero. As Snohomish County continues to recover from the latest wave of the coronavirus pandemic Marcelino Acero said the restaurant is taking the standard precautions to keep customers and staff safe.

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SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR SNOHOMISH COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF AARON NELS TOFTDAHL, Deceased, NO. 21-4-00430-31, PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS, RCW 11.40.030

THE PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE NAMED BELOW has been appointed as personal representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the personal representative or the personal representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court in which the probate proceedings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the personal representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1) (c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and RCW 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets. DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION: March 24, 2021 Personal Representative: William Toftdahl Attorney for Personal Representative: Steven J. Peiffle, WSBA #14704 Address for Mailing or Service: P.O. Box 188, 103 North Street, Arlington, WA 98223

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SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR SNOHOMISH COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: DIANE GAIL WALTERS, Deceased, NO. 21-4-00420-31, PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS, RCW 11.40.030

THE PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE NAMED BELOW has been appointed as personal representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the personal representative or the personal representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court in which the probate proceedings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the personal representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1) (c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and RCW 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets. DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION: March 24, 2021. Personal Representative: Nichole C. Walters Attorney for Personal Representative: Tanner K. Olson, WSBA #52879 Address for Mailing or Service: P.O. Box 188, 103 North Street, Arlington, WA 98223

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Lakewood defeats Archbishop Murphy By Nathan Whalen nathan@northcountyoutlook.com Lakewood's football team scored 30 unanswered points March 26 to defeat rival Archbishop Murphy 32-21. “Every time you get a win against them, it’s always a good win,” head coach Dan Teeter said. He noted over the past 10 meetings, Lakewood has won six of them. The Cougars got off to a slow start against the Wildcats. During the first quarter, Archbishop Murphy scored on pass plays of 48 yards and 50 yards to go up 15-0. Prior to Friday’s game, Teeter said the varsity defense hasn’t given up a touchdown all season. “It was a position we’re not used to be in,” Teeter said. Archbishop

Murphy has a big physical team. Four of five of their linemen weigh over 300 pounds. On the ensuing kickoff after the Wildcats' second touchdown, Carson Chrisman took the ball 97 yards before being tackled on the 2-yard line. Quarterback Justice Taylor scored on the next play. After the kick failed, Lakewood was behind 15 to 6. The second quarter saw Lakewood pull within two points when Chrisman scored on a 36-yard run. Later in the quarter, the Cougars took the lead when Shae Dixon scored on a 51-yard punt return for a touchdown. After the point-after kick, Lakewood was up 20-15. Scoring in the first half concluded with Lakewood’s Dylan Kirkpatrick kicking a 26-yard field goal

and the Cougars went up 23-15. Teeter highlighted the efforts of his team's linemen on both sides of the ball. “Our offensive and defensive lines are keys to what we do,” Teeter said. He also commended the efforts of Center Josh Thuringer and Guard Keegan Bach. On defense he noted the work of Defensive End Makiah Varv-Jallow and DL Jakobus Smith along with linebackers Derrick Robbins and Jack Legore. “We stuffed their run pretty early,” Teeter said. Lakewood scored again in the fourth quarter with Taylor reaching the end zone on a six-yard run. Archbishop Murphy scored on a rushing touchdown later in the fourth quarter.

Near the conclusion of the game, the Cougars scored a safety when Robbins sacked the quarterback in the end zone. Teeter said Taylor became the workhorse and helped keep the offense running. Taylor finished the night with 145 yards on 26 rushes with two touchdowns. The March 26 win marked the fourth win of the season for the Cougars, which is playing in the Wesco Conference during the shortened football season. “It’s kind of fun to play the local schools we never get to play,” Teeter said. Lakewood normally plays in the Northwest Conference. Lakewood finishes its season April 1 when they travel to Duvall and face Cedarcrest Red Wolves.

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Arlington spikers top Glacier Peak By Nathan Whalen nathan@northcountyoutlook.com In what Arlington girls volleyball head coach Lauren Amundson described as the team’s cleanest, most efficient performance of the season, the Eagles topped Glacier Peak during a home match March 25. The Eagles won in three sets (25-18, 25-14, 25-15).

“It feels like we’re finally peaking,” Amundson said of her experienced squad that fields five seniors and six juniors. In 2019, they were undefeated and placed sixth. The match at Arlington was the first time the Eagles competed in front of a home crowd. Prior to March 18, spectators weren’t allowed to watch games live. Since pandemic restrictions were

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Arlington Eagle Brookelynn Ramey sets as Cassie Whitaker prepares to hit the ball during a March 25 girls volleyball match against Glacier Peak.

eased, a limited number of home spectators could attend games in-person. Amundson said the team were excited to play in front of family and friends. “The first part of the game was settling in.” “We started on a great note taking care of the ball,” Amundson said, adding Libero Taylor Helle played with poise. She had 13 digs during Thursday’s match. Malia Shephard had 10 kills for the offense with a .670 efficiency along with four aces, Emily Mekelburg added 9 kills with a .470 efficiency and Teagan Sutherland had eight kills with .730 efficiency. “Both of our outside hitters were finishing points,” Amundson said. Sutherland also had four blocks and the Eagles had six team blocks. “She did a great job blocking,” Amundson said of Sutherland. Arlington’s junior varsity team was victorious March 25 against Glacier Peak winning 3-0 (25-12, 25-12, and 25-17). Amundson said a whole team effort contributed to the victory. Reese Remle had six kills while Ellie Salstrom, Emma Armes and Kira Abraham chipped in four kills each, Amundson said in an email. Brooklyn

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Helle and Chloe Lewis provided the junior varsity team with a defensive edge with efficient passing and athletic digs. The junior varsity team’s record stands at 7-1. Arlington’s C-Team was also victorious winning 3-0 (25-23, 25-19, and 25-14). Amundson said Glacier Peak provided the toughest competition of the season for the C-Team. Every player contributed to the victory. Amundson said Mary Feider, Ally Chronister, Caitlin Klein and Izzy Gutierrez

each had a block. During the third set, Amundson highlighted the passing of Bella Mathews, Trinity Bowles and Kamila Estrada along with the serving of Maddy McCall. Arlington girls volleyball concluded their season March 29 with a match against Lake Stevens, which took place after press time. The match was the team’s senior night where Nathalie Finneron, Helle, Zoe Jones, Paige Richards and Sutherland were honored.

“It will be a good competitive match,” Amundson said. She complimented the Eagles’ attitude during a shortened season that saw what’s normally a fall sport take place in March. She said she never once heard a complaint about masks, or a lack of playoffs or no fans. “They are so mature in their perspective of this season with the appreciation of simply the opportunity to compete to compete,” Amundson said.

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Time to prune hydrangeas Of all the most popular flaclasses that we vor is the shadeoffer here at the loving bigleaf or nursery, pruning mophead variety is always the most that sports large popular. And, of ball-shaped flowall the different ers or flat delicate By Steve Smith types of plants ones called lacethat need to be pruned, hy- caps. These come in shades drangeas are probably the of pink to dark purple and most confusing. Hopefully, a few that are pure white. I can help clear the air on Traditional varieties of this how to properly prune these type of hydrangea should extremely popular shrubs. not be pruned, except to First off, hydrangeas do remove spent flowers or an not have to be pruned if occasional errant branch. they are planted in the right The reason is that the flowlocation where they can be er buds are formed on the allowed to grow to a ma- previous season’s growth ture size, which of course (we call that old wood). If can vary depending on the you prune those stems back cultivar. For a mature hy- more than a node or two (a drangea, all that is required node is where a set of leaves to keep it looking tidy is to was attached), you will reremove the spent flowers move next years flowers. sometime before spring. This is probably the primaMost hydrangeas fall ry reason why hydrangeas into two categories. The don’t bloom. If you have to

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The most that staff have had to do is to remind students to put their mask over their nose. “We’re assuming positive intent,” in those cases, said Boatman. The first couple of days were a little busier for the school as students worked out what they had to do. “They’ve been here one day now

prune your hydrangea to make it fit into where it is planted, then you will constantly be faced with this dilemma. The solution is to remove your plant and replace it with one of the many new forms that are dwarf and only grow to 3 to 4 feet tall. There is actually a fully dwarf model call ‘Pia’ or ‘Pink Elf ’ that only reaches 18 to 24 inches tall. The second most popular form of hydrangea is the sun loving “panicle” type, which has large fluffy coneshaped flowers that start out white or lime-green and mature to wonderful shades of pink to rusty red. These hydrangeas bloom on current season growth (we call this new wood), so just like a rose, we can whack the heck out of them if we want to and they will always reward us with lots of blooms later

and they’ve got it figured out and today’s going really smooth,” said Boatman. An email is sent to students each morning in which they can attest they are not having any symptoms of the COVID-19 virus. Students can use their cell phone or a computer at home to respond and can fill out the form at school as well, said Boatman. As students enter the school there are a couple of entrances they can take which take them through

in the summer. Again, you don’t have to prune them, but if you do, you will get larger flowers, albeit fewer, than if you just let them go. Just to confuse the issue, new developments in breeding have brought us repeat blooming forms (called remontant) of the bigleaf varieties that bloom both on last year’s wood in late spring and again on current season’s wood in late summer. ‘Endless Summer’ is probably the most recognized brand with its blue plastic pots. The beauty of these new hydrangeas is that if you screw up (or Mother Nature is naughty and freezes off all the buds), you will still get flowers later in the year. That being said, it is still best to keep your pruning to a minimum and focus on only removing spent flowers and a little

a thermal camera which measures temperatures. “If I have someone that comes through that is over temp. I’m going to have them stand aside,” said Holly Kahler, principal’s secretary at Arlington High School. “We have to pull them aside and then I radio to our nurse,” who handles the case from there, she said. Staff also have entrances where they can take their temperature at a kiosk before they enter. For teach-

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There are a variety of hydrangeas that will add color to your garden. shaping. Almost all of the new bigleaf varieties now on the market are repeat blooming and compact growers - which is great news for all of us. Bottom line, the secret to successful pruning of hydrangeas is to recognize what kind you have and where the flower buds are formed, last year’s wood or current season’s wood.

ers and staff the school is working on the honor system, said Boatman. “We expect professionalism and it’s certainly ingrained in us when not to come to school,” he said. The Arlington High School campus has reminders up for social distancing and giving people space, as well as markers to reduce the number of students at lunch tables and other gathering places. Boatman said he initially planned more measures.

For more info on growing hydrangeas, I highly recommend the website from Proven Winners. They have done a very thorough job of demystifying the art of growing hydrangeas.

Steve Smith is the owner of Sunnyside Nursery in Marysville and can be reached at sunnysidenursery@msn.com.

“I went to Bainbridge [High School] and realized how quiet their hallways were and thought ‘why am I overthinking this,’” he said. “What I was forgetting is that we’re only going to have half our student body here." The hybrid model ensures that the hallways and classrooms of the school stay spacious to allow proper distancing. “This is a class that might normally have 25 kids in it and it has 10 at the most now,” he said.

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