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Sean Seifert, taproom manager at 5 Rights Brewing in Marysville, pours a glass of beer. The brewery had to make changes over the past year due to the pandemic. Those changes included installing a roll-up door for public entry and using tents and fences for outdoor seating when restrictions allowed. Photo by Nathan Whalen

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Businesses in Arlington and Marysville Regroup from Pandemic

By Nathan Whalen nathan@northcountyoutlook.com After enduring a shutdown, a limited reopening, another shutdown before reopening again, many businesses have endured a lot over the past year.

“It’s been a challenge and that is saying it nicely,” said Sean Seifert, the taproom manager at 5 Rights Brewing located in downtown Marysville.

In addition to businesses shutting down due to COVID-19, the cancellation of events also hurt businesses financially.

“You take away sports and its pretty tough on a sports store,” said Rich Senff, who owns Action Sports and is also the president of the Downtown Arlington Business Association. He said Action Sports never shut down during the pandemic and staff started returning to work in February.

Despite the challenges, many businesses remain in operation and local chambers of commerce and cities provided ways to help.

Many businesses are holding on by the skin of their teeth, said Jesica Stickles, former president and CEO of the Greater Marysville Tulalip Chamber of Commerce. She recently accepted a position at the Anacortes Chamber of Commerce.

She said in an email that, with the exception of housing and automotive markets, small and large businesses are hurting. In addition to financial

problems, they are losing employees they had to furlough and seeing increased expenses from buying personal protective equipment and meeting cleanliness guidelines.

Both the Greater Marysville Tulalip Chamber of Commerce and the Stilly Valley Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with their respective cities, developed websites that provide local businesses with an online platform to sell their goods and services. Marysville and Tulalip businesses have www.shopmarysvilletulalip.com while Arlington area businesses have www.shoplocalarlington.com.

For the shop Marysville site, the city and Snohomish County provided funding to pay for website development and a team of experts who help local businesses get online, Stickles said.

A photographer and a social media person are available to help businesses produce content.

Stickles added that 30 businesses have signed up and the goal is to have 100 businesses by the end of the year.

“It’s another layer of marketing for local businesses, said Mandy Kruger, executive director of the Stilly Valley Chamber of Commerce. The Arlington site started as a directory developed between the city

and the chamber. In November, the directory was transformed into the shop local site.

“We all believe that this is a business pivot that is here to stay,” Arlington Mayor Barb Tolbert said.

The city of Arlington partnered with the Stilly Valley Chamber to develop a local shopping site.

Emissaries from the Marysville Tulalip Chamber checked in with businesses several times during the pandemic, Stickles said. They helped find financial assistance from any of the available grants and loans. The chamber also offered virtual networking meetings where 30 businesses attended.

Businesses over the past year had to make changes to keep up with changes in restrictions.

At 5 Rights Brewing, they installed a large roll-up door for visitors to enter and used tents and fencing for outdoor seating when pandemic restrictions allowed, Seifert said. The brewery opened its retail location in part of the former Carr’s Hardware location.

“It’s great to see a 100-year-old building get love and care,” Seifert said.

It will soon expand into the entire space where the venerable hardware store was located and an outdoor pavilion will be installed, Seifert said.

“People are definitely eager to come back and we’re eager to see them,” he said.

He complimented the city in helping out his business in allowing for tents to be placed in a parking area.

“The city is very pro small business,” Seifert said.

Both Arlington and Marysville used federal CARES money to help provide business and rental assistance.

“I personally advocated with the governor’s office to find ways to help our smaller businesses re-open,” Marysville Mayor John Nehring said.

When Gov. Jay Inslee in March moved the state into “Phase 3” of the Roadmap to Recovery, restrictions have eased. Sporting events have started, and restaurants have a larger capacity.

“We’re hoping people that didn’t open at 25 percent would find the margin of profit to open at 50 percent,” Stickles said of capacity limits.

Shopping local also brings millions of dollars in sales tax collections that helps pay for essential services. Tolbert said 60 percent of Arlington’s expenses goes to public safety.

With restrictions easing, events are starting to be planned. Stickles said the chamber has been talking with the Tulalip Resort Casino about the possibility of holding monthly meetings and there’s consideration for other events to take place.

Senff said plans are underway for a street fair and car show to take place in Arlington during the summer.

Nehring also offered caution.

“It’s all contingent on what’s allowed by the state,” Nehring said. “We will open with whatever parameters are allowed by the state.”

Stickles said businesses are planning for personal protective equipment and stay safe requirements to stick around for a long time. Work from home employees are planning to continue to operate from their home with visiting the office an average of one day per week. Businesses have found this to be more efficient.

“I am truly impressed with how diligent the businesses have been with following the guidelines.

They take it very seriously and they care about their customers,” Stickles said in an email.

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APD hands out annual awards

By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com The Arlington Police Department recognized local officers and other community members during the department's annual 2020 service awards.

“I think it’s important that when people do good work you acknowledge it,” said Arlington Police Chief Jonathan Ventura. “It helps with the morale of the department."

The department usually has a dinner to recognize the award winners each year but was unable have one this year because of the coronavirus pandemic.

They still announced the winners on social media though to continue the annual recognition.

Police Employee of the Year Officer Dustin Bartlett was recognized as the Police

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Snohomish County’s mass vaccination site at the Tulalip Tribes' Boom City on April 8.

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Arlington police officer Dustin Bartlett, who received the department's Police Employee of the Year award, uses his vehicle’s computer to look up a license plate on April 9.

The county’s sixth mass vaccine site has opened up at the Tulalip Tribes' Boom City location and began taking appointments on April 6.

The site is the second location north of Everett with the other vaccine site at the Arlington Municipal Airport.

The other four sites run by the Snohomish County

Vaccine Task Force are in Edmonds, Monroe, Everett and at the Boeing Everett Activity Center.

Boom City is the name many locals call the Tulalip property at 10274 27th Ave. NE which hosts "Boom City Fireworks" each summer.

The Task Force planned many of the vaccine sites months ago.

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Amazon distribution center coming to Smokey Point

By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com An Amazon distribution center could be up and running in Smokey Point before the end of the year, potentially bringing a significant number of new jobs to the area.

On April 8, Amazon revealed they were behind the new development that is coming in at 4620 172nd St. NE, Arlington.

The property was given an emergency re-zone to allow light industrial facilities on the land last year, and was originally zoned for ‘highway commercial,’ a type of land use that allows commercial space and heavy car transit such as the neighboring Smokey Point Walmart location.

Amazon officials say that more than 1,000 full-time employees could work at the 600,000 square-foot facility.

Arlington Mayor Barbara Tolbert said the economic injection into Smokey Point could help the area recover from the coronavirus pandemic.

“As I work with the community and we recovery from the pandemic, I am working with the Arlington Community Resource Center and others,” she said. “From what I hear, one of the things that is always on the top of the list for needs is good-paying jobs."

The Amazon jobs have a starting wage of $15 per hour with benefits including medical, vision and dental.

Tolbert said it was the largest expansion of jobs in a community she has seen as mayor from a single source.

“A single development is not going to See AMAZON on page 20

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Employee of the Year by the department.

“This is an award from the peers,” said Ventura.

“They nominate their fellow officers based on who was a good partner, who did something for the department."

Ventura said he and other department leadership agreed it was a good choice as Bartlett has been an excellent officer for the community.

“He’s just been reliable, dependable and has showed exceptional judgment in every respect,” he said.

Life Saving Award Three different officers were recognized for efforts which helped save a life in two different incidents.

Officer Alex Donchez was given the award for work after he responded to a call.

“There was a situation where a subject was non-responsive and face down in a bath tub,” said Ventura.

Donchez assessed the situation and administered Naloxone, a drug that can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose.

“And after that the subject responded and started breathing again,” said Ventura.

Medical staff would later indicate the Naloxone likely save the subject’s life, he said.

In another Naloxone incident, Sergeant Peter Barrett was also recognized for an incident where he was doing off-duty work and heard a someone yell that a person had collapsed in a parking lot.

“Believing it to be a medical emergency he called on the radio for assistance,” said Ventura.

Because Barrett was not on patrol at the time, he did not have Naloxone on him.

“Most of our officers carry it as standard equipment now,” said Ventura.

However, officer Kendahl Metcalfe did have some and responded to the incident in time.

Staff at the hospital indicated the Naloxone likely prevented a death in the situation.

Ventura said the use of Naloxone is sometimes controversial, but he supported the good it could do.

“Nobody deserves to die for having an addition,” he said. “If we have the opportunity to save a life, we will take it."

Police Volunteer of the Year Larry Carter is a retired corrections officer and has volunteered with the city for more than 10 years now.

www.northcountyoutlook.com “He spent a whole career doing criminal justice and after he continued to volunteer with us here,” said Ventura, who added Carter was very knowledgeable and relatable.

Most volunteer work was suspended this year because of the coronavirus pandemic, but Carter was recognized for his long volunteer record.

Larry is moving to California to be with family and Ventura said the department wanted to recognize on his last year in Arlington.

“We’re going to miss him here. That’s a big loss for the department,” he said.

Traffic Enforcement and DUI Enforcement Awards Officer Josh Fox was recognized for leading the Arlington Police Department in enforcing traffic offenses and DUI offenses.

“This is the second year in a row Josh has led in this category,” said Ventura. “He has been with the agency for three years and he’s just really focused on traffic safety."

As the city continues to grow there are more calls of every type, said Venture, but traffic safety remains important to enforce in the community.

Chief ’s Service Award “We can’t do our job without help from the other departments,” said Ventura,

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and this award is meant to recognize city officials who help the police.

City of Arlington IT director Bryan Terry was honored for his help this year.

“In the whole city, the police department is the heaviest user of IT resources,” said Ventura. Every car has a computer and there is a high level of security required to protect sensitive files.

This year the Arlington Police Department upgraded their security system after it had started to fail.

“He went out into the marketplace and upgraded our system and also put it into a cloud-based system,” said Ventura.

The new system has helped local officers do their job more efficiently, said Ventura.

Community Partner Award KLN Family Brand, a dog food company, was recognized for their donations which help the Arlington K-9 unit continue running.

“We have two K-9 units now, but initially that was an unfunded position,” said Ventura.

The department still relies on community donations to keep costs for the program low, and receives help with veterinary service and other supplies such as food from KLN Family Brand.

“They have been providing the needed food to us for many years at no cost to the taxpayers,” said Ventura.

Commendation Award Officer Mike McQuoid was recognized for saving the taxpayers money and preparing the department’s vehicle they will use for natural disaster rescue.

Ventura said Arlington has areas that will flood and sometimes the department has to do rescue operations.

“Our standard vehicles are not going to cut it for those types of rescue situations,” said Ventura, however a recently purchased vehicle meant for rescue operations can ford up to 40 inches of water.

McQuoid helped prepare that vehicle for service by re-purposing emergency lights and other equipment on other retired vehicles and installing them.

Community Engagement Award “One of our core missions here is to engage the community,” said Ventura.

Detective Stephanie Ambrose was given the award for her participation in numerous events around the city, including work at local elementary schools, attending the "Build-a-Police-Car" event at Lowe’s, attending the "Holiday with Heroes" at Walmart and assisting with school lunch distribution with the Arlington School District during the summer.

“She has a real knack for teaching young people,” said Ventura. “Every officer does something [to connect to the community], but she just did so much."

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Snohomish County's COVID News Briefs cases trending upward

By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com After a long downward trend, coronavirus cases have increased in Snohomish County for three consecutive weeks now.

The two-week daily case rate bottomed out at 70 cases per 100,000 people in early March before taking an upward path.

Currently, the Snohomish County rate is at 121 cases per 100,00 people. That is still far below the December peak of 444 cases per 100,000 people but is comparable to the spring 2020 peak which reached 129 cases per 100,000 people.

“I’m concerned on two levels, first is with the suffering, the hospitalization and the deaths. We may have fewer deaths because of the younger age impact but it’s still bad for people’s health. A third of people who get COVID still have trouble breathing a month later,” said Dr. Chris Spitters, Health Officer for the Snohomish Health District, during an April 6 press briefing.

“And second, if we have to retreat the economy again that’s just hard on everyone."

Hospitalizations related to COVID reached their lowest point in recent history just a couple of weeks ago, said Spitters, when there were only 15 residents in the county hospitalized.

That number has increased to 32 residents.

The county must continue to hit certain metrics to remain in Phase 3 of the state’s reopening plan.

Snohomish County must have fewer than about 1,640 new coronavirus cases per 14 days and they must remain below about 41 new hospitalizations per 7 days.

Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee announced on April 9 that counties will be moved back to Phase 2 only if they fail both of those criteria.

If current trends continue the county could fall behind on those metrics.

“I’m extremely concerned we are heading in the wrong direction with our case num-

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bers and if the trend continues there is a danger we will be moved back into Phase 2,” said Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers.

The biggest causes of increased transmission seem to be gatherings, said Spitters.

“We found gatherings continue to be the leading contributor. Gatherings for a variety of reasons, social, faith-based, sports, etc.” he said.

Most of the new cases are coming from younger people age 22 to 39, he said.

More than 60 percent of the county’s seniors are now vaccinated, which could be helping reduce spread among older individuals.

“Through a combination of wise behavior and the vaccination percentage only two to three percent of cases in the county were from individuals over 70 years of age,” said Spitters. “We’ve made a lot of progress there and now we want to fan that progress out to other age groups."

In total about 30 percent of the county’s adults are

vaccinated with at least one dose and 18 percent have been completely vaccinated.

“I know people are wondering how case rates are rising while vaccination rates are on the rise,” said Spitters.

“That is not a sufficient proportion of the population to interrupt the transmission of this very-difficult-tocontain virus,” he said. “We may not see a real slowing until 80 percent or more of the population is fully vaccinated."

Until that time Spitters recommends the standard measures against the COVID-19 virus, including avoiding gathering and wearing masks.

“We’re relying on everyone to remain vigilant in wearing their masks,” said Spitters. “We’ll get to a day where this is all behind us but that time is still many months off."

Because of the limited supply of vaccine, county officials expect the vaccination effort to continue for months after all adults 16 and over are eligible for the vaccine

on April 15.

“We have far more people who want the vaccine than we have supply,” said Somers.

“Please be patient. It will take a few months to get everyone vaccinated unless we get more vaccines from the state,” he said. “We know it is frustrating.”

During that time officials encourage individuals to assist those who haven’t received an appointment yet.

“If you’re looking for an appointment, please consider helping out your relatives or neighbors who may being having trouble,” said Somers.

They also recommend to remember to cancel an appointment if you have scheduled for two.

“If you’re appointment shopping for your first dose and find an earlier appointment please don’t forget to cancel your other appointment,” said Somers.

“Please don’t horde appointment slots. A missed appointment is a lost opportunity for the whole community,” said Spitters.

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Fake police calls are a new scam

Arlington police investigate homicide

Recently several Marysville citizens have reported people claiming to be police officers demanding payment of fines for various reasons. These people have identified themselves using actual officers’ names in order to make their demands seem more credible.

The Marysville Police Department cautions citizens that any phone calls from a subject claiming to be a police officer demanding payment is a scam.

No police officer or police agency will demand payment for missed court dates, jury duty, fines, or owed taxes. The Marysville Police Department does not collect fines of any sort.

As a reminder, citizens should never provide personal information (social security number, bank account, credit card or gift card number, etc.). Do not comply with these demands, and immediately hang up and contact your local law enforcement agency.

Arlington Police are investigating an April 10 shooting that claimed a male victim in the parking lot of the Puget Sound Kidney Center.

Officers found the victim, who had been shot in the head, when they responded to reports of a shooting at approximately 5:45 a.m. on Saturday in the 18800 block of Smokey Point Blvd.

The police department’s Investigation Unit and investigators from the Washington State Patrol Crime Laboratory have responded.

Positive identification of the decedent, as well as cause and manner of death will be determined by the Snohomish County Medical Examiner.

No suspects have been arrested at this time. If you have any information regarding this or related investigations, please contact the Arlington Police Department Investigations Unit 425-407-3999.

The investigation into this case continues.

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Pioneer Museum plans May reopening

By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com After being closed for many months because of the coronavirus pandemic, the Stilly Valley Pioneer Museum plans to reopen on May 1.

The museum at 20722 67th Ave. NE, in Arlington, houses exhibits and history about early Arlington and the surrounding area and about the pioneers who came to the Stillaguamish Valley.

“Basically we’re going to be open the same hours as we had before,” said Myrtle Rausch, president of the Stilly Valley Pioneers. “We’re

going to try to open up the museum and see if we get some visitors."

The neighboring Pioneer Hall will also be open for rental for events.

“We’re keeping with the normal COVID protections,” said Rausch, who added they are following Washington state guidelines for safely reopening facilities.

“Making sure people wear masks, cleaning everything and making sure people keep distance,” she said.

The rental hall is following similar guidelines and the Stilly Valley Pioneers are

performing due diligence to make sure those renting the hall are following capacity guidelines as well.

The Pioneer Hall and museum have had to close for the past year, said Rausch.

“Mainly because many of our volunteers our elderly,” she said, and therefore particularly at-risk to the COVID-19 virus.

Because of that they would not have enough people to keep the museum open, said Rausch.

“We’ve all got our vaccinations now,” she said.

Because of the vaccinations and because reopening

of these types of facilities is allowed under Phase 3 of the state's reopening plan, Rausch said the organization wanted to open this May. Their community events are not likely to return anytime soon though.

“We’re not having Pioneer Days this year,” said Rausch, who added there is simply too much physical interaction and touching for the event to be feasible now.

The Pioneer Picnic was not held this year and may not be held this year either.

Rausch said members of the organization have begun to see each other again though at socially distanced meetings.

Financially, Rausch said she expects the Pioneers to weather the pandemic.

“We’re not real healthy, but we’re making it,” she said. “We were lucky we had

some funds saved up, but we have had to dip into it.”

The finances may have to be a little tighter after the coronavirus pandemic is over though, she said.

“That’s why we’d like to get more rentals for the hall if possible, because it helps pay our bills and utilities,” she said.

More information about the organization can be found at stillymuseum.org.

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Sean Seifert, taproom manager at 5 Rights Brewing in Marysville, pours a glass of beer. The brewery had to make changes over the past year due to the pandemic. Those changes included installing a roll-up door for public entry and using tents and fences for outdoor seating when restrictions allowed. Photo by Nathan Whalen

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Businesses in Arlington and Marysville Regroup from Pandemic

By Nathan Whalen nathan@northcountyoutlook.com After enduring a shutdown, a limited reopening, another shutdown before reopening again, many businesses have endured a lot over the past year.

“It’s been a challenge and that is saying it nicely,” said Sean Seifert, the taproom manager at 5 Rights Brewing located in downtown Marysville.

In addition to businesses shutting down due to COVID-19, the cancellation of events also hurt businesses financially.

“You take away sports and its pretty tough on a sports store,” said Rich Senff, who owns Action Sports and is also the president of the Downtown Arlington Business Association. He said Action Sports never shut down during the pandemic and staff started returning to work in February.

Despite the challenges, many businesses remain in operation and local chambers of commerce and cities provided ways to help.

Many businesses are holding on by the skin of their teeth, said Jesica Stickles, former president and CEO of the Greater Marysville Tulalip Chamber of Commerce. She recently accepted a position at the Anacortes Chamber of Commerce.

She said in an email that, with the exception of housing and automotive markets, small and large businesses are hurting. In addition to financial

problems, they are losing employees they had to furlough and seeing increased expenses from buying personal protective equipment and meeting cleanliness guidelines.

Both the Greater Marysville Tulalip Chamber of Commerce and the Stilly Valley Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with their respective cities, developed websites that provide local businesses with an online platform to sell their goods and services. Marysville and Tulalip businesses have www.shopmarysvilletulalip.com while Arlington area businesses have www.shoplocalarlington.com.

For the shop Marysville site, the city and Snohomish County provided funding to pay for website development and a team of experts who help local businesses get online, Stickles said.

A photographer and a social media person are available to help businesses produce content.

Stickles added that 30 businesses have signed up and the goal is to have 100 businesses by the end of the year.

“It’s another layer of marketing for local businesses, said Mandy Kruger, executive director of the Stilly Valley Chamber of Commerce. The Arlington site started as a directory developed between the city

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and the chamber. In November, the directory was transformed into the shop local site.

“We all believe that this is a business pivot that is here to stay,” Arlington Mayor Barb Tolbert said.

The city of Arlington partnered with the Stilly Valley Chamber to develop a local shopping site.

Emissaries from the Marysville Tulalip Chamber checked in with businesses several times during the pandemic, Stickles said. They helped find financial assistance from any of the available grants and loans. The chamber also offered virtual networking meetings where 30 businesses attended.

Businesses over the past year had to make changes to keep up with changes in restrictions.

At 5 Rights Brewing, they installed a large roll-up door for visitors to enter and used tents and fencing for outdoor seating when pandemic restrictions allowed, Seifert said. The brewery opened its retail location in part of the former Carr’s Hardware location.

“It’s great to see a 100-year-old building get love and care,” Seifert said.

It will soon expand into the entire space where the venerable hardware store was located and an outdoor pavilion will be installed, Seifert said.

“People are definitely eager to come back and we’re eager to see them,” he said.

He complimented the city in helping out his business in allowing for tents to be placed in a parking area.

“The city is very pro small business,” Seifert said.

Both Arlington and Marysville used federal CARES money to help provide business and rental assistance.

“I personally advocated with the governor’s office to find ways to help our smaller businesses re-open,” Marysville Mayor John Nehring said.

When Gov. Jay Inslee in March moved the state into “Phase 3” of the Roadmap to Recovery, restrictions have eased. Sporting events have started, and restaurants have a larger capacity.

“We’re hoping people that didn’t open at 25 percent would find the margin of profit to open at 50 percent,” Stickles said of capacity limits.

Shopping local also brings millions of dollars in sales tax collections that helps pay for essential services. Tolbert said 60 percent of Arlington’s expenses goes to public safety.

With restrictions easing, events are starting to be planned. Stickles said the chamber has been talking with the Tulalip Resort Casino about the possibility of holding monthly meetings and there’s consideration for other events to take place.

Senff said plans are underway for a street fair and car show to take place in Arlington during the summer.

Nehring also offered caution.

“It’s all contingent on what’s allowed by the state,” Nehring said. “We will open with whatever parameters are allowed by the state.”

Stickles said businesses are planning for personal protective equipment and stay safe requirements to stick around for a long time. Work from home employees are planning to continue to operate from their home with visiting the office an average of one day per week. Businesses have found this to be more efficient.

“I am truly impressed with how diligent the businesses have been with following the guidelines.

They take it very seriously and they care about their customers,” Stickles said in an email.

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We are delighted to offer a place for YOU….a comfy atmosphere to browse for a gift or to find some luxuries for yourself. You will be delighted by the extensive array of unique gifts—everything from trendy fashion to Northwest specialty foods & kitchenware, baby gifts, wellness & naturals, home goods and toys & playthings for young and old.

You’ll find something new every time you visit.

Corner of Third & State • Marysville • 360-691-9674 • Hilton-gift-gallery.myshopify.com

102 Years

Snohomish Co-op Established in 1935, the Snohomish Co-op has supplied fuel to local farmers, and has served to provide cooperative purchasing power for Snohomish County residents. We are member owned, and open to all. Snohomish Co-Op members receive discounts, offers, and invitations to special events throughout the year. Because we operate as a co-op, a portion of profits are returned to members in our annual patronage program.

Specializing in farm and feed supplies, we support adventures in gardening, fencing, and backyard homesteading. Find all that you need for livestock, pet care, and small animals. Visit our specialty fuel pumps in Snohomish to find ethanol-free fuel, B99 biodiesel, bulk kerosene, propane, off-road diesel, and VP110 racing fuel.

Our goal is to provide the community with the products and services they have come to expect, while maintaining a level of customer service that is un-paralleled. Our commitment to this goal serves to strengthen the community, which is the bedrock of the Snohomish Co-Op.

168 Lincoln Ave, Snohomish • 360-568-2104 • www.snohomishcoop.com • 18422 Cascade View Dr, Monroe • 360-794-4663

86 Years

Brown’s Plumbing Pumps & Spas

Cameron and Geoff Brown

Brown’s Plumbing Pumps & Spas has been serving the local community since 1945. They specialize in plumbing repair, well service, hot tub sales and service. Along with a full service department ready to tackle any plumbing issue at your home, they also offer a retail location to help with your do-it-yourself plumbing projects. The family owned business features a 5,600 sq ft showroom with many products showcased, including hot tubs and chemicals for your pool or spa. They offer expert advice to keep your hot tub and pool crystal clear all season long. They offer a full line of tubs from West Coast Spas and Eco Spas. Both brands offer a wide variety of tubs that are 100% USA made.

Owner Geoffrey Brown is active in the local community as a member of Marysville Rotary. He is very proud of how Rotary gives back to the community and you will often see him driving the Rotary train at local events. His son Cameron has worked in the family business most of his life and hopes to keep the business thriving into the future.

1717 Grove St., Bldg. B • Marysville • 360.659.1002 • 360.659.4005 Mon-Fri 8am - 5pm • Sat 10am - 3pm • www.brownsplumb.com

76 Years

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Chevrolet • Subaru • RV

“InLow LowOverhead Overhead Marysville” “In Marysville”

SPRING SAVINGS Chevrolet

Over 300 pre-owned cars, trucks and SUV’s RV

When you are ready to consider a new or pre-owned truck, car or rv, call or stop by Roy Robinson Chevrolet Subaru RV dealership and talk to one of the 36 Certified Specialists on staff.

Roy Robinson has one of the largest selection of new and used cars, trucks and rv’s in the county, they are also one of Snohomish County’s largest volume dealerships.

ROY ROBINSON CHEVROLET SUBARU RV

6616 35th Ave NE • Marysville, Wa (360) 363-8633 www.royrobinsonrv.com

15855 Smokey Point Blvd. • Marysville, WA 360-659-6238 www.royrobinson.com

Subaru

63 Years

I-5 Exit 199 In Marysville • 360.659.6236 • www.royrobinson.com

Marysville Everett Ceramic Tile Marysville Everett Ceramic Tile has been an independent family-owned flooring business in Marysville, Washington since 1958. Second generation owners, John and Jodi Hiatt take pride in carrying on the family tradition of maintaining a friendly and professional atmosphere, and helping the customer make their dream home become a reality!

We offer a full selection of floor coverings, countertops and walls finishes. We can help you design that special look, and provide “Do-It-Yourself” guidance or professional installation. We are proud of working with a crew of master installers who are experienced on working with all types of materials, ceramic tiles, natural stone, glass tile, hardwood, carpet, laminates and vinyl.

Free in-home estimates are also available.

1220 Second Street • Marysville Monday - Friday 9:00 - 5:30 • Sat 9:00 - 3:00 • Sunday - Closed.

(Closed Saturdays June – Labor Day) • Appointments available by calling 360-659-4706

Lillian & John Hiatt in 1958 and Jodi and John Hiatt today.

Slumber Ease Mattress Factory Innovation and quality are the keys to Slumber Ease Mattress Factory’s longevity.

We are celebrating our 6th decade serving the local community and beyond.

We operate a factory and showroom to create a mattress that’s carefully designed and fitted to each customer’s personal needs. Every new mattress is complete and ready for pickup in five days to 10 days.

Slumber Ease also offers high-quality foam products, cut to order for your home, RV or boat. Our attention to detail and exceptional customer service has earned us an A+ Rating from the Better Business Bureau.

slumberease.com Mattresses • Cut to Size Foam • Upholstery Showroom 1301 4th Street, Marysville • Factory 1327 8th Street, Marysville • 360.659.8458

60 Years

Cut-to-Size Foam

Home • RV • Boat Any Size or Shape!

59 Years

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E&E Lumber, Inc. For all your building needs, come see the friendly and knowledgeable team at E&E Lumber, Marysville’s most complete home center. In stock you’ll find everything from paint brushes to complete house packages, along with the expertise you’ll need to help get the job done right.

E&E Lumber has built a reputation of solid service with quality products. In addition to the Marysville location, the company also serves customers in King, Snohomish, Skagit, Whatcom and Island Counties with their Sedro-Woolley location.

Whether you’re looking for hardware, electrical, plumbing or building materials, paint, windows, millwork and more…E&E Lumber has what you need.

LUMBER INC.

See us for all deck and railing needs, and hard to find items!

55 Years

1364 State Avenue • Marysville • 360-659-7661 201 W. State • Sedro-Woolley • 360-856-0825

Abbey Van Dam Carpet and More No job is too small for the experts at Abbey Van Dam Carpet and More, whether you’re shopping for floor coverings, countertops, window treatments or interior design ideas.

The exceptional carpet choices at Abbey Van Dam’s include the Alexander Smith and American Showcase collections, along with a full line of Stainmaster carpets.

Choose from many premium styles of countertop materials, including solid surface, Corian and slab granite. Hardwood flooring is available prefinished, or it can be professionally finished on site.

Owners Lori and Jeff Butner are actively involved in the Marysville community, as members of the Chamber of Commerce and Rotary Club, and with sponsorship of Little League sports teams. Experience their friendly, knowledgeable local service, and remember that estimates are always free at Abbey Van Dam’s.

Lori and Jeff

1060 Cedar Avenue • Marysville • 360.653.2210 • 360.653.3233

53 Years

Bundy Carpets & Flooring Family owned and operated since its beginning in 1975. Daryn and Lisa Bundy have the highest concern for excellence when helping decorate your home or office. Our motto still stands true “Quality is our Family Tradition.”

It is our goal to give our clients the highest quality product and service at an affordable price. We will not sacrifice product quality or workmanship on any job small or large.

As a small business we strive to help out within our local community as much as we can. It is our priority to give back to a community which supports its small businesses.

Remodel experts for over 44 years, as well as professional decorating advice for your custom, new construction home or office. Give us a call or email us for your free, in-home consultation and estimate.

615 State Avenue • Marysville • 360-659-7007 • www.bundycarpets.com

Lisa, Daryn and Alexis Bundy

47 Years

Unique Interiors We, at Unique Interiors, have been in business 45 years and are still proudly serving the community. We do both residential and commercial installations.

We have a wide assortment of carpet, vinyl, tile, hardwood, laminate, and window coverings. We also have our own on site granite and quartz fabrication shop.

Come into our showroom and let the friendly staff at Unique Interiors help you with all your decorating needs.

220 E. 2nd Street • Arlington • 360-435-4545 • www.uniqueinteriorsinc.com

45 Years

Village License Agency, Inc. Village License Agency Inc. was established in 1977 and has served Lake Stevens and the surrounding communities for 44 years. We provide vehicle and vessel title and registration, hunting and fishing license, Discover Passes and Nautical services. We are a 3rd generation business and are expecting a 4th generation in the Spring of 2020.

Village License is active in our community and donate to the Lake Stevens Special Olympics and Snohomish County Search and Rescue.

9327 4th St SE Ste 7, Lake Stevens • 425-334-7311

VILLAGE LICENSE AGENCY, INC.

44 Years

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Pilchuck Rentals The Brown family has been in business in the Marysville and Snohomish County area since 1908, when they owned the Hawely Meat Market on First Street in Marysville. In 1973 Lance went to work for Marysville Rentals and later opened Pilchuck Rentals in 1979. He then sold to United Rentals in 1999. In 2012 he and his wife and children reopened Pilchuck Rentals in the original store. We are family owned and operated with a combined 75 years of rental and sales experience.

Our goal is to offer you quality equipment rentals with expert advice so that you can complete your projects. We also offer a huge selection of new equipment for sale from major manufacturers such as Stihl, Honda and more.

Whatever your project in the Snohomish County area, you can count on Pilchuck Rentals to help with all your equipment and tool needs. We also serve customers in Marysville, Snohomish, Arlington, Lake Stevens & Everett Washington.

9114 State Avenue • Marysville • 360-659-5557

The Pilchuck Team

42 Years

Wolff Enterprises – Shaklee Supply Center Nancy Wolff is enthusiastic about sharing her passion for natural, healthy home and personal products with others. As a representative of the Shaklee line for the past 41 years, Wolff carries the “world’s best natural whole-health products,” from nutrition and weight loss to children’s supplements and skin care. She also recommends Shaklee’s environmentally-safe home care product line.

“Shaklee products are always safe, always green, and they always work,” said the Marysville resident.

The company has a 63-year history, and its products come with an unconditional guarantee.

Shaklee Independent Distributor

Nancy has continued to grow her home-based business by providing excellent customer service, and by sharing the path to a healthier income with others. In the community, she is active in her church and a volunteer at Marysville Care Center.

9431 - 47th Dr. NE • Marysville • 360-659-9045

Monday-Friday 8-9 am & 3-6 pm, Saturday 9-11 am • www.healthybasics4u.myshaklee.com

Owner Nancy Wolff in her home-based Shaklee Supply Center

41 Years

All Creatures Veterinary Services For 40 years Veterinarian Dr. Tim Cavanagh has been caring for companion animals at All Creatures Veterinary Service. He is joined by associate Veterinarians Dr. Jackie Hulce and Dr. Caitlin Kline. Support staff includes Veterinary Technician Kathy and Lisa, Veterinary Assistant Brittany and Samantha, Front office staff Jan, Mary, Chelsea and Bo Nicholson.

Dr. Cavanagh’s practice includes standard western medicine, but what sets him apart are the unique treatments of acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine. Orthopedic and routine surgeries are offered on-site, and the clinic is self-sufficient in the way of digital radiology and a full service lab. Therapeutic laser treatment is offered to speed recovery for many ailments, but mainly used for assisting in healing for orthopedic surgeries, trauma and arthritis.

Dr. Cavanagh maintains membership in the Arlington-Smokey Point Chamber of Commerce as well as serving as Chairman of the Board at Cascade Valley Hospital.

720 West Avenue • Arlington • 360-435-8929 • www.allcreaturesvetservice.com

41 Years

All Creatures Veterinary Services For 40 years Veterinarian Dr. Tim Cavanagh has been caring for companion animals at All Creatures Veterinary Service. He is joined by associate Veterinarians Dr. Jackie Hulce and Dr. Caitlin Kline. Support staff includes Veterinary Technician Kathy and Lisa, Veterinary Assistant Brittany and Samantha, Front office staff Jan, Mary, Chelsea and Bo Nicholson.

Dr. Cavanagh’s practice includes standard western medicine, but what sets him apart are the unique treatments of acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine. Orthopedic and routine surgeries are offered on-site, and the clinic is self-sufficient in the way of digital radiology and a full service lab. Therapeutic laser treatment is offered to speed recovery for many ailments, but mainly used for assisting in healing for orthopedic surgeries, trauma and arthritis.

Dr. Cavanagh maintains membership in the Arlington-Smokey Point Chamber of Commerce as well as serving as Chairman of the Board at Cascade Valley Hospital.

720 West Avenue • Arlington • 360-435-8929 • www.allcreaturesvetservice.com

41 Years

Tall Guy Small Guy Automotive When the “check engine” light comes on in your car, it’s time to pay a visit to Tall Guy Small Guy Automotive at 1309 8th Street in Marysville.

Vince Peterson and Steve Fry, who both live in Marysville, work hard to provide quality automotive repair services to local residents for a reasonable price. Although Steve opened the shop 40 years ago, Vince and Steve are co-owners of Tall Guy Small Guy since 2004. With their combined years of experience, Steve and Vince can fix just about anything that can go wrong with your car, including brakes, engines, transmissions, clutches, shocks and struts. Alignments are an additional service.

Tall Guy Small Guy Automotive is proud to support the Arlington Car show and other local organizations.

L-R: Steve, Ray, Tony, Richard & Vince

1309 8th Street • Marysville • 360.653.9627

40 Years

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Community Health Center of Snohomish County Community Health Center of Snohomish County (CHC) provides primary health care services in seven convenient locations within the cities of Arlington, Everett, Lynnwood and Edmonds in Snohomish County.

The clinics provide high quality, affordable primary health care which includes discounted pharmacies on-site at most of the clinics to add convenience in getting health care needs met. CHC is here for the community whether you have private insurance, Washington Apple Health or are uninsured.

Services provided include medical, dental and pharmacy for patients of all ages. CHC also provides assistance with enrolling into Washington Apple Health and Qualified Health Plans. The clinic in Arlington is located at 326 S. Stillaguamish Avenue, next door to Cascade Valley Hospital. CHC plans to maintain a continued presence in north Snohomish County, serving the needs of the community throughout 2020 and beyond.

40 Years

Bud Barton’s Glass-co For 40 years, the staff at Bud Barton’s Glass-co has served the community by providing quality glass products and exceptional customer service. The Marysville company sells and repairs glass windows and doors, mirrors, shower enclosures and skylights. The store’s product line has been expanded to include Neo ceram (clear ceramic) for woodstove and pellet stove doors.

The homegrown business is proud to offer shorter lead times than most of its competitors along with their friendly and professional customer service.

Bud Barton’s Glass-co sponsors out law figure 8 car #74 Boney Brothers racing team. The car is driven by Chris Curtis of Marysville.

805 Cedar • Marysville • 360-653-9292 • 1-877-289-8444 Monday-Friday 8am to 5pm • admin@budbartons.com

Owners John & Beth Hopp

Over 88 years of experience

Monday - Friday 8 am to 5 pm

40 Years

Peterson Family Chiropractic & Massage The husband and wife team of Dr. Les Peterson and Dr. Melanie Bober-Peterson provide chiropractic health care with emphasis on auto injuries, work injuries, children and families.

Rest assured, the doctors at Peterson Family Chiropractic use only evidence-based, proven methods of care and are preferred providers for most health care plans.

Dr. Les and Dr. Melanie graduated from Palmer College of Chiropractic-West in 1987. They will use their experience to expertly diagnose your problem and honestly tell you if chiropractic can help you. Chiropractic is successful in treating those suffering from: headaches, neck pain, arm pain and numbness, backache, leg pain and numbness, stiffness and whiplash injury.

Peterson Family Chiropractic is open Monday through Friday, 9:00 am to 6:00 pm and Saturdays, 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. Therapeutic massage by licensed Massage Therapists is available 5 days a week including Saturdays. We are preferred providers for most insurance companies.

Check us out on the web! www.PetersonFamilyChiro.net Dr. Melanie Bober-Peterson and Dr. Les Peterson

415 N. Olympic • Arlington • 360-435-9200

& Massage

34 Years

Lamoureux Real Estate Lamoureux Real Estate is a boutique-style, neighborhood brokerage specializing in singlefamily, residential resale and property management. Throughout its more than three decades of serving the community, Lamoureux Real Estate has helped clients maximize their home values with a proven, strategic approach to listing preparation, top-quality marketing and expert representation. Lamoureux Real Estate is always striving to find innovative ways they can use to continue “Improving the Real Estate Experience” for residents of Everett and Snohomish County. Lamoureux Real Estate is very involved with the community they serve, partnering with the Silvertips, Aquasox and Everett High School athletics. Employees also volunteer with such organizations as Housing Hope and Christmas House to help raise thousands of dollars for the community.

1904 Wetmore Ave. #101 • Everett, WA 98201 • 425-259-1768

www.LamoureuxRealEstate.com

33 Years

Who’s On First Sports Cards Who’s On First Sports Cards offers a wide selection of sports cards, collectibles and gaming cards.

We have been serving the community for 30 years and in 2016 we added a new Seahawks section to better serve our customers.

Who’s On First Sports Cards is involved in our community in a variety of ways, including local advertising for newspapers and high schools, and by sponsoring card tournaments on the Tulalip Reservation.

Deven Bellingar, Owner.

401 State Avenue • Marysville • 360-653-9014

30 Years

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Fanny’s Restaurant Fanny’s Restaurant would like to thank our wonderful customers and our amazing staff for all of their support during this past year of COVID shutdowns and reopening. We are thankful to be celebrating our 30th year in business on July 1st, 2021. Please come and join us for breakfast or lunch and enjoy our great food and wonderful service. We are open to serve you seven day a week.

Also located in Fanny’s is Woody’s Back Door Brews which offers a wide variety of local craft draft beers, ciders and mimosas.

Coming soon - Woody’s Backroom Brew.

505 Cedar Street, A-1 • Marysville • 360.653-8164 Mon-Sat 7am-2pm • Sun 8am-2pm

Fanny’s RESTAURANT

30 Years

H&M Electric In business at 918 Cedar Avenue, Marysville, since 2007, H & M Electric Inc. offers commercial electrical services. The union electrical contractor specializes in service and maintenance work, design and build electrical construction and tenant improvements.

Over the years, H&M has built a solid reputation with a number of long-time commercial, industrial and medical-dental clients. “Many of our electricians have been with us since we opened,” said owner Joe McCann. “We are always looking for great people.”

918 Cedar Avenue • Marysville • 360-658-0501 • www.hmelec.com

28 Years

Vintage Violet Vicki Miniken, owner of The Vintage Violet, looks forward to sharing her creative ideas to help you find inspiration for your latest project.

Located in downtown Marysville on historic 3rd St., The Vintage Violet specializes in decor and accessories in a variety of styles such as shabby chic, romantic cottage, elegant vintage and garden style.

Miniken treats her customers as she would like to be treated. “I like to visit with people to see what new projects they’re working on and what kind of ideas I can share.”

Vicki Miniken

New Location at 1508-A 3rd Street • Marysville • 360-653-3538

...an absolutely charming store

20 Years

Noble Palace Restaurant and Lounge Accommodating large parties, intimate gatherings and everything in between, Noble Palace Restaurant and Lounge has been in business for the past 20 years. Located on State Avenue in Marysville, Noble Palace specializes in Cantonese, Mandarin and Szechuan cuisines.

Owner Cai Chen will stay the course that has kept the venerable restaurant thriving for nearly two decades. For more information, call (360) 657-2773.

1212 B State Ave. • Marysville • 360-657-2773

20 Years

European Denture Center The first European Denture Center opened in Caldwell, Idaho in early 2000 when Henry Babichenko, DD saw a growing need for dental appliances that were both comfortable to wear and were made using the latest dental technologies and materials.

Today, European Denture Center is known for delivering comfortable appliances with the main focus on excellence.

Since then, European Denture Center has expanded its service to include dentures, implant dentures, partial dentures, flexible partial dentures, night guards, and sameday reline and repair services.

111 PACIFIC AVE Suite A • Everett WA 98201 • 425-374-8470 • snodenture@gmail.com • eurodenture.com/dentures-everett-wa/

20+ Years

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Marysville Laundry Station Home to a 100-pound washer, one of the only known ones in Snohomish County, Marysville Laundry Station provides a clean, comfortable and safe environment for patrons to clean their laundry. In operation for the past 16 years, the owners are evaluating the possibility of offering a pick-up-and-delivery service sometime in the future. To help the community, the Laundry Station offers free laundry service to homeless shelters and sports teams that has uniforms or equipment that needs to be cleaned.

Marysville Laundry Station offers reduced prices on washers for customers who visit from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. Monday through Friday as well as the last Thursday of the month.

The laundry is open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. seven days a week and attendants are available for drop-off service from 8 a.m. until close.

1048 State Ave. • Marysville • 360-658-5188 • www.laundrystations.com

16 Years

North County Outlook For 12 years, North County Outlook has been a positive voice in our communities – recognizing individual achievements, celebrating business successes and promoting active volunteerism while bringing our readers relevant and informative news.

The North County Outlook is the only locally-owned community newspaper serving the communities of Marysville, Arlington, Smokey Point, Lakewood, Tulalip and Quil Ceda Village.

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Real People. Real Life.

We support community organizations with active involvement with Strawberry Festival, Marysville Sunrise Rotary, the Arlington-Smokey Point Chamber of Commerce and DABA, Downtown Marysville Merchants, the annual Clean Sweep Shred-a-Thon, Relay for Life and many more events and activities.

Our staff has grown to serve our readers and customers better while maintaining the high quality of editorial and advertising content you’ve come to expect. It all adds up to better coverage, more local savings, and an even stronger presence in the community.

1331 State Ave, Ste. A • Marysville • 360-659-1100 • www.northcountyoutlook.com

14 Years

Bleachers Grill at Cedarcrest You don’t have to be a golfer to enjoy a great meal at Bleachers Grill at Cedarcrest. You just need to enjoy good food in a family-friendly casual atmosphere.

Bleachers Grill serves up a wide variety of hearty breakfasts, quick lunches from burgers to salads, and offers a newly-expanded dinner menu. Try our just introduced Happy Hour menu - where everybody’s “Happy, Happy, Happy!” Bleachers Grill specializes in fan food and its décor (and five big screen TVs) celebrates sports. New crowd favorites at the golf restaurant include Mexican Monday, Prime Rib Saturday and All-You-Can-Eat Crab Thursday.

Bleachers Grill is a great place for group meetings, private parties and banquets. The outdoor patio area is a friendly community gathering area, with a cozy fire pit and the best view in Marysville for outdoor dining.

Owner Jeff Darrah is enthusiastic about supporting the community, through membership in Rotary and sponsorship of numerous sports groups and booster clubs.

L-R: Lilly, Jeff and Helen, great customers.

Cedarcrest Golf Course • Marysville • 360-659-3388

10 Years

The Shop Owned by Ryan Berg, The Shop is a full service automotive center with technicians able to provide preventative maintenance, work on engines, brakes, air conditioning, heating, tires and more. The Shop also offers a full detail department to help make cars look like new.

The Shop is able to accommodate everything from your personal vehicle to your companies fleet.

Berg is active in the City of Arlington being a member of the Arlington Rotary and the Downtown Arlington Business Association. Employees also work with local churches to help the community.

For more information call (360) 435-9982 or email Ryan@theshopofarlington.com

315 N. West Ave. in Arlington • 360-435-9982

8 Years

Honda of Marysville Honda of Marysville has been serving the community for more than 7 years. We offer more than 600 new Honda vehicles, as well as 100 pre-owned vehicles that are safe, reliable and affordable. Our service department provides maintenance and repair for most brands, as well as vehicle sanitation and detailing.

Honda of Marysville has been rapidly expanding as we look forward to growing even more in 2021. Our sales have rapidly increased and our sales team provides customer service that is rated as one of the highest according to Honda’s guidelines. We want to be the No. 1 Honda dealer north of Lynnwood.

Honda of Marysville believes in being involved in the local community. We want to provide transportation needs to our local community and we donate to multiple charities and organizations throughout the year.

“I grew up and lived in Arlington my whole life and I graduated from Arlington High School,” said Gary Dukleth, General Manager of Honda of Marysville. “I spent 5 years serving in the U.S. Navy and now I serve our community. It’s extremely important to me to use my position to help the people in my community in any way I can.”

15714 Smokey Point Blvd. • Marysville • 360-363-8600• hondaofmarysville.com

7 Years

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Beef Jerky Experience Store The Tulalip Beef Jerky Experience Store is now in our 6th year in the Quil Ceda Retail Plaza. We are one of 100 locally owned franchises throughout the United States but the only one in the Pacific Northwest. Our VIP Rewards Club has over 4,000 members who earn points towards free jerky and receive special instore and online product discounts. In addition to Instore shopping customers can purchase Online with Delivery or Curbside Pickup options.

The Tulalip Beef Jerky Experience Stores has over 100 varieties of premium Smoked, Traditional and Biltong jerky. In addition to Beef jerky, there is Salmon, Turkey, Wild Game and even Vegan Jerky. Besides jerky we have a large assortment of Smoked Sausages, Hot Sauces, Pickled Goods, Jam and Jellies, Chocolate Espresso Beans, Gourmet Popcorn and other snacks. For the full experience stop into our store where we are again sampling using COVID safe procedures. Directions: Take exit 200 off I-5 to Quil Ceda Village by Port O Subs.

6 Years

8825 34th Ave NE, Suite D Tulalip • 360-716-2999 • www.beefjerkyx.com/tulalip Mon – Friday 10AM – 7PM, Saturday 10AM – 8PM, Sunday 11AM – 7PM

PRC Arlington Here at PRC Arlington, we strive to create an unmatched customer experience and provide the finest cannabis Washington has to offer. We partner with growers that, like us, are also committed to pushing the bounds of excellence in this industry, and the greater community as a whole.

Owners of PRC Arlington Joel and Scott got their start as medical patients early on with their own gardens. They decided to open their own dispensary up North and found Conway to be the perfect spot. Joel explains “Once 502 was implemented we knew the only way to keep medical alive was to apply for a retail license, as the State was implying only those with retail licenses will get medical marijuana endorsements. We applied on the last day of the application opening and 5 months later, we ended up being the first one drawn for a retail license in Skagit County.” Currently PRC has 2 locations in Conway and Arlington. “Scott and I were both raised in Snohomish County. We knew Arlington had a need for a cannabis shop like ours” said Joel, and so, PRC Arlington was born. Both owners credit their medical dispensary background and passion for getting great products to their customers as something that sets PRC apart from other retailers. Excellent customer service as well as a huge selection of products for both customers and medical patients is also what differentiates PRC.

5 Years

5200 172nd St NE Arlington Ste F101 • 360-550-9333• prcarlington.com

NW Diesel NW Diesel has been serving Marysville and beyond for more than 4 years and offers diesel repair and service, quality new and used parts, performance builds and custom conversions for most diesels. The NW Diesel Difference includes ASE Certified Technicians, Better Business Bureau Accredited, Affordable Pricing and much more.

NW Diesel has expanded our shop to offer faster service and will soon be launching a new website featuring the top brands in the diesel world.

NW Diesel takes an active role in our community and we sponsor a variety of local youth groups to support the growth and development of our community’s future.

4721 56th Place NE • Marysville • 360-926-5513

4 Years

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Marysville Toyota Established in July 2018, Marysville Toyota has quickly gained a reputation for outstanding customer service and sales excellence. For 2020, Marysville Toyota was ranked #1 among 73 dealerships in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana for Toyota Loyalty and Engagement ( TLE ). Marysville will receive Toyota’s Elite Award for 2020. Through the efforts of the Marysville Toyota sales team, Toyota is now the #1 brand within the Primary Area. ( Through January 2021 registrations ).

Marysville Toyota employs 60 of your friends and neighbors. We are dedicated to deliver exceptional experiences to our community.

3 years

16120 Smokey Point Blvd. • Marysville • 360-651-0200 • www.marysvilletoyota.com

NWD Off-Road & Performance, INC. NWD Off-Road and Performance in Marysville offers a full array of automotive repair, diagnostics and maintenance for all makes and models. We also offer specialty off-road parts and customization, as well as performance upgrades for your vehicle.

Our goal in 2021 is to grow within our community. We are continually working to expand our inventory so we can offer the widest possible selection of top brands and parts to meet the needs of our customers.

NWD Off-Road and Performance purchased Stryker Brothers Automotive and we continue to provide the same great service that Marysville has come to rely upon for the past three decades, with an even wider selection of services.

We look forward to serving you with your automotive repair, off-road or performance needs.

1036 Cedar Ave. • Marysville • 360-659-8033 • Sales@NWDOffroad.com

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M'ville hires new community development director Haylie Miller has roots in the Marysville area and is happy to have the opportunity to serve the community

By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com Marysville has a new community development director who hopes to encourage businesses and housing to come into the city. The new director, Haylie Miller, began work on March 29.

A community development director helps guide the processes around new development in a city.

Miller said the biggest goals for the city going forward will be focusing on attracting businesses and housing to the community.

“It’s a position that helps business applicants through the process,” of establishing and starting in the city, said Miller.

“We have to think about housing as well,” said Miller, particularly about how to encourage a diverse range of housing to be built.

“Some of the biggest challenges will be addressing housing and helping facilitate the incoming business development for the

city,” said Miller.

She wants to work to make sure the business licensing and application process is simple and efficient, and not a barrier for incoming businesses.

“With housing we just have to work to make sure there is more flexibility,” so that new housing and new types of housing can come to the city, she said.

Updating the long-range plans for the city is another one of Miller’s goals.

City officials use master plans to help guide their decisions on how different areas of the city should de-

velop and what should be focused on.

The city is currently working on its Downtown Master Plan and has completed the public comment portion of the process.

The Marysville City Council will consider it and potentially approve the update of the old plan.

“It’s a big update now that expands the area of the plan and helps to incentivize development in that downtown area near the Ebey Slough,” said Miller.

Miller comes to Marysville after working for a few private consulting firms and

for the city of Ferndale. She began work for Ferndale in 2013 and was eventually promoted to the community development director position there.

“I saw this posting and decided to apply because it was the town I grew up in,” said Miller, who grew up in Tulalip and is a graduate of Marysville-Pilchuck High School. “I’m really excited. I liked growing up in this area and I think that experience gives me a sharp eye about what is good and what can change for the future.”

Miller said she’ll take a lot of pride in helping shape

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the development of this area because of her roots here.

“I think it means more to move to a city I grew up in,” she said. “I’m just happy to be back in hometown.”

Crumbl Cookies offers fresh, unique treats

By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com

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Crumbl Cookies is a new cookie and ice cream business in Marysville that can deliver fresh treats to your door.

The new Marysville location opened on March 24 at 2701 171st Pl. NE, #203.

The business sells cookies, ice cream, milk and water, and has new specialty flavors available frequently.

“We rotate through specialty flavors that we have each week,” said Kylie McDonald, co-owner of the Marysville franchise location.

“I think what sets us apart is that we always have something new is that there’s always something new,” said McDonald, who added people tend to return a lot to try the new flavors.

The business offers pickup and delivery options.

“You can come pick up your cookies inside the store, get them brought out to you

curbside or if you live in a five-mile radius of the store we will deliver to you as well,” said McDonald.

The curbside pickup option will likely remain even after the coronavirus pandemic is over, said McDonald.

“We started doing that because of the pandemic, but I think it is here to stay,” she said.

Families enjoy coming out to the business location still though, she said, especially as they have an open kitchen where visitors can see the baking process.

“When you come in you can see our staff actually making the cookies,” said McDonald. “This is a fun experience to bring your family or as a good gift."

Crumbl Cookies is a national franchise that was founded in 2017. They have locations all across the nation and the Marysville location is the third in Washington state.

“I went to college in Utah

and was actually friends with the co-founder,” said McDonald.

McDonald said she worked for the corporation training new franchisees before going out to start her own store in Marysville.

She is starting the location with her father, who used to live in Washington state.

“It has been amazing so far. The community has really come out and supported us. We’ve been slammed a lot of the time,” said McDonald, although she said customers have still been patient while they are dealing with their busy periods.

She said she is new to the Marysville area and is enjoying it so far.

“I love it here,” she said.

The Marysville Crumbl Cookies location is open from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 8 a.m. to midnight Friday through Saturday and is closed on Sundays.

Shred-A-Thon returns May 8 Spring cleaning starts here. The city of Marysville will host the popular, free Shred-A-Thon event on Saturday, May 8.

In addition to free shredding service for paperwork with personal information, you can also bring polystyrene, bubble wrap and electronics for recycling.

The event is scheduled from 9 a.m. to noon at Marysville City Hall, 1049 State Ave. (The event will end at noon or as soon as the shred trucks are full.) Please do not arrive early. The parking lot will not open before 9 a.m. People who arrive after 9:15 a.m. usually get through the line most quickly. n You can bring up to six standard filesize boxes for free shredding. n Marysville Sunrise Rotary will accept clean polystyrene and bubble wrap for recycling. n Marysville Legacy High School will

accept donations of old computers/electronics including computer towers, laptops, e-readers, cell phones, working flat screen monitors, digital cameras, gaming consoles accepted. Unfortunately, they cannot accept printers, broken flat screen monitors or CRT monitors.

Everyone is asked to wear a face covering and maintain physical distancing when outside your car. Be prepared to unload your own boxes and take them home afterward.

Donations of nonperishable food and cash to Marysville Community Food Bank are gratefully accepted. To minimize physical contact, we prefer that you donate online at www.marysvillefoodbank.com.

Thank you to community sponsors Home Street Bank, Marysville Sunrise Rotary and Noon Rotary clubs, and Marysville School District.

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Leonard, Umayam named March Students of the Month

By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com Marysville Getchell High School students Kendall Leonard and Jerahmy Umayam were recognized as the March Students of the Month for their academics and involvement in their school.

The Student of the Month award is given by the Marysville Soroptimist and Kiwanis clubs to honor Marysville School District students who take part in their community and are active at their schools.

Kendall Leonard is active in her community and her school.

At Pinewood Elementary she volunteers as a Science Club assistant. While there she helps to run sci-

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“There are a few things we take into consideration when choosing where to put these vaccine sites at,” said Kari Bray, communications coordinator with the Snohomish Health District.

Those factors include accessibility, the ability of the location to move a large number of people through it and if the location is reaching vulnerable populations.

“As well as the site just making sense logistically,” said Bray. “We looked at all of those things when we were planning each of the sites early on."

The county’s vaccine task force worked with the Tulalip Tribes on opening the Boom City site.

“Boom City has a nice big open space and that will allow a lot of people to move through it,” said Bray. “It’s

ence groups for elementary school students, creates lesson plans and assists with demonstrations.

She also volunteers at the Purrfect Pals cat sanctuary in Arlington, where she is a cat care assistant who helps with office duties and creating a positive environment for the cats waiting for adoption there.

At Getchell High School she is a part of the Latin Club and was treasurer during her sophomore year.

As treasurer Kendall helped run the club and organize funds for group outings.

In 2018 and 2019 she attended the Junior Classical League, a three-day Latin camp, and took home four third-place ribbons and one first-place ribbon during her competitions there.

Kendall lettered in band during her junior year. She was accepted into the National Honor Society in 2019.

At her high school she has also been an active part of the Writing for Publication club at her school, where she has served as vice president, co-president and president over the last three years.

The club designed and published magazines. She helped create meeting agendas, ran meetings and organized community gatherings with the club in her leadership roles.

Jerahmy Umayam is a Getchell student who has been a part of Marysville School District’s NJROTC program since 2018.

The student leadership program teaches basic Navy knowledge and other skills

to high school students.

During his junior year Jerahmy was the Company Operations Officer where he helped to schedule and keep track of events.

This year he is the Company Commanding Officer and is in charge of the overall guidance of the unit. In his sophomore year he received the U.S. Navy Scholastics Excellence Award.

He has been a part of the armed drill team since 2019 where he performs military marching movements with 1903 Springfield rifles.

Currently Jerahmy is the commander for the team and is responsible for scheduling practices, creating routines and organizing equipment.

For the last few years he has also been a part of the

competition color guard, which practices detail-oriented military movements.

Outside of NJROTC, Jerahmy has also been a member of the LINK Crew since May 2020.

The club pairs upperclassmen with freshmen to help guide new students through the high school and ease the transition for

incoming students.

In 2018 Jerahmy was given the YMCA Volunteer of the Year award and he has received the Presidential Volunteer Service Medal twice, as well.

Since 2015 he has been learning martial arts at UWTA Taekwondo and has been a certified instructor for about two years.

convenient, located just off of I-5 and the site also has a lot of name recognition.

When you say 'Boom City’ people know where that is."

There are also many businesses located nearby so it is a convenient location for many workers, she said.

The site provided 1,000 to 1,200 appointments in its first couple of days it was open and Bray said it is anticipated the site could handle up to 2,000 appointments per day.

“As we get more vaccine supply, we will be able to expand the number of appointments there,” she said.

The mass vaccine site has been ready to go for a while now, however the county was not receiving enough vaccine supply to justify opening an additional site.

“It’s been at least several weeks since we’ve been ready with this site,” said Bray.

A third vaccine manufacturer, Johnson & John-

son, is now providing supply so the county has had increased doses available.

Bray added that sites remaining open is contingent on incoming vaccine doses.

“There have been times when we’ve had to close sites temporarily,” she said.

“We are told that the supply should be increasing."

The Boom City vaccine site, like all others operated by the county, is by appointment only. The site is also a drive-thru location.

In Washington state all individuals over the age of 16 will be eligible to received the vaccine beginning on April 15.

They can find the online sign-up at bit.ly/snocovaccine or they can call 425-

339-5278 to register for an appointment over the phone.

“There are folks, such as seniors, who have been eligible for a while, but still have not been able to get an appointment,” said Bray.

With the newly eligible adults coming in for vaccines, that could make appointments scarce.

“We know that with the incoming rush that could make it even harder for them,” said Bray. “We don’t want them to give up."

She encourages seniors and other vulnerable populations who have not been able to schedule an appointment to call the help-line at 425-339-5278.

During the vaccination effort, local demand for the vaccine has usually outpaced the number of doses the county receives.

At multiple times the population eligible for a vaccine appointment has been more than 10 times the available doses for the vaccine in the county.

Bray expects demand will outpace supply again after April 15.

“We are expecting with the new wave of people there will be a rush of new appointments,” she said.

“For a period of time there will be a new crowd.”

She encourages locals to be persistent in trying to find an appointment and to be patient as it will likely not happen quickly.

“Don’t get discouraged if you aren’t able to get in right away,” she said.

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Arlington appoints Tulalip Swap Meet opens April 24 RFA board members

By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com

In February Arlington voters approved annexing into the North County RFA and three local officials were appointed to serve on the governing board for those fire services.

Arlington Mayor Barbara Tolbert, council member Marilyn Oertle and council member Debora Nelson were appointed by the Arlington City Council to the board of commissioners.

They begin their service on Aug. 1, 2021, when the Arlington Fire Department is officially annexed into North County RFA. The RFA currently provides fire and emergency services to Stanwood and some areas of the county northeast of Arlington city limits.

The board of commissioners is the legislative body of the organization, similar to a city council or a school district board of directors.

“The commissioners have control over the budget, appropriations, expenditures, hiring and firing and acquisition of capital like fire engines,” said Paul Ellis, Arlington’s city ad-

The swap meet is held every weekend through September ministrator. has approved three elected and is in a new location Like a school district members to sit on the North board, the RFA’s board also County board,” said Ellis. for its 10th year

has the final say whether levy measures that fund the organization are proposed to the voters and how much taxes those levy measures would collect.

The North County RFA currently has seven commissioners on the board.

“With the annexation of Arlington there will still be seven commissioners,” said Ellis.

The RFA’s boundaries will be divided into five districts, two of which are expected to cover the city limits of Arlington.

The organization is waiting for up-to-date population numbers before it builds the exact district maps, said Ellis.

It is also expected there will be three at-large positions on the board of commissioners.

The first time Arlington voters will get to vote for members of the board is expected to be November 2023, when six out of the seven RFA board seats are planned to be up for election.

“In the meantime, as a matter of governance, the Arlington City Council

“They’ll stay in place until the elections in 2023."

“Anybody can run for the seat for the district they live in,” said Ellis, or for the board’s at-large seats.

Over time, the districts will be remapped with census population updates.

“These districts will be periodically redefined as is normally done with districts,” said Ellis. “Right now there will be two incorporating all of the city of Arlington, but with population projections down the run that could turn into a third district that is half in Arlington and half in the county."

As Arlington plans for their transition away from a municipal fire department they are planning to cancel their Ambulance Utility Fee on utility bills beginning on Aug. 1 as well.

Starting in 2022, Arlington property owners will see levies from the North County RFA on their property tax statements, although the city of Arlington is reducing some of their collections to offset at least some of those increases.

By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com

The Tulalip Swap Meet plans to open for the season on April 24 in a new location at the parking lot of the old Quil Ceda Creek Casino. The new location for the meet this year will be at 6410 33rd Ave NE in the north parking lot.

It’s also a big milestone year for the swap meet.

“I started the swap meet nine years ago, so this our 10th year,” said Les Parks, Tulalip Tribal member, whose daughter Mackenzie now runs and organizes the event.

“She’s got some big things planned for the 10th anniversary so there will be live music, food vendors will be allowed this year and there will be a lot of interest,” said Parks.

Entertainment such as music, raffles, pony rides and family festival activities are being planned as potential additions to celebrate 10 years for the swap meet.

“Just trying to make it a fun, family-friendly event,” said Parks.

The swap meet usually has between 150 to 175

vendors, said Parks. “This year we’re expecting to be packed. Just a lot of interest this year."

He expects that many people will be excited to get out and go to a warmweather event like a swap meet, “just to get out of the house and have something to do,” he said. “The customers and vendors have been in what I call ‘COVID jail’ for a year and they’re just anxious to get outdoors where they couldn’t before."

The Tulalip Swap Meet had a summer season last year but missed most of their spring months.

COVID safety precautions will be encouraged while at the meet.

“We will have COVID rules this year,” said Parks.

“We’re urging everyone to wear masks.”

Over the last few years the Tulalip Swap Meet remains as one of the last swap meets still going, said Parks “Most of the swap meets have shut down so we’re really the only game in town,” he said.

There are a wide variety of products available at the meet.

“For the most part you can find anything you could want,” said Parks, including arts and crafts, household tools, jewelry, furniture, plants, and kitchen wares.

The swap meet is usually at Boom City, however one of Snohomish County’s mass vaccination sites has been set up there so the swap meet has had to move.

“This is actually going to work out better,” said Parks. “We won’t have to shut down like we typically do for fireworks."

They won’t have electricity this year for the vendors, but the old parking lot is a lot more accessible for many people.

“It’s paved, which is really nice, because walking on gravel all day long is pretty tough on the customers,” said Parks.

Parks said he hopes the swap meet can stay in the new location for the long term.

“It really depends on what they do with this building [the old Quil Ceda Creek Casino],” he said.

The exact fate for the aging facility has not yet been decided by the Tulalip Tribal Board of Directors.

The swap meet will have this year’s opening on April 24 and continue every weekend until midSeptember.

More updates and information about the Tulalip Swap Meet are available on their Facebook page at https://www.facebook. com/boomcityswapmeet/.

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SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR SNOHOMISH COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: FRED R. EOFF, Deceased, NO. 21-4-00517-31, PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS, RCW 11.40.030

SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR SNOHOMISH COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: WILLIAM A. SKINNER, Deceased, NO. 21-4-00502-31, 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: April 7, 2021.

Personal Representative: Virginia L. Smith-Apple 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: April 14, 2021.

Personal Representative: Fred R. Eoff, Jr. Attorney for Personal Representative: Steven J. Peiffle, WSBA #14704 Address for Mailing or Service: P.O. Box 188, 103 North Street, Arlington, WA 98223

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

DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION: April 7, 2021.

Personal Representative: Beverly I. Skinner Attorney for Personal Representative: Steven J. Peiffle, WSBA #14704 Address for Mailing or Service: P.O. Box 188, 103 North Street, Arlington, WA 98223

Court of probate proceedings and cause number: Snohomish County Superior Court, Cause No. 21-4-00287-31.

Court of probate proceedings and cause number: Snohomish County Superior Court, Cause No. 21-4-00517-31.

Court of probate proceedings and cause number: Snohomish County Superior Court, Cause No. 21-4-00502-31.

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Ensuring safety an important priority The safety of our neighborhoods and communities is the most important responsibility of local government. This is certainly an issue that is at the top of my priority list and has been a focus of my work on the Snohomish County Council. Chronic nuisance properties make neighborhoods unsafe and present health risks to our residents.

We have taken steps over the past couple of years to address nuisance properties and improve community safety. In this month’s column, I will highlight this work and how you can help make our neighborhoods safer.

Since joining the County Council in 2017, I’ve had the opportunity to go on a series of ride-alongs with our nuisance properties team. This team is made up of the Sheriff ’s Office of Neighborhoods deputies and embedded social workers, code enforcement officers, and Snohomish Health District personnel.

They work collaboratively to identify chronic nuisance properties and address the issues affecting neighborhoods at these properties.

On the ride-alongs, I have seen first-hand the negative impacts that these properties are having on our communities. Often times, there are a combination of code enforcement infractions, drug crimes, and health code violations that make areas unsafe. An increase in crime rates surrounds these properties and human waste and garbage brings unhealthy conditions

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to the surrounding neighborhood including rodent infestations and infected ground water.

After discussions with the nuisance properties team, I introduced a chronic nuisance ordinance to incorporate into county code. This ordinance created a process to designate properties as “chronic nuisance properties” if they met certain criteria. These criteria list nuisance activities including (but not limited to) criminal mischief, drug-related offenses, possession of stolen property, disorderly conduct, and gang-related activity. If four or more nuisance activities have occurred during any 90-day period (or eight or more over a year), a property can be determined to be a chronic nuisance property.

Following a determination of chronic nuisance status, the team works with the property owner to achieve voluntary compliance to abate the issues. If voluntary abatement is not done, charges can be referred to the Prosecuting Attorney and compliance can be enforced following a decision by Superior Court.

The initial chronic nuisance ordinance was passed unanimously by the County Council in 2018. Since then, the nuisance properties team has worked with multiple property owners to get nuisance properties cleaned up and back into safe and healthy conditions.

This month at the County Council, we will be considering an update to that code which would add warrant arrests and vehicle wrecking to the list of nuisance activities. This is based on feedback from the team and will help them to continue identifying properties and gaining compliance in these cases.

While there is still much work to be done on the issue of nuisance properties, I am proud of the work we have done over the past couple of years in Snohomish County to address these issues. I am thankful to all of the members of the nuisance properties team for their work and partnership on this topic.

If you live near or know of a nuisance property, I encourage you to contact Snohomish County Code Enforcement at 425-388-3650 or the Snohomish County Sheriff ’s Office at 425-4073999.

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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By Nathan Whalen nathan@northcountyoutlook.com Distance runners helped the Arlington High School boys track team come up with the win against Glacier Peak April 8 during the opening competition of the season.

The Eagles boys team won 99-45 while the girls team came up a bit short losing 83-66.

“Our distance guys are really rocking and rolling now,” track head coach Judd Hunter said.

In the 800-meters, juniors Aiden Emerson ran 1:58.39 and Brandon Moore ran 1:58.44, which Hunter said are among the best times in the state.

Moore also won the 1,600-meters running 4:27.82. “That’s a tough double to run,” Hunter said. Isaiah Lowery placed second running 4:34.68 and Ryan Rushton placed third running 4:46.34.

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Arlington High School senior Toa Mamea placed third in the long jump on April 8 against Glacier Peak by jumping 18 feet 3 inches.

and Taran Holtzclaw placed third.

Hunter said the Grizzlies were missing most of their distance runners. “My boys were really looking forward to competing against Glacier Peak.”

Hunter added that Parker Duskin ran a good race in the 110-meter hurdles, which he won running 15:16.

“We just got it done,” Hunter said.

“We had a lot of guys complete in multiple events.”

On the girls side, he highlighted the efforts of Kiera Marsh who threw the javelin 87 feet, which earned her second place, and a high jump of five feet, which Hunter said is a great jump early in the season.

Arlington hurdlers ran great times in the 300-meter hurdles – Marsh placed first with a time of 51.27 and Mary Feider placed second with a time of 57.26. Marsh and Feider also placed first and second respectively in the 100-meter hurdles.

Hunter noted the girls team were missing a couple of athletes who com-

pete in field events during the meet against Glacier Peak. The team also had a smaller turnout this year.

“We got really young girl athletes that are trying to get better,” Hunter said.

Both track teams also had a quick turnaround from the start of practice to the first meet, which was just nine days. Arlington has five track meets during the shortened spring season due to the pandemic. Four of those events are scheduled at home.

“We’ve been trying to take it light on them,” Hunter said. To avoid injuries, the team is taking a less is more mentality, Hunter said.

Hunter said ninth graders missed track when they were in the eighth grade and next year’s freshman won’t have any track experience.

Up next for the Eagles is Everett’s Cascade High School April 15 at John Larson Stadium at Arlington High School. Hunter said he hopes to see the weather warm and athletes’ times go down.

Chargers start season with wins over Tomahawks The first week of the spring sports season saw Marysville Getchell’s baseball team win in convincing fashion against MarysvillePilchuck.

The Chargers won its April 7 home opener 10-0 over the Tomahawks on the Marysville-Pilchuck High School campus. Two days later on April 9, Marysville Getchell traveled to the adjacent field on the M-P campus and won 12-1. Both games ended after five innings.

“It was a really good start for the boys,” Charger head coach Gabriel Rochon said.

He highlighted the efforts of pitcher Bradley Johnson, who threw 10 strikeouts in five innings pitched during the first game. “We were really carried by our pitcher,” Rochon said. Josiah Koellmer was two-for-two hitting and Jack Johnson was one-forthree with an RBI. Mar ysv i l le-Pi lchuck coach James Day said last week’s games were the first in two years. The Tomahawks are also fielding a young team that has six freshmen in the varsity lineup and four returning players on varsity. Three other players joined the baseball team April 2 after the football season concluded. “(Marysville Getchell) is going to be a tough team to beat this year,” Day said.

Paolo Cappello threw 58 pitches through four innings. Day added that Royce Hale had some good at-bats Wednesday and a couple of good hits.

The second game Friday saw Marysville Getchell score seven runs in the first inning.

“They did a really good job with plate discipline,” Rochon said of his players, adding the Chargers had 13 walks during the game.

“It happened so quick,” Day said of the first inning that saw five Getchell players walk. “Walks kill you.”

Rochon highlighted the efforts of the Chargers' defense.

“Our defense played a really clean game getting our pitcher out of a couple of tough jams,” Rochon said.

Day said pitcher Brayden Rogers settled down after the first inning. Royce Hale hit a double and catcher Keven Faulkner threw out a runner at first base for Marysville-Pilchuck.

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Mar ysv i l le-Pi lchuck plays Monroe two times this week. The first game takes place April 14 at Monroe and the Tomahawks host the Bearcats on April 16 at Marysville-Pilchuck High School.

Marysville Getchell hosts Stanwood April 14 and then heads to Stanwood April 16.

“I think we got a really good ball club,” Rochon said. “I’m just excited for the rest of the year.”

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Flowering crabapples you can fall in love with We are blessed with ter suited for the east an extended parade of side of the state where flowering trees in our it is hotter and drier. northwest spring. StartRecent improvements in both crabapple variing in February, we get to enjoy the flowering eties and sucker resisplums and flowering By Steve Smith tant root stocks have pears followed by all changed the game for sorts of flowering cherries and gardeners on the ‘wet side’ of several forms of magnolias. But the state and you should be peras we move closer to the end of fectly confident in planting any April, the pickings can get slim. of the following varieties in your Fortunately, this is exactly when garden. If you are looking for a the flowering crabapples come sweet, small flowering tree that exinto bloom. tends the spring blooming season, Although crabapples have consider any of the following crabeen around forever, they have bapple varieties. never really enjoyed a large folGolden Raindrops: This valowing in the northwest. Per- riety has pink buds that open to haps by the time they come into pure white flowers. The foliage bloom, gardeners are ready to is unusual in that it is deeply cut move onto annuals and peren- (think “lobed”), which gives it a nials. Another reason may be fine texture. In the fall the 15 by that historically crabs have been 15 foot tree is covered with tiny prone to disease and insects and yellow apples that are adored by they had a propensity to send the birds. suckers all over the ground beRoyal Raindrops: A variation neath them. They seem to be bet- on the above ‘Golden Raindrops’,

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bring in 1,000 jobs to a city usually,” she said.

Tolbert said the current traffic work being done will help in addressing the additional traffic.

In addition, Amazon is developing a few local traffic improvement projects in lieu of paying the typical mitigation fees.

“They are putting in a new road in the back of the project, as well, that will help them connect to I-5,” said Tolbert.

Adding alternate routes is often an effective approach to alleviating traffic, she said.

“The developer is also going to put in a roundabout by 43rd Street,” said Tolbert.

The city’s other traffic improvements are also closer to fruition as 172nd Street will be receiving extra

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lanes in the area where it is only two lanes currently.

“The expansion of the roadway is still on the way and scheduled for next year,” said Tolbert.

City officials are also working with Community Transit to create new bus routes along 172nd Street.

There are portions of the road which do not have any buses currently.

“That will allow for additional ways to connect to that workplace without relying on the single-person car,” said Tolbert.

She said the current plan will increase traffic capacity

‘Royal Raindrops’ has eye-popping magenta pink blooms, deep red lobed leaves, sparkling red fruits and bright fall color. What is there not to like about this variety?

Ruby Daze: Rather than a rounded shape like the above varieties, ‘Ruby Daze’ is more upright, growing 20 feet tall but only 15 feet wide. Foliage is purple, becoming bronze in the summer with good orange-red fall color.

Flowers are a bright magentapink and the ¼ inch fruit is deep red.

Sparkling Sprite: This compact little guy only reaches a mature height and width of 12 feet and forms a perfect globe shape.

Pink buds open to white flowers that smother the dense bright green foliage. In the fall, tiny ¼ inch fruit slowly turns from golden yellow to orange. This is a perfect tree for a small yard.

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for Smokey Point, but could not predict how significantly the traffic will be affected in the area as a whole as there is a lot of growth predicted for that area that is not just from Amazon.

“Amazon is not the only development coming into the area,” said Tolbert.

Marc Hayes, director of Community and Economic Development for Arlington also believes that housing growth will be sufficient to meet the needs of the incoming workforce.

“We’re pretty much on track to meet the housing demand with what is cur-

variety growing 18 feet tall by only 7 feet wide. White flowers in spring are followed by dark green leaves in summer, with a change to yellow in the fall. Bright red ½ inch fruit make a nice contrast.

Raspberry Spear: Same as ‘Ivory Spear’ only with bright magenta flowers and purple foliage.

All of the above varieties are grown by J. Frank Schmidt company in Oregon and are grafted onto their sucker resistant root stock, which will save you a ton of heart ache (or should I say back ache) down the road.

We also carry two weeping varieties, ‘Ruby Tears’, with dark pink flowers and red foliage, and ‘Louisa’, with lighter pink flowers and green foliage. Both trees will form a nice, small weeping focal point in your garden.

Give flowering crabapple trees a try in your garden this spring.

They will not only extend the tree blooming season, but will provide summer interest, excellent

rently under construction and what has been proposed,” he said.

There are 500 units of housing, along with mixeduse development that could house offices and retail space in the future nearby to the Amazon distribution center.

“We have an urban village development that is right next to the center for this very reason,” said Hayes.

“That really allows you the ability to walk to work there."

Hayes pointed to other developments such as one planned for 204th Street and 150 townhomes being planned for the city.

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The Raspberry Spear flowering crabapple has bright magenta flowers and purple foliage.

fall color, and food for the birds in the winter. You just can’t lose with one of these new and improved flowering crabapples.

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

“We’ll have a pretty good variety of housing types over the next three to five years,” said Hayes.

He said there are proposals for smaller single-family homes and “missing middle” type housing such as duplexes, triplexes and garden-style apartments that are moving forward in the city.

The smaller footprint properties are affordable to younger generations and low-income residents who are often priced out of the typical single-family home.

The Amazon distribution center is coming into the Cascade Industrial Center,

a Marysville/Arlington project meant to bring industrial jobs to the Smokey Point area.

“Obviously with Amazon being interested it’s going well so far,” said Tolbert.

Other businesses, such as an electric aviation company, have also brought some jobs to the area.

“There’s a lot of interest from high-tech, which is good because those companies often bring in goodpaying jobs,” said Tolbert.

Amazon plans to start hiring for their distribution center later this year. Applications will be online.