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AHS drama, choir students present 'Curtain Call' show

By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com Arlington High School choir and drama students put together their “Curtain Call” live show to finish off the school year.

The Aerie and Flight choirs from the school worked with the students who prepared the annual Medley show to put on the combined show at the Arlington High School stadium on June 4 and 5.

“It’s like a concert and a musical put together,” said Arlington High School student Adri Romano.

Students had been working on the Medley show since March of last year but were unable to present a show last September like See AHS on page 2

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Arlington High School students Coen Reid, left, and Adri Romano sing a duet at the school’s “Curtain Call” show on June 4

Dogs get day in the park at Poochella

By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com The city of Marysville held its first Poochella event on June 5 to bring dogs and their owners out to Jennings Park.

The free event offered a variety of vendors and activities at the park.

“It’s going great. We’re fighting the weather, but there’s nothing you can do about that,” said Chris Taylor, cultural arts supervisor at the Marysville Parks, Culture and Recreation Department and the main organizer for the event.

“Everyone’s being really positive and having a good time,” he said.

Local dog owners said they enjoyed the event.

“I think it’s awesome,” said local Jocelyn Powell.

“I’m glad that it’s free and

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Molly Pattison shows her dog Dixie as part of the costume display event at Marysville’s Poochella on June 5.

anyone can participate."

The event allowed dog owners a day out to meet each other.

“We haven’t been to an event in a long time because

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Plant sale benefits Lakewood FFA program

By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com Lakewood High School’s FFA program brought out the plants they have grown this year for their plant sale on June 3 to 5.

The school used to hold a plant sale each year but hasn’t the last couple of years.

“Last year during this time we would have had a plant sale, but we were shut down,” said Stacy Lischke, FFA advisor and agricultural science teacher at the school.

When the program didn’t have a sale they still gave away a lot of their vegetables to the community, which is a service that the students have continued.

“We continued with that tradition and donated many vegetable flats last year to the Arlington and Marysville food banks,” said Lischke.

The majority of the plants sold at the event were grown by the students, although this year the program got a late start in growing because they didn’t come back to school until April.

“Most schools have a May plant sale but we didn’t have anything growing at that time,” said Lischke.

Funds from the sale go to support FFA activities at the school. “Any events or activities that we have to keep the program running,” said Lischke, including sending five students to the Washington State FFA Convention this year, which was held virtually.

The school’s agriculture science classes and FFA program allow students to learn about gardening, livestock and the science related to both.

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Lakewood High School students Cameron Kinsland, left, and Drew Talley carry out some plants to a customer at the FFA program’s plant sale on June 4.

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“It’s hands-on science work,” said Lischke. “It’s a better way for me to teach science."

Students said they enjoyed the amount of practical work in the class.

“I like all the hands-on stuff we get to do,” said Lakewood High School student Amelia Koon. “How we go in and out of the classrooms with the plants."

They also liked the amount of student choice that is a part of the program.

“I really like how the class has a

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they normally do.

“I like just getting our last show … getting the culmination of this show we were working on all summer,” said student director Hannah Marsh.

At the beginning of the year many of the students

bunch of freedom. You really get to do your own thing with the assistance of the teacher,” said Lakewood High School student Marissa Lanting.

That hands-on experience and choice has introduced a lot of students to gardening.

“I haven’t been interested in gardening until now. It’s actually a nice way to pass the time,” said Koon.

Student Mckenzy Kotrc also said she wasn’t interested in agriculture until coming to the class.

“It’s really fun to learn about different things in agriculture,” she said.

“I can learn in a class and imple-

were unsure if they would get to have another live show.

“At the beginning of the year I was losing hope that we would ever see people again, so it really is a surprise in every form to be able to do something like this,” said Romano.

Marsh said she wasn’t sure either, but had hope. “[Drama teacher Scott]

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Lischke said the plant sale will likely be back next year and could come back in June again instead of May. “I think this weekend is going to be our new norm,” she said.

She encourages community members to watch for what students grow next year.

“Come back and see us when this is a normal year,” she said. “Come see the things the kids are doing. They’re doing great things in the community, we just haven’t had a way to showcase that lately."

Moberly promised us in the beginning of the year we would do a show. I was hopeful because he always keeps his promises,” she said.

The groups put together the show in two months, which is a quick for a program that usually has four or more months to prepare.

“With this year being so unique it feels like everything went wrong. But we’re a really tight-knit group of people and we all came together to make this thing,” said Dylan Ling, a student and one of the writers for the show.

Students said they were happy the commitment and work people put in to create the show.

“I like seeing the perseverance of everyone just putting in so much work to do something we haven’t done in over a year,” said Arlington High School student Shayla Lewis. “Seeing how everyone can come together and form such a strong bond in such a short amount of time."

The show took place in the Arlington High School stadium outside, rather than in the Byrnes Performing Arts Center, the normal venue for Arlington’s drama and choir programs.

“I think the audience will like to see their kids and the

other students who have persevered and shown a lot of strength to do a show in such a strange setting,” said Arlington High School student Adam Collins.

Students had to get used to the larger space and creating choreography on the track field instead of the stage.

“It’s really weird to do a show on the track and call the locker rooms our dressing rooms,” said Marsh.

For Arlington High School’s seniors, this show was the last chance for a live performance after more than a year of the pandemic derailed numerous shows.

Seniors said they will take confidence, ambition and community away from the program that they are leaving.

“I was not confident as a freshman coming into this program,” said Marsh.

“They made me who I am today."

Collins said he hopes he can learn how to build positive communities in his future like he experienced at the school.

“This is probably the tightest-knit group I have had in my high-school experience. I trust these people with everything and I absolutely love every single one of them to death,” he said.

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County vaccination rate tops 60 percent Local emergency management officials say the county will transition to more community clinics

By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com More than 60 percent of eligible county residents have initiated their COVID-19 vaccine as local officials continue to support further vaccination efforts.

Forty-nine percent of people eligible for the vaccine have completed their vaccine and 12 percent of eligible people have started the process, said Snohomish Health District Health Officer Dr. Chris Spitters during a June 1 press briefing.

“All age groups over 16 years of age had at least 49 percent vaccination,” said Spitters. The lowest age group was those age 16 to 19.

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of COVID so it was nice to get [our dog] out,” said local dog owner Amanda Eagan.

“We got him slightly before COVID so he hasn’t been able to socialize a lot."

Eagan also said she liked to see all of the vendors at the event.

“I like the vendors, and we also have some old friends we haven’t seen in forever at Old Dog Haven so it was nice to see them,” she said.

Organizations and vendors at the event ranged from adoption groups to health and food options.

“There’s a real good cross section of vendors in terms of health for dogs, fun for dogs, safety for dogs and activities for dogs. I couldn’t be happier with how diverse the selection of vendors is,” said Taylor. “The dog owners are getting all this information and some goodies and treats."

At the top of every hour there were events like a costume display, a trick contest and an eating contest.

“It was a lot of fun. I’m looking forward to next year where we could have more participants and more prizes to give away, but for an initial event it went really well,” said Taylor. “A couple of months ago I was asked to put together an event involving dogs and that was pretty much my instruction."

Taylor added, “I’m a huge dog lover myself so just to see dogs out getting to meet other dogs is a lot of fun."

The event may return next year.

the vaccine a few weeks ago but that process has now begun, said Spitters.

“Our younger population has been quick on the uptake,” he said. “Twentyseven percent of those 12 to 15 years of age have initiated vaccination."

The disparity between racial groups has closed, although the Latino population is still a few percentage points behind other groups.

“The most recent data showed decreasing gaps between Latinos and other groups,” said Spitters, who added 44 percent of Latino Snohomish County residents have received the vaccine.

That is compared to 50 percent of white residents, 51 percent of Native residents, 54 percent of Black residents, 71 percent of Asian residents and 81 percent of Pacific Islander residents.

The county was also able

to look at ZIP Code data to show the areas that have different levels of vaccinations.

Marysville and Arlington areas are lagging behind the average, although not by that much.

“There’s nowhere that’s really way far behind,” said Spitters.

He also noted that the ZIP Code data is not perfect and could have bias in the data.

For the 98223 ZIP Code, which covers Arlington and outlying areas, 42 percent of people are vaccinated, as of this June.

That data shows percent of the total population, not percent of the eligible population. About 50 percent of all Snohomish County residents have initiated vaccination.

For the 98270 ZIP Code, which covers Marysville, 45 percent of people are vaccinated.

For the 98271 ZIP Code,

which covers Marysville, Tulalip and outlying areas, 47 percent of people are vaccinated.

Snohomish County Director of Emergency Management Jason Biermann said the data is useful to look for “any gaps that we have missed or folks we need to communicate differently.”

The county is looked to transition away from their mass vaccination sites into more community-based clinics.

The mass vaccine sites “have all seen significant reduction in the amount of folks who want to make appointments,” said Biermann.

Those sites will still be open, however the days they are available will be getting reduced.

“They will begin to wind down and we will begin to focus on community-based clinics,” said Biermann.

The county is looking at

schools to reach out more directly to community members and held their first school-based clinic in Everett, which served 235 students and community members.

“That is the kind of community access we’re trying to get now,” said Biermann.

He noted the vaccination effort is continuing and 25,000 people received a vaccine dose between May 18 and 25.

Approximately 16,000 of those individuals received their first dose.

“Overall, we are still seeing good progress in Snohomish County with people getting vaccinated,” said Biermann.

As the mass vaccination sites close, clinics and pharmacies will continue to remain open for vaccines.

“Kaiser is one of the many sites you can get your vaccine at,” said Adam Jonas, district medical direc-

tor with Snohomish KaiserPermanente Washington.

“As opposed to a few months ago, we now have more vaccines than we’re seeing demand,” he said.

K a i s e r- Pe r m a n e nt e mainly offers vaccines through their Everett clinic, but also provides some at their Smokey Point clinic, said Jonas.

Jonas said he sees some people with hesitancy to get the vaccine and encourages them to reach out to their doctor, nurse or other care provider.

“I’ve seen some folks in the clinics who have a lot of misgivings and I understand a lot of people feel uncertain about the vaccine still, either because of the emergency status, information they’re getting from other sources or the timeline of how fast the vaccine came,” he said. “I think we can provide a lot of reassurance and answer your questions."

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M'ville plans Juneteenth event to talk about equity, Black history

By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com Local Black activists and government officials plan to talk about racial equity and Black history at a Marysville Juneteenth event at Comeford Park.

The local event will be held on June 12 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

It is being organized by local organizations Change the Narrative and Artists in Activism.

“We got the idea to do an event to kick off the week of Juneteenth,” said Michael Adams, executive director of Change the Narrative.

In April the Washington state legislature declared Juneteenth a state holiday as well, said Adams, so the local groups wanted to promote the day which is often celebrated as an end of slavery in the U.S. “Juneteenth is a celebration of the last slaves in the state of Texas who were notified of the Emancipation Proclamation,” said Adams.

The day is normally honored on June 19, but Adams said that they

wanted to mark the beginning of the week before the official day.

“This is to celebrate Black culture and learn more about the movement and that push for social justice that came out last year because of George Floyd,” he said.

The Marysville event will begin at 11 a.m. with music from Artists in Activism and an introduction and history at 11:30 a.m.

Elected government officials such as Marysville Mayor Jon Nehring and 44th Legislative District Representatives John Lovick and April Berg are scheduled to speak at the event.

“We wanted to bring together local elected officials and give them an opportunity to talk about their plans for racial equity for the future,” said Adams.

At 1 p.m. some local Black individuals who are running for office around Snohomish County are scheduled to speak.

“We’re highlighting Black voices in the community and those who are serving by running for school board or

other positions,” said Adams.

One of those scheduled is Clarence Shaw, who is running this November for Marysville School Board Pos. 4 against Wade Rinehardt.

Other candidates from Lynnwood and Lake Stevens are also scheduled.

At 2:30 p.m. a discussion with police about law enforcement reform is scheduled.

“We’re having a roundtable discussion with a few of the local police department chiefs,” said Adams. “We want it to be an open community conversation."

Parts of the event will also highlight the history of Black people in America.

“Even after the emancipation there was still the Black Codes and Jim Crow, legal forms of oppression,” said Adams. “There is still social changes that need to be made now."

Adams encourages Marysville community members and Snohomish County residents to come out to the event.

“I hope that everyone shows up and supports their community,” he said.

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APD Chief invites community to discuss issues

By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com Arlington Police Chief Jonathan Ventura is inviting community members to begin conversations with him as part of a new program this month.

The first ‘Arlington Walk and Talk’ will be held June 9, at 9 a.m., and begin at the Legion Park gazebo.

Chief Ventura will walk with residents and answer their questions in an informal atmosphere.

It is scheduled to continue every Wednesday in various parts of the town.

“The Walk and Talk is really about a continuation of the program that we had for years pre-COVID, Conversations with Cops,” said Ventura.

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“We had hundreds of meetings over the years to build positive relationships between the community and the police,” he said.

‘Conversations with Cops’ was a good program for people to connect with police officers, he said, but had to be paused because of the coronavirus pandemic.

“I had expressed some of those frustrations that we didn’t really have the opportunity to talk with the community anymore,” said Ventura. “So we brainstormed with some community leaders about how we could still get out there and get that same level of connection."

Holding those conversations outside was possible to do safely now and Ventura hoped to bring back some form of community connection.

“I wish we would have come up with a replacement for the program sooner,” he said.

Like the ‘Conversations with Cops’ program, Ventura said he is not going to come to the event with an agenda of topics to talk about, but hopes to be able to answer questions from residents.

“We’re having unscripted dialogue that is based around questions form the community members,” said Ventura.

In the previous program, police officers from all different levels talked with the community, but the ‘Arlington Walk and Talk’ is primarily being held with Ventura.

“It’s a little different with myself leading the charge,” he said. Ventura added he hoped that bringing the police chief out would attract more interest to help kickstart the program.

There may also be different individuals such as the mayor, city council members or local community leaders that are also at the event.

“From time to time we can invite special guests as well, so it’s not just talking just to me all the time,” said Ventura.

He hopes that people come out to talk about the issues that concern them.

“I’ve already gotten emails from community members asking about speeding cars in their neighborhood or graffiti,” he said.

Local residents can request that the ‘Arlington Walk and Talk’ comes to their neighborhood by emailing police@arlingtonwa.gov.

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Eagle Scout project cleans veterans' headstones

By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com Marysville Boy Scout Colin Roach and several fellow community members helped clean up hundreds of headstones of veterans before Memorial Day this year.

Roach said he was looking for a community service idea for his Eagle Scout project earlier this year.

“I was talking with my Scoutmaster about what I could do,” he said. “Cemeteries were an idea of where I could help, especially with Memorial Day coming up at the time."

He called the Marysville Cemetery and met with the staff, who were able to help Roach locate all of the gravestones of veterans there.

Roach said he wanted to help with this project.

“With Memorial Day coming up if there was something I could do to help these gravestones look better, I wanted to do it,” he said.

There wasn’t that much time before Memorial Day though and he was worried that he wouldn’t be able to gather enough people to come out for the event.

Community members and fellow Boy Scouts did come out to help and about 250 to 300 headstones were cleaned throughout six hours of work.

“We couldn’t get all of them done, sadly,” said Roach. “We got to work cleaning as many of the headstones as we could that were out there."

The group helped clean all of the dirt and other material that had accumulated on many of the headstones.

“Some were not even readable. And that’s sad, because these were people who served our country and now the place that they are resting is in such a poor condition,” said Roach.

Roach said there were one or two that the group was not able to clean, but they were able to improve most of them.

“They look a lot better.

You can read most of them now,” said Roach.

“Most of them looked completely different,” after cleaning, he said.

Many of the volunteers who came out to help wanted to honor those who have made a sacrifice for their country.

“I think for everyone who came out, it just made us feel good. It gave us a sense of pride to help out,” said Roach.

Roach’s Boy Scout troop also helps every year with

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Marysville Boy Scout Colin Roach cleans a headstone of a veteran on May 22. the Marysville Cemetery’s Memorial Day work.

“The next week we came out to help plant flags at the temerity as well,” he said.

Roach is with Marysville’s Boy Scout Troop 82 and encourages anyone who wants to help their community to join them.

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Officials must present alternative to the divisive politics At a time when civil discourse seems to have taken a backseat to divisive rhetoric and hyper-partisanship, it is critical for elected officials of good faith to speak out.

That is why I have joined Snohomish County Councilmember Jared Mead at a series of town halls and classroom visits with students to talk about our roles as elected officials and to present an alternative to the divisive politics we see in the national media.

It is easy to become complacent and disengage from politics in light of the heightened tensions we see plastered across traditional media. Most individuals are more concerned about taking care of their families, leading a fulfilling life, and bettering their local community than engaging in what appears to be a fruitless endeavor in frustration. But it doesn’t have to be that way.

As local elected officials, we work on issues that don’t naturally lend themselves to the divisiveness of state and federal level politics.

Despite running for partisan offices, County Councilmembers often work in a bipartisan, and often unanimous fashion to ensure public safety, maintain county roads, and improve recreational opportunities to name just a few areas.

We feel we have a unique ability — and I believe a responsibility — to engage with our communities in a

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way that shows a different side of politics and government. Councilmember Mead, a democrat, and I, a republican, have taken this opportunity to visit a number of high school classrooms over the past couple of months to share our thoughts on this topic.

I have been pleasantly surprised by the engagement of many of the students in these classes.

What we often find at the beginning of the sessions is a perspective on politics that mirrors much of what you might expect from the general population. Students ask questions about why politics has become so nasty and how to change it.

While we don’t have all the answers as to why it is the way it is, we are steadfast in our determination to be a part of changing it moving forward.

Councilmember Mead and I talk about how, despite our political differences, we have many things in common which helps

us find common ground to work from. We are both relatively young elected officials and have recently become parents in the past couple of years. We want to help create the best future possible for our kids as they grow up.

Establishing a place like this to start from has helped us deliberate and find ways of working together. We recognize that even in the midst of policy disagreements, we can respect one another and work in good faith. I believe many of the students we have spoken to were able to come away from those sessions with a different look at politics than they had when we started. That is the goal.

It is my hope that by sharing our perspective and approach with more people, we can start to turn the tide on the perception of politics and encourage more people to engage in civil discourse.

As more people find a productive way of participating in politics, I believe our political climate will greatly improve.

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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Getchell falls to Cascade 38-35

By Nathan Whalen nathan@northcountyoutlook.com

A team effort with balanced scoring wasn’t enough for Marysville Getchell to get past Cascade.

The Chargers lost to the Bruins 38-35 during a Wesco Conference game June 3 at Marysville Getchell High School.

Head coach Adolfo Hinojosa said the game was pretty even but near the end of the game, Marysville Getchell missed some opportunities to score.

“Unfortunately, the ball wasn’t bouncing our direction at the end and that’s part of the whole game,” Hinojosa said. “We competed the whole game.”

He complimented his team’s efforts on both offense and defense.

“It takes a team to do what we need to do.”

Six Chargers scored Thursday against Cascade — Beni Luboya scored eight points and Lorelei Pringle scored seven points.

Hayden Robinson scored six points while Chloe Downing and Kalea Mailangi each scored five.

Jayda Pittman scored four points.

Marysville Getchell found themselves trailing Cascade 11-8 after the first quarter but pulled ahead 21-14 at halftime. Cascade trimmed the lead to four points by the end of the third quarter with the Chargers ahead 29-25. Cascade tied the game about midway through the fourth quarter before pulling ahead and winning by three points.

The Chargers were supposed to

play Marysville-Pilchuck June 3, but the Tomahawks weren’t able to play due to COVID protocols from a previous contest, Marysville School District Athletic Director Rocky Verbeck said in an email. Cascade was added in so Marysville Getchell could get a game.

Marysville Getchell is competing with a younger team during the shortened season. The team lacks seniors and is returning only one varsity player from the 2020 squad, Hinojosa said.

“This is something we want to grow from,” Hinojosa said. He hopes the team will have chances to play together over the summer.

Marysville Getchell concluded its season June 7 after press time against Jackson.

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Hayden Robinson, a freshman for Marysville Getchell, moves the ball upcourt during a June 3 game against Cascade.

Marysville Getchell routs Marysville-Pilchuck 75-37

By Nathan Whalen nathan@northcountyoutlook.com

PHOTO BY NATHAN WHALEN

Josiah Koellmer from Marysville Getchell drives the ball during a June 4 game against Marysville-Pilchuck.

Legal Notices LEGAL NOTICE

LEGAL NOTICE

LEGAL NOTICE

SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR SNOHOMISH COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: KENNETH LEE JOHNSON, Deceased, NO. 21-4-00862-31, PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS, RCW 11.40.030

SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR SNOHOMISH COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: TAMELA RAE DAVENPORT, Deceased, NO. 21-4-00626-31, PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS, RCW 11.40.030

Superior Court of the State of Washington for Snohomish County. Estate of Francisco Olivarez Gonzales, Deceased.

No. 21-4-00763-31. 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: June 9, 2021.

Personal Representative: Shane Hurley Attorney for Personal Representative: Breanne W. Martin, WSBA #44519 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: June 2, 2021.

Personal Representative: Carol Louise Davenport-Wilson Attorney for Personal Representative: Tanner K. Olson, WSBA #52879 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. 21-4-00862-31.

Court of probate proceedings and cause number: Snohomish County Superior Court, Cause No. 21-4-00626-31.

The personal representative named below has been appointed as personal representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the personal representative or the personal representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court. The claim must be presented within the latter of: (1) Thirty days after the personal representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(3); or (2) four months after the date of the first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and non-probate assets.

Date of first publication: June 2, 2021.

Personal Representative: Andrea Chen, 1020 East Maple St., Arlington WA 98223, 360-391-0863.

Court of probate proceedings and cause number: Superior Court of the State of Washington for Snohomish County, No. 21-4-00763-31.

A senior-laden Marysville Getchell boys basketball team came up with a decisive victory June 4 against their crosstown rival Marysville-Pilchuck.

In the end, the Chargers more than doubled up the Tomahawks on the scoreboard winning 75-37.

“They wanted that game really bad,” Marysville Getchell head coach Corby Schuh said of the team that has eight seniors on it.

He said his team wanted to play “in-your-face defense” and put a lot of pressure on a younger Tomahawk team. He added the players executed the game plan and played good basketball.

Mar ysville-Pilchuck head coach Bary Gould complimented the Char-

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gers and their performance Friday night.

“Marysville Getchell had a really strong game. They have a lot of great players,” Gould said.

Schuh also highlighted the efforts of his players.

“Malakhi Knight had an unbelievable night and he’s an unbelievable basketball player,” Schuh said of the senior who scored 26 points and had 10 rebounds.

In addition, Schuh mentioned the efforts of Josiah Koellmer at point guard who had 24 points.

He also complimented the defensive efforts of Cole Norton, Aiden Verdugo and Landyn Olson, who are all seniors.

In addition, fellow seniors Alex Owens had 10 points and Austin Townsend had 12 points.

Gould said Tomahawk freshman point guard Anthony Najera played with poise during Friday’s game.

He had 11 points while teammate Tommy Nguyen had 10 points.

Prior to the June 4 game, Marysville-Pilchuck defeated their crosstown rivals 14

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consecutive games Schuh said.

In 2020 Marysville-Pilchuck graduated 10 seniors from a team that appeared in the state tournament and had won three consecutive district titles.

“We’re super proud of our guys,” Gould said of the current team. “You have to take your lumps sometimes as a younger team.”

He added the players worked really hard during a shortened six-week season.

Schuh talked about the camaraderie the Chargers basketball team displayed.

“They love each other,” Schuh said. “They have a brotherhood you don’t see too often.”

The Chargers started the basketball season slow because several players were competing on spring sports teams, Schuh said. Spring sports took place before the winter sports season.

“It took them a little while to get going,” Schuh said. The margin of victory for their last three wins was around 30 points.

Marysville Getchell finishes its season June 10 hosting Jackson while Marysville-Pilchuck hosts Glacier Peak.

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Salvias offer variety of options for your garden or red down to For northwest gardeners, purple. ‘Rose Bithe genus Salvia color’ is a nice provides us with pink and white, a wide range of two-toned variplants to brightety. ‘Cherry Red’ en up our gar- By Steve Smith has a nice strong dens in the sumred flower. All of mer. In addition to the cu- the varieties in the ‘Mirage’ linary Salvia, aka Sage, these series sport smaller, finer prolific bloomers come in foliage on compact plants bone hardy perennials like that stay under 14 inches ‘East Friesland’, ‘May Night’, tall. Again, these compact vaand ‘Caradonna' — all of rieties work very well in pots. which have dark blue or ‘Hot Lips’ — This variety purple flowers on 12 to 18 (microphylla) is similar to inch stems that bloom in the above greggii varieties, late spring to early summer only it can grow to 3 feet tall and will often re-bloom if and as wide. When it came cut back after blooming. onto the scene a few years There are true annual ones, back, it was all we could do like the traditional ‘Red Hot to keep it on the tables here Sally’, that for centuries have in the nursery. While we been bedded out into mass usually sell it as a tender peformal plantings, and also a rennial, I have friends that wide range of varieties that have managed to keep it are tender for our area and alive going on 4 years now. will sometimes overwinter Bright red flowers with a and come back year after touch of white bloom all year but are best enjoyed as summer, if groomed during annuals. It is this group of the summer. Now, you can tender flavors that seem to enjoy ‘Amethyst Lips’, a new have literally exploded in purple version of this prothe last 10 years. Here are lific bloomer. some that caught my eye ‘Black and Bloom’ — the other day while walking A guaranitica variety with through the nursery. stalks of dark blue flowers Cathedral Series — This emerge from striking black is an improvement on my stems amidst green foliage.I old-time favorite ‘Victoria’. had a clump for several ‘Shining Sea’ boasts laven- years in my front bed that der flowers with white high- grew to 5 feet tall and 8 to lights, ‘Cathedral Purple’ 10 feet across. I can’t begin has solid dark purple flow- to tell you how many diviers, and ‘Cathedral Deep sions I have shared with my Blue’ has bluish-purple friends and neighbors. That flowers. All the ‘Cathedral being said, I think I finally Series’ varieties are bushy, “divided it to death” and it compact plants that will seems to be gone this year. grow up to 16 inches tall Opportunity awaits. with the flowers reaching ‘Amistad’ — This is anabove the foliage, up to 22 other guaranitica variety inches total. They are per- that came out a couple of fect for a 12 to 16 inch con- years ago and has drop dead tainer. gorgeous deep purple flowMirage Series — This ers and grows to about 2 to species (greggii) comes in a 3 feet tall. With a little prowide variety of colors, from tection, I have had this plant light pink or rose to salmon bloom well into December

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with daily visits from our resident hummers. Sadly, it will not survive our winters, so just treat it as an annual.

There seem to be several new versions of ‘Amistad’ on the market that look very similar. Just look for that incredible purple flower and you can’t lose.

‘Wendy’s Wish’ — The ‘Wish’ Series are hybrids that are strong growers, topping out at 3 to 4 feet tall and 2 to 3 feet wide. Flowers are a tubular vivid magenta with fluted tips that will attract hummingbirds in droves from late spring until fall! ‘Embers Wish’ has flowers the color of glowing embers, and ‘Love and Wishes’ has deep purple flowers.

All of the above salvias should always be planted in well drained soil and full sun. They are heat lovers and will languish in too much shade, flop over, and be stingy with their blooms.

In addition to liking full sun, they are also drought tolerant and will take some abuse from poor watering habits. Best of all, salvias are the consummate hummingbird, butterfly, and general pollinator magnet that you will ever find in your garden. Whether in containers or directly into your flower beds, salvias are guaranteed to please.

June is one of the best months to plant in the northwest so don’t miss a chance to try out some of these long bloomers, you won’t be sorry you did. Stay safe and keep on planting.

The Salvia Mirage Cherry Red is a great summer bloomer for your garden.

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

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