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Fireworks use down in Marysville, Arlington By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com
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Local artist and vendor Bo Kontas, left, talks with Andrea Kenna about jewelry at the Arlington Street Fair on July 9.
Street Fair returns to Arlington By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com The annual Arlington Street Fair returned to the downtown area this year with more than 150 vendors selling unique local goods and crafts. This year’s fair was held from July 9 to 11. “It is going great. There’s lots of
people and everyone is really excited that we’re actually having it,” said Jeri Rugtvedt, organizer for the event and a local small-business owner. The fair was canceled last year and organizers were happy to be able to put it on this year. “All of us were really excited about being able to bring this back,” said Rugtvedt.
Visitors to the street fair also enjoyed the event being back. “After having the pandemic with everything shut down, everyone is excited that there’s finally something that’s open,” said Rugtvedt. “They were really anxious to get out, so it’s going great." See STREET FAIR on page 2
It was a quieter Fourth of July than normal for police in Arlington and Marysville, even as Arlington entered their first year of enforcing a city-wide fireworks prohibition. In years past, residents could sometimes be difficult about illegal fireworks, said Arlington Police Chief Jonathan Ventura. “It can be a really difficult time when you have had people drinking all day, and sometimes they have this belief that fireworks are almost a 2nd Amendment right for them,” he said. However, Ventura said he was pleasantly surprised with how the Fourth of July went last week. “Everybody was really cooperative this year, actually, and there were no ma-
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Fireworks confiscated by the Marysville Police Department during this Fourth of July.
jor issues,” he said. Arlington police responded to 75 calls about fireworks during the evening of July 4. Meanwhile in Marysville, police responded to 139 calls for service between July 1 and 5. “It was fairly calm this year,” said Marysville patrol
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Campaign collects supples for students By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com Community groups are coming together again this summer to gather school supplies for students in the Marysville and Lakewood school districts. School supply donations can now be dropped off at red barrels at various Marysville organizations and businesses. Those locations include the Marysville Salvation Army branch location at 1108 State Ave., Allen Creek Dentistry, the Marysville Community Food Bank, Marysville City Hall and Marysville locations of Staples, Fred Meyer, Big Lots, HomeStreet Bank and Heritage Bank. Monetary donations can also be made at bit.ly/msvlschoolsupplies. Supplies can be ordered directly through registries at bit.ly/
walmartmsvlregistry and bit.ly/amazonmsvlregistry as well. “Last year the donations were really light so we’re really hoping for more donations this year, in particular backpacks which we really need,” said Christie Veley, one of the organizers of the school supply drive. “They really are the most expensive school supply on our donation list." Other items needed include binders, notebooks, pens, pencils and lined paper. The school supply drive is organized by the Marysville Salvation Army with other groups such as the Marysville Community Food Bank and Marysville Fire District partnering as well. The groups have organized the drive for a number of years now. See SUPPLIES on page 2
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Volunteer Bob Rise, right, picks up some signs from Salvation Army social services coordinator Jenny Roodzant to put up at local businesses participating in the Marysville school supply drive on July 7.
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Locals said they liked coming down to shop from the variety of vendors. “We like seeing people and faces that we haven’t seen in quite a while because of the pandemic, and just all the little small businesses and mom and pop shops that we like to come and support,” said fair visitor Trina McLaughlin. Local Andrea Kenna said she has come to the fair for many years.
“Every year they do such an amazing job and there are way bigger towns that don’t put on half as good a street fair. There’s so many local crafters and vendors. It’s incredible,” she said. Kenna also enjoyed the welcoming atmosphere at the event. “People are friendly and it’s great to talk to people,” she said. There are a lot of nice people that come down to enjoy the fair every year, said Rugtvedt. “I love being able to meet
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Last year about 600 children registered to receive supplies, which was about average. “We thought the need would possibly be way higher,” said Veley. However, with students returning to school full-time next year the need for supplies may pick up. “We’re anticipating a really high need this year, probably higher than last year’s need based on the registration we’ve seen so far,” said Veley. She said that with one week of registration open they have received 200 applications. Families who need assistance can register at bit.ly/schoolsupplieshelp, or by visiting the Marysville Salvation Army or Marysville School District websites.
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Questions can be directed to Salvation Army social services coordinator Jenny Roodzant at jenny.roodzant@usw.salvationarmy.org or at 360-926-2228. Roodzant said she hopes to get the word out to the community this year to help increase the number of donations. “We’re really dependent on the community hearing and coming forward,” she said. The community groups will hold a donation drive at the Marysville Staples on July 24, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. “We’ll be down there all day and we’re doing it again in August,” said Roodzant. The Sugar and Spoon food truck will be there and Staples will be giving discounts on school supplies during the day, she said.
Veley said the community volunteers and organizations come together to help local students. “We do it for the kids. There’s a huge need in our community and families are struggling,” she said. “If a family is struggling a child may not get the supplies they need to be successful, and so we want to do this for them." She appreciated everyone who supports the program. “Thank you to the community for supporting us every year and all the businesses that will host barrels for donations,” said Veley. “We’re just grateful that everybody supports this." Volunteers who can help collect donations, inventory supplies and fill backpacks are still needed and those who want to help can call 360-9262228.
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“They like that we have a wide variety of vendors and there’s something for everyone here,” said Rugtvedt. This year included new features such a petting zoo, the only frozen yogurt food truck in the state and a Texas-style barbecue food vendor, which were all well received by visitors, said Rugtvedt. The event is organized by the Downtown Arlington Business Association. More information about their events is available at arlingtonwa.org.
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Arlington transfers ownership of library building By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com Sno-Isle Libraries will now be able to begin making important maintenance upgrades to the Arlington Library after gaining full ownership of the building this summer. The city of Arlington transferred ownership of the library building to SnoIsle Libraries after 22 years of an annexation agreement. The library building was constructed about 40 years ago when the town was not part of the Sno-Isle Libraries District. In 1999, local voters approved an annexation into the library district though, and the city agreed to maintain the library building they owned while Sno-Isle
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sergeant Jeffrey Franzen, one of the public information officers for the department. “There were no fireworks citations between July 1 and July 5,” he said. They did, however, give out 12 warnings during their calls. Arlington officers handed out 30 written warnings and documented where they responded to and to whom they issued warnings. They issued no tickets and did not confiscate any fireworks this year. As this was the first year with the fireworks prohibition in Arlington, Ventura said police officers were encouraged to go with an educational approach and primarily issue warnings. “It was literally four days after the pandemic restrictions were lifted and the last thing we wanted to do at that time was be heavy handed, so we were giving people the benefit of the doubt,” he said. “I think it was the right decision to provide this education work to get the public informed." He expects the city’s enforcement to increase gradually over the next couple of years. “The way the ordinance is written there is a threeyear ramp up,” said Ventura. The fine this year for a violation would have been $103, and that amount will increase to $257 next year and $513 the year after that. That fine is in addition to the penalty of confiscation of fireworks. Responding to fireworks calls can be difficult for police. In Marysville, 67 of the 139 call responses were re-
Libraries provides library services. The new agreement is meant to give Sno-Isle Libraries a more comfortable position spending their funds improving the building. “It gives Sno-Isle [Libraries] confidence that their capital investments will be worthwhile,” said James Trefry, administrative service director with the city of Arlington, during the May 3 meeting where the decision was approved. The transaction was finalized in June. Library services are not expected to see any major changes because of the transaction. “Day-to-day it won’t really change anything,” said Kurt Batdorf, communications specialist with the
Sno-Isle Libraries. The decision was made “primarily to facilitate the investment and necessary infrastructure improvements to allow it to open to the public,” said Trefry. “The main benefit to the community is the continuation of a library facility within the boundaries of the city,” he said. The biggest improvement for the library will be a heating and cooling system, which library district officials are in the process of starting. “We’re getting bids on that right now,” said Batdorf. The air filtration capacity is lacking on the current system, which means little ability to remove viruses from the air and no ability to provide air conditioning.
“Because it has no air conditioning it just gets very hot to work inside of there and it is not a great setup,” said Batdorf. The Arlington Library had to close during the June heatwave this year due to safety reasons. And that wasn’t the first time the library has had to close. “We’ve had to close due to smoke, as well, because it can’t filter out that from the air either,” said Batdorf. “Hopefully the new heating system will mean fewer closures once we get that air conditioning." Other libraries in the system provide cooling centers to their community during heat waves, but it is not known right now whether Arlington will have the capacity for that.
corded as ‘gone on arrival.’ In Arlington, 42 of the responses did not receive a warning or written notice. “Either we responded and there was no longer anyone in the area, or we couldn’t identify specifically which person set off the fireworks,” said Ventura. Issuing a citation can
be difficult as officers often have to witness someone in the act of lighting a firework. This year there were six officers on the Fourth of July shift for Arlington focused specifically on fireworks when the department usually only has three officers. Ventura said the depart-
ment plans to put more staff on the issue each Fourth of July, although it may not be that much every year as there are typically a lot of events on the holiday that officers already have a responsibility to help out at. He wanted to thank those who refrained from using fireworks.
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“That will depend on the size of the air conditioning,” said Batdorf. “Certainly Sno-Isle would like to provide as many cooling stations as they can." Sno-Isle Libraries is also working on replacing the roof of the Arlington library building. “It’s just old and it needs
to be replaced,” said Batdorf. Although there aren’t any major issues with the roof right now, its age indicates that it is time for a replacement. “We do plan to make more upgrades here and there, although we haven’t identified what that may entail,” said Batdorf.
“I think most people took to heart the new law and didn’t use fireworks,” said Ventura. The trend across Snohomish County over the last decade has been for more and more cities, and now even unincorporated areas in the south county, to ban fireworks.
“It’s not about the fireworks so much as the repeat injuries and the fires that are caused. It’s really a small number of people that are ruining it,” said Ventura. “And I love fireworks, but after working this job for 20 years, I look at it through a different lens now," he added.
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The Arlington Fire Department held their recognition night for those who have completed various trainings and milestones on July 6. The department recognizes local firefighters and paramedics usually about once a year at an Arlington City Council meeting, but they haven’t gathered since the COVID-19 pandemic began. “It’s a special night to share some of the positive things that have happened over the last 18 months of COVID when we couldn’t recognize these people,” said John Cermak, fire chief with the North County Fire and EMS, which will formally annex the Arlington Fire Department later this summer. Cermak was filling in for Arlington Fire Chief Dave Kraski who could not make the night. Firefighter Jason Abrahamson was recognized for being promoted to the rank of Captain. “Jason serves as our first Captain paramedic,” said Cermak. Cermak described him
as a “Swiss army knife” because of the amount of responsibilities he has experience in. “He has and does fill all the roles of the line staff. He is a natural driver, having been a commercial truck driver before coming to Arlington Fire Department,” said Cermak. Abrahamson also has a background in technical rescue and hazardous materials which he brings to the department. Firefighters Sam Johnston and Blake Smith were recognized for going through the paramedic training program at Central Washington University. They were both given special recognition in their class. “Three of them [including Smith and Johnston] stood above and beyond of their class and were recognized at all levels for the special jobs they do,” said Cermak. Johnston was hired by the department in 2017. “Three years later he aspired to attain his paramedic certification,” said Cermak. Smith is both the son and grandson of firefighters
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New paint-and-sip art class studio opens in Arlington By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com
Juju B’s, a new paintand-sip studio in Arlington, held their grand opening and ribbon cutting on July 8. The business is at 3402 173rd Place NE, Arlington, and offers locals a place to come drink some wine while learning how to make art. “The type of painting I do is very different than most of the other sip and paints,” said business owner Susan Simmons, who teaches “pour painting” techniques in her class. With the technique, artists mix acrylics with a fluid medium to make them flow and then pour them onto a canvas to create abstract art pieces, usually showing many colors coming together in unique ways. “I’ll give them instruction on how to mix their paints, and then you layer them after you mix them individually and then pour with different techniques onto your canvas,” said Simmons. “Pour” paintings have a lot of variety in them, she said. “It’s not like everyone is doing the exact same painting together, which is still fun, but with this type of painting you’ll be getting different outcomes,” said Simmons. “You couldn’t duplicate a painting even if you tried.” She enjoys that aspect of the painting method. “It’s really fun and you never know what you’re going to get,” she said. There will be three different levels of classes for
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different levels of experience. “They will get bigger canvases as they get more experienced,” said Simmons. Class registration is available on the business website at jujubpaints.com. Classes run from Tuesday to Sunday. “People also have the option to reserve the studio and bring in their own private party,” she said. Currently, Simmons has the studio set up to accommodate about 28 people, although legally she can have more and that may increase in the future when she gets more comfortable, she said. Unlike many other sipand-paint models, Simmons hopes to maintain a studio location in Smokey Point. “Most sip-and-paint businesses have pop ups, they usually don’t have a whole studio that people go to that’s a stable business,” she said. The business has been open since June but Sim-
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mons said she wanted to delay her grand opening because it took longer than anticipated to get her liquor license. “I had June 1 as my grand opening, but I put that off because I didn’t want people to be disappointed,” she said. “At least part of the reason people come in is to have a drink and relax with friends." That issue has been taken care of now and the business has the ability to serve alcohol now. For Simmons, “pour” painting has been a passion for a while. “I came across this [painting technique] about four years ago. I just watched a lot of YouTube videos, bought what I needed and started doing it. At the time I would do it all day long,” she said. She didn’t have business aspirations at that time but said she decided to start a business with her skills. “I just wanted to do something that I love to do and get it out there,” she said.
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Adding to our commitment to those who serve As I have shared in previous columns, Snohomish County is proud of our history supporting the United States Armed Forces and our veterans who have served. Through veteran assistance programs, memorials, and veteran employment initiatives, our County government places high value on those who sacrifice to keep us free. That is why I am proud to have recently introduced legislation to add to our commitment to those who serve. Last month, I introduced an ordinance to incorporate military differential pay into Snohomish County Code for County employees who also serve in the military reserves. Oftentimes when reservists are deployed, their military pay is significantly less than their County salary which creates financial hardship for their families. Differential pay makes up the difference between an employee’s County salary and their military pay while the individual is on active duty serving our country. Many other public and private employers offer differential pay to reservists when they are deployed. I was very surprised to learn that our county does not already offer this. Those
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who work in County government and continue to serve their country in the reserves have made sacrifices to keep us free and safe. Reducing financial hardship for their families while they are deployed is the least we can do to honor their service. This proposal was brought to me by a County employee who noticed that Snohomish County lacked this type of policy. Joe Davis, a Sheriff ’s Deputy, has served in the United States Armed Forces for over 13 years and has been deployed on tours to Iraq and Afghanistan. Joe continues to serve as a reservist and will be deployed again. Without differential pay, Joe’s family will face a significant financial impact. That should not happen and I am proud to be working with Joe to make it right. Joe’s story and service
have motivated me to introduce the military pay differential ordinance and work to ensure it is adopted. Incorporating this change will help support our County employees who continue to serve without a significant impact to the County’s budget. It is the least we can do. Ordinance 21-039 was heard in committee on Monday, June 28th, and it was set for a public hearing. The public hearing on the ordinance is set for July 21st at 10:30 a.m. For more information about the ordinance, visit the County Council’s legislation hub at https://snohomish.legistar. com/Legislation.aspx. I thank Joe Davis for bringing this idea forward and to the County staff that have worked with me to draft the policy and get this introduced. I look forward to the public hearing and making this important change to support these public servants. 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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Legal Notices Local athletes hit the pitch LEGAL LEGAL with Snohomish County FC NOTICE NOTICE SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR SNOHOMISH COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DOUGLAS E. DAVIS, Deceased, NO. 21-4-00988-31, 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 30, 2021. Personal Representative: Georgene O. Davis Attorney for Personal Representative: Breanne W. Martin, WSBA #44519 Address for Mailing or Service: P.O. Box 188, 103 North Street, Arlington, WA 98223 Court of probate proceedings and cause number: Snohomish County Superior Court, Cause No. 21-4-00988-31.
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SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR SNOHOMISH COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF BETTY ANN SWINEHEART, Deceased, NO. 21-4-01009-31, 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: July 7, 2021. Personal Representative: Newton P. Morris Attorney for Personal Representative: Breanne W. Martin, WSBA #44519 Address for Mailing or Service: P.O. Box 188, 103 North Street Arlington, WA 98223
Court of probate proceedings and cause number: Snohomish County Superior Court, Cause No. 21-4-01009-31.
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SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR SNOHOMISH COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF VIOLA MARIE HINKSON, Deceased. NO. 21-4-00976-31, 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 30, 2021. Personal Representative: Jennifer Lynn Riley Attorney for Personal Representative: Breanne W. Martin, WSBA #44519 Address for Mailing or Service: P.O. Box 188, 103 North Street, Arlington, WA 98223 Court of probate proceedings and cause number: Snohomish County Superior Court, Cause No. 21-4-00976-31.
LEGAL NOTICE SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR SNOHOMISH COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF REX W. FENTON, Deceased, NO. 21-4-01064-31, 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: July 14, 2021. Personal Representative: Randie S. Fenton 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. 21-4-01064-31.
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A Snohomish County soccer team has been growing and thriving since it was founded in 2017. It’s attracted more players eager to compete and the team is currently the Western Washington Premier League champions. “I still wanted to play at a high level,” said Andrew Escalante, who is one of the team’s founders. He is an Everett resident who graduated from Lakewood High School in 2007, where he played soccer. A sales employee and an owner of an auto detailing business, he said playing for the club is a great way to stay in shape and to challenge himself against players, some of whom have college-level experience. The Snohomish County Football Club, known as the Steelheads, currently have alumni from 18 Snohomish County high schools who are part on the roster. “It’s a best-of-Wesco coming out of high school and still wanting to play as adults,” said Club President David Falk. The team spent the first couple of years playing friendlies with teams throughout the region before joining the Western Washington Premier League in 2019. Falk said the club is playing the highest level of soccer in Snohomish County. A women’s team, known as the Silvers, formed and has about 20 players. The Silvers play friendlies in
a similar manner as the men’s team when the club was founded four years ago. Falk said the women’s team played a friendly against Kirkland but lost. “We believe in women’s soccer in Snohomish County.” He added the club wanted to start developing the women’s team in 2020, but the shutdown due to the pandemic put the plan a year behind. “We’re a really super organic club,” General Manager Dorian Lair said, adding the club’s growth relies on word-of-mouth and digital marketing to attract players. Around 45 players between two teams play for the Snohomish County Football Club. He added that after college, soccer players didn’t have an organized outlet that allows them to still compete. “It keeps me in shape. I can play at a high level,” said Gunnar Stohl, who is a Marysville-Pilchuck High School graduate who currently works as a land surveyor. The team also attracts several college players who are enjoying their summer break before heading back to school. Jamie O’Connell graduated from Woodinville High School after moving to the area from Ireland. He currently plays soccer for George Fox University in Oregon. He, along with other college students in the club, will soon return to school. “Hopefully the lads will
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Andrew Escalante in action during a Snohomish County FC Western Washington Premier League match.
pull through and get that championship,” O’Connell said. He started playing for the Steelheads in May after hearing about the club from a friend. The season began in March and the Steelheads are currently 5-2-1 and are in second place in the Western Washington Premier League behind a team from Wenatchee. The team plays teams as far away as Grays Harbor. Players practice two times a week, either at Tambark Creek Park in Bothell or Martha Lake Airport Park in Lynnwood. The team plays its home games at Lakewood High School stadium, which Falk said is a gorgeous location that has enjoyed recent
improvements. “It’s probably the best field in Snohomish County,” Falk said. Outside of a couple of friendly matches, the Steelheads won’t return to competitive league play until Aug. 14 against Kirkland. Its next home game will be Aug. 22 hosting Lacey. The season wraps up in September. Admission for a Steelheads game is $8 for adults, $5 for kids and seniors. Credit cards are accepted. The club’s website, Snocofc.com, is regularly updated about the club’s activities and provides information about upcoming games and information about how a soccer player can get involved.
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The secrets of proper watering Summer watering is The vast majority of roots are located in inevitable in the norththe top 12 to 18 inches west if we want to keep of soil and once this our landscapes green soil layer dries out it is and healthy. We can, very difficult to rehyof course, choose to drate. Just like the fall let our lawns go dor- By Steve Smith rains, it has to be done mant, but we really should give some extra water to slowly and over a period of time. our shrubs and trees at least 2 to The only way to accomplish this 3 times during the next 3 months. is with drip systems and soaker Naturally, flowers, veggies, and hoses or by having the time and containers need to be watered a patience to turn on the hose for 15 minutes, then turn it off for lot more frequently. The real challenge with wa- an hour, then turn it on again for tering is that we can’t see what 15 minutes, then turn it off, and is going on under the surface of continue to do this until you have the soil and so we don’t know applied a full one inch of water how long to let the water run. If for the week. Clearly, this is not we have sandy soil, then we can practical solution. Here are a few usually see the water disappear tips to consider. 1. Most gardeners water too almost as fast as we apply it, but for most of us trying to garden often and not deep enough. Don’t on glacial till (rocks and clay), it water until the top two inches of takes forever for water to pene- soil are dry. 2. Soaker hoses work really trate into the soil. Consequently, it tends to run off before it can well in shrub and tree beds. You soak into the ground. The solu- might have to run them for sevtion to this dilemma is in the de- eral hours or even several days vice we use to apply the water. to build up the soil moisture to a
depth of 12 inches, but once you have, you won’t need to water again for several weeks. 3. Oscillating and impact sprinklers generally work well for turf areas. Run them until you start getting runoff and then stop. Check an hour later to see what kind of penetration you got and if necessary, run them again. Three times a week usually does the trick for lawns. 4. Automatic sprinkler systems are nice and I made a living installing them in California, but you still have to monitor things to make sure water is being applied uniformly. And please, don’t run them every day. 5. Adding compost is an essential step in retaining moisture in the soil. Applying a 1 to 2 inch layer of mulch to the soil under your shrubs and trees and around the perennials will reduce the frequency with which you need to water, by as much as 50%. Plus, it will enrich the soil in the process. So to summarize, don’t water until the soil is dry two inches
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It is important to properly water your gardens and lawn. down. Established shrubs and trees need only a once or twice a month watering and perennials, annuals and lawns only a 1 to 3 times a week watering and containers only every day or every other day depending on how root bound they are. Water deeply and infrequently using an appro-
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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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