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By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com After being closed for more than a year because of the pandemic, both Marysville and Arlington city offices are now open to the public, and city council meetings will return to inperson. Some COVID-19 safety measures will remain for of-

fices in both cities. “In some of the smaller lobbies we’re still asking people to socially distance,” said Connie Mennie, communications administrator with the city of Marysville. She said they may ask people to wait outside if too many people are there. “Social distancing and See REOPEN on page 2

The Arlington School District’s Books on the Bus and Mathmobile programs have returned this year to provide summer learning outreach until early August. The Books on the Bus program has been going on for several years and delivers books of all reading levels that can be checked out and returned following week. “We just started with an outreach program to help kids in the summer, because the number one thing that happens in the summer is that kids lose their reading skills,” said Kim Deisher-Allen, a first grade teacher at Eagle Creek Elementary and one of the organizers of the program. “And three years ago we also started the Mathmobile,” she said.

The math program also brings a bus to various locations around the community to provide teachers with mathbased games to help keep students skills up. The Books on the Bus program is available every Wednesday until Aug. 11. It stops at Presidents Elementary from 9:30 a.m. to 10:15 a.m., at Crown Ridge Estates from 10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m., at Mobile Estates from 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., at the Timbers Apartments from 1:15 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. and at Eagle Creek Elementary from 2:15 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. The Mathmobile program runs every Monday until Aug. 9. It has the same stops and times as the Books on the Bus program, except that it does not make a final stop at Eagle See LEARNING on page 2

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Pioneer Elementary paraeductor Kalie Murray, left, gives books to Arlington kid Micheal Williams on July 14 as part of the district’s Books on the Bus program.

Concert series returns to Marysville By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com

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Members of local group The Lonely Hearts Club Band play at Marysville’s Sounds of Summer concert series on July 16.

The Sounds of Summer concert series returned to Marysville's Jennings Memorial Park on July 16, bringing out families and community members to listen to live music again. The city of Marysville provides the free concert series every summer, except for last summer when the event was canceled because of the pandemic. “We want to give people outlets to sing again, dance again,” said Chris Taylor, cultural arts supervisor with the Marysville Parks, Culture and Recreation Department. “Who knows the last chance people had to do that because we’ve been cooped up for so long." The music is a part of the city’s usual summer offerings to help people get outside.

“We love music and arts and recreation and sports,” said Taylor. “It’s what brings people together. We want to do things that every member of the family can enjoy and feel good about." Families come out to the event to listen to local bands and enjoy the park. This year’s series is a reduced lineup with only two concerts and one children’s concert. Marysville staff members began planning for the series at the beginning of the year, which was a more uncertain time. “As the guidelines started to loosen to the point where we could become fully open we said to ourselves ‘let’s start small and we can expand as we could go,’” said Taylor. Parks and recreation staff have had to

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The Arlington City Council during their first meeting back in-person on July 6. From left, council members Michele Blythe, Jan Schuette, Debora Nelson and Marilyn Oertle, mayor Barbara Tolbert, and council members Jesica Stickles, Don Vanney and Mike Hopson.

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the state requirement to use a mask if you’re not vaccinated remain in place,” said Sarah Lopez, community engagement director with the city of Arlington. “We have dispensers with hand sanitizer still out in our lobby, as well." Both cities had online bill payment options before the pandemic and those options will continue to be available. “We’re still offering all of our online options for bill payment,” said Lopez. Online bill pay received a lot more use in Arlington and Marysville throughout the pandemic than before it. “Customers have really engaged with the online payment system more because of the pandemic,” said Lopez. “A lot more people started using the online payment options than had in the past,” said Mennie. Other online capabilities also improved, such as efforts to provide city council meetings online. “I think in the time of the pan-

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Creek Elementary. The book program was able to operate last year, however students did not get on the bus and browse through books like they were normally able to. Instead, teachers and paraeducators made packs of books they brought out to the kids. “Those are based upon

demic we learned that there are a lot of people out there who would prefer online options to pay their bills, watch the city council or attend the mayor’s coffee klatches,” said Mennie. Marysville’s coffee klatches are casual community conversations between the mayor and community members that typically happen every couple of months. “There were more attendees online than what we had with the in-person meetings traditionally,” said Mennie. Those virtual coffee klatches may continue in some capacity. “We’re working out the details of what we want to do for the future,” said Mennie. “We might alternate between live and virtual events or we could hold in-person events with the option to watch and participate online." Providing online access to Marysville City Council meetings has also been used to increase government transparency. “We have made the decision for the next three meetings that they will be available online,” said Mennie.

their level of reading and interest, and we just usually show them three or four sets of books and see which books work for them,” said Deisher-Allen. “They come back next week and are able to tell us if the books were too easy or too hard and then we give them new books." Parents appreciate both of the Arlington programs. “I think it’s great,” said local parent Rachel White. “I think it’s just the fact that

The Marysville City Council traditionally does not meet in August, so that policy will continue into September. After those meetings, Mennie said city staff will see if people are watching those meetings online and if they will continue. Arlington’s City Council meetings have also been broadcast online, as well as posted onto the city’s YouTube page. Even with in-person council meetings, Lopez said that will continue. “We have video set up now in the council chambers,” she said. In addition to online access, city council meetings will also be broadcast on the city’s channel, which is channel 21 for Comcast subscribers. Lopez said she hopes these continued distance options help the community. “Hopefully, the online options are more convenient for people,” she said. She said city staff was glad to have the offices to the public open again. “We’re happy to be able to open again and see our regulars,” she said.

it’s so easily accessible for them and they have great teachers that have been helping them along." This year the program is seeing about 70 kids each week, while last year they saw around 85 to 100 kids each week. “I think it’s going well. Everywhere we pull in there’s kids there waiting for us,” said Deisher-Allen. The Books on the Bus program has books for all levels, even those who have

not yet begun reading, she said. “Even though families have lots of books at home, they’re not always at that pre-reader level,” she said. While local libraries have only had distance services available over the last year, the district’s book program has also helped increase access to reading for children, said Deisher-Allen. “I think it gives families structure and routine, and especially because they haven’t been able to go to the library for a while, they just look forward to it."

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County COVID efforts new directed toward recovery By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com Snohomish County officials say that local staff will begin to focus more on recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic than a direct response. “For the last 18 months we’ve really focused on a few primary goals: protecting lives, protecting those most vulnerable to COVID, protecting the healthcare system, and doing all we could to support those who were experiencing the economic impact,” said Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers during a July 13 press briefing. He said the county is moving toward a new phase now. “Today we’re winding down our response to the pandemic and really focusing on building our in-

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deal with a lot of unknowns about how to begin returning recreation events like the concert series. “We said ‘what do people want right now? Do they want to be indoors? Do they

frastructure for recovery,” he said. Staff will still be ready to respond to problems with COVID-19. “We have a system in place now to ensure we can adjust and respond to anything that comes our way,” said Somers. That winding down will include the shutting down of the Emergency Coordinator Center that the county had been using. “Today marks the 500th day of [the center’s] activation and response to the pandemic,” said Jason Biermann, the director of the county’s Department of Emergency Management. “We do plan that for the Emergency Coordinator Center, Friday [July 16] will be the day we stand down most of the folks with our

want to be outdoors?’” said Taylor. “We’re trying to get a pulse for the community and at the same time trying to manage our budget." Because of all those questions, city staff decided to focus on only a couple of concerts this year. “There were just so many

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center,” he said. County officials said they are transitioning their efforts toward problems more indirectly related to the pandemic. “A phase of the crisis that is more focused on recovery,” said Biermann. Officials said this did not mean that it is safe to resume activities as normal though. “I want to emphasize the COVID-19 pandemic is not over,” said Snohomish Health District Health Officer Chris Spitters. “We’ve made a lot of progress thanks to the community’s effort to reduce the spread of illness, containment efforts like testing, isolation, contact tracing and quarantine, and above all, readily available vaccines." There were a total of 384 new

factors to take into consideration, which is why we went with a small amount of concerts,” said Taylor. Next year the city could return to the normal five concerts for families and three for children that it typically offers. “Our hope is to do a full

COVID-19 cases in the week of July 5, he said. The county’s two-week average daily COVID case rate increased from 70 per 100,000 people to 80 because of those cases. The local COVID rate has been wavering between 60 to 80 per 100,000 people for the last four weeks. That is the lowest rate for Snohomish County since last September. “I urge you to remember that COVID is not gone, and still spreading in Snohomish County and elsewhere,” said Spitters. “This increase occurring on the heels of the Governor’s statewide reopening is concerning." Any potential increase from the Fourth of July weekend is not yet in the data either, so that could

slate of concerts,” said Taylor. “We’re going to see how the public reacts to that and evaluate for 2022 and beyond." As recreation events are returning Taylor said the safety measures will likely remain a moving target going forward.

cause another increase, said Spitters. Somers and Spitters encouraged individuals to continue follow social distancing and mask measures if you are unvaccinated. “If you’re not yet vaccinated, please get vaccinated right now,” said Spitters. About 425,000 people in the county are fully vaccinated. “Right now we have two-thirds of the county who are eligible that have at least begun their vaccination,” said Biermann. There are some individuals who have not come back for their second shot. “The reality is that it’s never too late to get that second dose,” said Spitters, and those who have already gotten their first dose will not need to restart the process.

“As far as city and state regulations, we are fully open and ready to go. However the situation is so fluid,” he said. Families who need safety can continue distancing and wearing a mask at events, he said. “And be respectful of those who do and don’t,” said Taylor.

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The concert series will continue this month with a children’s concert featuring Eric Ode on July 21 at Jennings Park at noon. The second family concert with Ranger & and the “Re-Arrangers” will be on July 23 at 7 p.m., also at Jennings Park.

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Local community groups are putting on a back to school celebration in Arlington where local families can receive free school supplies for the coming year. The distribution will happen at the Arlington Assembly church at 201 N. Stillaguamish Ave., Arlington, on Aug. 14 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Children who are in the Arlington School District, kindergarten through 12th grade, are eligible for free school supplies. Families can register their child for supplies at 18bo.short.g y/backtoschool. Registration is required to receive supplies.

The back to school event is also meant to be fun for the students. “This is a family fun day with resources, bounce houses, games and pick up of backpack and supplies,” said Taunya Sanchez, Arlington Assembly children’s director and one of the organizers of the event. Arlington community organizations used to work together every summer to create a school supply drive and the event is a successor of that. “A team of us started this event back in 2012 and it went strong for a long time. When the district started providing the kids with supplies, we shut down,” said Sanchez. The Arlington School District has been providing students with basic supplies since 2016, although some items such as backpacks are not provided. “We have come back to the planning table and have realized there are still much-needed things for our families, like backpacks, resources, supplies, and to know a community loves them and supports them,” said Sanchez. Sanchez said the team is happy to be able to support students in the community again. “We believe that providing parents and kids with additional supplies and resources is always a win. This will better equip them heading into a new school year, especially this year coming out of COVID,” she said. Arlington Assembly is one of the organizers of the event, along with other community groups. “We are honored to partner with VOA [Volunteers of America] and Life Church 360, and other vendors,” said Sanchez. The groups are still looking for support from those who can give donations. “We are still in need of some additional funding if anyone would like to donate cash or school supplies,” said Sanchez. They are also looking for those who can provide kids games. “We still have room for additional vendor booths if someone has resources for the community and can provide a kid game at the booth,” said Sanchez. For more information or to donate call the Arlington Assembly church at 360435-8981.

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National Nigh Out returns to Marysville By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com

National Night Out will return to Marysville on Aug. 3, allowing community members a chance to connect with and talk to local police officers. The night will include a central event at Jennings Memorial Park from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., as well as events that individual neighborhoods set up for themselves. “We are really excited to get out and do some public events again,” said Marysville Police Chief Erik Scairpon. “While we have had the time to do some drive-thru events, we’re really glad to be able to get back to inperson. We’re really craving that direct contact,” he said. The Jennings Memorial Park event will feature Marysville Police Department and Marysville Fire District staff who will be

joined by other community organizations. The event will also offer hot dogs, Popsicles and vendor booths. “This will be our first public crime prevention event [since the pandemic],” said Scairpon, and it will also be the first National Night Out for Scairpon since he joined the Marysville Police Department. “Personally, I’m very much looking forward to it,” he said. The event is meant to create more connections between community members and the local police department. “For me, the best part is meeting our different community members, answering their questions and keeping them informed,” said Scairpon. He said police officers are able to share what they are doing in the community and give personal feedback during the event.

MPD Officers arrest suspect after stabbing On July 11 Marysville Police Department patrol officers were called to a residence in the neighborhood east of the 12100 block of 51st Avenue NE after a 911 caller advised that their friend had been stabbed with a large kitchen knife. Multiple callers in the area called 911, seeing the suspect outside with a bloody knife. Officers quickly arrived on scene and immediately provided first aid to the victim who was losing consciousness. An officer applied a tourniquet to the victim’s arm, which successfully prevented further blood loss. Officers contained the area and requested the assistance of a police K-9. Lynnwood PD K-9 arrived on scene and began tracking the suspect. Eventually, the suspect was located knocking on the door of a nearby residence. Snohomish County Sheriff ’s Office K-9 was near this location

and assisted with taking the suspect into custody. Preliminary information is that the victim, a male in his late 60s, was known to the suspect. The victim was stabbed upwards of 10 times. Marysville Fire Medics transported the victim to Providence Medical Center.

“I love when we’re able to have these events where we can make a more positive connection to residents here,” said Scairpon. Individual neighborhoods also typically organize their own events to get to know each other better, as well. “When you know your neighbors it’s a good thing for the community,” said

Scairpon, who added that it improves livability and safety for the neighborhood. “One of the programs we support strongly is our neighborhood watch program,” he said. Information about creating a neighborhood watch will be available at the Jennings Memorial Park event as well. Scairpon said the Marysville Police Depart-

ment has five to six officers in the field usually and neighbors knowing when something is normal and when something is not helps the department. “It really help us focus our resources where they need to be when neighbors know each other and they know what is normal in their neighborhood,” he said. Getting to know your

community members can also help in other situations. “It helps neighbor rely on other people nearby in case of a disaster,” said Scairpon. Communities that register their National Night Out event at marysvillewa. gov/933 can also sign-up for a visit from police officers to their events as well.

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City of Arlington police, firefighters and staff plan to visit local neighborhoods this year as part of National Night Out on Aug. 3. The annual event is meant to bring neighborhoods together and allow them to meet local police officers. “We’ve begun the first stages of the planning,” said Sarah Lopez, community engagement director with the city of Arlington. “We would like neighborhoods

that hope to have an event to reach out to us." Lopez said the city can work with neighborhoods to help support their efforts to come out for the day. Those who want more information can call Lopez at 360-403-3448 or email her at slopez@arlingtonwa. gov. “The city will work to organize visits to their individual parts of the city,” said Lopez. Typically that includes visits from police officers, firefighters, city department staff and elected of-

ficials such as city council members and the mayor. Lopez said she is hoping neighborhoods will contact the city by July 16 if they want help to organize an event. The city can provide some logistical support such as a banner to help with the event as well, she said. National Night Out is a day meant to help residents have a casual space to reach out to government and police officers. The day is also meant for neighborhoods to get

to know each other better as well. “It’s a day to connect with neighbors and to talk with law enforcement, firefighters, city staff and elected officials,” said Lopez. When community members know each other it makes the entire neighborhood stronger and more secure, said Lopez. “It’s important for neighbors to get out and to know each other. That makes the entire community safer, which was the original point of National Night Out,” she said. Arlington, like many other cities, has used the event to reach out to different neighborhoods in the

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Ballots mailed for Aug. 3 primary election By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com Ballots for the Snohomish County Aug. 3 primary election were mailed out to registered voters on July 15. Residents in the north county area will see a Snohomish County Council race on their ballot and two Marysville races for residents of that city. In a primary elections only those races with more than two candidates are on the ballot. The two candidates that receive the most votes will move on to the general elec-

tion this November, even if those candidates are in the same party because of the primary system that Washington state uses. Ballots for the primary election are due Aug. 3. Local drop boxes are available at Marysville City Hall, the Smokey Point Lowe’s, across the street from Lakewood Middle School and at the Arlington Library. The last day to register to vote or update your voting address online is July 26. Residents can do that at voter.votewa.gov/WhereToVote.aspx.

Residents can register to vote or update their registration in person any day up to Aug. 3. Snohomish County Council The Snohomish County Council District 1 is a race between three candidates. District 1 covers Marysville, Arlington, Lake Stevens, Granite Falls, Stanwood, Darrington and all of the northeast of the county. The race is between Democrats Nicole Ng-AQui and Richard Yust and incumbent Republican Nate Nehring. The five member county council enacts laws, levies

taxes and approves budgets that affect the entirety of Snohomish County. To find more about the candidates and their positions visit nicoleforsnoco. com for Nicole Ng-A-Qui, natenehring.org for Nate Nehring and richardyust. com for Richard Yust. Marysville City Council The city of Marysville has three candidates vying for council position 1: Cindy Nobel, Daniel Brady and incumbent Jeffrey Vaughan. The seven member Marysville City Council enacts ordinances, approves or rejects taxes and decides

Leadership Snohomish County seeks project proposals By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com Local nonprofit organizations and other groups can receive help from Leadership Snohomish County as the group runs their Community Impact Project Partner program. Leadership Snohomish County is a local organization which helps individuals learn skills to help improve their community and themselves. The Community Impact Project Partner program teams with Leadership Snohomish County work to help local organizations. Past partners include Cocoon House, the city of Arlington, Housing Hope, Interfaith Alliance and Leadership Launch. “It’s really about anything that the project partners need,” said Rilee Louangphakdy, marketing and event manager with Leadership Snohomish County. At the city of Mukilteo a team helped create a YouTube video promoting parts of the city. In Arlington “they helped to implement an online directory,” said Louangphakdy. With another nonprofit organization the team helped to improve practices in the organization. “We don’t do fundraising or political stuff, but other than that it really is anything that they need,” said Louangphakdy. There are usually 23 community impact projects a year. “We really invite any community organization that needs some work to do,” said Louangphakdy. “In the past we’ve partnered with a bunch of different organizations." The majority of organizations they work with are nonprofit organizations, but government organizations and businesses are accepted as well.

Leadership Snohomish County also has a Corporate Social Responsibility program which helps companies in a similar way. Teams help businesses plan ways to help their employees and give back to their community. The programs are meant to connect individuals who want to learn leadership skills with organizations and businesses in the community who need some additional help. “We offer the program to give community leaders the space to develop those skills,” said Louangphakdy. “It’s the opportunity to get out into the community." Louangphakdy said he was part of the youth program with the organization.

“It really helped with the leadership skills I needed and how to connect and communicate with other leaders in the community,” he said. “It’s also about how to make those connections,” he added. It can help those who want to develop those personal skills, even if they are not currently in leadership positions, said Louangphakdy. “We’ve been encouraging people to get involved in the program,” he said. “It really helps them on their path." Proposals are due on July 23. Any proposals and questions can be sent to neliav@ leadershipsc.org. For more information about the programs go to leadershipsc.org.

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More than 100 kids in the Lakewood area spent last week playing and learning the skills to play soccer. They also had fun and got to enjoy Otter Pops too. The coaches and players on the boys and girls soccer teams at Lakewood High School, along with parents and family, volunteered and organized a free, four-day soccer camp for children living within the school district. “Everybody is looking for engagement opportunities,” said Nick Anderson, head coach for both soccer teams at Lakewood High School. The camp provides a chance for kids, from prekindergarten through elementary school, with an opportunity to connect

with each other, learn some soccer skills and catch the soccer bug, Anderson said. The camp took place for four days at the Lakewood High School’s stadium in the mornings. They participated in skill exercises and enjoyed playing games. The prekindergarten kids also had time for other activities including a water balloon fight a tour of the high school gym and exploring a nearby trail, Anderson said. The soccer camp also provided an educational opportunity for the high school students who are part of Lakewood’s soccer teams. “What’s really cool is watching high school players learning to become teachers and coaches,” Anderson said. Charlie English, who

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More than 100 youth per day participated in a four-day soccer camp last week organized by the coaches and players of the Lakewood High School soccer teams. The camp was free of charge for youth living within the school district boundaries.

played for the Cougars before graduating in 2021, took time last week to help the kids before she heads to Western Washington University in the fall to major in psychology. “I’ve always had a ton of fun working with the kids,”

English said. Around 135 kids attended the camp each day, Anderson said with the ages of participants being 14 years old and younger. Students enjoyed lunches and an Otter Pop during camp. The annual camp

started five years ago with around 60 kids signing up, Anderson said. Participation increased each before COVID-19. Anderson said the camp

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...Summer Olympic Games in 2021! Kids: color stuff in!

In summer 2021, Japan is welcoming athletes from all over the world to the 2020 Summer Olympic Games. The Games are being held one year late due to the global pandemic.

Japan Welcomes World Athletes I’m so excited!

Twenty-seven of the 42 event venues, where the games are held, are in or very close to Japan’s capital city, Tokyo.

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1. students wear uniforms 2. lunch around 12:30 p.m. (rice, meat, fish, boiled veggies) 3. school day is 7 hours (8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.) 4. only have to complete up to grade 9 (but 98% of students go on to finish high school)

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Adjudication will help untangle Nooksack River Water Rights

The Lummi Nation and Nooksack Tribe are looking forward to the start of the process to untangle water rights and protect threatened salmon in the Nooksack River basin by finding out just how much water there is and who is using it. That’s the aim of a legally binding adjudication recently funded by the state Legislature that could bring an end to decades of lawsuits over water rights in the basin. The goal is to ensure adequate water supplies for fish, farms and people. It’s estimated that the adjudication will take 1020 years to complete. “This is a good step and is the only legal path we have in Washington to make sure there’s enough water in the Nooksack River for salmon, farming, and people,” says Ross Cline, Nooksack Tribe chairman. Water is a public resource and the right to use it is on a first-come, first-served basis, but there has never been a ruling that required an inventory of water in the basin or a look at who is using how much. It is clear that the Lummi and Nooksack tribes hold senior water rights as well as treaty rights to harvest salmon that depend on good habitat. The two tribes have been working for decades with the state and others to restore degraded habitat in the watershed that is the main cause for the salmon decline. Those efforts have been stymied by over-allocation that creates poor water quality and low streamflows. To recover salmon the water supply must be protected. “The residents of What-

Lorraine Loomis com County are our neighbors. With adjudication, we can look to a future where all our grandchildren are able to harvest salmon from our waters and still make a living on the land,” says Lawrence Solomon, Lummi Nation chairman But Whatcom County agricultural leaders oppose adjudication saying it will restrict their ability to farm and cost millions in legal fees to protect their water access. They say that voluntary measures will resolve the conflicts, but over the past few decades, those have done little to protect or restore water quality and flows in the Nooksack. The reality is that adjudication will not take away anyone’s legal right to water. Instead, it will inventory water resources in the basin to determine who has rights to how much water and where, when and how the water can be used. That will provide clarity and certainty to tribes, farmers and everyone else who depends on Nooksack River water. As an example, the tribes point to a decades-long adjudication in the Yakima River basin that was completed in 2019. The adjudication settled about 4,000 water claims, including rights held by the Yakama Nation on its 1.3-million-acre reservation.

U.S. Department of Agriculture data from before and after the adjudication show that agriculture is thriving in the Yakima basin: n Irrigated farmland increased from 247,313 acres to 260,023 acres; n Land being farmed increased from 1,612,399 acres to 1,781,463 acres; and n Market value of agricultural products increased from $498,067,000 to $1,988,027,000. Following adjudication, the tribes expect increased cooperation among all parties and greater availability of state and federal grants for water conservation and storage that accompanied completion of the Yakima basin adjudication. Adjudication makes sense because it is the best way to successfully manage the future of the Nooksack River basin, local economy, salmon recovery and the rush of new residents in the region. The process could also serve as a model for resolving water rights issues. The two tribes, which have been advocating for water rights adjudication in the basin for decades, provide more information about the process on a website at www. salmonneedwater.org. Additional information is available at nwtt.co/waterrights. Being Frank written by the chair of the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission. As a statement from the NWIFC chair, the column represents the natural resources management interests and concerns of the treaty Indian tribes in western Washington.

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Nearly 40 two-person teams competed in the Hometown Throwdown, a cornhole tournament that took place July 17, at 5 Rights Brewing Company in downtown Marysville.

Cornhole tourney a first for Marysville brewery By Nathan Whalen nathan@northcountyoutlook.com

More than 70 cornhole players from across the Puget Sound area descended on a Marysville brewery for an afternoon of camaraderie, competition and tasty food and drinks. 5 Rights Brewing Company, operating out of the former Carr’s Hardware building in downtown Marysville, hosted the first Hometown Throwdown, a cornhole tournament, on July 17. The one-day event was organized by Emerald City Cornhole. “Bar none, the people. The best people you can find,” Lynnwood resident Blaine Horton said about why he’s played cornhole for about three-and-a-half years. He was part of a two-person team competing against nearly 40 other teams, some of whom came from as far away as Pierce County and Skagit County. Horton’s sentiments were echoed by Tyler Gillette, a Renton resident participating in the tournament. “I love the camaraderie. I love coming out and playing the game.”

Northwest,” said Steve Smith, a Marysville resident who is one of the tournament’s organizers. Schalo said everybody had fun playing cornhole at 5 Rights Brewing on Saturday. “We’re hoping to make it an annual event,” Schalo said. Emerald City Cornhole has an active Facebook page highlighting future events. For more information, email emeraldcitycornhole@gmail.com.

Rights Brewing. The group started about three years ago with 10-to-12 people throwing bags at various breweries in the area, said Suzzanne Schalo, of Emerald City Cornhole. She is also a regional director for the American Cornhole League. The Marysville cornhole group currently has about 60 active players. “It’s really picking up momentum in the Pacific

The event took place at 5 Rights Brewing’s recently constructed pavilion located behind the brewery. “This place is built for community events,” said RJ Whitlow, owner of 5 Rights Brewing Company. Play started at 11 a.m. with round-robin competition playing on 11 pairs of boards. Teams were then divided into an upper bracket and lower bracket to play a double-elimination tournament. In the end, Ruben Medina and Rich Goessman took first place in the upper bracket bringing home an $800 prize. Steve Simmons and Boun Lameny placed second, Tyler Tomberlin and Mike Patrick placed third and Eric RainaudHinds and Ryan Brown placed fourth. For the lower bracket, Shane Bradford and Tay Olson won first place and a $100 prize. Phill Olson and NJ Niblack placed second, Cameron Herrara and Xavier Austin placed third and Bob Windrick and George Conrad placed fourth. Emerald City Cornhole is based in Marysville and plays Wednesdays at 5

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Snohomish resident Scott Deckwa competes against Lynnwood resident Blaine Norton July 17 during a cornhole tournament held at 5 Rights Brewing Company in downtown Marysville.

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SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR SNOHOMISH COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DONALD S. WALKER, Deceased, NO. 21-4-01077-31, PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS, RCW 11.40.030

SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR SNOHOMISH COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ALTA JENNIE KLEIN, Deceased, NO. 21-4-01074-31, 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 21, 2021. Personal Representative: Nancy Jean Franklin 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: July 21, 2021. Personal Representative: Nicholas J. Klein 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. 21-4-01077-31.

Court of probate proceedings and cause number: Snohomish County Superior Court, Cause No. 21-4-01074-31.

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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

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 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

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. 21-4-01009-31.

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Dealing with burnt baskets and fried shrubs C ontrar y Summertime in the northwest is a great to the popgardening time. There ular myth, is lots of sunshine and spraying warm soils to make the foliage plants grow, and as of plants in long as we remember the bright By Steve Smith to water, we can have sunshine some amazingly productive will not cause them to veggie gardens and luxuri- burn. It will cool them off ous landscapes (or at least and help them survive the some bodacious contain- heat. My hydrangeas wilted ers). Here are a few random everyday but I was able to comments to consider on rescue them by spraying the the above topics. foliage, and other than some FRIED SHRUBS: The crispy flower petals, they recent heatwave left an in- came through like troopers. delible mark on many of At this point in time, the our shrubs. The degree of damage is done and about sunburn we experienced all we can do is to trim off is largely correlated with the worst of it, throw down the moisture content of the some fertilizer to stimulate soil (although adequate soil some replacement growth, moisture alone would not and for heaven’s sake, water, have completely prevented water, water. all of the damage). I kept BURNT BASKETS: damage in my yard to a Again, water will always be minimum by making sure the limiting factor in plant the ground was well watered survival, but it is worth reand by taking time every membering that many of day to cool off the foliage. the hanging baskets that

were purchased back in May were actually planted by the growers as early as February and so by now they are completely root-bound and keeping them watered is a challenge, even in normal summer temps. Once a basket dries out the only practical way to rehydrate it is to plunge it under water until it stops bubbling. While it is theoretically possible to resurrect a dried-out basket by cutting it back and feeding it, it is usually not worth the effort. My advice is simple, “out with the old, in with the new”. Either buy a whole new basket or start fresh by replanting the old one. The season is young and you will get lots of enjoyment out of your efforts before winter arrives. TROPICALS: Speaking of getting lots of enjoyment out of our efforts, tropicals like papyrus, tropical hibiscus, Mandevilla, and tender perennials like cannas, ba-

nanas, and dahlias, will all grow like weeds during the next few months and give you a show-stopping display that will be the envy of your neighbors all the way into late September. While some of these plants will only be what I like to call “summer love affairs”, in our increasingly milder winters many will actually survive and come back the following spring. In my book, they are well worth the investment. So “carpe diem”, as the saying goes and keep on gardening. There is no need to toss in the towel and feel like your yard has to look like Death Valley for the rest of the summer. If you are concerned about the water bill, then let your lawn go dormant as it will come back in the fall, but don’t deny yourself the joy of a few spots of color or some freshly picked veggies or herbs. It’s all part of what

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The recent heatwave caused a lot of damage to plants, such as these burnt rhododendron leaves. makes gardening what it is, a source of enjoyment and recreation that we can lose ourselves in during the dog days of summer.

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