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Arlington neighborhoods host National Night Out events

By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com Arlington residents met with local police officers and government officials as part of National Night Out on Aug. 3.

The event is meant to encourage local neighborhoods to hold events to get to know each other, as well as police and public officials.

“We chose to change the format up a little bit this year,” said Arlington Deputy Chief of Police Dan Cone.

There was an event organized by the city at Legion Park this year that hosted live music, food trucks and bouncy houses.

“We hadn’t had such a centralized location before,” See ARLINGTON on page 2

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Dave Miles drops off his Primary Election ballot at the Marysville City Hall drop box on Aug. 3.

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Kalli Vannoy, right, and Arlington police officer Devon Benner with K-9 officer Reece during Arlington’s Legion Park National Night Out event on Aug. 3.

The Aug. 3 Primary Election featured candidates from Marysville and Snohomish County vying for spots in the upcoming General Election.

Races are narrowed down to just two candidates in primary elections.

Local voters had decisions to make in races such as the Snohomish County

Council District 1, Marysville City Council and Marysville School Board District 4.

The top two candidates of each of those races will appear on the ballot again in November for the county’s General Election.

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Marysville celebrates National Night Out

By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com Marysville police and local firefighters came out to greet community members during the city’s National Night Out event on Aug. 3.

“Tonight we’re here for the National Night Out against crime,” said Marysville Police Chief Erik Scairpon. “It’s nice to come together with our community in a night such as this."

The event is meant to get neighbors to know more about each other and learn about their local police departments as well.

Neighborhoods around the city held their own events while the city hosted a

central event in Jennings Memorial Park.

Many city departments and other government officials came out to the Jennings Memorial Park event.

“I’m very pleased with the turnout. It’s great to see so many people here to connect with the police department, the fire district and all our other community partners,” said Scairpon.

Community members said they enjoyed coming out to the event.

“It’s fun. It’s the first time we’ve gone out to it,” said parent Anna Koch.

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Noah Wilson, left, Wyatt Wilson, center, and Jessica Wilson try on some firefighter hats from the Marysville Fire District during Marysville’s National Night Out on Aug. 3.

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said Cone. “We had a really big turnout and I think it was well received,” he said.

Community members said they enjoyed coming down to National Night Out at Legion Park.

“I think it’s a great community event,” said local Rick Vannoy.

“We’re just getting out and having some fun and camaraderie with the community,” he said.

The Arlington Police Department and local fire districts brought out vehicles for families to see.

“There were a lot of people that came down to see the police and fire apparatuses,” said Cone.

Local parent Jamie Pahls said her son enjoyed the vehicles.

“Gage [Jamie’s son] loved seeing all the police officers and sitting in a police car,” she said.

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ment and be around people again,” she said.

Parent Jessica Wilson said her children were having a good time at the event.

Neighborhoods held their own smaller events as well, which police officers and local government officials stopped by.

Arlington Mayor Barbara Tolbert, City Council member Jan Schuette and City Administrator Paul Ellis visited three neighborhoods throughout the evening.

“In each neighborhood, we met with citizens who are connected with their neighbors and community.

We enjoyed hearing from residents who expressed comfort in our community and relief knowing that public safety was on the other end of the 911 call, ready to serve,” said Tolbert.

The city did not hold National Night Out last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic and police officers said they enjoyed getting out this year.

“It was great to interact with the community again,” said Cone. “We had “They’re all having fun,” she said. “I think it gets them introduced to the idea that police officers and firefighters are the good guys."

Scairpon said it was good to have a centralized event during National Night Out

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Arlington locals gather around to see how a Getchell Fire District firefighter operates a rescue drone. From left, Petyon Pahls, Jamie Pahls, Gage Pahls, Sarah McGregor, firefighter Jeremy Stocker and Merrick McGregor.

built up a pretty strong community presence and with COVID it was odd for us to lose that."

Connecting with community members is good for police officers, said Cone.

“Typically, police only see people at their worst moments,” he said.

“Getting out there when there’s not as much going on is important to develop those personal relationships,” he added.

for the community.

Residents got to know staff from the police department, the Marysville Fire District and other places such as the Emergency Management Department of the city.

“It’s nice to bring everyone together, get to know your neighbors, get to know your police department, pick up some tips about emergency preparedness and learn what some of the most pressing issues are from the fire department,” said Scairpon.

National Night Out is a good event to connect as a community, said Scair-

pon, and allows community members to get their questions answered by staff in a casual environment.

“What I see them getting out of this is an appreciation for the public service that municipal government provides and that the Regional Fire Authority provides,” he said.

The city of Marysville missed last year’s National Night Out because of COVID but Scairpon said he was glad to get out this year.

“This is definitely a relief to get back in touch with our community. We really crave and miss these opportunities,” he said.

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COVID cases increase in Snohomish County

By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com

Because of the rapidly increasing spread of the COVID-19 delta variant, county officials are concerned that some restrictions may have to be put in place.

From July 25 to 31 the county saw 993 new cases of COVID-19.

The two-week average daily case rate per 100,000 people for the county rose to 193 cases in that time, which is lower than the December 2020 peak for the county but is comparable or higher to any other peak that the county has seen so far.

“Cases have been going up about 30 percent per week,” said Snohomish Health District Health Officer Dr. Chris Spitters during an Aug. 3 press briefing.

“It looks like we’re eventually going to be north of 200 [daily case rate], which is what the CDC deems as high transmissibility."

Hospitals are seeing more patients now as 61 people are being hospitalized for COVID-19 in the county.

“The number of new people going into the hospital with COVID is about four times what it was four weeks ago,” said Spitters.

The current trajectory indicates increasing cases in hospitals, potentially comparable to the highest levels the county saw in December 2020.

“That’s a big challenge for the hospitals to provide care for everyone that needs it if that happens,” said Spitters.

“Currently they have been facing a medical surge unrelated to COVID and this fifth wave,” which has further complicated the situation, he said.

Because of those unrelated cases and the increase in COVID cases, hospitals capacity is being stretched.

“Our hospitals are close to capacity and we’re seeing the negative effects of people refusing to help themselves,” said County Executive Dave Somers.

Vaccinations are now widely available and 53 percent of Snohomish County residents have completed the process.

That is 62 percent of residents above the age of 12.

Public messaging has had a difficult time getting over the resistance of some groups to vaccination, said Somers.

“The health officials and politicians can repeat ourselves endlessly but some still believe they’re being lied to or there’s some grand conspiracy, but that’s not the case,” he said.

Somers said the vaccine is safe, and while it may not prevent infection those who are vaccinated are much less likely to suffer serious health consequences.

Those who are immunocompromised or have other health conditions may not be able to vaccinate, but those who are able to can help protect them, said Spitters.

Children under 12 years of age also cannot vaccinate yet.

“There’s 125,000 children [in the county] who are not eligible for vaccination and while they have a milder disease and probably don’t spread it as much as older kids and adults,

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children still do suffer, they can transmit to others in their household and beyond and it’s really not known what the long-term consequences of COVID are,” said Spitters.

Because of the delta variant’s high transmissibility, the county will need a higher percentage of people vaccinated to really resume normal social life.

“We need a much higher coverage to permit safe and sustainable public life,” said Spitters. “Frankly, we need to start layering back in this protections."

Discussion have started about what a new round of COVID-19 restric-

tions could look like, said Somers.

“We’re definitely talking about tightening our restrictions. Nothing is imminent yet,” he said.

It may include restrictions about businesses and

employers requiring proof of immunization and requiring masks indoors rather than caps on indoor gatherings or social gatherings, said Somers.

“But we’ll see over the coming weeks,” he said.

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Stickles to leave Arlington City Council ____ “

By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com

After eight years serving on the Arlington City Council, Jesica Stickles will be moving away from the town and has resigned from her position.

Stickles was recently hired as the new president/CEO of the Anacortes Chamber of Commerce and is moving north soon.

By law, City Council members have to live in the city they serve and so Stickles submitted her letter of resignation which will be effective Sept. 1.

She said she was happy to work on the City Council and be a part of a leadership group that helped

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Snohomish County Council District 1 The County Council district 1 seat covers Marysville, Arlington and much of the rural northern part of the county. The following results are current as of Aug. 3.

Incumbent Republican Nate Nehring secured 66.05 percent of the vote while Democrat Nicole Ng-AQui received 27.93 percent of the vote and Democrat Richard Yust received 5.82 percent.

Nehring said he was glad for the support of the community.

with public safety and the fire department.

Staffing of the Arlington Police Department increased while she was on the Arlington City Council.

“I worked to increase the minimum officers onduty with the department,” said Stickles. “And helped to open more positions on the police force."

Stickles was also involved in the process to annex the Arlington Fire Department into North County Fire and EMS to help the department have more stable funding.

“We worked about six years with the fire department to help them get more sustainable,” she said.

That work included a lot

of different options.

“Our committee met with the city of Marysville a number of times but that didn’t end up working out,” she said.

Eventually an agreement was made to merge with the North County Fire and EMS which Arlington voters approved earlier this year.

In addition to her work on the Council, Stickles has served as president/CEO of the Marysville Tulalip Chamber of Commerce and a board member for the Stilly Valley Chamber of Commerce.

Stickles said she enjoyed getting to know the community members during her work on the council.

“I am humbled by the confidence the voters have placed in me this primary election. Now it’s time to get back to work for the general election,” he said.

Besides basic county functions like public safety Nehring hopes to pursue a number of goals.

“I think three additional areas of focus will be addressing the high costs of housing, expanding reliable internet access to rural areas and preserving farmland and open space,” he said.

To learn more about Nehring: “visit my website www.natenehring.org or reach out to me directly by cell at 425-512-2120 or by email me at info@natenehring.org,” he said.

Ng-A-Qui said she was

surprised at the low percentage she received but said she hasn’t put herself out there that much yet.

“I’ve got my work cut out for me, but I’m gung-ho to do it,” she said.

One of her biggest priorities for the county is helping it “grow green.”

“We’re growing so fast right now and it’s really important that we’re growing in the right way,” she said.

“You can hardly get into Smokey Point right now and they’re putting Amazon in there on top of that."

Voters can learn more about her by visiting her website at nicoleforsnoco.com.

“I’m also happy to meet with people for coffee or lunch,” to discuss her policies, she said.

I am the type of person that likes to go out and meet new people. I really enjoy getting out in the community.

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“I am the type of person that likes to go out and meet new people,” she said.

“I really enjoyed getting out in the community."

The Arlington City Council will fill the seat until the General Election later this year.

“Council will hold a special meeting on Sept. 7 to appoint a person to fill

the seat until after the election,” said Arlington city administrator Paul Ellis.

After recent discussions Ellis said that the Council likely plans on appointing Heather Logan to the seat.

“She is currently running unopposed for the position,” said Ellis.

“Aside from the possibility of a write-in, she

Marysville City Council Pos. 1 Incumbent Jeffrey Vaughan will proceed to the general election for the Marysville City Council Pos. 1 seat after receiving 44.28 percent of the vote, with challenger Cindy Gobel close behind at 39.65 percent.

Candidate Daniel Brady received 15.69 percent of the vote and will therefore not be on the general election ballot.

Gobel said she was glad to receive enough votes to continue.

“I was really proud of all the candidates and I was excited to move on to the November election,” she said.

She said at a recent candidate forum it was

discussed that there were about 300 homeless kids in the Marysville School District.

“I was shocked at that number,” she said. “I think strengthening our social services is something we need to do for this city.”

The city currently doesn’t have dedicated facilities but she hopes to work toward some solutions for that problem.

“We need to increase the housing opportunities for all income levels as well,” she said.

Voters can ask more questions of Gobel at 425231-3710 or by e-mailing electcindygobel@gmail.com.

“I love receiving the questions, it helps me get a feel for the pulse of what

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will be the one appointed after the election as well,” he said.

Notification about the special meeting to appoint a new City Council member will go out in early September, said Ellis.

people want to see,” she said.

Vaughan was glad to be able to advance to the general election.

“I'm happy with the primary election results and look forward to the coming weeks when I can continue talking to our community,” he said.

If given a next term he hopes to involve community members more in development changes.

“I will work to change city policy so that citizens have a bigger say in proposed development changes,” he said. “This will result in more emphasis on addressing any potentially negative impacts pertaining to traffic infrastructure as well as any increased burden on our police and fire services. Any new development should enhance and strengthen our quality of life, not take away from it."

More information about Vaughan is available online.

“Please read more about my priorities as your city council representative by visiting www.ilovemarysville.com or by emailing me at jeff@ilovemarysville. com,” he said.

Marysville School Board District 4 The District 4 seat covers Marysville neighborhoods surrounding and to the east of the Cedarcrest Golf Course, as well as the Getchell hill area outside of Marysville city limits.

Four candidates were running for the seat and Wade Rinehardt, with 45.33 percent of the vote, and incumbent Vanessa Edwards, with 26.09 percent of the vote, will proceed to the general election.

Candidates Clarence Shaw, who received 17.78 percent of the vote, and Jim Ross, who received 10.32 percent, have been knocked off the ballot.

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MSD board approves mascot change process

By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com The Marysville School Board on Aug. 4 approved facilitators and a “studentcentered” plan for the mascot change process for Totem Middle School and Marysville-Pilchuck High School.

A recently passed Washington state law requires all schools that use Native American mascots, symbols or logos to replace them by the end of the year.

In Marysville those schools are Totem Middle School, which uses the thunderbird as a mascot, and Marysville-Pilchuck High School, which uses the tomahawk as a symbol.

The process approved on Aug. 4 will be facilitated the consultant group Ideal Communications and is meant to be led by students, parents and community members.

An ad hoc committee at each school will lead discussions to brainstorm mascot ideas, eventually narrow those ideas down and then work with graphic design professionals to develop the new mascot images.

A smaller steering committee at each school will establish meeting schedules and outreach.

Students, parents, community members and school board members are meant to be a part of each committee.

The two committees are scheduled to kick off meetings later in August, with community meetings opening in September and going through December.

“We know we’re operating with a state law that requires us to have this work done by the end of the calendar year,” said J. Marie Riche with Ideal Communications. “This will be a relatively fast process."

She hopes the number of community members and students involved will be able to move the process along quickly.

“We’re approaching with the idea that many hands make for light work,” said Riche.

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Mary Fertakis with Ideal Communications, said she has personal experience with the process.

“I attended a high school that went through this process about 20 to 25 years ago in Seattle,” she said. “One of the things we learned in that process was to make no assumptions. The outcome was not something people had anticipated would happen."

Fertakis hopes to highlight student voices during the process.

“It’s really critical to center those who are going to be the most impacted and ensure that their voices are heard,” she said.

School board president Vanessa Edwards appreciated that the facilitators are planning to take students seriously during the process.

“It’s going to be on their shirts, it’s going to be what they see every day, so I like that they are going to be the center of this,” said Edwards.

Riche said outreach will be important in getting all

those interested to come to the table.

“One of the names of the game for this particular process is to make sure we get the whole system in the room with us,” she said.

Fertakis said this is a project that will leave a legacy for the school and community.

“Schools are a focal point of community,” she said.

“There’s an emotional attachment.”

Some community members were already ready to contribute to the process, such as one speaker at the board’s Aug. 4 meeting from the Marysville-Pilchuck High School Class of ’87, who said members of the class are willing to replace the sign outside the school they had originally given as a class gift.

“I was a little stunned to hear from the class of ’87 and how willing they were to replace the sign they had donated,” said school board member Jake Murray. “I hope we get as good a reaction from the community as a whole."

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Public safety is No. 1 priority

Public safety is the number one priority of local government. While we have many responsibilities to our constituents, providing for the safety of our streets and neighborhoods is the most important. That has become more difficult in the past year due to several factors, most of which are out of our control at the local level. In my column this month, I will highlight some of these challenges and their impacts on community safety.

Following the murder of George Floyd, nationwide calls to defund the police resulted in many jurisdictions reducing funding for law enforcement and passing reforms claiming to make communities safer.

The Washington State Legislature was among those to take some of these measures.

In the 2021 legislative session, the Washington State Legislature responded to calls for police reform by passing significant changes to policing regulations in state law.

HB 1054, relating to police tactics, changes the instances in which an officer can pursue suspected criminals. By requiring probable cause rather than reasonable suspicion to pursue suspects, less criminals will be caught and brought to justice. Officers risk losing their jobs and livelihoods by violating these new standards which are not clear or easy to understand.

HB 1310, relating to police use of force, makes changes to state law limiting the instances that police can use force against someone.

Nate Nehring While this seems legitimate on its surface, the implications make the job of our police harder when responding to community concerns.

For example, someone in a mental health crisis may need intervention but may not be willing to accept help at first instance. The ability of police to intervene can help individuals get the help they need while keeping the community safe. That will be more difficult because of these changes. I have already heard from social workers who are not able to do their jobs without police support which is now restricted.

Another recent change is the Blake Decision and legislative “fix”. This decision by the Washington State Supreme Court ruled that the State’s drug possession law was unconstitutional and struck it down.

Responding to the decision, the legislature passed SB 5476 which reduced drug possession charges from a felony to a misdemeanor. It also requires law enforcement to make two referrals to services before an arrest and charging can take place.

These changes are going to

make it harder to get people off the street and get help they need. Cities like Marysville and Arlington were having success with their embedded social worker program. The “carrot and stick” approach to these individuals will inevitably be hindered moving forward by this state legislation.

We are already seeing the impacts of these changes and the media narrative surrounding police work in our country. In the first six months of this year, we have already seen 20 resignations or retirements from the Snohomish County Sheriff ’s patrol deputies. We usually see 20 over the course of an entire year. In the meantime, violent crime throughout the state is surging.

Many communities were changing their approach to more effective policing before these state mandates.

The top down approach from the state is going to make it more difficult in the years to come to keep our communities safe. I will continue to work with the Sheriff ’s Office, community leaders, and residents to prioritize public safety and implement more reasonable policy in the future.

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 425512-4810.

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Marysville officials break ground on Aug. 2 on eight pickleball courts that will be located at Jennings Memorial Park. From left, front row, City Council members Mark James, Jeffrey Vaughan, Marysville Mayor Jon Nehring, and City Council members Tom King and Kelly Richards.

Pickleball courts coming to Jennings Memorial Park

By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com The city of Marysville began work on eight new pickleball courts at Jennings Memorial Park they hope to complete before the end of the year.

The groundbreaking for the pickleball courts was held on Aug. 2 and the construction could be done by the beginning of October, although the final asphalt coating needs specific weather conditions that make it difficult to determine exactly when the courts will be finished.

City officials have been hoping to add pickleball courts for a few years now.

“This has been part of the plan at the Parks and Recreation here for the last four to five years,” said Dave Hall, assistant director of

the city’s Parks, Culture and Recreation Department.

The city began providing lessons and pickleball league programs about three years ago, and the participation for those has only increased, said Hall.

“And the Marysville Pickleball Club has grown in that time too, going from 20 members to 350 members now,” he said.

The Jennings Memorial Park courts will host some of the city’s leagues and lessons, but Hall said they will be for free public use the majority of the time.

Locally and nationally pickleball is a sport that is becoming more popular, said Hall.

“It is an extremely fastgrowing sport right now,” he said. “Locally, the game was actually invented on Bainbridge Island, so a lot

of us grew up playing it in P.E.,” he said.

Hall describes the sport as a mix between tennis, table tennis and badminton, requiring a portion of the running of tennis with the racket skills of table tennis in a badminton-like court.

“It’s popular to play oneon-one and in doubles,” said Hall.

The ball is similar to a whiffle ball, although there are some modifications from the traditional whiffle ball used for baseball.

People enjoy it because it’s a very accessible sport that is simple to play, said Hall.

“The sport is not really hard on the body, so you can do it your whole life,” he said. “It’s very low cost, anybody can play it."

During the groundbreaking many members

of the Marysville Pickleball Club were excited to have some public courts available in the city, said Hall.

“There were people in their 60s and 70s who were there and excited to play at the park with their grandkids,” said Connie Mennie, communications administrator with the city of Marysville.

The City Council allocated $236,000 in funds for the project earlier this year in April.

The funding comes from the city’s general budget.

“During COVID all the cities had to tighten their belts out of caution, and because we did that we now have a little more money to spend,” said Hall.

“There were a lot of public events that we couldn’t do and therefore didn’t pay for,” said Mennie.

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SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR SNOHOMISH COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATES OF KEVIN M. FARLEY and KATHERINE J. FARLEY, Deceased, NO. 214-01150-31, 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: August 4, 2021 Personal Representative: Debbra J. Bartley 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.

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Personal Representative: Ryan Farley Attorney for Personal Representative: Bradley E. Neunzig, WSBA #22365 Address for Mailing or Service: P.O. Box 188, 103 North Street, Arlington, WA 98223

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2021 - The year of the hardy hibiscus Exactly one the garden from a year ago I wrote completely hardy about the virtues perennial, then of plants in the look no further hibiscus family, than hardy hibisspecifically, the cus. Just keep in perennial hibis- By Steve Smith mind that these cus that is native s h ow - s topp e rs to our eastern United States, come up late in the spring the shrub hibiscus known (sometimes as late as June) as the Rose of Sharon which and don’t strut their stuff is an Asian introduction, until August and Septemand to a lesser degree, the ber. As for purchasing tropical hibiscus that many them at a garden center, you of us associate with Hawaii won’t even see them until or at least the more south- July, so if you are primarily ern portions of our country. an April and May shopper Due to the National Gar- you may have never endening Bureau declaring countered them. Now is the 2021 the Year of the Hardy time to view and purchase Hibiscus, I find myself back them while they are in full once again visiting these re- selection and possibly even liable and late blooming pe- blooming. Easy to grow, all rennial and shrubby plants. they need is the absolutely For color well into the end hottest place in your garden of summer, they are hard to and consistently moist soil. beat. Let’s start with the pe- It’s that easy. Here are some rennial form first. varieties to look for.

Hibiscus moscheutos, Pink Passion: Sports sometimes called “Swamp dark purple foliage with Hibiscus”, grows in the wet 6- to 7-inch reddish-pink portions of the southeastern flowers.

US and breaks dormancy Pink Candy: Same as late in the spring, grow- above only with “cotton ing up to 8 feet tall with candy” pink flowers. very large hibiscus-type Dark Mystery: Dark flowers in August through wine purple foliage with 8September. From this spe- to 9-inch white flowers that cies, breeders have devel- have a cherry red eye and oped new introductions dark pink veining. (that have vastly improved Midnight Marvel: Pure the garden-worthiness of red blooms glow against the this native) that are now rich purple foliage. more compact and wellStarry Starry Nights: branched, growing only 3 to Foliage so dark it is almost 4 feet tall with the same (if black with 7- to 8-inch flownot larger) flowers and even ers of pale pink with darker colorful foliage in the dark pink speckling and veining. burgundy ranges. If you are Rose of Sharon, Hibiscus after for that tropical look in syriacus, is a woody plant

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hailing from southeast and south-central China and is sometimes called Althea shrub. It grows best in full sun, although it seems to tolerate afternoon shade just as well, and makes a large shrub or even small multi-stemmed tree 10 to 12 feet tall that can be artfully limbed up to create a focal point in the garden.

Rose of Sharon blooms on new wood, much like a rose does, so you have the option of hacking it down hard every spring if you need it to be more compact and lower growing. Traditionally, Rose of Sharon is a single flower (the classic hibiscus form like we think of from Hawaii only smaller) and in colors of white, pink,

purple, and even blue. Over the years of course, breeders have developed double forms that look more like carnations and bi-color forms that often have deep purple throats. As a whole, I think they all have a rather tropical look. Here are some of the newer choices on the market.

Full Blast: Large lavender flowers (3 to 4 inches across) with rich, dark green foliage.

Bali: Semi-double pure white blooms with a purplered center.

Tahiti: Semi-double fuchsia trumpet-shaped flowers with a dark red throat.

Fiji: Pink buds open to semi-double flowers with

deep red centers.

French Cabaret: Several colors in this series, all with fully double flowers resembling pompoms.

Raspberry Smoothie: Again, fully double, much like a carnation, and fuchsia-raspberry in color.

Blueberry Smoothie: As above, only blush purple.

Strawberry Smoothie: Likewise, only light pink.

White Pillar: Pure white semi-double blooms on an upright, narrow growing plant that is ideal for a screen or hedge or even a thriller in a container.

Grows only 2 to 3 feet wide and 10 to 15 feet tall.

Purple Pillar: Same as above, only with purple blooms.

Versailles: New from Monrovia Grower’s Chateau collection, this gem has large, showy, blue-violet flowers covering the stems from top to bottom, featuring a deep red-violet center.

An improvement over the old timer “Blue Bird”, this blue flowering Rose of Sharon is proving to be a real highlight in the garden.

Any of the above varieties will give you years of enjoyment. Try a few this summer and see if you don’t fall in love with them. Stay safe and keep on gardening!

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