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VOA opens new AHS students host Halloween fun distribution center By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com
Arlington students hosted their second Trunk or Treat event to bring fun and hand out candy to local families on Oct. 30. The event at Arlington High School is put on by members of the National Honor Society (NHS), the Key Club and the cheerleading team. Eagle Creek Elementary was also a partner in the event and parents there provided support as well. Students decorate the trunk of their car, or their parents' car, put on a costume and hand out candy to families at the free event. “The idea is to put on an event for the community,” said Laura Anderson, the advisor for NHS and Key Club at the school. “It’s just nice to have evSee FUN on page 2
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Loki Miller, left, gets some candy from Marissa Spann at a Trunk or Treat event hosted by Arlington students on Oct. 30.
A new Smokey Point food distribution center will allow the Volunteers of America to distribute more food to local food banks if needed. Officials gathered on Oct. 29 to cut the ribbon for the new facility opened by the Volunteers of America of Western Washington. “This distribution center is not for individuals but is for all 20 food banks in Snohomish County,” said Carla Gastineau, executive director of the Arlington Community Food Bank. Food banks often purchase food from the federal government. Locally, that purchase is coordinated through the nonprofit organization Food Lifeline and often stored at Volunteers of America sites.
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Arlington Mayor Barbara Tolbert talks at ribbon cutting for a food distribution center run by the Volunteers of America of Western Washington on Oct. 29.
“So the food that all of us order with our donated dollars, that we [food banks] can order for $0.03 a pound, is all received at this VOA warehouse,” said Gastineau. The new facility has more than 10,000 square
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Arlington celebrates Hometown Halloween By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com
After a year off, trick-or-treating and other activities returned to the Arlington downtown as part of the annual Hometown Halloween event. The community event brings a number of family games and Halloween trick-ortreating opportunities for children to Olympic Avenue. It was held on Oct. 30 this year. The annual tradition is popular with many local families. “We live nearby and we love it. They [the children] talk about it all the time,” said local parent Sarah Duffer. “It’s nice. Nice weather, it’s open and ev-
eryone’s friendly,” said local parent Jeremy Lewis. The downtown was filled with costumed children for the day this year. “It’s been going really good. We have lots of kids and lots of people having fun down here,” said Diane Krieg, executive director of the Stilly Valley Chamber of Commerce and one of the organizers of the event. “I think they’re enjoying being normal and being able to go out and try things. I love seeing everybody being happy — the costumes, the kids and everyone enjoying themselves." On Third Street children lined up at the See HOMETOWN on page 2
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Sophie Duffer and Arrie Duffer push their pumpkins down Third Street as part of the pumpkin roll at Arlington’s Hometown Halloween on Oct. 30.
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eryone come together and do something for kids,” she said. Local families said they enjoyed the Trunk or Treat. “This is our first time being out here but so far it is very nice,” said parent David Sipma. Parent Lacey Miller appreciated that many of the students also brought games for the kids to play. “It’s great. The kids are having a blast and it’s very well organized,” she said. “There’s games and everyone is dressing up.” Anderson said local families liked the first event the school held in 2019. There was a large turnout and a lot of positive feedback about the event. Unfortunately, because of the pandemic, they
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top of the hill to take part in the traditional pumpkin roll, where they pushed their pumpkin down to race other children’s pumpkins. “I like it because I always get candy and I always win,” said local child Arrie Duffer. The event is run by local nonprofit organization Youth Dynamics each year. Trick-or-treating was available at local businesses again this year with additional trick-or-treating available at the Arlington Farmers Market. Local vendors said they were happy to participate in the event.
weren’t able to hold an event in 2020, but students were able to hold the event this year. “The community loves it and they loved the first one. We tried to make this one a little bit bigger,” she said. Key Club and NHS are clubs that focus on community service. “They are two clubs within the school whose sole purpose is to benefit the community. To help them out and do what needs to happen,” said Anderson. She said students do service throughout the year, but the Trunk or Treat is their one big event. Students have gotten into the event both times it was put on. “I think they definitely like decorating their trunks,” said Anderson. “I think they genuinely enjoy seeing the kids and having fun.” “I think it’s really nice to live in a community where everyone can come out and spend time together, especially after the last couple of years,” said Dusty Olson, owner of Dusty’s Cookie Jar. She said she enjoys the activities in Arlington. “It’s a good opportunity to spend time in the community. I’ve lived here a really long time and I’ve loved to see the growth of the community events over the last few years,” said Olson. The Arlington Arts Council organized their costume contest at the Legion Park, while the pumpkin carving contest was held outside this year. The caring contest is usually at Arlington Hard-
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Maggie Smith, left, hands out some candy to Andrik Sipma, center, and Garrett Sipma at a Trunk or Treat event hosted by Arlington students on Oct. 30.
The event is also a chance for them to come together. “These kids are busy and some of them are doing Running Start so this is a chance to connect with their
friends,” said Anderson. Anderson said the Trunk or Treat event will return next year. “We’re planning on doing it every single year,” she said.
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Jaxson Lewis, right, does trick-or-treating at the Arlington Farmers Market and receives some candy from Dusty Olson, owner of Dusty’s Cookie Jar. ware but could not be held there this year. The Koop and the Stilly Valley Chamber of Commerce picked up the responsibility this year.
“With the pumpkin carving contest we just wanted kids to have the same opportunities as other kids in the past have,” said Krieg.
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COVID transmission remains high in Snohomish County By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com
Snohomish County saw seven weeks of slowly decreasing COVID-19 rates before seeing an uptick again in the week ending on Oct. 23. During that week more than 1,600 new COVID-19 cases were reported in the county. “We saw our case rate increase again,” said Shawn Frederick, administrative officer with the Snohomish Health District, during an Oct. 26 press briefing. The two-week average daily case rate was down to 331 per 100,000 people but has increased to 351 per 100,000 people. In August the case rate reached its highest level ever with 481 per 100,000 people, but it had been slowly going down since then. “Snohomish County remains in what the CDC defines as ‘high transmission’ levels,” said Frederick. At the current case rate, there is still more COVID transmission in the county than anytime except the 2020 winter COVID-19 wave. “If that trend continues this week, we’ll quickly see our case rate over 400 again,” said Frederick. Although whether the recent bump of cases is predictive of another upward swing remains to be seen. “These last few weeks have shown some real progress,” said Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers. “That progress is
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rather fragile." In the month of October, as of Oct. 23, 20 Snohomish County residents have died of COVID. Patients are using 60 to 70 beds in county hospitals as well. “What we need now is for everyone to mask up and vax up,” said Frederick. The county passed a milestone in late October with 70 percent of eligible people in the county now fully vaccinated. “That’s great news. Although it’s time to remind everyone that each of us plays the greatest roles. Get your shots, wash your hands and wear masks,” said Somers. The CDC approved the COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine for children ages 5 to 11 as well, which could be in Washington state as soon as the week of Nov. 1 according to Department of Health officials. State officials have ordered 230,000 doses for pharmacies and other providers across the state.
“The manufacturers know they have to provide dosage in a different manner than they did for the adult version,” said Somers. “It’s the same vaccine, just a different dose,” he added. A mandate for restaurant workers, such as the requirement that King County has, is not in the works for Snohomish County, said Somers, although a federal mandate may be coming soon. “The county is waiting for the federal requirements to come down for organizations of 100 employees or larger. We know those are coming,” he said. The county is still planning on how to use their second wave of federal coronavirus relief funds as well. “The federal funds will be used for the county’s ongoing response and recovery work,” said Somers. The county created a specific ‘Office of Recovery’ meant to help plan recovery efforts, part of which is
effectively using those federal dollars. “They have been convening discussions with mayors, community leaders and partners in the private and non-profit sectors,” said Somers. Part of those funds will be going toward shelter and behavioral health support. “That is in conjunction with our city partners, since many of the people affected are in our cities,” said Somers. Childcare and job training options may also be expanded for those having trouble finding a job. “We’ve clearly heard that we can do more for those looking to get back to work,” said Somers. County officials also hope to turn the old Carnegie Library building in Everett into a job resource center soon. “The center is really going to ensure a familyfriendly approach for those who have suffered negative economic impact because of COVID,” said Somers.
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Local Realtors help support M'ville Community Food Bank By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com
Hundreds of pounds of food and thousands of dollars were raised for the Marysville Community Food Bank as local Realtors gathered for their annual food drive. The Snohomish CountyCamano Association of Realtors Annual Food Drive is held each year for the local Marysville food bank. “We get so many pounds of food each year it usually helps them for the whole year,” said Debbie Hendricks, a Realtor at the Marysville Windermere Real Estate office and the main organizer of this year’s food drive. The Marysville office collects food and invites Realtors to lunch every Wednesday in the month of October, where they also hold a silent auction. “Last year and this year has been tough because of the pandemic. People are still generous but it has been a challenge,” said Hendricks. “Especially because we’ve haven’t had as many people in the office,” she added.
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Marysville Windermere office staff at their luncheon for the Snohomish County-Camano Association of Realtors Annual Food Drive on Oct. 27. From left, Malissa Russell, Darian Canteras, Debbie Hendricks, Shalley Lane, Dani Kunselman and Pam Perez.
Last year they raised $15,000 and were at 800 pounds and about $10,000 as of Oct. 27. “I think we’ll match last year’s total. We have a lot coming in at the end,” said Hendricks. Other staff members at the office said they enjoyed participating in the food drive each year. “It’s so amazing with this whole month, and around Christmas, the amount of give back,” said Windermere employee Shalley Lane. The office organizes the
event to give back to the community. “I love it because it’s helping other people. We’re all very fortunate that we have food on our table every night and I just feel for the people that don’t,” said Hendricks. The COVID-19 pandemic has only increased the need for help. “There was a need already and then you put the pandemic on top of that,” said Hendricks. “With COVID there’s a lot of people in need, so it’s nice for one month
we can build up our morale and give back to the community,” said Windermere employee Darian Canteras. Hendricks hopes that people will remember to give back to their local food banks throughout the year as well. “There’s a big need in every community for this. We do this in October but the need is all year long,” she said. “We all compete and do as much as we can this month but we need to donate food all year,” she said.
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M'ville Toy Store prepares to give out holiday gifts By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com The Marysville Toy Store program is again preparing to hand out free gifts this holiday season to families in need and registration is now open for the program. Volunteers hand out gifts every December as part of the annual initiative. “This year we’re again doing a drive-through event,” said Christie Veley, one of the organizers of the program. “It’s important for us to do the event in a way that we can keep our clients and volunteers safe." Registration is open until Nov. 30. Families can register at tinyurl.com/toystore2021. “It’s a little bit shorter this year so we can plan a little better,” said Veley. Any family that lives in the 98270, 98271 or 98259 ZIP codes or that has a child who attends the Marysville or Lakewood school districts can register. Families that register will need to schedule a time to pick up their toys, which will be given out on Dec. 15 and 16 at the Grove Church. The Toy Store served a total of 1,700 clients last year. “Last year we saw our highest number of clients served ever,” said Veley. The year prior the program served a little more
than 1,200 clients, however more need was seen in 2020, likely because of the COVID-19 pandemic. “We were in a unique situation last year because there were a lot of families in need and not a lot of resources being donated,” said Veley. They were still able to get gifts out to all registered families though. “We don’t really know what to expect this year, although we think it will be high. We’re just not sure how high,” said Veley. There are several ways to donate this year. Monetary donations can be made at marysvillefoodbank.org. “You can select for your donations to go directly to the Marysville Toy Store there,” said Veley. Beginning on Nov. 4 the Marysville Red Barrels will again be out at local businesses and organizations. Donations of toys or donations of nonperishable food for the Marysville Community Food Bank can be made in those barrels. “They can also shop at our Marysville Toy Store Amazon registry,” said Veley. That registry is available at tinyurl.com/toystoreamazon. “That’s good because people can shop from their home and the toys will come directly to us,” she said.
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LWSD superintendent talks with community By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com Lakewood School District Superintendent Scott Peacock talked about school community building, the district’s test-to-stay program and website updates on Oct. 27. Peacock invites community members to public conversations once a month which are being held online. At the most recent discussion Peacock talked about staff plans to make a “community of belonging.” Staff at the district is considering “what capacities do we need to build to cultivate those conversations and create that environment where people feel heard and seen,” said Peacock. That planning began this
summer with professional development discussions in August, and continued by asking students directly. “We decided to reach out to our students, and we did this in the third week of school,” said Peacock. He said not all students took the prompt seriously, but many did. “There was some rich conversation there,” said Peacock. Students wrote that they appreciated teachers knowing their names, being greeted, having activities like music and sports to find a space they belong and they valued staff who asked students to share preferred pronouns. “Many of our students are not necessarily gender binary and they appreciated
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they had that space,” said Peacock. The district’s work on bringing in new students was mixed. “Some new students felt welcomed and connected … and some felt isolated and disconnected, even at the secondary schools,” said Peacock. Students also felt the plastic barriers at lunch, necessary because of state guidelines, felt odd and reduced social connection. Some students also felt that teachers at secondary schools did not reflect the ethnic or racial diversity of the students. Peacock said the district plans to work on areas where it can improve. “What we’ve prioritized as an administrative team is making sure we engage our community and finding different ways to make sure all voices are heard,” he said. “It was important for our equity team to look at this, because this concept of belonging and bridging different experiences is vital to our work in equity."
Lakewood School District began a new test-tostay program on Oct. 25 that will offer an alternative to quarantine. “We couldn’t do this unless we had the staff we have in place,” said Peacock. But because the district does have a nurse for each building and a couple of additional health support staff they have the capacity for students to return in a “limited quarantine.” Parents of those students must agree to COVID-19 testing and those students cannot participate in extracurricular activities during that time. “That is allowing us to keep kids in school so we don’t have as much recovery for those students later,” said Peacock. “Every time they’re quarantined, that’s 14 days,” and some kids will be quarantined multiple times, added Peacock. The school district has a new COVID-19 dashboard that provides more information on cases in schools now as well.
“You can see how many confirmed cases and how many were on a 14-day quarantine,” said Peacock. Peacock discussed another website update: the addition of a behavioral and mental health support page. “There is a new law requiring this, but we were working on this anyway,” he said. “Across the state we’re seeing a crisis in mental health amongst our young people" The page, under the Parent/Student tab in the Student Services section, provides local resources for students who need mental health support. The district also has a new staff member who is in charge of substance use prevention. “She will build awareness with kids through their health classes,” said Peacock. The next chat with the superintendent for Lakewood School District is scheduled for Dec. 8. More information is available at lwsd.wednet.edu.
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feet of rack space for food. “We will nearly triple our cold storage space, allowing us to accept more shipments of fresh fruits, dairy and meats,” said Steve Corsi, president/CEO of Volunteers of America of Western Washington. “This will allow our hunger prevention department to run more efficiently, and at significantly more volume." In total, the distribution center will be able to send out about 3.3 million pounds of food each year. Previously, the organization was leasing the former Haggen Food location in Arlington, but the Smokey Point warehouse will provide added capacity. “This new facility will help give them new space, support expanded services and encourage future efficiencies in food distribution,” said Arlington Mayor Barbara Tolbert. Sam Barr, with the cultural resource department of the Stillaguamish Tribe, was also glad that the Tribe could help. “Feeding the people from this land and the animals from this land is something we have done since time immemorial and it honors us to play a small part in helping the food bank and helping the people,” he said. For the Arlington Community Food Bank, the new location is only 1.2 miles away. “For us, it is very conve-
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Chris Hatch, senior director of hunger prevention with Volunteers of America of Western Washington, gives a tour of the organization’s new Smokey Point food distribution center on Oct. 29. nient,” said Gastineau. “We did have to drive to Everett before, and it took two trips with our box truck, which is pretty old. So this will save us a lot of gas mileage, wear and tear, and volunteer time." During the COVID-19 pandemic, the need for food bank assistance grew rapidly. “A recent study showed that the need for food assistance among Washington residents was about 29 percent. By the second wave of the pandemic that increased to about 42 percent,” said Corsi. “All indications predict that the need isn’t slowing and there will likely be a delay in improved food security." The new distribution center is meant to help meet that need, as food banks have become more reliant on federal food distribution. “During the pandemic our local donations of food dropped from about 20,000 pounds a month, to about 1,000 pounds,” said Gastineau. In addition, need for
food bank services in Arlington saw an increase ranging from 65 percent to 90 percent, depending on the month, according to Gastineau. The federal coronavirus relief bill passed in March 2020 helped to fill that gap though. “So we didn’t see a shortage of food here in Arlington,” said Gastineau, who added that the federal program helped connect local farmers to food banks. “Not only did we get that food, we saw fresh milk, fresh eggs and frozen meat,” she said. Local officials said this increased ability to support food banks would be good to keep even after the pandemic ends. “It is my greatest hope that we learn from the capacity we developed during the pandemic and bring this into the new normal. We can do better and we’ve proven we can do better, so I hope we continue to lift people up who need it,” said Tolbert.
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Mayor Nehring hosts coffee klatch By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com Marysville Mayor Jon Nehring talked about the city’s stance toward vaccine mandates, incoming growth, and local transportation projects during his most recent coffee klatch. The regular meetings from Nehring are meant to allow residents the chance to have open discussion with the mayor and city staff. The most recent coffee klatch was held on Oct. 25. Nehring expressed resistance to COVID-19 vaccine mandates at the meeting. “I am personally opposed to vaccine mandates,” he said, although he added that he is personally vaccinated. “What I am against is forcing someone else to put that in their body at the risk of losing a job,” He said the mandates, although legal, are a government overreach. “I think communities are paying the price for that,” said Nehring. “There are some who are getting vaccines to keep their job, and they are very, very bitter about that,” he said. If a state or federal mandate comes down though, it will likely be out of the hands of the city to control, said Nehring. “I have asked our city attorney and city staff to look at every way we can accommodate individu-
als who have a concern about this particular issue,” he said. “Legally we’ll have to evaluate what our options are,” he added. Nehring acknowledged increasing divisions due to political issues recently and said he appreciated residents who talked with him even if they have a difference of opinion. “We’re not going to solve that at a coffee klatch,” he said. “But we can come together in the areas that we can." For transportation needs, the city of Marysville recently completed work on their First Street Bypass. “A lot of people are using that to get to and from the eastside foothills,” said Nehring. “I would like to thank the council for funding that very important project." City officials wanted that project complete before the interchange at I-5 and SR-529, which will introduce a new route into downtown Marysville. That project is currently scheduled to begin in the summer of 2022 and be completed sometime in mid-2024. “When that is done, traffic will feed in off of I-5 and come to downtown Marysville,” said Nehring, and with the First Street Bypass project the goal is for more routes out of the downtown to reduce traffic.
The city has also begun looking at what it would take to make Marysville a “quiet zone” for trains, which would mean trains would not need to blow their horn while going through the city. “You would need to harden all those intersections to make it much safer,” said Nehring. City staff are studying the issue to determine how much that would cost. “That is not an easy decision, because of the dollars that will be involved, but it is something we want to look at,” he said. For parks, Nehring noted that new pickleball courts are currently under construction in Jennings Park and that the city may begin thinking about a "pump track" for cyclists. Pump tracks give cyclists a circuit of turns and other features which are capable of being ridden without pedaling or pushing but solely through “pumping,” or shifting the rider’s momentum up and down. “They’re for cyclists of all ages and talents,” said Nehring. “There are a few around the area and people in our community have to go on long drives." A pump track in Marysville could attract cyclists from all over the county, he said. Nehring also talked about growth, such as the Strawberry
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Courts apartment complex coming next to the city’s current skate park. “The nice thing about this is that this is the area where we want multi-family, close to transit and shopping opportunities,” Nehring said. “It took an area that was vacant and overgrown and it’s already cleaned out." Residents are worried about incoming traffic because of the project, but Nehring said there are only so many road projects that the city can independently fund each year. “You almost never get a statefunded or federally-funded project until you can point to an existing problem,” he said, because so many of the cities that apply for those funds have present traffic issues and not potential future issues.
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M'ville Police collect coats for local kids
Add a new coat or hoodie to your shopping list in November and help Marysville Police keep local children warm this winter. Police will volunteer two weekends at local businesses, collecting new coat and hoodie donations for kids ages 0 to 17. Those coats will be distributed to local children in need this December at the Marysville Community Food Bank Toy Store. The coat collection will be Nov. 6 and 7, noon to 4 p.m., at Kohl’s, 3713 116th St. NE, and Nov. 13 and 14, noon to 4 p.m., at Walmart, 8713 64th St. NE. “The annual coat drive is an excellent way for us to come together as a community and provide a warm and safe foundation for children in Marysville,” Marysville Police Chief Eric Scairpon said. “These coats will help them play, learn, and grow. As part of the police department’s annual effort to support this drive, we pledge our service beyond the badge to help make for a great community. And we invite you to join us in this effort.” If you’d rather shop for coats from home, visit https://tinyurl. com/policecoatdrive or ship other online purchases to: Public Works, 80 Columbia Ave, Marysville, WA 98270 Efforts by Marysville Police, Marysville Professional Firefighters and others provided the Marysville Community Food Bank Toy Store with a coat for every child in need in 2020.
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Global concerns, local impacts
You’ve probably seen news stories about global supply chain and workforce issues. Just this week national headlines included, “Supply chain headaches persist” and “No relief in sight.” The associated product shortages, price increases and delivery delays are impacting households and businesses everywhere. Here at the City of Marysville, we are also being challenged by these issues. Here are some specific examples: On the project to widen State Avenue north of 100th Street NE, we experienced sporadic contract labor shortages and some material delays that will delay project completion by about six months. The good news is the bridge will be complete earlier next year, but the work under the bridge to remove the existing culvert and restore Quil Ceda Creek cannot take place until next summer due to “fish window” restrictions. Due to material delays with traffic signal equipment such as poles and signal cabinets, some signal improvement projects were delayed. Products that normally take 4-6 months to procure were delayed by up to 10 months. We had some problems over the summer obtaining paint, thermoplastic and crack seal materials for street maintenance. This was largely resolved but because we understand these issues could continue
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into next year, we are working now to obtain materials needed to perform this work next summer. On the utilities side, both labor shortages and supply chain issues greatly delayed the repair and replacement of a city well pump and motor. There were long delays in getting the equipment assessed, repair needs determined, and the pump shipped to the factory to be rebuilt. Once at the factory, there were delays in getting parts and in getting the work and hydraulic testing completed. This year-long project would normally take 2-3 months to complete. Another example is the meter transmission units that communicate meter readings between the customer’s water meter and the city’s utility billing system. In the last few years they have required a six-week lead time, which has now been extended to several months between placing orders and receiving the product. A similar scenario is taking place
for a wide variety of parts, pipe and fittings. We can no longer rely on our standard historical inventory and available vendor inventory to address routine and unplanned maintenance and repairs. Instead we are now buying more stocked inventory and forecasting supply needs further into the future to buffer shortages and delays. Within city government, we were waiting for up to six months for computer monitors and laptop docks for city employees. In addition to equipment and supply issues, here at the city we are also challenged to find qualified employees to fill several key positions. Of course this workforce hiring issue is not unique to the city; it’s a much larger problem being experienced by businesses everywhere. Because the city has recently gone through a recent period of retirements, internal promotions and growth, we currently have 41 vacancies for approved positions throughout the city. I am proud of the way city staff are working together to navigate these challenges and maintain our real commitment to quality public service. Customer service is a key priority for me and throughout the city. Jon Nehring has been Mayor of Marysville since 2010. You can reach him at 360-363-8000 or jnehring@ marysvillewa.gov.
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SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR SNOHOMISH COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF BOB D. FLEMING, Deceased, NO. 21-4-01894-31, PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS, RCW 11.40.030
SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR SNOHOMISH COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: ELMER ROBERT KLEIN, Deceased, NO. 21-4-01846-31, 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: November 3, 2021. Personal Representative: Robert Fleming Attorney for Personal Representative: Tanner K. Olson, WSBA #52879 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: October 27, 2021. Personal Representative: Daniel Robert Klein 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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LEGAL NOTICE Notice to creditors for the Estate of Kay Ann Freese, No. 21-4-01772-31, Deceased, 09/25/21, 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 latter 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 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets. Date of First Publication: Oct. 20, 2021 Personal Representative: Marsha Tanis Attorney for the Personal Representative: Bradley E. Neunzig, WSBA #22365 Address for Mailing or Service: 6918 100th St. NE Marysville, WA. 98270 (no solicitations)
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MP defeats Shorewood 56-8 By Nathan Whalen christopher@northcountyoutlook.com In a case of second verse, same as the first, Marysville Pilchuck defeated Shorecrest 56-8 Oct. 29 at Quil Ceda Stadium. “I thought we played better than what we did in our opener, which was nice,” MP head coach Brandon Carson said. The Tomahawks faced the Scots in their season opener Sept. 3 and came out ahead 52-7. Even though Marysville Pilchuck finished the regular season in a three-way tie for first place in the Wesco North, the Tomahawks, as the Wesco North number-three team, ended up playing the Scots, which is the Wesco South number-five team. The Tomahawks scored first when wide receiver Lucian Curtis returned the opening kickoff 72 yards for a touchdown. After the point-after kick, Marysville was up 7-0. “We just kind of kept rolling,” Carson said. After a Shorecrest three-and-out, Marysville Pilchuck took over on
around the Scots’ 42-yard line. After a long run by running back Michael Bejar, Marysville Pilchuck went up 14-0 when Kaleb Potts scored on a threeyard run with 8:17 to go in the first quarter. Marysville Pilchuck running back Dylan Carson closed out the first quarter with a nine-yard touchdown run with 2:22 remaining. Fellow running back Jordan Velasquez scored with 10:30 to go in the second quarter on a 46-yard run. Carson ran for three more touchdowns during the second quarter – a 26-yard run, an 80-yard run and a two-yard run near the conclusion of the second quarter. Marysville Pilchuck went into halftime ahead 49-0. Fullback Luke Shoemaker added a touchdown on an 18-yard run in the third quarter to put the Tomahawks ahead 56-0. Carson said the team was solid in all three phases of the game. “Our offensive line did a fantastic job – again,” Carson said. Dylan Carson finished the game
rushing for 205 yards on 11 carries with four touchdowns. The senior running back also set a school record for scoring 33 touchdowns in a season. The previous record of 32 touchdowns was set by Austin Joyner, who graduated in 2015, played for the University of Washington and currently plays for the BC Lions, Carson said. Velasquez ran for 73 yards on four carries, Bejar ran for 35 yards on two carries, Shoemaker ran for 19 yards on two carries, Eilas Sopi ran for 51 yards on 5 carries and Curtis ran for six yards on one carry. Quarterback Jace Luton was 2-3 for 28 yards. Curtis caught one pass for 11 yards and Carson Asper caught one pass for 17 yards. Up next for ninth-ranked Marysville Pilchuck, is Bishop Blanchet Nov. 5, at Quil Ceda Stadium in a loser-out game. The Braves are 5-4 overall and 5-0 in the Metro League. “They play in a really tough conference down in the Metro,” Carson said. Game time is 7 p.m.
Arlington boys win district meet By Nathan Whalen christopher@northcountyoutlook.com With four runners finishing in the top five, Arlington won the District 1, 3A cross country championships that took place Oct. 30 at Lakewood High School. “On the boys side, they took it,” Arlington cross country coach Mike Shierk said. Senior Brandon Moore ended up with the best time in the 3A race running in 15:36. “Our number-two guy ended up being district champ,” Shierk said. Teammate senior Aiden Emerson, who won the Wesco North Championship a week earlier, finished third running in 15:45. Senior Kiyoshi Hall finished fourth running 16:13 and junior Ryan Rushton finished fifth running 16:39. Seventeen teams competed for the 3A championships Saturday. “You get more teams in there and it
spreads it out,” Shierk said. Sophomore Myles Murray finished 22nd running 17:20, junior Kellen Langford finished 29th running 17:30 and Andrew Schmitz finished 31st running 17:31. Arlington’s girls team took third place during the District 1 race finishing behind Edmonds-Woodway and Stanwood. The Eagles had edged Stanwood during the Wesco North Championship Nov. 23. “They were the most upset state qualifying team you’ve ever seen,” Shierk said of girls team finishing behind their rival. The Eagles had a lofty goal of trying to finish ahead of eventual champion Edmonds-Woodway. “They are a very tough group of ladies,” Shierk said of the Warriors. Arlington senior Sophia Cushman finished seventh running 19:28. Teammate senior Sophie Gaudin finished 16th running 20:23 and junior Jaiden Cochran
finished 17th running 20:29. Senior Olivia Wyatt finished 25th running 21:02 and freshman Kylee McKinnon finished 47th running 22:04. Freshman Brooke Henkin ran 22:46 and Jessica Henry ran 23:41. Shierk said the girls’ goal is to place in the top 10 in the upcoming state meet. For the boys, the goal is simple. “We’re trying to win it,” Shierk said, noting schools such as Blanchet and Seattle Prep will be tough competitors. Thanks to their strong showing in the District 1 meet, Arlington’s boys and girls teams will each bring seven runners and two alternates to state. In addition to Moore, Emerson, Hall, Rushton, Murray, Langford, and Schmitz, Deagon Potong and Noah Bumgardner will travel as alternates on the boys team. Cushman, Gaudin, Cochran, Wyatt, McKin-
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Arlington runner Brandon Moore wins the District 1 cross country championship held Oct. 31 at Lakewood High School. Moore ran the race in 15:36.
non, Henkin and Henry will participate on the girls team with Sadie Harris and Madison Griffith serving as alternates. The Washington State 3A cross country championship takes place Nov. 6 at Sun Willows Golf Course in Pasco.
Lakewood runners head to state By Nathan Whalen christopher@northcountyoutlook.com Thanks to a solid performance in the District 1, 2A cross country meet Oct. 30, Lakewood will send three boys and one girl to the state meet. The District 1 race, which was held at Lakewood High School, saw the Cougars place fourth in the boys division and the seventh in the girls division. “2As in District 1 are, quite frankly, the toughest squads in the state,” Lakewood cross country coach Jeff Sowards said, noting if the boys had raced in 3A, then they would have placed second. “That’s the way it goes. That is racing.”
Junior Gavin Darrah placed 12th running in 16:43, Jarron Ransford finished 18th running 16:48 and Matthew Hatch finished 19th running 16:49. The top three teams and the top 21 runners advance to state. Joining Darrah, Ransford and Hatch at the state race will be Kayla Schueller, who placed 17th by running 20:35. “We’re pleased with the senior’s effort to make it to state for the first time,” Sowards said of Schueller’s performance. He added Darrah, Ransford, Hatch and RJ Lydon, along with Schueller, Kayly Barrett and Addie Moore ran personal bests during the District 1 meet.
Joey Heisley suffered a fall about 600 yards into the race but finished within 14 seconds of his personal best. “He did a great job recovering from that spill,” Sowards said. Heisley ran 17:52 placing 41st. The course, which was the same route as the Hole in the Wall Invitational that took place in early October, was a little slower and wet Saturday, Sowards said. Even though the morning was cold, the temperature at race time was in the upper 40s, which Sowards said was “perfect racing weather.” Lakewood travels to the state cross country meet that takes place Saturday, Nov. 6, at Sun Willows Golf Course in Pasco.
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Now is the time to plant bulbs have arrived, I am Last spring when my bulb feeling a bit overbuyer was sitwhelmed. That ting down with is a lot of bloody our bulb vendor holes to dig, to working on our say the least. If I fall order of tu- By Steve Smith actually manage lips, daffodils, to get them all planted beand all the other wonderful fore the end of the year, it bulbs that garden centers should be spectacular come offer this time of year, I de- spring. Stay tuned! cided it would be fun to add Since our garden is still a few varieties for my own in its early stages and there garden. But instead of the is lots of bare ground, I packaged varieties that sit wanted to make a big splash on our retail shelves, I elect- of color so I focused on the ed to look at the “landscape” traditional tulips and daflist which consists of variet- fodils, about a dozen varieties sold in units of 100’s and ies of each. Tulips are good even a few of 250 each. By bloomers for usually only the time my wife and I nar- a couple of seasons before rowed down our choices, they divide themselves into we had ordered no less than 3 smaller bulbs and then 2500 bulbs. While I have to you have to wait for a couconfess that I was excited ple of years before you get at the time, now that they a good production of flow-
ers again. By that time, the other shrubbery will have grown in and the tulips will have served their purpose as fillers and I will relocate whatever is left to the compost heap. Easy come, easy go I suppose, but not worth getting attached to. Daffodils are a little more resilient than tulips, so I plan on locating them in areas where they will have room to multiply and bloom for several years, hopefully. But even daffodils have their life span in gardens, where constant summer water and fertilizer can cause them to rot or be infected with narcissus maggots, so I don’t expect to see voluptuous displays for more than 4 to 5 years. Perhaps at this point it is prudent to interject that
I consider my garden a playground where I get to trial new plants and change themes from one year to the next and never allow myself to feel like I can’t move a plant here or there in search of the perfect combination of color, texture, or symmetry. We all know perfectly well that a garden is never finished, but rather a kinetic composition that changes with the seasons and as plants die or grow too aggressively, they need to be edited. You too should never feel like you can’t toss out a plant that just isn’t working for you. If you can’t find a new home for it, then stick it in a pot and put it on the curb with a free sign and I guarantee it will disappear in no time at all. Getting back to bulbs,
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Now is the time to plant bulbs like tulips and daffodils in your garden the last thing I want to do is leave you with the feeling that they are a bad investment - they really are quite stunning and a welcome sight come springtime. The flashy varieties just need to be thought of as more temporal, where if you want staying power, then consider the smaller species tulips, cyclamineus daffodils and the myriad of other minor bulbs like snow drops, winter aconites, scilla, puschkinia, and chionodoxa — all
of which, while seemingly insignificant as individuals, make a fabulous display when viewed in clumps. You can purchase all of these bulbs at your favorite garden center as we speak. Another 30 days and they will be gone until next year. Be safe and keep on gardening.
Steve Smith is the owner of Sunnyside Nursery in Marysville and can be reached at sunnysidenursery@msn.com.