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Families enjoy Hometown Holidays By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com The Santa Parade came down Arlington’s Olympic Avenue bringing with it a number of holiday activities for local families. On Dec. 4 families gathered in the downtown area to enjoy the parade full of community organizations and ending with Santa Claus riding one of the local fire engines. Traditional activities such as the festive sweater contest and wagon rides through the downtown returned as well. “This is tradition and we want the town to feel the holiday spirit,” said Sarah Lopez, community engagement director with the city of Arlington and one of the event organizers. “We have more activities, but also the traditional ones as well,” she added. See HOMETOWN on page 3
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Kenzie Lundberg, left, receives a candy cane from Santa Claus during the Arlington Santa Run on Dec. 3.
Santa, firefighters visit Arlington neighborhoods By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com
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Lula Klein rides on the holiday carousel in downtown Arlington as part of Hometown Holidays activities on Dec. 4.
North County Fire and EMS firefighters continued the annual Arlington Santa Run this year to gather food for the Arlington Community Food Bank. The regional fire authority decorated one of their trucks with holiday lights and brought Santa out to areas around the Arlington community.
During that time they also collect donations for the local food bank. More than 17,000 pounds of food and $3,000 in cash donations were collected for the Arlington Community Food Bank. The Santa Run continues each night until Dec. 14 with information on the stops each day available at arlingtonwa.gov/272.
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Merrysville for the Holidays kicks off holiday season By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com Merrysville for the Holidays returned to the downtown area to help the community kick off the holiday season on Dec. 4. The Electric Lights Parade brought many different vehicles and individuals decorated with Christmas lights down State Avenue. “I think it went great,” said Dave Hall, assistant director for Marysville’s Parks, Culture and Recreation Department. “I’m super pleased with the turnout. There’s as many people here as ever watching the parade." Hall said he was glad that people wanted
to get back to the Merrysville for the Holidays event. “I think, in a very strange year for reasons we all know, it’s cool to see so many people want to get in the holiday spirit and celebrate,” he said. Local parents were glad to be able to get out. “We just got here but it looks festive. It’s nice,” said parent Michael Lynn. Lynn’s daughter was going to the event for the first time. “She’s now old enough to enjoy something like this. She seems to be having a See MERRYSVILLE on page 2
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Marysville Getchell High School band members march in the Electric Lights Parade as part of Merrysville for the Holidays on Dec. 4.
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good time,” he said. Parent Mary Whiteside said she brought her family to the event a couple of years ago. “We missed it last year, so we’re glad its back,” she said. “We like the family aspect of it. It’s nice to be in a community that has something like this every year." The COVID-19 pandemic caused last year’s event to be canceled. “Last year was really weird not having Merrysville for the Holidays,” said Hall. “Thirty-three years we’ve held it so last year definitely felt strange and it just feels right to be back and doing it again." In addition to the Electric Lights Parade, food vendors, craft vendors and photo booths were available at Comeford Park. “In Comeford Park we had a lot of different food and craft vendors,” said Hall. “We’re really happy
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Santa rides one of the Marysville Fire District’s fire engines as part of the Electric Lights Parade during Merrysville for the Holidays on Dec. 4. they all came out and wanted to be part of the event." The Tulalip Lions Club hosted a bonfire for families to gather around again, which is a traditional part of the event. The event is traditionally where the Marysville
water tower gets lit for the holiday season, but this year the tower is undergoing maintenance work which requires it to be covered to prevent the spread of hazardous chemicals. Hall said that the community still enjoyed the
event though. “To me the event is just Marysville, almost more than any others we do. It shows what we do and what our community is about,” he said. “They want to celebrate together and enjoy the holidays."
Kirkland named Grand Marshal for Electric Lights Parade Mary Kirkland, owner of downtown Marysville’s Hilton & Company, served as this year’s grand marshal in the 2021 Electric Lights Parade. Kirkland’s family has been a staple of the downtown for decades while running the popular Hilton Pharmacy, which transitioned away from a pharmacy business last year and took a new name as Hilton & Company. Kirkland began working for her great-uncle Jeffrey Hilton Jr. in 1969 and eventually bought Hilton Pharmacy in 1984.
“I think people who have lived in Marysville for any length of time have heard or know of Mary,” said Connie Mennie, Marysville's communications manager. Kirkland has been a leader in the Marysville Downtown Merchants Association, as well as being a former board member for the Marysville Tulalip Chamber of Commerce. “She has been involved in all sorts of parts of the community and the city,” said Mennie. “She has been one of the leaders in bringing the Homegrown Street Fair down to Third Street."
Mennie said the city wanted to select someone who encourages people to be excited about Marysville. “When we were deciding we wanted someone who is a cheerleader for Marysville and Mary certainly seems to be that,” she said. Staff from Marysville’s Parks, Culture and Recreation Department stopped by Hilton & Company to tell Kirkland the news. “I just thought they were just checking out Third Street or were going to ask me for something, I wasn’t sure, but they said ‘we want you to be grand marshal for
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Mary Kirkland at her downtown business Hilton & Company.
the Electric Lights Parade’ and I just thought ‘oh my gosh,’” said Kirkland. She said she was caught off guard by the request. “I was totally surprised and I will be forever humbled by that,” said Kirkland. Kirkland has attended many Merrysville for the Holidays events over the years. “My daughter reminded me that probably 20 years ago the downtown merchants used to have an actual float and we would spend a few weeks before the parade to build that float out of nothing, just tin foil and sheets,” she said. Many of the downtown business owners still walk in the parade. “We don’t do the floats anymore but it is fun to be with our downtown group dressed as elves to promote the Elf on the Shelf program,” she said. Kirkland said she enjoys the event every year. “It’s a great and fun parade,” she said. “It’s short and sweet and it’s delightful. There’s so much community love at the parade that it is very much an honor to do that."
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Oso Slide Memorial receives funding from county By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com The SR-530 Slide Memorial will begin construction next year after $4.8 million from the Snohomish County budget was approved for the project this November. The memorial will recognize the lives and community lost in the 2014 slide which destroyed the ‘Steelhead Haven’ neighborhood and caused 43 deaths. A two-acre site near SR530 and the Whitehorse Trail will feature a number of exhibits and informational spots as part of the memorial. “There will be a set of small exhibits for information that go along and loop around the site,” said Carol Ohlfs, a park planner with the Snohomish County Parks Department and project manager for the SR-530 Slide Memorial. A small parking lot with a space for a bus will be available at the site. “You will enter through a gate that will be made of timber,” which will be the same as the gates that are found along the Whitehorse Trail, said Ohlfs. “After you enter there will be a community plaza/gathering area with a shelter." A number of different locations will focus on different aspects of the slide, such as one that will talk about the geology of the land and the slide.
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Additional holiday lighting was put up around Legion Park this year and a new holiday carousel was also brought to the downtown for families to enjoy this year. Those new additions were well received and this year’s event was well attended, said Lopez. “There’s more people than ever and it’s a bigger event,” she said. The city couldn’t have the event last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. “It feels great to be back. It’s a lot of fun. Last year was different for sure,” said Lopez. Local families also said they were glad that the Hometown Holidays festivities returned. “We’re so happy that it is back and that we all get to be together celebrating all these fun holiday things,” said local parent Leah Deaver. Deaver said that everyone missed the downtown events. “From the Santa Parade
Another exhibit will focus on the response to the disaster. “That will be a celebration of the response and how the community came together,” said Ohlfs. A shelter will also highlight the survivors. “This will be about the 11 people pulled from the debris that survived,” said Ohlfs. Overlooking the landscape where the slide happened will be 26 individual memorials recognizing the deaths from the slide. “There will be a panel for each family,” said Ohlfs. Snohomish County has worked with the families and community members to build the plan for the memorial. “Soon after the event the county started working with the community,” said Ohlfs. A landscape/architecture firm hired by the county helped to gather feedback and construct a plan for the memorial. “They took that feedback and created a concept about three to four years ago,” said Ohlfs. Not much has changed from that concept, with the main differences coming from the fact that wetlands have developed in some of the areas where the slide changed geography and flooded. Ohlfs said that the county will preserve those wetto the trick-or-treating it was such a bummer to miss it all last year, so it’s exciting that it’s back,” she said. Local parent Kayla Klein said her family loves the event. “It’s awesome to have it back and it just brings the community together,” she said. Cristy Brubaker, with the Downtown Arlington Business Association and one of the organizers of the annual Santa Parade, said that many people like the tradition of the parade. “Years ago when my folks had a business downtown they asked me if I would help organize the Santa Parade because it hadn’t been held for a couple of years,” she said. “It’s just so important and everybody looks forward to it,” she added. This year many organizations came out to participate in the parade and Brubaker said there was a great turnout of attendees as well. The event is also one that helps local organizations. “People take this time to give back to the community,” said Brubaker. “For example, one of our parade
The site where the planned SR-530 Slide Memorial is scheduled to be constructed. lands which will be next to the memorial. “It has been challenging to raise the amount required to build this permanent memorial,” said Ohlfs, who added that families took the lead on community fundraising efforts and that the county also applied for grants. Those efforts amounted to about $900,000. Earlier in the year it was proposed to begin construction with just a part of the memorial. “That was not very popular,” said Ohlfs. “It was important to have this for those who lost family and lost community members." Snohomish County leadership provided the remain-
ing funding in their recent budget though. “We were very excited for the county budget bringing in the remaining funds,” said Ohlfs. Construction is scheduled to take place in two phases, the first of which is in the summer of 2022 and
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the second will be in 2023. Fundraising for the construction of the memorial has been finished but community-led projects for the memorial still need additional financial support. Donations can be made at slidememorial.com/support.
entries donated $100 with their entry to the Arlington Community Food Bank." Lopez also wanted to thank all of the volunteers and community organizations that come together to put on the Hometown Holidays events.
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Marysville Salvation Army staff and board members and local community members help to kick off the bell ringing season on Nov. 29. From left, Marysville Salvation Army board member Gail Frost, board member Virlee Garmon, community member Renae James, Mayor Jon Nehring, City Council member Mark James and Salvation Army social services coordinator Jenny Roodzant.
Salvation Army begins bell ringing campaign By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com Salvation Army bell ringers are again out for the holiday season at various storefronts to collect funds for the organization. On Nov. 29 board members and staff from the Marysville Salvation Army office met with local Marysville officials to kickoff the kettle bell ringing at the local Fred Meyer store. “We held our kettle kickoff with the mayor again along with our virtual kickoff this November,” said Jenny Roodzant, social services coordinator with the local Salvation Army office. The organization is doing virtual collection this year in addition to their normal efforts. Those online initiatives began on Nov. 15 at marysvilleredkettle.org. A video is available on that page, which can be seen if you scroll down the website, has interviews with Salvation Army staff and clients that they have helped. “That explains a lot of what we do,” said Roodzant. The Marysville Salvation Army office provides some direct services to those experiencing homelessness, such as food and other support, but a lot of their work is also directed at families at risk of becoming homeless as well. “We do wrap-around services to help families pay their bills and keep them off the streets,” said Roodzant. There are many families who have been having a tough time getting by since the pandemic began, said Roodzant. “And it doesn’t matter where they work, a lot of people are struggling with
money right now,” she said. The local Salvation Army wants to provide them support. “We don’t want a family to choose between their bills and Christmas for their family,” said Roodzant. Bell ringers seeking donations will be available at local Fred Meyer, Walmart and Haggen Food locations. The organization has not done one of their regular fundraisers for about two years now because of the pandemic, which has put some stress on the local location. “We were hoping to raise $50,000 throughout
the year and so far we’re at $5,000,” said Roodzant. She hopes the holiday season can bring in some donations. “That amount will help sustain us throughout the year,” said Roodzant. The organization could also win $10,000 if they have the most bell ringing hours this year, so Roodzant hopes more volunteers are willing to help out this December. “We definitely want to bring in more bellringers,” she said. More information about how to volunteer is available at marysville.salvationarmy. org.
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Tulalip Santa Run returns Dec. 17-18 By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com The Tulalip Bay Fire Department will bring Santa Claus out to communities and collect food again as part of their annual Santa Run. This year’s event takes place from Dec. 17 to 18 from 5 p.m. to about 9 p.m. each day. On Dec. 17, firefighters plan to visit Madison Estates, Tulare, Spee-Bi-Dah, Tulalip Shores, 83rd Place Northwest and Hermosa Beach. On Dec. 18, firefight-
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It begins about 5:30 p.m. on weekdays and 5 p.m. on weekends. “Doing the job is awesome and being with a great crew is awesome, but in the off time to be able to continue the good things this department does by collecting food and raising money is great,” said Steve Daggett, a firefighter/paramedic who has been involved in the Arlington Santa Run for more than 15 years. Daggett and many of his family come out to volunteer for the event each year. “My family all get involved. My mother-in-law gets involved. They love it and its a fun time for us to hang out and it’s obviously for a great cause,” he said. Local families often look forward to the Santa Run coming to their neighborhood each year. “It’s always enjoyable. The kids love it with the bright lights and the siren. It’s a nice community event,” said local parent Jennifer Lundberg. Santa typically comes out to greet kids and hand out candy canes. “I just love looking at the lights,” said local child Zay Horton. “And I love the candy canes." The event also helps keep the community together. “We love it,” said local parent Valerie McKee. “We like the small community feel." Daggett said the event is one of the many things that local organizations do to help keep that sense of unity. “These little things we continue to do as a commuSure, you love our paper... but don’t forget to
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ers plan to visit 43rd Street Northwest, Potlatch, 56th52nd, Y Site, Mission, Lower Projects, Walter Moses/28th Site, Ezra Hatch/Larry Price and Mission Highlands. “We do it for the community and to give back to the local families in need, and the community loves to see Santa coming to their neighborhood,” said Tulalip Bay firefighter Derek Kuhn, who is organizing this year’s Santa Run. Kuhn said the event is a chance for firefighters and local residents to meet. “I just like being able to
get out there and meet people,” he said. He has participated in the Santa Run for three years now and said there’s always new people he gets to know. “Unfortunately we see people during their worst when we’re on the job … so it’s really great for us to have this so we can meet the community,” he said. During the event firefighters collect food and cash donations for the Tulalip Church of God, which runs a local food bank.
nity is what keeps us close together,” he said. This year Santa was able to interact with kids a little more, but many pandemic protocols were still in place for the Santa Run. “Last year was a little different. It was more selective on who could volunteer and everyone had to keep their distance,” said Daggett. The Arlington Santa Run was formerly put on by the Arlington Fire Department, however the department was annexed into North County Fire and EMS this
year. Firefighters from the regional fire authority said the Santa Run will continue even with the change though. “The community loves it. It’s one of our things that I hope we keep doing and never dies,” said Daggett. “The merger has been really awesome and the group of folks from North County [Fire and EMS] have been awesome and now together we can continue these traditions and the traditions they had as well,” he added.
The fire district also sponsors a family each year to help out for the holiday season and are currently in the process of identifying a family for this year, said Kuhn. Food donations should be non-perishable dry or canned goods. “The biggest problem is that we make it to certain neighborhood and they weren’t aware that we would
be coming by that day,” said Kuhn, who said he hopes to increase awareness of this year’s event. The event will be similar to last year’s Santa Run, which received a few changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “There will be a little less contact than we normally do and less interacting with Santa, just because we are remaining socially dis-
tanced,” said Kuhn. “But we still wanted to get out and say ‘hi’ to the community. " The event is two days instead of three because those changes have made the Santa Run go through the community faster. “We made it through the neighborhoods a little quicker because there wasn’t as much stopping to interact with people,” said Kuhn.
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Snohomish County's priorities for upcoming legislative session In this month’s column, I will be covering the upcoming legislative session in Olympia, priorities for Snohomish County, and how it may affect North County residents. The State Legislature operates on a biennial basis which means they meet for a long 105-day session in odd numbered years and a short 60-day session in even numbered years. In the long sessions, the legislature adopts a 2-year budget for the State of Washington. In the short session, they pass a supplemental budget to account for revenue or expenditure changes part way through the biennium. The upcoming session is a short session which means the legislature is not likely to make major changes to the state budget. One major issue they may take up is the recent police reform legislation adopted last year. The reforms passed earlier in 2021 created stricter requirements for use of force, restricted certain police tactics, and made changes to how law enforcement personnel are held accountable for wrongful action in the line of duty. Many law enforcement agencies and elected officials, myself included, have shared concerns with the new legislation and how it impacts law enforcement’s ability to address public safety issues in our com-
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munities. I have joined with other elected officials in asking the state legislature to reconsider some of these reforms to ensure that officers have the tools they need to hold criminals accountable and keep our communities safe. The sponsors of the legislation have indicated that they are willing to make some changes but only time will tell if major changes to the reforms will be approved. The state legislature will also potentially consider changes to emergency powers in the state. Specifically, there have been calls for the legislature to reclaim their oversight authority for the governor’s emergency powers. We have now been in a declared state of emergency for COVID for over a year and a half. The legislature has passed bills which give the governor sweeping emergency authority to suspend certain regulations and impose others without a vote of the legislature. I encourage the legislature to make changes to the governor’s emergen-
cy powers and resume their role in the checks and balances system enshrined in our State constitution. Additionally, we are continuing our work to secure ongoing funding for the Regional Apprenticeship Pathways (RAP) Program in North County. The RAP Program has been very successful since its launch in fall of 2019. The Program provides an opportunity for high school students to get valuable training in the building and construction trades and prepare them for successful careers following high school. We are working with legislators to ensure this program continues and potentially expand it to other areas of the state. I will continue to provide updates on the legislative session in my monthly newsletters and will recap the legislative session in a future column. If you would like to receive to my monthly newsletter, please email nate.nehring@snoco. org to join our distribution list. Nate Nehring is a member of the Snohomish County Council and represents District 1 which includes Arlington, Darrington, Granite Falls, Marysville, Stanwood, and unincorporated north county. He can be reached by email at Nate. Nehring@snoco.org or by phone at 425-512-4810.
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Lakewood defeats MP 45-42 By Nathan Whalen nathan@northcountyoutlook.com
A competitive game between Lakewood and Marysville Pilchuck on Dec. 1 saw the Cougars top the Tomahawks 45-42. “For the first game of the season, anytime you come away with a win, that’s a good thing,” Lakewood coach Chris Walster said. “It’s very back and forth,” said Marysville Pilchuck coach Taylor Stevens, adding that nobody had the upper hand throughout the game. “I think the kids played hard.” Walster complimented the efforts of senior co-captain Natalie Krueger who had 13 points, was four-for-four in free throws and had six rebounds. “She was a calming factor out there,” Walster said. He added the team has several freshmen on the varsity team and they had jitters at the start of the first game of the season. He also highlighted the efforts of Avalon Kummer, who had seven rebounds. “Marysville Pilchuck had some very strong girls,” Walster said.
For Marysville Pilchuck, Emily Hamre and Briana Ruiz each had eight points. “They took a lot of good shots and kept us in the game,” Stevens said. He also highlighted the rebounding of Gianna Frank who helped the Tomahawks get second, third and fourth scoring opportunities. The game against Lakewood was the second contest in as many nights for Marysville Pilchuck. They traveled to Whidbey Island Nov. 30 to compete against Oak Harbor in their first game of the season. The Tomahawks came up short, losing 50-43. “It just didn’t go our way,” Stevens said of the Tomahawks' game in Oak Harbor. For the first time in three years, Lakewood’s varsity team has seniors on the squad, Walster said. “We are much stronger and deeper than the past several years,” Walster said, noting that several players have AAU experience. The Marysville Pilchuck varsity team has seven seniors, which will make for a competitive season.
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Lakewood’s Malia Schroeder and Marysville Pilchuck’s Emily Hamre battles for the ball during a game that saw Lakewood win 45-42.
“I think we’ll have a lot of opportunities to be in a lot of games,” Stevens said. Marysville Pilchuck’s season
continues Dec. 9 when the Tomahawks travel to Cedarcrest while Lakewood travels to Oak Harbor Dec. 10.
Arlington tops Lynden Christian By Nathan Whalen nathan@northcountyoutlook.com Arlington’s girls basketball kicked off its season with a win against perennial 1A power Lynden Chris-
tian Dec. 3. Arlington won its home opener against the Lyncs 61-54. “It was a great, hardfought battle between two really good teams,” Arlington coach Joe Marsh said,
adding the Lyncs routinely compete against schools in larger classifications. He said the game was a back-and-forth contest from start to finish. After leading 21-14 in the first
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quarter, Arlington stretched its lead to eight points at halftime being ahead 3628. Lynden Christian pulled within six points in the third quarter, but the Eagles stretched their lead to seven points by the end of the game. Marsh complimented the efforts of junior Jenna Villa, who had 16 points and 12 rebounds, and freshman forward Keirra Reece, who had 12 points. “She had some big shots for us,” Marsh said of Reece “We’re really excited,” Marsh said of the result Dec. 3. “This is a really good test.” He added the Eagles had
another tough game Dec. 6 against Lake Washington, which is a 3A school competing in the Kingco Conference. The game against the Kangaroos took place after the North County Outlook went to press Marsh said senior guard Kiera Marsh and Villa have a lot of experience and the team younger players including three sophomores and one freshman on the varsity team. “We’re trying to keep getting better,” Marsh said. Arlington starts league play Dec. 9 hosting Mountlake Terrace. Game starts at 7:15 p.m.
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A few gift ideas for your favorite gardener Now that we of landscapes yet have passed our to be realized to traditional “givkeep your lust of ing thanks” holinature alive and day, we might well during these just as well keep winter months. the spirit flowing By Steve Smith Jigsaw puzby showing our zles: Again, durlove and appreciation to our ing the wet months of winfriends and relatives who ter when it isn’t conducive have the passion (or perhaps to romp around the garden, some would say addiction) you can keep those weeding for gardening. Gardeners fingers nimble and toned by love gifts as much as the next sorting through puzzle piecperson and what better place es from the New York Puzto find some stellar ideas zle Company. Made in the than at your local garden U.S.A. with top quality, fully center. Here are a few items recyclable and compostable that caught my eye recently. components, my wife and I A nice floral print coffee have already completed six mug: Whether you are a tea 1,000 piecers and it isn’t even drinker, lover of coffee, or officially winter. Thanks to perhaps prefer a toasty hot short term memory loss, we buttered rum, there is noth- will probably just start all ing like a sturdy coffee mug over again and reassemble adorned with floral images them as if it was our first
time. Sometimes old age can be a blessing. Zenport pruning tools: There isn’t a self-respecting gardener anywhere that wouldn’t want a good quality pruning tool to add to their collection and Zenport has an enviable assortment of styles to choose from. From tiny floral snippers and bonsai scissors to heavy duty loppers that can cut through one inch or larger limbs, you will be impressed with the quality and durability of these tools. And for those lefties out there who have trouble with hand pruners, try their left-handed model. Root Slayer tools from Radius: If you are familiar with the odd-looking circular grip on the end of the long handled tools from this company, then you already
know how comfortable it is to use them. Recently they introduced the Root Slayer Shovel and Root Slayer Roundhead Shovel to their tool line that look almost like weapons of mass destruction with their toothed edges and razor-sharp points. But believe me, if you have roots to cut through, these babies will do the job. Farmer’s Almanac: A combination of entertainment and education, the almanac is always fun to read. If you prefer pretty pictures, go with their calendar. Either way, you will get hours of enjoyment along with some very useful information. Bird feeders: There is no better form of winter recreation than watching the colorful antics of our local bird populations. Stellar
jays, hooded Juncos, chickadees, flickers, and my very favorite, those crazy hummingbirds, all visit my yard in the winter. I focus on suet for most of my birds and nectar for the hummers. If you are like me and tend to make a mess when mixing hummingbird nectar, then try out “Sweet-Nectar” from the Sweet-Seed company. It is 100% natural and wild flower infused. Simply pour it into your feeder (or dilute the concentrated formula) and let the show begin. Winter interest plants: Although difficult to wrap and place under a tree, plants make a wonderful gift that can be remembered for years as they grow and mature in the garden. Hellebores, Viburnum ‘Dawn’, ‘Charity’ Mahonia, Camellias, and a
wide range of colorfully foliaged conifers and broadleaf evergreens all provide winter interest in our outdoor spaces that can be appreciated for years to come. Gift cards: Finally, if all else fails, there is always the option of a gift card, which has the added bonus of providing an opportunity for you to join the recipient in the spring for a field trip to your favorite garden center. Now that’s a “win-win” gift in my book. Whatever you choose, as long as it is chosen with love and appreciation, you can’t go wrong.
Steve Smith is the owner of Sunnyside Nursery in Marysville and can be reached at sunnysidenursery@msn.com.