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A Christmas Wish provides gifts to local families in need By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com Arlington’s families in need received free holiday gifts from the local A Christmas Wish program on Dec. 17. About 1,500 kids and 500 families were given free gifts which ranged from toys, gift cards, makeup, books and other items. The number of families registering for A Christmas Wish was about the same as last year, according to Tina Davis, one of the main organizers of the program. In 2020 the program saw the most need ever, said Davis, although she wasn’t sure if this year or last year will end up officially with a higher number of people. The program serves peoSee GIFTS on page 2
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A Christmas Wish volunteers Robin Sjolund, left, and Paul Butler put holiday gifts into a client’s vehicle on Dec. 17.
Tulalip Santa Run collects donations for food bank By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com Tulalip firefighters went out with Santa on Dec. 17 and 18 to collect food donations as part of their annual Santa Run. “It’s finally here and we’re super excited to get out and see the community,” said Tulalip Bay Fire District firefighter Derek Kuhn who was the main organizer for this year’s event. Local firefighters decorate their fire trucks with Christmas lights and play holiday music as part of the event. “We love this opportunity to put the lights on the engine and see everyone smiling,” said Kuhn. Santa Claus also comes out to greet kids and families during the Santa Run. “I love seeing the kids and their faces light up,” said probationary firefighter Brandon Jones, who has
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Tulalip Bay Fire District probationary firefighter Brandon Jones plays Santa and waves at local families during the Tulalip Santa Run on Dec. 17.
served as the district’s Santa for the last few years. “They have this magical quality that you only see when you’re a kid. Whenever they see me you kind of get to relive those childhood mo-
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Marysville Toy Store sees highest need ever By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com The Marysville Toy Store provided holiday gifts to families in need again this year and saw their highest number of children registered ever. Families that sign up received gifts of winter clothing, a book and age-appropriate toys, technology or other goodies. A total of 2,172 kids from 780 families were registered for the Marysville Toy Store program this year. “The need this year is greater than ever,” said Christie Veley, one of the main organizers of this year’s Marysville Toy Store.
“That’s a record for the Toy Store, more so than even last year." The Marysville community once again stepped up with volunteers and donations to support the program, said Veley. “We were really reliant on our community to step up and meet that need and they did it,” she said. Because of the COVID pandemic this is the second year that the program has been done using a drive-thru model. “Normally parents can come into the store and shop for themselves,” said Veley. “We’re prepackaging everything and then See TOY STORE on page 2
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distributing it to the families." With a year of experience during the pandemic, this year went smoother than last December. “Last year COVID really threw us off our game and now this is the second year we’ve had to adapt. While we don’t like that we have to adapt, I feel like this is probably the best that it could be,” said Veley. In most years parents are able to pick the most appropriate gift for their child among what the program has available. Last year and this year sign-up for the program has included a Wish List section that allows each child to ask for one specific gift. Veley said they’ve tried to emphasize that more this year. “We want to make sure
that the kids are going to enjoy what we pick out for them,” she said. “We do our very best to fulfill that wish or get something kind of close to that." That means a lot of different gifts for different children. “We’ve been giving out a lot of skateboards and headphones and Barbies. Every child has something different on their wish list,” said Veley. Veley said she enjoys working with all of the other volunteers at the program. “It’s really cool to be able to do this and help families provide Christmas and provide a little bit of holiday joy,” she said. Volunteer Auctrina Martindale said it is a tradition for her to come down and volunteer for the program. “It’s the beginning of the Christmas spirit,” she said. “I guess it’s just nice to help people in need and to share the wealth,” said vol-
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Marysville Toy Store volunteer Auctrina Martindale helps prepare a bag of holiday gifts on Dec. 15. unteer Corrina Bickle. Veley said organizers and volunteers put the program on every year to ensure local kids have a good Christmas season. “We put it on because there’s a need and this year it’s even more apparent than ever,” she said. “It’s all about the kids and creating that memory
for them and that’s what we’re thinking about when we’re putting the bags together,” she added. The program is entirely supported by volunteers and donations each year. “Thank you to the community for supporting us once again. We could not do this without you,” said Veley.
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children will be happy with. “We know sometimes there’s something special that they’re looking for,” said Davis. “If they don’t fill it out all the way then we email and call them to get a little more information." Local parents are able to move through the line quicker and organizers are better able to predict what gifts they will need to purchase under the drive-thru model. “I feel like it is better for everyone because we know what we have and can make sure we have enough gifts on hand,” said Davis. She doesn’t know what the program will look like next year though. “We’ll see what next year brings,” she said. This is the first year that A Christmas Wish has been affiliated with the Arlington Community Food Bank. “We’re still the same people but we’ve partnered with them. It’s just logical to do that because we’re caring for the same clients,” she said. Davis, who helped create the program more than a decade ago and has been involved with it ever since, also said she wanted to make sure the program continues on even when she can’t do it anymore. “I know this is in good hands now. I want people with good hearts to do these kinds of things,” said Davis. She also thanked the Arlington Boys & Girls Club for opening up their gym again to help facilitate gift storage and distribution, and thanked everyone who supports the program. “I appreciate all the donors and the many companies that have held toy drives,” she said.
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ple from Arlington, Darrington, Smokey Point and sometimes further out. “Sometimes people work here and it’s easier for them to come here,” said Davis. The all-volunteer program is run on donations. “We’ve been blessed with a lot of gifts this year so the families actually got more than they did last year,” said Davis. Davis said volunteers come out every year to help run the program. “A lot of us have a similar story when you ask why we’re here. They’ve either experienced that in the past as a child or known a family that needed help,” she said. Volunteer Robin Sjolund has volunteered for a number of years. “We’ve been involved in it for years and it’s a really important thing to do. It’s important for all kids to have that magic of Christmas,” she said. For volunteer Nicole Voshell this was the first time volunteering for the program. “I would see everything set up and just wanted to be a part of it for years,” she said. “Seeing all the families in the need. It’s just amazing to be a part of." Because of the COVID “W the program is pandemic e do it all!” using a drive-thru model for the second year. Normally it is set up similar to an actual store and clients can come in and personally pick out the items. Registration for the program included space to request specific gifts to help parents still get gifts their
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MSD looks at next steps for superintendent search By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com The Marysville School Board approved a final timeline for their superintendent search and a base salary of $265,000 for the position during their most recent board meeting. A timeline for the rest of the process was agreed upon, with the last interviews for the final candidates being scheduled for Feb. 14 and 15. The board of directors also approved a list of qualities that the GR Recruiting firm will use to whittle down the candidates for the search. The firm looked at local superintendent agreements to come up with a base salary proposal. Jim Hager, senior associate with the firm, said, he looked through the current agreements for school districts similar in size to Marysville and in the surrounding area. “We believe that to be active and current on salaries you need between $265,000 to $270,000 base,” he said. “The recommendation we would have is to bring the base salary up slightly. We don’t want to be recruiting on a two-year-old salary that isn’t representative,” said associate Kris McDuffy. The final salary and benefits package can be negotiated with the chosen candidate, she said. “You’ll have time to talk about benefits package and how you may want to restructure that,” she said. Of additional concern is that there are a lot of open superintendent positions in the Puget Sound area, including in the Seattle, Highline and Issaquah school districts. “The competition is going to be keen,” said Hager. “There are so many superintendencies open, not only in the Seattle metropolitan area, but nationwide." Board members agreed to the increase in superintendent salary. “I would like to be on the upper end of what we’re talking about,” said board member Katie Jackson. The recruiting firm will be using the results of a community survey to help narrow down the candidate list. Participants in the survey were asked what traits they would like in a superintendent and picked several out of about 30 options. The top responses were “being an effective communicator, being accountable
for their actions, having ethics and integrity,” according to Jennifer Coisson, an associate with GR Recruiting. “These are criteria that we would use as filters to assess the qualifications of candidates,” said Hager. The school board approved the top community responses to serve as a guide for the recruiting firm, pulling only one trait up for increased important: the ability to make tough decisions. “We need a strong leader who is going to make good decisions which sometimes won’t be popular,” said board member Wade Rinehardt. The community survey was available online and in six languages. About 61 percent of respondents were staff members and about 35 percent were parents of a current student (with some overlap between those two categories as well). According to the survey, the top three issues that respondents think the superintendent should focus on immediately are student support services, equity and diversity and academic rigor.
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Arlington plans Center of Excellence By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com The city of Arlington hopes to bring higher education targeted at manufacturing and industrial skills with a planned Center of Excellence. The proposal was discussed at the Dec. 13 Arlington City Council and could be approved at the Jan. 3, 2022, meeting. The 25-acre area in the northwest of the Airport business park is currently be called the Center of Excellence by city staff. The area would be reserved for higher education job training campuses. “We don’t want to have manufacturing or industrial businesses here,” said Marc Hayes, director of community and economic development. The particular parcel of land would already be an unwieldy location for businesses because of utility pipelines that would be difficult to build around. “For manufacturing/industrial buildings to locate here isn’t ideal because the pipeline limits the size of the building,” said Hayes. Learning spaces can be more easily re-arranged to fit into the space, he said. City staff have been working on the proposal for a little over a year. “With the land going so rapidly here for manufacturing and industrial uses now is kind of the imperative to create this Center of Excellence,” said Hayes. Council member Debora Nelson
said she thought it would be a good use of the land. “I think it’s good strategic thinking for the future of our workforce,” she said. Council member Don Vanney said his parents had worked for years to help bring higher education to Arlington. “At least they’re finally seeing something as an educational center coming in,” he said. Even if approved in January, a project is still likely at least a couple of years away according to Arlington Mayor Barbara Tolbert. She said they hope to speak about the potential of the land with universities and local organizations. “We meet quarterly with the Port of Everett and this is always on our agenda,” said Tolbert. Hayes said those conversations have begun but there is not a concrete plan ready to go forward yet. Council member Michele Blythe was concerned about the number of trees that would have to be removed for the project. “That’s such a coveted area for people who walk along the trails or walk their dogs,” she said. “I can’t go to a meeting knowing there’s trees being cut down without saying something." A 200-foot buffer around the proposed campus areas will remain with trees intact, said Hayes. “So we are trying to create open space and protected space within this, within reason,” he said. “I totally un-
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derstand the pain it is to lose good timber like that, and we are trying to come to a compromise." The city is also required to mitigate lost trees. “When trees are removed we require 3-to-1 ratio replacement or feein-lieu-of for all significant trees that are removed,” said Hayes. Typically the fee is paid rather than the trees being directly replaced, he said. That money is used to put in trees for a lot of transportation projects currently. “We are building a reserve in order to provide significant trees in our roadway projects,” said Hayes. Further discussion and potential approval of the Center of Excellence proposal is scheduled for the Jan. 3, 2022 Arlington City Council meeting.
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Christensen, Bojador named Students of the Month By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com Marysville Getchell High School seniors Andrew Christensen and Abbygail Bojador were recognized for being school leaders and were named the November Students of the Month awards. The Marysville Kiwanis and Soroptimist clubs give out the awards to two students in the Marysville School District each month in recognition of their community involvement and volunteer service. Marysville Getchell High School student Andrew Christensen was recognized for his academic achievement.
Christensen is also a part of the Running Start program and attends Everett Community College, as well. He says he is a people person and enjoys engaging in conversation with others. For the past few years he has been a part of the Marysville Getchell swim team and is a successful swimmer there. He has been named WESCO All-League second team for the 200-meter individual medley and for the 200-meter freestyle relay. He serves as a lifeguard at Marysville Pilchuck High School’s pool and the pool used by the Lake Stevens School District.
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Totem Middle School gets new mascot By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com Totem Middle School’s new mascot will be the ‘phoenix’ and the decision about the future of Marysville Pilchuck High School’s mascot has been delayed until January. Due to a state law passed earlier this year, schools that used Native imagery had to either change their mascot or receive permission from a local tribe to continue use of those images. Committees at both local schools were formed to come up with the new mascots after the Tulalip Tribes board of directors requested the schools move forward with changing the Native imagery. The change for Totem Middle School was approved a special meeting of the School Board on Dec. 15. The new mascot for the school is the ‘phoenix.’ The school will use the singular noun ‘phoenix’ for their team names, similar to professional sports teams such as the Miami Heat or the Se-
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ments of seeing Santa for the first time." Usually Santa gives out candy canes and interacts a little more with kids, but because of COVID Santa spent most of his time riding on top of one of the district’s fire engines. “When I’m up on top of the engine we add this lighting that makes me look a little more prolific which adds to the kids’ imagination,” said Jones. Kuhn also said he enjoyed seeing the community as part of the event. “Everyone is cheerful and having a good time and that’s the most rewarding part of the Santa Run,” he said. Community members typically enjoy seeing the firefighters out for the holidays as well. “They’ve told us they love it and we want to keep making them happy,” said Kuhn. During the event, firefighters collect donations of cash and food for the Tulalip Church of God’s food bank. “We love to take any opportunity to give back,” said Kuhn. “We have a good relationship with the community so if we can use that trust to give back to the greater good, that’s what we’re here for." Part-time firefighter/ EMT Kurt Bennett said this year was his first time volunteering for the event but he was glad to support a good cause.
attle Kraken. School board members were appreciative of the work Totem Middle School students and community members put in. “I appreciate the community involvement and the students' passion that they came to the board with,” said School Board President Paul Galovin. “They spoke with us and gave us some insight for wanting a change and then engaging a change. It was very helpful for being able to make a decision at the board level and to support the Tribal community as well." School board members also appreciated MPHS’ committee and the work they put in. The proposed replacement mascot for the school is currently the ‘mountaineers.’ However, due to a letter on Dec. 7 from the Tulalip Tribes board which rescinded the request to remove the ‘tomahawks’ mascot, the Marysville School Board voted to delay a vote to gain more input. Galovin said he and interim superintendent Chris
Pearson had an informal meeting with Tulalip Tribal board members. “The discussion was meant to get some feedback from the tribal board, the letter they sent to us and the intent behind it,” he said. “What I gleaned from that meeting is that they do not have a clear path. In their words ‘they put it back in our lap’ to make a decision." The Tulalip Tribes decision to rescind the request for MPHS came after a close vote at their recent general counsel meeting. The board’s biggest concern was reaching out to make sure all voices had a chance to be heard. “If there’s any opinion that hasn’t been heard, we would like to hear them,” said Galovin. Native students’ opinions drove the Tulalip Tribes board initial decision to request a change of mascots at MPHS. “The Tribal Youth Council was for the decision to change the mascot,” said Galovin. He hopes to invite the Tulalip Youth Council back
“I think there’s a lot of people that could use these resources and there’s got to be some people to gather them and we’re happy to help,” said Bennett. “It’s something to be proud of and it’s something fun to do." Tulalip firefighters were glad to get out into the community after so little interaction because of the pandemic. “It’s been at least two
years now … there’s not too much we can do to interact with the public. Normally we do CPR classes and interact with the children for their birthdays,” said Kuhn. “Fortunately this is something we can do with being outside and social distancing." The district plans to get back to those other forms of public interaction when it is safe to do so, he said.
to hear at the next school board meeting. “I want to move forward with a Pilchuck mascot that honors the tribe. That is emboldening for our students and emboldening our schools without hurting any of our students in the process,” said Galovin. Board member Wade Rinehardt also wanted to clarify which of the messages from Tulalip was more representative. “We’re getting two different messages, one from the general assembly and one from the board,” he said. “We want to make sure that the information we’re getting represents the whole." He also noted there are many who do not want to see the MPHS mascot change. “The entire community is the Tribes and Marysville, and we want all of the community,” he said. “There is a group of alumni that doesn’t want a change at all." Board member Katie Jackson said that she be-
lieves voices from the Tulalip Tribes need to carry more weight in this discussion. “I’ve talked to alumni and many of them want to keep it, but this is about the Tribes and I feel we need to weigh their voice about 90 percent here,” she said. Funds are being provided by Washington state to help schools affected by the law to change mascots.
Waiting too long to make a decision could mean those funds are gone by the time the district has made a choice. The school board plans to discuss the issue again and potentially make a final decision during their Jan. 5 school board meeting. School staff believe that funds will still be available at that time.
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MG defeats MP 48-46 By Nathan Whalen nathan@northcountyoutlook.com
A close game Dec. 16 saw Marysville Getchell battle for a 48-46 victory over Marysville Pilchuck. “It was a classic battle. It was two teams playing hard,” Marysville Getchell coach Corby Schuh said. Freshman guard Arion Palacol scored 25 points for the Chargers with 15 points during the fourth quarter. “He took over the game,” Schuh said.,complimenting the freshman’s efforts playing in his first rivalry game. “What an amazing performance.” In addition to Palacol, senior forward Ryan Allison scored nine points with seven rebounds and senior guard Caden Weier scored seven points. Marysville Getchell was ahead 12-8 at the end of the first quarter. Allison scored six of his nine points during the first quarter. Schuh said he felt the Chargers could take advantage with the height of Allison, who is 6 feet five inches. Schuh complimented the efforts of Marysville Pilchuck de-
fending Allison for the remainder of the game. Marysville Pilchuck head coach Luke Carpenter said the Dec. 16 game wasn’t a characteristic performance. “For this squad, being in an environment like this was a first.” After graduating 10 seniors from the Tomahawk squad that competed in the 2020 state tournament, Marysville Pilchuck won one game during the pandemic-shortened season in the spring and the Tomahawks have the same team. “I can never doubt the heart of our guys,” Carpenter said. Sophomore guard Anthony Najera scored 14 points. “He’s the engine that’s driving this team,” Carpenter said. By halftime, Marysville Pilchuck was ahead 23-13. The third quarter saw the Tomahawks ahead 35-30. He complimented the efforts of Benjamin Baxter. “He’s Mr. Consistent. He’s willing to take on any role.” The Dec. 16 win puts Marysville Getchell’s record at 2-3 overall and 2-1 in the Wesco Conference. During
the Chargers' Dec. 14 win against Edmonds-Woodway, senior guard Caden Weier scored 24 points. “These are two good teams that we beat,” Schuh said of the wins against MP and Edmonds-Woodway. Schuh said the Chargers have six seniors on the team who have been in the program for four years, but they don’t have varsity experience and he said the Chargers are going to get better throughout the season. Marysville Pilchuck’s record is 2-2 overall and 2-1 in the Wesco Conference. The Tomahawks have several seniors on the team. Jamaari Jefferson, who was part of the state tournament in 2020, “came in as that leader,” Carpenter said. “We want to get back to the playoffs. We want to shock some teams,” Carpenter said. Marysville Getchell travels to Sehome Dec. 29 and hosts Lakewood Dec. 31. Marysville Pilchuck travels to Mariner Dec. 23 and participates in a tournament Dec. 28 at Mountlake Terrace.
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Marysville Getchell’s Arion Palacol, right, drives for a layup past Marysville Pilchuck’s Anthony Najera.
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Lakewood's Seth signs letter of intent
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By Nathan Whalen Nathan@northcountyoutlook.com Jakobus Seth, a senior at Lakewood High School, signed his letter of intent Dec. 15 to play football at Washington State University. He signed his letter alongside family and his football coach, Dan Teeter, during a ceremony in front of his friends and coaches that took place before classes for the day began. “I want to thank them for me getting here,” Seth said after the ceremony of the behind-the-scenes help his family, teammates and coaches provided. Seth started playing pee-wee football and then returned to the sport in the seventh grade and played every year. “The guys looked up to him. His work ethic is just phenomenal,” football head coach Dan Teeter said. Over the course of four years, Seth had 120 tackles for the Cougars while playing on the defensive line. “He pretty much demanded a double-team and a triple-team as well,” Teeter said. Seth also has a 3.5-plus grade point average and also received scholarship offers from Yale and Dart-
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Legal Notices SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR SNOHOMISH COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF CHARLES ROBERT WOOLDRIDGE, Deceased, NO. 21-402102-31, PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS, RCW 11.40.030
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Lakewood senior Jakobus Seth signs his letter of intent to play football at Washington State University during a ceremony Dec. 15. Next to Seth is his football coach Dan Teeter, and his parents, Cena and Jarrod. Behind Seth are his sisters Emmaline, Stella and Elinor. mouth. Teeter said Seth is the first football player in Lakewood’s history to get a scholarship to play football
at Washington State University. Dustin Stanton, who graduated from Lakewood in 2012, played football at
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Oregon State University, Teeter said. Seth plans to major in electrical or computer engineering.
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