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more graffiti,” Scairpon said. The department has a law enforcement embedded social worker program where a social worker and a police officer team together to reach out to homeless camps in the community to try and connect homeless people with the services they need to improve their situation. “It’s amazing the kind of work they do,” Scairpon said about their efforts to get people into treatment. Thanks to grant funding, Marysville is partnering with departments in Arlington, Tulalip, and Lake Stevens to provide IMPACT teams, which partners a mental health professional with police to respond during mental health calls. Another grant funded the purchase of automated

Officials are working to improve customer service. If someone makes a 911 call from a smart phone, people can receive text updates about their call and the department can get information about how satisfied people are with the professionalism of the department. Scairpon said one year of data is available and it informs officers of top concerns from the community – vehicle prowls, burglary and theft, and homelessness. Graffiti is also concern among residents, who can go to the city’s website to report incidents of graffiti. Go to www.marysvillvewa.gov and type in “graffiti” in the search bar to go to the form. “We know if we leave graffiti up, it tends to attract

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The Marysville Police Department will soon find themselves in a new home. The department, with more than 100 employees, will be moving into the new Marysville Civic Center between April and June. The new building will provide a larger and up-to-date facility for law enforcement services. For example, the current jail on Grove Street is 5,000-square-feet and the new jail will be 20,000-square-feet. The new jail will have 92 beds divided into four pods which helps with segregation of inmates. “The new facility offers a lot more flexibility,” Police Chief Erik Scairpon said. The six-acre Marysville Civic Center is located on Delta Avenue between Fifth and Eighth streets next to Comeford Park. In addition to the police department and jail, the Civic Center will be City Hall. Marysville has seen a slight increase in crime from 2020 but is still lower than 2019. Scairpon said the previous year was abnormally low because everyone stayed home during the pandemic. “Even the bad guys stayed home.” Police continue to work through a variety of challenges ranging from staffing issues, responding to complicated mental health calls, and dealing with recent legislation. “I’m really proud of the work we’ve done here,” Scairpon said.

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By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com The Tulalip Bay and Getchell fire districts have a new $50,000 drone that can be used for rescues, searches and to assess fire situations. The drone is owned by the Tulalip Bay Fire District who are partnering with the Getchell Fire District to gain the experience for their drone pilots. It was paid for by the Tulalip Cares Foundation, the Tulalip Tribes' biggest organization dedicated to charitable contributions. This is the first time See DRONE on page 2

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Getchell Fire District Assistant Fire Chief Jeremy Stocker pilots the Tulalip Bay Fire District’s new $50,000 drone on Feb. 10.

The Cascade Industrial Center has received another big industry commitment as Soli Organic plans to build 130,000-square-foot indoor farm in Smokey Point. They estimate they will be able to produce 5 million pounds of herbs and leafy greens each year, a good portion of which will be sold at local grocery stores. The business was founded about 30 years ago as

Shenandoah Growers and is responsible for about 35 percent of the U.S. herb production. In recent years they have transitioned to indoor growing facilities, one of which they plan to bring to Smokey Point. “That lowers to the cost to produce, and it brings a better, more consistent product to the consumer,” said Philip Karp, president of Soli Organic.

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Levies pass for Tulalip fire, fail for MSD By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com

Local voters rejected two funding measures for the Marysville School District and approved one for Tulalip Bay Fire District in the Feb. 8 Special Election. As of Feb. 11, Snohomish County was reporting a 29.85 percent turnout for the entire county. Marysville School District Marysville had an Educational Programs and Operations levy and a Technology and Capital Projects levy which both failed and may be put on the ballot again. The two proposals were renewals of previously approved levies that are expiring at the end of the year. The EPO levy funds sports, extra-cur-

ricular activities, some teachers, some staff such as nurses and bus drivers, safety and security measures and other district programs. The tax rate for the new levy would have been $2.20 per $1,000 of assessed property value, which is $0.30 less than the old levy. The measure failed with 59.39 percent voting against. The Technology and Capital Projects levy funds building maintenance projects and technology for staff and students. The tax rate would have been $0.60 per $1,000 of assessed property value, which is the same as the expiring levy. The measure failed with 56.56 percent voting against. See ELECTION on page 13

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Tulalip Bay will have a rescue drone, while Getchell will gain the use of a drone that is more advanced than what they have used. “The drone that Tulalip is letting us utilize is certainly more sophisticated,” said Travis Hots, Fire Chief with the Getchell Fire District. “It has the best capabilities. It has the best zoom camera, the best drop system so it can drop a portable radio or a life jacket to someone struggling in the water." The new drone also has a powerful searchlight which can be used to help with nighttime rescue or search operations. Getchell’s drone program has operated for about three years now and has been used for a number of purposes. Sometimes it is used to find people, such as a dementia patient who was in her late ‘60s. “She left her home and we couldn’t find her. She had been out overnight,” said Hots. Fog in the morning prevented a helicopter or drone search, but as soon as it cleared, Hots said he wanted a drone search near her home. “The forecasted temperatures were supposed to get pretty low that next night,” said Hots, who added he was concerned for the woman’s safety. When a drone search was able to start, the thermal imaging camera was able to find her in the back side of blackberry bushes

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where the individual had apparently gotten stuck. The drone can also be used to analyze a fire situation more quickly. “The drone gives us the ability to do a 360 degree evaluation of whatever structure or land is on fire and that allows us to make tactical decisions that are more informed,” said Tulalip Bay Assistant Fire Chief Jim Rinehardt. Getchell’s Assistant Fire Chief Jeremy Stocker, and main pilot for the drone, said he recently responded to a brushfire that burned about 10 acres. Smoke was blocking a lot of visibility when his crew arrived. “There was a wind change and the fire started going to the south and because of the drone I saw that it was now headed to a barn that was overgrown with bushes. Had we not seen that it probably would have caught the barn on fire,” said Stocker. The drone is useful for recording how fire crews respond to actual fire incidents, which can be played back later so firefighters can improve their tactics. “We can go over that stuff and become even better, so it’s a great training tool,” said Hots. Tulalip Bay Fire Chief Ryan Shaughnessy said they have a lot of busy waterways and the new drone will help rescue operations there. “We do run a lot of water rescue responses and for our drone to be able to fly a life jacket to someone who may be in distress, that is a

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lot quicker way to deliver those services,” he said. Much like Getchell’s district, Tulalip Bay’s fire district is also full of forestland and sometimes rescue or search efforts need to be initiated in them that the drone is expected to help with. The drone has only been used for a few missions in Tulalip, although Hots said that it has already had a couple of successful missions. Tulalip staff are still getting trained and licensed in drone piloting with help from Getchell. “We just don’t have trained pilots that are experienced,” said Shaughnessy. When Getchell began their program three years ago, it was something that not many fire districts had any training or experience in. “It’s so new to the fire services that there isn’t a lot of standards about how we are supposed to deploy these drones,” said Hots. Stocker has actually developed drone training programs and standards of use and has presented those at a national conference in San Diego. “We’ve been doing this long enough that people

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MSD discusses upcoming school boundary change By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com The Marysville School Board discussed the upcoming school boundary changes and how soon middle school students should be moved to new schools during a work study meeting on Feb. 11. New high school and middle school boundaries were approved on May 5, 2021, after multiple years of discussion about the issue and will be implemented during the 2022-23 school year. Students in the new system will stay with the same elementary school group through all schools. In the new system, Cascade, Grove, Liberty and Shoultes elementary schools will go to Marysville Middle School. Allen Creek, Kellogg Marsh and Sunnyside elementary schools will go to Cedarcrest Middle School. Marshall, Pinewood and Quil Ceda Tulalip elementary schools will go to Totem Middle School. Cedarcrest Middle School students will go to Marysville Getchell High School along with the Marysville Middle School students that originally went to Liberty and Grove elementary schools. All other students will be in the Marysville Pilchuck High School boundaries. School board members committed to the change for a variety of reasons, including millions of dollars in savings for transportation costs and for a more equitable distribution of students in high schools. “The advantages are balancing of schools, efficiency in terms of time of bus routes and the ability of high schools to know who their students are and be able to go down there to give orientation,” said Marysville School District Superintendent Chris Pearson. “Now we’re in the implementation phase and there have been some things that have come up that we want your feedback on,” he said to the school board during the work study session. Students that are currently 9th, 10th and 11th

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graders will be able to stay in their current high school until they graduate. However, the board discussed if current 6th and 7th graders should be moved to their new middle school next year or stay where they are. “About 800 of our 6th and 7th graders will have a new school next year if we implement that change,” said Pearson. “It’s majorly disruptive for the short term, but then you do it once and you’re done with it." Board members recognized that will be hard on many students. “Sixth grade is already tough going to a new school and we would be asking for them to do that again,” said school board president Paul Galovin. “So all of the friendships that they made and connections they made will be lost, and that’s really important at that age,” said school board member Connor Krebbs. Continuing with the current middle school configu-

ration for a couple of years for those students will take a toll on the district’s transportation system though. “It’s going to be a stretch,” said Pearson. “That means longer bus routes, some combined bus routes between schools." The district was planning to start high school 30 minutes later next year as well, which would have to be delayed a couple of years. “What we’ve heard is 7:15 a.m. is way too early for high school kids,” said Pearson. “We could still do that, it would just be a couple years down the line." Pearson noted that even if you delay the shift for middle school students there would still be some shift once they get to new boundaries at the high school level. Galovin was in favor of advising staff to plan for the boundaries as approved in 2021. “We’re in a position where we can grow into this change. It’s really important work,” he said. “It sounds

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The new approved boundaries for middle school and high school students in the Marysville School District. like this is a no-brainer to let it play out like it was approved." Board member Keira Atchley was concerned that parents who have missed previous communications on the issue will be surprised by the new boundaries that are coming for next school year. Galovin proposed holding community forums in the coming months to allow for some direct questions and answers which school staff said they would look into as a possibility. Updates and more information about the boundary change process are available at msd25.org/page/boundary-change-implementation-2022-2023.

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One Marysville student was chosen ro be part of a choir of less than 100 students to perform at Carnegie Hall in February. Nolan Crumrine is a junior at Marysville Pilchuck High School and performed at the famous venue on Feb. 6 as part of the Honors Performance Series, an international nonprofit meant to bring young talent to some of the biggest stages in the world “Choir is something that

I love to do,” said Crumrine, who added he learned of the program through an audition invitation in the mail. “At first, I thought it was something from a college,” he said. After reading the invite he realized he wanted to try and get into the program. “I worked with my vocal coach to go through the rigorous four-step audition process,” said Crumrine. The audition process was all online and Crumrine had to submit a recommendation from his music teacher and submit recorded tracks. “I had to do a repertoire of pieces I’ve done in the past,” he said. Crumrine was driving home from the airport when he received the news. “It was very shocking,” he said. “I checked my email and we stopped on the side of the road and opened it, and honestly it’s the first time I’ve cried." The program brought Crumrine to New York to perform at Carnegie Hall along with about 90 other high school students from around the U.S. and some from outside the U.S. Hundreds of students

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were also brought in to perform in the band during the performance. An experienced conductor also leads the performance. “I was expecting a toptier choir, and that’s what we got, but it was more toptier than even I thought,” he said. “We dove deeper into the music than I thought we were going to,” he said. “The director has done this so much that he just knows the emotion of a piece.” Crumrine said he learned about songs like Stomp on the Fire. “It has a very deep meaning,” he said. “There were meanings to the songs we were doing I didn’t even know were there.” Meeting with other singers from around the U.S.

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was one of the most memorable parts for Crumrine. “I had a wonderful time getting to know people from other states,” he said. “I’m friends with some of them and have kept in contact over the last few days.” While in New York, Crumrine also got to do some sight-seeing. “During the program we were able to attend a Broadway show … and also one of the highlights was the top of the Rockefeller Center,” he said. Crumrine said stepping on the big stage didn’t make him that nervous. “I had all this excitement beforehand and after I finished the performance, but when I was there it was all about the work,” he said. “It was very calming to be on the stage actually.”

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They are partnering with the local MOD Pizza location at 2425 172nd St. NE, Marysville. “If you purchase anything at that location for the day, 20 percent of the proceeds can go to support Village Community Services,” said Larissa Knopp, resource development coordinator with Village Community Services. “That will go to support our programs such as the Village Experience Learning Center." For your purchase to go toward Village Community Services you should tell the employee you want to donate, show them the flyer, or if you’re ordering online you can enter code GR210067V. The local non-profit has worked for more than five decades to provide services to local adults with developmental disabilities. “Our Experience Learning Center provides opportunities for people to learn job skills or basic life skills,” said Knopp. “Any community member can come to those classes, not just our members." Village Community Services also has a music and arts program which provides opportunities to many local adults with developmental disabilities. “Our most public facing part of that is the Voices of the Village program,” said Knopp. Voices of the Village al-

lows people the chance to join jam sessions, music classes and to play music at various events around the county as well. “More funding to that program helps provide things like more microphones so they don’t have to share microphones as much and more instruments,” said Knopp. Knopp said that Village Community Services meets an important need locally. “We help the community by creating a more inclusive environment,” she said. Adults with developmental disabilities can sometimes be disconnected from the broader community around them. “They can lead a really isolated life sometimes. We give them opportunities to get out into the community and experience the community,” said Knopp. The skills they can learn at Village Community Services also help to create a well-rounded life. “And often we’re able to get them jobs as well,” said Knopp. She encourages people to stop by MOD Pizza for the fundraising day. “Come out, have some pizza, and support your community,” she said. More information about the nonprofit organization is available at villagecommunitysvcs.org.

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Officials are working to improve customer service. If someone makes a 911 call from a smart phone, people can receive text updates about their call and the department can get information about how satisfied people are with the professionalism of the department. Scairpon said one year of data is available and it informs officers of top concerns from the community — vehicle prowls, burglary and theft, and homelessness. Graffiti is also concern among residents, who can go to the city’s website to report incidents of graffiti. Go to www.marysvillvewa. gov and type in “graffiti” in the search bar to go to the form. “We know if we leave

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graffiti up, it tends to attract more graffiti,” Scairpon said. The department has an Embedded Social Worker program where a social worker and a police officer team up together to reach out to homeless camps in the community to try and connect homeless people with the services they need to improve their situation. “It’s amazing the kind of work they do,” Scairpon said about their efforts to get people into treatment. Thanks to grant funding, Marysville is partnering with departments in Arlington, Tulalip and Lake Stevens to provide IMPACT teams, which partners a mental health professional with police to respond during mental health calls. Another grant funded the purchase of automated

external defibrillators for patrol cars. “We can be the first on scene and potentially start life-saving efforts,” Scairpon said. The police department is also implementing body cameras for officers. The department started a pilot program during the last quarter of 2021 and will be implementing it during the first quarter of 2022. “They are a phenomenal tool. They help tell the story See MPD on page 9

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How to support local police Local and national law enforcement officers across various disciplines put their lives on the line to keep others safe. Police make many sacrifices, often putting their physical and mental well-being on the line to protect and serve. The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund says there are more than 900,000 sworn law

enforcement officers now serving in the United States. Since the first recorded police death in 1786, more than 21,000 law enforcement officers have been killed in the line of duty. A Statistics Canada study released in 2010 found that, with the exception of taxi drivers, police are the most likely Canadians to die on the job.

Unfortunately, hateful and violent crimes against police continue to make the news. In recent years, a California University student painted cops as pigs for an art project, while an Atlanta gym and a Brooklyn doughnut shop refused to serve police. As recently as January of 2020, anti-cop protesters vandalized New York City subways and else-

where to bring attention to supposed over-policing. Communities can turn the tides and help the world focus on all the ways individuals can support and thank law enforcement. Here are some ways to give back. n Stand outside a local police department or courthouse and say “Thank you” or “I appreciate your work” to any law enforcement agents you come across. n Wear blue in solidarity with police. n Campaign for local commemoration of Tuesday Blue’s Day, which encourages people to wear blue on Tuesdays in support of police officers. n Become a citizen volunteer to help supplement and support officers in

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Law enforcement is essential for the community Much of 2021 was dominated by newsmaking events that have made the year one few people will soon forget. Unprecedented and stressful circumstances can contribute to spirited debates and uncertainty about the future. Complicated situations can affect people in many ways, but the public may be wise to take some cues on how to navigate challenging situations from the professionals who routinely find themselves confronting adversity. Law enforcement officers who don the uniform each and every day routinely put others first in the name of public safety. According to the National Law Enforcement Memorial Fund, there are now more than 900,000 sworn

law enforcement officers serving in the United States, which is the highest figure ever. Officers often step up to serve despite the risks associated with working in law enforcement. A total of 1,627 law enforcement officers died in the line of duty over the past 10 years. There were 135 law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty in 2019 alone. Law enforcement personnel serve many important roles in the communities they serve. Here’s a closer look at the integral roles of police and other law enforcement personnel. n Maintain law and order: The police force is made up of many different departments with the collective goal of maintain-

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of the work we do,” Scairpon said. He added the cameras can help with prosecutions and with holding the police accountable. In addition to the body cameras, police are implementing a full digital workflow, which should provide officers with more discretionary time. “That should save a ton of time,” Scairpon said of the new digital workflow. The Marysville Police Department had some retirements from long-term officers, some with 20-30 years in policing, and some other employees on longterm medical leave,” Scairpon said. The department had to collapse several special teams and the swing shift into patrol to meet needs

of the department and still provide time for staff to receive professional development and time off for rejuvenation, Scairpon said. The previous year saw the department hire 18 employees throughout the organization, Scairpon said. The department has eight vacancies, and the department will hire more staff when the new Marysville Civic Center opens. “By the end of the year, we’ll be looking a lot better than we are now,” Scairpon said. The Marysville Police Department started following the state’s law enforcement reforms before they went into effect. Scairpon said the new law caused an inability to detain individuals on an investigative stop, and it’s emboldened people who don’t stop for officers. He added the complexity of the new laws start to create

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the legislature will address shortcomings of the law,” Scairpon said.

snowball into serious, potentially life-threatening confrontations. n Investigate crimes: Police are the first people to respond when crimes have been committed. These individuals investigate the situation and find the perpetrator. n Foster strong communities: Law enforcement officers share a unique solidarity with other officers, peers, community

enforcement by offering a daily discount with proof of ID or setting aside a day of the week for a police discount. Police can use community support and gratitude to help them feel appreciated as they work one of the toughest jobs around.

leaders, and even medical professionals, which helps to create a strong fabric for a community. Officers frequently have each other’s backs as well as the respect and support of the public for putting their lives on the line. Law enforcement is an essential component of orderly, safe and supportive communities. Recognizing and respecting the important role law enforcement officials play is a great way to show them how much their efforts and sacrifices are appreciated.

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Tulalip Tribal Police Dept. works to better serve community By Nathan Whalen nathan@northcountyoutlook.com

The Tulalip Tribal Police are making a lot of improvements to better serve the community. Officials are upgrading the department’s technology, getting more help to respond to mental health calls, and improve coverage to Fish and Wildlife areas. “The Tulalip Police Department continues to provide full services to the Tulalip community,” Police Chief Chris Sutter said. The Tulalip Police Department recently entered into an agreement to be part of Snohomish County’s 911 system. “This will provide us with enhanced radio coverage and interoperability to communicate with other agencies,” Sutter said. He hopes to have the system up sometime in the early spring. The department is waiting for computers and other equipment before they can join the system. In addition, he said the department implemented a new record’s management system. Three new Fish and Wild-

life officers will be added to patrol game management areas in the mountains designated as tribal hunting areas, Sutter said. Three potential officers are in preacademy. The department will add three new patrol vessels to help officers protect the tribal fishing fleet. The department is also adding a drug task force and a community response team focusing on crime, safety and livability in tribal housing and business areas. The Tulalip Police also signed a memorandum of understanding with Marysville to participate in IMPACT teams, which teams a mental health care professional with officers. “I see this as a really important tool to answering to mental health calls,” Sutter said, adding the mental health care worker would help deescalating situations. The department is adding employees to assist victims of crime. A program manager and coordinator will help bridge the gap between crime victims and the services they need for help. The Tribal Police also have a team helping people

with substance disorders and work to get them into more stable situations and meet other needs such as clothing. Sutter said the team does a great job in saving lives by helping with interventions and treatment. “We are very pleased with the good work they do,” Sutter said. He added the department has also complied with recent state legislation. And officers have gone through small patrol tactics training and de-escalation training. Sutter said he thinks the legislature in 2022 will enhance police reform to allow officers to safely do their jobs and protect the community. The Tulalip Tribal Police continues to maintain staffing levels even though the department has lost some officers. “It’s been a challenge,” Sutter said, adding that four officers are undergoing field training. He said the department invests a year of training for new officers to be successful. “We have a very dedicated core group,” Sutter said.

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APD uses layered response for mental heal calls By Nathan Whalen nathan@northcountyoutlook.com Arlington police are responding to more mental health incidents, and they have several different ways to help people. "We are seeing a big uptick in behavioral health calls," Police Chief Jonathan Ventura said. The department in 2018 started a Law Enforcement Embedded Social Worker program that pairs a social worker with a police officer. The pair ventures into homeless camps throughout the area to try to connect people with services to help them out of their dire situation. He said the program has been expanded. A social worker also has been assigned to the public defender to see if there's any opportunities for diversionary programs for defendants. "We've been uniquely positioned ahead of the curve to behavioral health response," Ventura said. Thanks to grant funding, Arlington is partnering with Marysville, Arlington, Tulalip and Lake Stevens provide an IMPACT team that partners a mental health professional with police officers to respond to mental health crises, Ventura said. The program is like one in Skagit County between law enforcement and Compass Health. "We've got this layering of responses to mental health calls," Ventura said. "We're big supporters of the co-responder model. There just needs to be more services out there." Generally, Ventura said the number of incidents police responded to went down while the number of 911 calls increased over the past year. That means officers have been more reactive responding to 911 calls than being proactive with officer-generated calls. He didn’t have a lot of statistics yet. He said he hopes to have an annual report ready by the end of March. Staffing remains a concern. The Arlington Police Department is down seven officers due to a record number of retirements; others relocating and several others on long-term leave, Ventura said. “We’re going to be down a third of our department,” Ventura said. Several factors weighed into the loss of personnel — recent state legislation, COVID and being bombarded with negative images that’s not com-

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ber of job openings, it’s a good time for people to go into law enforcement,” Ventura said. He said efforts to hire more people seem to be working. Twelve candidates are currently going through the background process. Some of those candidates won’t be hired.

“We’re not going to lower our standards,” Ventura said. The recent state legislative session did have some unforeseen consequences for police and he supplied written testimony to the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs, who are lobbying the state legislature, to address those concerns and keep the community and victims at the

number-one priority. In addition to filling vacancies, another challenge is to meet the needs of a community that is growing exponentially. Arlington’s population grew to 19,868 people in 2020 from 17,926 people in 2010, according to United States Census data. “How are we going to provide services to the community with current staffing challenges,” Ventura said.

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Karp said that farmers began by growing in the field and then some moved to greenhouses and now some are moving to new types of indoor facilities. “It’s that ability to have consistent conditions. You eliminate a lot of those variables you deal with in the field,” he said. “You can grow plants with the exact climate that they are looking for.” The business is the only certified organic indoor grower in the U.S. Karp said that Soli Or-

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The school board has the opportunity to try again with the same proposals or modified proposals in April. Unions must be notified of planned reductions in staff by early summer, so the April election is the only shot for the district before having to plan around lost funding. “You plan your budget in the spring and have to have a really clear vision of your staffing,” said Marysville School District Superintendent Chris Pearson during a Feb. 11 work study session. Without EPO levy collections the district would first see a reduction in the spring of 2023 of about $13 million and then about $12 million the following fall. Pearson provided a hypothetical budget cut scenario should that happen with $3.2 million cut from sports and extra-curricular activities and more than $5 million of teacher positions cut. “This is just one way we would do it. It’s not the only way,” said Pearson. The lack of funds from the Technology and Capital Projects levy will delay a number of maintenance projects for the district, including upgrades to the Marysville Pilchuck High School roof and districtwide playground updates. Devices will also begin to slip out of warranty soon. “These are things that we have to have, so we would just have to take money from somewhere else,” said Pearson. Board members said that the district will have to work through how to promote their proposals better. “We need to figure out as a district what didn’t we do to pass a levy and what will we try to do to pass a

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ganic uses natural soil and produces their own liquid nitrogen, which makes them different than a lot of other indoor growing operations. “A lot of these growing operations aren’t using any soil,” he said, as most prefer to use an aeroponics based system. He said that using natural soil indoors has its advantages though. “It cut downs on the water we use by about 95 percent, which is a huge benefit from an environmental perspective,” he said. Soli Organic’s Smokey Point facility is scheduled to be finished early in 2023

and to provide about 150 jobs to the area. “We couldn’t be more excited to welcome Soli Organic to Marysville and the Cascade Industrial Center,” said Marysville Mayor Jon Nehring. “It’s a forwardthinking company and an excellent addition to our growing business corridor.” Karp said there are a lot economic benefits when Soli Organic comes to a community, with improvements to the local supply chain. Local grocers have more access to produce that is made locally. “You don’t have to rely on farms from far away,”

said Karp. Local workers also have more options in industry jobs that are different than most other industry jobs. “We offer a career path

into agriculture that hasn’t been available before,” said Karp. Soli Organic has had growing locations in the Pacific Northwest for a while,

such as an operation in Duvall. Karp said they are excited to expand more in the area with the Marysville facility.

levy. If we do exactly what we did, we’re going to get exactly what we got,” said school board president Paul Galovin. Many board members said they received comments from their constituents “Shortly after the levy failed a lot of input has been coming in to me from the community,” said board member Wade Rinehardt. He cited concerns about the lack of transparency with the situation around former superintendent Jason Thompson, the perception of irresponsible spending and disagreement with some actions taken by the district. While the district’s budget is available online, Rine-

hardt said a clearer version needs to be available. “If you’re not an accountant, or used to reading budget, you can’t really understand it,” he said. Board members also reported some confusion about the property tax measures. “I agree that some of it is confusing about whether this is a new tax or a replacement tax,” said school board member Connor Krebbs. Krebbs advocated for a reduced levy request as he was concerned that a double levy failure would be very tough for the district. Board members planned to deliberate in the upcoming weeks about how they would like the next levy proposal to go.

The deadline for the district to apply for the April special election is in late February, which means their scheduled Feb. 23 meeting is likely their last opportunity to approve another levy proposal for the ballot. Tulalip Bay Fire District The Tulalip Bay Fire District will restore their property tax collections for fire services to $1.50 per $1,000 of assessed property value after passing their levy. In the election 58.86 percent of voters approved the measure. Due to state law, fire districts can’t increase their levy collections by more than 1 percent each year, which causes the rate to go down over time.

For the Tulalip Bay Fire District, the rate was at $1.23 per $1,000 of assessed property value but will now return to $1.50. “This will help us continue our operations and continue funding emergency services to our community,” said Tulalip Bay Fire Chief Ryan Shaughnessy. The increased funding is also meant to help the district put away some funds to improve their fire station. “We’re due for some upgrades to our station: seismic upgrades and safety upgrades. Those are things that we need to save for and those are major expenses,” said Shaughnessy. Tulalip Bay Fire District officials said they appreci-

ated the strong vote in favor of the district’s proposal. “I’m just happy our voters came out with 58 percent, which I feel is a strong show of support,” said David Sherman, chairman of the board of commissioners for the district. “I’m a little more excited because I think right now the political spectrum is pretty heating and being an elected official I understand there are people on both sides of the spectrum,” he said. Shaughnessy agreed that it was good to see a high positive turnout. “To us, these are always a community report card about how we’re doing,” he said.

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News from the Marysville Strawberry Festival The Marysville Strawberry Festival Board is excited to announce that we have nine applicants from three high schools for our Royalty. They are Athena Edwards, junior at Marysville Getchell; Rachel Turral, junior at Marysville Pilchuck; Denise Miranda-Ramirez, junior at Marysville Getchell; William Nowoy, senior at Marysville Pilchuck; Ziri Morales, junior at Marysville Getchell/ Running Start; Amelia Belmont, senior at Lakewood; and Gabriella Samaniego, junior at Marysville Getchell. Due to Covid-19 restrictions we will not be having the traditional pageant. Instead they will be judged at three different venues and the highest four applicants will become our Royalty court. The applicants will be asked to write a three-minute speech on the following: Explain why homelessness is such a difficult problem to solve and talk about possible solutions to this problem. The first venue will be held at the Strawberry Festival Office on Tuesday, Feb. 22, at 6 p.m. We will be sending out invites to all our members to ask them to attend and help

The Berry Patch judge all these wonderful applicants. The public is also invited to attend, we will be following all Covid restrictions and masks will be required. Their second venue will be at City Hall in front of the City Council, which will be held Monday, Feb. 28 at 7 p.m. The third venue has yet to be determined. Other happenings this month have also have taken place with the Festival. We have started working on our float, doing some minor repairs and decorating it for the 15+ parades we hope to attend this year. Also making a comeback this year will be our Trike Race. This is an exciting and fun event we are so happy to bring back again with the help of 5 Rights Brewing Co. Dates and times will be announced so keep watching the paper for more information. We are in great need of volunteers for different areas of the festival and as we travel to other cities. We need

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Arlington defeats Shorecrest 70-57 By Nathan Whalen nathan@northcountyoutlook.com

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Arlington senior Ethan Martin drives between two Shorecrest players. Martin scored 30 points against the Scots.

The Arlington boys earned a trip to semi-finals of the District 1, 3A, boys basketball tournament thanks to a victory Feb. 12 over Shorecrest. The Eagles won 70-57. “Our guys are champions,” Arlington coach Nick Brown. “I’m very proud of them.” Arlington started the game strong, eventually leading 12-3 thanks to a 9-0 run where four Eagles players scored. Shorecrest came back at the end of the first quarter thanks to the scoring of Elijah Johnson, who finished the game with 24 points, and Newton Pepple. Arlington was ahead 17-16 at the end of the first period.

Shorecrest took the lead about two-and-a-half minutes into the second quarter. The Scots eventually extended their lead to seven points. Senior Trent Nobach scored two of his four three-pointers near the end of the half to pull the Eagles to one point, trailing 32-31 at halftime. “They are very good and wellcoached,” Brown said of Shorecrest, complimenting their coach Eddie George. Senior Ethan Martin scored 10 points in the third quarter that saw the Eagles trail Shorecrest between one and three points. The quarter ended with Arlington trailing 4946. Martin scored 15 of his 30 points during the fourth quarter in which Arlington pulled ahead. Nine of

those points came from free throws near the end of the game. Nobach finished the game with 12 points and junior David Zachman scored 10 points. The Feb. 8 contest marked the second time Arlington and Shorecrest faced each other during the season. The Eagles, who are the Wesco Champions, defeated the Scots, who finished second in the conference, 83-80 in an overtime game Dec. 14. Shorecrest lost its first game in the tournament to Ferndale 72-63 while Arlington won its first game Feb. 8 65-53 against Marysville Pilchuck. Arlington heads to the semifinals Feb.16 against Mountlake Terrace. Game time is 5:30 p.m. at Everett Community College.

Lakewood gets 61-50 victory over Anacortes By Nathan Whalen nathan@northcountyoutlook.com Lakewood senior guard Justice Taylor scored 11 of his 29 points in the third quarter to help Lakewood win 61-50 in a District 1, 2A tournament game Feb. 11. “Justice had a good game,” Lakewood coach Anthony Wiederkehr said. In addition to his 29 points, Taylor also had 7 rebounds. The Cougars found themselves down by two points at the end of the first quarter and down by three points at halftime trailing 27-24. Wiederkehr complimented Anacortes coach Brett Senff and the defense the Seahawks played against Lakewood. “They kind of caught us off guard

in the first half,” Wiederkehr said. Senior Blake Conyers tied the game for the Cougars around 30 seconds into the third quarter. After a couple of lead changes, Lakewood went ahead for good 38-35 thanks to a three-pointer from Taylor. The Cougars scored 24 points in the third quarter to Anacortes’ 10 points. The Cougars finished the period on a 10-2 run. “Ultimately in a game like that, you need some shots and luckily in the third quarter, we did that,” Wiederkehr said. Senior Andrew Molloy scored six points, Junior Mason Weller scored seven points, senior Blake Conyers scored eight points and Owen Rucker scored six points. Freshman Evan Stacey had seven steals for the Cou-

gars. “Owen Rucker played huge for us off the bench,” Wiederkehr said. The Feb. 11 game marked the second time Lakewood and Anacortes played. The Cougars defeated the Seahawks 70-37 on Dec. 7. Wiederkehr discounted the results of that game. “That was our best game of the year and it was Anacortes’ worst game of the year,” Wiederkehr said adding that Anacortes keeps getting better throughout the season. Lakewood’s tournament continued Feb. 14 when they traveled to Mount Vernon to face Lynden, which the second-ranked 2A team in the state by the WIAA. The game took place after the North County Outlook went to press.

PHOTO BY NATHAN WHALEN

Lakewood senior Justice Taylor maneuvers between two Anacortes defenders during a playoff game Feb. 11.

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LEGAL NOTICE

SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR SNOHOMISH COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JUSTIN K. MOHLER, Deceased, NO. 22-4-00224-31, PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS, RCW 11.40.030

SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR SNOHOMISH COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JANICE EILEEN HOLZERLAND, Deceased, NO. 22-4-00149-31, PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS, RCW 11.40.030

SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR SNOHOMISH COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF IRVIN O. SATHER, Deceased, NO. 22-4-00145-31, PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS, RCW 11.40.030

SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR SNOHOMISH COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF EDWARD E. HALL, III, Deceased, NO. 22-4-00146-31, PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS, RCW 11.40.030

SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR SNOHOMISH COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MELODY GILFILLAN, Deceased, NO. 22-4-00147-31, 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: February 2, 2022. Personal Representative: David J. Wing Attorney for Personal Representative: Steven J. Peiffle, WSBA #14704 Address for Mailing or Service: P.O. Box 188, 103 North Street, Arlington, WA 98223

SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR SNOHOMISH COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATES OF: PHILLIP Q. RESER and GERALDINE A. RESER, Deceased, NO. 22-4-00143-31, 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: February 16, 2022. Personal Representative: Christine Meier Smith Attorney for Personal Representative: Steven J. Peiffle, WSBA #14704 Address for Mailing or Service: P.O. Box 188, 103 North Street, Arlington, WA 98223

THE PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE NAMED BELOW has been appointed as personal representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the personal representative or the personal representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court in which the probate proceedings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the personal representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1) (c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and RCW 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets. DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION: February 2, 2022. Personal Representative: Kimberly L. Hebert \Attorney for Personal Representative: Steven J. Peiffle, WSBA #14704 Address for Mailing or Service: P.O. Box 188, 103 North Street, Arlington, WA 98223

THE PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE NAMED BELOW has been appointed as personal representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the personal representative or the personal representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court in which the probate proceedings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the personal representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1) (c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and RCW 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets. DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION: February 2, 2022. Personal Representative: Heather E. Sather Attorney for Personal Representative: Steven J. Peiffle, WSBA #14704 Address for Mailing or Service: P.O. Box 188, 103 North Street, Arlington, WA 98223

THE PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE NAMED BELOW has been appointed as personal representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the personal representative or the personal representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court in which the probate proceedings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the personal representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1) (c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and RCW 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets. DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION: February 2, 2022. Personal Representative: Kathleen F. Bohnsack Attorney for Personal Representative: Bradley E. Neunzig, WSBA #22365 Address for Mailing or Service: P.O. Box 188, 103 North Street, Arlington, WA 98223

Court of probate proceedings and cause number: Snohomish County Superior Court, Cause No. 22-4-00224-31.

Court of probate proceedings and cause number: Snohomish County Superior Court, Cause No. 22-4-00149-31.

Court of probate proceedings and cause number: Snohomish County Superior Court, Cause No. 22-4-00145-31.

Court of probate proceedings and cause number: Snohomish County Superior Court, Cause No. 22-4-00146-31.

Court of probate proceedings and cause number: Snohomish County Superior Court, Cause No. 22-4-00147-31.

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 February 2, 2022. Personal Representative: Edward Reser Attorney for Personal Representative: Bradley E. Neunzig, WSBA #22365 Address for Mailing or Service: P.O. Box 188, 103 North Street, Arlington, WA 98223 Court of probate proceedings and cause number: Snohomish County Superior Court, Cause No. 22-4-00143-31.

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Nothing personifies love more than a rose

It’s February make these beauties happy. Plant and love is in the them in full sun air. For a plant with good soil, enthusiast, nothfeed them genering personifies ously and stay on love more than top of any disa rose, or better By Steve Smith eases and insects yet, a rose garden. Those delectable blooms that pop up, and you should and exquisite fragrances are be able to reap a continuous the consummate flower to supply of flowers. As long have growing in our gardens as you keep them well fed where they will treat us to a and remove the spent flowsummer-long feast of per- ers before they go to seed, fumed delights and glori- they will continue to bloom. ous arrangements of multi- It’s that simple. colored flowers. There is a Probably the most chalreason roses are considered lenging thing about roses the queen of flowers. Roy- is deciding which ones alty begets them. And now to grow. We have literally is the time to plant them. thousands of roses at our There are oodles of garden center this time rose growing guides avail- of year. Narrowing your able, not to mention an choices down is a function easy to follow one on our of color preferences, frawebsite, so I won’t go into grance, disease resistance, great detail about how to and growing habits. Fortu-

nately, all of these traits are usually visibly displayed on the label, so there is not a lot of guess work. At the nursery we organize our roses into several categories. Climbers obviously are designed to clamor over a fence or trellis and the flowers are usually on the smaller side. While they are not really vining, they do send out long woody branches that are suitable for training over structures. Three classic climbing rose varieties are ‘Don Juan’ with deep velvety red fragrant flowers, ‘Joseph’s Coat’ with multi-colored, lightly fragrant blooms, and ‘Sally Holmes’, which boasts large clusters of single flowers turning from apricot to white to rose. Floribundas are smaller, shrubbier plants, usually growing 3 to 4 feet tall with

clusters of flowers (think of an “abundance of flowers”). ‘Sunsprite’ is a classic bright yellow with a strong, sweet licorice smell (and one of the first to bloom in the garden). ‘Forever Amber’ is a new apricot colored variety with a fruity fragrance and ‘Sweet Madame Blue’ is another new variety with lavender flowers and strong spicy citrus fragrance. Grandifloras are larger plants (5 to 6 feet tall) with clusters of large flowers (think “grand flowers”). ‘Queen Elizabeth’ is by far the classic grandiflora with its large clusters of clear pink flowers. A new variety for 2022 is ‘Pop Art’, sporting pink and yellow striped blooms with a strong fruity citrus aroma. These are vigorous plants, so give them plenty of room to grow.

David Austin roses are newer varieties of the classic old English roses of yore with their high petal count and mostly yummy fragrances. These have been in short supply in recent years but we were able to obtain a couple dozen varieties for 2022. These are lovely roses for the cottage garden. Finally, the largest group of roses fall into the category of hybrid teas. These are what most people think of when they grow roses. Old standbys include ‘Mister Lincoln’ with its velvety red blooms and damask rose fragrance, ‘Peace’ with its lemon-yellow, edged pink blooms, and fruity fragrance, and ‘Just Joey’ with its rich apricot blooms and fruity fragrance. New for 2022 is ‘Chantilly Cream’ which boasts soft-butter-

yellow blooms and sweet citrus fragrance. For Valentine’s Day this year, share the love for your favorite gardener with a new rose. It will be the gift that just keeps on giving.

Steve Smith represents Sunnyside Nursery in Marysville and can be reached at sunnysidenursery@msn.com.

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