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Arlington families turn out for community Easter egg hunt By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com Arlington families came out to race for eggs at a community Easter egg hunt hosted by the Arlington Assembly church on April 16. Different age groups gathered around the closed off areas in the field of Presidents Elementary before rushing to grab some of the thousands of eggs put down by volunteers during the day. Local organizations like fire districts and the Arlington Police Department also came out for the day. “We had a bunch of different community organizations and they handed out prizes and did games,” said Eric Peters, children’s director at Arlington Assembly and one of the organizers of the event.
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Arlington Mayor Barbara Tolbert, right, delivers her 2022 State of the City address with Arlington Youth Council members Mariska Lebahn, left, and Jenna Estep.
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Van Elsing, left, Breanne Elsing, center right, and Brielle Elsing, right, get a picture with the Easter bunny at a community Easter event organized by Arlington Assembly church on April 16.
Arlington Mayor Barbara Tolbert talked about a recovering economy, infrastructure projects and public safety during her 2022 State of the City address. This year’s address was filmed with Arlington Youth Council members Mariska Lebahn and Jenna Estep and posted online. The city, its residents and its businesses are still recovering from the impacts of
the COVID-19 pandemic. “COVID was challenging for the city and I know it was challenging for all of you,” said Tolbert. “This is something that has never happened to us before,” she said, and it has left a big impact on the local economy. The city received about $4 million in funds from the federal pandemic relief bill and distributed that money to various needs such as
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Easter fun returns to Jennings Park By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com
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Taylen Grunder picks up an egg at the Marysville Easter egg hunt on April 16.
The Marysville Easter egg hunt returned to Jennings Memorial Park this year providing children the chance to find eggs filled with candy and prizes on April 16. “This is going amazing,” said Andrea Kingsford, recreation coordinator for Marysville’s Parks, Culture and Recreation Department. “We’re glad to have our sponsors back and our vendors back, and be here in Jennings Park again." The city prepared more than 12,000 eggs this year for the event. Most were filled with candy, although some had prize tickets for gift baskets. Kids age 8 and under looked for eggs
in a couple of roped off areas in the park. Local organizations also brought a number of activities for kids as well. “This is a beloved community event. We have done it for many years and its a great way to bring the community together and into Jennings Park,” said Kingsford. “It’s a nice kickoff to spring and we love bringing it to the families." A large number of families showed up for the event this year. “This has been an incredible turnout. We’re so glad to be back in the park and offering this in-person again and I think the community has appreciated that was well,” said Kingsford. The event brings free Easter fun to local families every year.
“The families love to get into the park. They love the photos with the Easter Bunny and looking for the eggs,” said Kingsford. Many parents said they enjoyed the event and were glad to be able to come out this year. “It’s amazing,” said parent Sybill Whitson. “It’s really nice to see the community putting on something for everyone, especially after COVID it’s really nice to get out and have fun." Local parent Savanna Grunder said there were a lot of families that came down this year. “It’s super cool and there’s a lot of people,” she said. “We like just being able to get out finally.”
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“Everyone seemed to have a blast,” he said. “We definitely need a new sound system, but everyone seemed to have loved it.” Local parent Britt Elsing said she loved the event. The Easter Bunny, Batman, and Ursula from Disney’s The Little Mermaid were also meeting with kids throughout the event. “This year they had the characters which was really cool. I don’t think they’ve had that in the past and the kids really liked that,” she said. Volunteers also helped set up some entertainment for the kids. “The bounce houses were fun and they [Arlington Assembly volunteers] really do a great job with the event,” said Elsing. For Elsing’s two youngest, this is one of the first major events they have been able to go to. “They’re pandemic babies so this is a
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the Arlington Community Resource Center, housing assistance and rent relief to businesses. Arlington saw about 150 new businesses moving into the area last year, said Tolbert, including Amazon and many local small businesses. “Which is pretty amazing to me and speaks to that entrepreneurial spirit,” said Tolbert. City staff were concerned about businesses' ability to connect to customers online and tried to support those who wanted a better internet presence. “We worried about businesses being sustainable during that time when we were asking people not to go into businesses,” said Tolbert. “It was critical that you could still reach your customers through an online presence." To address those needs the website meetmeinarlington.com was created, which
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lot for them,” she said. Peters said many families enjoyed being able to go to community events again. “There hasn’t been much since COVID, so I think people just like a chance to get out, do their own thing and have some fun,” said Peters. Last year the church held a drivethru event for Easter, but were able to hold an in-person Easter egg hunt this time. “It went really well,” said Peters. “We had no idea what to expect people-wise,” he said, and added that the turnout for the event exceeded their expectations. “We had to expand the egg hunt area for our two older groups of kids, so thanks to our volunteers for that,” said Peters. Volunteers prepared more than 16,000 for the event and plan to continue to hold community Easter egg hunts in the future. “We already have more purchased for next year,” said Peters. Arlington Assembly puts on the
provides an internet storefront for any local business that needs one. Infrastructure growth is also being planned alongside incoming business, including the addition of lanes to 172nd Street. “We’re going to start to see some things happening this year. The state owns that road and they funded the improvements to it in 2015 which were slated to start about now,” said Tolbert. The design work is taking place now for the road improvements. State officials will likely need to make right-of-way land purchases and work with the FAA because of the Arlington Airport as part of the project. A new roundabout and lighted intersection are also being installed in the corridor. The roundabout at 43rd Avenue is being paid for by Amazon and is near where the entrance of there Smokey Point warehouse will be. The city believes it will
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event to be a part of the community. “I love my community and being a part of this. I like just to see the kids smiling and happy,” said Peters.
help with traffic flow in that area. “Amazon is required to complete that project before they open their facility, because we need that circulation there,” said Tolbert. As road projects are beginning on 172nd Street the roadway will be reduced to two lanes for a while. “You may want to find different routes to get to I-5 while that work is being done,” said Tolbert. “Traffic will move slower through there and it will be frustrating." Arlington officials hope to encourage more housing development in the city as well. “Housing is an important issue and we’re hearing about that everywhere we listen to these days,” said Tolbert. “In 2018 we had a study that showed that we were short about 1,400 units of affordable housing." The ‘missing middle’ housing such as town homes and condos could provide more affordable options to renters currently priced out of the housing markets, but it has been difficult for developers to build due to a variety of reasons which city officials hope to tackle. “Homeownership is one of the most fundamental accelerators to get people in the middle class,” said Tolbert. “If we just keep build-
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ing apartments, we’re going to leave people behind,” she said. Arlington also saw changes to their public safety departments as the city released control of local fire services, which were annexed into North County Fire and EMS. “I’m really pleased the voters passed this,” said Tolbert. North County Fire and EMS has separate and more stable funding sources than the city and combining districts was also meant to provide some economies of scale. “The data looks like it’s doing exactly what they promised it would do, and we have not seen an increase in service times,” said Tolbert. The city also hoped to ease police burdens by responding to emergency calls more often with social workers. Arlington began exploring similar programs in 2018 when they began their embedded social worker program. “The idea was to embed a social worker with a police officer to go into the encampments we saw growing in Arlington,” said Tolbert. Many formerly homeless people have been able to go through treatment as part of that initiative. The new program is run by the Center for Justice Social Work and responds to mental health crises. “We have seen some really good early success stories from this program. People that were continually calling 911 and our goal was to reduce that strain off of law enforcement and get them into services,” said Tolbert. “The amount of mental health issues our community is dealing with has grown,” and the city needs to respond to it, she said. The full State of the City is available on Arlington’s Vimeo page at vimeo.com/ arlingtonwa.
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Officials honor Quake Park namesake By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com Bill Quake, the namesake for Arlington’s Quake Park and a lifelong supporter of local sports, was recognized at the opening of this year’s Stilly Valley Little League. The local little league held their Jamboree to open the season on April 16 and local officials recognized Quake during the event. The city recently put together a dedication sign at the park that gives Quake’s history. “I always come down for the Jamboree, but I’m especially excited because we’ve got the dedication sign up for Bill Quake,” said Arlington Mayor Barbara Tolbert. “We wanted to honor the roots of Quake Field, especially after the improvements we’ve made in the parking lots and sidewalks."
Quake was a lifelong Arlington resident. “He was born and raised and spent all of his life here, and he would just be so proud seeing all the young people being able to enjoy this local park. He would be humbled,” said Candi Holland, Quake’s daughter who also attended the tribute. At Arlington High School he was a three-sport athlete and Quake went on to be a local referee, coach and wrote sports for the Arlington Times for 32 years. “He coached young people and it was just always a part of his life,” said Holland. His players would often come to him with concerns or to look for support, said Holland. “I’ve often heard some of his athletes over the years say he was more of a mentor and father figure,” she said. Even as his players got
older Quake would still help them, said Holland. “He and mom liked to go down to the Arlington Legion Post and dance and even then, years later, some of these guys would ask him questions about things,” she said. Quake died of a heart attack in 1979 while watching the Arlington High School Eagles play a state championship game at the Seattle Kingdome. A few years later the city of Arlington named Quake Park after him. “I can remember taking the first shovel with my mom when they broke ground for this park in 1985,” said Holland. Tolbert said local sports continue in Arlington thanks to volunteers like Quake and she wanted to thank all of the volunteers who continue to support local games. “This happens and you get to play these games because of the hundreds of
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Officials gather at Quake Park to pay tribute to namesake Bill Quake. From left, Jake Larson, Stilly Valley Little League President, Arlington Mayor Barbara Tolbert, Quake’s daughter Candi Holland and Holli Taylor, Stilly Valley Little League Treasurer and Secretary. people who volunteer for your benefit,” Tolbert told Stilly Valley Little League players during the event. Holland said she was glad a dedication sign was put up at the park. “I was very impressed with the sign showing dad’s history and his past and how
M'ville offers 'Community Cares Litter Pickup' program By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com The city of Marysville will be providing free cleanup kits to community members and businesses in an effort to help encourage litter pickup around the community. The free kits include trash pickers, gloves and trash bags as part of their Community Cares Litter Pickup program. “We know people are concerned about the amount of litter, especially in the recent months,” said Connie Mennie, communications manager with the city of Marysville. “We have heard from a lot of folks about the littler,” said Mennie. “So we just want to promote those efforts at litter pickup." She hopes the community can help improve the look of local streets. “This is really about all of us coming together to make our neighborhoods cleaner,” said Mennie. The program will begin on April 22. “People can come get the supplies on Earth Day,” said Mennie. Marysville is hosting an event that day at Doleshel Park at 9028 67th Ave. NE, Marysville, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., where the litter pickup kits will be available. “If people can’t get it that day, they can come down to the Marysville Public Works office to pick up their kits,” said Mennie. The Public Works office is at 80 Columbia Ave., Marysville. Collected litter can be bagged and put with regular household trash. “If they pick up an amount of trash that will fit in with their regular trash pickup, they can just put it
with that,” said Mennie. “But if there is too much or that is too inconvenient, they can drop off the trash at our Clean Sweep event or at our Public Works office."
The Clean Sweep event will be held April 30 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Marysville Public Works office. Residents and businesses are encouraged to pick up
trash on small streets, but not on major arterial streets. Anyone that finds large or dangerous items can contact the city’s Solid Waste division at 360-363-8173.
he contributed to sports here in Arlington,” she said. “I know he’s been gone so long and people ask ‘well who’s Bill Quake,’” she said. “I just want to thank the town for doing this.” Tolbert said it was good
to hold on to those memories of community members who supported local youth. “Over time people tend to forget how things start and I think it’s important we hold onto the history,” said Tolbert.
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Arlington celebrates Arbor Day By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com
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Arlington city staff, commissioners with the Parks, Arts and Recreation Commission and city council members gather to plant trees at Evans Park on April 13. From left, Ryker Kleinman, commissioner Brittany Kleinman, maintenance supervisor Josh Grindy, commissioner Barbara Butner, city administrator Paul Ellis, city council member Heather Logan, commissioner Steve Maisch, maintenance worker Ben Stieben and commissioner Jenni Harrington.
Arlington city officials planted new trees at Evans Park on April 13 in recognition of Arbor Day. The group planted five Serbian spruce trees to help screen some of the industrial area around the park with some plants. “We planned an Arbor Day tree planting with our Parks, Arts and Recreation Commission, city staff and city council members,” said Sarah Lopez, community engagement director with the city of Arlington. Many of the staff members visited Evans Park last year as it was receiving upgrades such as a new walkway and improved bleachers and baseball field. “While we at the park we did a lot of looking around it, and at that time we thought it would be nice to some more greenery to look at instead of looking at
the buildings around,” said Lopez. She said that the event went well and had a good turnout. The city tries to keep Arlington a place that has an abundant amount of trees. “We want to make sure that when we, as a city, are taking out trees we’re also replanting them somewhere,” said Lopez. They provide a number of benefits to the city’s residents. “Trees help to shade the park and reduce heat,” said Lopez. “They just make it a bit nicer to live and play in the area,” she said. Arlington has been a Tree City USA for 20 years now. “It is one of the requirements to be a Tree City to hold some kind of Arbor Day recognition each year so that is something we tried to do,” said Lopez. The city has to meet a number of requirements for
the recognition, including spending $2 per capita on urban forestry and having a community tree ordinance. “We are making sure that we meet those standards. That is one of our goals every year,” said Lopez. The city of Arlington, along with local non-profit organization Village community Services, will be hosting another tree planting in the coming weeks for Earth Day. The local non-profit runs a fundraiser where local individuals or organizations can purchase trees which they will plant in the city for Earth Day. They ran the fundraiser last year and are holding it again this year. The city has prepared some space at Stormwater Wetland Park for the trees to be planted. More information about that fundraiser can be found at villagecommunitysvcs. networkforgood.com.
M'ville celebrates Earth Day By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com Marysville is inviting families to come out to Doleshel Park on Earth Day to help plan some trees this year. The event is on April 22 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Doleshel Park is located at 9028 67th Ave. NE, Marysville. “In honor of Earth Day 2022 we are hosting a tree planting event near Doleshel Park. Volunteers are encouraged to stop by, get their
hands dirty, and make a positive impact on the environment,” said Jessie Balbiani, surface water specialist with the city of Marysville and one of the organizers for the event. The event is for all ages. Families are encouraged to wear sturdy boots and work clothes, while gloves and tools will be provided. Tree-planters can sign up in advance by e-mailing nicolev@streamkeeper.org with their name, e-mail ad-
dress and how many people are in your group. The goal of the Earth Day event is to promote good environments for local streams. “Establishing forested buffers along streams throughout Marysville is a long term goal to improve water quality,” said Balbiani. Planting trees near streams helps improve local water quality and also makes a better habitat for fish. “Trees filter out pollutants that runoff our urban areas and provide much needed habitat for wildlife. During the summer, trees provide shade which keeps the water cool and the fish happy,” said Balbiani. The city of Marysville has hosted many Earth Day events in the past. “Families enjoy getting outside and interacting with their neighbors in a positive way. Planting a tree is such a simple but meaningful action to leave your mark on the community. Residents get to watch this site develop over the years and know that they were part of that positive change,” said Balbiani. Local nonprofit organization the Adopt-a-Stream Foundation are partnering with the city in this event. “The city is excited to partner with Adopt-aStream Foundation to provide opportunities for our community to give back to the environment,” said Balbiani. “Events like Earth Day remind us of the bigger picture. One tree might not make a difference, but if we all do a small part to give back, we’ll end up with a thriving forest for years to come.” she said.
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Galbi Burger owner Hyunkyong “Hannah” Ha, center left, cuts the ribbon to her new Smokey Point restaurant on April 7. She is joined by Arlington Mayor Barbara Tolbert, left, and employees Eathan Edward, back, Jaime Oropeca, center right, and Eun Cho.
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Arlington’s newest burger place mixes some traditional Korean marination with American burgers. Galbi Burger held their ribbon cutting on April 7 with their grand opening the next day. The new business is located at 3323 169th Pl. NE, Arlington. Owner Hyunkyong “Hannah” Ha is a Korean immigrant and mother of four who has lived in the U.S. for about a decade. “I’m happy to be here. We’ve been waiting a long time and I’ve been preparing this for eight months now,” she said. The restaurant will have many of the standard food items such as fries, sodas and burgers. “It’s a hamburger place and it will not be that much different,” said Ha. The “Korean-inspired burgers” will use a traditional marination to add a
new kind of flavor to the beef though. “It’s a soy sauce base and there’s garlic and different items in it,” said Ha. Galbi (sometimes transliterated as ‘Kalbi’) is typically grilled rib meat, which is often marinated in a sweet and savory sauce, and popular at Korean barbecue restaurants. Ha said she will take that same marination and apply it to burgers for her restaurant. “It is a good burger and it is pretty unique,” said Ha. “You can still find a lot of the things from the traditional burger in it but it does have a different flavor,” she said. “I love my burgers and hopefully other people do too.” Ha said her restaurant will use fresh meat. “We don’t use frozen meat, we always use fresh, so we use good ingredients as well,” she said. A variety of burgers, as well as other food items such as cheese melts and salads
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Kingsford thanked all the families that come down to enjoy the event. “There are families here who came to this event when they were children and are now bringing their children, so it really is part of the Marysville community,” she said. She also wanted to thank the sponsors of the event. “Thank you to Marysville Rotary, they have been a longstanding sponsor to this event and Grandview Village has as well,” she said.
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Micha Toebe picks up an egg at the Marysville Easter egg hunt on April 16.
will also be available at the restaurant. The ‘Stubborn Soda’ brand featuring natural flavors and no artificial sweeteners will be available at the restaurant in addition to standard soda options. Ha said she was glad to be able to come to the area. “I saw Smokey Point is growing so fast,” she said. “I used to live in Edmonds and then came up here. It’s a great place with a lot of potential." When the restaurant location became available she was happy to jump at the chance to open in Smokey Point, she said. The hours for the restaurant are currently 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. and will be open seven days a week. More information about the new restaurant is available at galbi-burger.com.
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Vote 'Yes' to support Marysville students The Marysville School District is asking local voters to approve two levies on the April 26 Special Election ballot and we encourage voters to say “Yes” to both of these funding measures that are an important part of providing local students with the educational experience they deserve. The two levies, an Educational Programs and Operations levy (Prop. 1) and a Technology and Capital Projects levy (Prop. 2), are replacement levies that would replace existing levies that will expire at the end of 2022 and are pareddown versions of the levies that were defeated by voters in the February Special Election. The current EP&O rate that taxpayers are paying is $2.50 per $1,000 of assessed value. Under the proposed replacement levy, that rate would drop to $1.97. The existing Technology and Capital Projects levy is $0.60 per $1,000 and the proposed rate would fall by more than half to $0.26. The current combined rate is $3.10 per $1,000 and the proposed combined rate would be $2.23, providing taxpayers a total savings of $0.87 per $1,000 assessed value resulting in a significant savings for property owners. For example, if both levies are approved, the owner of a home valued at $350,000 would see a combined annual savings of $304.50 over what they
are currently paying under the existing EP&O and Technology and Capital Projects levies. On the other hand, if the levies fail the district will suffer a significant loss of vital funding. The Educational Programs and Operations levy is the second largest funding source for the district’s overall budget and if the EP&O levy fails the district would see a loss of $23 million-$25 million in revenue annually. Funding from the EP&O levy pays for such things as athletics and extra-curricular programs such as band; smaller class sizes; early learning; nurses, librarians and counselors; safety and security including School Resource Officers; students with disabilities; and transportation. If the EP&O levy fails, all of those things would see significant reductions or elimination. If the Technology and Capital Projects levy fails, the district would see a reduction of $7 million in funding that is currently collected under the existing Technology and Capital Projects levy. The proposed Technology and Capital Projects levy would pay for technology infrastructure and hardware, including one-to-one devices and the most updated instructional and innovative technology; licensing software; staff training for the effective integration of technology in
the classroom; and keeping classrooms up-to-date with modern technology. Technology plays a vital role in our students’ education and loss of these programs and services would have a significant impact on our students. If the April 26 levies fail the district would have to wait until 2023 to try again causing the district to lose at least one year of these vital funds. After the levies failed in February, the district sent out a survey to the community and received more than 1,200 responses which identified a number of areas of concerns that the community wanted addressed. Some of the more frequently mentioned concerns included district facilities, academic performance, fiscal responsibility and transparency, safety, and taxes. In formulating the replacement levies for the April 26 Special Election, the district took these matters, and others, into consideration and has shown its commitment to addressing the community’s concerns while meeting the needs of its students and staff. Therefore, we encourage voters to vote "Yes" on both of the district's levies and return their ballots for the April 26 Special Election. Editorial Board North County Outlook
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RAVE: Thank you to the Arlington Assembly church for hosting the community Easter egg hunt on April 16. My family had a wonderful time and we really appreciate that these kind of community events are available. RAVE: A big thank you to the city of Marysville, the sponsors and all of the volunteers who helped organize and put on the Easter egg hunt at Jennings Memorial Park last weekend. My children really had
a great time collecting eggs and seeing the Easter Bunny. It's great to see these events returning to the community.
RAVE: I want to say Thank You to the volunteers who planted trees in Arlington Evans Park on April 13 in recognitions of Arbor Day.
RAVE: It's is great to see the Strawberry Festival Royalty and float representing Marysville in other communities again.
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Arlington knocks off Stanwood 10-0 By Nathan Whalen nathan@northcountyoutlook.com Arlington bookended a softball game April 11 with four-run innings to top Stanwood 10-0 in a contest that was called after six innings. Eagle softball coach Hayden Fields-Raught complimented the efforts of senior pitcher Lizzie Durfee, who threw 15 strikeouts during the game. "She has really caught her stride," Fields-Raught said of Durfee, who will play for Monmouth College in Illinois next year. Durfee
kept Stanwood's batters off balance, and she switched speeds on her pitches. "She dominated." Arlington got on the board in the first inning. With runners on second and third, junior Naomi Peterson scored on a single from junior Emmaly Morris. A double from senior Lexi Eck scored Morris and junior Maddy Fischer. Arlington scored its fourth run of the inning with a single from senior Riley Ryan scored Eck. The game remained scoreless through the next
four innings. In the bottom of the fifth inning, Eck scored on a single from senior Kailyn Thai and Freshman Camryn Zodrow scored on a sacrifice fly from sophomore Ainsley Kahler to push the Eagles' lead to 6-0. The scoring continued in the bottom of the sixth inning. A single from Thai scored Morris and Eck. Stevens ended the game when she hit a triple that scored Ryan and Thai. Arlington had 12 hits and committed three errors while Stanwood had two hits
and committed five errors. The win April 11 was the third consecutive doubledigit victory for the Eagles. Before Spring Break, Arlington topped Shorecrest 16-0 and Oak Harbor 18-0. "Our girls have put in a lot of work and have done an excellent job," FieldsRaught said. "The girls bring their energy no matter who they are playing." She said everyone steps up to the plate with power. The 2022 season is the first full season in three years. The 2020 season was canceled and the 2021
Chargers compete on the track By Nathan Whalen nathan@northcountyoutlook.com A track meet against Everett and Archbishop Murphy saw many Marysville Getchell athletes set personal bests on April 14. “They improved dramatically in their personal goals,” Marysville Getchell track and field coach Kim Edens said. Team scores weren’t available. Junior Carter Schmidt hit a qualifying mark in the long jump of 19 feet six inches, Edens said. She added high jumpers senior Patrick Farrell and junior Ethan McCormick performed well. Farrell jumped five feet, eight inches and McCormick jumped five feet six inches. Edens said Farrell placed first in the 300-meter hurdles running 49.31, adding the April 14 meet was the first time Farrell ran the 300-meter hurdles. In the girls 3,200-meters, sophomore Marly Martinez placed first running a personal record of 13:23, according to results posted on Athletic. net. Sophomore Karina Anderson also ran a personal record and placing second running 13:38, junior Cassie Smith placed third running 13:44, which was a personal best. Sophomore Violet Schwab also set a personal record when she placed fourth running 14:38. Martinez also placed first in the 1,600-meters running in 6:16.07. Junior Piper Jones Moses placed second running 6:24.51, and junior Cassie Smith finished third running 6:27.77. “They’re really pushing each other. They are improving every week,” Edens said. In the 800-meters, sophomore
Claire Michel finished second running 2:52.07 and Jones-Moses finished third running 2:53.55. Senior Joseph Carrasco ran a personal best when he placed first in the 100-meters running 12.13. Senior Colby Kolling also set a personal best running in 12.25 finishing third. In the 200-meters, senior Desmond Brown finished first running 24.76, senior Rieal Villamena and senior Joseph Carrasco finished second and third running 25.0, which were personal records for Villamena and Carrasco. Senior Jaiden Smith set a personal best in the 400-meters running 58.73. Junior Kenzie Thompson Sheldon set a personal best she placed first in the 100-meters running 13.47. Senior Beni Luboya won the 200-meters running 28.66. In the longer races for the boys, junior Winuka Kulatunge placed second in the 800-meters running 2:14.18 and placed second in the 1,600-meters running in 5:02.21. Freshman Joseph Gooding placed third in the 1,600-meters running 5:04.86. Senior Claudia Mikesell and sophomore Naomi Dolton set personal records in the shot put. Mikesell threw 24 feet, six-and-a-half inches and Dalton threw 23 feet, one inch. Junior Simona D’angelo placed first in javelin throwing 75 feet, eight-anda-quarter inches, which was a personal record. Junior Lorelei Pringle set a personal record of 47 feet, four inches. Senior Jayda Pittman placed first in the high jump with a mark of four feet, eight inches. Freshman Izzi Struss
placed first in pole vault with a mark of six feet, six inches. Thompson Sheldon placed first in the long jump with a length of 15 feet, seven inches and Pittman placed third with a length of 14 feet, seven-and-ahalf inches. Both jumps were personal records. Brown placed second in the shot put with a throw of 40 feet one inch, which was a personal record. Sophomore Andres Arostegui placed third with a throw of 34 feet, five inches. Senior Dylan Vongra tossed the discuss 101 feet, two-and-a-half inches, which was personal record and good for third place. Junior Jayden Sellers placed first in the javelin with a throw of 124 feet, 10 inches and Arostegui placed second with a throw of 106 feet, four inches. Junior Isaiah Gibbs placed first in the pole vault with a mark of 10 feet and junior Ethan McCormick jumped 38 feet, 10 inches in the triple jump, which was good for third place. The Charger track team has 137 boys and girls competing. The current senior class hasn’t enjoyed a regular season since they were freshmen. The 2020 season was canceled after eight days of practice and the 2021 season was shortened and lacked any postseason competition due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “It is a lot of re-teaching what it means to be in a competition season,” Edens said. Marysville Getchell hosts Snohomish April 21 at Quil Ceda Stadium starting at 3:30 p.m.
Hess named WIAA Athlete of the Week By Nathan Whalen nathan@northcountyoutlook.com
PHOTO COURTESY OF DJ LOCKWOOD
Pearce Hess, a sophomore with Grace Academy, was named one of WIAA’s Athletes of the Week.
On the strength of his sprinting, Grace Academy’s Pearce Hess was recently named one of WIAA’s Athletes of the Week. Hess, who is a sophomore for the Eagles, recently set his personal best in the 100-meters, running in 11.95 seconds. He is also the anchor of a 4x100meter relay team that has the best time of the year in 1B, coach DJ Lockwood said. “The guy has been working his tail off and seeing steady improvement,” Lockwood said. He added that Hess' energy is contagious among his teammates, which helps make them better.
He also runs the 400-meters and competes in the discus. “Any running event we can get him into, I like his chances in that event,” Lockwood said. One dozen athletes from across Washington are listed on the WIAA’s Athletes of the Week list. In addition to a certificate of achievement, athletes receive a $25 gift card from Dicks Sporting Goods. Grace Academy, which fields a boys and girls track team, travels to Concrete April 20 and then competes in the King’s Invitational in Seattle April 23. Grace Academy is scheduled to participate in the city championships May 6 along with Marysville Getchell and Marysville Pilchuck.
season was limited to 14 games, lasted one month, and lacked any post-season play. "They have grown together facing that adversity," Fields-Raught said. After the victory against Stanwood, the April 12 game against EdmondsWoodway was suspended and the Eagles topped Lynnwood 16-9 on April 14. The Eagles have six se-
niors on the 17-player roster and Fields-Raught hopes the team makes a good run during the postseason. Up next for the Eagles is traveling to Snohomish April 19, hosting EdmondsWoodway April 20, and traveling to Meridian Park to face Shorewood. For more information, go to www.wescoathletics. com or www.arbiterlive. com.
Legal Notices LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR SNOHOMISH COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATES OF: KENNETH R. LAFFIN and JUDITH I. LAFFIN, Deceased, NO. 204-01442-31, AMENDED PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS, RCW 11.40.030
SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR SNOHOMISH COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: TOMMY VAN SLAGEREN, JR., Deceased, NO. 22-400732-31, 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: April 6, 2022. Personal Representative: Dana Laffin Attorney for Personal Representative: Breanne W. Martin, WSBA #44519 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: April 20, 2022. Personal Representative: Charlie Van Slageren Attorney for Personal Representative: Steven J. Peiffle, WSBA #14704 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. 20-4-01442-31.
LEGAL NOTICE
Court of probate proceedings and cause number: Snohomish County Superior Court, Cause No. 22-4-00732-31.
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SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR SNOHOMISH COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: ROBERT J. MCCAFFREY, Deceased, NO. 22-4-00703-31, 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: April 13, 2022. Personal Representative: Joseph McCaffrey Attorney for Personal Representative: Steven J. Peiffle, WSBA #14704 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. 22-4-00703-31.
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Rhodies can be yellow and orange too April and May that means northwest gardeners are high season have got some for enjoying the pretty good opgorgeous blooms tions to try out in of rhododentheir gardens. drons. They come I reached out in many colors By Steve Smith and sizes, and for the most to my general manager and Trevor part, are easy to grow. While rhodie-aficionado some varieties bloom as early Cameron recently to pick his as February, and a few others brain on his favorite yellowhold off until June, this is the ish varieties and here are time when the bulk of them some that he selected, along with a few of my favorites. come into their glory. Seaview Sunset: This When it comes to flower colors, the cooler shades has a bicolor flower of light of blue, purple, pink, and yellow edged with a broad red are by far in the major- band of red-orange, giving ity. Out of the 126 varieties it an overall warm feeling. It we list on our website, 95 of is a compact grower, reachthem fall into this category. ing only 3 feet by 3 feet in 10 But that still leaves over 30 years and prefers morning varieties, that we carry, that sun and afternoon shade. are considered to be in the The flower trusses can conyellow to orange range, and tain up to 16 individual
flowers, which makes it an impressive display in the garden. Honey Butter: Flowers are funnel-bell-shaped with wavy edges, light yellowish coloring on the inside with pink edging and deep pink midribs. Blooms midspring and reaches roughly 4 feet tall. Prefers some afternoon shade. Hotei: Flowers are openly bell-shaped and its color is a light yellow with a deeper shading of brilliant yellow. The flowers are held in loose, ball-shaped trusses of 10 to 12 flowers. It is a compact, tight growing plant that will grow to around 3 feet tall by 3 feet wide. Hotei should be grown in full to part shade — no afternoon sun or it can burn. Young plants can
be a little stingy with their blooms, but once they are established, it is a knockout. Golden Torch: This is a nice compact pale-yellow variety that has some pink highlights. Flower trusses are ball-shaped with 13 to 15 flowers. It has an attractive, bushy habit maturing to around 4 feet tall and as wide. Does best in morning sun. Nancy Evans: Flowers are openly funnel-shaped with wavy lobes and light yellow coloring with some early orange shading on the lobes and its reverse. Produces ball-shaped trusses that hold around 19 flowers and has a rounded, compact growth habit reaching 3 feet tall by 3 feet wide. Chikor: This is a cute
little dwarf plant that grows only to about 2 feet tall and is tolerant of full sun. The flowers are a pale greenish-yellow color and are produced in clusters of 3 to 6 flowers. It is an early bloomer and is suitable for edging a border or even in a rockery. Curlew: Another cute dwarf variety that tops out around 18 inches tall and is happiest when grown in some afternoon shade with good drainage. Flowers are a light yellow color, with the upper petals spotted a greenish-brown. Patty Bee: One of my favorites, Patty’s growth habit stays tight and compact at only 18 inches tall. It sports openly funnel-shaped, wavy flowers that have light greenish-yellow petals held in lax
trusses of 6 flowers. Tolerates full sun. Remember that the above varieties do not all bloom at the same time, so be mindful to check the information on the varieties you choose — this is of course true for other colors as well. Spacing out bloom times by using different varieties is the best way to work toward that all illusive goal of “year ‘round interest” in the garden. Space out your visits to the garden center over the next 6 weeks so you can see all of them in full bloom. As always, stay safe and keep on gardening!
Steve Smith represents Sunnyside Nursery in Marysville and can be reached at sunnysidenurser y@msn. com.