Marysville Globe, January 31, 2015

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Love letters for Seahawks By STEVE POWELL spowell@marysvilleglobe.com

Entertainment: Red Curtain will have to move again. Page 5.

MARYSVILLE – “When you guys score a touchdown, you need to call your parents.” Those words of wisdom came from a letter written to Seattle Seahawks tight end Luke Willson from Allen Creek Elementary secondgrader named Brody. Teacher Maggie Cameron assigned her students to write

letters of encouragement to the Seahawks as they prepare to take on the New England Patriots in the 49th Super Bowl Feb. 1 in Arizona. Not all of Brody’s letter was positive. “You guys almost lost the game last week” to the Packers, he reminded them. In a letter to defensive lineman Michael Bennett, Jesse recalled a more-positive moment in the Green Bay

conference championship game. “It was funny when you were riding the policeman’s bike,” he wrote. He also looked ahead to playing the Patriots. “Try to get a sack on Tom Brady,” he wrote. Jake wrote something similar in his letter to quarterback Russell Wilson. “You’re my favorite player. Beat Tom Steve Powell/Staff Photo

SEE HAWKS, PAGE 2

Students read letters they wrote to the Seahawks.

Hard to find, count homeless BY KIRK BOXLEITNER kboxleitner@marysvilleglobe.com

Sports: M-P

beats Arlington in overtime. Page 10.

INDEX BUSINESS

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CLASSIFIED ADS 16-18 LEGALS

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OPINION

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SPORTS

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WHAT’S UP?

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WORSHIP

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Vol. 121, No. 30

SMOKEY POINT — Maybe you’ve seen her on the street and just not noticed her. She sleeps on the side of Smokey Point Boulevard, near the intersection of 157th Street, covered in a tarp, and surrounded by so many empty bottles and plastic bags that she could be mistaken for a pile of garbage, rather than a human being. She was the only homeless person Tami Krell and Ken Klein encountered during their three-hour shift, as part of the Snohomish County Point In Time Homeless Count Jan. 22. Because she refused to give her name, she couldn’t be officially counted, even though Krell spoke with her and knows she sleeps in that area often. “She didn’t want to participate, because she was sleeping,” said Krell, who was coordinating the volunteers for north county that day. “There are places that people like her can go, but they’re often too intimidated to go there. The sudden structure can be very hard for them.” Klein, a Snohomish County Council member, was on the Arlington City Council back when the city began making a concerted

“We have to get the first two initials of their first and last names, plus their birthdays, or we can’t count them.” Tami Krell, Volunteer coordinator

Kirk Boxleitner/Staff Photo

Even though she is homeless, the woman found sleeping under this blue tarp was not part of the homeless count recently because she refused to give her name. First in a three-part series effort to deal with homelessness. He guided Krell to several sites in Smokey Point and Arlington where citizens had reported spotting homeless people. However, while they found plenty of evidence of

homeless camps at several sites, there were no other people. “The county’s way of addressing the situation is a different ballgame from the city,” Klein said. “We distribute many of the services that tie into this issue, and determine what funds are available for them, so we need to know what responses are most effective.”

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That Krell and Klein only observed one homeless person could be regarded as positive news, except Krell pointed out that many factors make it difficult to count how many really are homeless. “We have to get the first two initials of their first and last names, plus their birthdays, or we can’t count them,” said Krell, who also expressed concerns with conducting the count during one of the coldest months of the year. “If our numbers are lower, are we really SEE HOMELESS, PAGE 2


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