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Local heroes honored for saving woman’s life

Other candidates say they never had access and were never offered

BY BRANDON GUSTAFSON MUKILTEOEDITOR @ YOURBEACON . NET

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hen a question about diversifying the City of Mukilteo’s budget was asked to Mukilteo City Council Position 6 candidates at the Wednesday, Oct. 23, candidate forum, Peter Zieve snapped off some quick, specific percentages. In his possession on stage at Rosehill Community Center was a printed copy of the City’s 2020 budget in a binder.

When it was time for his opponent Elisabeth Crawford’s turn, she was a little flustered, and threw a bold claim at Zieve: That he had the questions pre-prepared in his binder.

She asked if any of the other candidates on stage had been given the questions beforehand, and everyone shook their heads or said no. Zieve denied it, and moderator Matt Martin said the book would be examined after the forum concluded.

When the forum ended, Zieve grabbed his belongings and hurried to get off the stage.

Martin and others, including Council President Christine Cook, huddled around Zieve asking to see his notes.

He refused, and, per Cook, told them his official stance was he was not going to allow anyone to look at the book.

He then hurried out the door into the hallway.

Beacon Editor Brandon Gustafson chased after Zieve, and asked him a simple question: Do you have a copy of the questions?

Zieve said yes, and that Mario Lotmore, publisher of the Lynnwood Times and one of the event’s planners, was the one who gave him those quessee

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Beacon photos by Brandon Gustafson Linda Surface speaks with Marsha Ferrara at an event at Mukilteo Fire Station 24 last Tuesday, Oct. 22. Surface had cardiac arrest at Olympic View Middle School last month, and in front, Kelly Kyle, Ferrara, Kurt Roberts, and Zegeye Kure, were the four parents who stepped up and helped save her life before paramedics took over.

Four OV parents assisted Linda Surface while she was in cardiac arrest

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inda Surface was being a good grandmother the night she almost died.

She was attending her grandson Quinn’s curriculum night at Olympic View Middle School with her daughter Tonya Morris on Sept. 24.

As the event came to a close, the trio, like all others there that night, made their way to the parking lot.

That’s when Surface stopped moving, called out to her daughter, and collapsed. She was in the midst of cardiac arrest.

As panic set in and Morris called out for help, four medically trained parents on site answered the call for help.

Zegeye Kure was the first to start CPR. Kurt Roberts quickly joined him in alternating compressions. Marsha Ferrara, a cardiac nurse, and Kelly Karl, also a nurse, arrived and did their part.

Other parents helped by using cellphone flashlights to assist however they could and by calling 911, and Olympic View staff were able to locate a defibrillator (AED).

Morris said Ferrara “directed the CPR team” before administering the AED until the Mukilteo Fire Department arrived.

Mike Yoakum, the Mukilteo fire captain on the call, and his team took over with compressions and the AED. Thanks to the quick response by the parents and Fire Department, Surface is up and running, and last Tuesday, Oct. 22, got see

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A review of County, City and School District candidates heading into Nov. 5 election City Council candidates make cases

Dunn, Rohrbough face off

School Board candidates share visions

BY BRANDON GUSTAFSON MUKILTEOEDITOR @ YOURBEACON . NET

BY BRANDON GUSTAFSON MUKILTEOEDITOR @ YOURBEACON . NET

BY BRANDON GUSTAFSON MUKILTEOEDITOR @ YOURBEACON . NET

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he Mukilteo City Council will have at least three new faces next year, and those candidate hopefuls, as well as a pair facing off to remain on the council, made their cases for election Wednesday, Oct. 23, at Rosehill Community Center at the Mukilteo Candidate Forum.

The forum was sponsored by the Mukilteo Chamber of Commerce, the Mukilteo Beacon, and the Lynnwood Times, and a majority of questions were pre-prepared by the event’s sponsors ahead of the event.

Council Positions 4-7 are on Mukilteo ballots this year, and feature a mix of familiar and new faces, as well as the two incumbents squaring off.

Candidates for each race were asked questions that they and their opponent would each answer before a new question was asked to candidates in a different race.

Below are some key points and takeaways from the see

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or the first time in over a decade, there will be a new face representing Mukilteo on the Snohomish County Council.

Longtime County Councilmember Brian Sullivan, a Democrat who is a former Mukilteo mayor and councilmember, is wrapping up his third term, so is term-limited from being able to keep his seat. He is running for Snohomish County treasurer.

There was no shortage of eager candidates aiming to succeed Sullivan, as eight names were on the primary ballot in August. Through that, two made it through – Anna Rohrbough and Megan Dunn.

Rohrbough, a Republican, is a familiar face here in Mukilteo as the City Council’s current vice president. She earned the highest total in the primary, with more than 34%.

Dunn was one of seven Democrats to appear on the primary ballot, and narrowly made it through to the see

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hile one of three Mukilteo School Board seats on this November’s ballot is an easy choice (John Gahagan is running unopposed to retain his seat), two races pair incumbents with challengers hungry to shape the future of the Mukilteo School District.

Current School Board President Michael Simmons is being challenged by Bruce Guthrie, while Kyle Kennedy is aiming to keep his seat in a race with Jennifer Cole.

Simmons, who retired from Boeing after 21 years in human resources and leadership development, was first elected to the board in 2011. He has served on a number of local organizations, such as the Mukilteo YMCA’s board of directors.

Kennedy, an engineering manager at Korrey electronics, was first elected in 2015. He has served on a variety of school groups and PTSAs, as well as see

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MPD to host forum about risks of e-cigarettes, vaping W

ith the increase in the usage of e-cigarettes and vaping, the Mukilteo Police Department will host a community forum on Nov. 19 to highlight the safety risks involved with using those products. The event will take place at 6 p.m. at Mukilteo City Hall (11930 Cyrus Way).

According to the Snohomish Health District, there have recently been two reported cases of vaping-associated lung injuries in Snohomish County.

Health educator Mary O’Leary, BS, MEd, of the Snohomish County Health District will be the guest speaker.

According to a post on the City’s

website, O’Leary has been involved in education for 25 years and the past seven years she has been with Snohomish County Health District. She is part of a health team that has increased efforts to combat opioid addiction and she is the lead health professional in youth marijuana and vaping prevention efforts from the health district.

“Mary’s experience as a healthcare professional is a valuable asset and educating parents, teens and community members about the risks associated with vaping and e-cigarettes is a welcomed contribution to public health,” the post said.

Local fire departments respond to Mukilteo alarm Old City Hall warehosue building caught fire Sunday Mukilteo Fire Department was dispatched to an automatic fire alarm at 2:15 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 27, at 4480 Chennault Beach Road.

On arrival, Engine 25 reported smoke showing and requested a full commercial fire response. Battalion 25 and Engine 24, along with automatic aid units from Everett Fire and South County Fire, were dispatched.

The large commercial warehouse, once home to Mukilteo’s City Hall, was full of smoke, making it difficult to locate the fire. In addition to the fire alarm, the building is also protected by a fire sprinkler system, which kept the fire contained. The Snohomish County Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating the origin of the fire.

All units cleared by 6:21 a.m., and the estimated building and contents loss $12,000.

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“Vaping has become the prevalent topic of conversation and debate in the community. It is so important that adults as well as teens learn the real health and safety risks from these products. I am committed to protecting public health in our community and providing accurate information is a key element in efforts to help avoid health risks,” said Mukilteo Mayor Jennifer Gregerson.

Vaping and e-cigarette related health concerns are surging nationwide. The rise in the use of vaping products and e-cigarettes among teens are driven by a lack of accurate information about

their health risks, the post said.

“It is important that teens and community members learn factual information about vaping and e-cigarettes so responsible health related decisions can be made. Too many times these devices can encourage the use of more dangerous substances,” said Mukilteo Police Chief Cheol Kang.

For more information about the Mukilteo Police Department or the “Forum on e-cigarettes and vaping,” contact Crime Prevention Officer Myron Travis at 425-263-8104 or email crimeprevention@mukilteowa.gov.

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“If the questions are leaked, or candidate responses obviously reflect predetermined answers, I will voice my concern to the public because it is the right thing to do. Justice before people and people before politics.”

Felt then responded, saying, “I would just like to let you know that if I don’t have time to contemplate the planned questions, I may not be able to fully filter the questions that come in during the forum.

“I understand your concerns, and I agree. However, I still would like to say that I would like the questions beforehand. Even if it’s just a day before.

“I affirm to you that I have no desire to inform any candidate of anything as I also want to hear actual spontaneous answers to the questions.”

She said she would abide by whatever Lotmore and Gustafson decided.

Lotmore later responded by saying, “You have my commitment of not sharing the questions with anyone either.”

Sigel said, “Ditto!” and Gustafson responded with, “Sounds good. Let me know if you need anything else from me before the forum.”

Lotmore early last week sent the finalized questions, along with the schedule of the event, to Gustafson, Martin, Sigel, and Felt.

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tions beforehand.

The Beacon asked Zieve if they could see Zieve’s book, and Zieve obliged. As shown in the photo included in this story, Zieve had the questions, shown in black text, while his notes for those specific questions were typed in red.

Zieve again said he got those questions from Lotmore and, when handed his binder, turned and left.

The Beacon returned to the Christensen Room and found Lotmore and Martin, and told them what Zieve had said: That Lotmore had given him the questions.

Lotmore denied the allegation.

First, here’s how those questions were created.

The Mukilteo Chamber of Commerce reached out to The Beacon in September about running a candidate forum along with the Lynnwood Times newspaper.

Chamber CEO Deanna Siegel initially asked if either Publisher Paul Archipley or Gustafson would moderate the event.

Because The Beacon wanted to remain neutral, both declined, and Gustafson offered to help write questions for City Council, County Council, and School Board candidates to answer during the forum.

Gustafson met with Lotmore and Sigel during September to go over logistics and start preparing the questions.

On Friday, Oct. 18, Gustafson met again with Lotmore and Sigel, as well as Martin and Lighthouse Festival President Candace Felt, who assisted with the forum by filtering questions written by the audience. After that meeting, Gustafson and Lotmore finished preparing the questions.

Gustafson sent a Word document to Lotmore after 3 p.m. that day with the questions.

Lotmore responded later, while including Felt and Sigel on the email saying the following: “I am highly concerned that these questions are shared with other persons when it is not required nor needed. None of us (including myself) should have the questions to maintain the integrity of the forum process and fulfilling our obligation to voters of a fair and impartial process.

“The questions should remain in a secured location, printed the day of the event with an observer, placed into a bag and then sealed. The seal should be broken by the moderator the day of the event.

After the forum Outside of Rosehill after the forum, Gustafson, Lotmore, Sigel, Martin, and Chamber Board President Paul Ellis discussed the situation. All denied sending the questions to anyone, and Lotmore showed his email inbox and sent messages for multiple email accounts.

Multiple messages were to Zieve, many regarding letters to the editor to The Beacon. In one email, Lotmore sent a message to Zieve saying he felt “the fix was on,” and that Zieve’s opponent, Crawford, was going to receive a copy of the questions before the event, and that he wanted to warn him. Sigel asked Lotmore why he felt this way, and he said he was worried because “I don’t really know all of you.”

Candidate response Last Thursday, The Beacon reached out to all City Council and County Council candidates regarding what happened with the questions.

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COUNCILCORNER

Honesty, integrity, and transparency I

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s a public servant and community member, I promote and expect honesty, integrity, and transparency.

Sadly, that was not displayed at the candidate forum last week when it was discovered that a candidate received questions ahead of time and brought them to the forum complete with typed answers. The candidate was asked on stage and denied it more than once.

As a previous candidate myself, I know the hardest and most stressful part about a forum is not knowing what questions you will be asked and having to think on the fly. This is also one of the most useful skills a councilmember will need during their term and it is important for the voters to see how various candidates think on their feet and how they prepare themselves for all topics.

Although this situation diminished the overall process, I was thankful for the reaction of those on stage and in the audience. In fairness to other candidates, the debate proceeded and candidates

BY CHRISTINE COOK were permitted to make their closing statements.

COUNCIL PRESIDENT It wasn’t until the forum concluded and the candidate refused to show their notes that the audience spoke out.

I truly appreciate the trust that those present gave to the process, the forum organizers, and myself for handling the situation as best we could under the circumstances and allowing candidates to make their strongest case to the voters.

I am proud of the civic-minded residents in Mukilteo who want to learn all they can about the candidates and make informed decisions.

It was not fair to you to have the election process tarnished in this way and I hope that remedies will be put in place to keep this from happening in the future

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GUESTVIEW

Park and ride: What happened?

I n the first two parts of our Mukilteo waterfront/Old Town parking discussion, we discussed where we are today, how we got there, and what we might expect in the future. This week, we’ll finish up with a detailed discussion of the rise and fall of Mukilteo’s (almost) park and ride, and a realistic look at whether a park and ride is in Mukilteo’s future.

A Mukilteo park and ride has been a desire of many for over 20 years. When I was a new councilmember in 2006, the former airport director showed me a decade-old plan for a park and ride on the west side of airport property. Mukilteo officials had wanted a park and ride and that was the reason for cutting down all the trees near where Lombardo’s Pizzeria is now. The need for a Mukilteo park and ride seemed obvious then and even more so today.

It was almost built a couple of years ago, but

BY KEVIN STOLTZ the $4.7 million project was killed by Community FORMER COUNCILMEMBER Transit and the state grant was returned because of a $50,000 dispute and a whole lot of deception, lying, and misinformation from CT. Here’s what happened.

GUEST VIEW

Background Community Transit is the primary agency that builds park and rides in Snohomish County.

In the eight years I was a councilmember, the message the mayor (a CT board member) sent to the council and the City’s Transportation Committee about a Mukilteo park and ride wasn’t a positive one. The two primary roadblocks were that CT didn’t have the money to build a park and ride, and, CT had to purchase the property (FAA regulations only allow airport property to be leased.)

In 2012, Mukilteo Councilmember Steve Schmalz and I went to Olympia and met with a state Senator on the Senate Transportation Committee. Surprisingly, some of her staff recommended that we apply for a state transportation mobility grant to build a park and ride.

Around the same time, the airport director (Dave Wagoner) had been working with the FAA to create a 20- or 30-year lease of airport property that worked more like a purchase, so as to meet the grant application and Community Transit’s requirements.

I tried to get the City and Community Transit on board with a park and ride, but the entrenched culture of “it can’t be done” that still exists today prevailed.

So, I went around the obstacles. When looking for a sponsor for the state grant, Snohomish County and County Councilmember Brian Sullivan stepped up in a big way. Brian and Dave (the airport director) worked to get me the information necessary. I wrote the grant.

The idea for the “Mukilteo Park & Ride Plus” was for it to be a traditional park and ride during the day, and at other times, as a paid overnight parking lot and weekend overflow lot to ease the parking demands on Mukilteo’s waterfront. see

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Forum fallout speaks volumes

Zieve is committed to Mukilteo

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In reading Brandon Gustafson’s article I would like to endorse Peter Zieve for it’s just too late to fi about the candidate forum held at Rosehill Mukilteo. Peter is a concerned citizen and busi-good idea for a costu Community Center on Oct. 23, I am astounded ness owner who is committed to what is best at the finger pointing by both candidate Peter for all of Mukilteo residents. As a resident, with horror, and my Zieve and Lynnwood Times Publisher Mario Peter also has run a successful business in horror guy. I have a Lotmore.

Mukilteo employing many local people as well of gore and terror d I attended the forum and was frankly suras providing intern opportunities for our high prised at Mr. Zieve’s responses. He was well school students who later have become full time others. I’m sure Step spoken and very prepared. Then I find out he employees.

“Pet Sematary,” but had a copy of the questions before the meeting Peter is financially responsible and would began. No other candidate had a copy of the make a great Councilman. movies about ghosts questions and no offers were made to share I noticed that he got less coverage in The Bea- far as I can go. with the other candidates. con than other people running for the Mukilteo Brandon Gustafson had the courage and council. Please be fair! might be frightenin tenacity to follow Mr. Andrea Swanncan do.

Zieve to the parking Mukilteo lot and actually take Editor’s Note: photographs of the Peter Zieve did not fun grandpas. I’m n leaked notes. Mr. get less coverage in Zieve throws his Find election coverage online next week The Beacon than for six years on Netfl friend, Mr. Lotmore, other candidates. If Jane Fonda and Lily This week’s issue of The Beacon (Wednesunder the bus as anything, it has been either; these are two day, Oct. 30) is the last issue for election the person sharing the opposite. We have and romances while endorsement letters as our next issue (Nov. 6) the notes and now run more endorseeight decades. comes out the day after ballots are due. the finger pointing ment letters for Additionally, because the first round of begins. Mr. Zieve Zieve than anyone the stage with hints results will not be posted by Snohomish once again shows us else, and we had a as well as a regular County until the evening on Tuesday, Nov. 5, his personal moral full feature story there won’t be any election results in the Nov. character and Mr. on his signs being 6 edition of The Beacon.

Look for the first Netflix, which just d Lotmore, a reputed slashed before the results on mukilteobeacon.com as well as on fair and non-biased primary. Aside from one, cast as old frien our Twitter and Facebook pages on Nov. 6, journalist, has an Scott Whelpley and the calendar, attemp with a story/stories in the Nov. 13 edition. uphill battle to Richard Emery, both foreign and definite – Beacon staff regain his journalisof whom are curtic reputation. These rent Mukilteo City of these shows, whi two men may not Councilmembers, horror genre for cer deserve their reputacandidates really have not been in the paper I think. tion, but they have certainly earned it. aside from our election coverage and endorseLeroy McNulty ment letters. To say that The Beacon gave less ordinary life. They f Mukilteo coverage to Peter Zieve compared to all other affluent, coastal, an candidates is completely false. medical bills or whe Richard Emery: Zieve up. It’s television.

No more election letters

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Proud to support Dunn

I admire Elisabeth Crawford’s courage to ask who had advance notice of the questions at the candidate forum last Wednesday evening and why Peter Zieve had them. That she was able to make an effective recovery is a credit to her resiliency and poise.

Thanks to prompt and energetic reporting, we now know that Mr. Zieve did, somehow, get the questions in advance. Regardless of who asked for, or who gave what to whom, the responsible and ethical response from all involved, especially a candidate, should have been: “Not interested. It would not be fair. No thank you.”

I’ve been a resident of Mukilteo for nearly 15 years and live in Harbour Pointe. I’m proud to that these are chara be supporting Megan Dunn to represent me on pretend that their w nothing to do with m the Snohomish County Council.

She knows that we have so much to be proud the graveyard here. of in Snohomish County, and that here in Mukilteo we are focused on improving affordused to employ abou ability, livability, and sustainability.

Megan has experience working with people and Andy Griffith so from all backgrounds to address our complex in my direction, I th issues; she led the effort for districts in the city of Everett for better representation and a more negotiating adultho responsive government. involves enlarged pr I’m impressed to hear Megan’s plans for the

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Online Poll Last week’s question & results: Do you support the proposed Mukilteo School District bond measure? t 46.67% Said YES t 53.33% Said NO

This week: Four Olympic View Middle School parents were honored last week for helping save Linda Surface’s life last month when she was having cardiac arrest at an Olympic View curriculum night. The four provided CPR and used an AED and Surface survived and is making a

full recovery.

This week’s question: Are you CPR certified?

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CHUCK’SWORLD

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should just take the week off. I don’t know anything about Halloween. Apparently I was sick the day they explained it.

I understand the basics. I remember some fun Halloweens as a kid, going trick-or-treating as Zorro, as Superman, as a robot, and probably a couple of times as a culturally appropriated stereotype that these days would seem rude.

It was a childhood thing, and there was candy.

And one day I stopped, the way I stopped putting teeth under my pillow and expecting quarters. The way I stopped writing letters to Santa.

The way I stopped being in the fourth grade.

I relived it with my own children, of course, and I spent a fun Halloween with my grandson a few years ago. All of this I understand.

But apparently at some point in the 1980s, a point I was obviously unaware of at the time, a social movement began that, as I understand it, is referred to as “adult Halloween.” There’s nothing CHUCK SIGARS naughty about the “adult” part, although I have CHUCKSIGARS@YAHOO.COM to be honest here: I’ve seen some disturbing pictures.

It’s just become a big deal for some grown-up people, and I missed it. I know people my age who look forward to Halloween for months, who go all in with decorations and costume parties.

This looks like fun, actually.

I wouldn’t mind going to one of these parties, although I think it’s just too late to figure out the protocol. It’s a shame. I have a good idea for a costume.

I suspect that most of my lack of Halloween spirit has to do with horror, and my disinterest in that genre. I’m just not a horror guy. I have a low tolerance for losing sleep while images of gore and terror dance through my head.

I saw the first “Alien” movie and I didn’t need to see any of the others. I’m sure Stephen King has written many fine books since “Pet Sematary,” but I really wouldn’t know, if you follow.

So I’m clueless when it comes to scary stuff. I like to watch movies about ghosts that help people fall in love; that’s about as far as I can go.

But something occurred to me the other day, and I thought it might be frightening to some of you, so here it is. It’s the best I can do.

There are old people on TV. I’m not talking about coots and cranks. I’m not talking about fun grandpas. I’m not talking about aging wizards or evil CEOs. I’m talking about “Grace and Frankie,” which has been a hit for six years on Netflix and features a couple of octogenarians, Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin. This isn’t “The Golden Girls,” either; these are two women engaged in life, starting businesses and romances while they don’t shy away from the downsides of eight decades.

Comic storylines regarding hearing loss and broken hips share the stage with hints of memory troubles and possible dementia, as well as a regular rotation of funerals of friends.

Funerals also play a role in “The Kominsky Method,” also on Netflix, which just dropped a second short season online.

Michael Douglas and Alan Arkin are the aging talent in this one, cast as old friends who find themselves on the far side of the calendar, attempting to navigate a world that feels slightly foreign and definitely doesn’t have enough bathrooms.

The indignities of aging are never far from the action in either of these shows, which is why I imagine they might fit into the horror genre for certain people. These would be younger people, I think.

I should mention that these two shows are hardly slices of ordinary life. They feature characters who for the most part are affluent, coastal, and Caucasian. No one wonders about paying medical bills or when their next Social Security check will show up. It’s television.

But it feels different, and I think I approve.

I’ve watched both of these shows and enjoyed them; it helps that these are characters 15-20 years older than I am. I can pretend that their wacky adventures in senior citizenry have nothing to do with me and my life, although I’m whistling past the graveyard here.

And there are a lot of graveyards in these shows.

And as much as I wonder if the joke’s on me, if the clichés I used to employ about older people watching Angela Lansbury and Andy Griffith solve crimes in prime time can now be turned in my direction, I think this is a positive thing.

There are plenty of films and shows about young people negotiating adulthood. It’s fun to see the other side, even if it involves enlarged prostates.

We’re all moving in one direction, after all. I think that in a troubled world, a little light entertainment around different stages of life can be a useful distraction. It makes aging less scary, somehow, when familiar faces are doing the aging.

Alan Arkin and Lily Tomlin are still hilarious. Jane Fonda is still in fabulous shape.

And the rest of us are still here, still growing up, still learning what the next part of life is like. A show about guys my age would involve losing glasses and buying guitars, probably. I can see the humor. Maybe there’d be a Halloween show.

I do have a costume idea. It’s not Zorro. Everyone always thinks Zorro.

It’s not.

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Starbucks: Who needs them, and other ‘status symbols’ O

K, I’m prepared to get hammered by you Starbucks devotees. It’s the price of being counter cyclical.

Why do I say “who needs them?” Here’s why: I get the Seattle grunge movement. You only have to live in Seattle (for us, 13 years this month) during the winter to understand why younger folk might wish to “dress down.” If your clothing and shoes are going to become a soppy, sloppy mess no matter how carefully you dress up against the wet weather, then why not dress down?

BY MICHAEL GOLD I’m not positive, but it would SELF-DESCRIBED “GADFLY” & EAST COAST TRANSPLANT, not surprise me if the style trend SERIAL ENTREPRENEUR of “torn jeans” (you know, the OFFERING EAST/WEST COAST PERSPECTIVES jeans with the holes in the knees – and the more ragged looking the better) was invented here in Seattle. Hey, why not pay an additional $50 a pair for jeans that look like Goodwill Industries would reject them if you tried to donate them? Hey, here’s an idea: If you have teenagers at home (preteens are even better), just give them a brand new pair of perfect jeans (the kind you can purchase at Wal-Mart for $25 a pair) and a week or so later, collect them and voila! You have the perfect “pre-washed, holy knees ruined jeans” which you can sell on CraigsList for $80 a pair.

Or, buy the new “perfect” jeans and simply drag them behind your car for a few days, then leave them out in the backyard exposed to the weather for another day. Then they’ll be even more obnoxious than the new $80 pair of “prewashed” ones sold in the high end boutiques at Alderwood Mall.

Now along with that, why Starbucks? Why is it necessary to spend $5 or more on a cup of coffee simply to “hang out” at a café? You can go into any 7-Eleven or equivalent convenience store and get a cup of regular coffee for about a buck. And this makes further negative sense if you’re getting a take out drink. With take out, you don’t get the pleasure of hanging out in the very nice surroundings of their retail outlets. And no one will know you overspent at the Starbucks unless you carry the now empty container into your office. If you want to carry your “snob appeal” throughout the day, simply re-fill the Starbucks container with the coffee from your office coffee machine.

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u from STOLTZ page 4 That demand is due to the popularity of Lighthouse Park and commuter needs created by the ferry and Sounder trains. Overnight parking was available on the waterfront until Lighthouse Park was renovated and the new community center was built. Therefore, the “plus” was an important part of the project and also served to generate revenue for maintenance and the required state match.

With the help and support of many, including local, county, and state representatives, $1 million was awarded for the park and ride in the 2013-2014 biennium (two years later, the balance was awarded for the 2015-2016 biennium). It should also be noted that the project did have its enemies including our own mayor at the time (currently a City Council candidate) who state representatives told me was actually lobbying lawmakers in Olympia AGAINST the park and ride funding.

In 2013, the powers that be gave the project to Community

Worse, yet, there is the newly opened “high end” retail place on Capitol Hill (soon to expand across the country): usatoday.com/storstarbucks-reserve-roastery-and-tasting-room. Here, you can hang out for the entire day, buying breakfast, coffee, and lunch while pretending to work on your notebook computer. If this trend continues, next they’ll be offering small rental rooms inside the place in which you can take a nap, visit with your significant other, and otherwise waste a perfectly good day (well, not completely wasted!). Frankly, I simply don’t get Howard Schultz’s concept with this new high end retail place.

Other “status symbols” we don’t need: 1) Any clothing which has its brand name conspicuously, displayed on its breast. Why do you willingly pay an additional 25% to buy a clothing item simply so your friends (whom you don’t like anyway) will know you spent 25% more? Instead, simply donate the 25% to a clothe the homeless charity. What does wearing this brand prove? Nothing more than you have a need to be identified as “belonging to a chosen group.” Hey, join Mother Teresa and rescue some poor souls in the far east. Then you can truly feel good about yourself.

2) Cars that cost more new than some lower end houses. OK, I get it. Some of us, myself included, actually enjoy the driving experience of a high-performance car. Although, truth be told, there are fewer and fewer places in the United States where you can truly enjoy that performance. Imagine this: you’ve just been pulled over for doing 100 mph in an “urban” environment. The police officer can’t believe his good fortune at your anti-social behavior.

Now you get to pay four times. First, for the ticket. Probably a couple hundred dollars.

Next you get to pay an additional few hundred dollars a year on your auto insurance policy for three additional years. Total cost of your anti-social behavior? Over $1,000. Note this recent article about Finland, where your ticket price is based upon your income. (forbes. com/sites/robertwood/2015/04/28/man-gets58000-speeding-ticket-for-going-14-mph-abovelimit) See how “good” you’d feel about yourself if this was you!

3) Members only jackets. I only have to refer to the great Groucho Marx, who said throughout his career: “I’d never want to belong to any club that would have me as a member!”

Transit. In just one meeting, the transit system outlined its own plan for the park and ride. Overnight paid parking, and the source of funding for operational expenses, was a no go. At the time, CT allowed vehicles to park for up to 72 hours at no charge, so the commuters were OK with that.

At the meeting, we were also told that there wouldn’t be a stop in the park and ride itself, so commuters would need to cross SR525 to catch the bus.

I objected to this and was told that staff would address safety and efficiency concerns in the design phase. I left the council

at the end of 2013 and heard nothing after that.

All was quiet until May of 2016 when the City Council was presented with information at a worksession that included the requirement that the City contribute $100,000 to the project match requirement. Up until then, there had been no status reports, no opportunities to provide feedback, nothing.

At the June 6, 2016 meeting, the CEO of Community Transit attempted to get the council to commit $83,000 toward the project. This later became see

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MCO season kicks off this weekend

he Mukilteo Community Orchestra will kick off the 2019-2020 performance season on Sunday, Nov. 3 with a concert featuring works by Ottorino Respighi and Claude Debussy.

“Moods and Emotions” will include “Feste Romane (Roman Festivals)” by Respighi and several works by Debussy.

The free concert begins at 2 p.m. at Rosehill Community Center in Mukilteo. It will be preceded by a performance lecture by conductor and artistic director Trevor Lutzenhiser at 1:20 p.m.

The first half of the concert focuses on three works by Claude Debussy. Two of these, “Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune” and “La Cathedrale Engloutie,” are original compositions by Debussy.

The third, “Gymnopédies,” was composed for the piano by Erik Satie and orchestrated by Debussy.

The “Prelude” was based upon a poem written in 1876 by the poet Stéphane Mallarmé. Its imagery appealed to Debussy who planned a three-part composition to accompany readings of the poem. However only the “Prelude” was completed. It was first performed in Paris in December 1894 and was an instant triumph. Mallarmé spoke highly of the music saying that it extended the emotion of his poem and provided it with a warmer background.

“La Cathedrale Engloutie” is one of a series of twelve preludes for solo piano composed by Debussy between 1909 and 1910. “La Cathédrale Engloutie” translates to The Submerged (or The Sunken) Cathedral. The piece is based on an ancient Breton legend of a mythical city said to have been on the coast of Brittany in Northwest France in the Bay of Douarnenez. The piece is an example of musical impressionism, depicting the rise of a cathedral from the water and a subsequent return to the depths of the sea.

“Gymnopédies” was written by Erik Satie in 1888. He composed three pieces

Photo courtesy of Terry Preshaw Kaitlyn Gia Lee was one of five youth pianists who performed with the Mukilteo Community Orchestra on March 10 of this year during the orchestra’s “The Young Artists Concert.” MCO’s season opens this Sunday with “Moods & Emotions,” featuring the music of Respighi DeBussy Satie. for piano that he named Gymnopédies.

They were written to depict a slow, stately dance performed by young, virile Greek athletes. Satie was deeply admired by composers such as Darius Milhaud, Maurice Ravel, and, in particular, Claude Debussy of whom he was a friend for close to 30 years. Debussy arranged two of the three Gymnopedies for orchestra, the only time Debussy

orchestrated another composer’s work.

It is the first and third of these that Debussy orchestrated, and which are being performed by the Mukilteo Community Orchestra.

Following intermission, the Mukilteo Community Orchestra will perform Ottorino Respighi’s “Feste Romane (Roman Festivals).” This is the third, and final work by Respighi that comprise his Roman Trilogy – “Fontane di Roma (Fountains of Rome), Pini di Roma (Pines of Rome),” and the monumental showpiece, “Feste Romane (Roman Festivals).”

The performance of this piece marks the culmination of Mukilteo Community Orchestra programming of Respighi’s three works. The group performed “Fountains of Rome” in concert May, 2017 and “Pines of Rome” in March, 2018.

“We are delighted to have the opportunity to perform each of these works, especially the third of Respighi’s Roman Trilogy, ‘Feste Romane,’” said Trevor Lutzenhiser, conductor and artistic director. “Audiences familiar with the more commonly performed ‘Pini di Roma’ and ‘Fontane di Roma’ may not have had the opportunity to hear this third work. As the longest and most technically demanding of the three, ‘Feste Romane’ is grand in scale and ambitious for any orchestra.

Our orchestra is pleased to bring this remarkable work to the community.

Audience members will enjoy the many extraordinary solo and ensemble passages in Respighi’s work.”

In “Fountains of Rome,” Respighi featured four landmarks in the city as focal points, portraying the city at different times of day during a 24-hour period. The same format was used in the “Pines of Rome.” “Roman Festivals” follows the same musical format, with the four movements of the piece presenting musical images of public celebrations ranging from antiquity to Respighi’s time. “Roman Festivals” is the longest and most ambitious of these three works. It is Respighi’s final piece of his trilogy of symphonic poems in celebration of the Eternal City of Rome.

Respighi had declared this work as representation of his “maximum of orchestral sonority and color.” Respighi’s name is recognized for his Roman Trilogy, which brings the legendary city of Rome to life through his music.

Lutzenhiser went on to say, “Two of the other works to be performed, ‘Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune’ and ‘Gymnopedies’ are well known and beloved by audiences around the world.

Many audience members may be familiar with these, though perhaps less so with ‘Gymnopedies,’ the original piano work by Erik Satie. ‘La Cathedrale Engloutie’ is less well known and performed, but is equally impressionistic and evocative. Written for solo piano, this orchestration faithfully adapts the vivid images conjured in the original Debussy prelude. We are very pleased to perform these orchestrations by Debussy. They are exquisite in their own right.”

Additional information about the orchestra and the upcoming concert can be found at www.mukilteoorchestra. org.

Survival by Degrees - Pilchuck Audobon Society meeting National Audubon’s new climate report details threats to some of species and the places they need to survive. Half of local birds are at risk due to climate change.

Join Pilchuck Audubon Society on Friday, Nov. 8, at 7 p.m. at Everett Firefighters Hall to learn more about the details of the Audubon’s climate report – “Survival by Degrees”. Learn how you can take personal action and leverage political leadership to address the root

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Guest Speakers include Trina Brayard, Ph.D., Audubon Washington Director of Bird Conservation, who will break down this complex and comprehensive study so that we can better understand the predictions for birding areas, and Ben Silesky, Audubon Washington Field Organizer, who will outline personal choices and local action opportunities to brighten the future for birds.

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ECA presents new program, ‘Making Art Together’ New this season, ECA is partnering with the University of Washington Bothell and Silver Kite Community Arts to pilot a new program called Making Art Together Oct. 30-Dec. 2. As part of ECA’s Dementia-Inclusive Series, the program will engage individuals with dementia, caregivers and first-year UWB students.

Older adults will inspire and partner in the development of an original theater production by students. At the same time, participants with memory loss and caregivers will develop a performance, story or artwork to share with students.

“This is the first time we have aligned and integrated our programming with university coursework,” said Gillian Jones, ECA’s director of programming. “It’s our hope that Making Art Together serves as a model for ongoing collaborations with UW Bothell and other institutions of higher learning.”

“Something that we all thought was an interesting and exciting tie between

these two age groups is how both are reaching a ‘new beginning’ in their lives,” adds ECA’s education and outreach coordinator, Katie Newbaum.

“The freshmen are figuring out what it means to be an adult, be on their own, be in college, etc. – while the elders are navigating life with memory loss and making adjustments from the life they’ve known for so many years. This vulnerability is a shared experience we hope to serve as the connection within this intergenerational collaboration and as a springboard to some engaging, unique artistic expression from both groups.”

Making Art Together begins Wednesday, October 30, and continues Nov. 6, 13, 18, 25 and Dec. 2.

Classes run 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. in the ECA Lobby. The final session on Dec. 2 will take place on the ECA stage and culminate with a celebratory lunch for participants, their families and friends.

To register, or for more information, contact Katie Newbaum at Katie@ ec4arts.org or 425-275-9485.

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while a councilmember is consistent with those statements.

The Community Transit CEO knows how to play the CT Board and has misinformed them to justify killing the Mukilteo park and ride.

Involving Community Transit in any way in a future Mukilteo park and ride would be equivalent to trying the same thing over and expecting different results. Some may want to waste their time doing that but I’m not one of them.

The public records request I obtained after CT killed the project was revealing and only underscores my disdain for the way this agency under the current leadership conducts business.

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$50,000. CT claimed the City agreed to be a financial partner back in 2013.

That’s simply not true. I didn’t attend that meeting, but the councilmember who got the ball rolling was referred to 13 times, mostly in an unfavorable light.

It’s important to note here that an individual councilmember (or any other official for that matter) can’t speak on behalf of the council and the council never had the opportunity to agree to be a financial partner in the project.

The council (in agreement with City staff recommendations) expressed a safety concern with the project requiring riders to cross SR525, sometimes in the dark, during the morning rush to catch a bus.

To make a long story short, the council eventually agreed to fund the $50,000 with the request that CT apply for future grants so the busses could pull into the park and ride instead of requiring riders to cross SR525 during the morning rush. Either Community Transit’s CEO didn’t read the council motion, didn’t understand it, or just chose to misrepresent the facts, but the end result was his decision to cancel the $4.7 million park and ride project (which was ready to go) because of a $50,000 misrepresentation of the facts.

Post Mortem The Mukilteo park and ride is dead.

It was killed by Community Transit.

Looking back at everything, there are important lessons to be learned.

Community Transit doesn’t play well with others. From the very beginning, I was told CT didn’t want to do a park and ride in Mukilteo. My firsthand experience with some CT representatives

Life after death?

Mukilteo could benefit greatly with a “Park & Ride Plus” as originally envisioned. Add to that the high demand for longer term parking for Paine Field commercial air commuters and the necessary shuttle between the “Park & Ride Plus,” the Mukilteo waterfront and Paine Field, and everyone wins.

Unfortunately, based on past experience, it’s going to take real passion to make this happen and while I see a lot of public officials who want a “Park & Ride Plus,” I don’t see the passion necessary to really make it happen in a way that will maximize the benefit to Mukilteo.

So, at best, I think this will need to be a public-private partnership to be successful.

There are obstacles that need to be overcome and partnerships that need to be made including: The airport director and much of the staff involved in the “Park & Ride Plus” have retired. The new airport director and staff don’t appear to have a grasp of the history or the benefits one could

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he Snohomish County Master Gardener Foundation has announced its fundraising 2020 Seventeenth Annual Winter Speaker Series.

Scheduled for Jan. 10th, is “Beyond the Sword Fern: An Exploration of Hardy Ferns,” Richie Steffen, Executive Director of the Elisabeth C. Miller Garden; Jan. 24 is “Stunning Maples for Your Garden,” Barry Hoffer, speaker and expert on Japanese maples.

Feb. 7 is “Pots with Pizazz,” Tobey Nelson, garden designer; Feb. 14 is “Renovation & Renewal of an Aging Garden,” Bess Bronstein, former Horticulture instructor at Edmonds Community College; Feb. 28 is “Plant it and They Will Come: Wildlife in a (Mostly) Native Landscape,” Monica Van der Vieren, Native Plant Steward and professional for a major water systems agency.

March 13, is “Clematis-Selection and Design with the Queen of Vines,” Marilyn Glenn, International Clematis Society; March 20, is “Forgotten Elements of Good Design”, Dan Hinkley, plant hunter, writer, speaker, and plant researcher.

April 3rd, is “Plants and Fungi: A Match Made in Heaven,” Jairul Rahaman, Ph.D. in nutrition and past-president of Snohomish Mycological Society.

All lectures held at the Mukilteo Presbyterian Church, 4515 84th Street SW, Mukilteo. $20 for single sessions at the door. Visit the website, www.gardenlectures.com, for a complete listing of dates, speakers and topics.

have. Snohomish County appears to have other uses in mind for the property.

There needs to be a shuttle system that could service the Mukilteo waterfront, Paine Field and the park and ride. Everett Transit and Island Transit could be very valuable partners and combined with private partners there could be a very comprehensive solution.

Apparently, our state representatives won’t sign off on a Transportation Mobility Grant (the grant CT returned to the state when they killed the original park and ride) unless CT is involved.

Somehow, Whidbey has both a WSDOT park and ride in addition to a Port of

South Whidbey park and ride in close proximity to the Clinton terminal. It seems that Snohomish County (Paine Field), the Port of Everett, the Port of South Whidbey (now that the Tulalip Tribes announced they wouldn’t be building a parking lot on the waterfront), Everett Transit, Island Transit, and Island County might be able to work together to make this work?

OK, maybe wishful thinking on my part, but if there are any resourceful private entities out there who are interested, I have a lot of history to share including a recent Snohomish County see

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Lantern walk is this Sunday Per Nature Together owner Kristin Hammer, on Sunday Nov. 3, outdoor schools around the country are participating in a lantern walk.

Tinkergarten explains that a “lantern walk is designed to help kids big and small welcome and see the beauty in the darkness of the end of Daylight Saving Time (aka “fall back”).

If you’d like to join in the lantern walk, meet the group at the Mukilteo Community Garden (7609 44th Ave W.) at 4:30 p.m. with lanterns or flashlights and the group will head into the wilderness for an evening stroll.

“We will hike in together, enjoy some cider at the clearing, then hike back out,” Hammer said. “This is a free family event.”

Volunteers clean outdoor classroom at Columbia

Sno-Isle Dental Clinic opening soon The Sno-Isle Tech Skills Center Dental Clinic in Everett will be open from Nov. 20 through March 26.

Appointment days are Wednesday and Thursday, at 8:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.

Patients will receive an examination, cleaning and any necessary x-rays and

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the Mukilteo Lighthouse Festival.

Guthrie is a Libertarian who has run for both U.S. and Washington state senates unsuccessfully. He is also a teacher, with experience at Western Washington University.

Cole has been a director for various child- and school-related organizations, and has served on a number of local and state boards in regards to education and Michael Simmons student access.

Kennedy, Cole, and Guthrie each addressed some issues at a candidate forum Wednesday, Oct. 23, at Rosehill Community Center in Mukilteo. Simmons was out of town and could not attend.

The event was organized by the Mukilteo Chamber of Commerce, the Mukilteo Beacon, and the Lynnwood Times. A majority of questions asked to the candidates were pre-prepared by the event’s organizers ahead of time.

Below are a few thoughts shared by Kennedy, Cole, and Guthrie at the forum.

For the entire video of this portion of the forum, visit the Mukilteo Chamber of Commerce’s Facebook page.

During this portion of the forum, candidates were each asked different questions by the moderator.

Teacher salary negotiations Last summer, teachers in the Mukilteo School District threatened a strike due to a salary negotiation dispute with the district. Ultimately, things got resolved, teachers earned raises, and relation-

Photo courtesy of Kristin Hammer Parents help students of Columbia Elementary School clean up the grounds in the school’s outdoor classroom. ships appear OK. Cole was asked what can be done to keep teachers happy and in the Mukilteo School District.

“Not only is having a wage that honors your profession incredibly important, but so are the relationships,” she said. “Teachers, educators, need to feel they’re appreciated and, at the same time, we need to have the relationships to keep them here and (wanting) to stay here in our community.”

She said keeping respectful Bruce Guthrie and open dialogues with teachers will go a long way, as well.

Seated lunchtimes As reported by The Beacon recently, the State Auditor’s Office recently conducted an audit of seated lunchtime in various elementary schools across the state, and found that most did not allow for at least 20 minutes of seated lunchtime. One of the schools visited was Mukilteo Elementary. Kennedy was asked what can be done at the school board level to make sure kids have enough time to eat.

Kennedy said there’s some level of accountability at the school level, but as a parent, he sees the concerns.

“I’ve had many nights where my two daughters would say ‘there isn’t enough time to have lunch and I’m bringing my lunch home,’” he said.

Kennedy said there are a lot of things that dictate school day schedules, such as a number of minutes that are required for different topics like math and

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science, and that in many regards, the board has no control over that because they’re state law, but that minutes can be combined and altered to allow for more time for lunches.

Upcoming bond As reported in The Beacon, the School Board will soon decide whether to place a $240 million bond on the February ballot to help with improvements and space issues facing the district.

Guthrie said he opposes the Kyle Kennedy bond.

“The middle class is tapped out,” he said, noting that a previous bond was more roughly half of the upcoming one.

“They’ve overreached,” he said.

“They’ve asked for too much and they need to send it back to the drawing board and say ‘come back with a reasonable request.’”

Kennedy later used time to discuss the bond, and said he’s a skeptic of how his tax dollars are spent, and that some money for various district needs aren’t provided because the district doesn’t meet requirements. He said, however, that being on the board, he has seen how the district spends money, and that during his time, there has never been a negative audit finding.

Safety Cole was asked about school resource officers and school safety in the district.

She said that safety is “multifaceted,” and is more than just police presence, cameras, and fencing on school grounds.

Volunteers recently helped clean the outdoor classroom at Columbia Elementary.

“Parents volunteers at Columbia are motivated to get their outdoor space back in shape so the children can use it,” Kristin Hammer said beforehand.

Hammer later said the group, “understands the importance of giving children time in nature.” Hammer said 25 yard waste bags were filled in the three hours of work.

“Safety is about how the students feel when they’re in our buildings,” Cole said. “It’s about there’s a sense of community where there is communication and ability to work together through some of our problems.”

Cole said there needs to be more access to social and emotional support for students and staff.

State testing The Beacon recently reported that the district fell under state averages in reading and math assessments last Jennifer Cole school year, the three candidates each offered their thoughts on how to right the ship.

Cole said it’s a complex issue with no one easy solution, and there needs to be “courageous conversations” about giving students opportunities to succeed, and working with legislators to fund basic education.

Kennedy said the district is sifting through data, such as demographics, to see what’s working and what’s not. He said being below average is a “tough pill to swallow,” but important conversations are ongoing around what the administration can do to support students and staff.

Guthrie said until the district is exceeding expectations in all areas, there’s no reason to get into “political indoctrination,” which has been seen in many schools in areas he felt are inappropriate, such as in math classes.

Ballots have been mailed and are due

by Tuesday, Nov. 5. Election results are certified Tuesday, Nov. 26.

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Oct. 30 Sound Transit Open House for Mukilteo Sounder Station 5 to 7 p.m. at Rosehill Community Center (304 Lincoln Ave).

Sound Transit (ST) is evaluating more than 50 potential projects to improve parking and access at the Mukilteo Sounder station so more residents can use a traffic-free travel option. In Mukilteo, projects that ST are reviewing include new parking locations, 5th Street bike land and shared-use path, sidewalks and bus stop enhancements along the Mukilteo Speedway/SR525, and new bus stops and scheduling refinements. There is a free, public event at Rosehill Oct. 30 to discuss these projects with ST. To request accommodations for persons with disabilities or information in alternative formats, call 1-800-201-4900/ TTY Relay: 711 or email accessibility@soundtransit.org.

Nov. 2 Teen Volunteer Hour 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Mukilteo Library (4675 Harbour Pointe Blvd). Middle school and high school students (grades 6-12) can earn community service credit by helping out at the Mukilteo Library. There, you will prepare crafts for library programs and displays, pick up and clean up, sort books and more. No need to sign up – all are welcome. Meet in the teen area of the library on the first Saturday of each month for one hour (10:30-11:30 am), September through May. This program is made possible by funding from Sno-Isle Libraries. Free. More info: 425-493-8202 or https://sno-isle.libnet.info/event/2934538.

Honor Our Water Ancestors 2 to 3 p.m. at the Mukilteo Library (4675 Harbour Pointe Blvd). The Mukilteo Library is excited to present Tulalip storyteller Lois Landgrebe during Native American Heritage Month at the Mukilteo Library. For all ages. Landgrebe will tell historic stories such as “The Seal-Hunting Brothers” and Tulalip’s Priest Point story to honor the connection between indigenous villages and the urgency to protect our local orca families. There will be a craft for youth. This program was made possible by funding from Sno-Isle Libraries.

Nov. 3 Mukilteo Community Orchestra Concert: Moods and Emotions 2 to 5 p.m. at Rosehill Community Center (304 Lincoln Ave).

The Mukilteo Community Orchestra is back for its 2019-2020 season starting in November. The group is kicking off with “Moods and Emotion: Impressionist Music of the Late 19th and Early 20th Century.” The Mukilteo Community Orchestra is an all volunteer orchestra under the direction of Trevor Lutzenheiser.

Lantern Walk 4:30 at Mukilteo Community Garden (7609 44th Ave W).

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This is the kind of leadership I support.

Kim Toskey Mukilteo

Elisabeth Crawford is open and transparent Please join me in supporting Elisabeth Crawford for Mukilteo City Council.

I believe that Elisabeth’s honest and transparent approach to campaigning will be reflected in her work on the City Council.

We will benefit from her experience in public health from her work at the Snohomish Health District and community engagement from her position as a Mukilteo Parks and Arts commissioner.

Her desire to maintain Mukilteo’s special charm for all residents is inspiring.

Elisabeth has the experience and skill

Outdoor schools around the country are participating in a lantern walk. Local outdoor school Nature Together will be participating too. Tinkergarten explains that a “lantern walk is designed to help kids big and small welcome and see the beauty in the darkness of the end of Daylight Saving time (aka “fall back”). Those interested should bring lanterns or flashlights. This is a free family event.

Sno-King Meaningful Movies 6:30 p.m. at Edmonds Unitarian Universalist Congregation (8109 224th St. SW, Edmonds) Sno-King Meaningful Movies next film is “Labor Wars of the Northwest: The Struggle that Defined the Region.” Blending historical interviews and hundreds of photographs, local historian David Jepsen’s film brings early 20th century labor struggles to life. It defines what it meant to live and labor in the PNW through the famed 1919 Seattle General Strike, the Everett and Centralia Massacres, and how solidarity and song paved the way for union recognition. Members of the Seattle Labor Chorus will be special guests. Admission is free. Doors open at 6 p.m. for refreshments and conversation. More info: www. meaningfulmovies.org.

Nov. 5 Teen Magic Workshop: Presented by Charles the Magician 3:30 to 5 p.m. at the Mukilteo Library (4675 Harbour Pointe Blvd). Learn all about magic and magicians, and leave with a bunch of impressive tricks to try out on your friends and family.

Space is limited; please preregister and bring a deck of cards if you can. Plus, find library resources that will help you to keep learning and practicing after the workshop ends. For magic enthusiasts of all abilities, in grades 6-12. This program is made possible by funding from Sno-Isle Libraries. Free. More info: 425-493-8202 or https://sno-isle.libnet.info/event/2622972.

Nov. 9 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Commons at Kamiak High School (10801 Harbour Pointe Boulevard). All sales benefit the 2020 Orchestra Spring Tour. Want to donate items? Drop off ready-to-sell items Friday, Nov. 8 in the Commons between 2:30 and 8 p.m.

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2 to 3 p.m. at the Mukilteo Library (4675 Harbour Pointe Blvd). Join artists from Gansango for an afternoon of drumming and dance from West Africa. This program will interweave contemporary and traditional dance with drumming, song and audience participation. For school-age children. This program is made possible by funding from Sno-Isle Libraries. Free. More info: 425-493-8202 or www.sno-isle.org.

Nov. 12 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Mukilteo Library (4675 Harbour Pointe Blvd). Join other writers for discussion, critique, writing exercises, and free writing time. Open to teen and adult writers of all abilities, genres, and stages of their writing lives. Workshops and guided exercises take place every other session. Craft discussions, occasional guest speakers, and write-ins make up the other sessions. This program is made possible by funding from Sno-Isle Libraries and the Friends of the Mukilteo Library. Free. More info: 425-493-8202. Repeats Nov. 26.

Olympic Fly Fishers meeting 6 p.m. at the Mountlake Terrace Community Center (5303 228th St SW, Mountlake Terrace). The social hour starts at 6 followed by dinner at 6:45. The speaker will be Jesse Scott from Healing Waters Fly Fishing dedicated to the physical and emotional rehabilitation of disabled active military personnel and disabled veterans. After the presentation there will be a brief business meeting, fish stories and a raffle.The meeting is free.

Dinner is $20. Website: olympicflyfishers.com

10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Mukilteo Library (4675 Harbour Pointe Blvd). Come write with your fellow NaNo-ers and get those words in on Saturday morning and Sunday afternoon. Snacks provided.

This program is made possible by funding from Sno-Isle Libraries and the Friends of the Mukilteo Library. Free. More info: 425-4938202. Repeats Nov. 17 from 3:30 to 5 p.m.

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to do great things for our city and deserves your vote for City Council.

Zieve ready to contribute to council

Many of the services you receive that make Mukilteo a great place to live are generated by City government. To name a few: police protection, economic development, parks and trails, community classes, community events, managing community property, providing recreational opportunities (ball fields, etc.) managing city watersheds, storm water management, flood control, fire protection, EMT/ambulance, licensing business, maintenance/construction of streets and bikeways, code compliance on public/private construction, parking, building permits, coordinating sound transit, and ferry service.

Peter Zieve has an unmatched record of business development and community service. We all want Mukilteo to remain a fantastic place to live. Let’s hire someone who knows how to get it done.

Please join me in voting for Peter Zieve.

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Nov. 21 6 p.m. at Milltown Sailing Association Clubhouse (410 14th St., Everett). Mukilteo Yacht Club: Why Cruise Alone? MYC offers several cruises each month, plus monthly meetings and social events. Both power boaters and sail boaters are welcome. For more information, see www.mukilteoyachtclub.com, email myc@ mukilteoyachtclub.com or call 425-636-3310.

Nov. 23 Crowdfund It – Business Pros 2 to 3:30 p.m. at the Mukilteo Library (4675 Harbour Pointe Blvd). Considering Crowdfunding? This presentation is for you!

The session starts with a brief description of the most popular Crowdfunding platforms, the differences between rewards, debt and equity, and help deciding what the best option for your venture is. We will also cover the steps to make your campaign successful regardless of the platform you choose. Learn the basics about setting your funding goals, writing an impactful profile, structuring, and promoting your campaign through both face-to-face marketing and social media. This program is made possible by funding from Sno-Isle Libraries. For more information, call 425-493-8202 or visit our website: www.sno-isle.org

5:30 at Everett Golf and Country Club (1500 52nd St SE, Everett). The South Everett-Mukilteo Rotary Club Foundation is hosting a dueling pianos benefit. Tickets are $50 per person which includes dinner and a two-hour dueling pianos show.

Proceeds from the event will be used for service projects in our community including the Thanksgiving Basket project that provides over 350 food baskets to families in need in the Mukilteo School District. Tickets may be purchased at semr.squarespace.com/ rotarypianoshow or by contacting Sheila Countryman-Bean at 425-760-5964.

A Community Holiday Folk Dance 7 to 10 p.m. at Cedar Valley Grange (20526 52nd Ave. W., Lynnwood). Enjoy dancing with music from Folk Voice band, presented by Sno-King International Folk Dancers and Northwest Folkdancers, Inc. Dances from many countries, several clubs participating. Potluck snacks and costumes encouraged. $8 entry.

More info: www.sno-king.org, dancesnoking@gmail.com, or 425610-9393.

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I recommend voting for Peter Zieve for Mukilteo City Council Position 6.

Peter is a family man and has been passionately involved in making Mukilteo a better place for many years. Yes, he donates his own time and money to many projects in Mukilteo. Also, he encourages his engineers at his company Electroimpact to be involved in the community.

Did you ever notice that your child’s MYSC soccer coach often shows up to practice in an Electroimpact T-shirt? It’s because it’s OK and encouraged to leave work early at EI to go coach the local youth soccer team. The same goes for YMCA sport teams, Kamiak Robotics, PTAs, Destination Imagination, YMCA skate park, the Boys & Girls Club, Columbia Elementary Science Fair, and the list goes on.

Let me tell you about work at Electroimpact to give you insight as to how Peter might try to contribute on the Mukilteo City Council. Working for Electroimpact was the best job I ever had. Employees are treated with dignity and given the best see

6 to 7 p.m. at the Mukilteo Library (4675 Harbour Pointe Blvd).

By gaining a deeper understanding of depression, you will begin to distinguish whether or not your teen is suffering from a clinical disorder, and how to find treatment.

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6 to 9 p.m. at Rosehill Community Center (304 Lincoln Ave).

Join Mukilteo for the third annual Sock Hop at the Rosehill. Tickets are $10 for a Senior Association member, $15 for non-members.

There will be an Elvis performer, dance lessons, burgers and floats, a costume contest, and beer and raffles. Tickets are available online (see City’s calendar section) and at the door. This is a cosponsored event with the City of Mukilteo.

Join me in voting for Zieve

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10 a.m. to 12p.m. at the Lynnwood Library (19200 44th Ave W, Lynnwood). Email marketing for businesses is here to stay. This class presented by George Huang will demystify the technology and walk you through how to choose the best email service provider for your business. Free. Registration required.

More info: 425-778-2148 or register at https://sno- isle.libnet.info/ event/1558503

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Kamiak heads into district playoffs with momentum after beating Monroe, Mariner

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amiak appears to be peaking at the right time.

The Knights posted back-to-back victories for the first time in three weeks.

Kamiak edged Monroe 1-0 and then defeated Mariner 3-1 in Wesco 4A girls soccer action.

Last week’s two victories snapped a string of five contests that included ties with Cascade and Mount Vernon and losses to Jackson, Glacier Peak and Lake Stevens.

Senior Makila Wiley attributes the success to a group meeting involving all of the players where the main question raised was what the players could do to improve the team.

“We made it open to all grades,” Wiley said. “We all learned how to be a team on and off the field. We learned how to make different and unique runs that were actually working.”

Wiley recorded the assist on Cameron Bourne’s goal against the Bearcats Tuesday, Oct. 22, at Kamiak High School. Samantha Rohwer scored two goals and Riley Beirne had the other in the victory over the Marauders on Thursday, Oct. 24. Kamiak (5-6-2 in the league, 6-7-2 overall) led 2-0 at halftime and then came out a little too laid back in the second half. The Mariner goal definitely got Kamiak’s attention.

“They got the goal,” Wiley said. “It was like, ‘shoot, we’ve got to get our heads back in the game.’ We got another goal.”

Even though Mariner (0-13-0,0-15-0) might not be highly regarded because of its record, Wiley said the Marauders played hard.

“It wasn’t an easy battle,” she said.

“Everybody thinks they’re an easy team. They definitely put up a good fight and helped us to challenge ourselves to win it back.”

Kamiak is scheduled to wrap up the regular season against Jackson at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 29, at Everett Memorial Stadium. The Knights will either be the league’s No. 4 or No. 5 seed to the Wes-King District tournament, which is scheduled to start on Saturday, Nov. 2.

The first round of district games are all loser-out contests.

Last week’s victories give Kamiak momentum heading into the postseason.

“I think we definitely have an advantage,” Wiley said. “We’ve set a lot of high standards for ourselves and we really want to make it past the first round of districts. We know we can push ourselves a little bit further.”

Beacon photos by David Pan Kamiak’s Jaeden Tongco returns a ball during a doubles match at the 4A District tournament.

Tongco and partner Aaron Lee finished third.

Kamiak earns two 4A state alternate boys tennis berths

Beacon photos by David Pan Above, Kamiak’s Sorrelle Robertson prepares to head the ball during a Wesco 4A game against Monroe Tuesday, Oct. 22, at Kamiak High School. Below, Kamiak’s Makila Wiley pushes the ball up the field against the Bearcats.

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Kamiak’s Joshua Lee placed third in the district singles tournament.

Knights rebound after tough loss

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Athlete of the Week Wesley Garrett is a sophomore who is a two-way starter for the Kamiak Fightin’ Knights football program. Wesley has been named Offensive Player of the Week by the coaching staff for his performances over the past 3 weeks. Wesley has totaled over 500 total yards of offense and scored multiple times for the Knights. Off the field, Wesley is excelling academically with over a 3.0 G.P.A. so far this year.

Kamiak came up just short of a pair of berths to the 4A state boys tennis tournament.

Instead, three Knights – singles player Joshua Lee and the doubles team of Aaron Lee and Jaeden Tongco – will serve as alternates to the state tournament.

Joshua Lee lost 6-0, 6-2 to Glacier Peak’s Dario Ristovski in the second/ third place singles match at the 4A Northwest District tournament Thursday, Oct. 24, at Glacier Peak High School.

Lee opened the tournament with a 6-0, 6-2 victory over Monroe’s Parker Butterfield and then took down Lake Stevens’ Micah Bair 6-0, 6-2. Lee lost to eventual champion Brady Thomas of Jackson 6-2, 6-1 in the semifinals.

Aaron Lee and Tongco fell 6-2, 6-0 to Glacier Peak’s Kyle Nget and Ethan Stutzman in the second/third place match.

Lee and Tonco won 6-0, 6-0 over Monroe’s Adam McCartney and Blake Fodge and then knocked off Monroe’s Brandon Lester and Nathan Cain 6-3, 6-1. Nget and Stutzman defeated the Kamiak duo 5-7, 6-2, 6-3 in the semifinals.

Lake Stevens’ Tyler Cochran and Ethan Hoglund outlasted Nget and Stutzman 6-4, 6-7 (4-7), 7-6 (7-3) in the doubles finals.

The 4A state boys tennis tournament will be May 29-30 at the Columbia Basin Racquet Club and Hanford High School.

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fter a difficult loss earlier in the week, Kamiak rebounded with a strong performance against district rival Mariner.

The Knights defeated the Marauders 25-11, 25-10, 25-16 in a Wesco 4A volleyball match Thursday, Oct. 24, at Mariner High School.

Kamiak was coming off a 3-2 defeat to Monroe on Tuesday, Oct. 22. The Knights led 2-0 but saw the Bearcats win three straight sets to claim the victory. It was the fourth five-set loss of the season for Kamiak (4-7 in the league, 4-7 overall).

Those four close losses indicate to Kamiak coach Jason Davis that the Knights are a team that matches up well against their Wesco 4A rivals.

“We’re a very competitive team that can compete with almost anybody in the league,” he said.

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Ground game helps Marauders take down Bruins Mariner backfield runs for 337 yards in 45-28 victory

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pair of seniors came up huge for Mariner.

Roman Savchuk scored two touchdowns in the second quarter and Prince Riley added a pair of scores in the third quarter to help lead the Marauders to a 45-28 victory over Cascade in a Wesco 4A football game Friday, Oct. 25, at Goddard Stadium.

Trailing 14-10 in the second quarter, Savchuk intercepted a Bruin pass and returned it 20 yards for a touchdown.

Later in the period, he caught a 36-yard pass from junior quarterback Jackson Cole to extend the Mariner lead to 24-14 at halftime.

4A District tournament. After Cascade scored in the third quarter, the Marauders responded with back-to-back touchdown runs of 5 and 26 yards by Riley and Mariner took a 38-20 lead into the final period The Marauders (3-3 in the league, 3-5 overall) finished with 337 yards on the ground and 134 through the air for a total of 471.

Much of the credit for the offense’s success goes to a line that is coming together. After a lot of changes early in the season, the line has stabilized.

“We have a group of guys who are pretty consistent up front,” Mariner coach Mark Stewart said. “That’s been nice. We have guys who run the ball really well. Prince Riley, he stepped up and did a nice job. We also had Jackson Cole running the ball. Roman got a couple of deep balls like he usually goes. It was a good game overall.”

Riley rushed for 134 yards on 17 carries with two touchdowns and freshman Cartez Williams had 110 yards on 11 carries with one TD. Williams also caught five passes for 42 yards. Cole ran for 67 yards on 16 carries with one touchdown. He also completed 10 of 20 passes for 134 yards and one score.

Beacon photos by David Pan Mariner linemen Jack Torres-Zuniga (55) and Devon Borgman protect quarterback Jackson Cole against Cascade’s Brandon Schaefers.

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Mariner’s Prince Riley runs with the ball against Cascade Friday, Oct. 25, at Goddard Stadium.

Savchuk caught four passes for 77 yards and one touchdown.

“When we get all three guys (Riley, Williams and Cole) going, we can be pretty dynamic and hard to stop,” Stewart said. “We were able to keep them off-balance.”

With only two seniors on the line, Stewart sees a good future ahead for the Marauders.

“Most of them are coming back,” he said. “They’ve really got it going.”

Cascade (2-4, 3-5) scored first before Mariner answered back with a 1-yard TD run by Cole in the first quarter.

Cascade running back Michael Purl busted through the line and 61 yards for a touchdown to give the Bruins a 14-7 lead early in the second quarter.

A 26-yard field goal by Cole cut the lead to 14-10 before Savchuk’s interception and TD reception.

In the fourth quarter, Williams scored on a 66-yard run to extend Mariner’s lead to 45-20.

“He’s going to be really good,” Stewart said of the Mariner freshman standout. “He’s definitely going to be our next big running back.”

The Marauders made some defensive adjustments at halftime and were largely able to contain the Bruins and their Wing-T offense in the second half.

“We keep them under wraps,” Stewart said. “We came out in the second half and ate up the clock. We had some

long drives.”

Mariner converted on 64 percent of its third down attempts – nine of 14.

Stewart noted that it’s a lot easier to convert on third-and-2 and third-and-3.

“Third and short are the ones you want to be in,” he said.

Mount Vernon’s victory over Kamiak eliminated Mariner from the district playoff contention. The Bulldogs beat the Marauders and hold the head-tohead advantage. The top four teams advance to the district playoffs.

Mariner hits the road against topranked Lake Stevens at 7 p.m., Friday, Nov. 1.

“They’re obviously a big, strong, well-put together football team,” Stewart said. “We want to go out and challenge ourselves. We can’t approach it any other way.”

Knights generate yards, points but no win against Bulldogs

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amiak put together its strongest offensive performance of the season.

Junior quarterback Nick Laman threw for three touchdowns and senior running back Mayson Bach ran for two scores, but Mount Vernon held off the Knights for a 54-30 victory in a Wesco 4A football game Friday, Oct. 25, at Mount Vernon High School.

In a back-and-forth game, the Bulldogs scored two touchdowns in the final four minutes to pull away from Kamiak (0-6 in the league, 0-8 overall).

Two fumbles by the Knights led to the pair of scores for Mount Vernon (4-2,

5-3).

“Our kids played well,” Kamiak coach Bryant Thomas said. “I’m very proud of the boys. It was the most complete game that we’ve played. I still would have liked to finish the final four minutes better. But the boys definitely played a much higher level than they’ve played all year.”

Laman completed 11 of 28 passes for 143 yards in his first appearance since being sidelined five weeks ago.

“He played excellent,” Thomas said.

Junior Elliott Szoke rushed for 42 yards on 10 carries and junior Syrus Vannatta caught three passes for 60 yards. Sophomore Wesley Garrett had four receptions for 36 yards and two touchdowns.

“Things came together,” Thomas said of Kamiak’s offense. “Guys made big plays. We were able to run the ball.

Kamiak’s Arceo takes 1st at Wesco meet

Kamiak sophomore Emma Arceo topped the field at the Wesco girls cross country championships.

Arceo edged Monroe freshman Tryggve Trivett by .1 seconds. Arceo finishing the 5k course in 18 minutes, 37.2 seconds, Saturday, Oct. 26, at Lakewood High School. Trivett took second in 18:37.2.

Kamiak freshman Madeline Graves placed 49th, Mariner senior Kyla Ojalehto took 54th and Kamiak freshman Anna Morse was 55th.

Glacier Peak claimed the team title with 111 points, ahead of Arlington (118) and Lake Stevens (129). pton sets the ball during Kamiak junior Carp Mukai finished eighth in the boys race in 16:16.5. Team-

mate Jason Blinn placed 11th and Mariner’s Dominic Cruz-Estrada was 26th.

Kamiak sophomore Jackson Hammons took 42nd, freshman Jaedyn Chase took 45th and senior Kyle Yu placed 46th. Kamiak freshman Mason Hammons was 53rd and Mariner’s Fady Youssef was 56th.

Jackson’s Brenden Charbeneau won in 15:53.8, ahead of teammate Jordan Hansen, who clocked in at 15:57.8. The Timberwolves won the team title with 61 points and was followed by Arlington (77) and Kamiak (138).

The 4A District 1 championships are scheduled for 10 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 2, at South Whidbey High School.

I was very pleased with the way we played defense.”

The Knights host Jackson (0-6, 0-8) at 7 p.m., Friday, Nov. 1, at Goddard Stadium. The Timberwolves were shut out for the fourth time this season by top-ranked Lake Stevens, who prevailed 70-0. Jackson has been outscored 381-33 this season.

“We should have the opportunity to compete at a high level,” Thomas said.

“Somebody’s ‘O’ must go. We hope to finish the season on a high note.”

Mount Vernon took a 7-0 lead in the first quarter before Kamiak responded with a 3-yard touchdown run by Bach in the second quarter. The Bulldogs

then scored to take a 14-7 advantage into halftime.

Bach added a 9-yard scoring run and Laman threw an 8-yard touchdown pass to sophomore wide receiver Jimmy Garmire and the Knights entered the fourth quarter trailing 27-20.

After a Mount Vernon TD run early in the final period, Laman threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to Garrett. The Bulldogs again responded with a TD to extend their lead to two scores. Laman and Garrett connected again on a 5-yard touchdown pass.

Mount Vernon sealed the victory with a fumble return for a score and a 4-yard touchdown run.

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Position 4

Beacon photos by David Pan Kamiak’s Annika Seaberg competes in the 100-yard butterfly during a Wesco 4A meet against Jackson Thursday, Oct. 24, at West Coast Aquatics in Mill Creek.

Knights close out regular season Kamiak senior Ellie Straume finished first in the 500-yard freestyle and helped the 200 medley relay team to a victory during a Wesco 4A dual meet with Jackson.

Straume easily won the 500 freestyle in 5 minutes, 9.43 seconds, about 10 seconds under the state time standard, Thursday, Oct. 24, at West Coast Aquatics in Mill Creek. Jackson’s Parker Hoppe placed second in 5:38.54. Straume finished third in the event at last year’s state championships with two seniors placing ahead of her.

Straume and teammates Phung Vo, Grace Hatscher and Sophia Ryu won the 200 medley relay in 1:54.75. Straume, Hatscher, Jacquelynn Person and Annika Seaberg took second in the 200 freestyle relay in 1:47.31 and Straume, Hatscher, Person and Ryu placed second in the 400 freestyle relay in 3:48.91.

Jackson, which won the other six individual events and the two other relays, defeated Kamiak 105-65 and claimed the Wesco 4A title with a 9-0 league dual meet record.

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Heading into Thursday’s match with Mariner, Davis wanted the Knights to loosen up a little.

“We’ve been trying to focus on the game and not look so much at the scoreboard,” he said. “They responded really well.”

Davis noticed that in those five-set losses, Kamiak ends up not playing its game and tends to tense up.

“I’m not concerned with the physical game,” he said. “It’s keeping the kids in a positive mental light.”

Kamiak’s Ellie Straume finished first in the 500yard freestyle. eanor Whalen (200 individual medley) and Ryu (100 butterfly, 100 breaststroke).

Whalen also finished third in the 100 backstroke. Hatscher placed third in the 100 freestyle and Person was third in the 50 freestyle.

Jackson winners included Mia Chang (100 butterfly, 100 breaststroke), Heidi Ly (200 individual medley, 100 backstroke), Hoppe (200 freestyle), Caitlyn Anderson (50 freestyle) and Emily Mun (100 freestyle).

The 4A District meet is scheduled for Nov. 6, 7 and 9, at Snohomish Aquatic Center. The state championships are set for Nov. 15-16 at King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way.

The Knights will be looking seniors Whitney Taylor and Kara Toves for leadership heading into districts.

“We also have a really strong group of juniors who’ve played a lot. They played a lot last year,” Davis said. “We’re looking for other people to step up.”

With only three matches remaining in the regular season, Kamiak has clinched the No. 6 seed to the Wes-King tournament. The Knights will face the Kingco No. 3 seed on Saturday, Nov. 9.

Mariner (1-10, 2-11), which lost 25-6, 2512, 25-13 to league leader Lake Stevens on Tuesday, Oct. 22, takes on Cascade at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 29, at Cascade High School. The Marauders edged the Bruins 25-19, 26-24, 21-25, 21-25, 15-7 earlier this season. Mariner then faces Glacier Peak at 7 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 31 at Glacier Peak High School.

Position 4 is currently held by two-term councilmember Steve Schmalz. Schamlz announced he would not seek reelection this year, and after some late filing and seat swapping, incumbents Richard Emery and Scott Whelpley are facing off for the seat. Whelpley and Emery hold Positions 5 and 6, respectively.

Emery initially filed to keep his Position 6 seat, but later swapped to Position 4 in order to face off with Peter Zieve, who then swapped to the Position 6 race.

Whelpley filed for Position 4 because, at the time of his filing, the race for Position 5 had the most people in it, while Position 4 had the least.

Emery won the primary race with 51.4%.

Whelpley earned 37.58%.

The two were asked about the future of the waterfront in regards to the Tulalip Tribes’ land.

The Tribes recently announced they were not pursuing a parking lot on Richard Emery that land, much to the relief of many in Mukilteo, but plans for that land are not clear. The councilmembers were asked what they’d like to see done with that land in cooperation with Mukilteo.

Whelpley said it’s not that easy.

“We were directed to be respectful to the Tribes because pretty much they can build what they want there,” he said. Whelpley said he’d like to see something built that shows off the Scott Whelpley Tribes’ heritage, but that’s unlikely.

“The Tribes are very intelligent, very smart,” Whelpley said. “They understand that it’s not drawing revenue.

That’s probably one of the reasons they didn’t want to do that.”

Whelpley said the City needs to keep good communications with the Tribes going forward.

Emery said the Tribes have made it clear that they want to keep the property for a long time and have no intention of selling it.

Additionally, he said the City still has a role to play.

“The City’s task is to find some kind of mutual acceptable and compatible use that will allow the Tribes to put a facility there of some kind that will produce revenue,” Emery said.

With both having experience on the council, the two have likely heard from a number of business owners over the years about issues they face in having a business in Mukilteo. Emery and Whelpley were asked about just that.

Emery said two main issues facing business owners are likely business license fees as well as sales tax. Mukilteo is tied for the highest sales tax in Washington at 10.5%.

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is fair and equitable,” Emery said. He also said there needs to be a balance between what helps the business community andby areas of unincor the Mukilteo community as a whole.

County, such as the e Whelpley agreed with his opponentSpeedway where Az regarding business license fees, whichare, as well as furth he said are rising and hurt small busi-down to 148th. nesses. He disagreed on sales tax, saying he “spearheaded” that because people“considered Mukilte who come to Mukilteo businesses useers to annex, such as the city’s roads and potentially its firstSpeedway. But other responders “and those outsiders “neededto Highway 99, not so to pay as much as we did.” He said he did this because the other alternative pro-wonderful town that posed was racing car tabs in Mukilteo, which he opposed. tial “cash cow” for M Whelpley added that the City also needseastern strip of Muk to continue to help small-business owners due to the rising minimum wage.

Position 5

The race for Whelpley’s current seatfeatures a former c features a perennial candidate and a first-one, with former c timer. first-time candidate Riaz Khan, a fixturevying for Emery’s cu on Mukilteo ballots for the last few years, both in Mukilteo and state Legislature races, was the first candidate to announce their candidacy in 2019, saying in January that he would run for Position 5 as Whelpley Riaz Khan had said he was unlikely to run again. Khan is the president of the Islamic Center of Mukilteo, and has been on numerous organizational and volun-a business owner a teer boards in the area.

Zieve has six childre He faces off with first-time candidateof Electroimpact, Christopher Maddux, an IT specialistbusiness. Zieve used and an Army paratrooper veteran. Mad-his campaign signs dux has lived in Mukilteo for a number of comparisons betwee years, and has repeatedly touted his work with the Harbour Pointe Middle Schooland safety specialist Music Boosters, which he has been a partcurrent Mukilteo P of for many years. missioner. She previ Maddux led the way inSnohomish Health D votes during the primary with 37.02% to Khan’sagain, as well as in p 35.23%. con, comparing that The opponents wereowns a business and asked about what thefor a number of ye City can do to bringhas no children, doe “living-wage jobs” toand has lived in Mu a decade.

Mukilteo.

Khan said that there Christopher Maddux should be incentives given to businesses who can provide those types of jobs, and that he is in support of wages in Mukilteo going up.

Maddux said there needs to be consideration for what City government is able to do because there are limitations, but there are ways the City can look at making it less expensive for businesses in town to operate.

Another way to look at it, he said, was to make it less expensive to live in Mukilteo.were not given the qu “So that way the living wage doesn’t(We will not be focu story. For more infor have to be as high,” he said.

Maddux said taxes in town, such as the“Zieve caught with f sales tax, have continued to rise, whichthe front page). makes it harder for jobs in town to pay arose was what the living wages.

When asked about annexation, the twosify its source of rev mentioned supporting it, but not neces-City already has an revenue stream, not sarily in its entirety.

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public records request asking for all the park and ride documentation and correspondence.

In closing this last part of the parking discussion I want to acknowledge and appreciate the efforts of former Mayor Emory Cole for his ongoing efforts to bring the parking issues that plague our waterfront to light and continue to remind us that we’re not always heading where we thought we were.

Also, although I didn’t cover it here, I appreciate the continued effort by former Mukilteo City Councilmember Charlie Pancerzewski for pointing out the discrepancy between the development regulations that require less parking for businesses in the waterfront/Old Town area than for the rest of Mukilteo, and its impact on the parking issues we’re experiencing. I’ve never understood why we’ve never been able to get a reasonable answer from the City (even while on the council) and more importantly why Mukilteo officials won’t address this obvious problem.

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by areas of unincorporated Snohomish County, such as the east side of Mukilteo Speedway where Azteca and Pizza Hut are, as well as further into Picnic Point down to 148th.

Maddux said there’s areas that are “considered Mukilteo� that are no-brainers to annex, such as that east side of the Speedway. But other areas, such as close to Highway 99, not so much. “Highway 99 does not fit in to this small, wonderful town that we have,� he said.

Khan described annexation as a potential “cash cow� for Mukilteo, namely that eastern strip of Mukilteo Speedway. “It is time,� he said.

Position 6 Like Position 5, the race for Position 6 features a former candidate and a new one, with former candidate Zieve and first-time candidate Elisabeth Crawford vying for Emery’s current seat.

Zieve ran in 2017 in what many felt was a controversial campaign against then-council president Bob Champion. A focus point of Zieve’s campaign was a rumor that Champion and Mayor Jennifer Gregerson were engaged in Peter Zieve an affair, as well as that Champion is not a business owner and has no children. Zieve has six children and is the founder of Electroimpact, Mukilteo’s largest business. Zieve used “sign toppers� on his campaign signs that had comparisons between he and Champion.

Crawford is an occupational health and safety specialist at Boeing and is a current Mukilteo Parks and Arts commissioner. She previously worked at the Snohomish Health District.

Zieve used the sign topper technique again, as well as in paid ads in The Beacon, comparing that he has children and owns a business and has lived in Mukilteo for a number of years, while Crawford has no children, doesn’t own a business, and has lived in Mukilteo for just under a decade.

Crawford earned 55.64% during the primary to Zieve’s 32.24%.

The debate between these two has been the talk of the town since Wednesday evening, as it was discovered Zieve had the forum questions in his notes ahead of time Elisabeth Crawford with pre-prepared answers. Candidates were not given the questions beforehand. (We will not be focusing on that in this story.

For more information on that, see “Peter Zieve caught with forum questions� on the front page).

The question asked when the issue arose was what the City can do to diversify its source of revenue. Zieve said the City already has an incredibly diverse revenue stream, noting that the City receives far less of its money from property tax compared to Snohomish County, and utilities and sales tax are two of the other big sources of income for the City.

Crawford said there should be a deeper dive into the budget to look at what’s working and what isn’t, and there should

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The two were also asked about parking in Old Town, which has been a topic of discussion among residents for a number of years.

Zieve lauded the new parking program at the waterfront that allows for a maximum of 12 hours for certain spots compared to the regular maximum of four hours, which is still the case for a majority of spots.

Zieve said residents are “in pretty good shape� because of the residential parking pass program that many take advantage of, but the issue comes from non-residents, primarily in the summer when Lighthouse Park is at its busiest. “I believe we should be looking for a parking facility up in Old Town – not on the waterfront,� Zieve said.

Crawford noted Mukilteo is essentially built out as it currently stands. “We have about 2% of land to build on,� she said.

She said the City’s options for building a parking structure are limited, and the City’s comprehensive plan states the City should look at partnering with current parking lots to provide waterfront and ferry parking for those who need it.

She also said Sound Transit’s ST3 plan has $40 million to fund projects in Mukilteo and Edmonds, and money from ST3 could be a source of revenue to provide a structure that limits traffic and parking impacts to Old Town residents.

Position 7 Council President Chris Cook announced she would not run to keep her seat after six years on the council, and Former Mayor Joe Marine and first-time candidate Kristina Melnichenko are squaring off for Cook’s seat.

Marine is a former councilmember, state Representative, and a two-term mayor.

Melnichenko has worked as a data analyst, office manager, and business administrator. Marine received the most votes in the primary of any of the four Mukilteo City Council races with Joe Marine roughly 65%. Melnichenko received just under 19%, beating out Tina Over for the second spot in the general election.

The first question the two were asked was about the severance agreement dispute that dominated council discussions for roughly a year.

Melnichenko said councilmembers and mayors are elected to uphold “the laws and rules that govern us,� and electeds should aren’t elected to “choose the laws to govern.�

She said the City should have been, and should be going forward, following state law and being transparent.

Marine called the situation “unfortunate,� and said it should have never happened and gotten as bad as it did.

He said the issue didn’t start during his administration as mayor. “I never had anyone leave with a severance package,� he said.

The two also had the chance to talk about their top priorities if elected.

Marine said his main concern is the City’s budget.

He said he would “delve back� into the budget to figure out why the City had so much money in reserves but that ap-

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more. He would not say which candidate that was. He said the questions were not emailed to him, and the reason he namedropped Lotmore initially is because they are friends, and because he didn’t want to say who actually sent him those questions.

Zieve said he thought other candidates had the questions, including Crawford, and that “if you watch the video, you can tell some people had the questions.�

Shortly after, Zieve quickly got off the line.

Crawford said she saw Zieve’s notes because the two were seated very close to each other. “When some questions were asked, he was flipping through his notes, even when the questions weren’t to us,� she said.

Crawford said she glanced and saw his notes were in question and answer format, and that the questions and answers were in different colored fonts. She grew more suspicious when Position 4 candidates Richard Emery and Scott Whelpley were asked a question about the Tulalip Tribes-owned waterfront land, and saw Zieve’s notes matched the asked question word-for-word. “Then when we were asked about diversifying the City’s revenue, he flipped through his notes for that question,�

Crawford said.

Crawford first asked if any other candidates had the questions because she wasn’t sure if she’d missed an email from event organizers that included the questions that may be asked. No one else said they had access. “It’s just not fair,� she said.

Crawford said she didn’t have the questions, and was never offered them. Additionally, she said she’s not 100% certain that Zieve was the only candidate who had access, but she didn’t feel anyone else did. “There have been a lot of conversations about being transparent, and then somepears to be all gone. Marine noted his administration took place during the last recession, and now the economy is good. “The economy now is thriving and somehow we’re having budgetary problems. There’s an issue there that needs to be fixed,� he said.

Marine said he wants to look at getting a park Kristina Melnichenko and ride in Mukilteo, as he tried to do when mayor, and to continue to maintain control over Mukilteo’s waterfront, support aerospace manufacturing, and fight future expansion at Paine Field.

Melnichenko said the budget is also her top priority, and said that while Marine had left with general fund reserves around 38%, it was 68% when he took office and now it’s around 22%. “I agree something needs to be done, and one of my top priorities I have is to put some eyes on our taxes,� she said. “When the growth is coming from the business activity, and we’re seeing the same old solutions and approaches applied to the new challenges and opportunities.�

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thing like this happens,� she said.

Both Emery, Position 5 candidate Riaz Khan, and Position 7 candidate Kristina Melnichenko said they never had access or were offered the questions and didn’t feel anyone else on stage had access. “I can’t speak to that 100%,� Emery said, “but judging by some reactions and answers, I think some people weren’t prepared for specific questions. It’s unlikely others had access.�

Whelpley said he was confused as to what was happening when Crawford spoke up, and said he was never offered a copy of the questions, but that others may have been, but he’s not sure. “Again, it all goes back to transparency,� he said.

County Council Position 2 candidate Megan Dunn said it needs to be confirmed who was involved in giving the questions to Zieve and potentially others. “Everyone should have had their notes checked before,� Dunn said. “I think it’s important to note who Zieve has donated money to.�

According to the state Public Disclosure Commission’s website, Zieve has donated to both Position 7 candidate Joe Marine’s campaign, as well as County Council Position 2 candidate Anna Rohrbough’s campaign. Both denied ever receiving or being offered the questions. “I think it’s fine if (the organizers) wanted to give the questions to everyone ahead of time, but you should know your answers to issues beforehand,� Marine said. He also noted he wouldn’t have accepted the questions if offered.

Rohrbough said she felt neither she nor Dunn had access to the questions. “I can’t really speak for the City Council debates, but I would say no,� Rohrbough said when asked if she thought others besides Zieve had the questions.

Christopher Maddux also said he didn’t have access to the questions and that no one offered them to him.

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Because of a competitive and generous profit-sharing structure, employees and engineers are highly motivated to produce the best most cost-effective product on time and on budget.

I’m proud to call Peter a friend. He is the type of person that when he hears that an old former employee has died quickly and tragically due to cancer, he secretly met with the grieving wife and wrote a large check for college savings for all of the surviving children. When an employee gets sick with a mystery illness, he goes out of his way to set up an account at the Mayo clinic for that employee and offers to pay for everything out of pocket.

No one else in the community can match Peter’s positive impact on the community which is multiplied by the work culture and generosity of his employees.

Please vote for Peter Zieve for position 6.

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Thoughts on Paine Field sway this voter One of the major issues we have faced as a community over the past decade and into the foreseeable future are commercial flights from Paine Field.

The building of the new terminal and initial flights just the beginning of the expansion of commercial flights that faces Mukilteo.

The election for Snohomish County Council Position 2 offers a clear choice on this issue.

Anna Rohrbough has stated in the past “that we need to take a deep breath” about commercial flights out of Paine Field and should wait a year to see what happens before making decisions on expansion.

She has not come out opposing expansion of future commercial flights. She has also accepted a $500 donation from Propeller Airports, the builder and operator of the new commercial terminal at Paine Field, that is aggressively pursuing expanding commercial service.

On the other hand, Megan Dunn has stated that she opposes any expansion of commercial flights from Paine Field and has not accepted any donation from Propeller Airports.

When you are casting your votes in this election, we need a County Councilmember who will continue to aggressively address the harmful effects on Mukilteo of expanded commercial flights.

Please cast your vote for Megan Dunn.

D. McDonough Mukilteo

Change, change, change!

I believe we are at a crossroads and this election will point Snohomish County in one direction or another.

This election is not about us – it is about leaving the county a great place to live for our children and the future for them in a safe and sane environment.

It is not about party politics – it is about choosing the right people to work on the issues that we are facing today with the right leadership. We need help with the increasing homelessness and drug ad-

diction problems that are a catalyst for crime in all our neighborhoods and the ills that come with this.

As President Bill Clinton said, we need “change, change, change, and a new way of thinking.” We will not get this by electing the same people.

Please consider this when voting for no “Seattle North.”

Snohomish County is broken and it needs to be fixed and Adam Fortney is a necessity as our next Snohomish County Sheriff.

Alfred Jubie Mukilteo

Crawford is the best choice for Mukilteo The first thing Elisabeth asked me when we met was, “What do you love about Mukilteo?” Elisabeth’s passion for serving our community shines through in her enthusiasm and friendliness.

Her ability to listen and collaborate as well as her past experience serving as a Mukilteo Parks and Arts commissioner, her work at Boeing and with the Snohomish Health District make her the best choice for Mukilteo.

Three criticisms that have been leveled at Elisabeth are: 1) She is new to the area, 2) She has never owned a business, and 3) She doesn’t have children in the Mukilteo School District. I would like to challenge the idea that these are “liabilities” and explain why I see them as strengths.

1) Elisabeth is “new” to the area. This is a misconception as Elisabeth has lived in Mukilteo for 10 years, beginning as a student at UW. Like many of us, she was raised elsewhere and has chosen Mukilteo for her home. I believe that her previous childhood experience living elsewhere is actually a strength in that it gives her broader range of experiences on which to draw from.

2) Elisabeth has never owned a business. There are seven members of the Mukilteo City Council, which means the most important qualities a candidate needs are the ability to work together and find common ground with varying viewpoints, experience which Elisabeth has gained in her previous civil service.

A candidate who has experience collaborating and finding solutions will be more effective than one who’s experience involves unilateral decision making.

3) Elisabeth doesn’t have children in the Mukilteo School District. Elisabeth and her husband plan on having children who will attend Mukilteo schools. She is highly motivated to help create a school system her children will thrive in. The fact that she does not yet have children in the school system has the benefit of allowing her fresh vision and ideas rather than feeling jaded by the inherent challenges of a public school system or stuck in one way of viewing things.

I encourage you to visit Elisabeth Crawford’s website or reach out to her personally. I believe you will find her open-mindedness, experience, and collaboration the best choice for Mukilteo.

Valerie Munns Gathright Mukilteo

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office these days. I am proud to support Anna K. Rohrbough who is running for Snohomish County Council Position 2.

Anna leads by example and will work hard for the people in her district. I have seen nothing done with the homeless and opioid crisis. Anna did a ride-along and saw firsthand how badly we need to make drastic changes to make Snohomish safe. Anna connects with all parties and she listens. She has children attending/attended public schools and wants to educate on keeping our children safe.

Our future needs a leader who will walk her talk. Anna is that person.

Lisa Lamont Snohomish County

Judge Okoloko is a man of integrity As Director of the Snohomish County Office of Public Defense, I am proud of the work public defenders do for the accused and underprivileged. It is from that place that I concernedly write about representations made by Anna Alexander, candidate for judge.

I have known this candidate as Anna Goykhman for the 12 years I worked as a public defender. She had a successful career representing the accused as a public defender and as a for-profit defense attorney. Her advocacy for those accused of sex crimes and DV offenses is wellknown.

However, Ms. Goykhman/Alexander now claims in campaign mailings that she is a “former prosecutor” and civil lawyer completely omitting her important work as a public defender. She was hired as a public defender out of law school. Her prosecutorial experience was strictly limited to a brief period as a student intern. Her online profile shows that her work is devoted exclusively to criminal defense.

Public defenders give voice to the underprivileged and serve as a check on government overreach – without these public servants, the court could not function. So it concerns me when a judicial candidate who will hear criminal cases changes her name and resume retreating from the important work of defending the accused.

Misleading voters is unacceptable. If judges must be anything, it is honest and fair, which is why I am joining other lawyers and judges in supporting Judge Okoloko.

He is a man of integrity whose resume speaks for itself. He deserves your vote.

Jason Schwarz Director, Snohomish County Office of Public Defense

access.

This is not the type of behavior I want in my elected representatives.

Please join me in voting for Elisabeth Crawford for Mukilteo City Council Position 6.

Linda Van Citters Mukilteo

Crawford is a dedicated leader I see Elisabeth Crawford as a long-term politician for Mukilteo City Council Position 6.

As a law-abiding citizen, I am going to support a leader who is willing to selflessly tackle many critical issues for our community, including but not limited to public safety, community engagement, agency collaboration, and public health.

Crawford’s platforms prioritize our safety and align with my needs as a husband and dad to my son. Crawford brings community engagement that will strengthen our relationships in living united regardless of our differences.

Collaboration with agencies to help our community shine is key to Crawford’s public leadership. Elisabeth Crawford brings persistence and consistency in getting things done.

Crawford is a dedicated leader who can lead our community to fight for respect, dignity, and quality of life.

Exekiel Aranez Mukilteo Editor’s Note: Exekiel Aranez was a candidate for Mukilteo City Council Position 6 during the primary election, but finished third behind Elisabeth Crawford and Peter Zieve and did not advance to the general election.

Crawford understands Mukilteo issues The residents of Mukilteo and I have had many months to assess the views and objectives of the council candidates in the 2019 election.

Elisabeth Crawford’s honesty and scientific based approach shall not be overshadowed by Peter Zieve’s confession of cheating during the debate. She’s demonstrated an acute understanding of city issues and precise planning for a better Mukilteo.

Today, I show my confidence for Elisabeth Crawford as the top candidate for City Council based on her experience and superior decision-making skills.

Cory K. Bente Mukilteo

Props to Elisabeth Crawford and Gustafson

Khan stands out among candidates

Wow. Thank you council candidate Elisabeth Crawford and Beacon Editor Brandon Gustafson for your courage and persistence in pursuing the truth, exposing candidate Peter Zieve’s dishonesty.

Confronted with a direct question about prior access to the forum questions, he denied it, while having a notebook full of the prepared questions in his possession (Mukilteo Beacon online, Oct. 24, 2019).

His source remains a mystery, as Zieve has given two wildly different versions of who provided him with the unauthorized

I am excited for this election season and there have been a lot of good contenders to fill the coming city council positions.

One candidate in particular stands out to me and has hit the campaign trail hard.

Rain or shine, Riaz Khan is out there – knocking on doors and starting conversations. I believe that if he were elected as a City Councilmember, it would be beneficial to our entire community.

I have seen him at more events in our community that any other candidate running. His heart is in it for the right reasons and I believe that now is the time for him to step up and take on this leadership role.

We need a change, a different perspective on issues and I believe he is the right voice. I respect him as a professional, family man and person. I believe that the same dedication he has shown throughout this race with spill over into his service as an elected official if elected.

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www.mukilteobeacon.com with the RP who agreed to remove the play set on her own and requested extra patrols in the area at night time. 10900 block of 47th Avenue West.

Oct. 14 Hay The reporting party (RP) requested contact because he found numerous items at the location left over the weekend. The items were of no value (mostly garbage). The RP suspects a homeless person sleeping on the business property in the tree area on the southwest side of the property (not currently there) because he found hay that appeared to be used for bedding. 11600 block of 49th Avenue West.

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Officers were dispatched to the golf course to assist the fire department with a golf cart/golfer collision with one person down.

Upon arrival, officers determined that a golf cart ran over a golfer’s foot. The call was turned over to the fire department. 11800 block of Harbour Pointe Boulevard.

Homeless camp An officer was checking the wooded area on a report of a possible homeless camp. The officer contacted a subject who was cooperative. He was advised he could not camp at the location and agreed to leave. Harbour Reach Drive and Blue Heron Boulevard.

A subject turned in a wallet that was found near the QFC. The officer contacted the owner of the wallet and he retrieved it.

11700 block of Mukilteo Speedway.

and had a loud motor or generator running. Officers were unable to locate any noise and contacted the RP so he could clarify the location. He showed the officers where and they could hear no noise whatsoever however the RP said he could hear it. 900 block of 4th Street.

I’m late for math The Resource School Officer contacted a trespasser at Kamiak High School and determined that he was a student. No problems.

10800 block of Harbour Pointe Boulevard.

Burglary RP reported that someone had entered his home early in the morning and stole his girlfriend’s credit cards and $1,500. He said that the suspect had used the credit cards this morning in various different locations. There were no signs of forced entry. The case is under investigation. 9100 block of 49th Avenue West.

Theft The RP called to report that his locker had been broken into at the YMCA and his wallet and cell phone stolen. Upon arrival, the RP informed the officer that two of his credit cards had already been used at the Mukilteo QFC to purchase several $500 gift cards. The officer contacted both the YMCA and QFC to obtain video footage. Security footage pending. Case under investigation.

10600 block of 47th Place West.

Lost and found

Oct. 17 Debt dispute

A caller reported that a downstairs neighbor was talking loudly and slamming doors. The officer made contact at the residence and determined there were no problems other than a toddler refusing to go to sleep. 9500 block of 49th Place West.

The officers originally responded for a male stalking a female.

Upon arrival, the officers spoke with both parties and the male indicated that he had gifted the female some money and now wanted the money back. They were advised that it was a civil issue and the male agreed not to contact the female anymore. The female was also given information on orders. 8200 block of 44th Avenue West.

Department assist

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Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) deputies requested that officers assist on a traffic stop at the Vantage Apartments.

Officers assisted with a high risk stop on a vehicle occupied by 6 occupants that had reportedly attempted to elude SCSO. The vehicle was cleared without incident and the occupants were detained by SCSO. 12900 block of Mukilteo Speedway.

The RP requested a phone call in reference to an employee who had quit at noon and was told not to enter the building but who came back anyway and set off the alarm. The officer determined that the subject was an employee until he quit earlier in the day.

He had been asked not to return to the business unless a business representative was present to retrieve his company property. He had come to the shop and returned his work items and set off the alarm but had not apparently taken anything or caused any other problems. No other problems were reported. 4400 block of Russell Road.

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Oct. 15 Need directions The RP reported a suspicious vehicle in the neighborhood that kept driving by a female walking in the area. The vehicle was occupied by one male. Officers located the vehicle and determined the driver was a construction worker who was lost and looking for a job site. The RP was advised. 60th Avenue West and 92nd Place Southwest.

Swim lessons A passerby reported seeing a young juvenile female wearing a bikini get into a vehicle occupied by a white male that was parked behind the Sugar Cane business. The vehicle and subjects were not located. However, the officer confirmed with owner of the business that it was her daughter leaving with a family member to go to swimming lessons. 8400 block of Mukilteo Speedway.

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A caller reported there had been two suspicious cardboard boxes in the middle of the roadway. The boxes were empty and moved out of the roadway next to a couple recently emptied recycling bins. 91st Place Southwest and 92nd Street Southwest.

Booked

While on patrol, the officer contacted a subject in the parking lot and determined he had several outstanding arrest warrants (out of Edmonds and out of Bothell). All three warrants were confirmed and he was booked at the Snohomish County Jail. 11700 block of Mukilteo Speedway.

Car fire Officers were dispatched to assist the FD with a car fire reportedly located 5 feet from the apartment building. The RP reported this was an arson incident and provided suspect information. Upon the arrival of officers, the building was briefly evacuated until after the FD extinguished the fully engulfed car fire. A Special Operations Division Detective responded to the scene as did a Fire Investigator. The incident is under investigation.

8400 block of 44th Avenue West.

Oct. 18 It’s loud to me The RP advised that the neighbors were renovating their home

Officers responded to a report of a father assaulting his son. Contact was made with the victim and his father. It was determined there had been a heated argument but that there had been no assault. They agreed to calm down and give each other some space for the night. 4500 block of Finch Street.

A few too many The officer responded to the golf course clubhouse on a report of a semi-conscious female. A very intoxicated attendee of a thirtyyear high school reunion was transported by aid to the hospital for treatment. 11800 block of Harbour Pointe Boulevard.

Oct. 22 Gun theft The officers contacted the RP who reported that sometime during the night someone entered his locked vehicle overnight and stole his Ruger 9mm handgun. There was no damage to his car and the officer will have the gun entered as stolen. There are no suspects at this time. 1000 block of 18th Street.

Theft While on patrol, the officer found a vehicle prowl. The victim reported that sometime during the night an unknown suspect enter his unlocked vehicle and stole an air compressor, five nail guns and other construction equipment amounting to over $2,000. No suspects at this time. 1600 block of Goat Trail Loop Road.

Oct. 23

DUI Officers responded to a two-vehicle collision. Vehicle #1 was turning right onto Goat Trail from northbound SR 525 and turned too wide, striking a second vehicle that was stopped at a stop sign. The driver of Vehicle #1 was intoxicated and subsequently arrested for DUI. She was transported to Providence hospital for treatment of facial injuries and then served with a blood warrant.

She was then cleared for booking and booked into the Snohomish County Jail. Mukilteo Speedway and Goat Trail Loop Road.

Oct. 20

Walktober keeps rolling Officers participated in Walktober Wednesday with students.

4600 block of Harbour Pointe Boulevard.

Leave them be Officers were dispatched to an area check for an intoxicated male in the park bothering a group of people by one of the fire pits.

Officers contacted a subject. He agreed to stop bothering people and left the area on foot. 600 block of Front Street.

Book him An officer saw a subject in a vehicle at the QFC and was aware that he had a felony warrant for his arrest. Officers contacted the subject, detained him and dispatch confirmed the warrant. The warrant was a DOC Escape warrant for a Robbery charge. He was booked at the Snohomish County Jail without incident. 11700 block of Mukilteo Speedway.

Plumbing The officer was dispatched to a report of a vehicle with one headlight on in the restaurant parking lot for the past hour.

The caller also reported hearing banging sounds and saw some flashlights being used in the area. The officer determined the subjects were working on a plumbing issue at the restaurant. 8200 block of Mukilteo Speedway.

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Oct. 24 Theft Officers responded to the parking garage of Staybridge for a priority theft. Employees and guests of the hotel went to check on a male passed out in a vehicle and knocked on the window.

The male woke up and said “this isn’t my car” and fled on foot.

A guest at the hotel recognized some items in the vehicle as being his items that should have been in his (guest’s) vehicle.

Officers were able to catch the male running on the Speedway.

He was identified. He initially told officers that the car he was sleeping in (rental car) was his. He provided written permission to search the vehicle and the stolen items from the guest were recovered and released back to the guest. The subject was booked in the Snohomish County Jail on two counts of Vehicle Prowl 2, Theft 3 and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. 9600 block of Harbour Place.

What happened here?

Slick streets A UPS Semi-Truck lost a large amount of oil (or other slick fluid) on the roadway between about the 8800 Block of Paine Field Blvd. and Chennault Beach Road/SR 525. One vehicle slid off the roadway at Paine Field and SR 525 and then there was a two-vehicle collision that occurred right behind her. Public Works responded to the location and sanded/cleaned the roadway as the officers directed traffic around the spill. There was a large delay in

The RP, a passerby, reported a collision in which a car fled north. Neither vehicle was located and no one involved in a collision called. The RP didn’t answer their phone when an officer attempted to call. Beverly Park Road and Mukilteo Speedway.

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Officers participated in the “Walktober” community event in which they joined elementary students, parents and teachers as they walked to school from the library. 4600 block of Harbour Pointe Boulevard.

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The reporting party advised that someone had dumped a big wooden play set in her parking lot. An officer called and spoke

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traffic as everything was cleared up. Officers also located another large spill on Harbour Reach from the same vehicle and notified Public Works of this spill too. Mukilteo Speedway and Paine Field Boulevard.

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14. Tip off 15. “Mash” setting 16. Raiding grp.

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Officers were dispatched to an area check for a suspicious male walking up and down the stairs of the apartment complex.

The male was located and identified. He stated he was there to visit his uncle. A records check showed he had a misdemeanor warrant for Criminal Trespass and another for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia out of Everett. He was arrested and booked into the Snohomish County Jail. 8200 block of Mukilteo Speedway.

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general election with 13.43%, beating Mukilteo Mayor Jennifer Gregerson (12.49%) by roughly 200 votes.

The two talked issues at a candidate forum in Mukilteo Wednesday, Oct. 23, at Rosehill Community Center. The forum was organized by the Mukilteo Chamber of Commerce, Mukilteo Beacon, and the Lynnwood Times. A majority of questions were pre-prepared by organizers beforehand, and audience members also had a chance to write questions to be asked by the event’s moderator.

Below are candidate responses to a few questions asked at the forum. Not all answers to all questions are included, but the video from this portion of the forum is available on the Mukilteo Chamber of Commerce’s YouTube page.

Experience Dunn touted her background in working on local policy issues as the seat is a “policy and leadership position.� Dunn has a master’s degree from the University of Washington-Bothell in policy studies.

Dunn also talked about her work in Everett in getting Everett City Council seats districted by areas of the city to help give more representation on the council. “To me, that role gave me the skills I needed to initiative-driven and bring people together around a common issue and pass local policy changes,� Dunn said. “I’ve been doing this for a number of years and I would be very proud to represent you on the County Council.�

Rohrbough said she has been a business owner for 20 years, and has been working in leadership since 2013 with the John Maxwell team. She also touted her elected experience as a Mukilteo city councilmember. “One thing that qualifies me is I’ve worked with the entire council, which is made up of, I believe, all Democrats, and been able to be a part of the majority to change some things that have been, as my opponent likes to say, ‘dysfunctional’ in Mukilteo.�

As one could expect, expansion at Paine Field was discussed.

The question was, “Noise and expansion at Paine Field are hot topics with the terminal opening this year.

Where do you stand on future expansion and

Megan Dunn

why?�

Rohrbough said she would fight for Mukilteo’s residents if elected. “I would put myself on the firing line to make sure that we’re getting all the mitigation efforts that we need,� she said. “There were some left on the table in the last five years, and I will make sure that we will continue to go after them and fight for them.�

Rohrbough also said there are lots of “pathways� to avoid expansion of flights at Paine Field “for a long time,� including switching to larger airplanes to accommodate for more demand rather than increasing the number of flights.

Dunn said she has spoken with the federal representatives who represent the area to talk about noise mitigation rights the area is eligible for. “It’s important that that money is included in future budgets and we plan for applying for that so we have noise mitigation,� she said.

Dunn also acknowledged how important the airport is to the area, as it’s used

by Boeing, Propeller Airports, and for general aviation. She said she spoke with Propeller Airports CEO Brett Smith, who has said the airport is not ready to expand yet, and that it’s important to keep conversations open going forward with all parties.

Top priorities The two candidates were asked about what the County Council’s top priorities

should be in 2020.

Dunn said that housing is the main priority the council should be working toward. “We have a housing crisis right now, and the county executive has called together the housing affordability task force,� she said.

Anna Rohrbough “They’ll have a report by the end of the year, and we need to be able to move those recommendations forward.�

Dunn said part of the problem is housing costs have increased by 50% while wages in the area have only increased by 18%.

Dunn also said the council needs to look at climate-change issues.

Rohrbough said she agrees there’s a housing issue in the county, and the country, but that the opioid crisis in Snohomish County is the county’s top issue. “Heroin is wreaking havoc on our city streets, in our parks, and in our homes,�

Rohrbough said.

Rohrbough said while doorbelling, “home after home� talked to her about the effects of drugs in the area, and that it’s harming economic growth because businesses don’t want to come to the area because of the high costs of security.

Representing Mukilteo Rohrbough and Dunn were asked whether they felt Mukilteo has been well represented at the County level. The two has different views.

Dunn said Sullivan has done a good job representing the city during his tenure, and she hopes to continue that by providing quarterly updates to the Mukilteo City Council and hosting frequent town halls in Mukilteo.

Rohrbough, meanwhile, said Mukilteo has been underrepresented at the County level for a number of years. She said when

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Closing remarks Rohrbough said the described â&#x20AC;&#x153;dysfunctionâ&#x20AC;? or â&#x20AC;&#x153;infightingâ&#x20AC;? on the Mukilteo City Council over the last year has been hard, but also easy because she has stood up for the truth. She said one of her main goals is to make sure things are transparent. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have experience â&#x20AC;Ś you know where I stand,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not going to fight for a party, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m going to fight for what you deserve.â&#x20AC;?

While Rohrbough dismissed party politics, Dunn did seemingly the opposite. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is a partisan position, unlike the School Board and City Council, and thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a role for party,â&#x20AC;? Dunn said, noting if someone were to step down, the Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s charter has rules in place for getting a replacement of the same political party in that role. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m proud to be a Democrat.â&#x20AC;?

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Dunn also said she feels â&#x20AC;&#x153;dysfunction holds you backâ&#x20AC;? while noting that all but 11 of more than 400 County Council votes last year were not unanimous. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is a group that likes to work together, make amendments, and pass things together,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve proven that I can work with people from all types of different backgrounds and move policies forward.â&#x20AC;?

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Editor’s Note: Tina Over is a two-time candidate for Mukilteo City Council, including this year for the primary election.

Undecided? Research Zieve I would like to make a suggestion to those who have yet to decide if Peter Zieve would be the best choice as a Mukilteo City Councilmember.

Go online, type in his name, and read what Mr. Zieve has or has not done for the Mukilteo community. I also recommend you look into his political campaign contributions, which may serve as an indication of his ethics and integrity. Need a hint? “Witch hunt.”

When you’re done with your research, ask yourself a couple of questions.

The first one could be: Is Peter Zieve the altruistic Avatar which he and his constituents imply that he is?

The second one: Could his contributions to the Mukilteo community be motivated by an underlying expectation of a quid pro quo?

Rod Amburgy Everett

Zieve shows lack of character Regarding The Beacon’s Oct. 24 article “Zieve caught with forum questions,” and a simple Google search of Peter Zieve: Peter Zieve’s lack of character is in public view, and he feels empowered (dare I say, proud) to show it off in pursuit of his political aspirations.

This is a direct result of an election that showed (to many) that the end justifies the means.

What does it say about a person (me, you, Zieve) willing to trade integrity for winning?

We’re better than this.

Please, vote in this election. Elections have consequences.

Loren West Mukilteo

Rohrbough holds people accountable As a parent in Snohomish County I value leaders that are not afraid to address the reality of the issues our children and community are facing. I value strength to do what is right and what may not be the most popular answer. I value holding people and actions accountable. For me, Anna Rohrbough represents this in every way.

My first meeting with Anna was a clear indicator of who she is at her core, she immediately made me feel as though we were long time friends and as I watched her lead our small group of women entrepreneurs I saw her ability to have hard conversations as well as her compassion.

During my time with eWomen, Anna was the biggest cheerleader and supporter of each one of us, she deeply believed we should all succeed.

Now as a councilmember, Anna’s focus on the mental health crisis in conjunction with enforcing law versus enabling these behaviors is representative of her desire for our community to succeed. I firmly believe mental health is one of our countries greatest challenges and have watched as our community suffers more and more with addiction, homelessness and crime. To have a leader recognize this and advocate for dual diagnosis centers and longer treatments times brings hope.

Lastly, as a mom of a teenager who is exploring his career options, I appreciate Anna’s focus on the skilled workforce and education in our community. I will be voting for Anna because I know she will lead with her heart, do what is best, but

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John O. Woods, Jr., M.D.: 1924-2019 John Olen Woods, Jr., M.D., 92, passed away peacefully on October 18, 2019 at 4:45 p.m. at the Tribute Center at Quail Park in Lynnwood, WA. He was born January 24, 1927 in New Castle, PA, the son of Dr. John O. Woods, Sr., and Marguerite E. (née Kleckner) Woods. A 1945 graduate of New Castle High School, New Castle, PA, he served in the U.S. Army in World War II from April 1945 to November 1946, and earned the rank of Tech Sergeant. He was pre-med at Allegheny College and graduated in 1949. On August 26, 1950, he married Dorothy E. Orris in Springdale, PA, the daughter of Harry E. and Dorothy E. Orris.

He earned his M.D. degree from the University of Pittsburgh in 1953, and then interned at Pittsburgh hospitals. He did his residency in pediatrics at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, PA from 1954-1956.

In 1956, he moved to Everett, WA, where he was the first pediatrician employed by the Everett Clinic, starting in July 1956 and retiring in 1985.

He had five children: Four daughters, Leslie Kay Woods, Carol Ann Westland, Kathi Lynn Quinn; and

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Election process is a cause for concern Mukilteo elections, a big disappointment in more ways than one.

This letter to the editor was going to be submitted primarily to highlight the

a son, Bruce A. Woods. He has two grandsons, Joshua and Jenni Wikstrom, Dana and Erin Wikstrom; two granddaughters, Joy and Tian Westland; and five great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, brother David in 1929, daughter Karen Lee Woods in 1980, and sister Barbara Rimer in 2014.

He was an avid gardener and fisherman, especially in the lakes and rivers of Washington, Canada, Alaska, New Zealand, and the Falkland Islands.

Services will be held November 1, 2019 at 11 a.m. at Evergreen Funeral Home, 4505 Broadway, Everett, and burial at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park in Everett, WA. Lunch will be served at Point of Grace Lutheran Church at 5425 Harbour Pointe BLVD, Mukilteo, WA 98275 at 12:30pm right after the burial at Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.

In lieu of flowers, John’s family encourages memorial donations to The Alzheimer’s Association (www.alz.org) and/or The Dr. John Woods Scholarship Fund at Pointe of Grace Lutheran Church (5425 Harbour Pointe Blvd., Mukilteo, WA 98275).

lack of concern from City and County council candidates about the impact of early morning and late night flights out of Paine Field.

In the Snohomish voter pamphlet, only Christopher Maddux even mentioned Paine Field. I’ve attended a few council meetings and, in my opinion, only Scott Whelpley has shown real concern about the situation.

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u from CAUGHT page 13 and he noted that his opponent, Khan, also had notes, but they were handwritten, compared to Zieve’s typed notes.

“I saw he had several pages of notes,” he said.

When asked if he felt others had the questions ahead of time, Maddux said no.

“There were some questions that caught me and others off guard,” he said.

“I think people had an idea of the topics because we all know most of the issues.”

Maddux said most of all, he was surprised by the situation.

“I was surprised because I really don’t think Peter needed to have the questions beforehand,” Maddux said. “Elisabeth and myself as newcomers (to elections) could have used them, but I think we both handled ourselves well.”

Early Friday morning, Zieve left a comment on The Beacon’s online version of this story, apologizing for the situation.

“I apologize for that. Very bad judgment. One thousand apologies. I just had a personal loss and I seem to have lost my good judgment, which is no excuse whatsoever,” Zieve said.

Other responses The Beacon reached out to Lotmore, who again denied any wrongdoing.

“I did not give anyone the questions. I didn’t give Peter the questions,” he said.

“I would not cheat for a friend. I did everything I could to keep this fair.”

Lotmore said he called Zieve Wednesday night to ask why he used Lotmore’s name, and that Zieve told him he actually received the questions from another candidate. Lotmore said Zieve wouldn’t say who gave him the questions.

“I asked, and he wouldn’t tell me,” Lotmore said. “I asked him several times.

I’m just taken aback. Why not just tell the truth?”

Lotmore said he was most confused by Zieve blaming Lotmore initially before saying it was actually another candidate.

“He gives this initial response and then thinks about it before changing it. It’s not fair to me,” Lotmore said. “I’m just dumbfounded. And, of course, people won’t believe me, and it’s my word against oth-

Beacon photo by Brandon Gustafson The forum questions are in black text while Peter Zieve’s notes and answers are written in red. Zieve denied having the questions during the debate, and after the forum, would not show anyone his notes until confronted by The Beacon. ers.”

Lotmore said he was concerned Crawford and other candidates would get access to the questions before the forum, and warned Zieve of it in an email, but didn’t give him the questions. Lotmore said he did tell people to read The Beacon, including the candidate questionnaire stories before the primary, for ideas of questions that may be asked.

Lotmore said that through owning and operating the Lynnwood Times, he’s worked to build trust with other people and that this hurts his image.

“He owes me an apology for this,” Lotmore said. “I’m glad he at least admitted the truth that I didn’t give him the questions, and I hope people believe me. I didn’t give the questions to anyone.”

Cook, as mentioned, was one of the first to ask Zieve for his notes, which he refused. Cook has endorsed Crawford, and has assisted with her campaign over recent months.

“I heard what Elisabeth said, and she seemed certain, and I know her to have high integrity,” Cook said. “As council president, I felt an obligation to do something. I could tell (moderator Matt Martin) wanted to do something, and I just didn’t want Peter to leave the stage.”

Cook said she and Martin asked Zieve for his notes and, after he refused, they asked if that was his official stance.

“I had to do something to address the integrity (of the situation),” she said. “I feel bad. Not just for Elisabeth, but for the other candidates. This hurt everybody. “(The City Council) has been dealing with issues about integrity and honesty, and those themes have showed up again.”

The Chamber conducted its own investigation, interviewing all five people who had access to the questions, and sent the following statement to The Beacon on Oct. 28: “The Mukilteo Chamber of Commerce has concluded its investigation regarding a candidate(s) obtaining forum questions prior to the event. We interviewed each of the five people who had access to the forum questions, all five have denied any involvement in sharing the questions with any of the candidates. We also interviewed the Mukilteo Chamber of Commerce staff, and they all deny any involvement with sharing questions with any candidate. No material facts have been uncovered to confirm how the candidate obtained the questions. We sent Peter Zieve an email on the morning of the 24th, asking him who provided him with the questions, and he has not yet responded.”

No stranger to controversy After The Beacon published a version of this story online and on Facebook, it quickly took off, with well over 60 shares, 70 reactions, and more than 100 comments.

Many of the comments highlighted that this is Zieve is no stranger to controversy in recent years.

Zieve, the founder of Electroimpact, a local aerospace company in Harbour Pointe, made media waves in 2016 when it was discovered he sent anonymous postcards to residents and businesses alerting them of a mosque project that was being discussed.

Per a 2016 Beacon article by then-Editor Sara Bruestle, the postcard provided the email address mukilteostaysafe@gmail. com. At the time, The Beacon emailed the address and received the following response: The mosque is potentially “dangerous” as it could become a “breeding place for terrorists.”

According to the April 20, 2016 story, Glen Pickus, a former planning manager for the City of Mukilteo, told The Beacon that a resident emailed the provided

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there is no single issue that has a larger negative impact on more Mukilteo residents than the commercial flights out of Paine Field…especially early morning and late night. These operations will cause home values to decrease and health to decline. Airlines and airport operators will boost profits while those affected have an opportunity to die sooner. The candidates are pandering to us with the political speak and few seem willing to take on the actual work.

I know these flights will never stop now – that ship has sailed – but there are many opportunities to lessen the impact which none of our elected officials seem to want to tackle.

The secondary reason for this letter is to question the City Council election process here in Mukilteo.

As Americans, we should all value the concept of a level playing field during elections. A candidate should first look in the mirror and ask why they want to run in terms of what they can add to the community and not themselves and second adhere to the concept of character being “what you do when no one is looking.” If it were up to me, we would ban street/yard signs and all advertising and have the candidates make their pitch via public access in forums on YouTube, Facebook, or the local government cable channel. You can’t get a feel for the person via street sign or newspaper ad.

There have been some appalling situations surrounding the City Council election in recent days – things I

October 30, 2019 email address and got a response from Zieve. Zieve later apologized, and said he was reacting to fear from “recent world events” and that was what drove him to create the postcard.

In 2017, Zieve and Electroimpact were fined $485,000 by state Attorney General Bob Ferguson for workplace discrimination and harassment, and Zieve was removed from the company’s hiring process.

“An investigation by the Attorney General’s Wing Luke Civil Rights Unit found evidence that Electroimpact and its president, Peter Zieve, refused to hire Muslim applicants, engaged in religious and/or national origin harassment, discriminated against employees based on marital status, and retaliated against employees who opposed such unfair practices,” a 2017 news release from Ferguson’s office said. “The investigation also found the company engaged in unfair or deceptive practices by describing itself as an equal opportunity employer in advertising.”

Ferguson’s office received a complaint alleging that Zieve screened out applicants “that affirmatively indicated that they were Muslim, or that Zieve perceived to be Muslim based on their name, photograph, national origin and/or application,” and that Electroimpact was a hostile work environment due in part to a jokes email listserv that often included derogatory comments about Muslims.

Zieve has denied any wrongdoing in regards to the sanctions imposed by Ferguson, and told The Beacon in early 2017 that “I built a company from dirt and water and planted the seeds in this state and they are persecuting me.”

That same year, Zieve ran for Mukilteo City Council Position 2 against Bob Champion. Champion, the then-council president, was running for a second term on the council.

Part of Zieve’s campaign focused on rumors that Champion and Mayor Jennifer Gregerson were having an affair. Both have denied the allegations. Additionally, Zieve placed toppers on his campaign signs comparing how many businesses, employees, and children he had compared to Champion. Champion beat Zieve by roughly 33%.

Zieve has again continued this practice into this election, comparing that he has children and a business while Crawford does not. Some of Zieve’s supporters alleged that Crawford did not live in Mukilteo anymore as she and her husband sold their condo in Harbour Pointe in May. Crawford denied the claim, and said she lives roughly a block away from her old condo.

Ballots for the 2019 general election were mailed on Thursday, Oct. 17, and the general election is Tuesday, Nov. 5.

Results are certified Tuesday, Nov. 26. wouldn’t think possible in Mukilteo. I think we all need to look in the mirror and ask what’s right for our city and then, when no one is looking, make the right “character” choice.

Brian Lee Mukilteo

Crawford showed confrontational behavior Elisabeth Crawford’s confrontational behavior at the debate last Wednesday did not portray a confident and mature candidate, but one ill-prepared and unable to resolve issues intelligently. She chose to interrupt the flow of the debate by shaming her opponent rather than taking him to the side after the debate to resolve the issue.

Would Mrs. Crawford bring a new fresh perspective and approach to City Hall? Or would the same old infighting resume?

Mr. Crawford’s display of screaming and yelling after the debate was equally disturbing – why so much animosity and hate? Is Mrs. Crawford really Mukilteo’s future?

If candidates can not stand on their own but are endorsed and influenced by current councilmembers, how can anything be changed or accomplished?

Let us move beyond partisan politics and hateful behavior as it only divides rather than unites. Let’s keep our mayor, our voice, and our hope alive for the sake of our beautiful city.

Lynda Sergoyan Mukilteo see

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Zieve is a good, generous person I’m voting for Peter Zieve. Why? Well, because despite the fact that Mukilteo can only focus and acknowledge mistakes made by Mr. Zieve, I recognize the many contributions he’s made.

Is he perfect? No, but he’s a good person, a generous person, and above all, a kind person.

I haven’t had the privilege of knowing him very long, but the man I know shows up to every football game his children play, volunteers to carpool, donates to countless fundraisers, and honestly just wants to make a much needed change in Mukilteo.

So before you cast your vote, think about the good.

No one is perfect, but in my opinion, Mr. Zieve would make a positive addition to our Mukilteo City Council.

Holly Hezel Mukilteo

Zieve has experience needed for council November … the month of elections and Thanksgiving. The former is one of our country’s freedoms. The chance to select folks willing to serve, realizing even in serving not all always concur on issues. Some would even say the latter is in fact important. Hearing many views on an issue ensures ideally good policies.

Why I endorse Peter Zieve: As a business owner with several employees, his concerns should be at the table.

Our community has issues with roads, traffic, safety, parking, schools, and protecting the beauty and feel of our lovely location.

Peter has experience with patents, contractors, building codes, and his children in our schools – he understands the competencies to get the many jobs done. He listens and responds.

I cast my vote for Peter and encourage

you to do the same for all of Mukilteo.

And a blessed Thanksgiving to everyone as well.

Cathy Carter Mukilteo

Rohrbough’s husband weighs in Now that The Herald has provided its endorsement, I encourage voters who have not yet voted to watch The Herald’s interview of the candidates and form their own opinion.

One major factor that distinguishes Anna is her bipartisan support. Democrats, Republicans, and Independents have all shown support for Anna because her message and platform resonate across party lines.

An issue that has become apparent throughout this campaign is the amount of political party pressure candidates and elected officials are under from their party. Anna has been told by numerous elected officials that they believe in her message and would like to endorse her but can not for fear of political repercussions from their party.

Anna is a “moderate” who has voted for and financially supported Democrats at the local, state, and federal level in addition to Republicans and Independents. Anna believes in supporting a candidate based on what they stand for and what issues they support and not what political party they are affiliated with.

It takes courage to run as anything other than a Democrat in this district.

I have seen firsthand how my wife has lost personal friendships and has been personally attacked because of party affiliation.

Despite this, Anna is going to make her decisions based on what is best for the residents of District 2. She is not going to make her decisions based a political party platform nor is she going to toe a party line. I encourage anyone still undecided to do the same.

Carter Rohrbough Mukilteo

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Excited to vote for Crawford I would like to humbly recommend to my fellow Mukilteo citizens Elisabeth Crawford for Position 6. In getting to know Crawford, I have been struck by her drive to build partnerships throughout the community to accomplish our city’s goals.

I have found her time on the Parks and Arts Commission has made her incredibly knowledgeable on all the major issues facing our city. Her courage and professionalism were remarkable in the recent debate.

I am excited to vote Elisabeth Crawford for Position 6, and I hope you will join me in doing so.

Kevin Doar Mukilteo

Let’s talk Old Town improvements Those in Old Mukilteo who heard the hiss and roar of hot pavement crack re-sealers last week will appreciate the council for being proactive in that regard. Crack sealing is a low-cost method to extend pavement life in an era with big ticket projects for votes follows new “carbon” taxes to pay for them. Thank the council.

Now if we could get a north-side Fifth Street sidewalk to the popular dog park, pave the dog park parking area, and build the long-delayed Japanese Gulch Trail to the Community Garden trailhead, that would put Mukilteo on par with Edmonds for access trails.

Wonder if the pricey new waterfront project considered that the only access to the train/ferry facility is an old timber trestle rail bridge, built 80 years ago in 1941, before earthquake codes? Oops!

Robert Marmaduke Mukilteo

Fire union gives endorsements As the primary emergency responders for Mukilteo, we have a vested interest in supporting candidates that have either

a proven track record of putting public safety first, or absence of a voting record, at least prioritize that commitment when discussing the often complex issues that the city faces. We have never shied away from making this our priority and ask for your help in supporting this type of candidate as well.

Richard Emery is often a lonely voice of reason on a hectic City Council and remains an excellent choice to return for another term. Elisabeth Crawford has demonstrably high integrity and has a great grasp of the wide breadth of issues that will be decided in our near future. And Riaz Khan is an extremely intelligent contributor to a wide variety subjects and will bring a fresh new perspective to our City Council.

Elected officials at the Snohomish County level have a smaller direct impact on the public safety of our citizens, so we normally refrain from getting involved. However, to continue the high quality of life that we do enjoy here, Brian Sullivan for Treasurer and Anna Alexander for Superior Court Judge make a lot of sense.

Jim Mewbourn President, IAFF Local 3482

Forum showed Zieve is the clear choice I was sitting on the sidelines as far as who to vote for the City Council positions until I was able to listen to the candidates at the forum organized by The Beacon and Mukilteo Chamber of Commerce. Thanks to the sponsors for making the candidates available to the voters like me.

After listening to the candidates, it was a clear choice for me who to vote for particularly Peter Zieve. Here are the reasons why I am inclined to vote for Mr. Zieve.

One, he is passionate about the job as a councilmember and had answers for its challenges and problems. He has mentioned in his remarks that he see

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to see and thank her heroes at a special celebration at Mukilteo Fire Station 25 in Old Town, which included members of the Fire Department, a few elected officials, Surface’s family and the families of the four who saved her life, and other community members and close friends.

“This is a huge opportunity for us in more ways than one,” Fire Chief Chris Alexander said. “One, it’s the first time we’ve had the opportunity to recognize life savers … and two, it’s one of the rare instances where we had a very special group of folks get involved in saving a life by administering CPR and using an AED – we don’t usually encounter that when (someone’s having) cardiac arrest and needs help.”

Alexander lauded the group of four for being proactive and taking control of the situation.

“The things they were able to do in the five to six minutes it takes us to get there is the reason we have a very special person with us tonight,” Alexander said.

Morris told the crowd about her mom’s experience as a cardiac critical care nurse, and how growing up she saw her mom save countless lives.

“That night at Olympic View Middle School started out as one of the most traumatizing moments of our lives, yet it turned into one of the most beautiful moments,” Morris said.

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carries the City budget in his folder.

Besides, being a long-term resident of Mukilteo, he seems to know what is happening in the city and what needs to be done for the city going forward. One striking comment he made at the forum was that he is interested in the City taking a leadership position in constructing a senior center in the city.

It seems he is a true and unselfish leader who has a vision for the future of the city. There was a question from the moderator to the candidates about the questionable payment by the City to its former employees or consultants. We can

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Morris said her mother was having a ventricular fibrillation cardiac arrest, which has a low survival rate if not treated correctly immediately.

“If she did not have the perfect medical response with immediate CPR, and an AED, on site, she would not be with us today,” Morris said. “CPR and AEDs save lives, and I encourage everyone to be CPR certified on a regular basis, and for our businesses, schools, organizations, and churches to invest in an AED.” Morris turned her attention to the four who courageously stepped up to save her dying mother.

“I witnessed three fellow nurses and a military veteran save my mom’s life while our community surrounded her and did their part to turn this fateful night into a true miracle,” Morris said. “The community my mom served for decades as a nurse was there for her when she needed them most.”

Morris also thanked the Mukilteo Fire Department, the other OV parents who assisted that night, the OV staff, doctors and nurses at Providence Hospital, and her family for helping with Surface’s recovery.

Surface hadn’t had much of a chance to talk to those who saved her life until she took the mic last week. She got to speak briefly to them before the event started, but that was also the first time she really got to meet them as she was unconscious that night in September.

“This is a great community and I’m so proud to be part of it, and I’m so proud

what (the four) did,” she said. “I know as a nurse it is difficult to get good outcomes on situations like that. And boy, when you’re a determined, feisty Mukilteo little close town, you do it.”

Surface said it was important to her that Kure, Roberts, Ferrara, and Karl were honored in front of the community.

“The team was amazing. They did everything quickly,” Surface said. “They quickly did CPR, quickly did all the right things. I’ve never seen such a good outcome in all my professional years of these situations.”

Surface lauded the community as a whole, noting the Fire Department’s quick response and care, that other parents who weren’t medically equipped to assist still found ways to help, and the Mukilteo Police Department was soon at Morris’ house offering rides to anyone who needed it.

“Who lives in a community like that?

This is really incredible,” she said. “My life goes on because a team of people decided to save a life … and my cuppeth runneth over with gratitude that words alone cannot express.”

Olympic View Middle School Principal Devin McLane said he always knew that he had wonderful staff members and students, who in turn had excellent parents, but that night in September reassured that belief.

“That was a night that really could have gone the wrong way,” he said. “And

it could have left scars on a number of people, obviously the family being number one, and because of some really special people, those scars were replaced with something that really galvanized the community and brought people together.”

McLane said there was a noticeable feeling of pride the next day at school among his staff, as they “felt good about themselves” for helping with saving Surface’s life.

“It was a special night, four weeks ago tonight, and it’s kind of crazy to think back,” he said. “My heart has been racing a little bit here all night hearing the stories and everything, and remembering how I felt that night and we’re just so lucky to have you, Linda.”

Brian Sullivan, the former mayor of Mukilteo who currently represents the city on the Snohomish County Council, said he’s known Surface for most of his life and the two are dear friends. Sullivan said he was at the event representing Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers, who issued a proclamation recognizing Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019 as Mukilteo Heroes Day in Snohomish County, which Sullivan read aloud for the crowd.

For those interested in getting CPR certified, there are monthly CPR and AED classes at Rosehill Community Center.

The next one is Nov. 13 from 5:45 to 8:45 p.m. and the cost is $46. Contact Rosehill for more information.

avoid this kind of misappropriation of funds – our tax money – if we have competent and honest people in the council. He is highly educated and owns a business here in Mukilteo that employs hundreds of people with well-paying jobs.

Finally, Peter is a generous person who cares about the community and the city.

A while ago, I read in The Beacon that he was a generous donor to the Mukilteo Boys & Girls club. Today, the kids in Mukilteo can enjoy a beautiful facility because of generous contribution and volunteerism from people like him.

Vote yes on Prop. 1

action taken For Mukilteo. He gets the job done with his thoughtful, thorough approach.

Our beautiful town deserves the best!

Vote for Richard Emery.

Joseph John Mukilteo

Seemingly lost in the kerfuffle over “cheating” candidates, newspaper publishers seeming to be involved in candidates’ campaigns (Mr. Lotmore’s email to candidate Zieve about the fix being in) and so on, is the city’s Proposition 1.

Having reviewed the self-serving flier sent out by our last three mayors and more importantly read varying opinions, I fail to be persuaded that we need to have two people (a mayor and city manager) doing the same job, particularly when most of the work is being done by one person (the city manager).

Additionally, given the now bloated mayoral salary, the change would not only bring more cost-effective city government, but would give us taxpayers a small bit of relief as well.

Carl Clark Mukilteo

Emery is the best choice Richard Emery is our best choice for Mukilteo City Council.

He has a 10-year track record of problem-solving, communication, and

Kay Wagner Mukilteo

A new subscriber I think three aspects of last week’s eventful Mukilteo Candidate Forum warrant highlighting. First, Elisabeth Crawford showed fortitude in calling out Peter Zieve’s inappropriate early access to the forum questions.

Second, whatever be his source for the questions, Peter Zieve did not tell the truth when first asked about having the questions.

And, third, were it not for the persistence of Mukilteo Beacon Editor Brandon Gustafson, Zieve’s misrepresentation would not have been uncovered.

For me, the upshot is that I will vote for Elisabeth Crawford and will subscribe to The Beacon!

Graton Gathright Mukilteo

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