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Fire Station 22 is hot topic of potential Bothell annexation By Andy Nystrom anystrom@bothell-reporter.com
Fire District 1 Commissioner Richard Schrock knows full well that the city of Bothell has the right to put annexation back on the ballot, and thousands of unincorporated Snohomish County residents have the right to vote on it in the April 17 special election. However, Schrock and fellow commissioners David Chan and Bob Meador voiced their disapproval of an estimated 22,000 people potentially being
annexed into Bothell at a meeting held Monday night at the fire district’s Everett headquarters. If annexation passes — which it failed to do so in last November’s election — the trio feels Bothell can’t fully staff and maintain Fire Station 22, which would become part of the city. With about 30 people — both for and against annexation — on hand at the meeting, the commissioners voted to reject Bothell’s interlocal agreement to [ more annex page 10 ]
Kenmore, developer terminate agreement for Village project By Andy Nystrom anystrom@bothell-reporter.com
One of Nancy Ousley’s first duties in her new job as assistant city manager in 2007 was to attend a council meeting. That evening, Kenmore and Urban Partners signed a development agreement for the Kenmore Village by the Lake Project. Two weeks ago, Ousley was on hand to witness the termination of that agreement with the developer, also known as RECP/UP Kenmore, LP. “The economy had a big
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impact on a lot of projects, including this one,” said Ousley, who’s currently acting city manager in Fred Stouder’s absence to attend to family matters. “Everyone has respect for each other, and (we) just kept coming to a realization that maybe it was time to think about going our separate ways with respect to this project. It was a mutual decision and also an amicable one.” In a statement from RECP/UP Kenmore, LP, [ more develop page 7]
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Accepting Rachel’s Challenge Bothell students’ emotions flow during presentation By Andy Nystrom anystrom@bothell-reporter.com
Toward the end of the March 2 Rachel’s Challenge assembly at Skyview Junior High, presenter Jonathan Oliver asked students to close their eyes, bow their heads and focus for a minute on their lives. The throng of students from Skyview and Canyon Creek, Fernwood and Crystal Springs elementaries sat quiet in the darkened gym and took Oliver’s advice to heart. They had just experienced the story of Rachel Joy Scott, who was the first person of 13 killed at the Columbine High tragedy on April 20, 1999. She was 17. Through heart-wrenching and inspirational video interviews and words from Oliver, the students learned of Scott’s wish to start a chain reaction of kindness and compassion, which she wrote about in a school essay. Oliver asked people if they lost a family member or friend, and noted that being a Rachel’s Challenge presenter has “truly impacted my life to make me a better person.” During the assembly, Oliver offered the students five challenges: look for the best in others, treat others the way you want to be treated, choose positive influences, speak words of kindness and not cruelty and forgive yourself and to forgive others. Skyview Principal Dawn Mark said that part of Rachel’s Challenge is to change a school culture, to get at the heart of ha-
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Top, Skyview Junior High student Alex Scofield greets presenter Jonathan Oliver after the Rachel’s Challenge assembly on March 2 as Sami Hermes watches. Bottom, Oliver gives another appreciative student a hug. photos by andy nystrom, Bothell-Kenmore Reporter
rassment, intimidation and bullying in a positive way, through doing acts of kindness. “The challenge focuses on the difference in the world Rachel Joy Scott made and this chain reaction she created that has gone out into the world, and so
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we’re going to challenge our students to be a part of that chain reaction,” said Mark, who participated in the program at her former school, Ferndale High, and saw a positive change in the students there. Skyview counselor Michael Rhyne and Bothell police officer Louise Muro helped bring the challenge to Skyview, as well. One-hundred student ambassadors took part in the training and will become the core of change at Skyview, Mark said. [ more rachel page 10 ]
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