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Prank Expect major I-5 disruption call made to 911 In July, the southbound bridge over the Stillaguamish will close for work that’s expected last for four months. Herald Writer
ARLINGTON — Bridge work on I-5 over the Stillaguamish River will result in a major traffic disruption this summer.
The state Department of Transportation is replacing the concrete deck and part of the steel support frame of the bridge span that carries southbound traffic across the river. Starting in mid-July, work
an average of 39,000 vehicles per day, but that can rise to 50,000 per day during summer. The heaviest traffic volume occurs between 3 to 6 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays and from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the weekends northbound, and from 4 to 6 p.m. Sundays southbound. See I-5, Page A6
Carl Gipson’s journey
Award-winning artist paints mural to honor senior center’s namesake Herald Writer
EVERETT — As Jesse James Jeter painted the mural, his wife kept distractions at bay. Wanda Smith-Jeter used friendly conversation to intercept the curious who kept asking what her husband was up to in the lower entrance to the Carl Gipson Senior Center. That allowed Jeter to spend almost every day this spring immersed in transforming a drab concrete wall into a vibrant tribute to the senior center’s namesake. An acrylic portrait of retired City Councilman Carl Gipson now faces the entryway, with scenes from his life and trailblazing career illustrated in dazzling color. “It was a lot of fun, actually,” Jeter said. For now, a curtain hides the finished product. The senior center plans to unveil it during a reception from 5 to 7 p.m. June 18. The event features an art show with Jeter’s paintings and sculptures. Jeter, an award-winning artist, donated his time and talent to make the mural. Since arriving in Everett in 1999, he’s been active in promoting the city’s art scene and supporting other artists. Some may recognize the Jimi Hendrixthemed piano he painted for the city’s Street Tunes project. “He’s a renaissance artist — he’s knowledgeable in a lot of different mediums,” said Carol Thomas, the city’s cultural arts manager. “He paints, he sculpts, he carves in wood.” The senior center had been hoping someone would come along and brighten up the
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LAKE STEVENS — Police are investigating a false call to 911 on Monday in which a person claimed there had been a shooting at a home here — an apparent attempt to cause a massive police response to someone else’s house. The incident was reported at 8:25 p.m. Monday in the 3300 block of Lake Drive. Dispatchers were told that a young man had shot and killed his father, tied up his mother, put a hand grenade in her mouth, and was threatening to commit suicide, Lake Stevens police Cmdr. Dennis Taylor said. Dispatchers also were told the young man had shot a dog and started a fire. “The officers got there, surrounded the house, made contact with everybody inside. They were all fine,” Taylor said. The family in the house is doing OK but still is thinking about what happened, said Warren Henke, 45. Henke, his wife and two of their grown children were at home when he heard a megaphone and a lot of noise outside. “I ran out the door and I looked up and down the street, and I just saw cop cars all over the place and officers everywhere,” Henke said. “I ran back in the house. I didn’t realize they were yelling at me.” The family gathered upstairs and realized the police were calling to them. They went outside and were rushed onto a neighbor’s lawn. Henke thought maybe a fugitive was on the loose and the area was being evacuated, he said. Officers responded quickly,
Artist Jesse James Jeter (left) recently completed a mural of Carl Gipson at the Carl Gipson Senior Center in Everett that will make its debut when it is unveiled June 18.
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Dispatchers were told a man killed his father in their Lake Stevens home, then tied up his mother and put a hand grenade in her mouth.
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Picture perfect Say cheesy: Not content with selfies and red-eye snapshots, some folks these days are hiring professional photographers to document not just special events like weddings, but their everyday lives (Page A11). In this way, a sociology professor explains, they can present Dear Abby. . . .D5 Good Life . . . .D1
flattering images of themselves on social media. Except when their personal photographer turns out to be a personal paparazzi who shoots them passed out drunk on the living room couch at 2:30 a.m. You’ll spoil your supper: Dunkin’ Donuts has launched a new line of sand-
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wiches that it calls “snacks,” not lunch (Page A11). “We’re not moving into lunch. We’re in snacking. We never talk about lunch,” the chain’s CEO says. And after a few of Dunkin’ Donuts’ 660-calorie “snacks,” The Buzz wouldn’t be talking about lunch, either — we’d be talking about hitting the gym, followed by a nap. Sports . . . . . . . C1 TV . . . . . . . . . .D6
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Don’t know much about history: On this day in 1770, Capt. James Cook discovered the Great Barrier Reef when his vessel ran into it (Today in History, Page A2). That’s pretty much the same technique Washington state ferries use at the dock on every run.
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crews will close the 607-foot-long span and redirect southbound vehicles across the median onto the bridge that currently carries northbound traffic. The northbound bridge will be restriped to allow for two lanes each of northbound and southbound traffic, separated by a concrete barrier. Each span of the bridge carries
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