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Everett couple have hosted 3 AquaSox now with Seattle
2 towns vie for future sewage Woodway and Shoreline want control of treating waste water for future development at Point Wells. By Noah Haglund Herald Writer
Cruz Pereira (left) and Jeffeson Medina of Venezuela talk in their room at the home of Tim and Kristine Scoville, their host family.
By David Krueger Herald Writer
When it comes to getting to the big leagues, there really is no place like home. Tim and Kristine Scoville’s home, to be exact. The Scovilles, who are in their seventh season as a host family for the Everett AquaSox minorleague baseball team, have housed three players who have gone on to pitch in the Seattle Mariners’ bullpen. In 2010, the Scovilles hosted Stephen Pryor and Tom Wilhelmsen in their south Everett home. Two seasons later, they welcomed Dominic Leone. Leone added to the legend of the Scoville house when he made his major-league debut with the Mariners on April 6. “We mention it when a player comes and stays out our house. We tell them who stayed here,” Kristine Scoville said. “I know
other host families have joked with players, pitchers especially, ‘That’s the house to be at if you want to make it.’ But it’s pretty exciting. We’re just really happy for all the guys.” Kristine and Tim, both 55, have housed numerous relief pitchers over the years. Tim Scoville pitched in high school and likes to talk baseball with the young pros. “It’s been kind of fun hosting pitchers,” he said. “I feel like I have something a little more in common with them. ... It’s a process of reliving your youth through other kids, and to see them do well is really cool. But we’ve had good experiences with the ones who were let go, and didn’t go much farther than here, too.” Phil Hann was the Scovilles’ first player in 2008. They have hosted 12 more since, including Daniel Cooper, Ricardo Pereira and Ben Versnik.
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WOODWAY — A water war it’s not — but you might call it a sewer skirmish. Neighboring cities on opposite sides of the Snohomish-King County line find themselves in the unusual predicament of fighting to control a future neighborhood’s waste water. The area in question is Point Wells, an unincorporated patch of Snohomish County waterfront where an international real estate developer wants to build up to 3,081 luxury condos. The sewer spat foreshadows an annexation rivalry for the same area between Shoreline, in King County, and Woodway, in Snohomish County. Each city argues that it’s bestsuited to serve Point Wells. That includes pumping away the icky stuff that drains out of sinks, bathtubs and toilets. The latest disagreement involves Shoreline’s request to assume control of a waste-water district that serves most of the city, but also extends into Point Wells. That would sit fine with local governments to the north — if the coverage area didn’t include See SEWAGE, Page A6
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Kristine Scoville watches Jefferson Medina pitch at Everett Memorial Stadium during a recent game.
This season, the Scovilles have Jeffeson Medina — the first starting pitcher to live with them — and reliever Cruz Pereira. The two are aware of the history of
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the house. “It’s very cool because those three guys played hard (and got See HOUSE, Page A6
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