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The Darrington Bluegrass Festival is today and Sunday at the Darrington Bluegrass Music Park on Highway 530, 3 miles west of Darrington. $25 Saturday and $20 Sunday. Schedule at www.darringtonbluegrass.com.
The Brewfest at Country Village, 23718 Bothell-Everett Highway, Bothell, is 1 to 5 p.m. today and features eight local breweries. Entry fee is $20 and includes a sampler glass and six 4-ounce tastes.
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Hop to it Kla Ha Ya Days is today and Sunday at various locations in Snohomish. The carnival is 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. today and noon to 10 p.m. Sunday at Harvey Field, 9900 Airport Way. The frog-jumping contest is at 2 p.m. today at First Street and Avenue B. Find the full schedule at www.klahayadays.com.
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Killing follows man’s release An hour after hospital staff declined an officer’s request to commit Toby Sauceda for an involuntary mental evaluation, his “best friend” was stabbed to death. By Diana Hefley Herald Writer
MOUNTLAKE TERRACE — A Mountlake Terrace officer came face to face with Toby Sauceda in February as the young man held
a gun in his outstretched hands after threatening to kill himself. That encounter, coupled with Sauceda’s strange behavior March 28, prompted the officer to plead with medical staff at Swedish/ Edmonds hospital to have
Sauceda evaluated for a possible involuntary commitment, according to police reports. Later the officer wrote that the hospital’s on-duty mental health professional said Sauceda wouldn’t be taken in for “unspecified reasons” and he’d probably be fine once the drugs wore off. About an hour later, Mountlake Terrace police were called to an apartment where a man had been attacked. Sauceda allegedly
called 911 and reported that he had “just killed his best friend.” Forest Jackson, 20, was repeatedly stabbed during a confrontation. He died at the scene. Sauceda reportedly told detectives that he was angry at Jackson for keeping his stash of Xanax, a prescription drug primarily used to treat anxiety. Police later learned that Jackson told a friend he was concerned for Sauceda’s safety and didn’t believe he
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should have unfettered access to Xanax. Sauceda didn’t have a prescription. He’s now charged with seconddegree murder. Sauceda made a brief appearance Friday in Snohomish County Superior Court so lawyers could set a status hearing for next month. His trial is scheduled for Nov. 7. See RELEASE, back page, this section
New hotel to open in Everett
Muslims celebrate monthlong Ramadan with fasting and prayer
By Jim Davis The Herald Business Journal
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MOUNTLAKE TERRACE — Amidst the annual observance of Ramadan, a peace has settled on the mosque in Mountlake Terrace. At Masjid Umar AlFarooq, shoes are left by the door. Incense wafts through the
>> Faith calendar, A10 blue-tiled building. Ramadan is a monthlong celebration that requires followers of Islam to fast during the day. There is no food, water, smoking or sexual relations in the hours between first light and dusk.
Ahoy, matey! Captain crunch: The Washington State Ferry system is hiring a professional recruiter and extending its application deadline to find a new assistant secretary of transportation to lead the ferry fleet (Page A3). State transportation officials said they wanted to take additional time to make sure the person they
hire doesn’t list to one side and wouldn’t have to be loaded with ballast to work properly. “Oh, Gilligan! Not again!” Amazon is rolling out a new service for its Kindle e-book readers that allows subscribers to read as many books as they like for $9.99 a month, a service likened to Netflix. But some major publishers aren’t participat-
How do Muslims endure the 30 days of fasting? “By the grace of God,” said the mosque’s Interfaith Coordinator, Jamil Abdu’llah. Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, based on a lunar cycle. This year the observance runs from June 28 to July 28. It’s considered crucial to
ing, meaning many new and popular titles won’t be available to subscribers (Page A8). So, yes, it’s exactly like Netflix, if Netflix only offered unlimited viewing of “Gilligan’s Island” reruns. It’s a small check after all: Walt Disney World has reached a tentative agreement with its largest union group, agreeing to raise the
the practice of Islam. “Islam is something we do,” Abdu’llah said. “Ramadan is about trying our best to do only things that please God and stay away from things that don’t.” For many Muslims, the greatest challenge is not daytime
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starting hourly pay of its Florida theme park employees to $9 an hour from $8 an hour (Page A8). Workers celebrated the pay raise. Winnie the Pooh said he planned to get his honey jar out of hock. Donald Duck had a bill 90 days past due from his speech therapist. And repo men were threatening to tow Cinderella’s pumpkin.
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Rahmatullah Salim (center), 10, whispers to his cousin Qudratullah Salim, 8, during a Friday afternoon Jumu’ah prayer at Masjid Umar al-Farooq in Mountlake Terrace. Muslims across the world are observing Ramadan, a month-long tradition that includes fasting during daylight hours, which concludes July 28.
EVERETT — Doors are to open this month at downtown Everett’s first new hotel in nearly two decades. The six-story Hampton Inn at 2931 W. Marine View Drive will offer 122 rooms overlooking Port Gardner Bay. “Check out that view, isn’t that something? This is the room where you can watch the fireworks,” said general manager Melissa Springer of one of the upper-story rooms. The hotel aims to serve a mix of business travelers, Navy personnel and weekend visitors looking for a place within walking distance of downtown and Comcast Arena, Springer said. “Let’s face it, we’ve got a lot of great things going on in this town,” Springer said. The $15 million project is being built by Hotel Concepts of Seattle and will be managed by BMI Hospitality, also of Seattle. It will employ 20 people when it is scheduled to open July 30. Rooms start at $129 a night and rates vary depending on the day. It’s the first new hotel downtown since the Inn at Port Gardner opened along the waterfront in 1997, said Amy Spain, Snohomish County Tourism Bureau’s executive director. Snohomish County added
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