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Fundraising winds down The three largest relief groups have raised more than $9 million, and have shifted their focus to long-term needs. By Chris Winters Herald Writer
OSO — Five months after a mudslide wiped out a neighborhood and cut the nearby town of Darrington off from the rest of the county, the massive
The art center in Everett, which offers dozens of annual programs, was recognized by the governor and state Arts Commission.
fundraising effort that fueled much of the recovery effort to date is winding up. The three largest relief organizations involved together have raised more than $9.1 million in response to the March 22 slide, which killed 43 people and
destroyed or damaged 48 homes. United Way of Snohomish County and the Cascade Valley Hospital Foundation together have raised more than $4.5 million since the slide and have been closely coordinating how that money is being distributed. While the two agencies have distributed about $3 million, nearly all of it has been earmarked for a specific purpose
and will be distributed over the next two years. The American Red Cross, meanwhile, also has raised $4.5 million since the slide and has distributed or otherwise earmarked $2 million of that, with the balance being kept in reserve. The three agencies have See OSO, Page A2
A generous beginning
By Gale Fiege Herald Writer
First day of fair opens with $50,000 donation to benefit children
EVERETT — The Schack Art Center is the winner of this year’s Arts Organization Award from the state Arts Commission and Gov. Jay Inslee. The 2014 Governor’s Arts and Heritage Awards, announced Wednesday, honor the Everett art center, The Evergreen State SnoCollege and homish four individu- watercolorist is als involved in Schack’s Artist arts and heritage of the Year, endeavors. A&E 18 “It’s fabulous,” said Judy Tuohy, the Schack’s executive director. “So many people, dedicated staff, board members, artists and patrons, have contributed to what we are today. We send a thank you to all of them.” Joan Pinney, the Schack’s artist of the year, said the center has great importance in the local arts community. “The Schack and its programs are a real encouragement to all artists in the county,” Pinney said. Formerly known as the Arts Council of Snohomish County, the 40-year-old nonprofit organization has been operating since 2011 as the Schack Art Center, honoring John and Idamae Schack for their support of Everett’s cultural institutions. As one of the main visual arts education centers in the region, the Schack offers dozens of annual programs including artist support services, arts education that includes glass blowing, and gallery exhibits and festival-style art events that attract young people. It logs seven admission-free and greatly varying exhibits each year. Past exhibits have included works by regionally acclaimed artists such as Dale Chihuly and Alfredo Arreguin, as well as juried shows involving artists from throughout the region. An exhibit based on photorealistic painter and Monroe native Chuck Close is planned in the next two years.
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Joseph Huskey, 12 (left), and Liam Jordan, 13, snap a picture of themselves with Lucy, a 5-year-old American alligator held by the Reptile Man, Scott Peterson, at the Evergreen State Fair in Monroe on Thursday afternoon.
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MONROE — Shrieking kids, whirling rides and a mishmash of aromas from frying fair food signaled the opening of the Evergreen State Fair’s 106th year Thursday. The fair also opened with a gift. Recycling and waste company Republic Services, a longtime sponsor of the fair, gave $50,000 to the
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Mukilteo and Arlington Boys & Girls Clubs for its annual Community Stewardship Award. The Boys & Girls Club of Snohomish County provides meals and activities for about 17,000 children at 19 locations each year. Kids between the ages of 5 and 18 can stay at the clubs before and after school or in the summer. Joe Casalini, director of business development for Republic Services,
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Mariners” were entered into the computer, it choked on the data and began laughing in binary code. Still has that new plane smell: The second season of “Airplane Repo,” in which a team of pilots repossess luxury jets from 1 percenters behind on their payments, premieres tonight on
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said the company has partnered with Snohomish County for decades to put on the fair. When the company and county were deciding who should receive this year’s stewardship award, the Boys & Girls Club stood out. Three members of the Snohomish County Council went to the Boys & Girls Club when they were children.
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the Discovery channel (The Clicker, D6). But we have to ask: Is there a pine tree air freshener in the cockpit of every repossessed jet, as there is in every repo’d car? Don’t talk to me until I’ve had my morning nectar: Scientists studying hummingbirds said the birds Stocks . . . . . .A14 Short Takes . . .D6
reacted angrily when the sugar-rich nectar in feeders was replaced with plain water. “The hummingbirds look mad,” noted a researcher (Page A11). But not as mad as the researchers themselves when the hummingbirds switched the scientists’ morning coffee with water.
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