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County $5.25M targeted for recreation raises Stilly Valley Youth Project would fund a number of area initiatives still an issue OSO MUDSLIDE

Legal documents released by the County Council say that Executive John Lovick failed to follow county code regarding pay hikes for some of the county’s highest-paid managers.

By Noah Haglund Herald Writer

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The Arlington Boys & Girls Club is overcrowded. The $5.25 million Stilly Valley Youth Project would add recreation options for children and teens.

By Kari Bray Herald Writer

ARLINGTON — The governor has recommended fully funding a project that would double the size of the Boys & Girls Club here, refurbish nearby ball fields, build a new multipurpose center and track at Darrington High School and upgrade two Darrington parks, adding restrooms to one and a skate park to the other.

The Stilly Valley Youth Project is a $5.25 million proposal to add recreation options for children and teens in communities impacted by the March 22 Oso mudslide.

The plan directs state money toward projects put on hold after

the slide, which killed 43 people, swept away a neighborhood and buried a state highway. People donated money, services and supplies for rescue and recovery efforts. Other fundraising campaigns halted indefinitely while the community turned its attention to helping each other through the disaster.

“This is a way for the state to kind of backfill for the money that has been raised in this area,” said Snohomish County Councilman Ken Klein, who spearheaded the project. “It’s an economic driver and will really bring folks to the area.”

In a proposed 2015-17 state See RECREATION, Page A2

Luke Omlid (right), 9, reacts to his goal in a game of foosball against Kyler Tangen, 7, at the Arlington Boys & Girls Club on Dec. 20.

EVERETT — The Snohomish County Council released internal legal documents Monday to bolster an argument that Executive John Lovick earlier this year improperly awarded raises to upper managers.

The memos from county attorneys say that Lovick’s administration failed to follow county code when boosting pay by 10 percent for some of the county’s highest-paid employees. About a dozen exempt positions were initially subject to the raises.

“These are the official positions of the county prosecuting attorney on the salary raises,” Council Chairman Dave Somers said. “The executive continued to grant raises contrary to this.”

The pay hikes came to light this spring, upsetting some people in county government because other departments, at the time, were being told to prepare for potential budget cuts. The raises have lingered as a sore point ever since.

See RAISES, Page A6

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EVERETT — As some neighbors see it, the former Go-East landfill is a Pandora’s Box of unknown contaminants that could be unleashed by a proposed housing development.

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Camp’s decision could open the door to a 97-home development — or mandate further studies into human and ecological concerns.

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people (who move there) are at risk from those environmental concerns. And all of the rest of us are at risk.”

Gary W. East bought the woodwaste landfill back in 1979, while it was still in operation.

To hear East tell it, stubborn fires, and later changing government regulations, stymied plans to redevelop the property.

The landfill has been in limbo for 30 years. Still unfinished is work to cap the old disposal

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site and set up environmental monitoring.

“What we’re trying to do is finish a process that was started in the 1980s,” East said. “We’re running into opposition from the very people who will benefit directly from the improvement of this property — the neighbors.”

From the get-go, redeveloping the property factored into East’s plans. Now more than ever, he See STUDY, Page A6

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Researchers create gecko-type paws for people

By Bruce Newman San Jose Mercury News

PALO ALTO, Calif. — It doesn’t mean experiments taking place at Stanford’s Biomimetics and Dexterous Manipulation Lab are any less science-y just because they sometimes resemble scenes from a “Spider-Man” or “Mission: Impossible” movie.

“You see those movies as a kid and think, ‘If I could do that, it would be great,’” says the lab’s Elliot Hawkes.

So he did do that. And it was great.

The Stanford team has created paws use the same scientific principles employed by the sticky feet of geckos to allow humans to scale glass walls. The university’s legendary mechanical engineering department has a history of creating its own legion of

Silicon Valley superheroes, but it wasn’t until the work of Hawkes’ four-man team that companies like Marvel or Mattel showed much interest in the school’s awesome amygdalae — or “lizard brains.”

After pioneering work a decade ago in “sticky” robots that aped the gecko’s grip, a new generation of biomimeticists took the next step: putting a human face on lizard paws. That face belonged to Hawkes, a graduate student whose Ph.D. research culminated with him scaling a sheer glass wall.

The Stanford students have patents pending on all this and have already begun negotiations with toy companies eager to get some cold hard cash to stick to their fingers. A Swiss entrepreneur has scheduled a meeting with

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budget released Dec. 18, Gov. Jay Inslee included $5.25 million for the Stilly Valley Youth Project. It’s part of a $32.6 million local and community projects section under the state Department of Commerce.

About $3 million is for work in Darrington. The biggest item on the wish list — $1.85 million — is a track and a new multipurpose center at Darrington High School. It could spark a track and field program for teen athletes, and the multipurpose center would open more room for drama club, wrestling or other activities, Klein said.

Another $515,000 would be used to fix up Old School Park at the corner of

Givens Avenue and Riddle Street. Darrington has a design for a 5,000-squarefoot skate park that has been in the works for four years, project coordinator Kurt Helling said. With funding, it could be done by the end of the summer.

“September 2015 has always been my goal, and it’s looking very realistic at this point,” Helling said.

The closest skate park is in Arlington, and most middle and high school students can’t often make the 28-mile trip.

“We wanted something that would be accessible to everyone,” Helling said.

The project also would redo tennis courts, parking and landscaping at Old School Park.

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the gecko gloves team in January to discuss possible rock-climbing applications.

And there is already a project in the works with NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory to use a version of gecko gloves to grab space junk.

“The idea is to go up very gently, touch onto a solar panel or fuel tank and reel things in,” says Mark Cutkowsky, a member of the mechanical engineering faculty who was part of the four-man team. “It turns out that gecko-inspired adhesives are one of the very few technologies that will work in space, where you’ve got a vacuum and very low temperatures.”

Despite the alluringly alliterative name, gecko “gloves” are actually paddles, with slots to hold the climber’s hands tight to the back pingpong

paddle-sized devices.

Hawkes was the guinea gecko, attempting to match the super-sticky moves of nature’s most impressive climber. “One of the most important attributes of their adhesive is that it’s controllable,” Hawkes says, “like tape that you can turn on when you want it to stick, and turn off when you don’t.”

But a gecko’s body weighs only a few ounces, and Hawkes was dragging 150 pounds. Humans also lack the tremendous upper body strength that allows geckos to run more than a meter per second over rough and shiny surfaces alike. “People are not built like geckos, so you have to give them some tools to help them use the adhesive,” says Cutkowsky, “something like a movable ladder.”

So that’s what they did. “It turns out there’s not much load going through your hand when you’re climbing,” Hawkes says. “Most of the load is going through your foot.”

That meant transferring much of the load from the paddles — with their 24 adhesive tiles — to the feet, which the team did by attaching rope and small climbing rungs to the paddles. Each tile holds about 10 pounds, and if the load isn’t spread equally among all the tiles, the person wearing the gecko gloves would go ker-splat.

“To climb with it feels fairly magical,” Hawkes says, holding up one of the paddles. “You have your entire body weight hanging from this much adhesive.

Each time you put it on, you kind of expect it to fail.

And then it works.”

Highway 530 on the north side of Darrington, a restroom and shower facility is planned. The budget includes $643,000 for that.

Adding restrooms and showers would make the 82-acre county property a better place to camp or hold competitions at the park’s ball fields, Klein said.

The remaining $2.25 million requested in the Stilly Valley Youth Project targets Arlington.

The Boys & Girls Club at 18513 59th Ave. NE would be renovated, with a new computer lab, gym and community room. The building could include space for an Arlington Family Resource Center, something the city has been working on.

The 13,000-square-foot club was built in 1992 and doesn’t have enough space for the 2,000-plus people

who use it, executive director Bill Tsoukalas said.

“We get overwhelmed with kids and parents coming in for sports and activities,” he said.

The Stilly Valley Youth Project would expand the club to 26,000 square feet.

Along with $1.5 million to renovate the building, the proposal includes $742,000 to upgrade two little league fields and build two new fields near the club.

Work could start this summer.

“Some of these projects are shovel-ready,” Klein said. “We could start right away.”

The skate park, ball fields and Whitehorse Park could be finished within a year.

Work at Darrington High School and the Arlington Boys & Girls Club would take longer.

First, though, the money

needs to be finalized.

The funding package, put together by Klein’s staff, has to make it through the House and Senate during the next legislative session.

The governor’s budget is a solid start, Klein said.

Inslee and his wife visited the Arlington Boys & Girls Club after the slide.

“We made the point to the governor that the kids thought the world was coming to an end,” Tsoukalas said.

Their hometowns were on TV. Cameras were everywhere. The president came. It was easy for children to get overwhelmed.

“This is a way to demonstrate to them that people care about them, they haven’t been forgotten,” Tsoukalas said. “And just to reinforce the message that someone’s here for them.”

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Former optometrist has license revoked John O’Brien is being held in the Snohomish County Jail, facing charges of child molestation.

By Sharon Salyer Herald Writer

A former Everett optometrist accused of improper sexual contact with a 10-year-old girl has had his professional license permanently revoked by the state Department of Health.

John O’Brien worked at Eye Doctors LTD at 3726 Broadway in Everett. During an appointment

in August, he allegedly took off the girl’s shirt, touched multiple parts of her body, including her face, legs, fingers, stomach, back, neck and squeezed her breasts.

O’Brien also allegedly took cell phone photos of the girl’s face and breasts. He then told the girl to take off her pants. She resisted, according to state Health Department documents, but felt scared because O’Brien allegedly had an

angry look on his face.

According to the patient, a tugof-war ensued, with her pulling her pants back up and him pulling them back down.

Ultimately, O’Brien was able to pull her pants and underwear down. He instructed her to pose while he took cell phone photos of her.

The patient reported the incident to her mother later that day. Everett detectives reportedly recovered eight photographs of the child from O’Brien’s cellphone.

The state Health Department issued a statement of charges against O’Brien on Oct. 23. An answer was due by Nov. 11, but the state agency received no response.

The state agency issues licenses to health care providers, investigates complaints against them, and has the authority to suspend or revoke their professional licenses.

It took the action against O’Brien on Dec. 15 after deeming his actions an imminent risk, said Tammy Kelley, a case manager

for the state agency.

The actions taken in Washington will be reported to the National Practitioner Data Base, she said.

O’Brien is being held in the Snohomish County Jail on $750,000 bail.

He was charged with first degree child molestation and possession of depictions of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct.

Sharon Salyer: 425-339-3486; salyer@heraldnet.com.

No charges against ex-police officer The Lake Stevens cop was investigated for domestic violence and job violations.

By Rikki King Herald Writer

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Philz Skillz basketball camp volunteers Rosie Sittauer (from left), Rayme Rogge, Phil Hoban, Conner Mulvaney and Daniel Olson break a huddle with youngsters before running drills and teaching basketball skills Monday at the Everett Boys & Girls Club.

Basketball drills, life skills College student Phil Hoban uses break to teach a little basketball

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t’s winter break, time for college students to sleep late, hang out with friends, and sit around their parents’ houses.

This week, one group of college kids broke that mold.

They woke up early Monday, got out of the house, and offered their time, advice and basketball skills to younger kids.

Everett’s Phil Hoban, a 20-year-old sophomore at Santa Clara University, started his holiday basketball clinic four years ago. At the time, he was a junior and stand-out basketball player at Archbishop Murphy High School. He called his clinic Philz Skillz.

“Philz Skillz — we tease him about that,” said Daniel Olson, who was home in Everett from the California Maritime Academy on Monday and helping Hoban with the basketball camp. “We’re here for break. It’s a way to give back,” Hoban said.

Before high school, they were classmates at Everett’s Immaculate Conception & Our Lady of Perpetual Help School. It was four years ago, in the Immaculate gym, that Hoban first presented Philz Skillz. He and his helpers were back at their grade school alma mater Monday for the first of two sessions.

JULIE MUHLSTEIN In the morning, 54 players from local Catholic Youth Organization teams — fourth through eighth-graders — learned secrets of rebounding, defense positioning and other winning basketball moves.

“The kids love it,” said Pat Doud, director of Immaculate Conception’s CYO program.

Doud said coaches, not just kids, get tips from the program. “Philz Skillz gets our basketball season off to a great start,” he said.

This year, for the first time, Philz Skillz came to the Everett Boys & Girls Club. About 25 kids, many of them on basketball teams with the club, showed up for the free clinic that taught more than hoops skills.

Several times during the clinic, Whatcom Community College student Rayme Rogge

Watch the eagles The Skagit River watershed is home to one of the largest wintering populations of bald eagles in the Lower 48. Each year,

Hoban preps youngsters for skills he and a team of volunteers will teach them Monday at the Everett Boys & Girls Club.

shouted out a life lesson. “What should we be eating to play basketball?” Rogged asked the kids.

A hand shot up, and a boy posed his answer: “Energy bars?”

Rogge filled in the menu: fruits, vegetables and lots of water.

the Skagit River sees the return of hundreds of eagles taking advantage of the winter salmon runs. Join the Mt. Baker Ranger District at one of three stops along Highway 20 to see the birds. Forest Service staff and volunteers will be stationed at Howard Miller Steelhead Park, Milepost 100 and Marblemount Fish Hatchery to provide information and eagle viewing opportunities from 10

An Everett High School graduate, Rogge covered other off-court topics, including the importance of school. “All of us big kids here focus on school.

a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through Jan. 31.

Mukilteo paid parking: The city of Mukilteo has opened bidding for a vendor to set up a pay-to-park system. The posting seeks “innovative parking pay stations” that will be set to go live at Lighthouse Park and some Old Town areas in May. Bids are due in January.

See MUHLSTEIN, Page A5

LAKE STEVENS — A former Lake Stevens police officer isn’t expected to face charges in connection with the investigation that led to his November resignation.

After conferring with prosecutors, Lake Stevens police determined there wasn’t enough evidence to pursue a criminal case, Cmdr.

Dennis Taylor said.

The Washington State Patrol also assisted with the investigation.

Andrew Thor, 33, worked for the city for nearly five years.

He resigned Nov. 3, shortly after his ex-girlfriend sought a protection order accusing him of stalking.

Thor had been put on paid leave Oct. 15 pending an investigation into “reports of domestic violence and other possible violations of police department and city policies and procedures,” according to documents obtained

by The Herald through a public records request.

At the time, Thor was ordered to return his badge, duty firearms and other city property.

Domestic-violence allegations are particularly serious in law enforcement because even a misdemeanor conviction can legally bar an officer from carrying a gun.

Thor’s ex-girlfriend, a 26-yearold Pierce County woman, had said in court papers that Thor’s off-duty conduct made her fear for her safety.

The woman alleged that Thor pretended to be a CIA agent, Special Forces soldier and a British Special Air Service member during a three-year relationship with her.

In the Lake Stevens investigation, Thor was accused of using confidential police resources, including state Department of Licensing records, “for personal purposes.”

That reportedly happened “under the guise of a fictitious criminal investigation,” Taylor wrote in an Oct. 29 letter to Thor.

The letter and other records regarding Thor’s employment were released by the city earlier this month.

Rikki King: 425-339-3449; rking@heraldnet.com.

Plan now, eat later: Camano Center’s Crab Fest is scheduled from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Jan. 17 at 606 Arrowhead Road on Camano Island. The $25 tickets includes a whole Dungeness crab, side dishes and dessert. Only 300 tickets will be sold. There will be entertainment.

Tickets are available at the Camano Center front desk or by calling 360-387-0222.

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For example, the kids who were studied were born between September 1999 and August 2004, so researchers won’t know for a few more years if these same children have better high school graduation rates than their peers.

They also did not have enough data to compare the effectiveness of this program with other programs such as Head Start.

They could not report on the effects of preschool on social and emotional learning, but may be able to in the future when more data is available from the state’s pre-kindergarten assessment.

The study does not reach the gold standard of academic research, since children were not assigned randomly to a preschool or control group. But researchers believe they got close to that standard by looking only at children who were eligible for the program and comparing those who attended with those who did not.

Both groups of children are from families with an annual income at or below 110 percent of the federal poverty level or $26,235 for a family of four, or qualify for special education services or other factors that make them eligible for the preschool program.

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SEATTLE — Passenger train service between Everett and Seattle’s King Street station will be halted for 48 hours because of a mudslide.

BNSF Railway spokesman Gus Melonas said the slide happened west of Everett about 4:15 p.m.

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He said debris was covering the main track and that crews were working to clear it.

Sound Transit said buses would transport passengers between the two cities.

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Get your homework done,” Rogge told the kids. She told them that to be on a team in middle school or high school, “you have to keep your grades up.”

At Archbishop Murphy, Hoban was captain of his Wildcats basketball team, which went to the playoffs both of his varsity years.

He played AAU basketball in Seattle through high school.

At Santa Clara, a Jesuit university in California’s Silicon Valley, he is studying economics and international business.

Basketball is still part of his life. Hoban plays on a team that takes on club teams from other colleges in that area.

“I want to come back and live in Everett,” he said Monday. “I miss it.”

Nick Hamblet, athletic director at the Everett Boys & Girls Club, said the Everett club has 33 basketball teams, kindergarten through high school.

Brando Dinthongsai, a 10-year-old who attends Everett’s Penny Creek Elementary School, is on one of those teams. “He loves it. We just got him a basketball,” said his sister Ann Dinthongsai, 23. She

was at the Boys & Girls Club on Monday watching her brother take shots and try out defense strategies.

Loila Bloomfield was there, too, while her 8-yearold son joined in the Philz Skillz camp.

A third-grader at Whittier Elementary School, Ty Bloomfield wore his Everett Seagulls Youth Football jersey as he learned new tricks for basketball season.

“Kids love it when older kids are helping them,” Bloomfield said. “I’m proud of these college kids taking so much time on their break. They’re so patient. It’s pretty nice.”

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Philz Skillz volunteer Daniel Olson teaches fundamental skills to Brando Dinthongsai, 10, Monday at the Everett Boys & Girls Club.

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EVERETT — For many families, getting the traditional fresh-cut Christmas tree marks the beginning of the holidays and making it the centerpiece of holiday home decor.

But as the holidays come to a close, Christmas trees dry out, increasing the risk of house fires.

Fire marshals from around the county are asking folks to be mindful of how long a tree should stay indoors.

“When the needles start to fall from the tree, it means the tree is dry and should be taken down,” Marysville Fire Marshal Tom Maloney said.

Fresh-cut Christmas trees typically are a variety of fir, which are conifers.

They carry high volumes of sap, and their needles are particularly flammable.

Trees often are decorated with strings of colorful lights.

“We suggest people have a fresh-cut tree as opposed to one from a lot, keep it watered, and keep it away from heaters and open flame,” said Everett Fire Marshal Rick Robinson.

Some people bring home trees in mid-November, or as early as Halloween. If they are purchased at a lot, the trees may have been cut much earlier.

The longer a tree has been cut, the greater the fire hazard, Robinson said.

Tree sap is particularly volatile. Christmas trees are usually pretty sappy.

By Christmas, many trees are dry. Even if you’ve kept it watered, they do dry out, just like fresh-cut flowers.

The needles provide a lot of surface area to burn.

“These factors cause trees to burn very quickly, and very hot. A tree can be fully consumed in a matter of minutes, and the high heat and flash will ignite walls and furniture just as quickly. This is what makes Christmas tree fires so dangerous,” Robinson said.

Simple things can be done to prevent Christmas tree fires, such as not overloading electrical outlets, not using too many light

strings, and unplugging lights when leaving the home.

A dry tree burns three to four times faster than a watered tree, Maloney said.

The National Fire Protection Association produced a short video showing this.

“A dry tree is the difference between a damaged home and a destroyed

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contends, revenue from the development is necessary to pay for sealing off the landfill to the government’s satisfaction. He calls the process “draconian and complex.”

“The cost of that closure is into the millions of dollars,” he said.

The development would be known as Bakerview, for the breathtaking views the land affords of 10,781-foottall Mount Baker to the north.

East, an attorney, is pursuing his development through a partnership with engineer Martin Penhallegon as P & G East LLC. The property’s entrance is on 108th Street SE, in

unincorporated Snohomish County. The houses wouldn’t be directly on top of the dormant landfill, but nearby, on the northern part of the property. About two-thirds of the 40-acre site would remain as open space or buffers.

The examiner must consider two issues. One is a request to rezone the property as residential from its current designation as a rural conservation area.

The other is a land-use appeal from two homeowners associations, The Point and Kings Ridge. The appeal challenges a decision called a mitigated determination of nonsignificance that county planners issued Aug. 31.

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Neighbors believe the land’s history makes it imperative for the examiner to order a full study under the State Environmental Policy Act. That could cost P & G East LLCC significant time and money.

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Lovick has said the council acted punitively and unfairly singled out members of his administration by axing some of the raises from the county’s 2015 budget.

In October, Prosecuting Attorney Mark Roe wrote to Lovick saying that attorneys in his office believe the pay raise issue was an honest mistake — but a

operations stopped in 1983.

Subterranean fires broke out in 1984 and burned for at least three years. The cause was never identified.

The Snohomish Health District in 1988 acknowledged that the fires had been extinguished. East says they had stopped burning more than a year earlier.

“Essentially, the property has lain fallow from that time to the present,” he said. “The health district wants closure. I can’t believe the neighbors don’t want closure.”

Nowadays, the land serves as a de-facto nature park, where people walk dogs or ride bicycles along wooded trails.

East began pursuing the redevelopment more actively in 2008.

The neighbors’ attorney, Claudia Newman of Seattle, said “there are a

number of post-closure issues that are really quite alarming and significant.”

One of the neighbors’ arguments is that the developer’s plans don’t adequately address steep slopes on the site. That complicates the landfill closure and poses a risk of erosion, they say. Geological studies classified the south end of the property, with slopes of up to 70 feet tall, as a having a high risk of landslide.

Neighbors want to know more about the materials in the landfill, which they believe contains asbestos and old car parts. They don’t think P & G East LLC has set aside enough money for future monitoring.

They worry about groundwater contamination and the adequacy of proposed stormwater ponds.

“If you’re going to close a landfill and build houses

either on it or near it, you need to have a very comprehensive analysis and follow a high standard of care to make the human health impacts as low as possible,” Newman said.

Hearings for the project, known as Bakerview, are scheduled last from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Jan. 28. Proceedings are to resume at 9 a.m. Feb. 11, with a special time slot for public testimony from 6 to 9 p.m. that evening.

The hearing is to continue on Feb. 12 and 13.

The examiner’s decision is expected a few weeks later.

The hearings will take place in the first floor of the county’s Robert J. Drewel Building, 3000 Rockefeller Ave., Everett.

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mistake nonetheless. The prosecutor said he was confident the procedural problem was “well on its way to being corrected.” “(I)n no way do we believe that there was any intent to circumvent the code or the council,” Roe wrote.

To a majority of the council members, the issue remains unresolved. They allowed the new pay levels to stand for some positions in next year’s budget, but reset them to pre-raise levels for six people: the deputy executive, human

resources director, parks director, the facilities director and two top finance managers. Before the pay increases, salaries for those positions ranged from $116,000 to $172,000.

Council members said they took the unusual step of waiving confidentiality on the attorney memos to share them with the state auditor and the community.

Auditors looking over the county’s books asked for documentation about the raises this fall as part of a regularly scheduled audit.

One of the memos was written to Councilman Terry Ryan in August. A deputy prosecutor concluded that the raises violated county code because they were not submitted to the council for approval.

Also, they weren’t supported by any documentation such as a labor market survey or other relevant information. That’s

also specified in code.

A second county attorney reviewed the issue in December at Somers’ request and reached the same conclusion.

“It’s very clear that the County Council has the authority in these matters and it was not followed correctly,” Ryan said. “The legal memo from our own attorneys makes that quite clear.”

Not all council members agree.

Councilman Brian Sullivan shares Lovick’s stance that the pay cuts were punitive. He has suggested they could result in legal action by the affected parties. Sullivan said he’s convinced that the human resources director performed an adequate salary survey to justify the change.

“I’ll probably follow up with a letter of my own to the state auditor,” he said.

Next year’s county budget authorizes spending $25,000 to study appropriate salary levels.

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Santa holds hands with Hart and Ellie Vandzura in the Canyon Village area of Yellowstone National Park on Christmas Day, 2009. This Christmas marks a 25-year tradition of Santa delivering gifts to the children of park employees working in Yellowstone over winter.

Santa delivers presents to snowbound Yellowstone kids LIVINGSTON, Mont. — Rachel Cudmore loves her job in Yellowstone National Park, but every December, she loves it just a little bit more.

On Christmas Eve, Cudmore dresses up in a festive elf costume and escorts Santa to all the remote interior park locations where small crews of National Park Service employees spend the winter months.

“It’s one of the highlights of winter,” Cudmore said in a phone interview Tuesday from her office at park headquarters, Mammoth Hot Springs.

Yellowstone’s interior is closed to wheeled vehicles in the winter, so any transportation has to happen on a snowmobile, in a snowcoach, or in Santa’s case, in a big white Suburban outfitted with “mattracks,” large rubber tracks in place of the tires.

Cudmore, a National Park Service employee, is the park’s Commercial Film Permits Coordinator, and in the winter, has additional duties as the winter

courier. Once or twice a week it’s her job to deliver the mail to NPS employees who work at deep inside the park. These workers’ jobs mostly involve maintenance and law enforcement.

Cudmore said the locations, with the exception of Old Faithful, have about 20 or so people, including employees and family members.

On Christmas Eve, Cudmore decorates her vehicle and she and Santa head out early for their roughly 150mile round trip.

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The park children get a couple of extra treats.

“The parents send us photos ahead of time,” Cudmore said, so Santa can greet each child by name.

Santa’s red suit and boots have been filled the past few years by Cudmore’s beau, Doug Kraus, who works in the summer season as in the Yellowstone Wildland Fire Helitack program.

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Militants attack AU Somalia base

OBITUARIES AND MEMORIALS

By Abdi Guled Associated Press

Shirley Alice Snell, 82, of Everett went to be with her Lord on December 20, 2 014 . H e r l i fe b e g a n i n Everett Washington on July 10, 1932. I have moved on to Heaven to live with My God. He has been saving a place for me. I hope that when the time is right you will come and join us.

I have been blessed with my son, Byron, good friends, my cousin Darlene Chase, M a r j e a n W o l d , M a r y V. Blackert, Donna Doty, many ver y suppor tive friends at Our Savior’s Lutheran C h u r c h t o o n u m e ro u s t o name.

In my lifetime, I have owned two horses named “Bill” and lived on a ten acre farm at the top of Swan’s Tr a i l H i l l w h e r e , w h i l e e n j oy i n g t h e v i ew, I f i r s t thanked God for the beautiful world he made - I was 7 or 8 years old.

I a t te n d e d S wa n ’ s Tr a i l grade school and graduated from Everett High School Class of 1950. As a high s c h o o l s e n i o r, I b e g a n a career in retail and quickly switched to medical office, credit, and clinic manager with continuing education in these fields, I fulfilled the requirements imposed for professional certification as a Certified Consumer Credit Executive, SCCE. I was elected to offices with Credit Women International, held membership with Credit Professionals International, Consumer Credit Association, Medical Group Management Association, Credit Women International Career Club, and ICCA Quarter Century Club, also a member of several choirs, a soloist at weddings and funerals. Music has been a big part of my life.

Shirley was preceded in death by her parents, Gustav E. and Ethel A .

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Caleb Adam Quaife, age 22, passed away Thursday, December 18, 2014 from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident.

Caleb was born October 30, 1992, in Edmonds, Washington. He moved with his family to Lake Stevens in 2 0 0 3 a n d a t te n d e d L a ke Stevens schools. He was an avid soccer player until he d i s c ove r e d b ox i n g , w h i c h became his sport of choice.

He loved his job and his coworkers, spending time with h i s n i e c e a n d n e p h ew, watching golf, and of course the Seahawks!

Caleb is sur vived by his mother, Shannon Ellerton of Lake Stevens; his siblings, Rachel (Tyler), Ethan, and Abigail; his beloved niece, Chloe and nephew, Carson; and his loving grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins, all of whom he loved dearly and by whom he will be dearly missed.

He is preceded in death by his father, Todd, who we are sure was there to welcome him Home.

Caleb’s funeral will be at Saint Andrews Or thodox Church in Arlington, Wa s h i n g to n , o n S a t u rd ay December 27, 2014 at 11 a.m., followed by interment at Arlington Municipal Cemetery.

Michelle Ann (McBee) J o h n s o n p a s s e d aw ay i n Kodiak Alaska, December 15 , 2 014 . S h e wa s b o r n May 1, 1965 to George W. and Dorothy Sue McBee in Wichita Kansas.

Michelle was preceded in death by her father, George W. McBee. She is sur vived by her mother and three siblings; s i s te r s , D e b C h r i s to p h e r, Mindy Jackson and her brother, Ed McBee; as well as many adoring nieces and nephews.

At the age of five, Michelle moved with the rest of her family from Kansas and they settled in Mukilteo Washington. Michelle loved music, writing and poetr y.

After graduating from Mariner High School in 1983 she went on to Washington State University where she graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor’s Degree in Fashion Design.

Michelle moved to Kodiak, Alaska where she lived and worked for over 25 years eventually becoming an owner of “Alaska Hydraulics.” The company, based in Anchorage and Kodiak is one of the largest suppliers of hydraulic equipment used in the Alaskan fishing industry. She loved Alaska and the people who are drawn to that land.

Michelle was always happiest when those around her were laughing, so please remember her with a smile.

We w i l l a l w ay s m i s s o u r sister, daughter, and friend but we rest easier knowing that she lived her life to the fullest.

Ser vices will be held at Evergreen Funeral Home in Everett, Washington on S a t u r d a y D e c e m b e r 27 , 2014 at 2:00 p.m.

Shirley Jorgensen was 90 when she passed peacefully in her home in Lake Stevens, Wash. late Friday December 19, 2014.

She is the cherished mother of five daughters, Candy Jo Decker (John), April J o r g e n s e n , L i n d a J e ro u e (Norbert), Valerie Perrigoue (Bob) and Adele Boomer (Robert), all of whom were by her side when she passed. She is also survived b y h e r b r o t h e r, R i c h a r d Strand (Angela); 14 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren.

Born in Gary, Minn. where she grew up and earned her teaching degree, she and her family later relocated to Washington in 1967. She lived in Lake Stevens the final 43 years of her life.

She dearly loved her family, her dogs, gardening, and te a c h i n g a n d p l ay i n g t h e piano.

Shirley joins her beloved h usb and, Del mar W i ll i am Jorgensen, WWII Navy Veteran, with the Lord Jesus Christ in heaven.

Funeral services will begin at noon followed by graveside services Monday December 29th at Floral Hills in Lynnwood, WA. She is dearly loved and missed, and will never be forgotten.

Oct. 30, 1992-Dec. 18, 2014

Susan Mary Linson S u s a n M a r y L i n s o n wa s born on January 16, 1947 in Seattle, Washington. She joined our Lord on December 21, 2014.

She is sur vived by her husband, Lawrence Linson and three children: Jeanette Linson, Scott Linson, and Teresa Rodrick. Her parents are Gordon (deceased) and Rosemary Jesmer. She was the eldest of ten children, G o rd y J e s m e r, S teve Jesmer, Larry Jesmer, Chris Gross, Betty Jesmer (deceased), Pat Hutchinson, Alan Jesmer, Jeanie Gross, and Maryanne Clements; six grandchildren: Rober t Devaul, James Rodrick, D’Anna Rodrick, Zakar y Savinski, Sidney Linson, and Jared Linson and one great g r a n d d a u g h te r, R ave n Sherman.

H e r F u n e r a l i s o n D e c e m b e r 2 6 , 2 014 a t 11:00 a.m. at St. Michaels Church in Snohomish.

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Moscow to host Syrian peace talks MOSCOW — Peace talks between the Syrian government and the opposition could be held in Moscow next month, Russia’s Foreign Ministry said Thursday.

The talks are set to take place sometime after Jan. 20, ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said at a briefing.

The first stage of the talks will bring together representatives of home-based and foreign opposition, and representatives of the Syrian government would join them in the next stage.

Russia, which has staunchly backed Syrian President Bashar Assad throughout the nation’s civil war, recently offered to host peace talks between the government and the mainstream opposition without preconditions.

The effort could help Moscow raise its international profile amid tensions with the West over Ukraine.

Lukashevich wouldn’t name the opposition leaders and groups who could take part in the Moscow talks, saying Russia is still awaiting reaction from

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NAIROBI, Kenya — Gunmen attacked the African Union’s main base in the capital, Mogadishu, on Thursday leading to an exchange of gunfire between militants and soldiers that left at least five militants dead, an official with the mission in Somalia said.

Somali extremist group al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the attack and said they were targeting a Christmas party at the base, which also houses Western embassies and U.N. offices.

At least eight men entered the AU base near the Mogadishu airport, AU Mission in Somalia spokesman Col. Ali Aden Houmed told The Associated Press.

He said the base was now calm.

“Our forces shot dead three of them, two detonated themselves near a fuel depot, and the three are believed to have escaped,” he said.

Some African Union soldiers may have died in the fighting, Houmed said, but did not give details.

“An investigation is underway on how they entered the base,” he said, adding that the attack was launched at a time when people were busy at lunch.

AU troops are bolstering Somalia’s weak government against an insurgency from the al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab.

This is not the first time al-Shabab has attacked the African Union. In 2011 the group attacked an African Union base in Mogadishu sparking a two-hour gunfight that left at least ten people dead.

Earlier this month, a suicide bomber rammed his

vehicle into a U.N. convoy near Mogadishu’s airport, killing three people just after Somalia’s president entered the protected airport area. No U.N. staff were killed or injured, said the U.N. The attacks underscore the militants’ ability to carry out complex and deadly operations frequently even after AU troops forced them from strongholds.

Al-Shabab controlled much of Mogadishu during the years 2007 to 2011, but was pushed out of Somalia’s capital city by African Union forces.

The militants then also lost control of the port city of Kismayo, crippling one of its major income generators.

Gunfire and explosions could be heard earlier Thursday after militants likely entered the base, said Mohamed Abdi, a policeman at the capital’s airport, which shares a fence with the AU base.

Ali Abdullahi, who lives near the airport, said AU troops took up positions inside. All roads leading to the airport were sealed following the shootout, and journalists were kept away.

The United Nations representative to Somalia, Nicholas Kay, condemned the attack on Twitter.

Somalia has been trying to rebuild following years of political instability and civil strife since 1991, when the dictator Siad Barre was ousted from power.

The United States and the U.N., among others, have warned that political infighting in Somalia is putting at risk the security gains made in the country.

The federal government remains weak and ineffective and wields little power outside Mogadishu.

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The main Westernbacked Syrian opposition doesn’t trust Russia and maintains that any negotiated settlement must .... be based on the Geneva communication platform, which states that there should be a political transition in Syria toward democracy by the formation of a transitional governing body with full executive powers.

Lukashevich said that the Syrian government could be represented by Foreign Minister Walid alMoallem or other officials, but Assad himself would be unlikely to participate.

“It’s hard to exclude anything, but in this case the presidential level doesn’t fit the format of the consultative meeting,” he said.

Lukashevich said it wasn’t immediately clear if U.N. envoy Staffan de Mistura would join the Moscow talks, adding that his participation couldn’t be excluded.

De Mistura has attempted to decrease the level of carnage in Syria through a plan for “freezing the conflict” in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo as a step toward a broader settlement.

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Detente spawns migration worries Some Cubans fear they’ll lose fast track to U.S. residency

By Ben Fox And Anne-Marie Garcia

Hawaii: 62 hikers rescued

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Beautician Marilyn Alvarez poses for a portrait Monday behind the hand of a client whose nails she decorated with the Cuban and U.S. flags. Alvarez, who works out of her Havana home, said the designs are a common motif sought by clients.

diplomacy, and are thinking about speeding up plans to get to the U.S. “I don’t know if they will take it away,” Angela Moreno, a 67-year-old retiree said of the preferential treatment, “but if they do, Cubans who go to the United States will have to do it like people from other countries.”

Cubans arriving at a U.S. border or airport automatically receive permission to stay in the United States under policies stemming from the 1966 act, which allows them to apply for permanent residency after a year, almost always successfully.

Seeking to discourage mass

migrations by sea, the United States developed its so-called “wet foot, dry foot policy,” in which migrants who make it to the U.S. are automatically allowed to stay.

Those stopped at sea are either sent back to their homeland or to a third country if they can prove a credible fear of persecution.

U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, a Florida Democrat, said he welcomed President Barack Obama’s move to create a “modern relationship” with Cuba, but Congress is not likely to alter the Cuban Adjustment Act or the U.S. trade embargo, until there have been significant steps by the Castro

government.

“Major changes to a law like that or to the embargo are not going to happen unless people like me support those changes, and I’m not going to support them unless I see some movement toward freedom” Nelson told The Associated Press.

However, the restoration of diplomatic relations could cause its own complications.

Illegal immigrants caught right after crossing the border are subject to swift deportation without a hearing, a process known as expedited removal.

Cubans are exempted simply by presenting proof of their nationality.

Pope wishes hope and peace for Mideast

By Frances D’emilio Associated Press

VATICAN CITY — A somber Pope Francis steeped his Christmas message to the world Thursday in sadness for those with little cause for joy — abused children, refugees, hostages and others suffering from violence in the Middle East, Africa, Ukraine and elsewhere.

Anguish for children who suffer maltreatment or violence, including in the recent terrorist attack on a Pakistani military school, tempered the pontiff’s traditional Christmas Day speech, which he delivered from the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica. A crowd, estimated by the Vatican to number more than 80,000 Romans, tourists and pilgrims, filled St. Peter’s Square for the “Urbi et Orbi” message (Latin for “to the city and to the world”).

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Francis. He lamented that many children are ‘’made objects of trade and trafficking” or forced to become soldiers, as well as those never born because of abortion.

“I think also of those infants massacred in bomb attacks, also those where the Son of God was born,” said Francis,

referring to the Middle East.

Francis decried the persecution of ancient Christian communities in Iraq and Syria, along with those from other ethnic and religious groups.

“May Christmas bring them hope,” he said.

Referring to refugees and exiles, he prayed: “May

indifference be changed into closeness, and rejection into hospitality.” He expressed hope they’d receive humanitarian help to withstand the “rigors of winter, return to their countries and live with dignity.”

The pope also thanked those courageously helping people infected with Ebola in Africa.

In his litany of the world’s troubled places, he denounced hostage-taking in Nigeria, and hoped that reconciliation would prevail over “hatred and violence” in Ukraine.

Francis also had harsh words for some in affluent nations.

He prayed for an end to the hardened hearts “of so many men and women immersed in worldliness and indifference, the globalization of indifference.”

Christmas joy will only be realized when weapons are transformed “into ploughshares, destruction into creativity, hatred into love and tenderness,” Francis concluded before blessing the crowd.

Father of captured pilot pleads for release

By Omar Akour and Diaa Hadid Associated Press

AMMAN, Jordan — The father of a Jordanian pilot captured by the Islamic State group in Syria pleaded for his son’s release Thursday, asking him to treat him well in captivity as a fellow Muslim.

So far, there has been silence from the extremists about the fate of their captive, 1st Lt. Mu’ath al-Kaseasbeh, since gunmen from the group dragged him away following his crash Wednesday morning.

Al-Kaseasbeh was carrying out air strikes against the militants when his warplane crashed near the northern Syrian city of Raqqa, the Islamic State group’s de facto capital.

The group has executed captured Iraqi and Syrian Muslim soldiers in the past — it follows

Man shot with stun gun dies at border SAN DIEGO — San Diego police said a 40-year-old man died after a border inspector shot him with a stun gun at the nation’s busiest crossing. Police said Thursday that the man jumped over a counter and attacked an inspector after being escorted to a separate area for questioning at the San Ysidro port of entry between San Diego and Tijuana, Mexico, and. A records check revealed he was wanted on a felony charge.

Four Customs and Border Protection officers had moderate injuries and were hospitalized. Authorities attempted CPR on the man, who was pronounced dead at a hospital.

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HAVANA — Like tens of thousands of Cubans, Gerardo Luis wants to get to the United States and he’s suddenly worried that time may be running out.

Across an island where migrating north is an obsession, the widespread jubilation over last week’s historic U.SCuba detente is soured by fear that warming relations will eventually end Cubans’ unique fast track to legal American residency.

For nearly a half-century, the Cuban Adjustment Act has given Cubans who arrive in the U.S. a virtually guaranteed path to legal residency and eventual citizenship.

The knowledge that they will be shielded from deportation has drawn hundreds of thousands of Cubans on perilous raft trips to Florida and land journeys through Central America and Mexico.

“If they take away the adjustment law, it would mean Cubans would end up just like all the other Hispanics who want to enter the United States,” said Luis, a 36-year-old construction worker who said he may try to reach Mexico and walk across the border if he doesn’t get a visa soon.

U.S. officials say there are no immediate plans to change immigration laws or policy.

But with the U.S. and Cuba negotiating a return to full diplomatic relations, many Cubans are wondering how long their extraordinary privilege can survive under restored

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an extremist version of Islam that considers rivals, even some Sunni Muslims, as apostates. Still, the group may want to negotiate a prisoner swap or other concessions from Jordan.

The pilot’s father, Safi Yousef al-Kaseasbeh, made his plea while speaking to journalists in the Jordanian capital, Amman.

“I direct a message to our generous brothers of the Islamic State in Syria: to host my son, the pilot Mu’ath, with generous hospitality,” he said.

“I ask God that their hearts are gathered together with love, and that he is returned to his family, wife and mother.”

“We are all Muslims,” he added.

The pilot is the first known military member to be captured from the international coalition that has been waging a bombing campaign against the Islamic State group for

months, trying to break its control over territory stretching across Syria and Iraq.

After the crash, al-Kaseasbeh was pulled by gunmen from a body of water and hustled away, according to photos published by the Raqqa Media Center, which operates in areas under IS control. He appeared to be able to walk and the only visible injury was what appeared to be a spot of blood at his mouth.

The capture — and the potential hostage situation — presents a nightmare scenario for Jordan, which vowed to continue its fight against the group that has overrun large parts of Syria and Iraq and beheaded foreign captives and local rivals.

The cause of the crash was not immediately known.

The U.S. military said Wednesday that evidence

“clearly indicates” that the militants did not shoot down al-Kaseasbeh’s F-16.

But the pilot’s uncle told journalists that the family had been told by the Jordanian government that his warplane was downed by a missile.

Speaking at a gathering of the al-Kaseasbeh family and extended tribe in the southern Jordanian town of Karak, Younes al-Kaseasbeh said that the family was told that his nephew was flying at a height of 400 feet on a bombing mission when the militants hit him with a heat-seeking missile and his plane went down in the Euphrates River.

He said three other warplanes in the same sortie had wanted to rescue him, but were wary of striking militants in the area for fear of killing al-Kaseasbeh and so were ordered to return home.

Firefighters rescued 62 hikers, including some who were stranded for days, when heavy rain made streams too swollen to cross on the island of Kauai.

The Kauai Fire Department was notified Wednesday that some hikers were stranded in a valley for several days with dwindling supplies. The county said 62 people were airlifted by the end of the day. The rescue came after about 10 people were stranded Monday on the Kalalau Trail but could cross the Hanakapiai Stream without help when the water receded the next day.

D.C.: Unemployment aid The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits has reached its lowest level in seven weeks.

The Labor Department said Wednesday that applications for unemployment benefits dropped 9,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 280,000. The fourweek average, a less volatile measure, declined 8,500 to 290,250.

Ohio: Puppies pilfered With no cash to offer their burglars, a couple was robbed of their four puppies on Christmas morning instead. A Wayne County sheriff’s captain said three armed men confronted a 32-yearold man and a woman, 21, at a home in Chippewa Township. When the suspects’ demands for cash weren’t met, the men took the 3-week-old Cane Corso puppies and fled. Cane Corsos are an Italian mastiff-type dog. Police said the puppies’ chances of survival are slim because they’re not yet weaned.

AROUND THE WORLD Iraq: Support against IS Iraq and Turkey on Thursday discussed cooperation in countering the threat posed by the Islamic State group, including an Iraqi request for intelligence sharing and the possible delivery of Turkish arms to Iraqi forces, Iraq’s prime minister said. Haider al-Abadi told reporters during a visit to the Turkish capital that he had provided “lists” of things Iraq was requesting from Turkey that included military cooperation, training and delivering weapons to fighters. Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Turkey was ready to provide Iraq the assistance it needed but didn’t elaborate. He said the countries’ defense ministries were holding discussions.

Mexico: Protesters slam German weapons supplier Protesters are claiming that German arms manufacturers exported rifles to a corrupt local police department implicated in the disappearance of 43 students. About 100 demonstrators gathered outside the German embassy in Mexico City on Thursday to denounce what they said is the use of German-made G36 assault rifles by police in southern Guerrero state. The police are accused of detaining the students and turning them over to a drug gang, which apparently killed them.

Saudi Arabia: Female drivers face terrorism court Two Saudi women detained for nearly a month in defiance of a ban on women driving were referred Thursday to a court established to try terrorism cases, several people close to the defendants said. The cases of Loujain al-Hathloul and Maysa al-Amoudi were sent to the anti-terrorism court in connection to opinions they expressed in tweets and in social media, four people told The Associated Press. They did not elaborate. Both women have spoken out online against the driving ban.

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Smartphones in the picture These three phones render point-and-shoot cameras pointless

By Anick Jesdanun Associated Press

Phones have gotten so good at taking photos that I rarely bring along a stand-alone camera anymore.

Of course, a phone is never going to replace a full-bodied, single-lens reflex camera, otherwise known as an SLR. There’s just no way to squeeze a powerful, SLR-type lens into the small body of a phone. But many smartphones now match and even outperform pointand-shoot cameras. You’ll get good pictures with any highend phone, including LG’s G3 and Google’s Nexus 6. But a few phones go beyond just good.

I took more than 10,000 still images with more than 20 phones released in 2014. I used the rear cameras and refrained from using the flash so that I could test the phones’ low-light capabilities. That’s an area where an otherwise good phone can be great.

APPLE’S IPHONE 6 (starts at $649 without a contract) and IPHONE 6 PLUS ($749) Last year, I declared the iPhone 5s to be the best camera phone overall. This year’s 6 and 6 Plus models are even better, particularly with faster and more accurate focusing. The iPhone can even make moving toddlers look still and sharp.

For indoor and night shots, the iPhone often manages to avoid the image blur that many other cameras produce when shutters stay open longer to let in more light. The 6 Plus model also has anti-shake technology to help reduce blur.

I noticed increased sharpness in some shots of statues inside a museum and the city skyline at night, compared with shots taken with the regular iPhone 6. For most shots, though, the iPhone 6 performs just as well.

Go for the Plus only if you want the larger viewing screen — not for the camera.

That’s not to say the iPhone always takes the best shot, particularly with its resolution on the lower end at 8 megapixels. For any given condition,

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Phil Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of worldwide product marketing, discusses the camera features on the new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 plus during an event in September in Cupertino, California.

you might find another phone that does better. But that other phone might perform poorly in other circumstances. The iPhone shines in a wide range of settings, making it an overall great choice for capturing impromptu moments.

SAMSUNG’S GALAXY NOTE 4 ($700 to $826, depending on carrier) and NOTE EDGE ($840 to $946): Images taken on the Note phones are rich in color. Friends say “wow” when they see the shots. The Note’s AMOLED screen technology contributes to that, but the colors are still rich when viewing on a standard LCD laptop.

The problem is the colors sometimes look too rich, as though they’ve been adjusted using software. Faces, for instance, often look overly orange, especially for indoor shots (the yellow glow from artificial lighting contributes to that). The iPhone doesn’t win on colors, but images look more natural. With the Note, you wind up with many images that look better but others that look worse.

The color can typically be fixed with editing software, but that takes time.

The Note camera’s 16 megapixels is among the highest in smartphones. Although having more megapixels doesn’t necessarily mean better pictures, I can make out smaller text on Note images. The Note also excels with zoom. With most phones, quality degrades as you zoom in because the lens itself doesn’t move. Zooming is essentially cropping. The Note compensates for that with anti-shake technology, similar to the 6 Plus, and with the merger of pixels from multiple exposures taken in succession.

Low-light shots come out well, something that wasn’t so with older Samsung phones.

However, shots aren’t free of distortion. In some skyline shots, for instance, the dark sky wasn’t entirely dark, and purple spots could be seen when blown up.

There’s less of that with iPhone shots. But these are subtle differences that most people won’t notice.

MICROSOFT’S LUMIA ICON ($499) Like other Lumia phones using the standard Nokia Pro Cam app, the Icon camera is slow to snap and save the shot. Forget about moving babies. Forget about multiple images in bursts, as iPhones and Note phones allow.

Even as Lumia phones are known for their low-light performance, rivals have caught up. And the Icon’s ability to take images of up to 19 megapixels no longer is impressive.

Yet the manual controls in Lumia phones are unmatched.

You can control shutter speed, light sensitivity, white balance and other settings you typically only get with an SLR. It’s the camera for taking professionallooking photos.

Most people, though, are going to be happy with snapshots taken with other phones under auto settings. The Icon requires patience to set up and take the shot, and some of the manual options you need at night won’t be useful without a tripod. When I need that kind of shot, I’ll grab my SLR. But having that level of control in a phone is impressive.

If you’re looking for a device to stream the latest movies, have access to Netflix’s vast library of older movies and TV shows and see them all in high-definition, plunk down $100 for an Apple TV. It’s a small device that connects to your TV via an HDMI cable. It connects to a wireless router with decent signal strength flawlessly and dependably.

You set it up once with your Apple ID, and that’s it. Apple TV has an aluminum remote that is the epitome of brilliant design and function.

The same cannot be said of the new Fire TV Stick from Amazon. Before its launch, the device was on sale for 50 percent off its current $40 price. Even at half-price, it’s no bargain. The thing, which plugs into the TV’s HDMI port, doesn’t work most of the time, and when it does, it performs poorly. I could not get it to connect to my wireless router most of the time, and even when it did mysteriously connect, the picture was choppy and pixilated, with long periods of buffering.

It’s almost as if the Amazon design team spent tons of money and effort on packaging, but neglected to plug the device in to see if it worked.

I bought the device because I wanted to connect to Amazon’s Prime streaming service, which Apple, understandably, doesn’t offer. Ironically, it never would connect.

Amazon does many things well. The first Kindle Reader was revolutionary. They make a nice tablet that costs less than an iPod Mini. Amazon also makes a full-size Fire TV device for $99, which I didn’t test.

I might have received a lemon, but I’ll never know, since there’s no real support for the device. Amazon should stick to what it does best: selling things that other people produce.

Cheaper gas isn’t necessarily a good thing for everybody

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he abiding concept in real world economics is that “there is no free lunch.”

Most things that are considered good or bad in economics are actually collections of benefits and costs.

When the benefits outweigh the costs, it’s generally considered a good thing — but that judgment doesn’t make the costs go away. In economics some people can still get hurt by a good thing. It is, after all, “the dismal science.”

The sharp drop in the price of oil is a good thing for American consumer, but that’s not the end of the story. Some people are going to get hurt by the price decline.

It’s a big economy, and the diverse effects of the price drop tell us a lot about the differences between looking at the total and looking at the pieces that make up the total. There are behavior and structural differences between “some of us” and “all of us.”

That is the essential difference between microeconomics (“micro”), which looks at the economic behavior of individuals

JAMES McCUSKER and businesses, and macroeconomics (“macro”) which looks at the economy as a whole.

For economic theorists, finding and explaining the link between “micro” and “macro” economics has become a sort of Holy Grail.

There have been brilliant, worthy, and determined efforts to do this, but so far all have been unsatisfying to some degree.

The result is that in a situation like the rapid and substantial oil price decline, which is so pervasive in our economy, many economists are cautious about just how positive the impact on the U.S. economy will be.

There is no doubt that on the positive side, the biggest, most immediate impact will be

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on consumers’ discretionary income. After the bills are paid each week and each month, individuals and households will find more left over — because it costs less to drive to work and take the kids to school or soccer.

What consumers will do with that extra money, though, isn’t clear at this point. There has been a lot of talk, and printed talk, that the decline in oil prices will slow down the sales growth of hybrid and electric cars. But purchasing a car is a major outlay of money and a long-term decision.

Right now, most households have barely seen any short-term effects of the oil price decline in their pocketbooks and it might be a while before they rush out to buy a gas guzzler.

What is not known, either, is how much of this unexpected windfall they will spend and how much they will save. If they spend all or most of it, this will give an upward boost to consumer prices, increasing the likelihood that the Federal Reserve will increase interest rates.

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of consumer goods will face a “what’s not to love” situation with both higher sales volume and higher prices. Meanwhile, though, we will hear the lonely saxophone notes of the blues coming from oil production companies and the related industry businesses that provide the exploration and drilling equipment and services.

The oil industry’s income and profits will decline sharply even if, as is likely, drivers buy more gasoline. As producers adjust they are likely to reduce both their employment levels and their investment in expanding production.

Oil producers are mostly large, well-capitalized oligopolies that are used to long-range investment decisions, and it isn’t clear just how long-term this price decline will turn out to be. There is little doubt, though, that in the short-term there will be significant job losses in the oil production industry. This will be particularly damaging to the economy since the energy sector has been a major source of

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Comcast has increased the Internet download speeds of

three service tiers for residential customers in Washington.

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well-paying jobs — sorely needed during this sleepy recovery.

Before economists get too confident about their forecasts, though, they should remember that the effects of the price decline on some foreign economies, especially those dependent on oil export revenues, are likely to be more profound — perhaps enough to shape our future along with theirs.

A sudden collapse in export revenue is not likely to be an additional stabilizing influence on the Middle East, for example.

And the decline in revenue will also have a disastrous effect on Russia’s already ailing economy, with an unpredictable effect on Vladimir Putin’s ambitions and actions.

The sharp decline in oil prices will have effects on individuals and individual companies — mostly positive but some significantly negative as well.

On balance, we should take the advice of the song and “Accentuate the positive.”

James McCusker is a Bothell economist and consultant.

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IN OUR VIEW | Governor’s transportation budget

Short shrift for county’s roads Looking at the various projects outlined by Gov. Jay Inslee earlier this month in his proposed transportation budget, you can understand why officials in Snohomish County are holding the box upside-down and thumping on the bottom in disbelief to see if anything more might fall out.

Inslee’s $12.2 billion transportation project recommends: ■■$3.9 billion for King County projects, including $1.4 billion to complete the Highway 520 floating bridge between Seattle and Bellevue and $1.3 billion for improvements to I-405 between Bellevue and Renton.

■■$1.1 billion for transportation projects in Pierce County; and ■■$432 million for transportation work in Spokane County.

Meanwhile for Snohomish County — not counting a pool of $600 million to $650 million that Inslee left for legislators to allocate — the governor sets aside $81.8 million. Of that,

$45.4 million is for a new interchange in Everett on Highway 526 at Hardeson Road and $3.4 million to add a shoulder lane on northbound I-5 between Everett and Marysville. Other interchange and widening projects on county highways were largely ignored as were Highway 9 and U.S. 2.

The reaction among local officials, said Troy McClelland, chief executive and president of Economic Alliance Snohomish County, was, politely put, disappointment.

You can see why when you consider Snohomish County’s standing as an engine of the state’s manufacturing sector and take a closer look at the numbers, using statistics from the state’s offices of Financial Management and Employment Security.

King County’s $3.9 billion investment translates to $1,943 per capita, $3,001 per job. Pierce’s $1.13 billion amounts to $1,398 per capita and $3,855 per job. Even

Spokane’s $432 million works out to $908 per capita and $1,978 per job.

Snohomish County’s $81.8 million? That amounts to $112 spent on transportation for each resident and $301 for every job, a tenth of the investment per job in King County.

That’s not how you make a transportation investment in a state that relies so heavily on high-tech manufacturing and aerospace. We’ve shared these numbers from the alliance before: Snohomish County is first in the state in the number of manufacturing jobs with 65,000 direct jobs at more than 745 companies. Of those, 47,000 jobs and more than 215 companies are in aerospace.

The county is second in the state in technology jobs outside of aerospace.

Previously, after identifying as much as $3 billion in transportation projects, the Economic Alliance outlined $1.067 billion in projects necessary to serve commuters

It is unfortunate that the Snohomish County Council has no courage or cannot see beyond their political futures to do what is right for the residents. We have a county executive that requests removal of an honest man like Koster but ignores council members when accusations against Deputy Director Mark Ericks occur about his threatening them. The people of Snohomish County deserve leadership that makes honorable and courageous decisions, unfortunately that is not the case right now.

Koster, exactly makes the case why a nonpartisan ombudsman must be distinct from views like these, even if one holding this position, in his/ her private view, he/she may concur one way or the other with unique political viewpoints. In such a nonpartisan position, putting one’s signature on anything so stridently Left or Right diminishes the ability to be known publicly as nonpartisan, and yes, that sabotages the job. It’s not rocket science but common sense.

and industry in Snohomish County.

Shortly after the budget was released, the Inslee administration admitted to Everett Mayor Ray Stephanson, “We messed up,” Stephanson said. But no one’s expecting a revision to the governor’s transportation budget. What’s next, Stephanson said, is for officials in the county and the Economic Alliance to make their case to legislators. The alliance already has shown around state Sen. Curtis King, R-Yakima, who will be chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee, taking him on a tour of transportation bottlenecks in the county.

If the state wants to see continued growth in manufacturing and in jobs, it has to make infrastructure investments where those businesses, jobs and residents are.

“This isn’t about Snohomish County,” McClelland said.

“This is about what’s best for the state.”

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ■■OMBUDSMAN

Politics, cowardice at work on vote The Snohomish County Council has voted not to retain former councilmember John Koster as county ombudsman.

The very public move against him came after union leaders complained about a letter by the Freedom Foundation that Koster signed.

After the letter was made public, Snohomish County Executive John Lovick wrote to the council, “How could any of our represented employees, or the thousands of our hard-working union member from our county, expect to be treated in a fair and impartial manner by an ombudsman who has published a letter that is so critical of their union leadership?” But when has Koster made any partial decisions that are related to his anti-public union stance?

Koster was chosen for the ombudsman position because he is a dedicated public servant and known,

by Democrats and Republicans, to be trustworthy and honest. It is also never been a secret of Koster’s stance on public-sector unions, but has it affected his job performance? We should be honest about the fact that there are many involved in both partisan politics and non-partisan positions throughout public service. There are elected officials who work in various governmental positions and it does not affect their jobs; it is called being professional.

After Monday’s vote on the ombudsman position, a lack of character was shown by members of the County Council.

Councilmen Klein and Somers voted to retain Koster, the right vote, because there is no evidence of him not performing his job well or doing anything improper. Councilman Brian Sullivan went the political route by voting against a Republican holding the position, not a surprising vote by one who plays party politics regularly in the council. The truly disturbing vote was by Councilman Terry Ryan, who voted to abstain. I am absolutely stumped by a non-vote.

Ryan apparently runs away from tough votes of character.

He took no stance, very cowardly. I also have issue with Councilwoman Wright not being at the meeting when a person’s job is on the line and the position investigates issues that citizens have with county government.

Todd Welch Lake Stevens

Bill Kirlin-Hackett Lynnwood

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I thank John Koster for his public service. And, I agree he crossed a line while serving as county ombudsman when he signed a fundraising letter for the self-described, right-wing Freedom Foundation. Some of us in the general public likely had sympathy for Koster — I did — as he was removed from the ombudsman job, and again, due to that fine public service record. But sadly, sometimes who defends us matters. Writing in Koster’s defense, Tom McCabe, Freedom Foundation CEO, wrote in Wednesday’s Herald, that he, in defending Koster, is “proud to stand on the right side of the issues and the right side of history,” and, “To the Left, what they believe isn’t opinion at all. It’s the revealed word.”

McCabe, in defending

Your story regarding public records act requests for centuries-old records should be raising public eyebrows. (“$1.50 stymies request for 2 centuries of Snohomish County records.”)

From personal experience, the Public Records Act is the only way to access government records without having to hire expensive attorneys. It is a powerful tool for citizens. We have already seen significant erosion in the original provisions of the act, with previously mandatory penalties for non-compliance revised by legislation to now be “penalties at the discretion of the court.”

Governmental entities throughout the state have been calling for more legislation to weaken the act even further, citing horror stories of how expensive the process can be. I strongly suspect that the anonymous “perpetrator” in the story

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is, in fact, someone working for government, engaging in what appears to be outrageous behavior with the ulterior motive of additional legislative revisions further weakening the act.

As we learned in the case of Kevin Hulten, members of government can be adept at abusing the act. For those who doubt this, I urge them to review Washington case law. A substantial portion of Washington case law has been generated by governmental entities taking issues to our courts of record. The fact that so much common law is being created by governmental entities, which, unlike citizens, have no constitutional rights, should concern all citizens.

The Public Records Act is one of the few laws in this state that gives individual citizens the ability to stand up to the growing power of government. Readers should keep this in mind when they read stories that on the surface appear to make government the victim. In the words of John Donne, “And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.”

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Allow families to pay ransom for hostages

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s Americans gather with their families at Christmastime, we should pause to remember four who were not home for the holidays.

James Foley was not with his family in New Hampshire. Steven Sotloff was not home to Florida. And Peter Kassig was not at the table in Indiana. The three men — two jourDANA MILBANK nalists and an aid worker — were beheaded this year by the Islamic State terror group, which had taken them hostage in Syria. A fourth American, a female aid worker, remains held by Islamic State captors.

Those responsible for this suffering and death are the barbarians who seized these Americans — pure and simple. But it’s also undeniable that their hope of a homecoming was set back by a well-intentioned U.S. policy that doesn’t allow their loved ones to negotiate for their safe return.

Of the 23 known Islamic State hostages, the 15 who have been freed — four French, three Spaniards, two Danes, an Italian, a German, a Belgian, a Swede, a Swiss and a Peruvian — generally came from countries known to allow ransom.

The six killed (a Russian and two Britons in addition to the Americans) came from countries that generally don’t. (One Brit is known to remain in captivity along with the American, whose family has requested that she not be identified.)

In theory, the no-ransom policy makes sense as part of an overall strategy that says no negotiations with terrorists. But in practice, American purity in this area is neither real (the United States often cuts deals with terrorists and their sponsors) nor productive.

James Foley’s mother, Diane, told ABC News after her son’s death that she had been threatened with prosecution by U.S. officials, including one on the White House’s National Security Council, if she tried to raise money to pay her son’s ransom. “I was surprised there was so little compassion,” she said. “We were told we could do nothing.”

The Obama administration, which attempted a military rescue of Foley and others, expects to complete this spring a review of its hostage policy and has sent letters to hostages’ families seeking their input. An NSC official said the review “does not include reconsideration of ransoms” but that the administration is seeking to do what it can “within the bounds of the law to assist families to bring their loved ones home.”

There’s no call for the United States to go as far as European countries, which quietly have paid tens of millions of dollars to free hostages. Still, the U.S. alternative — attempting rescue raids for hostages (one in Syria and two in Yemen) — has been both deadly and fruitless.

What the Obama administration could do, rather, is to drop any suggestion that families and would-be donors could be turned into criminals for trying to save their kin and fellow Americans. If the government isn’t willing to pursue hostage negotiations, it could at least help families and other private parties make diplomatic connections so they could give it a try.

The administration has argued that paying ransom and bargaining with terrorists would make Americans more vulnerable to hostage-taking. But the hard-line stance clearly hasn’t stopped terrorists from seizing Americans; it means only that these Americans are more likely to die. It’s also unpersuasive for the Obama administration to claim an absolute position against dealing with terrorists.

The administration recently traded five high-value Taliban leaders for the release of captive U.S. soldier Bowe Bergdahl. In Iran, the Obama administration didn’t object when three American hikers and a Canadian Iranian correspondent for Newsweek were released after paying bail of as much as $500,000.

Around the same time, Sony Pictures Entertainment bowed to threats of violence made by North Korea, pulling its provocative film “The Interview” and surrendering a reported $90 million (it has since opted for a “limited release”).

Sony’s buckling to terrorist threats dwarfs the modest hopes of the families of hostages to attempt to buy the freedom of their loved ones. Such efforts won’t always work, of course. But it would be humane to abandon a policy that compounds the suffering of hostages’ parents by punishing them for trying to help their children.

Dana Milbank is a Washington Post columnist.

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onda’s 2015 CR-V, the best-selling compact sports utility vehicle of all time, receives a midcycle spiff-up that will surely wow the masses.

I’m not over-hyping this, as the model was recently named Motor Trend’s Sport/Utility of the Year for 2015.

CR-V receives a new Earth Dreams Technology engine and transmission, significantly enhanced exterior and interior styling, and a longer list of standard and available feature on my tester, the CR-V Touring model.

The new powertrain is comprised of a 2.4-liter, direct-inject DOHC i-VTEC engine paired with a new continuously variable automatic transmission with G-design shift. The combination delivers increased performance and cruising efficiency with an 11 percent increase in peak torque and a significant fuel efficiency gain.

The new top-of-the-line Touring trim includes the first-ever Honda application of its collision mitigation braking system and lane-departure assist system, and the first CR-V adoption of adaptive cruise control and forward collision warning. These systems are a part of

the new Honda sensing suite of safety and driver-assist technologies that, together with other high-end features such as a power tailgate, bring a new level of sophistication to the benchmark compact SUV. The 2015 CR-V is targeted to achieve top safety ratings, including a Top Safety Pick from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.

This all-wheeler, which handled the snow and subsequent ice without a slip, somehow managed to drive more like a car than a sport ute. An updated suspension design and features such as vehicle stability assist, and motion-adaptive electric power steering all contribute to the

CR-V’s car-like driving experience.

High-capacity shock absorbers also help the cause.

Sporting a Copper Sunset Pearl coat of paint, the CR-V Touring seats five adults, with the rear cargo area large enough to accommodate six tire rolls without folding down the split rear seats. The CR-V exterior also benefits from 18-inch alloy wheels, projector headlights, side-view mirror turn signals and special badging.

This being the holiday season, there are plenty of toys inside the CR-V cabin to keep both driver and passengers smiling. That list starts with Honda’s satellitelinked navigation system accessed via a

seven-inch, touch-screen display screen. The stereo system belted out Michael Bublé Christmas tunes with crystal clear clarity.

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The CR-V’s audio and telematics systems offer a high level of connectivity, including a standard Pandora internet interface and SMS text messaging, and Bluetooth phone interface.

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Halogen Headlights Rear Spoiler Intermittent Wipers Power Side view mirrors 14” Steel Wheels 4 Way Adjustable Driver and passenger seat Split folding rear seat Automatic Air conditioning Climate Control Micron Air Filtration Chrome accents for HVAC Tilt Steering Wheel Carpeted floor mats 140 Watt AM/FM/CD/MP3

$

42 MPG

9,999

$

9,999

$

9,999

$

9,999

$

ML32A3HJ2FH013396-251994 SOLD ML32A3HJ2FH013463-251997 ML32A3HJXFH013436-251996 ML32A3HJ5FH013389-251993 ML32A3HJ9FH013833-252009 SOLD ML32A3HJ9FH013704-252006 ML32A3HJ4FH013559-252000 ML32A3HJ9FH013881-252010 ML32A3HJ6FH013708-252007 SOLD ML32A3HJ7FH013684-252005 ML32A3HJ7FH013636-252003 SOLD

9,999

$

9,999

$

ML32A3HJXFH011556-251978 SOLD ML32A3HJXFH010939-251482 ML32A3HJ8FH011054-251486 ML32A3HJ7FH010834-251480 ML32A3HJ3FH011561-251488 ML32A3HJ4FH004361-251096 SOLD ML32A3HJ4FH002111-251059 ML32A3HJ6FH011716-251489 ML32A3HJ5FH010671-251478 ML32A3HJ4FH011052-251484 ML32A3HJ6FH013496-251998 SOLD

47 40 IN STOCK

MSRP................................... $13,805 Harris Discount ...................... $1,806 Mitsubishi Factory Rebate...... $1,000 Mitsubishi Loyalty Rebate ......... $500 Military Rebate .......................... $500

Audio System USB Port Keyless Entry with Alarm Anti-theft engine immobilizer Power Windows Power Door locks 12 volt accessory outlet Anti-lock Braking system (ABS) Breakforce distribution (EBD) and brake assist Active Stability Control (ASC) Side Curtain Airbags Driver’s side knee airbag Advanced Dual stage front airbags

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$

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$

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$

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Pictures are for illustration purposes only. Does not include tax, title, and license. A dealer document service fee of up to $150 may be added to the sale price or capitalized cost. Subject to prior sales. Expires 12/22/14. *See dealer.** According to Mitsubishi Motors Sales Records for 2014 YTD. Military discount restrictions apply MPG based on EPA estimates. Subject to credit approval. $7500 Tax credit consult your tax advisor.

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$ 1207249

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9,999

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B2 Friday, 12.26.2014 The Daily Herald

of EVERETT COMPLIMENTARY 2 YEAR / 25,000 MILE CUSTOMER CARE MAINTENANCE PACKAGE

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that includes Roadside Assistance on these vehicles

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The Daily Herald Friday, 12.26.2014 B3

If Santa didn’t deliver…

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$

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22,000

$ VIN 3FA6POHD2ER380329 STK# 2048

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$

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$ VIN 2FMDK4JC1ETSA58132 STK# 5696

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$

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EXPLORER LTD 4X4

MSRP .................................................. $27,805 SKAGIT DISCOUNT .................................. $2805 RETAIL CUSTOMER CASH .......................... $1000 FORD CREDIT RETAIL BONUS CUST. CASH** $500 RETAIL BONUS CUSTOMER CASH................ $500 DREAM BIG RETAIL CUSTOMER CASH .......... $1000

MSRP ........................................... $20,545 SKAGIT DISCOUNT ....................................$1545 RETAIL CUSTOMER CASH ...........................$1500 FORD CREDIT RETAIL BONUS CUST. CASH** .$1000 DREAM BIG RETAIL CUSTOMER CASH ...........$1000

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NEW 2015 FORD

FUSION SE, Leather

15,500

$

SALE PRICE

41,003

$ VIN 1FTFW1E65DFD27489 STK# 4754

MSRP ........................................... $58,120 SKAGIT DISC ....................................$6206 RETAIL CUSTOMER CASH ....................$3,000 DREAM BIG RETAIL CUST CASH .............$1000 FORD CREDIT RETAIL BONUS CASH** ....$1000

$

37,500

$ VIN 1FMJU1H53DEF66866 STK# 4750

SALE PRICE

B4 Friday, 12.26.2014 The Daily Herald

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14,394

$

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2014 Chevrolet Spark LS

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12,553

$

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20,826

$

2015 Chevrolet Equinox LS AWD MSRP: ........................... $27,145 Dwayne Lane’s Discount:..$2102 GM Customer Cash: .........$1750

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23,293

$

2014 ChevroletMSRP: Silverado 1500 4WD Crew Cab 1LT ..............................$46,150 (Must trade-in 1999 or Dwayne Lane’s Discount:.....$4752 GM Customer Cash: ............$2500 Trade-in Bonus Cash: ..........$2000

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35,898

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39,889

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$

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50,368

$

1997 Chev C/K 1500 4WD (ONE LOCAL OWNER, Extra Cab Long Bed Z71)

4,850

$

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2004 Chev Silverado 1500 4WD (Extended Cab, dual exhaust)

Stk# 41234453

2005 Ford F250 Super Duty 4WD XLT

Stk# 5EB73021

(Powerstroke Turbo Diesel, Super Cab, Tires like new, Best Deal in Town!)

14,591

$

5,995

$

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5,795

$

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15,196

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21,837

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28,588

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2015 Chrysler Town & Country Touring

$

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$

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$

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14,999

$

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$

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$

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37,656

$

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The Daily Herald Friday, 12.26.2014 B5

Sport utility success maker:

Porsche Macan

By DAN LYONS AutoWriters Associates

T

he 2015 Porsche Macan compact crossover is the German company’s third, non-sports car model, but its introduction hardly comes as a surprise. For all the headscratching Porsche caused when it debuted its first sport utility vehicle back in 2003, consumer interest proved the company was on the mark, with the Cayenne becoming the company’s biggest seller.

Porsche’s Macan crossover joins the Cayenne on the SUV side of the lineup with a sleeklooking athletic form and a hunkered-down stance. Compared to Cayenne, the newest Porsche is 6.8 inches shorter, 2.6 inches narrower, and sits 4 inches lower. Therefore, Macan plays the compact role alongside Cayenne’s midsize spot in the luxury utility vehicle class.

Two models are offered at introduction — S and Turbo — with two more models said to be in development (diesel and hybrid). My test vehicle was a

top-ranging Turbo. A handful of options pushed the price from $72,300 to an as-tested price of $80,990.

As the top trim model, Macan Turbo is heavily loaded.

The most notable piece of that content is the drivetrain. Under hood is an all-new 5.2-liter V-6.

The twin turbo six checks in with a robust 400 horsepower at 6,000 rpm and 406 lb.-ft. of torque from 1,350 to 4,500 rpm.

Though consumer purchase take rates on manual transmissions continue to decline throughout the industry, it’s still something of a surprise that Porsche doesn’t offer either Macan model with a manual transmission. There’s some consolation in the fact that the seven-speed PDK is a very responsive automatic.

The PDK dual-clutch transmission shifts briskly with paddle shifters or can be left to its own devices. Either way, the V-6 and seven-speed combo is impressively quick, as demonstrated by acceleration from 0 to 60 mph in just 4.6 seconds (4.4 with the $1,290 Sport Chrono package).

The turbo six is a fine driving companion: Very responsive when throttled; it’s also quite content to cruise quietly. EPA estimates for fuel economy are 17 city/23 highway. Those numbers are under whelming, but also unlikely to discourage the Macan’s target market.

Macan S models are equipped with a 3.0-liter twin-turbo V-6 rated at 340 horsepower and 339 lb.-ft. of torque. So equipped, the Macan gets to 60 from a standstill in 5.2 seconds (5.0 with the Sport Chrono package). MPG estimates are identical to the bigger turbo engine.

The bar is generally low when it comes to handling for crossovers; lower still for SUVs. While Macan doesn’t rival Porsche’s two-seaters when it comes to drivability, it certainly blurs the lines between car and crossover.

It’s entertaining to drive.

Few are the drivers who will take a Macan seriously off-road.

Far more Macan buyers will tap the standard All-Wheel-Drive system to combat winter weather conditions. Either way, Macan is ready to oblige.

AWD is part of Porsche’s Traction Management system. Up to 100 percent of the available torque can be shifted from the rear axle to the front as needed, via multi-plate clutch. Macan’s off-road mode can accessed by the touch of a center console button. Engaged at any speed between 0-50 mph, this mode adjusts all relevant systems to a traction-oriented program.

The torque split between front and rear axles and throttle response are adjusted to off-road conditions. Opt for the available air suspension system ($1,385), and you can boost maximum ground clearance by an additional 1.58 inches, for a total of 9.06 inches. Hill Control (also activated via console button) maintains a steady speed (adjustable from 2-18 mph) during hill trail descents, without need for pedal intervention.

Macan is on the lower end of its segment in terms of both back-seat legroom and cargo capacity. With 6 footers in front, like-sized folks are a tight squeeze in back. Stowage space ranges from 17.7 to 53 cubic feet.

However, rear seatbacks split and fold to a flat floor, and the liftover height in back is nominal.

The front cabin impresses for fit, finish, and function, though the monotone black color scheme on my test vehicle came off as somewhat sedate looking.

The 18-way adaptive sport seats are comfortably supportive. Visibility is enhanced by oversized, outside rearview mirrors, and hampered by an undersized, inside rearview mirror. The center stack is thickly settled with switchgear. The array is busy but organized, so the driver’s first task is to learn which areas to focus on for the required adjustments, cutting down on the distraction factor.

While the sheer power and added content of the top-shelf Turbo are enticing, Macan shoppers would do well to consider the S model which offers more performance than most drivers will ever need.

And, the difference in sticker price ($22,400), will allow buyers the luxury of selecting some key options, and pocketing the difference.

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I

t’s game on at Chevrolet. Not content with the coronation of its 2014 Silverado 1500 pickup as Truck of the Year by an independent panel of automotive journalists, Chevy has rolled out its 2015 heavy-duty models.

Full-size pickup trucks are the most profitable and competitive in the motoring world. About one-fourth of them are heavyduty versions, all from U.S. brands, which have fiercely loyal customers. The Tundra and Titan, from Japanese companies, are distant also-rans.

From an outside perspective, differences among the heavy-duty Ford F-Series, Silverado, GMC Sierra, and Ram are marginal. All four perform well at hauling up to a ton of cargo and towing loads that weigh 10 tons or more.

So it’s a matter of chipping away at the margins to determine which truck is better for you.

That’s what Chevrolet and GMC did at the introduction of the 2015 heavy-duty diesel and gasoline models.

There were two comparisons:

Silverado, Sierra HD:

Big Gamers a downhill run to demonstrate steady-speed towing with the cruise control engaged, and an uphill race to demonstrate the power of the trucks’ diesel engines.

With each towing 10,000 pounds, the Silverado beat the Ford and Ram slightly uphill.

However, the results were not conclusive because the three vehicles were equipped with different final-drive axle ratios.

On downhill runs, the Silverado did the best job of holding the set speed while the Ford and Ram ran away. The idea was to show that the Silverado would be the least harrowing on a long trip. Experiencing how the cruise control integrated with exhaust braking keep speed under control was impressive.

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around town to a bit more than 20 mpg on the highway, with a 17 mpg rating for combined city/highway driving. Of course, mileage depends on the load and speed.

The new 2015 Silverado and GMC HD pickups also are stateof-the-art in the modern pickup idiom: luxury and comfort. You can buy base work models, but even contractors, ranchers, and tradesmen often opt for the premium versions.

The tested 2015 Silverado 2500 LTZ with all-wheel drive was such a comfortable model, with a base price of $49,325 and, with all the goodies, a sticker of $61,695.

(Base price for Silverado HD starts at $31,310).

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Diesel engines are the Incredible Hulks of power plants, delivering not only horsepower but also stupefying torque, or twisting muscle. For example, General Motors’ 6.6-liter V-8 Duramax diesel delivers 397 horsepower and also 765 lb.-ft. of torque, enough to tow a trailer that weighs up to 11 tons, depending on the setup.

Also, diesels deliver superior fuel economy, though not like a hybrid or diesel automobile. The U.S. government does not require fuel economy ratings for heavyduty trucks, so customers must rely on manufacturers’ numbers.

Estimates for the Silverado 2500 three-quarter-ton pickup tested here run from the low teens

crew cab model with four-wheel drive and dual rear wheels — about as macho a pickup truck as anyone might imagine. With a $67,505 price, it was equipped as well as any luxury car, with a rear-seat entertainment system, leather upholstery, heated and cooled front seats, remote starting, navigation, motorized sunroof, and a host of other performance and comfort features. (Sierra HD base pricing is $32,420).

On the road, the “dually” drove small, felt composed, was almost eerily silent and featured a comfortable ride that belied its load-carrying rear leaf springs and four rear tires. In a straight line on a trip, it’s hard to beat.

On the other hand, drivers must be careful negotiating curves, corners, and parking lots lest they annihilate some lesser vehicle.

Modern pickup trucks are night and day different from their predecessors of only a decade ago. They are gigantic, comfortable as a hotel’s presidential suite, and offer power and fuel economy, especially with diesels, that could only be imagined before.

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By SUE MEAD AutoWriters Associates

N

ot resting on the laurels of its top-selling car, Volkswagen redesigns the exterior of its 2015 Jetta, giving it new front and rear styling. The German automaker also updates the interior and adds a number of refinements and upgrades, including enhanced content, driver assistance systems, better fuel economy, and a new diesel engine.

Also new are available driver assistance systems such as a rearview camera system and blind spot monitoring with rear traffic alert on select trims. A new limited-edition 1.8T Sport trim level gets a sport suspension, front sport seats, navigation, rearview camera, rear spoiler, two-tone 17-inch wheels, fog lights, plus VW Car-Net connected car features.

The sedan’s wheelbase is 104.4 inches, which, when combined with a wide-mouthed grille and coupe-like looks, gives the five-passenger Jetta the appearance of a curve-hugging sports car. Trapezoidal headlamps and black grille slats add elegance, while the redesigned radiator grille wears three cross fins.

Optional Bi-Xenon headlights (with adaptive front lights that can swivel up to 15 degrees to help you see in turns) have a distinctive design; each daytime running light is formed by 15

LEDs arranged in an L-shaped string alongside and beneath the Xenon modules. This updated look is further accentuated by chrome accents and optional fog lights in the outer areas of the bumper.

Inside is a roomy and comfortable layout offering 38.1 inches of legroom and 37.1 inches of headroom for rear passengers. The rear seat splits and folds 60/40 and can be ordered with a pass-through to accommodate longer items; the trunk has 15.5 cu.-ft. of cargo space.

Interior updates for 2015 include a “tunnel” design of the chrome-trimmed instrument cluster gauges. Several optional features based on trim level include a new multifunction steering wheel, redesigned air vent controls, piano black and chrome accents, ambient lighting, and new seating fabrics.

Standard equipment and options packages are also updated, including new driver assistance systems and touchscreen navigation.

Jetta has three choices of four-cylinder gasoline engines, a 1.4-liter turbocharged hybrid, plus a new 2.0-liter turbocharged TDI Clean Diesel engine boasting 150 horsepower and 236 lb.-ft. of torque.

The Jetta starts at $17,325.

We recently drove all of the Jetta models, but concentrated on the 2015 Jetta TDI SEL trim, with a starting price of $27,510 powered

by VW’s all-new diesel platform.

One of the most fuel-efficient engines in its class, it boasts 10 horsepower more than the engine it replaces.

Volkswagen improves aerodynamics and adds reducedrolling-resistant tires to increase the Jetta’s efficiency across the lineup. The fuel economy is impressive: The manual transmission gets an EPA-estimated fuel economy of 31/46 mpg (city/ highway), an increase of 4 mpg on the highway that allows it to travel some 450 miles between fuel stops. We’re also impressed by the potent torque on tap that comes in at a wide rpm range of 1,750 to 3,500.

Stepping into the well-equipped cabin, we noted the attractive interior with quality materials, the updated gauge cluster, and the good ergonomics of this midsize compact that feels larger inside than many of its competitors.

The driving dynamics stand out with a combination of lowend torque that comes at-theready from this automaker’s sophisticated powerplant and its fast-responding automatic transmission, along with linear steering, strong brakes, and a supple suspension that gives the Jetta a comfortable and roadholding ride in general and a sports-performance ride in tight corners.

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RECEPTIONIST PAINE FIELD Sound Publishing has an immediate opening for a PT Receptionist to support their busy Everett printing office.

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REPORTER The Grays Harbor Publishing Group on Grays Harbor, Wash., has an opening for a full-time reporter with an emphasis on local sports writing. We’re looking for someone to produce clear, brightly written high school prep spor ts stories relevant to real people reading us in print, on our website and in social media. Ability to take photos is necessary, as is familiarity with social media.

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INTERNSHIP NEEDED Everett CC dean’s list student needs an internship starting early January. If you have a position for a hard-working student in the Medical OfďŹ ce Admin Assistant ATA Business Technology curr iculum, please contact Shane at 206.271.7891 or email gberet25@gmail.com for particulars.

Multi-Media Advertising Consultant Be a part of the largest community news organization in Washington! The Daily Herald/HeraldNet.com, a division of Sound Publishing, Inc. is looking for a self-motivated, results driven person interested in a career in multi-media sales. In this exciting role you will leverage your drive and creativity to develop, customize, and sell online and print marketing programs to local businesses and private party advertisers.

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City of Lynnwood NOTICE OF APPLICATION AND IMPENDING DECISION PROJECT DESIGN REVIEW AND ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW EDMONDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (SET) BUILDING (PDR-002334-2014)(ERC-002335-2014) On December 5, 2014, applications for PROJECT DESIGN REVIEW and ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW for construction of an institutional building were filed with the City of Lynnwood on a site located at approximately 20000 68th Avenue W. The Project Design Review application was vested on submittal and a letter of completeness was issued December 17, 2014. The applicant contact for the proposal is Matthew Swope of Schacht Asiani Architects.

The applicant proposes to construct a three-story, 70,000 square foot science, engineering and technology building which would include classrooms, labs and offices, south of Seaview Gym near the southwest corner of 68th Avenue W. and 200th Street SW. Maximum height will be approximately 61 feet including the rooftop equipment. The project will also include demolition of two duplexes and construction/redevelopment of two parking lots with 212 parking stalls. Excavation and export of 16,200 and import of 8,700 sq. ft. of material.The project sites are approximately 192,000 square feet in size and zoned P1 (Public) The applicant proposes to provide associated landscaping and will construct a plaza.

Additional permits, including grading, building, mechanical, electrical permits, will also be needed by the applicant. This application will also be reviewed for compliance with Washington State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) requirements.

Section 21.44.105.A of the Lynnwood Municipal Code (LMC) requires buildings constructed in a Public Zone comply with Lynnwood Citywide Design Guidelines for All Districts and Commercial Districts. The Community Development Department Director (Director) will be making a decision on this application regarding compliance with applicable Lynnwood Citywide Design Guidelines no sooner than Tuesday, January 13, 2015 (17 days following the date of this notice, not counting Holidays).

Any person may submit written comments, including SEPA comments to the Director within 15 days of the date of this notice, not counting Holidays (no later than Tuesday, January 13, 2015).

Any written comments concerning this project and notice must be mailed to the Lynnwood Community Development Department, P.O. Box 5008, Lynnwood, WA. 98046, or delivered to the Community Development Department at 4114 198th St. SW., Suite 7, Lynnwood, WA. 98036. W.The official file of this application is available at the Lynnwood Community Development Department at the above address. Office hours are 8 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday to Friday. Please reference the file number and file name listed above.

Only persons who submit written comments to the Director or request a copy of the original decision may appeal the Director’s decision when it is issued. If you wish to be notified of any decisions or the appeal rights of action on this application or if you have any questions about the proposal or project design review p r o c e s s, p l e a s e c a l l G l o r i a R i ve r a a t 4 2 5 - 6 7 0 - 5 4 0 9 o r grivera@ci.lynnwood.wa.us.

Date of issuance and publication of this notice: December 26, 2014.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING MUKILTEO HEARING EXAMINER Knudson Reasonable Use Permit NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Mukilteo Hearing Examiner will hold a Public Hearing on January 8, 2015 at 7:00 P.M. in the City Hall Council Chambers, located at 11930 Cyrus Way, Mukilteo, Washington.

The purpose of the Hearing is to: consider a Reasonable Use Permit application for construction of a single-family residence with associated grading, driveway access, and storm drainage system on an existing 22,651 square foot lot in the RD 12.5 zoning district.

The property is encumbered with steep slopes therefore the applicant is asking for a reduction in the required setbacks.

Applicant: Knudson Property Location: 5717 - 92nd Pl. SW Reference Number(s): SFR-RUP-HE-2013-001 For additional information contact Anita Marrero, Associate Planner at 425-263-8044. Persons interested in commenting may provide oral or written comments at the hearing. Written comments will be accepted at City Hall, located at 11930 Cyrus Way, until 4:30 P.M. the day of the hearing.

If you have a disability which may limit your participation in the hearing process, please contact the City Clerk’s office at 425.263.8005 at least three (3) business days in advance of the hearing so that we can arrange a reasonable accommodation for you.

Published: December 26, 2014.

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SNOHOMISH COUNTY COUNCIL Snohomish County, Washington NOTICE OF ENACTMENT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that on December 17, 2014 the Snohomish County Council enacted Emergency Ordinance No. 14105, an ordinance extending a moratorium enacted by Amended Emergency Ordinance No. 14-045 for an additional six-month p e r i o d . A t t h e h e a r i n g , t h e C o u n c i l m ay a l s o c o n s i d e r alternatives/amendments to the proposed ordinance.

Background: On March 22, 2014, a landslide between Oso and Darrington along State Route 530 resulted in a devastating loss of life and property. On June 25, 2014, the County Council adopted Amended Emergency Ordinance No. 14-045 that enacted a moratorium on applications for new development within the immediate landslide area. On October 10, 2014, Planning and Development Services briefed the Council on the status the county executive’s community outreach and work plan regarding the landslide area and received direction from the Council to include review and update of the county’s geologically hazardous regulations as par t of the ongoing Growth Management Act compliance update to the county’s critical areas regulations, which must be concluded by June 30, 2015. A six-month extension of Amended Emergency Ordinance No. 14-045 is necessary to complete that work.

Summary of the ordinance is as follows: EMERGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 14-105 EXTENDING A MORATORIUM ENACTED BY AMENDED EMERGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 14-045 FOR AN ADDITIONAL SIX-MONTH PERIOD; ADOPTING A MORATORIUM ON APPLICATIONS FOR NEW DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE SR 530 LANDSLIDE IMPACT AREA; AMENDING CHAPTER 30.62B SCC; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY Section 1. Adopts findings of fact and conclusions.

Section 2. Finds and concludes that adopting the ordinance is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health or safety; declares an emergency exists; states the ordinance will take effect December 27, 2014.

Section 3. Extends a moratorium by six months on applications for development or actions requiring a project permit within the “SR 530 Landslide Impact Area,” as depicted in an exhibit to the ordinance; excludes certain actions from the moratorium.

Section 4. Amends SCC 30.62B.005 (Moratorium on Development in the SR 530 Landslide Impact Area) to add references to this ordinance and to amend the reference from Amended Emergency Ordinance No. 14-045 to this ordinance.

Section 5. States December 27, 2014, as the effective date of the ordinance.

Section 6. Provides a standard severability and savings clause.

Summary of Attachments to the Ordinance: Exhibit A. SR 530 Landslide Impact Area Map Where to Get Copies of the Adopted Ordinance: Copies of the full ordinance are available in the office of the County Council.

They may be obtained by calling (425) 388-3494, 1-(800) 562-4367 x3494, TDD (425) 388-3700 or E-mail to: contact.council@snoco.org.

Copies may be picked up at the Council office at 3000 Rockefeller, Everett, Washington, or will be mailed upon request.

Website Access: The ordinance can also be accessed through the County Council website at: http://www.snoco.org/departments/Council/ DATED this 23rd day of December, 2014

/s/ Debbie Eco

Clerk of the Council #107010 Published: December 26, 2014.

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NOTICE: AS THE RESULT OF AN ORDER ENTERED IN A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, PATRICK W HONEYWELL AND MELISSA LORA HONEYWELL MAY NOT BE PERSONALLY L I A B L E F O R T H E U N PA I D B A L A N C E O F T H E B E L OW REFERENCED LOAN. HOWEVER, THE BENEFICIARY RETAINS A DEED OF TRUST DESCRIBED BELOW WHICH IS SUBJECT TO FORECLOSURE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON. NOTICE: IF YOU ARE NOT PERSONALLY LIABLE TO PAY THIS OBLIGATION BY REASON OF A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THEN THIS NOTICE IS NOT AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT BUT IS INTENDED ONLY TO RELAY INFORMATION REGARDING YOUR DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE: IF YOU ARE PERSONALLY LIABLE TO PAY THIS OBLIGATION, WE WISH TO INFORM YOU THAT WE ARE A DEBT COLLECTOR. ANY INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE TO US WILL BE USED FOR THE PURPOSES OF FORECLOSING THE DEED OF TRUST MENTIONED BELOW.

ORDINANCE NO. 453 2015 BUDGET Purpose: To adopt the Town of Skykomish 2015 Budget WHEREAS the clerk has completed and placed on file a proposed budget and estimate of the amount of the moneys required to meet the public expense for the Town of Skykomish for the fiscal year ending December 31,2015. A public hearing notice was posted on November 26th 2014, and held on December 1st at 6:30 pm 2014.

A second public hearing was posted on December 5th, 2014 and held on December 8th, 2014 at 4:00 pm.

The Budget for the fiscal year of 2015 was adopted at the council meeting that was held on December 8th 2014, and giving taxpayers within the limits of said town an opportunity to be heard upon said budget.

WHEREAS, the said proposed budget does not exceed the lawful limit of taxation allowed by law to be levied on the property within the Town of Skykomish for the purposes set forth in said budget, and the estimated expenditures set forth in said budget being all necessary to carry on the government of the Town of Skykomish for the year 2015 and being sufficient to meet the various needs of the Town of Skykomish during the year 2015.

NOW, THEREFORE, the Town Council of the Town of Skykomish does ordain as follows: The Budget for the Town of Skykomish for the year 2015 is hereby adopted at the fund level in its final form and content as set forth in the enclosed documents, three copies that are on file in the Town Hall.

ESTIMATE REVENUE AND EXPENDITURES ARE AS FOLLOWS: FUND # 001 006 007 101 107 110 016 401 402 403 404 405 414 415

Published: December 26, 2014.

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CITY OF SULTAN CITY COUNCIL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The City of Sultan City Council will conduct a Public Hearing on January 8, 2015, at or shortly after 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers, located at City Hall, 319 Main Street, Sultan, Washington.

At this time, public comments will be taken concerning the River Park Annexation at 1st & Main Streets, Sultan Washington.

Persons wishing to give input on this proposed annexation may do so in writing prior to the hearing, or may give oral or written testimony at the hearing.

Written communications/input may be sent to: Stacy MacGregor, Senior Planner 319 Main St. Suite 200 Sultan, WA 98294 Stacy.MacGregor@ci.suItan.wa.us For further information please call City Hall at 360-793-2231.

Published: December 26, 2014; January 2, 2015.

EDH607516 CITY OF SULTAN WASHINGTON RESOLUTION NO.14-13 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SULTAN, WASHINGTON, DECLARING THE CITY’S INTENT TO ANNEX AN AREA OF UNINCORPORATED SNOHOMISH COUNTY COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE DOUGHNUT HOLE; DESCRIBING THE BOUNDARIES OF THE AREA TO BE ANNEXED; SETTING A DATE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED ANNEXATION; AND PROVIDING DIRECTION TO STAFF. WHEREAS, the Snohomish County Council approved an amendment to their Future Land Use Map of the General Policy Plan to add three acres of undeveloped land that will remain designated Public/Institutional Use to the Sultan Urban Growth Area and rezone the subject three acres from Rural Use to Residential (R-7200), and WHEREAS, the Sultan City Council desires to annex the “Doughnut Hole” into the City of Sultan to facilitate construction of a pedestrian/bicycle bridge connecting River Park to Sportsman Park crossing over the Sultan River; and WHEREAS, RCW 43.21C.222 provides that annexation of territory by a city is exempt from the State Environmental Policy Act; and WHEREAS, RCW 35A. 14.295, .297, and .299 establish a process to annex unincorporated territory containing less than 175 acres with all boundaries contiguous to the City; and WHEREAS, the area commonly known as the “Doughnut Hole” is three acres and has all of its boundaries contiguous to the City; and NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OFSULTAN, WASHINGTON, DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Findings. The City Council adopts the above recitals in support of the annexation proposed by this resolution. The Council further finds that the best interests and general welfare of the City of Sultan would be served by the proposed annexation.

Section 2. Voters. The area consists entirely of vacant land. No voters reside within the area to be annexed.

Section 3. Proposed Annexation Boundaries. The boundaries of the proposed annexation are depicted in Exhibit Aand described in Exhibit B to this resolution and incorporated by the reference as if set forth in full.

Section 4. Public Hearing Scheduled. The Sultan City Council hereby schedules a public hearing concerning the proposed annexation at the City Council meeting on January 8, 2015, starting at 7:00 p.m. or later, in City Hall.

Section 5. Filing. The Mayor or her designee is hereby authorized and directed to file a copy of this resolution with the Snohomish County Boundary Review Board seeking approval for annexation of the “doughnut hole” to the City of Sultan. The Mayor is further authorized to take all necessary steps to pursue approval of the annexation by the Boundary Review Board including requesting review be waived per RCW 36.93.110.

Section 6. Corrections by City Clerk. Upon approval of the City Attor ney, the City Cler k is author ized to make necessar y corrections to this resolution including, but not limited to, the correction of scrivener’s/clerical errors, references to other local or state laws, codes, rules, or regulations, resolution numbering, and section/subsection numbers.

PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AT A REGULAR MEETING THEREOF ON THE 18th DAY OF DECEMBER, 2014.

CITY OF SULTAN

CAROLYN ESLICK, Mayor ATTEST/AUTHENTICATED: LAURA KOENIG, City Clerk EXHIBIT A

EXHIBIT B BEGINNING at the intersection of the Southerly right of way margin of State Route 15 (State Route 2) as existing July, 1962 with the Easterly bank of the Sultan River, said intersection located in Government Lot 4, Township 27 North, Range 8 East, W. M., Snohomish County, Washington, also known as the Point of Beginning of City of Sultan Annexation Ordinance No. 261, effective from and after the 28th day of July, 1962; thence Northerly along said Easterly bank and the Easterly line of said Ordinance 261 to the southwesterly extension of the Northerly right of way margin of Alder Street as dedicated by the Plat of SULTAN CITY WASHINGTON, as recorded in Volume 1 of Plats, page 91, records of said County, and to the City Limits line established by City of Sultan Annexation Ordinance No. 106, as passed the 4th d ay o f Au g u s t , 1 9 2 0 ; t h e n c e N o r t h e a s t e r l y a l o n g s a i d southwesterly extension and Ordinance No. 106 line to a point 48 feet southwesterly of its intersection with the Westerly right of way margin of First Street as dedicated on said Plat; thence Southeasterly along said Ordinance No. 106 line parallel with said Westerly margin to the Northerly right of way margin of the Great Northern Railroad right of way (now being the Burlington Northern Railroad), said Northerly margin being the same as said Southerly margin; thence Westerly along said margins and Ordinance No. 106 line to the POINT OF BEGINNING. Published: December 26, 2014; January 2, 2015.

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GENERAL FUND TOWN CTR FUND LYDERSON FUND STREET FUND MALONEY CREEK REET EXCIZE TAX UNDESIGNATED NRD WATER FUND WATER BOND FUND WATER SYSTEM CAP SEWER FUND SEWER CAPITAL FUND SEWER O&M RESERVE SEWER CAPITAL RESERVE TOTALS

TOTAL REVENUES 260,991.90 17,045.24 23,795.07 35,703.00 97,742.07 1,960.20 75,00Q,00 107,350,00 22,300.00 20,566.11 100.659.50 191.463.08 477.312.20 155,016.15 1,395,441.44

TOTAL EXPEND. 260,991.90 17.045.24 23,795.07 35.703.00 97,742.07 0,00 75,000.00 107,350.00 0.00 0.00 100,659.50 191,463.08 40,000.00 0.00 949,749.86

The Clerk is directed to transmit a certified copy of the budget as adopted to the State Auditor’s Office and the Association of Washington Cities.

This ordinance shall be in force and take effect five (5) days after its publication according to law.

Passed by the council and approved this 8th of December 2014.

ALAN ANTHONY GRIDER, Mayor Town of Skykomish ATTEST: DEBORAH ALLEGRI, Clerk/Treasurer Town of Skykomish 1st and final reading 12-8-2014 A full copy of this Ordinance is available at Skykomish Town Hall.

Published: December 26, 2014. EDH607460 SNOHOMISH COUNTY COUNCIL Snohomish County, Washington NOTICE OF ENACTMENT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that on December 17, 2014 the Snohomish County Council enacted Amended Emergency Ordinance No. 14-104, an ordinance extending an interim official control on development within the SR 530 Flood Impact Area, enacted by Amended Emergency Ordinance No. 14-046, for an additional six-month period. At the hearing, the Council may also consider alternatives/amendments to the proposed ordinance.

Background: On March 22, 2014, a landslide between Oso and Darrington along State Route 530 resulted in a devastating loss of life and property. Flooding ensued in areas proximate to the landslide area. On June 25, 2014, the County Council adopted Amended Emergency Ordinance No. 14-046 that enacted an interim official control on development within the “SR 530 Flood Impact Area,” as detailed in Exhibit A to that ordinance. Since adoption of Amended Emergency Ordinance No. 14-046 the county and the Federal Emergency Management Agency have worked to assemble data and information to determine long-term flood elevations and new flood maps for the SR 530 Flood Impact Area; however, additional time is needed for this wor k to incorporate data and information based on the 2014-2015 flood season.

Summary of the ordinance is as follows: AMENDED EMERGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 14-104 EXTENDING AN INTERIM OFFICIAL CONTROL ENACTED

BY AMENDED EMERGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 14-046 FOR AN ADDITIONAL SIX-MONTH PERIOD; ADOPTING AN INTERIM OFFICIAL CONTROL ON DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE SR 530 FLOOD IMPACT AREA; AMENDING SCC 30.65.005; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY Section 1. Adopts findings of fact and conclusions.

Section 2. Finds and concludes that adopting the ordinance is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health or safety; declares an emergency exists; states the ordinance will take effect December 27, 2014.

Section 3. Adopts an interim official control that: (1) Amends SCC 30.65.005 (SR 530 Flood Impact Area) to add references to this ordinance and amend the reference from Amended Emergency Ordinance No. 14-046 to this ordinance; (2) states the interim official control applies to the properties identified in an exhibit to the ordinance; and (3) states the interim official control is effective for six months.

Section 4. States December 27, 2014, as the effective date of the ordinance.

Section 5. Provides a standard severability and savings clause.

Summary of Attachments to the Ordinance: Exhibit A. SR 530 Flood Impact Area Map Where to Get Copies of the Adopted Ordinance: Copies of the full ordinance are available in the office of the County Council. They may be obtained by calling (425) 388-3494, 1-(800) 5624367x3494, TDD (425) 388-3700 or E-mail to: contact.council@snoco.org. Copies may be picked up at the Council office at 3000 Rockefeller, Everett, Washington, or will be mailed upon request.

Website Access: The ordinance can also be accessed through the County Council website at: http://www.snoco.org/departments/Council/ DATED this 23rd day of December, 2014

/s/Debbie Eco

Clerk of the Council 107010 Published: December 26, 2014.

EDH607520 SNOHOMISH COUNTY COUNCIL SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WASHINGTON NOTICE OF FINAL PLAT APPROVAL

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on December 22, 2014 the Snohomish County Council passed Motion No. 14-487 approving the final plat of Arbors at Echo Falls, located at 11804 202nd Street SE, Snohomish, Washington.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that any person having standing to appeal the Snohomish County Council’s approval of this final plat must do so pursuant to chapter 36.70C RCW and the time periods set forth therein.

Dated this 24th day of December, 2014.

Randy Reed, MMC

Asst. Clerk of the Council 107010 Published: December 26, 2014.

EDH607225 SNOHOMISH COUNTY COUNCIL SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WASHINGTON NOTICE OF INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCE and NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that on Wednesday, December 17, 2014 the Snohomish County Council enacted Ordinance No. 14-109. A summary of the ordinance is as follows: ORDINANCE NO. 14-109 APPROVAL OF AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN SNOHOMISH COUNTY AND THE CITY OF MILL CREEK CONCERNING THE CITY OF MILL CREEK PROVIDING PARTIAL FUNDING FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO SEATTLE HILL ROAD This ordinance approves an Interlocal Agreement between Snohomish County and the City of Mill Creek. The agreement authorizes Snohomish County to be the lead for the design, right-ofway acquisition, construction, and environmental review for the improvements.

Where to Get Copies of the Ordinance: A copy of the full text of the ordinance is available in the office of the county council. It may be obtained by calling (425) 388-3494, 1-(800) 562-4367 x3494, TDD (425) 388-3700 or E-mailing to contact.council@snoco.org.

Copies may be picked up at the council office at 3000 Rockefeller, Everett, WA or will be mailed upon request.

Website Access: The ordinance can also be accessed through the county council’s internet website at: www.snoco.org/departments/council.

Dated this 22nd day of December, 2014.

SNOHOMISH COUNTY COUNCIL Snohomish County, Washington /s/ Randy Reed Asst. Clerk of the Council 107024 Published: December 26, 2014.

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SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 3417-14 OF THE CITY OF EVERETT, WASHINGTON On the 17th day of December 2014, the City Council of the City of Everett passed Ordinance No. 3417-14. A summary of the content of said ordinance, consisting of the title, provides as follows: AN ORDINANCE relating to water, sewer service and surface water management rates, amending Ordinances 3299-12 and 1237-86 and adding new provisions to Chapter 14.04 EMC, Chapter 14.16 EMC, and Chapter 14.60 EMC The full text of this ordinance will be mailed upon request.

Dated this 19th day of December 2014 City Clerk, Sharon Fuller 2930 Wetmore Avenue Everett, WA 98201 (425) 257-8610 Published: December 26, 2014.

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SNOHOMISH COUNTY COUNCIL SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WASHINGTON NOTICE OF ENACTMENT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that on Wednesday, December 17, 2014 the Snohomish County Council enacted Ordinance No. 14-110. A summary of the ordinance is as follows: ORDINANCE NO. 14-110 APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE TO SIGN AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN SNOHOMISH COUNTY AND THE CITY OF ARLINGTON CONCERNING TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICE AND STREET LIGHT MAINTENANCE, ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION SERVICES This ordinance approves an Interlocal Agreement between Snohomish County and the City of Arlington. The agreement authorizes Snohomish County to provide Traffic Control Device and Street Light Maintenance, Engineering and Construction Services to the City of Arlington.

Where to Get Copies of the Ordinance: A copy of the full text of the ordinance is available in the office of the county council. It may be obtained by calling (425) 388-3494, 1-(800) 562-4367 x3494, TDD (425) 388-3700 or E-mailing to contact.council@snoco.org.

Copies may be picked up at the council office at 3000 Rockefeller, Everett, WA or will be mailed upon request.

Website Access: The ordinance can also be accessed through the county council’s internet website at: www.snoco.org/departments/council.

Dated this 22nd day of December, 2014.

SNOHOMISH COUNTY COUNCIL Snohomish County, Washington /s/ Randy Reed Asst. Clerk of the Council 107024 Published: December 26, 2014.

EDH607563 SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 3418-14 OF THE CITY OF EVERETT, WASHINGTON On the 17th day of December 2014, the City Council of the City of Everett passed Ordinance No. 3418-14. A summary of the content of said ordinance, consisting of the title, provides as follows: AN ORDINANCE granting a telecommunications franchise to Noel Communications, Inc. The full text of this ordinance will be mailed upon request.

Dated this 19th day of December 2014 City Clerk, Sharon Fuller 2930 Wetmore Avenue Everett, WA 98201 (425) 257-8610 Published: December 26, 2014.

EDH607513 SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 3419-14 OF THE CITY OF EVERETT, WASHINGTON On the 17th day of December 2014, the City Council of the City of Everett passed Ordinance No. 3419-14. A summary of the content of said ordinance, consisting of the title, provides as follows: AN ORDINANCE establishing the basic salary schedule for employees of the city of Everett for 2015, repealing Ordinance 3359-13.

The full text of this ordinance will be mailed upon request.

Dated this 19th day of December 2014 City Clerk, Sharon Fuller 2930 Wetmore Avenue Everett, WA 98201 (425) 257-8610 Published: December 26, 2014.

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'PSFDMPTVSFT T.S. No 1376679-40 Parcel No. 00796800005200 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE I. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned Tr ustee, Cal-Wester n Reconveyance LLC of Washington, will on January 09, 2015, at the hour of 10:00am, At the county courthouse, 3000 rockefeller avenue in the city of Everett, State of Washington, sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, payable at the time of sale, the following described real property, situated in the County(ies) of Snohomish, State of Washington to-wit: Lot 52, church creek estates, phase 1, according to the plat thereof recorded in volume 52 of plats at pages 133 through 136, inclusive, records of Snohomish county auditor; situate in the county of snohomish, state of Washington.

Commonly known as: 27255 Manor Pl Nw Stanwood Wa 98292 which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated January 12, 2009, recorded Januar y 14, 2009, under Auditor’s File No. 200901140611, Book xx, Page xx, records of Snohomish County, Washington, from Gary Scoville and Jennifer Scoville, Husband And Wife as Grantor, to Rainier Title as Trustee, to secure an obligation in favor of Household Finance Corporation Iii as Beneficiary, the beneficial interest in which was assigned to N/a II. No action commenced by the Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust is now pending to seek satisfaction of the obligation in any Court by reason of the Borrower’s or Grantor’s default on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust. III. The default(s) for which this foreclosure is made is/are as follows: Failure to pay when due the following amounts which are now in arrears: $128,982.13; (together with any subsequent payments, late charges, advances, costs and fees thereafter due) IV. The sum owing on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust is: Principal Balance of $228,223.66, together with interest as provided in the note or other instrument secured from March 16, 2011, and such other costs and fees as are due under the Note or other instrument secured, and as are provided by statute. V. The above-described real property will be sold to satisfy the expense of sale and the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust as provided by statute. The sale will be made without warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances on January 09, 2015. The default(s) referred to in paragraph III, must be cured by December 29, 2014 (11 days before the sale date), to cause a discontinuance of the sale. The sale will be discontinued and terminated if at any time on or before December 29, 2014 (11 days before the sale date), the default(s) as set forth in paragraph III is/are cured and the Trustee’s fees and costs are paid. The sale may be terminated any time after December 29, 2014 (11 days before the sale date), and before the sale by the Borrower, Grantor, any Guarantor or the holder of any recorded junior lien or encumbrance paying the entire principal and interest secured by the Deed of Trust, plus costs, fees, and advances, if any, made pursuant to the terms of the obligation and/or Deed of Trust and curing all other defaults. VI. A written notice of default was transmitted by the Beneficiary or Trustee to the Borrower and Grantor at the following addresses: JENNIFER M SCOVILLE 27255 MANOR PL NW STANWOOD WA 98292-7458 GARY SCOVILLE 27255 MANOR PL NW STANWOOD WA 9 8 2 9 2 - 7 4 5 8 J E N N I F E R S C OV I L L E 2 7 2 5 5 M A N O R P L STANWOOD WA 98223 GARY SCOVILLE 27255 MANOR PL STANWOOD WA 98223 by both first class and certified mail on November 19, 2013 proof of which is in the possession of the Trustee; and on November 18, 2013 the written notice of default was posted in a conspicuous place on the real property described in the paragraph I above, and the Trustee has possession of proof of such posting. VII. The Trustee whose name and address are set forth below will provide in writing to anyone requesting it, a statement of all costs and fees due at any time prior to the sale.

VIII. The effect of the sale will be to deprive the Grantor and all those who hold by, through or under the Grantor of all their interest in the above-described property. IX. Anyone having any objections to the sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the sale pursuant to RCW 61.24.130. Failure to bring such a lawsuit may result in a waiver of any proper grounds for invalidating the Trustee’s sale. X. NOTICE TO OCCUPANTS OR TENANTS The purchaser at the trustee’s sale is entitled to possession of the property on the 20th day following the sale, as against the grantor under the deed of trust (the owner) and anyone having an interest junior to the deed of trust, including occupants who are not tenants. After the 20th day following the sale the purchaser has the right to evict occupants who are not tenants by summary proceedings under Chapter 59.12 RCW. For tenantoccupied property, the purchaser shall provide a tenant with written notice in accordance with RCW 61.24.060 THIS NOTICE IS THE FINAL STEP BEFORE THE FORECLOSURE SALE OF YOUR HOME. You have only 20 DAYS from the recording date on this notice to pursue mediation. DO NOT DELAY. CONTACT A HOUSING COUNSELOR OR AN ATTORNEY LICENSED IN WASHINGTON NOW to assess your situation and refer you to mediation if you are eligible and it may help you save your home.

See below for safe sources of help. SEEKING ASSISTANCE Housing counselors and legal assistance may be available at little or no cost to you. If you would like assistance in determining your rights and opportunities to keep your house, you may contact the following: The statewide foreclosure hotline for assistance and referral to housing counselors recommended by the Housing Finance Commission: Telephone: (877) 894-4663. Website: www.homeownership.wa.gov The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development: Telephone: (800) 569-4287.

Website: www.hud.gov The statewide civil legal aid hotline for assistance and referrals to other housing counselors and a t t o r n e y s : Te l e p h o n e : ( 8 8 8 ) 2 0 1 - 1 0 1 4 . W e b s i t e : h t t p : / / n w j u s t i c e. o r g DAT E : Au g u s t 2 6 , 2 0 1 4 C a l - We s t e r n Reconveyance LLC of Washington Park Tower I Office Building 201 NE Par k Plaza Dr. Suite 217 Vancouver, WA, 98684 (800) 546-1531 DLPP-439635 Published: December 5, 26, 2014.

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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE I. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned Bishop, Marshall & Weibel, P.S. will on January 9, 2015 at 10:00 am on the steps in front of the Nor th side to the Snohomish County Courthouse, 3000 Rockefeller Avenue, in the City of Everett located at Snohomish County, State of Washington, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, payable at the time of sale, the following described real property, situated in Snohomish County, State of Washington, to-wit; LOT(S) 31, HEWITT HILLS DIVISION NO. 4, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN VOLUME 49 OF PLATS, PAGE(S) 185 THROUGH 188, INCLUSIVE, RECORDS OF SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WASHINGTON. SITUATE IN THE COUNTY OF SNOHOMISH, STATE OF WASHINGTON. which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated December 3, 2012, recorded December 7, 2012, under Auditor’s File No. 201212070581 records of Snohomish County, Washington, from Patrick W Honeywell and Melissa L Honeywell, Husband and Wife, as Grantor, to Quality Loan Service Corp of WA, as Trustee, to secure an obligation in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. is a separate corporation that is acting solely as a nominee for Nationstar Mortgage LLC and its successors and assigns as Beneficiary, Nationstar Mortgage LLC is now the beneficiary of the deed of trust. The sale will be made without any warranty concerning the title to, or the condition of the property.

II No action commenced by the Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust is now pending to seek satisfaction of the obligation in any Court by reason of the Grantor’s default on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust.

III The default(s) for which this foreclosure is made is/are as follows: i) Failure to pay the following amounts, now in arrears: Amount due to reinstate by September 9, 2014 Delinquent Monthly Payments Due from 09/01/2013 through 09/01/2014: 6 payment(s) at $1,598.40 4 payment(s) at $1,595.41 3 payment(s) at $1,604.81 Total: $20,786.47 Property Inspection $57.00 TOTAL DEFAULT $20,843.47 IV The sum owing on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust is: $260,524.99, together with interest from August 1, 2013 as provided in the note or other instrument, and such other costs and fees as are due under the note or other instrument secured, and as are provided by statute.

V The above described real property will be sold to satisfy the expense of sale and the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust as provided by statute. The sale will be made without warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances on January 9, 2015. The payments, late charges, or other defaults must be cured by December 29, 2014 (11 days before the sale date) to cause a discontinuance of the sale. The sale will be discontinued and terminated if at any time on or before December 29, 2014 (11 days before the sale date) the default(s) as set forth in paragraph III, together with any subsequent payments, late charges, or other defaults, is/are cured and the Trustee’s fees and costs are paid. Payment must be with cashier’s or certified checks from a State or federally char tered bank. The sale may be terminated any time after December 29, 2014 (11 days before the sale date), and before the sale by the Borrower, Grantor, any G u a ra n t o r, o r t h e h o l d e r o f a ny r e c o r d e d j u n i o r l i e n o r encumbrance paying the entire principal and interest secured by the Deed of Trust, plus costs, fees, and advances, if any, made pursuant to the terms of the obligation and/or Deed of Trust, and curing all other defaults.

VI A written notice of default was transmitted by the beneficiary or Trustee to the Borrower and Grantor at the following address(es): Melissa L. Honeywell Patrick W. Honeywell aka Melissa Honeywell aka Patrick Honeywell 1816 91st Dr SE 1816 91st Dr SE Lake Stevens, WA 98258 Lake Stevens, WA 98258

by both first class and certified mail on January 21, 2014, proof of which is in the possession of the Trustee; and the Borrower and Grantor were personally served on January 21, 2014, with said written notice of default or the written notice of default was posted in a conspicuous place on the real property described in paragraph I above, and the Trustee has possession of proof of such service or posting.

VII The Trustee whose name and address are set forth will provide in writing to anyone requesting it, a statement of all costs and fees due at any time prior to the sale.

VIII The effect of the sale will be to deprive the Grantor and all those who hold by, through or under the Grantor of all their interest in the above-described property.

IX Anyone having any objections to this sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objection if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the sale pursuant to RCW 61.24.130. Failure to bring such a lawsuit may result in a waiver of any proper grounds for invalidating the Trustee’s sale.

X NOTICE TO OCCUPANTS OR TENANTS The purchaser at the Trustee’s Sale is entitled to possession of the property on the 20th day following the sale, as against the Grantor under the deed of trust (the owner) and anyone having an interest junior to the deed of trust, including occupants who are not tenants.

After the 20th day following the sale the purchaser has the right to evict occupants who are not tenants by summary proceedings under Chapter 59.12 RCW. For tenant-occupied property, the purchaser shall provide a tenant with written notice in accordance with RCW 61.24.060.

If the Trustee’s Sale is set aside for any reason, the submitted bid will be forthwith returned without interest and the bidder will have no right to purchase the property. Recovery of the bid amount without interest constitutes the limit of the bidder’s recourse against the Trustee and/or the Beneficiary.

XI N OT I C E TO A L L P E R S O N S A N D PA RT I E S W H O A R E GUARANTORS OF THE OBLIGATIONS SECURED BY THIS DEED OF TRUST: (1) The Guarantor may be liable for a deficiency judgment to the extent the sale price obtained at the Trustee’s Sale is less than the debt secured by the Deed of Trust; (2) The Guarantor has the same rights to reinstate the debt, cure the default, or repay the debt as is given to the grantor in order to avoid the trustee’s sale; (3) The Guarantor will have no right to redeem the property after the Trustee’s Sale; (4) Subject to such longer periods as are provided in the Washington Deed of Trust Act, Chapter 61.24 RCW, any action brought to enforce a guaranty must be commenced within one year after the Trustee’s Sale, or the last Trustee’s Sale under any deed of trust granted to secure the same debt; and (5) In any action for a deficiency, the Guarantor will have the right to establish the fair value of the property as of the date of the Trustee’s Sale, less prior liens and encumbrances, and to limit its liability for a deficiency to the difference between the debt and the greater of such fair value or the sale price paid at the Trustee’s Sale, plus interest and costs.

XII NOTICE THIS NOTICE IS THE FINAL STEP BEFORE THE FORECLOSURE SALE OF YOUR HOME. You have only 20 DAYS from the recording date on this notice to pursue mediation.

DO NOT DELAY. CONTACT A HOUSNG COUNSELOR OR AN ATTORNEY LICENSED IN WASHINGTON NOW to assess your situation and refer you to mediation if you are eligible and it may help you save your home. See below for safe sources of help.

SEEKING ASSISTANCE Housing counselors and legal assistance may be available at little or no cost to you. If you would like assistance in determining your rights and opportunities to keep your house, you may contact the following: The statewide foreclosure hotline for assistance and referral to housing counselors recommended by the Housing Finance Commission: Telephone: (1-877-894-4663) Website: http://www.wshfc.org/buyers/counseling.htm The United States Depar tment of Housing and Urban Development: Telephone: (1-800-569-4287) Website: http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/sfh/hcc/fc/index.cfm? webListAction=search&searchstate= WA&fiIterSvc=dfc The statewide civil legal aid hotline for assistance and referrals to other housing counselors and attorneys: Telephone: (1-800-606-4819) Website: http://nwjustice.org/what-clear DATED: September 5, 2014.

BISHOP, MARSHALL & WEIBEL, P.S. Successor Trustee

By: WILLIAM L. BISHOP, JR., President 720 Olive Way, Suite 1201 Seattle, WA 98101 (206) 622-7527 State of Washington )

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County of King ) On this 5 day of September, 2014, before me, the undersigned, a N o t a r y P u bl i c i n a n d fo r t h e S t a t e o f Wa s h i n g t o n , d u l y commissioned and sworn, personally appeared William L. Bishop, Jr., to me known to be an Officer of Bishop, Marshall & Weibel, P.S., the corporation that executed the foregoing instrument and acknowledged the said instrument to be the free and voluntary act and deed of said corporation, for the uses and purposes therein mentioned, and on oath states that they are authorized to execute the said instrument.

WITNESS my hand and official seal hereto affixed the day and year first above written.

DARLA TRAUTMAN NOTARY PUBLIC in and for the State of Washington at: King County My Appt. Exp: April 9, 2016 Published: December 5, 26, 2014. EDH602893 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE PURSUANT TO THE REVISED CODE OF WASHINGTON CHAPTER 61.24 ET. SEQ. I. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned Trustee, HACKER & WILLIG, INC., P.S., will on January 30, 2015 at 10:00 AM at the following location: Outside The North Plaza Entrance to the Snohomish County Courthouse, 3000 Rockefeller Ave, City of Everett, State of Washington, sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, payable at the time of sale, the following-described real property, situated in the County of Snohomish, State of Washington, to wit: Lots 1 through 6, inclusive, Block 1, Martha E. Turner’s 4th Addition to Granite Falls, according to the Plat thereof Recorded in Volume 7 of Plats at Page 5, Records of Snohomish County, Washington. Situate in the County of Snohomish, State of Washington The address of said property is 110 South Alder, Granite Falls, WA 98252. Assessor’s Tax Parcel ID: 006015-001-001-00.

The afore-described real property is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated January 16, 2008 and recorded on January 18, 2008, under Auditor’s File No. 200801180391, records of Snohomish County, Washington from L & C Properties LLC, a Washington limited liability company, as Grantor, to Pacific Northwest Title Insurance Company, as Trustee, to secure an obligation memorialized by a promissory note (the “Note”) in favor of North County Bank, as Beneficiary (jointly, Grantees). Heritage Bank as successor by merger with Whidbey Island Bank, as successor in interest to the FDIC as Receiver of North County Bank, is the current Beneficiary

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of said Deed of Trust. II. No action commenced by the Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust is now pending to seek satisfaction of the obligation in any Court by reason of the Borrower’s or Grantor’s default on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust. III. The Note originally matured on January 15, 2014. The Borrower failed to pay the note in full upon maturity on January 15, 2014. The defaults for which this foreclosure is made are as follows: Currently Due to Pay off on October 27, 2014: Loan No. xxxx5602 Principal Balance $67,575.38 Interest (through October 27, 2014) $8,925.04 Late Charges $228.20 Appraisal $1,750.00 Environmental Risk Report 72.50 Total Due $78,551.12 Other potential defaults pursuant to the terms of the Note secured by the Deed of Trust may exist which do not involve payment to the Beneficiary. If applicable, each of these defaults must be cured. Listed below are categories of common defaults which do not involve payment of money to the Beneficiary. Opposite each listed default is a brief description of the action and/or documentation necessary to cure the potential default. This list does not exhaust all possible other defaults; any defaults identified by the Beneficiary or Trustee that are not listed below must also be cured. OTHER DEFAULT CURE Nonpayment of Taxes/Assessments Written proof to the Trustee that all taxes and assessments against the property are paid current; Default under any senior lien Written proof to the Trustee that all senior liens are paid current and that no other defaults exist; Waste Cease and desist from committing waste, repair all damage to property and maintain property as required in Deed of Trust; Unauthorized sale of property (Due on Sale) Revert title to permitted vestee. Costs and Fees In addition to the amounts in arrears specified above, you are or may be obligated to pay the following estimated charges, costs and fees to pay off the Deed of Trust. Trustee’s or Attorneys’ Fees $2,000.00 Title Report $591.30 Recording Fees $95.00 Posting of Notice of Default $100.00 Posting of Notice of Sale $100.00 Postage $100.00 Photocopies $75.00 Long distance telephone charges $10.00 Federal Express $40.00 Total Estimated Costs and Fees: $3,111.30 Additional Arrearages Interest from Oct. 27, 2014 to Jan. 30, 2015 $3,165.40 @ 18% per annum 95 days @ $33.32 per diem Subtotal: $3,165.40 Additional Costs and Fees Est. Additional Trustee’s or Attorneys’ Fees $1,000.00 Estimated Publication Costs $1,000.00 Subtotal: $2,000.00 Total Estimated Payoff Amount as of January 30, 2015: $86,827.82 IV. The sum owing on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust is: Principal $67,575.38, together with interest as provided in the underlying Note and such other costs and fees as are due under the Note and Deed of Trust and as are provided by statute. V. The abovedescribed real property will be sold to satisfy the expense of sale and the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust as provided by statute. The sale will be made without warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances on the 30th day of January, 2015. The sale will be discontinued and terminated if at any time on or before January 30, 2015 the defaults as set forth in Paragraph III are cured and the Trustee’s fees and costs are paid.

The sale may be terminated any time on or before the sale by the Borrower, Grantor, any Guarantor, or the holder of any recorded junior lien or encumbrance paying the entire principal and interest secured by the Deed of Trust, plus costs, fees and advances, if any, made pursuant to the terms of the obligation and/or Deed of Trust, and curing all other defaults. VI. A written Notice of Default was transmitted by the Trustee to the Borrower and Grantor at the following addresses: L & C Properties, LLC 110 South Alder Granite Falls, WA 98252 L & C Properties, LLC 7524 128th Street NE Arlington, WA 98223 L & C Properties, LLC Lenny Moskowitz, Registered Agent 7524 128th Street NE Arlington, WA 98223 Leonard S. Moskowitz 7524 128th Street NE Arlington, WA 98223 Occupants/Tenants 110 South Alder Granite Falls, WA 98252 L & C Properties, LLC 7524 128th Drive NE Arlington, WA 98252 Leonard S. Moskowitz 7524 128th Drive NE Arlington, WA 98252 Chad R. Macomber 1102 122nd Ave NE Lake Stevens, WA 98258 Chad R. Macomber 7524 128th Street NE Arlington, WA 98223 by both first class and certified mail on September 19, 2014, proof of which is in the possession of the Trustee; and on September 22, 2014 the Borrower and Grantor were personally served with said written Notice of Default or the written Notice of Default was posted in a conspicuous place on the real property described in Paragraph I above, and the Trustee has possession of proof of such service or posting. VII. The Trustee whose name and address are set forth below will provide in writing to anyone requesting it, a statement of all costs and fees due at any time prior to the sale. VIII. The effect of the sale will be to deprive the Grantor and all those who hold by, through or under the Grantor of all their interest in the above-described property. IX. Anyone having an objection to the sale on any grounds whatsoever is afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the sale pursuant to the Revised Code of Washington, Chapter 61.24.130. Failure to bring such a lawsuit may result in a waiver of any proper grounds for invalidating the Trustee’s Sale. Service of process of any lawsuit or legal action may be made on HACKER & WILLIG, INC. P.S., whose address is 520 Pike Street, Suite 2500, Seattle, WA 98101. X. Notice to Occupants or Tenants: The purchaser at the Trustee’s sale is entitled to possession of the property on the 20th day following the sale, as against the Grantor under the Deed of Trust (the owner) and anyone having an interest junior to the Deed of Trust, including occupants who are not tenants. After the 20th day following the sale the purchaser has the right to evict occupants who are not tenants by summary proceedings under Chapter 59.12 RCW. For tenant- occupied property, the purchaser shall provide a tenant with written notice in accordance with RCW 61.24.060. XI. Notice to Guarantor: The Guarantor may be liable for a deficiency judgment to the extent the sale price obtained at the trustee’s sale is less than the debt secured by the Deed of Trust. In any action for a deficiency, the Guarantor will have the right to establish the fair value of the property as of the date of the Trustee’s sale, less prior liens and encumbrances, and to limit its liability for a deficiency to the difference between the debt and the greater of such fair value or the sale price paid at the Trustee’s sale, plus interest and costs. The Guarantor has the same rights to reinstate the debt, cure the default, or repay the debt as is given to the Grantor in order to avoid the Trustee’s sale. The Guarantor will have no right to redeem the property after the Trustee’s sale. Any action to enforce a guaranty must be commenced within one year after the Trustee’s sale, or the last Trustee’s sale under any deed of trust granted to secure the same debt (subject to such longer periods as are provided in RCW 61.24). DATED this 28th day of October, 2014. HACKER & WILLIG, INC., P.S., Trustee By: ARNOLD M. WILLIG For further information please call Ashley Jones at (206) 340-1935.

Published: December 26, 2014; January 16, 2015.

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TOWNSHIP 27 NORTH, RANGE 8 EAST W.M., RECORDS OF SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WASHINGTON. *The Real Property or its address is commonly known as: 323 MARCUS ST., SULTAN, WA 98294-9408 *Assessor’s Property Tax Parcel Account Number(s): 004721-007-008-02 which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated June 1, 2012, recorded June 11, 2012, under Auditor’s File No. 201206110528, records of Snohomish County, Washington, from Jessica R. Rainbolt, an unmarried individual, as Grantor, to First American Title Insurance, as Trustee, to secure an obligation in favor of Robert and Jeanne Withers Family Trust, as Beneficiary. *The Tax Parcel ID number and Real Property Address are provided solely to comply with the recording statutes and are not intended to supplement, amend or supersede the Property’s full legal description provided herein. II. No action commenced by the Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust or the Beneficiary’s successor is now pending to seek satisfaction of the obligation in any Court by reason of the Borrower’s or the Grantor’s default on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust. III. The default(s) for which this foreclosure is made is/are as follows: A. Failure to pay when due the following amounts which are now in arrears and/or other defaults: Interest Only Payments Febr uar y 1, 2014-October 1, 2014: $1,199.97 Late Fees: $ 60.00 Total Arrearage: $1,259.97 Trustee’s Expenses (Itemization) Attorney’s Fees $600.00 Title Report $374.49 Process Service $250.00 Photocopies $15.00 Statutory Mailings $150.00 Recording Fees $92.00 Toll Calls $0.00 Publication $0.00 Inspection Fees $0.00 Other $0.00 Total Costs: $1,481.49 Total Amount Due: $2,741.46 B. Defaults other than failure to make payments: Failure to pay when due Snohomish County real estate taxes in the amount of $1,807.34 (including interest and penalties) as of October 01, 2014. IV. The sum owing on the obligation secured by the Deed of Tr ust is: Pr incipal $40,000.00, together with interest as provided in the note or other instrument secured from the 1st day of June, 2012, and such other costs and fees as are due under the note or other instrument secured, and as are provided by statute. V. The above-described real property will be sold to satisfy the expense of sale and the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust as provided by statute. The sale will be made without warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances on the 2nd day of January 2015. The default(s) referred to in paragraph III must be cured by the 22nd day of December 2014 (11 days before the sale date), to cause a discontinuance of the sale. The sale will be discontinued and terminated if at any time on or before the 22nd day of December 2014 (11 days before the sale date), the default(s) as set forth in paragraph III is/are cured and the Trustee’s fees and costs are paid.

The sale may be terminated any time after the 22nd day of December 2014 (11 days before the sale date), and before the sale by the Borrower, Grantor, any guarantor, or the holder of any recorded junior lien or encumbrance paying the entire principal and interest secured by the Deed of Trust, plus costs, fees, and advances, if any, made pursuant to the terms of the obligation and/or Deed of Trust, and curing all other defaults. VI. A written notice of default was transmitted by the Trustee to the Borrower and Grantor at the following addresses: Jessica R. Rainbolt, 323 Marcus Street, Sultan, WA 98294 Jessica R. Rainbolt, P.O. Box 12792, Mill Creek, WA 98082 Jessica R. Rainbolt, 701 5th Avenue, Suite 2300, Seattle, WA Jessica R. Rainbolt, 1718 Melrose Ave. #413, Seattle, WA 98122 by both first class and certified mail on the 21st day of August 2014, proof of which is in the possession of the Trustee; and on August 23, 2014, the Borrower and Grantor were personally served with said written notice of default OR the written notice of default was posted on a conspicuous place on the real property described in paragraph I above, and the Trustee has possession of proof of such service or posting. VII. The Trustee’s Sale will be held in accordance with RCW 61.24 and anyone wishing to bid at the sale will be required to have in his/her possession at the time the bidding commences, cash, cashier’s check or certified check in the amount of at least one dollar over the Beneficiary’s opening bid. In addition, the successful bidder will be required to pay the full amount of his/her bid in cash, cashier’s check, or certified check within one hour of the making of the bid. The Trustee whose name and address are set forth below will provide in writing to anyone requesting it, a statement of all costs and fees due at any time prior to the sale. VIII. The effect of the sale will be to deprive the Grantor and all those who hold by, through or under the Grantor of all their interest in the above-described property. IX. Anyone having any objection to the sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the same pursuant to RCW 61.24.130. Failure to bring such a lawsuit may result in a waiver of any proper grounds for invalidating the Trustee’s sale. X. The Trustee makes no representations or warranties concerning what interest in the real property described above is being sold. The Deed of Trust lien foreclosed may not be a first lien position, or there may be other prior encumbrances of title. The Trustee is not required to provide title information concerning this property. Any person interested in this foreclosure is encouraged to make his or her own investigation concerning the ownership of the property, and the position on title of the Deed of Trust being foreclosed. Any person interested in the foreclosure is also encouraged to consult an attorney, as the Trustee will not provide legal advice concerning the foreclosure. The Trustee does not provide information concerning the location of the debtors nor concerning the condition of the property, or whether there are any environmental or hazardous waste liabilities or problems connected with this property. Any person desiring title information, information concerning the physical condition of the property, information concerning any hazardous waste or environmental issues, or other information about the real property being foreclosed should obtain all such information independently. XI. NOTICE TO OCCUPANTS OR TENANTS The purchaser at the trustee’s sale is entitled to possession of the property on the 20th day following the sale, as against the grantor under the deed of trust (the owner) and anyone having an interest junior to the deed of trust (the owner), and anyone having an interest junior to the deed of trust, including occupants who are not tenants. After the 20th day following the sale the purchaser has the right to evict occupants who are not tenants by summary proceedings under Chapter 59.12 RCW. For tenant-occupied property, the purchaser shall provide a tenant with written notice in accordance with RCW 61.24.060. XII. NOTICE TO GUARANTORS Guarantor(s) of the obligation secured by this deed of trust: (1) may be liable for a deficiency judgment to the extent the sale price obtained at the trustee’s sale is less than the debt secured by the Deed of Trust; (2) have the same rights to reinstate the debt, cure the default, or repay the debt as is given to the grantor in order to avoid the trustee’s sale; (3) will have no right to redeem the property after the trustee’s sale; (4) subject to such longer periods as are provided in the Washington Deed of Trust Act, Chapter 61.24 RCW, any action brought to enforce a guaranty must be commenced within one year after the trustee’s sale, or the last trustee’s sale under any deed of trust granted to secure the same debt; and (5) in any action for a deficiency, the guarantor will have the right to establish the fair value of the property as of the date of the trustee’s sale, less prior liens and encumbrances, and to limit its liability for a deficiency to the difference between the debt and the greater of such fair value or the sale price paid at the trustee’s sale, plus interest and costs.

DATED: October 2, 2014 DAVID R. RILEY, Trustee Weinstein, Pinson & Riley, P.S. 2001 Western Avenue, Suite 400 Seattle, WA 98121 (206) 269-3490 Published: December 5, 26, 2014.

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afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the sale pursuant to RCW 61.24.130.

Failure to bring such a lawsuit may result in a waiver of any proper grounds for invalidating the Trustee’s sale. X. NOTICE TO OCCUPANTS OR TENANTS – The purchaser at the trustee’s sale is entitled to possession of the property on the 20th day following the sale, as against the grantor under the Deed of Trust (the owner) and anyone having an interest junior to the Deed of Trust, including occupants who are not tenants. After the 20th day following the sale the purchaser has the right to evict occupants who are not tenants by summary proceedings under chapter 59.12 RCW. For tenant-occupied property, the purchaser shall provide a tenant with written notice in accordance with RCW 61.24.060. If you are a servicemember or a dependent of a servicemember, you may be entitled to certain protections under the federal Servicemembers Civil Relief Act and any comparable state laws regarding the risk of foreclosure. If you believe you may be entitled to these protections, please contact our office immediately. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: 8/25/14 CLEAR RECON CORP, as Successor Trustee For additional information or service you may contact: Clear Recon Corp. 9311 S.E. 36th Street, Suite 100 Mercer Island, WA 98040 Phone: (206) 707-9599 EXHIBIT “1” NAME ADDRESS ANNA GILL 7513 HEATHER WAY EVERETT, WA 98203-5426 ANNA L GILL 7513 HEATHER WAY EVERETT, WA 98203 ANNA L GILL 7513 HEATHER WAY EVERETT, WA 98203-5426 Published: December 12, 26, 2014.

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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Pursuant to the Revised Code of Washington 61.24, et seq. TS No.: WA-12-534958-SH APN No.: 28082100400800 Title Order No.: 120372858-WA-MSI Grantor(s): DANIEL J HAGER, KELLY A HAGER Grantee(s): MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC, AS NOMINEE FOR GN MORTGAGE, LLC Deed of Trust Instrument/Reference No.: 200707100612 I. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Quality Loan Service Corp. of Washington, the undersigned Trustee, will on 1/2/2015, at 9:00 AM At the Comcast Arena at Everett, 2000 Hewitt Avenue, Everett, WA 98201. In the Auction.com Room sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, payable in the form of credit bid or cash bid in the form of cashier’s check or certified checks from federally or State chartered banks, at the time of sale the following described real property, situated in the County of SNOHOMISH, State of Washington, to-wit: LOT 1 OF SHORT PLAT RECORDED UNDER RECORDING NUMBER 7610060158, BEING A PORTION OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 21, TOWNSHIP 28 NORTH, RANGE 8 EAST, W M IN SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WASHINGTON More commonly known as: 10730 333RD AVE SE, SULTAN, WA 98294 which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated 6/21/2007, recorded 7/10/2007, under 200707100612 and re-recorded on 10/7/2013 as Instrument N u m b e r 2 0 1 3 1 0 0 7 0 0 6 6 r e c o r d s o f S N O H O M I S H C o u n t y, Washington, from DANIEL J HAGER AND KELLY A BEYER, HUSBAND AND WIFE, as Grantor(s), to REGIONAL TRUSTEE SERVICES CORP, as Trustee, to secure an obligation in favor of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR GN MORTGAGE, LLC, as Beneficiary, the beneficial interest in which was assigned by MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR GN MORTGAGE, LLC (or by its successors-in-interest and/or assigns, if any), to JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association. II. No action commenced by the Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust is now pending to seek satisfaction of the obligation in any Court by reason of the Borrower’s or Grantor’s default on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust/Mortgage. III. The default(s) for which this foreclosure is made is/are as follows: Failure to pay when due the following amounts which are now in arrears: $96,106.14 IV. The sum owing on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust is: The principal sum of $278,498.76, together with interest as provided in the Note from the 7/1/2010, and such other costs and fees as are provided by statute. V. The above-described real property will be sold to satisfy the expense of sale and the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust as provided by statute.

Said sale will be made without warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances on 1/2/2015. The defaults referred to in Paragraph III must be cured by 12/22/2014 (11 days before the sale date) to cause a discontinuance of the sale. The sale will be discontinued and terminated if at any time before 12/22/2014 (11 days before the sale) the default as set forth in Paragraph III is cured and the Trustee’s fees and costs are paid.

Payment must be in cash or with cashiers or certified checks from a State or federally chartered bank. The sale may be terminated any time after the 12/22/2014 (11 days before the sale date) and before the sale, by the Borrower or Grantor or the holder of any recorded junior lien or encumbrance by paying the principal and interest, plus costs, fees and advances, if any, made pursuant to the terms of the obligation and/or Deed of Trust, and curing all other defaults. VI. A written Notice of Default was transmitted by the Beneficiary or Trustee to the Borrower and Grantor at the following address(es): NAME DANIEL J HAGER AND KELLY A BEYER, HUSBAND AND WIFE ADDRESS 10730 333RD AVE SE, SULTAN, WA 98294 by both first class and certified mail, proof of which is in the possession of the Trustee; and the Borrower and Grantor were personally served, if applicable, with said written Notice of Default or the written Notice of Default was posted in a conspicuous place on the real property described in Paragraph I above, and the Trustee has possession of proof of such service or posting. These requirements were completed as of 7/31/2014. VII. The Trustee whose name and address are set forth below will provide in writing to anyone requesting it, a statement of all costs and fees due at any time prior to the sale. VIII. The effect of the sale will be to deprive the Grantor and all those who hold by, through or under the Grantor of all their interest in the abovedescribed property. IX. Anyone having any objections to this sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the sale pursuant to RCW 61.24.130. Failure to bring such a lawsuit may result in a waiver of any proper grounds for invalidating the Trustee’s sale. NOTICE TO OCCUPANTS OR TENANTS - The purchaser at the Trustee’s Sale is entitled to possession of the property on the 20th day following the sale, as against the Grantor under the deed of trust (the owner) and anyone having an interest junior to the deed of trust, including occupants who are not tenants.

After the 20th day following the sale the purchaser has the right to evict occupants who are not tenants by summary proceedings under Chapter 59.12 RCW. For tenant-occupied property, the purchaser shall provide a tenant with written notice in accordance with RCW 61.24.060. THIS NOTICE IS THE FINAL STEP BEFORE THE FORECLOSURE SALE OF YOUR HOME. You have only 20 DAYS from the recording date of this notice to pursue m e d i a t i o n . D O N O T D E L AY. C O N TA C T A H O U S I N G COUNSELOR OR AN ATTORNEY LICENSED IN WASHINGTON NOW to assess your situation and refer you to mediation if you are eligible and it may help you save your home. See below for safe sources of help. SEEKING ASSISTANCE Housing counselors and legal assistance may be available at little or no cost to you. If you would like assistance in determining your rights and opportunities to keep your house, you may contact the following: The statewide foreclosure hotline for assistance and referral to housing counselors recommended by the Housing Finance Commission: Toll-free: 1-877-894-HOME (1-877-894-4663) or Web site: http://www.dfi.wa.gov/consumers/homeownership/post_purchase_ counselors_foreclosure.htm. The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development: Toll-free: 1-800-569-4287 or National Web Site: http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD or for Local counseling agencies in Washington: http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/sfh/hcc/fc/index.cfm?webListAction =searchandsearchstate=WAandfilterSvc=dfc The statewide civil legal aid hotline for assistance and referrals to other housing counselors and attorneys: Telephone: 1-800-606-4819 or Web site: http://nwjustice.org/what-clear. If the sale is set aside for any reason, including if the Trustee is unable to convey title, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the monies paid to the Trustee. This shall be the Purchaser’s sole and exclusive remedy. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Trustor, the Trustee, the Beneficiary, the Beneficiary’s Agent, or the Beneficiary’s Attorney. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only.

QUA L I T Y M AY B E C O N S I D E R E D A D E B T C O L L E C TO R ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE As required by law, you are hereby notified that a negative credit report reflecting on your credit record may be submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to fulfill the terms of your credit obligations. Dated: 09/03/2014 Quality Loan Service Corp. of Washington, as Trustee By: Tricia Moreno, Assistant Secretary Trustee’s Mailing Address: Quality Loan Service Corp. of Washington C/O Quality Loan Service Corp. 411 Ivy Street, San Diego, CA 92101 (866) 6457711 Trustee’s Physical Address: Quality Loan Service Corp. of Washington 108 1st Ave South, Suite 202 Seattle, WA 98104 (866) 925-0241 Sale Line: 800-280-2832 Or Login to: http://wa.qualityloan.com TS No.: WA-12-534958-SH A-4479633 Published: December 5, 26, 2014.

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T.S. No 1320150-20 Parcel No. 004077-001-006-01 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE I. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned Tr ustee, Cal-Wester n Reconveyance LLC of Washington, will on January 09, 2015, at the hour of 10:00am, At the county courthouse, 3000 rockefeller avenue in the city of Everett, State of Washington, sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, payable at the time of sale, the following described real property, situated in the County(ies) of Snohomish, State of Washington to-wit: The east 67 5 feet of the following described tracts, lots 6 and 7 and the south half of lot 8, block 1, central park addition to the city of edmonds, Washington, according to the plat thereof recorded in volume 2 of plats, page 56, records of Snohomish county, washington Commonly known as: 7615 201st Street South West Edmonds Wa 98026 which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated March 11, 2008, recorded March 19, 2008, under Auditor’s File No. 200803190386, Book xx, Page xx, records of Snohomish County, Washington, from Maria Park, A Married Woman As Her Separate Estate as Grantor, to Ticor Title Company as Trustee, to secure an obligation in favor of Ing Bank, Fsb as Beneficiary, the beneficial interest in which was assigned to N/a II. No action commenced by the Beneficiar y of the Deed of Tr ust is now pending to seek satisfaction of the obligation in any Cour t by reason of the Borrower’s or Grantor’s default on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust. III. The default(s) for which this foreclosure is made is/are as follows: Failure to pay when due the following amounts which are now in arrears: $92,091.63; (together with any subsequent payments, late charges, advances, costs and fees thereafter due) IV. The sum owing on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust is: Principal Balance of $361,700.00, together with interest as provided in the note or other instrument secured from September 01, 2010, and such other costs and fees as are due under the Note or other instrument secured, and as are provided by statute. V. The above-described real property will be sold to satisfy the expense of sale and the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust as provided by statute. The sale will be made without warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances on January 09, 2015. The default(s) referred to in paragraph III, must be cured by December 29, 2014 (11 days before the sale date), to cause a discontinuance of the sale. The sale will be discontinued and terminated if at any time on or before December 29, 2014 (11 days before the sale date), the default(s) as set forth in paragraph III is/are cured and the Trustee’s fees and costs are paid. The sale may be terminated any time after December 29, 2014 (11 days before the sale date), and before the sale by the Borrower, Grantor, any Guarantor or the holder of any recorded junior lien or encumbrance paying the entire principal and interest secured by the Deed of Trust, plus costs, fees, and advances, if any, made pursuant to the terms of the obligation and/or Deed of Trust and curing all other defaults. VI. A written notice of default was transmitted by the Beneficiary or Trustee to the Borrower and Grantor at the following addresses: MARIA PARK 7615 201ST STREET SOUTHWEST EDMONDS WA 98026 by both first class and certified mail on April 12, 2011 proof of which is in the possession of the Trustee; and on April 08, 2011 the written notice of default was posted in a conspicuous place on the real property described in the paragraph I above, and the Trustee has possession of proof of such posting. VII. The Trustee whose name and address are set forth below will provide in writing to anyone requesting it, a statement of all costs and fees due at any time prior to the sale. VIII. The effect of the sale will be to deprive the Grantor and all those who hold by, through or under the Grantor of all their interest in the above-described property. IX. Anyone having any objections to the sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the sale pursuant to RCW 61.24.130. Failure to bring such a lawsuit may result in a waiver of any proper grounds for invalidating the Trustee’s sale. X. NOTICE TO OCCUPANTS OR TENANTS The purchaser at the trustee’s sale is entitled to possession of the property on the 20th day following the sale, as against the grantor under the deed of trust (the owner) and anyone having an interest junior to the deed of trust, including occupants who are not tenants. After the 20th day following the sale the purchaser has the right to evict occupants who are not tenants by summary proceedings under Chapter 59.12 RCW. For tenant-occupied property, the purchaser shall provide a tenant with written notice in accordance with RCW 61.24.060 THIS NOTICE IS THE FINAL STEP BEFORE THE FORECLOSURE SALE OF YOUR HOME. You have only 20 DAYS from the recording date on this notice to pursue mediation.

DO NOT DELAY. CONTACT A HOUSING COUNSELOR OR AN ATTORNEY LICENSED IN WASHINGTON NOW to assess your situation and refer you to mediation if you are eligible and it may help you save your home. See below for safe sources of help.

SEEKING ASSISTANCE Housing counselors and legal assistance may be available at little or no cost to you. If you would like assistance in determining your rights and opportunities to keep your house, you may contact the following: The statewide foreclosure hotline for assistance and referral to housing counselors recommended by the Housing Finance Commission: Telephone: (877) 894-4663. Website: www.homeownership. wa.gov The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development: Telephone: (800) 569-4287. Website: www.hud.gov The statewide civil legal aid hotline for assistance and referrals to other housing counselors and attorneys: Telephone: (888) 2011014. Website: http://nwjustice.org DATE: August 26, 2014 CalWestern Reconveyance LLC of Washington Park Tower I Office Building 201 NE Park Plaza Dr. Suite 217 Vancouver, WA, 98684 (800) 546-1531 DLPP-439666 Published: December 5, 26, 2014.

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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE PURSUANT TO THE REVISED CODE OF WASHINGTON CHAPTER 61.24 ET. SEQ.THIS NOTICE IS THE FINAL STEP BEFORE THE FORECLOSURE SALE OF YOUR HOME. You have only 20 DAYS from the recording date on this notice to pursue mediation. DO NOT DELAY. CONTACT A HOUSING COUNSELOR OR AN ATTORNEY LICENSED IN WASHINGTON NOW to assess your situation and refer you to mediation if you are eligible and it may help you save your home. See below for safe sources of help. SEEKING ASSISTANCE Housing counselors and legal assistance may be available at little or no cost to you. If you would like assistance in determining your rights and opportunities to keep your house, you may contact the following: The statewide foreclosure hotline for assistance and referral to housing counselors recommended by the Housing Finance Commission Telephone: 1-877-894-HOME(1-877-894-4663). Web site: http://www.dfi.wa.gov/consumers/homeownership/post_purchase_ counselors_foreclosure.htm The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development Telephone: 1-800-569-4287 Web site: http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/sfh/hcc/fc/index.cfm? webListAction=search&searchstate=WA&filterSvc=dfc The statewide civil legal aid hotline for assistance and referrals to other housing counselors and attorneys Telephone: 1-800-606-4819 Web site: http://nwjustice.org/what-clear NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned, CLEAR RECON CORP, 9311 S.E. 36th Street, Suite 100, Mercer Island, WA 98040, Trustee will on 1/9/2015 at 10:00 AM at AT THE SNOHOMISH COUNTY COURTHOUSE, OUTSIDE THE NORTH PLAZA ENTRANCE, 3000 ROCKEFELLER AVE, EVERETT, WA 98201 sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, payable, in the form of cash, or cashier’s check or certified checks from federally or State chartered banks, at the time of sale, the following described real property, situated in the County of Snohomish, State of Washington, to-wit: THE WEST HALF OF LOT 1, AS MEASURED ALONG THE NORTH LINE THEREOF, BLOCK 4, SYLVAN CREST, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN VOLUME 13 OF PLATS, PAGE 60, RECORDS OF SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WASHINGTON. Commonly known as: 7513 HEATHER WAY EVERETT Washington 98203 APN: 005942-004-001-01 which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated 10/20/2003, recorded 10/24/2003, as Auditor’s File No. 200310240859, records of Snohomish County, Washington, from ANNA GILL, AN UNMARRIED PERSON AS HER SEPARATE ESTATE, as Grantor(s), to LAWYERS TITLE AGENCY, as Trustee, to secure an obligation in favor of BENEFICIAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION, as Beneficiary, the beneficial interest in which was assigned by U.S. Bank Trust, N.A., as Trustee for LSF8 Master Participation Trust , under an Assignment recorded under Auditor’s File No 201407140410. II. No action commenced by the Beneficiar y of the Deed of Trust or the Beneficiary’s successor is now pending to seek satisfaction of the obligation in any Court by reason of the Borrower’s or Grantor’s default on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust/Mortgage. III. The default(s) for which this foreclosure is made is/are as follows: PROMISSORY NOTE INFORMATION Note Dated: 10/20/2003 Note Amount: $165,262.26 Interest Paid To: 8/25/2012 Next Due D a t e : 9 / 2 5 / 2 0 1 2 PAY M E N T I N F O R M AT I O N F RO M T H RU NO.PMT AMOUNT TOTAL 9/25/2012 9/5/2014 23 $1,022.30 $23,512.90 ADVANCES/LATE CHARGES DESCRIPTION TOTAL Accrued Late Charges $1,226.76 Deferred Interest $11,145.11 Corporate Advance $11,836.88 Accrued Late Charges $1,226.76 ESTIMATED FORECLOSURE FEES AND COSTS DESCRIPTION TOTAL Trustee’s Fee’s $750.00 Posting of Notice of Default $75.00 Record Appointment of Successor Trustee $14.00 Record Assignment of Deed of Trust $15.00 Record Notice of Sale $77.00 T.S.G. Fee $744.00 T.S.G. Fee (Tax) $70.68 Title Datedown Fee $50.00 Mailings $132.52 TOTAL DUE AS OF 8/23/2014 $50,893.29 IV. The sum owing on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust is: The principal sum of $140,948.79, together with interest as provided in the Note from 9/25/2012, and such other costs and fees as are provided by statute. V. The above described real property will be sold to satisfy the expense of sale and the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust as provided by statute. Said sale will be made without warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances on 1/9/2015. The defaults referred to in Paragraph III must be cured by 12/29/2014, (11 days before the sale date) to cause a discontinuance of the sale. The sale will be discontinued and terminated if at any time before 12/29/2014 (11 days before the sale) the default as set forth in Paragraph III is cured and the Trustee’s fees and costs are paid. Payment must be in cash or with cashiers or certified checks from a State or federally chartered bank. The sale may be terminated any time after the 12/29/2014 (11 days before the sale date) and before the sale, by the Borrower or Grantor or the or the Grantor’s successor interest or the holder of any recorded junior lien or encumbrance by paying the principal and interest secured by the Deed of Trust, plus costs, fees and advances, if any, made pursuant to the terms of the obligation and/or Deed of Trust and curing all other defaults. VI. A written Notice of Default was transmitted by the Beneficiary or Trustee to the Borrower and Grantor at the following address(es): SEE ATTACHED EXHIBIT “1” by both first class and certified mail on 4/10/2014, proof of which is in the possession of the Trustee; and the Borrower and Grantor were personally served, if applicable, with said written Notice of Default or the written Notice of Default was posted in a conspicuous place on the real property described in Paragraph I above, and the Trustee has possession of proof of such service or posting. VII. The Trustee whose name and address are set forth below will provide in writing to anyone requesting it, a statement of all costs and fees due at any time prior to the sale. VIII. The effect of the sale will be to deprive the Grantor and all those who hold by, through or under the Grantor of all their interest in the above-described property. IX. Anyone having any objections to this sale on any grounds whatsoever will be

T.S. No 1383062-40 Parcel No. 00461801100300 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE I. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned Tr ustee, Cal-Wester n Reconveyance LLC of Washington, will on January 30, 2015, at the hour of 10:00am, At the county courthouse, 3000 rockefeller avenue in the city of Everett, State of Washington, sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, payable at the time of sale, the following described real property, situated in the County(ies) of Snohomish, State of Washington to-wit: Lot 3, block 11, haller city, as per plat recorded in volume 2 of plats, page 22, records of Snohomish county auditor. situate in the county of snohomish, state of Washington Commonly known as: 534 E Gilman Ave Arlington Wa 98223 which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated October 26, 2007, recorded October 29, 2007, under Auditor’s File No. 200710290279, Book xx, Page xx, records of Snohomish County, Washington, from Karly Larson and Eileen Larson, Husband And Wife as Grantor, to Rainier Title as Trustee, to secure an obligation in favor of Household Finance Corporation Iii as Beneficiary, the beneficial interest in which was assigned to U.s. Bank Trust, N.a., As Trustee For Lsf8 Master Par ticipation Trust II. No action commenced by the Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust is now pending to seek satisfaction of the obligation in any Court by reason of the Borrower’s or Grantor’s default on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust. III. The default(s) for which this foreclosure is made is/are as follows: Failure to pay when due the following amounts which are now in arrears: $93,011.43; (together with any subsequent payments, late charges, advances, costs and fees thereafter due) IV. The sum owing on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust is: Principal Balance of $204,590.32, together with interest as provided in the note or other instrument secured from April 01, 2011, and such other costs and fees as are due under the Note or other instrument secured, and as are provided by statute.

V. The above-described real property will be sold to satisfy the expense of sale and the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust as provided by statute. The sale will be made without warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances on January 30, 2015. The default(s) referred to in paragraph III, must be cured by January 19, 2015 (11 days before the sale date), to cause a discontinuance of the sale. The sale will be discontinued and terminated if at any time on or before January 19, 2015 (11 days before the sale date), the default(s) as set forth in paragraph III is/are cured and the Trustee’s fees and costs are paid. The sale may be terminated any time after January 19, 2015 (11 days before the sale date), and before the sale by the Borrower, Grantor, any Guarantor or the holder of any recorded junior lien or encumbrance paying the entire principal and interest secured by the Deed of Trust, plus costs, fees, and advances, if any, made pursuant to the terms of the obligation and/or Deed of Trust and curing all other defaults. VI. A written notice of default was transmitted by the Beneficiary or Trustee to the Borrower and Grantor at the following addresses: KARLY D LARSON 534 E GILMAN AVE ARLINGTON WA 98223 EILEEN L LARSON 534 E GILMAN AVE ARLINGTON WA 98223 KARLY LARSON 534 EAST GILLMAN ARLINGTON WA 98223 EILEEN LARSON 534 EAST GILLMAN ARLINGTON WA 98223 EILEEN LARSON 534 E GILMAN ST ARLINGTON WA 98223-1131 KARLY LARSON 534 E GILMAN ST ARLINGTON WA 98223-1131 by both first class and certified mail on November 06, 2013 proof of which is in the possession of the Trustee; and on November 07, 2013 the written notice of default was posted in a conspicuous place on the real property described in the paragraph I above, and the Trustee has possession of proof of such posting. VII. The Trustee whose name and address are set forth below will provide in writing to anyone requesting it, a statement of all costs and fees due at any time prior to the sale. VIII. The effect of the sale will be to deprive the Grantor and all those who hold by, through or under the Grantor of all their interest in the above-described property. IX. Anyone having any objections to the sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the sale pursuant to RCW 61.24.130. Failure to bring such a lawsuit may result in a waiver of any proper grounds for invalidating the Trustee’s sale. X. NOTICE TO OCCUPANTS OR TENANTS The purchaser at the trustee’s sale is entitled to possession of the property on the 20th day following the sale, as against the grantor under the deed of trust (the owner) and anyone having an interest junior to the deed of trust, including occupants who are not tenants. After the 20th day following the sale the purchaser has the right to evict occupants who are not tenants by summary proceedings under Chapter 59.12 RCW. For tenantoccupied property, the purchaser shall provide a tenant with written notice in accordance with RCW 61.24.060 THIS NOTICE IS THE FINAL STEP BEFORE THE FORECLOSURE SALE OF YOUR HOME. You have only 20 DAYS from the recording date on this notice to pursue mediation. DO NOT DELAY. CONTACT A HOUSING COUNSELOR OR AN ATTORNEY LICENSED IN WASHINGTON NOW to assess your situation and refer you to mediation if you are eligible and it may help you save your home.

See below for safe sources of help. SEEKING ASSISTANCE Housing counselors and legal assistance may be available at little or no cost to you. If you would like assistance in determining your rights and opportunities to keep your house, you may contact the following: The statewide foreclosure hotline for assistance and referral to housing counselors recommended by the Housing Finance Commission: Telephone: (877) 894-4663. Website: www.homeownership.wa.gov The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development: Telephone: (800) 569-4287.

Website: www.hud.gov The statewide civil legal aid hotline for assistance and referrals to other housing counselors and a t t o r n e y s : Te l e p h o n e : ( 8 8 8 ) 2 0 1 - 1 0 1 4 . W e b s i t e : http://nwjustice.org DATE: September 15, 2014 Cal-Western Reconveyance LLC of Washington Park Tower I Office Building 201 NE Par k Plaza Dr. Suite 217 Vancouver, WA, 98684 (800) 546-1531 DLPP-439978 Published: December 26, 2014; January 16, 2015.

EDH607370 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE PURSUANT TO THE REVISED CODE OF WASHINGTON CHAPTER 61.24, et. seq. TO: Jessica R. Rainbolt 323 Marcus Street Sultan, WA 98294-9408 Jessica R. Rainbolt P.O. Box 12792 Mill Creek, WA 98082 I. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned Trustee, David R. Riley, will on the 2nd day of January 2015, at the hour of 10:00 o’clock a.m. outside in front of the north entrance of the Snohomish County Courthouse, 3000 Rockefeller Avenue, in the City of Everett, State of Washington, sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, payable at the time of sale, the following described real property situated in the County of Snohomish, State of Washington, legally described as follows: LOT 2 OF BOUNDARY LINE ADJUSTMENT RECORDED UNDER RECORDING NUMBER 9505100182, BEING A PORTION OF LOTS 2 AND 3, CITY OF SULTAN SHORT PLAT RECORDED UNDER RECORDING NO. 9210230393, BEING A PORTION OF GOVERNMENT LOTS 2, SECTION 6,

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE PURSUANT TO THE REVISED CODE OF WASHINGTON CHAPTER 61.24 ET. SEQ. THIS NOTICE IS THE FINAL STEP BEFORE THE FORECLOSURE SALE OF YOUR HOME. You have only 20 DAYS from the recording date on this notice to pursue mediation. DO NOT DELAY. CONTACT A HOUSING COUNSELOR OR AN ATTORNEY LICENSED IN WASHINGTON NOW to assess your situation and refer you to mediation if you are eligible and it may help you save your home. See below for safe sources of help. SEEKING ASSISTANCE Housing counselors and legal assistance may be available at little or no cost to you. If you would like assistance in determining your rights and opportunities to keep your house, you may contact the following: The statewide foreclosure hotline for assistance and referral to housing counselors recommended by the Housing Finance Commission Telephone: 1-877-894-HOME(1-877-894-4663) . Web site: http://www.dfi.wa.gov/consumers/homeownership/post_purchase_ counselors_foreclosure.htm The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development Telephone: 1-800-569-4287 Web site: http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/sfh/hcc/fc/index.cfm? webListAction=search&searchstate=WA&filterSvc=dfc The statewide civil legal aid hotline for assistance and referrals to other housing counselors and attorneys Telephone: 1-800-606-4819 Web site: http://nwjustice.org/what-clear I. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned, CLEAR RECON CORP, 9311 S.E. 36th Street, Suite 100, Mercer Island, WA 98040, Trustee will on 1/9/2015 at 10:00 AM at AT THE SNOHOMISH COUNTY COURTHOUSE, OUTSIDE THE NORTH PLAZA ENTRANCE, 3000 ROCKEFELLER AVE, EVERETT, WA 98201 sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, payable, in the form of cash, or cashier’s check or certified checks from federally or State chartered banks, at the time of sale, the following described real property, situated in the County of Snohomish, State of Washington, towit: LOT 6, GLENWOOD HEIGHTS, DIVISION 2, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN VOLUME 29 OF PLATS, PAGE 20, RECORDS OF SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WASHINGTON. Commonly known as: 3620 98TH DR SE EVERETT, WA 98205 APN: 006264-000-006-00 which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated 8/19/2003, recorded 8/25/2003, as Auditor’s File No. 200308250255, records of Snohomish County, Washington, from SAMUEL RAY WATSON AND BETTY J WATSON, HUSBAND AND WIFE, as Grantor(s), to LAWYERS TITLE AGENCY, as Trustee, to secure an obligation in favor of BENEFICIAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION, as Beneficiary, the beneficial interest in which was assigned by U.S. Bank Trust, N.A., as Trustee for LSF8 Master Participation Trust, under an Assignment recorded under Auditor’s File No 201407240502. II. No action commenced by the Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust or the Beneficiary’s successor is now pending to seek satisfaction of the obligation in any Court by reason of the Borrower’s or Grantor’s default on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust/Mortgage. III. The default(s) for which this foreclosure is made is/are as follows: PROMISSORY NOTE INFORMATION Note Dated: 8/19/2003 Note Amount: $179,998.95 Interest Paid To: 10/14/2012 Next Due Date: 11/14/2012 PAYMENT INFORMATION FROM THRU NO.PMT AMOUNT TOTAL 11/14/2012 9/12/2014 22 $1,194.71 $26,283.62 ADVANCES/LATE CHARGES DESCRIPTION TOTAL Corporate Advance $12,571.85 Accrued Late Charges $1,553.11 Deferred Interest $11,808.59 ESTIMATED FORECLOSURE FEES AND COSTS DESCRIPTION TOTAL Trustee’s Fee’s $750.00 Posting of Notice of Default $125.00 Record Assignment of Deed of Trust $15.00 Record Substitution of Trustee $14.00 T.S.G. Fee $743.75 T.S.G. Fee (Tax) $70.66 Title Datedown Fee $50.00 Mailings $109.00 TOTAL DUE AS OF 8/26/2014 $54,103.34 IV. The sum owing on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust is: The principal sum of $148,537.58, together with interest as provided in the Note from 11/14/2012, and such other costs and fees as are provided by statute. V. The above described real property will be sold to satisfy the expense of sale and the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust as provided by statute. Said sale will be made without warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances on 1/9/2015. The defaults referred to in Paragraph III must be cured by 12/29/2014, (11 days before the sale date) to cause a discontinuance of the sale. The sale will be discontinued and terminated if at any time before 12/29/2014 (11 days before the sale) the default as set forth in Paragraph III is cured and the Trustee’s fees and costs are paid. Payment must be in cash or with cashiers or certified checks from a State or federally chartered bank. The sale may be terminated any time after the 12/29/2014 (11 days before the sale date) and before the sale, by the Borrower or Grantor or the or the Grantor’s successor interest or the holder of any recorded junior lien or encumbrance by paying the principal and interest secured by the Deed of Trust, plus costs, fees and advances, if any, made pursuant to the terms of the obligation and/or Deed of Trust and curing all other defaults. VI. A written Notice of Default was transmitted by the Beneficiary or Trustee to the Borrower and Grantor at the following address(es): SEE ATTACHED EXHIBIT “1” by both first class and certified mail on 4/10/2014, proof of which is in the possession of the Trustee; and the Borrower and Grantor were personally served, if applicable, with said written Notice of Default or the written Notice of Default was posted in a conspicuous place on the real property described in Paragraph I above, and the Trustee has possession of proof of such service or posting. VII. The Trustee whose name and address are set forth below will provide in writing to anyone requesting it, a statement of all costs and fees due at any time prior to the sale. VIII. The effect of the sale will be to deprive the Grantor and all those who hold by, through or under the Grantor of all their interest in the above-described property. IX. Anyone having any objections to this sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the sale pursuant to RCW 61.24.130. Failure to bring such a lawsuit may result in a waiver of any proper grounds for invalidating the Trustee’s sale. X. NOTICE TO OCCUPANTS OR TENANTS - The purchaser at the trustee’s sale is entitled to possession of the property on the 20th day following the sale, as against the grantor under the Deed of Trust (the owner) and anyone having an interest junior to the Deed of Trust, including occupants who are not tenants. After the 20th day following the sale the purchaser has the right to evict occupants who are not tenants by summary proceedings under chapter 59.12 RCW. For tenant-occupied property, the purchaser shall provide a tenant with written notice in accordance with RCW 61.24.060. If you are a servicemember or a dependent of a servicemember, you may be entitled to certain protections under the federal Servicemembers Civil Relief Act and any comparable state laws regarding the risk of foreclosure. If you believe you may be entitled to these protections, please contact our office immediately. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: 8/27/14 CLEAR RECON CORP, as Successor Trustee For additional information or service you may contact: Clear Recon Corp. 9311 S.E. 36th Street, Suite 100 Mercer Island, WA 98040 Phone: (206) 707-9599 EXHIBIT “1” NAME ADDRESS BETTY J WATSON 3620 98TH DR SE EVERETT WA 98205 BETTY J WATSON 3620 98TH DR SE EVERETT WA 98205-3015 BETTY J WATSON 3620 98TH DR SE EVERETT WA 98208 BETTY WATSON 3620 98TH DR SE LAKE STEVENS, WA 98258 BETTY WATSON 3620 98TH DR SE LAKE STEVENS, WA 98258-5715 SAMUEL R WATSON 3620 98TH DR SE LAKE STEVENS, WA 98258 SAMUEL R WATSON 3620 98TH DR SE LAKE STEVENS, WA 98258-5715 SAMUEL RAY WATSON 3620 98TH DR SE EVERETT WA 98205 SAMUEL RAY WATSON 3620 98TH DR SE EVERETT WA 98205-3015 SAMUEL RAY WATSON 3620 98TH DR SE EVERETT WA 98208 Published: December 12, 26, 2014.

EDH585539 WE ARE A DEBT COLLECTOR. THIS COMMUNICATION IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE I. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned Bishop, Marshall & Weibel, P.S. will on January 9, 2015 at 10:00 am on the steps in front of the North side to the Snohomish County Courthouse, 3000 Rockefeller Avenue, in the City of Everett located at Snohomish County, State of Washington, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, payable at the time of sale, the following described real property, situated in Snohomish County, State of Washington, to-wit; LOT 7, MILL CREEK 3, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT RECORDED IN VOLUME 37, OF PLATS; PAGES 73 TO 76, RECORDS OF SNOHOMISH COUNTY, STATE OF WASHINGTON which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated February 15, 2007, recorded February 20, 2007, under Auditor’s File No. 200702200542 records of Snohomish County, Washington, from Errol N Nelson, and Margaret A Cowen, husband and wife, as Grantor, to First American Title Insurance Company, as Trustee, to secure an obligation in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. is a separate corporation that is acting solely as a nominee for Countrywide Bank, N.A. and its successors and assigns as Beneficiary. U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE HOLDERS OF THE CITIGROUP MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST INC., MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-AR8 is now the beneficiary of the deed of trust. The sale will be made without any warranty concerning the title to, or the condition of the property.

II No action commenced by the Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust is now pending to seek satisfaction of the obligation in any Court by reason of the Grantor’s default on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust.

III The default(s) for which this foreclosure is made is/are as follows:

i) Failure to pay the following amounts, now in arrears: Amount due to reinstate by September 5, 2014 Delinquent Monthly Payments Due from 12/01/2009 through 9/1/2014: 32 payment(s) at $2,794.53 8 payment(s) at $3,505.51 18 payment(s) at $2,162.53 Total: $156,394.58 Accrued Late Charges $382.25 Corporate Advances $2,870.13 TOTAL DEFAULT $159,646.96

IV The sum owing on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust is: $495,868.25, together with interest from November 1, 2009 as provided in the note or other instrument, and such other costs and fees as are due under the note or other instrument secured, and as are provided by statute.

V The above described real property will be sold to satisfy the expense of sale and the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust as provided by statute. The sale will be made without warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances on January 9, 2015. The payments, late charges, or other defaults must be cured by December 29, 2014 (11 days before the sale date) to cause a discontinuance of the sale. The sale will be discontinued and terminated if at any time on or before December 29, 2014 (11 days before the sale date) the default(s) as set forth in paragraph III, together with any subsequent payments, late charges, or other defaults, is/are cured and the Trustee’s fees and costs are paid. Payment must be with cashier’s or certified checks from a State or federally chartered bank. The sale may be terminated any time after December 29, 2014 (11 days before the sale date), and

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before the sale by the Borrower, Grantor, any Guarantor, or the holder of any recorded junior lien or encumbrance paying the entire principal and interest secured by the Deed of Trust, plus costs, fees, and advances, if any, made pursuant to the terms of the obligation and/or Deed of Trust, and curing all other defaults.

VI A written notice of default was transmitted by the beneficiary or Trustee to the Borrower and Grantor at the following address(es):

fore the sale by the Borrower, Grantor, any Guarantor, or the holder of any recorded junior lien or encumbrance paying the entire principal and interest secured by the Deed of Trust, plus costs, fees, and advances, if any, made pursuant to the terms of the obligation and/or Deed of Trust, and curing all other defaults.

VI A written notice of default was transmitted by the beneficiary or Trustee to the Borrower and Grantor at the following address(es):

Errol N. Nelson 3117 149th St SE Mill Creek, WA 98012

Jose A Galicia 12228 28th Pl W #1 Everett, WA 98204

Margaret A. Cowen 3117 149th St SE Mill Creek, WA 98012

by both first class and certified mail on February 5,2014, proof of which is in the possession of the Trustee; and the Borrower and Grantor were personally served on February 5, 2014, with said written notice of default or the written notice of default was posted in a conspicuous place on the real property described in paragraph I above, and the Trustee has possession of proof of such service or posting.

VII The Trustee whose name and address are set forth will provide in writing to anyone requesting it, a statement of all costs and fees due at any time prior to the sale.

VIII The effect of the sale will be to deprive the Grantor and all those who hold by, through or under the Grantor of all their interest in the above-described property.

IX Anyone having any objections to this sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objection if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the sale pursuant to RCW 61.24.130. Failure to bring such a lawsuit may result in a waiver of any proper grounds for invalidating the Trustee’s sale.

X NOTICE TO OCCUPANTS OR TENANTS The purchaser at the Trustee’s Sale is entitled to possession of the property on the 20th day following the sale, as against the Grantor under the deed of trust (the owner) and anyone having an interest junior to the deed of trust, including occupants who are not tenants.

After the 20th day following the sale the purchaser has the right to evict occupants who are not tenants by summary proceedings under Chapter 59.12 RCW. For tenant-occupied property, the purchaser shall provide a tenant with written notice in accordance with RCW 61.24.060.

If the Trustee’s Sale is set aside for any reason, the submitted bid will be forthwith returned without interest and the bidder will have no right to purchase the property. Recovery of the bid amount without interest constitutes the limit of the bidder’s recourse against the Trustee and/or the Beneficiary.

XI NOTICE TO ALL PERSONS AND PARTIES WHO ARE GUARANTORS OF THE OBLIGATIONS SECURED BY THIS DEED OF TRUST: (1) The Guarantor may be liable for a deficiency judgment to the extent the sale price obtained at the Trustee’s Sale is less than the debt secured by the Deed of Trust; (2) The Guarantor has the same rights to reinstate the debt, cure the default, or repay the debt as is given to the grantor in order to avoid the trustee’s sale; (3) The Guarantor will have no right to redeem the property after the Trustee’s Sale; (4) Subject to such longer periods as are provided in the Washington Deed of Trust Act, Chapter 61.24 RCW, any action brought to enforce a guaranty must be commenced within one year after the Trustee’s Sale, or the last Trustee’s Sale under any deed of trust granted to secure the same debt; and (5) In any action for a deficiency, the Guarantor will have the right to establish the fair value of the property as of the date of the Trustee’s Sale, less prior liens and encumbrances, and to limit its liability for a deficiency to the difference between the debt and the greater of such fair value or the sale price paid at the Trustee’s Sale, plus interest and costs.

XII NOTICE THIS NOTICE IS THE FINAL STEP BEFORE THE FORECLOSURE SALE OF YOUR HOME. You have only 20 DAYS from the recording date on this notice to pursue mediation.

DO NOT DELAY. CONTACT A HOUSNG COUNSELOR OR AN ATTORNEY LICENSED IN WASHINGTON NOW to assess your situation and refer you to mediation if you are eligible and it may help you save your home. See below for safe sources of help.

SEEKING ASSISTANCE Housing counselors and legal assistance may be available at little or no cost to you. If you would like assistance in determining your rights and opportunities to keep your house, you may contact the following: The statewide foreclosure hotline for assistance and referral to housing counselors recommended by the Housing Finance Commission: Telephone: (1-877-894-4663) Website: http://www.wshfc.org/buyers/counseling.htm The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development: Telephone: (1-800-569-4287) Website: http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/sfh/hcc/fc/index.cfm? webListAction=search&searchstate= WA&fiIterSvc=dfc The statewide civil legal aid hotline for assistance and referrals to other housing counselors and attorneys: Telephone: (1-800-606-4819) Website: http://nwjustice.org/what-clear DATED: September 4, 2014.

BISHOP, MARSHALL & WEIBEL, P.S. Successor Trustee By: WILLIAM L. BISHOP, JR., President 720 Olive Way, Suite 1201 Seattle, WA 98101 (206) 622-7527 State of Washington ) ) ss.

County of King ) On this 4 day of September, 2014, before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for the State of Washington, duly commissioned and sworn, personally appeared William L. Bishop, Jr., to me known to be an Officer of Bishop, Marshall & Weibel, P.S., the corporation that executed the foregoing instrument and acknowledged the said instrument to be the free and voluntary act and deed of said corporation, for the uses and purposes therein mentioned, and on oath states that they are authorized to execute the said instrument.

WITNESS my hand and official seal hereto affixed the day and year first above written.

DARLA TRAUTMAN NOTARY PUBLIC in and for the State of Washington at: King County My Appt. Exp: April 9, 2016 Published: December 5, 26, 2014. EDH603176

WE ARE A DEBT COLLECTOR. THIS COMMUNICATION IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE I. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned Bishop, Marshall & Weibel, P.S. will on January 30, 2015 at 9:00 AM On the Steps in Front of the North Entrance at the Snohomish County Superior Courthouse, 3000 Rockefeller Avenue, Everett, WA 98201 located at Snohomish County, State of Washington, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, payable at the time of sale, the following described real property, situated in Snohomish County, State of Washington, to-wit; UNIT 1, CEDAR SPRINGS, A CONDOMINIUM, ACCORDING TO THE DECLARATION RECORDED UNDER RECORDING NUMBER 200511141063 AND IN SURVEY MAP AND PLANS RECORDED UNDER RECORDING NUMBER 200511145127, AND A M E N D M E N T S T H E R E TO, R E C O R D S O F S N O H O M I S H COUNTY, WASHINGTON TOGETHER WITH LIMITED COMMON ELEMENTS which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated November 21, 2006, recorded November 29, 2006, under Auditor’s File No. 200611291394 records of Snohomish County, Washington, from Jose A Galicia and Maria J Galicia, Husband and Wife, as Community Property, as Grantor, to Pacific Northwest Title Insurance Company Inc, as Trustee, to secure an obligation in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. is a separate corporation that is acting solely as a nominee for Fremont Investment & Loan and its successors and assigns as Beneficiary. HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as Trustee for The Holders of The Ellington Loan Acquisition Trust 2007-1, Mortgage Pass- Through Certificates, Series 2007-1 is now the beneficiary of the deed of trust. The sale will be made without any warranty concerning the title to, or the condition of the property.

II No action commenced by the Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust is now pending to seek satisfaction of the obligation in any Court by reason of the Grantor’s default on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust.

III The default(s) for which this foreclosure is made is/are as follows:

i) Failure to pay the following amounts, now in arrears: Amount due to reinstate by September 25, 2014 Delinquent Monthly Payments Due from 11/01/2008 through 09/01/2014: 45 payment(s) at $2,506.22 5 payment(s) at $1,727.62 18 payment(s) at $1,727.63 3 payment(s) at $1,596.29 Total: $157,304.21 Accrued Late Charges $153.30 Corporate Advances $2,268.11 TOTAL DEFAULT $159,725.62

ii)

Description of Action Required Default to Cure and Documentation Necessary to Show Cure

Delinquent Sewer Lien charges, plus interest, fees, and penalties, if any Delinquent Condo Association Lien plus interest and penalties.

Proof of Payoff

Evidence/Proof must be provided that the delinquency has been brought current.

IV The sum owing on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust is: $270,563.03, together with interest from October 1, 2008 as provided in the note or other instrument, and such other costs and fees as are due under the note or other instrument secured, and as are provided by statute.

V The above described real property will be sold to satisfy the expense of sale and the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust as provided by statute. The sale will be made without warranty; express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances on January 30, 2015. The payments, late charges, or other defaults must be cured by January 19, 2015 (11 days before the sale date) to cause a discontinuance of the sale. The sale will be discontinued and terminated if at any time on or before January 19, 2015 (11 days before the sale date) the default(s) as set forth in paragraph III, together with any subsequent payments, late charges, or other defaults, is/are cured and the Trustee’s fees and costs are paid. Payment must be with cashier’s or certified checks from a: State or federally chartered bank. The sale may be terminated any time after January 19, 2015 (11 days before the sale date), and be-

Jose A Galicia 12228 28th Pl W 1 Everett, WA 98204

Jose A Galicia Maria J Galicia 12228 28th Pl W 12228 28th Pl W #1 Everett, WA 98204 Everett, WA 98204 Maria J Galicia 12228 28th Pl W 1 Everett, WA 98204

Maria J Galicia 12228 28th Pl W Everett, WA 98204

by both first class and certified mail on November 26, 2013, proof of which is in the possession of the Trustee; and the Borrower and Grantor were personally served on November 26, 2013, with said written notice of default or the written notice of default was posted in a conspicuous place on the real property described in paragraph I above, and the Trustee has possession of proof of such service or posting.

VII The Trustee whose name and address are set forth will provide in writing to anyone requesting it, a statement of all costs and fees due at any time prior to the sale.

VIII The effect of the sale will be to deprive the Grantor and all those who hold by, through or under the Grantor of all their interest in the above-described property.

IX Anyone having any objections to this sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objection if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the sale pursuant to RCW 61.24.130. Failure to bring such a lawsuit may result in a waiver of any proper grounds for invalidating the Trustee’s sale.

X NOTICE TO OCCUPANTS OR TENANTS The purchaser at the Trustee’s Sale is entitled to possession of the property on the 20th day following the sale, as against the Grantor under the deed of trust (the owner) and anyone having an interest junior to the deed of trust, including occupants who are not tenants.

After the 20th day following the sale the purchaser has the right to evict occupants who are not tenants by summary proceedings under Chapter 59.12 RCW. For tenant-occupied property, the purchaser shall provide a tenant with written notice in accordance with RCW 61.24.060.

If the Trustee’s Sale is set aside for any reason, the submitted bid will be forthwith returned without interest and the bidder will have no right to purchase the property. Recovery of the bid amount without interest constitutes the limit of the bidder’s recourse against the Trustee and/or the Beneficiary.

XI NOTICE TO ALL PERSONS AND PARTIES WHO ARE GUARANTORS OF THE OBLIGATIONS SECURED BY THIS DEED OF TRUST: (1) The Guarantor may be liable for a deficiency judgment to the extent the sale price obtained at the Trustee’s Sale is less than the debt secured by the Deed of Trust; (2) The Guarantor has the same rights to reinstate the debt, cure the default, or repay the debt as is given to the grantor in order to avoid the trustee’s sale; (3) The Guarantor will have no right to redeem the property after the Trustee’s Sale; (4) Subject to such longer periods as are provided in the Washington Deed of Trust Act, Chapter 61.24 RCW, any action brought to enforce a guaranty must be commenced within one year after the Trustee’s Sale, or the last Trustee’s Sale under any deed of trust granted to secure the same debt; and (5) In any action for a deficiency, the Guarantor will have the right to establish the fair value of the property as of the date of the Trustee’s Sale, less prior liens and encumbrances, and to limit its liability for a deficiency to the difference between the debt and the greater of such fair value or the sale price paid at the Trustee’s Sale, plus interest and costs.

XII NOTICE THIS NOTICE IS THE FINAL STEP BEFORE THE FORECLOSURE SALE OF YOUR HOME. You have only 20 DAYS from the recording date on this notice to pursue mediation.

DO NOT DELAY. CONTACT A HOUSNG COUNSELOR OR AN ATTORNEY LICENSED IN WASHINGTON NOW to assess your situation and refer you to mediation if you are eligible and it may help you save your home. See below for safe sources of help.

SEEKING ASSISTANCE Housing counselors and legal assistance may be available at little or no cost to you. If you would like assistance in determining your rights and opportunities to keep your house, you may contact the following: The statewide foreclosure hotline for assistance and referral to housing counselors recommended by the Housing Finance Commission: Telephone: (1-877-894-4663) Website: http://www.wshfc.org/buyers/counseling.htm The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development: Telephone: (1-800-569-4287) Website: http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/sfh/hcc/fc/index.cfm? webListAction=search&searchstate= WA&fiIterSvc=dfc The statewide civil legal aid hotline for assistance and referrals to other housing counselors and attorneys: Telephone: (1-800-606-4819) Website: http://nwjustice.org/what-clear DATED: September 24, 2014.

BISHOP, MARSHALL & WEIBEL, P.S. Successor Trustee By: WILLIAM L. BISHOP, JR., President 720 Olive Way, Suite 1201 Seattle, WA 98101 (206) 622-7527 State of Washington ) ) ss.

County of King ) On this 24 day of September, 2014, before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for the State of Washington, duly commissioned and sworn, personally appeared William L. Bishop, Jr., to me known to be an Officer of Bishop, Marshall & Weibel, P.S., the corporation that executed the foregoing instrument and acknowledged the said instrument to be the free and voluntary act and deed of said corporation, for the uses and purposes therein mentioned, and on oath states that they are authorized to execute the said instrument.

WITNESS my hand and official seal hereto affixed the day and year first above written.

DARLA TRAUTMAN NOTARY PUBLIC in and for the State of Washington at: King County My Appt. Exp: April 9, 2016 Published: December 26, 2014; January 16, 2015. EDH605646

4VNNPOT IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF SNOHOMISH JUVENILE COURT SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION TERMINATION THE STATE OF WASHINGTON TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN AND TO: 1. Amanda Suzanne Bakken, mother of Aubreanna Lynn Hartz, d.o.b.12/08/13, Ter mination Petition 14-7-00853-4 filed 10/22/14.

2. Joshua Har tz, alleged father of Aubreanna Lynn Har tz, d.o.b.12/08/13, Ter mination Petition 14-7-00853-4 filed 10/22/14.

3. Unknown biological father of Aubreanna Lynn Har tz, d.o.b.12/08/13, Ter mination Petition 14-7-00853-4 filed 10/22/14.

4. Samuel Aram Grove, father of Daniel Glenn Page Carver, d.o.b.06/03/98, Ter mination Petition 14-7-00702-3 filed 08/05/14.

5. Anthony Cledis Kaikaka, Jr., father of Kalani Jada Mina Luke, d.o.b.06/29/03, Ter mination Petition 14-7-00776-7 filed 09/10/14.

6. U n k n ow n b i o l o g i c a l fa t h e r o f M a s o n E d wa r d G a s p a , d.o.b.10/21/13, Ter mination Peition 14-7-00760-1 filed 08/28/14.

7. U n k n ow n b i o l o g i c a l fa t h e r o f S o p h i a E i l e e n G a s p a , d.o.b.10/21/13, Ter mination Peition 14-7-00761-9 filed 08/28/14.

8. Shawn Woodman, alleged father of Isabella Nevaeh Carrigan, d.o.b.09/14/13, Ter mination Petition 14-7-00618-3 filed 06/19/14.

9. Unknown biological father of Isabella Nevaeh Carrigan, d.o.b.09/14/13, Ter mination Petition 14-7-00618-3 filed 06/19/14.

10. Amber Christine Brandon, mother of Colton Eugene Harvey, d.o.b.02/05/14, Ter mination Petition 14-7-00805-4 filed 09/30/14.

A Termination Hearing will be held on February 17, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. at Snohomish County Juvenile Justice Center, 2801 10th Street, Everett, Washington 98201. You are notified that a petition has been filed in this matter requesting that your parental rights to the above-named child be terminated. You have important legal rights and you must take steps to protect your interests. This petition could result in permanent loss of your parental rights. THE ABOVE NAMED INDIVIDUALS ARE SUMMONED TO APPEAR at said hearing regarding your child. If you fail to appear at the hearing, the court may take evidence against you, make findings of fact, and order that your parental rights be terminated without further notice to you. To request a copy of the Notice, Summons, and Termination Petition, and/or to view information about your rights in this proceeding, go to www.atg.wa.gov/TRM.aspx SONYA KRASKI, Clerk of the Superior Court; T. BROWN, Deputy Clerk Published: December 12, 19, 26, 2014.

EDH604830 NO. 13-2-32722-8 SEA SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON COUNTY OF KING GTS DRYWALL SUPPLY CO., Plaintiff, v.

DRYWALL BY MARTIN & CO., LLC, a Washington limited liability company; RONALD HAINES and JANE DOE HAINES, husband and wife, and their marital community; and AMERICAN CONTRACTORS INDEMNITY COMPANY, Defendants.

STATE OF WASHINGTON TO: RONALD HAINES AND JANE DOE HAINES

4VNNPOT

You are hereby summoned to appear within sixty (60) days after the date of the first publication of this summons, to-wit, within sixty days after the 21st day of November 2014, and defend the abovecaptioned action in the above-entitled court, and answer the complaint of the plaintiff, GTS Drywall Supply Co., and serve a copy of your answer upon the undersigned attorneys for plaintiff at their office below stated; and in case of your failure to do so, judgment will be rendered against you according to the demand of the complaint for breach of contract, which has been filed with the clerk of the court.

DATED this 19 day of November 2014.

LASHER HOLZAPFEL SPERRY & EBBERSON, P.L.L.C. DANIAL D. PHARRIS, WSBA No. 13617 Attorneys for Plaintiff 2600 Two Union Square 601 Union Street Seattle, WA 98101-4000 Telephone (206) 624-1230 Fax (206) 340-2563 EDH601333 Published: November 21, 28; December 5, 12, 19, 26, 2014.

NO. 14-2-06331-6 SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON FOR SNOHOMISH COUNTY VINCENT CHENG, Plaintiff, v.

ANTHONY DIGIACOMO Defendant.

TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: You are hereby summoned to appear within sixty days after the date of the first publication of this summons, to wit, within sixty days after the 26th day of December, 2014, and defend the above entitled action in the above entitled court, and answer the complaint of Plaintiff Vincent Cheng, and serve a copy of your answer upon the undersigned attorney for plaintiff at his office below stated; and in case of your failure so to do, judgment will be rendered against you according to the demand of the complaint for damages for personal injury, which has been filed with the clerk of said court.

Signed at Seattle, Washington this 23rd day of December, 2014.

Dennis C. Lam, WSBA #22899 Attorney for Plaintiff 315 5th Ave. S.,#882 EDH607425 Seattle, WA 91804 Published: December 26, 2014; January 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, 2015.

No. 14-2-07135-1 SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF SNOHOMISH MUFG UNION BANK, N.A., as successor in interest to the FDIC as Receiver of Frontier Bank, Plaintiff, v.

P & B VENDOR TELECARD SERVICES, LLC, a Washington limited liability company; TRI RIVERS LIMITED, a Washington corporation; and ROBERT A. CAREY, a single person, Defendants.

The State of Washington to Robert A. Carey: You are hereby summoned to appear within sixty (60) days after the date of the first publication of this summons, to wit, within sixty (60) days after the 28th of November, 2014, and defend the aboveentitled action in the above-entitled cour t, and answer the complaint of the Plaintiff MUFG Union Bank, N.A. (“Union Bank”), as successor in interest to the FDIC as Receiver of Frontier Bank, and serve a copy of your answer upon the undersigned attorneys for Plaintiff Union Bank, at their office below stated; and in case of your failure to do so, judgment will be rendered against you according to the demand of the complaint, which has been filed with the clerk of said court. A lawsuit was filed against Defendants for money judgment on breach of contract, unjust enrichment, attachment of property sale proceeds, and attorneys’ fees and costs. Union Bank seeks entry of judgment in an amount not less than $1,652,977.10, plus permissible interest, attorneys’ fees and costs, and expert witness fees.

Donald E. Hacker, Jr. Douglas R. Cameron HACKER & WILLIG, INC., P.S. Attorneys for Plaintiff MUFG Union Bank, N.A., as successor in interest to the FDIC as Receiver of Frontier Bank 520 Pike Street, Suite 2500 Seattle, WA 98101 County of King Published: November 28; December 5, 12, 19, 26, 2014; January 2, 2015.

EDH602789

No. 14-3-02440-3 Summons by Publication (SMPB) SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON COUNTY OF SNOHOMISH In re the Custody of: ALEXANDRA MCNARY,

Child, LAVERN I. LEE ALVIN H. LEE, JR.,

Petitioners, and LEZIE MCNARY BRIAN S. MCNARY

Respondents.

To the Respondent: LEZIE MCNARY 1. The petitioner has star ted an action in the above cour t requesting custody of the children listed in paragraph 1.3 of the Nonparental Custody Petition.

2. The petition also requests that the court grant the following relief: Approve a parenting plan or residential schedule for the dependent children.

Determine support for the dependent children pursuant to the Washington State child support statutes.

Order either or both parents to maintain or provide health insurance coverage for the dependent children.

Order the payment of court costs and reasonable fees.

Enter a continuing restraining order.

Award the tax exemptions for the dependent children as follows: To the Petitioners every year.

Order the payment of attorney fees, other professional fees and costs.

Other: Any and all other relief the court deems just and equitable.

3. You must respond to this summons by serving a copy of your written response on the person signing this summons and by filing the original with the clerk of the court. If you do not serve your written response within 60 days after the date of the first publication of this summons (60 days after the 26th day of December, 2014), the court may enter an order of default against you, and the court may, without further notice to you, enter a decree and approve or provide for other relief requested in this summons. In the case of a dissolution, the court will not enter the final decree until at least 90 days after service and filing. If you serve a notice of appearance on the undersigned person, you are entitled to notice before an order of default or a decree may be entered.

4. Your written response to the summons and petition must be on form WPF CU 01.0300, Response to Nonparental Custody Proceeding.

Information about how to get this form may be obtained by contacting the clerk of the cour t, or by contacting the Administrative Office of the Courts at (360) 705-5328, or from the Internet at the Washington State Courts homepage: http://www.courts.wa.gov/forms 5. If you wish to seek the advice of an attorney in this matter, you should do so promptly so that your written response, if any, may be served on time.

6. One method of serving a copy of your response on the petitioner is to send it by certified mail with return receipt requested.

7. Other: This summons is issued pursuant to RCW 4.28.100 and Superior Court Civil Rule 4.1 of the state of Washington.

Dated: November 24, 2014 TRISTEN U. KEY, WSBA #35551

Counsel for PetitionersPetitioner File Original of Your Response Serve a Copy of Your with the Clerk of the Court at: Response on: Snohomish County Court Tristen U. Key MS 605, 3000 Rockefeller Dethlefs Sparwasser Reich Everett, WA 98201 Dickerson & Key, PLLC

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Suite 190 EDH607562 Edmonds, WA 98020 Published: December 26, 2014; January 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, 2015.

NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DARE COUNTY IN THE DISTRICT COURT ADAM SWANSEN, Plaintiff, v.

REBECCA ANN RABIDEAU, Defendant.

TAKE NOTICE that a pleading seeking relief against Defendant was filed on December 5, 2014 in the above entitled action. The nature of the relief being sought is as follows: That the Court enter judgment against Defendant upon Plaintiff’s claim for absolute divorce. You are required to make defense to such pleading no later than 40 days following, and upon your failure to do so, the party seeking service against you will apply to the Court for the relief sought.

This the 22nd day of December, 2014.

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No. 14-4-01740-1 NONPROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS (RCW 11.42.030) IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF SNOHOMISH In the Matter of the Estate of: JOHN R. BARRETT, Deceased.

The notice agent named below has elected to give notice to creditors of the above-named decedent. As of the date of the filing of a copy of this notice with the court, the notice agent has no knowledge of any other person acting as notice agent or of the appointment of a personal representative of the decedent’s estate in the state of Washington. According to the records of the court as are available on the date of the filing of the notice with the court, a cause number regarding the decedent has not been issued to any other notice agent and a personal representative of the decedent’s estate has not been appointed.

Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner provided in RCW 11.42.070 by serving on or mailing to the notice agent or the notice agent’s attor ney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the cour t in w h i c h t h e n o t i c e a g e n t ’s declaration and oath were filed. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) 30 days after the notice agent served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided in RCW 11.40.020(2)(c) or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the c l a i m i s fo r ev e r b a r r e d , except as provided in RCW 11.42.050 and 11.42.060.

This bar is effective as to claims against both the d e c e d e n t ’s p r o b a t e a n d nonprobate assets.

DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION: December 12, 2014 The notice agent declares under penalty of perjury under the laws of the state of Washington on November 19,2014, at Seattle, Washington, that the foregoing is true and correct.

Attorney for the Notice Agent: DEREK W. JENSEN, Attorney at Law Address for Mailing or Service: JENSEN LAW OFFICE, PLLC 1833 N 105th St Ste 301 Seattle, WA 98133 Published: December 12, 19, 26, 2014.

EDH604776 No. 14 4 01752 4 PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS RCW 11.40.030 SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR SNOHOMISH COUNTY In re the Estate of: JERRY WILLIAM MATCHETT, Deceased.

The Personal Representative named below has been appointed and has qualified as Personal Representative of this estate. Persons having claims against the decedent must, prior to the time such claims would be barred by a ny o t h e r w i s e a p p l i c a bl e statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the personal representative or the personal representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the cour t in which the probate proceedings were commenced. The c l a i m mu s t b e p r e s e n t e d within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the personal r e p r e s e n t a t i ve s e r ve d o r mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice.

If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the c l a i m i s fo r ev e r b a r r e d , except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate assets and nonprobate assets.

Date of First Publication: December 12, 2014.

JAY EVAN MATCHETT Personal Representative Attorney for the Personal Representative: Brad Lancaster, WSBA #27071 Address for Mailing or Service: Brad Lancaster Lancaster Law Office 17503 Tenth Avenue NE Shoreline, WA 98155 (206) 367-3122 Court of Probate Proceedings: Snohomish County Superior Court Cause Number: 14 4 01752 4 Published: December 12, 19, 26, 2014. EDH604829 No.: 14-4-01797-4 NOTICE TO CREDITORS SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR SNOHOMISH COUNTY In the Matter of the Estate of: FAYTHE C. WHITFORD, Deceased.

The individuals named below have been appointed as joint personal representatives of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the mann e r a s p r ov i d e d i n R C W 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the personal representative or the personal representa-tive’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the personal r e p r e s e n t a t i ve s e r ve d o r mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under *RCW 11.40.020(1)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the

claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and non-probate assets.

Date of the filing copy of Notice to Creditors: 12/19/2014 Date of first publication: 12/19/14 SHANE D. DUNBAR Joint Personal Representative Address: 12731 25th Ave. SE Everett, WA 98208 GLENN R. DUNBAR Joint Personal Representative Address: 7425 85th Ave. SE Snohomish, WA 98290 CARLETON F. KNAPPE, WSBA #5697 Knappe & Knappe, Inc., P.S., Lawyers 90 Avenue A Snohomish, Washington 98290 (360) 568-5597/7511 EDH606424 Published: December 19, 26, 2014; January 2, 2015.

No. 14-4-06982-8 SEA PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS RCW 11.40.030 SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON COUNTY OF KING Estate of: GRETCHEN H. REED, Deceased.

The Personal Representative named below has been appointed and has qualified as the Personal Representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be b a r r e d by a ny o t h e r w i s e applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by (a) serving on or mailing to the Personal Representative or the Personal Representative’s attor ney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and (b) filing the original of the claim with the cour t in which the probate proceedings were commenced. The claim must be presented within the later of: 1) thir ty days after the Pe r s o n a l R e p r e s e n t a t i ve served or mailed the notice to t h e c r e d i t o r a s p r ov i d e d under RCW 11.40.020(1)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets.

Date of publication in Snohomish County: December 12, 2014 Personal Representative: John J. Reed, Jr. Attorney for the Personal Representative: Barbara A. Isenhour Address for Mailing or Service: Barbara A. Isenhour Isenhour Bleck, P.L.L.C. 1200 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2020 Seattle, WA 98101 DATED: December 10, 2014.

ISENHOUR BLECK, P.L.L.C. BARBARA A. ISENHOUR State Bar Number 5207 Isenhour Bleck, P.L.L.C. 1200 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2020 Seattle, WA 98101 Telephone: 206-340-2200 Fax: 206-382-9109 E-mail: barbara@isenbleck.com Published: December 12, 19, 26, 2014.

PROBATE NO. 14-4-01806-7 PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS (RCW 11.40.030) (NTCRD) IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON FOR SNOHOMISH COUNTY In Re The Estate Of: GURJIT S. BHANGOO, Deceased.

The personal representative named below has been appointed as personal representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in R.C.W. 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the personal representative or the personal representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the Court in which the probate proceedings were commenced. The c l a i m mu s t b e p r e s e n t e d within the later of: (1) Thirty (30) days after the personal r e p r e s e n t a t i ve s e r ve d o r mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under R.C.W. 11.40.020(1)(c); or (2) four (4) months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in R.C.W. 11.40.051 and R.C.W. 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets.

DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION:

December 19, 2014 SUSAN S. BHANGOO, (PR) 12606 - 54th Avenue West Mukilteo, WA 98275-5512 LYLE K. WILSON, WSBA #06321 Attorney for Estate 15408 Main Street, Suite 105 Mill Creek, WA 98012-9025 (425) 742-9100 EDH606526 Published: December 19, 26, 2014; January 2, 2015.

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FRIDAY, 12.26.2014

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Herald writer Aaron Lommers (right) talks with Washington Stealth coach Chris Hall when Lommers practiced with the lacrosse team in November of 2013.

Better for knowing you

Chris Hall, who died Sunday at the age of 64, was the coach of the Washington Stealth during the National Lacrosse League team’s four seasons in Everett. Hall touched the lives of many people, including a Herald writer.

By Aaron Lommers Herald Writer

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ne of the things I cherish most about being a sports journalist is the opportunity to get to know people that I wouldn’t have met under most normal circumstances.

I like to listen to their stories of competition and perseverance.

Some of them have the ability to inspire and make an impact on my life.

At the top of that list is former Washington Stealth coach Chris Hall, who I met when I began covering the National Lacrosse League team in 2011.

Covering the Stealth as The Herald’s beat writer was something that I considered to be one of my first big breaks as a young journalist.

There was just one problem.

I didn’t know anything about lacrosse.

Hall, who is known to most as

C.H., quickly changed that.

The more I got to know C.H., the more I liked him. He became someone I considered a friend.

That made the news that I received this past Sunday all the more difficult to take. After battling throat cancer for more than three years, Hall passed away at age 64. I haven’t had the opportunity to see or talk to C.H. as much since the Stealth relocated to Langley, British Columbia and became known as the Vancouver Stealth in June of 2013.

The day the team announced it was moving was a sad day. Not only was a professional sport that I had grown to respect and love leaving town, but it also meant fewer opportunities to talk lacrosse with C.H. The best part about covering the team was calling C.H. each week for the game preview story. I always had a few questions prepared that I would ask, but inevitably those would take

COMMENTARY a backseat to two guys talking about a sport they love.

One of us knew a lot more than the other.

It was truly unique. Everything I learned about lacrosse — literally everything — I learned from C.H. He always seemed to have the time and the patience to teach me anything I needed to know. He wanted me to feel comfortable with the subject matter I was writing about and I’m sure he wanted to see his great game reel in another fan.

He accomplished both goals.

In just a few short months I knew enough about lacrosse that I was actually able to talk about the game with him. He was still the teacher, but our conversations were becoming less about instruction and more about what each of us were seeing on the floor.

I also got the opportunity to

see how C.H. interacted with his players and fellow coaches. It was yet another area where my admiration for him continued to grow. Simply put, I never met a group of players that genuinely cared about, respected and loved a man as much as those players did with C.H. None of the players would want to admit it, but when Hall was forced to take a leave of absence prior to the 2012 season when his cancer was first diagnosed, the team struggled. After two consecutive NLL championship game appearances in the team’s first two years in Everett, including a championship in 2010, the Stealth had the worst record in the league in 2012.

Hall returned to coach the team midway through the season, but it was too late to turn things around.

Like his players, C.H. wouldn’t want to admit that the struggles that season had anything to do

Nothing like a holiday basketball road trip

By Nick Patterson Herald Writer

The WHL’s Christmas break arrived with the Everett Silvertips sitting in first place in the U.S. Division at 20-9-3-1. Here’s how the Tips grade out:

Herald Writers

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INSIDE: Huskies basketball, C2

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Silvertips report card

By David Krueger and Aaron Lommers Who’s up for a road trip?

Several local basketball teams will be spending their winter breaks on the open road as they travel far and wide to play games all over the Pacific Northwest and beyond.

Two crosstown rivals are even carpooling together across the state.

Snohomish and Glacier Peak will be sharing a bus to Spokane this weekend to face Lewis and Clark and University, two perennially strong teams from the east side of the state. The Panthers face University, which went to the 3A state tournament last season, at Lewis and Clark High School at 5:30 p.m. Monday followed by Glacier Peak taking on host Lewis and Clark right after at 7:30.

On Saturday, Snohomish goes up against Lewis and Clark at University High School at 1 p.m. with the Grizzlies getting a showdown against University afterwards.

“It’s really just a good opportunity for us to get away and make it more like a (state) tournament atmosphere where we’re staying in the hotel and playing back-to-back

with his absence. As a journalist covering the team, however, that would have been hard to believe.

When Hall’s health allowed him to be back on the sidelines for the entire 2013 season, the Stealth once again went to the league’s championship game.

In four seasons in Everett, Hall led the Stealth to three NLL championship games and battled cancer.

His resume speaks for itself.

Of all the great experiences I had covering the Stealth, the best came in their final season in Everett. I was approached by Mike McQuaid, the team’s vice president of communications, about a story idea. McQuaid wanted me to go through a practice with the team and write about it.

In the NLL, practice time is extremely limited and I was nervous about approaching C.H.

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The Silvertips Nikita Scherbak has scored 42 points (15 goals and 27 assists) in 27 games.

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However, given the situation the Tips were in before the season began, they’re happy with their offensive output. Everett lost four of its top five scorers from last season, and there was a serious concern during the preseason about whether the Tips would be able

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Walk-ons help Huskies

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DECEMBER

Next game: St. Louis 1:25 p.m., Sun., Dec. 28

Jackson’s Kingma is one of three UW walk-on basketball players who play key roles on Washington’s scout team

By Christian Caple

practice.

“They’re very smart. They all love Husky basketball,” Romar said. “They are actually all pretty good players. ... Those guys are able to hold their own against our guys in practice, and our guys respect them, and they’re very helpful for our team.”

Each of them starred in high school. Bowman, a 6-foot-5 forward, averaged more than 18 points per game as a senior at Mountlake Terrace. He long dreamed of attending UW as a student, and earned his walkon spot following a couple open gym invitations from the coaching staff.

Kingma’s name rings out in local basketball circles. His twin sister, Kelli, is a freshman on the UW women’s team. His older sister, Kristi, set UW’s single-season record for made 3-pointers.

His older brother, Brett, is now on Western Washington’s roster after stops at Oregon and Washington State (and they all starred at Jackson). Their father, Gregg, was an All-American at Seattle Pacific, and their mother, Gail, qualified four times for the Olympic marathon trials.

Dan said he received attention

from some lower-tier Division-1 and Division-2 schools, but when UW extended a walkon invitation last September, “right away, I knew that’s what I wanted to do.” Kristi’s encouragement helped, too.

Garrett’s path was a little different. He said he wasn’t a dedicated basketball player growing up, but after being cut from his high-school team as an underclassmen, he started working out with club coaches and training harder.

It paid off. Ivy League schools Cornell and Dartmouth showed interest in Garrett during a solid career at Rolling Hills Prep, where he transferred from Mira Costa High. Garrett and a friend even planned to attend Cornell together, but his ACT score came up one point shy of the school’s requirement.

When an AAU coach arranged a visit to UW to discuss the possibility of walking on, Garrett said he was “stoked” at the chance to play high-D1 basketball, “and possibly reach my potential as an athlete.”

So here they are, playing different roles than they did in high school, but enjoying the

opportunity to contribute to what might be a UW basketball renaissance.

“I think a big part of our role is trying to get these guys better every day and prepare them for every game,” Bowman said.

“Pushing the guys in scout team, trying to make them better, playing our hardest, and filling whatever role coach wants us to do.”

That often requires a quick study of the Huskies’ opponent — its playbook, specifically — followed by their best on-court impression of a particular player.

“They tell us what to do, and we just do our best to play exactly like them,” Kingma said, “so once they get in the game, (UW’s starters) see similar tendencies from the players.”

And sometimes, they do it better in practice than their opponent does in the game.

“Being on scout team, they’ve really pushed us,” Williams-Goss said, “and there’s also been times when coach has told us, ‘hey, they’re a little bit better at this defense than the team that we’re playing is.’

“We don’t really look at them as just walk-ons. They’re just another player on the team. They go at us, just like we go at them.”

Romar appreciates the hustle.

“For the Eastern game, those guys on the scout team, man, they were excellent,” the coach said. “They were good, to where you have to say (to the starters), ‘do it again guys. Are you going to be able to guard them, or what?’ They did a very good job.

They’re dialed in, they’re locked in, they’re able to execute, and it’s not beneath them to do that.

That helps, too.”

They made the most of their playing time late in last week’s 86-38 victory over Grambling.

Kingma scored on a layup, much to the enjoyment of UW’s student section.

But the highlight of that fourminute stretch might have been Kingma’s failed alley-oop pass to Garrett, who corralled the long toss but couldn’t quite throw it down.

It’s a play Garrett, who possesses an impressive vertical leap, makes frequently in practice. This time, he missed. But Bowman was right there to clean it up, grabbing the rebound and putting the ball in the basket for his first points of the season.

For that reason, they’re not too upset the alley-oop didn’t work out. For now.

“Hopefully, we get another chance,” Kingma said, “because I know he’s making it next time.”

Despite the fact that I had never picked up a lacrosse stick in my life, C.H. kept trying to coach me up. He would explain things so that I could understand them and he encouraged me throughout the practice.

When it was over, Stealth player Justin Salt, assistant coach Art Webster and C.H. all had a few laughs at my expense, but it was all worth it.

I realized even more about C.H. that day. He was a born coach. It didn’t matter if it was some of the best lacrosse players in the world, or a journalist that had never picked up a lacrosse stick, C.H. was all about helping people reach their maximum potential — both as a player and as a human being.

The last time I saw C.H. was

in April. I went up to Langley for the team’s final home game to report on its first season in Canada.

I’m glad I didn’t know it was the last time I would see him. It would have taken away from one more moment with a man that had taught me so much about lacrosse, but even more about life.

A little less than two months later, C.H. resigned as head coach of the Stealth because his cancer had returned. In September, C.H. was honored as one of the game’s all-time greats when he was inducted into the NLL Hall of Fame.

Shortly after finding out about CH’s passing, I texted my mother, who was well aware of how highly I thought of C.H.

“Oh, so sad,” she responded.

“I’m sorry because I know you feel very bad about that and how much you admire and respect him. So sorry for his family and all who feel as you do.”

As mothers often do, she knew exactly how I felt and what to say. For nearly two days I racked my brain for the right words to say about a man that I so admired and respected. It seemed so difficult. Then it hit me, it wasn’t that hard at all. It’s a sentiment that everyone who knew him has shared the past few days.

My life was better for having known you.

Rest in peace, my friend.

Aaron Lommers covered the Washington Stealth during the team’s four-year stay in Everett.

The News Tribune

SEATTLE — This might come as a surprise considering the final score when these teams played each other on Dec. 7, but it was a struggle for the Washington Huskies men’s basketball team to defend San Diego State’s offensive plays.

Not when San Diego State was running them, of course. But in the week leading up to UW’s 49-36 throttling of the Aztecs earlier this month, the Huskies’ scout team had its way with the starters.

“We’re running their plays, and we’re scoring on them every other time, 50 percent of the time, maybe more,” said freshman guard KJ Garrett, one of three walk-ons tasked with scout-team duties before each of UW’s games. “We’re hitting shots, we’re getting to the rack, working them really hard, messing with them, making them work, getting them frustrated.

And that really brought their energy up, and the scout team, we kept pushing it.”

The Huskies are 11-0 for the first time since 2005-06, and are ranked 13th in both major polls after beginning the season unranked and unheralded.

Sophomore point guard Nigel Williams-Goss leads the team in scoring and assists. Seven-foot center Robert Upshaw is one of the nation’s best shot blockers and a difference-maker on both ends of the court. As a team, the Huskies guard as if they finally believe strong defense must be the foundation of their identity.

But when they hold a team like San Diego State to 20.4 percent shooting from the field, or hold a better shooting squad like Eastern Washington to 36.8, part of the credit should go to the players who comprise that scout team, who must quickly learn and then simulate each opponent’s schemes and tendencies in practice.

This year, along with lesserused scholarship players, that crew includes a trio of walk-ons: Garrett, a 6-foot-3, 190-pound guard from Manhattan Beach, California; Dan Kingma, a 5-foot-10, 155-pound guard from Jackson High in Mill Creek; and Greg Bowman, a 6-foot-5, 200pound forward from Mountlake Terrace.

Each has appeared in only two games — blowout victories over San Jose State and Grambling — but they’ve earned recognition from head coach Lorenzo Romar for their contributions in

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about the idea. I felt we had a great working relationship and I didn’t want to take advantage of that. But most of all, I didn’t want to do anything that would get in the way of the team being successful.

That said, McQuaid and I both saw the story as an opportunity to grow the game and get more people interested in the Stealth.

C.H. agreed.

When I told him about the idea I think he was more excited than I was. He had ideas about how to get me involved and immediately went into coach mode.

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Washington freshman guard Dan Kingma played at Jackson High School.

Cavaliers’ James, Warriors’ Curry lead first returns from NBA All-Star voting Associated Press

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NEW YORK — Cleveland’s LeBron James and Stephen Curry of Golden State are the leading vote-getters in the first returns from NBA All-Star fan voting.

James had about 553,000 votes at the Eastern Conference frontcourt spot, where New York’s Carmelo Anthony ranked second and Chicago’s Pau Gasol was third in the results released Thursday.

Washington’s John Wall topped

East guards, and No. 2 was James’ former Miami teammate, Dwyane Wade.

Curry had more than 549,000 votes to lead second-place Kobe Bryant among West guards.

New Orleans’ Anthony Davis had the most votes in the West frontcourt, followed by the Clippers’ Blake Griffin and Memphis center Marc Gasol.

Voting runs through Jan. 19, and starters for the Feb. 15 game in New York will be announced Jan. 22.

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ESPN N.C. St. vs. Central Florida GOLF 6 a.m.

GOLF Ryder Cup 4 p.m.

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NBCS English Premier League 9:30 a.m. NBCS Arsenal vs Queens Park 9 p.m.

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ESPN2 Georgetown vs. Indiana 9 a.m.

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ESPN2 Kentucky at Louisville 1 p.m.

ESPN2 Ala.-Birmingham at North Carolina 1 p.m.

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ESPN2 Gonzaga at BYU 3 p.m.

ROOT San Francisco at Pacific FOOTBALL 10 a.m.

ESPN Cincinnati vs. Virg. Tech 11 a.m.

CBS,7 Arizona State vs. Duke 12:30 p.m. ABC,4 Miami vs. S. Carolina 1:30 p.m. ESPN Boston Coll. vs. Penn State 5 p.m.

ESPN Nebraska vs. USC GOLF 6 a.m.

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GOLF BMW Championship HOCKEY 4 p.m.

CBUT Detroit at Ottawa 4:30 p.m. NBCS Washington at Pittsburgh 7 p.m.

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701 Nebraska vs. USC HOCKEY 7:05 p.m. 1380 Vancouver at Everett 3 p.m.

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BOYS BASKETBALL Nonconference—Cedarcrest, Emerald Ridge, Kent-Meridian at Kennedy Catholic Tournament, 2:30 p.m.;Archbishop Murphy, Cedar Park Christian (Bothell), Kentlake, Riverside Christian,West Valley (Yakima), Zillah at SunDome Shootout, 7:30 p.m. at Yakima SunDome.

GIRLS BASKETBALL Nonconference—Edmonds-Woodway, Garfield, Lakewood, Lynden, Marysville Getchell, Monroe, Renton, Redmond, Stanwood at Mountlake Terrace Tournament; Granite Falls, Sultan, Tyee at Meridian Tournament; Cedarcrest, Franklin Pierce, Puyallup at Napavine Tournament.

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BOYS BASKETBALL Nonconference—Cedarcrest, Emerald Ridge at Kennedy Catholic Tournament; Cedar Park Christian (Bothell), Riverside Christian, Archbishop Murphy, Lakeside, Zillah at SunDome Shootout, at Yakima SunDome; Kamiak at Surf & Slam Holiday Tournament, San Diego, 10:30 a.m.; Glacier Peak vs. Newport at Bothell H.S., 3:30 p.m.; Jackson vs. Juanita at Bothell H.S., 5 p.m.; Shorecrest vs. Snohomish at Bothell H.S., 6:30 p.m.; Lambrick Park at Granite Falls, 7 p.m.; Oak Harbor at Mariner, 7:15 p.m.

GIRLS BASKETBALL Nonconference—Edmonds-Woodway, Garfield, Lakewood, Lynden, Marysville Getchell, Monroe, Redmond, Renton, Stanwood at Mountlake Terrace Tournament; Granite Falls, Sultan, Tyee at Meridian Tournament; Jackson at South Kitsap, 4 p.m.; Cedarcrest, Franklin Pierce, Puyallup at Napavine Tournament; Cascade at Rebel Challenge, Juanita H.S., 5 p.m.; Lynnwood at Nike Interstate Shootout, Lake Oswego, Ore. WRESTLING Aberdeen, Central Kitsap, Columbia River, Foss, Gig Harbor, Kingston, North Beach, North Kitsap, Olympia, Olympic, Sequim, Stadium, Sultan, Steilacoom, Tumwater, Woodland at North Mason Tournament; Everett at The Rock Invite at Vashon Island.

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Merry Christmas: NFL fines Lynch

Seattle running back fined $11,050 for grabbing crotch while leaping into end zone

By Gregg Bell The News Tribune

RENTON — Richard Sherman thinks he could have spared Marshawn Lynch about $11,000.

The league said Merry Christmas to Lynch, in the not-so-merry way it has often interacted with him.

The NFL fined the uniquein-many-ways running back $11,050 for grabbing his crotch during his back-to-the-goal-line plunge into the end zone during Seattle’s game last weekend at Arizona. It was the very Lynchian punctuation to his epic 79-yard touchdown run as the Seahawks crushed the Cardinals. Game officials did not penalize him for the stunt.

It’s the second time in just over two months the league has fined Lynch. It docked him $100,000 for not talking to the media in the locker room at Arrowhead Stadium immediately after Seattle’s loss at Kansas City in October.

Pro Football Talk, a division of NBC Sports, first reported the latest sanction Thursday morning.

Lynch plowed through Cardinals cornerback Patrick Peterson and safety Rashad Johnson at the Seahawks’ sideline in the most impressive portion of his run already known as “BeastQuake 2” around Seattle. Teammates marveled in the locker room after last Sunday’s game that it was the best run they’d ever seen.

This week Sherman was asked if he would have been able to stop Lynch from scoring. The Seahawks’ All-Pro cornerback smiled.

“I would have given a very valiant effort,” Sherman deadpanned.

“Me and Marshawn have these discussions daily about whether I am able to tackle him or not. But I guarantee you in that situation if I didn’t get him down I would have gotten him out of bounds.

“You know, he was an inch from out of bounds,” Sherman said, laughing. “All you had to do was push him. He’s got the best balance ever, but, you know, full speed, 200 pounds, what I got would have gotten him out of bounds.”

So you are saying you would have tackled him?

“So I am saying there’s a chance,” Sherman said, smiling again.

“BeastQuake 1” was Lynch’s 67-yard touchdown run with a similar cut right like last Sunday’s run and included him running

Cards may start Lindley Associated Press TEMPE, Ariz. — The Arizona Cardinals went back to work Thursday amid media reports that head coach Bruce Arians has changed his mind and decided to start Ryan Lindley at quarterback Sunday in the regular-season finale at San Francisco.

Arians does not talk to reporters Thursday and offensive coordinator Harold Goodwin was not forthcoming about the reported quarterback switch.

“I guess we’ll see on Sunday,” Goodwin said.

Arians had said that rookie Logan Thomas would get his first NFL start against the 49ers but apparently didn’t like what he saw in Wednesday’s practice.

Lindley was working with the No. 1 unit in the brief portion of Thursday’s practice that was open to reporters.

Azcentral.com, which includes The Arizona Republic, first reported the quarterback switch.

Lindley started last week against Seattle and had a tough day in the Cardinals’ 35-6 loss. He is filling in for Drew Stanton, who took over when Carson Palmer went down with a seasonending knee injury.

Stanton sprained his right knee two games ago.

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Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch grabs his crotch as he leaps into the end zone to finish a 79-yard touchdown run against the Arizona Cardinals last Sunday.

over Saints during Seattle’s 2010 home playoff win over heavily favored New Orleans. Local seismologists noted the noise inside CenturyLink Field during the play made the earth around the stadium shake.

Lynch ended that epic run with the same back-first, crotch-grabbing jump into the end zone. It is believed the NFL did not fine him for that four seasons ago.

In a rare interview, in the fall of 2013 for a feature on ESPN, Lynch said: “That was the stamp. The statement. With all that (stuff), you gotta finish it off somehow.”

The Seahawks were wowed like everyone else by Lynch’s latest romp. But they knew what was coming as he neared the goal line.

“Shock and awe,” is how Sherman described the sideline’s reaction during the run.

“And then expecting him to keep going, and then more shock and awe. And then anticipation

of what he was going to do at the end — and then joy.

“There’s a certain flair to the way he enters an end zone.”

He’s done that a career-high 16 times this season, 12 rushing and a career-best four scores receiving. Lynch has 1,246 yards rushing entering Seattle’s home game Sunday against the St. Louis Rams (6-9), when the Seahawks (11-4) could win the NFC West and clinch home-field advantage throughout next month’s conference playoffs. The yards are the third-most in his eightyear career and 11 behind what he gained last regular season. His career high is 1,590 yards for the Seahawks in 2012.

Lynch made his fifth Pro Bowl this week. Sherman thinks Lynch deserves much more.

“If he’s not in the race for MVP it’s like, what else does he have to do?” Sherman said in the locker room minutes after Sunday night’s win in Arizona. “The man

... if that’s not an MVP run right there — you can show that highlight over and over and give him the MVP, and I don’t think that anyone would argue it.”

Sherman continued his campaign for Lynch on Tuesday. And his stumping has worked before; he spent much of this season extolling how valuable teammate Bobby Wagner was to the league’s top-ranked defense, then Tuesday the middle linebacker made his first Pro Bowl.

“Marshawn Lynch is playing M. V. P.-caliber football right now,” Sherman said Tuesday, emphasizing the “MVP” while looking directly into the rolling video cameras to accentuate his endorsement. “I remember the last time a running back got it (Minnesota’s Adrian Peterson in 2012). He had 2,000 yards and broke close to a record — but he also had 14 touchdowns.

“Marshawn has 16 touchdowns for the MVP race. But it

seems like it’s a quarterbacks’ race now. So it doesn’t matter if he ran for a million yards and a million touchdowns.”

A running back has won NFL MVP 18 times in the 57 years of the award — including the back to whom Lynch’s punishing running is most compared, Earl Campbell of the Houston Oilers in 1979. The MVP award is presented by the Associated Press and is voted on by selected sports writers in each league market at the end of the regular season but before the playoffs. The winner is announced the day before the Super Bowl, which this season will be played on Feb. 1 in Glendale, Arizona.

Lynch finished with 113 yards on 10 carries last Sunday against the Cardinals despite being two plays late getting onto the Seahawks’ sideline to begin the game and then missing the first quarter. The team announced during the game that Lynch had an upset stomach.

After the game offensive line coach Tom Cable, who has been close to Lynch for a while, said the running back was dry-heaving during the first half and that he’d never seen Lynch so sick.

Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll said this week Lynch has had issues with nausea before games for years.

“More than a couple. There’s been a handful of times where he can’t quite get right at the start of the game,” Carroll said.

“It’s something you can’t perfectly time — it happens when it happens.

“We recognize he’s got his little ritual to get ready, and sometimes it doesn’t line up just right.”

Extra Points Carroll gave the team Christmas Day off, just as he did 12 months ago when the holiday was on the Wednesday before the season-ending home game against the Rams. The stakes were the same then as now: Seattle needing a victory to win the division and the NFC’s No. 1 seed. That worked out OK for the Seahawks; they routed St. Louis 27-9 and won two home playoff games before winning the Super Bowl. ... The only other time Seattle has made the Super Bowl, at the end of the 2005 season, was also the only other time it’s owned the top conference seed for the postseason. ... Sherman spent his Christmas with “just a big dinner and handing out presents. We had a fun event (Monday) for my foundation (Blanket Coverage, the Richard Sherman Family Foundation) and we were able to start a couple of people’s Christmas early for some very deserving families. But mine (was) going to be more relaxed.”

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BASKETBALL NBA WESTERN CONFERENCE Northwest Division

W L Pct GB Portland 23 7 .767 — 14 16 .467 9 Oklahoma City 12 17 .414 10½ Denver Utah 9 20 .310 13½ Minnesota 5 22 .185 16½ Pacific Division

W L Pct GB Golden State 23 5 .821 — L.A. Clippers 20 10 .667 4 16 14 .533 8 Phoenix Sacramento 12 16 .429 11 L.A. Lakers 9 20 .310 14½ Southwest Division

W L Pct GB Memphis 21 7 .750 — Houston 20 7 .741 ½ 20 10 .667 2 Dallas 18 12 .600 4 San Antonio New Orleans 14 14 .500 7 EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB Toronto 22 7 .759 — Brooklyn 12 15 .444 9 10 16 .385 10½ Boston New York 5 26 .161 18 Philadelphia 4 23 .148 17 Southeast Division

W L Pct GB Atlanta 21 7 .750 — Washington 20 8 .714 1 Miami 14 16 .467 8 Orlando 11 20 .355 11½ Charlotte 10 19 .345 11½ Central Division

W L Pct GB Chicago 20 9 .690 — Cleveland 17 11 .607 2½ Milwaukee 14 15 .483 6 Indiana 10 19 .345 10 Detroit 5 23 .179 14½ Thursday’s games Washington 102, New York 91 Oklahoma City 114, San Antonio 106 Miami 101, Cleveland 91 Chicago 113, L.A. Lakers 93 L.A. Clippers 100, Golden State 86 Friday’s games Brooklyn at Boston, 10 w.m.

Cleveland at Orlando, 4 p.m.

Milwaukee at Atlanta, 4:30 p.m.

Indiana at Detroit, 4:30 p.m.

San Antonio at New Orleans, 5 p.m.

Charlotte at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m.

Houston at Memphis, 5 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Denver, 6 p.m.

Philadelphia at Portland, 7 p.m.

Phoenix at Sacramento, 7 p.m.

Clippers 100, Warriors 86 GOLDEN STATE (86) H.Barnes 5-13 2-5 12, Green 4-10 0-0 10, Speights 4-9 3-6 11, Curry 5-12 3-4 14, Thompson 6-18 1-2 15, Iguodala 2-6 1-2 5, Lee 5-5 1-2 11, Livingston 1-4 0-0 2, Holiday 2-3 1-1 6, Barbosa 0-0 0-0 0, Kuzmic 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 34-80 12-22 86.

L.A. CLIPPERS (100) M.Barnes 3-8 0-0 7, Griffin 5-16 8-13 18, Jordan 6-8 2-3 14, Paul 7-18 7-8 22, Redick 3-9 2-2 11, Crawford 8-18 4-5 24, Farmar 0-4 0-0 0, Davis 1-3 0-0 2, Bullock 0-1 0-0 0, Cunningham 1-1 0-0 2, Udoh 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 34-87 23-31 100.

Golden State 20 22 L.A. Clippers 18 23

28 32

16 —86 27 —100

3-Point Goals—Golden State 6-28 (Green 2-5, Thompson 2-10, Holiday 1-2, Curry 1-5, Iguodala 0-2, H.Barnes 0-4), L.A. Clippers 9-32 (Crawford 4-10, Redick 3-7, M.Barnes 1-4, Paul 1-4, Jordan 0-1, Griffin 0-1, Bullock 0-1, Farmar 0-4). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Golden State 56 (H.Barnes 13), L.A. Clippers 61 (Griffin 15). Assists—Golden State 24 (Curry 7), L.A. Clippers 18 (Griffin 6). Total Fouls—Golden State 21, L.A. Clippers 20. Technicals—Golden State Coach Kerr, Golden State defensive three second, Griffin. A—19,540 (19,060).

Bulls 113, Lakers 93 L.A. LAKERS (93) Johnson 6-18 5-6 19, Davis 5-10 3-6 13, Hill 6-16 4-4 16, Price 3-7 0-0 7, Ellington 5-12 1-1 12, Young 1-6 0-0 3, Boozer 7-11 0-0 14, Lin 2-8 2-2 6, Sacre 1-2 0-0 2, Clarkson 0-2 1-2 1. Totals 36-92 16-21 93.

CHICAGO (113) Dunleavy 2-5 0-0 6, Gasol 9-14 4-6 23, Noah 2-8 0-0 4, Rose 7-14 4-4 20, Butler 7-12 6-6 21, Gibson 3-5 3-7 9, Brooks 6-13 0-0 13, Moore 2-4 0-0 4, Mirotic 4-9 2-2 13, Snell 0-2 0-0 0, Bairstow 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 42-86 19-25 113.

L.A. Lakers Chicago

24 23 27 31

30 25

16 —93 30 —113

3-Point Goals—L.A. Lakers 5-16 (Johnson 2-6, Young 1-3, Ellington 1-3, Price 1-3, Lin 0-1), Chicago 10-24 (Mirotic 3-7, Dunleavy 2-4, Rose 2-6, Gasol 1-1, Brooks 1-2, Butler 1-3, Snell 0-1).

Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—L.A. Lakers 47 (Davis 14), Chicago 64 (Gasol 13). Assists—L.A. Lakers 18 (Price 8), Chicago 27 (Rose, Brooks 6).

Total Fouls—L.A. Lakers 21, Chicago 12. Technicals—Noah. A—22,865 (20,917).

Thunder 114, Spurs 106 OKLAHOMA CITY (114) Jones 5-7 2-5 14, Ibaka 8-15 2-3 21, Adams 5-8 6-12 16, Westbrook 14-28 6-8 34, Roberson 2-3 2-6 7, Jackson 3-9 0-0 6, Perkins 0-1 1-2 1, Smith 0-1 0-0 0, Morrow 5-9 2-2 15. Totals 4281 21-38 114.

SAN ANTONIO (106) Belinelli 3-5 0-0 7, Duncan 6-13 3-5 15, Splitter 7-10 0-0 14, Parker 5-10 0-0 10, Green 4-13 2-5 12, Ginobili 3-5 4-4 11, Bonner 6-12 2-3 17, Joseph 5-7 4-4 14, Baynes 3-5 0-0 6, Anderson 0-1 0-0 0, Daye 0-0 0-0 0, Ayres 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 42-81 15-21 106.

Oklahoma City 29 21 26 San Antonio 27 20 30

38 —114 29 —106

3-Point Goals—Oklahoma City 9-15 (Ibaka 3-4, Morrow 3-5, Jones 2-2, Roberson 1-1, Westbrook 0-1, Jackson 0-2), San Antonio 7-23 (Bonner 3-8, Green 2-8, Belinelli 1-2, Ginobili 1-3, Parker 0-1, Anderson 0-1). Fouled Out—None.

Rebounds—Oklahoma City 59 (Adams 15), San Antonio 42 (Ginobili, Splitter 7). Assists—Oklahoma City 25 (Westbrook 11), San Antonio 33 (Ginobili 13). Total Fouls—Oklahoma City 20, San Antonio 26. Technicals—Westbrook, Joseph.

A—18,581 (18,797).

Heat 101, Cavaliers 91 CLEVELAND (91) Marion 1-5 0-0 2, James 9-16 10-18 30, Love 5-13 4-4 14, Irving 10-19 4-5 25, Miller 2-4 0-0 6, Waiters 3-8 1-2 8, Thompson 2-5 2-4 6, Dellavedova 0-2 0-0 0, Jones 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 32-72 21-33 91.

MIAMI (101) Deng 11-16 2-2 25, Williams 2-6 0-0 5, Andersen 4-5 4-6 12, Chalmers 2-12 0-0 5, Wade 12-28 5-5 31, Cole 2-7 3-4 8, Haslem 3-4 0-0 6, Whiteside 0-1 0-0 0, Granger 4-5 0-0 9. Totals 40-84 14-17 101.

Cleveland Miami

27 22 30 32

25 15

17 —91 24 —101

3-Point Goals—Cleveland 6-26 (Miller 2-4, James 2-8, Irving 1-3, Waiters 1-4, Dellavedova 0-1, Marion 0-2, Love 0-4), Miami 7-21 (Wade 2-5, Granger 1-2, Cole 1-2, Deng 1-3, Chalmers 1-4, Williams 1-5). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Cleveland 45 (Thompson 9), Miami 54 (Deng, Andersen 8). Assists—Cleveland 16 (James 8), Miami 27 (Deng 8). Total Fouls— Cleveland 15, Miami 26. Technicals—James.

A—19,817 (19,600).

Wizards 102, Knicks 91 WASHINGTON (102) Pierce 1-5 0-0 3, Nene 6-8 0-1 12, Gortat 4-10 2-2 10, Wall 10-17 3-4 24, Beal 7-16 1-1 17, Humphries 7-9 0-0 14, Butler 4-7 0-0 11, Porter 1-5 0-0 2, Seraphin 4-8 0-0 8, Miller 0-0 1-2 1, Gooden 0-0 0-0 0, Temple 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 44-86 7-10 102.

NEW YORK (91) Anthony 13-28 8-10 34, Stoudemire 2-6 2-4 6, Dalembert 1-3 0-0 2, Calderon 5-14 4-4 16, Hardaway Jr. 3-10 1-1 8, Prigioni 1-3 0-0 2, Ja.Smith 2-5 0-0 4, Aldrich 5-6 0-0 10, Larkin 2-2 0-0 5, Acy 2-3 0-0 4, Wear 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 3680 15-19 91.

Washington 34 26 New York 23 21

24 26

18 —102 21 —91

3-Point Goals—Washington 7-16 (Butler 3-6, Beal 2-5, Wall 1-2, Pierce 1-3), New York 4-22 (Calderon 2-7, Larkin 1-1, Hardaway Jr. 1-6, Prigioni 0-2, Anthony 0-6). Fouled Out—None.

Rebounds—Washington 49 (Gortat 9), New York 44 (Stoudemire 7). Assists—Washington 25 (Wall 11), New York 17 (Calderon 4). Total Fouls— Washington 20, New York 15. Technicals—Wall, New York defensive three second. Flagrant Fouls—Acy. Ejected— Acy. A—19,812 (19,763).

NBA All-Star Voting Released Dec. 25 Game: Feb. 15 at Madison Square Garden Eastern Conference Frontcourt 1, LeBron James, Cleveland, 552,967. 2, Carmelo Anthony, N.Y. Knicks, 265,170. 3, Pau Gasol, Chicago, 247,953. 4, Chris Bosh, Miami, 208,549.

5, Kevin Love, Cleveland, 169,818. 6, Joakim Noah, Chicago, 69,994. 7, Marcin Gortat, Washington, 57,715. 8, Jonas Valanciunas, Toronto, 52,318. 9, Kevin Garnett, Brooklyn, 46,494. 10, Al Jefferson, Charlotte, 43,230. 11, Paul Pierce, Washington, 35,197. 12, Nikola Vucevic, Orlando, 33,296. 13, Paul Millsap, Atlanta, 21,545. 14, Amar’e Stoudemire, N.Y. Knicks, 20,602. 15, Andre Drummond, Detroit, 19,128.

Guards 1, John Wall, Washington, 299,209. 2, Dwyane Wade, Miami, 265,917. 3, Kyrie Irving, Cleveland, 237,356. 4, Kyle Lowry, Toronto,

182,896. 5, Derrick Rose, Chicago, 105,465. 6, Jimmy Butler, Chicago, 99,984. 7, DeMar DeRozan, Toronto, 51,946. 8, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee, 17,512. 9, Louis Williams, Toronto, 15,329. 10, Bradley Beal, Washington, 13,911.

Western Conference Frontcourt 1, Anthony Davis, New Orleans, 524,623.

2, Blake Griffin, L.A. Clippers, 307,908. 3, Marc Gasol, Memphis, 227,554. 4, Tim Duncan, San Antonio, 198,649. 5, Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City, 191,881. 6, LaMarcus Aldridge, Portland, 152,253. 7, DeMarcus Cousins, Sacramento, 117,003. 8, Dwight Howard, Houston, 104,699.

9, Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas, 100,015. 10, Kawhi Leonard, San Antonio, 74,501. 11, Rudy Gay, Sacramento, 51,873. 12, DeAndre Jordan, L.A. Clippers, 43,051. 13, Nick Young, L.A. Lakers, 32,050. 14, Tyson Chandler, Dallas, 31,659. 15, Zach Randolph, Memphis, 30.147.

Guards 1, Stephen Curry, Golden State, 549,095.

2, Kobe Bryant, L.A. Lakers, 521,542. 3, James Harden, Houston, 336,998. 4, Chris Paul, L.A. Clippers, 257,528. 5, Rajon Rondo, Dallas, 107,366. 6, Klay Thompson, Golden State, 90,957. 7, Russell Westbrook, Oklahoma City, 84,686. 8, Damian Lillard, Portland, 82,884. 9, Jeremy Lin, L.A. Lakers, 77,276. 10, Tony Parker, San Antonio, 50,287.

College men’s scores Diamond Head Classic, Championship George Washington 60, Wichita St. 54

Heat spoils Lebron’s return to Miami, beat Cavs 101-91

By Tim Reynolds MIAMI — Dwyane Wade scored 24 of his 31 points in the first half, Luol Deng finished with 25 points, eight rebounds and eight assists, and the Miami Heat beat the Cleveland Cavaliers in LeBron James’ first game back at his former home 101-91 on Thursday.

Chris Andersen scored 12 for the Heat, who led by as many as 17, trailed for a moment in the fourth

quarter before gathering themselves and pulling away again.

James scored 30 points for the Cavaliers, hugging his former teammates before the game and after the final buzzer. It was James’ first time as an opponent in Miami since helping the Heat reach each of the last four NBA Finals, winning two titles.

Kyrie Irving added 25 points, and Kevin Love scored 14 for Cleveland.

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without Chris Bosh, still sidelined by a calf injury.

James and Wade shared a long embrace before the game, then were chatting and laughing as they waited for the second half to start. They had another conversation before leaving the floor once the game was over.

The Cavs lost their two best players briefly in the second half.

James went to the locker room, limping on his left leg in the third quarter. He

leapfrogged a row of baseline seats while trying to run down a 75-foot pass from Love, landing on his feet and not appearing to be injured.

Moments later, he grabbed at what appeared to be the area behind his left knee, asked to come out of the game and limped to the locker room.

He returned quickly, but the Cavs also lost Irving for a few moments after he took what appeared to be a shot to the face.

FOOTBALL NFL NFC West W L T Pct PF PA 11 4 0 .733 374 248 11 4 0 .733 293 279 7 8 0 .467 286 323 6 9 0 .400 318 334 East

W L T Pct PF PA y-Dallas 11 4 0 .733 423 335 Philadelphia 9 6 0 .600 440 374 6 9 0 .400 354 366 N.Y. Giants Washington 4 11 0 .267 284 394 South

W L T Pct PF PA Carolina 6 8 1 .433 305 371 6 9 0 .400 378 383 Atlanta New Orleans 6 9 0 .400 378 404 Tampa Bay 2 13 0 .133 257 387 North

W L T Pct PF PA 11 4 0 .733 301 252 x-Detroit x-Green Bay 11 4 0 .733 456 328 Minnesota 6 9 0 .400 312 334 Chicago 5 10 0 .333 310 429 AFC West

W L T Pct PF PA y-Denver 11 4 0 .733 435 340 San Diego 9 6 0 .600 341 329 Kansas City 8 7 0 .533 334 274 Oakland 3 12 0 .200 239 405 East

W L T Pct PF PA y-New England 12 3 0 .800 459 296 8 7 0 .533 364 336 Miami Buffalo 8 7 0 .533 326 280 3 12 0 .200 246 377 N.Y. Jets South

W L T Pct PF PA y-Indianapolis 10 5 0 .667 431 359 Houston 8 7 0 .533 349 290 3 12 0 .200 232 389 Jacksonville 2 13 0 .133 244 411 Tennessee North

W L T Pct PF PA x-Cincinnati 10 4 1 .700 348 317 10 5 0 .667 409 351 x-Pittsburgh 9 6 0 .600 389 292 Baltimore Cleveland 7 8 0 .467 289 317 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division Sunday’s games Indianapolis at Tennessee, 10 a.m.

Detroit at Green Bay, 10 a.m.

Jacksonville at Houston, 10 a.m.

San Diego at Kansas City, 10 a.m.

Chicago at Minnesota, 10 a.m.

Carolina at Atlanta, 10 a.m.

Cleveland at Baltimore, 10 a.m.

Dallas at Washington, 10 a.m.

N.Y. Jets at Miami, 10 a.m.

Buffalo at New England, 10 a.m.

Philadelphia at N.Y. Giants, 10 a.m.

New Orleans at Tampa Bay, 10 a.m.

Arizona at San Francisco, 1:25 p.m.

St. Louis at Seattle, 1:25 p.m.

Oakland at Denver, 1:25 p.m.

Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 5:30 p.m.

x-Seattle x-Arizona San Francisco St. Louis

HOCKEY NHL WESTERN CONFERENCE Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA 36 23 8 5 51 104 98 35 19 11 5 43 99 90 33 20 11 2 42 99 91 35 17 11 7 41 97 88 36 18 15 3 39 104 98 34 12 18 4 28 80 112 35 7 21 7 21 75 121 Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA Chicago 35 23 10 2 48 107 72 Nashville 33 22 9 2 46 95 70 St. Louis 34 21 10 3 45 100 86 Winnipeg 35 18 10 7 43 88 81 32 16 13 3 35 93 89 Minnesota Colorado 34 13 13 8 34 90 101 Dallas 33 14 14 5 33 95 113 EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA Montreal 35 22 11 2 46 95 84 36 21 11 4 46 117 96 Tampa Bay Detroit 35 18 8 9 45 100 87 Toronto 35 20 12 3 43 118 102 35 18 14 3 39 91 91 Boston Florida 32 15 9 8 38 73 82 34 14 14 6 34 90 94 Ottawa Buffalo 35 13 19 3 29 69 115 Metropolitan Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA Pittsburgh 34 22 7 5 49 108 80 N.Y. Islanders 34 23 11 0 46 105 94 N.Y. Rangers 32 18 10 4 40 97 83 Washington 34 17 11 6 40 99 90 34 14 14 6 34 97 101 Philadelphia Columbus 33 14 16 3 31 80 107 New Jersey 36 12 17 7 31 78 104 Carolina 34 10 20 4 24 70 93 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Thursday’s games No games scheduled Friday’s games No games scheduled

Anaheim San Jose Vancouver Los Angeles Calgary Arizona Edmonton

Western Hockey League WESTERN CONFERENCE U.S. DIVISION

GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pt Everett 33 20 9 3 1 112 94 44 Portland 36 19 14 0 3 122 124 41 Spokane 33 18 12 3 0 93 91 39 Tri-City 33 17 15 0 1 93 89 35 Seattle 33 14 15 2 2 86 92 32 B.C. DIVISION

GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pt 28 5 3 0 157 86 59 Kelowna 36 Victoria 37 17 17 2 1 121 131 37 Prince George 35 17 18 0 0 107 141 34 Vancouver 34 16 18 0 0 105 110 32 Kamloops 38 13 20 3 2 114 143 31 EASTERN CONFERENCE EAST DIVISION

GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pt Brandon 35 24 7 3 1 160 116 52 Regina 33 20 11 2 0 124 98 42 Swift Current 35 17 14 0 4 110 112 38 Prince Albert 35 16 18 1 0 105 114 33 Moose Jaw 35 15 17 2 1 105 124 33 Saskatoon 35 7 25 2 1 91 161 17 CENTRAL DIVISION

GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pt Medicine Hat 34 24 8 1 1 133 86 50 Calgary 34 19 12 1 2 134 101 41 Red Deer 35 18 13 3 1 124 117 40 Edmonton 35 16 14 3 2 106 102 37 Kootenay 35 18 17 0 0 109 129 36 Lethbridge 33 8 20 3 2 83 133 21 Note: Division leaders ranked in top three positions per conference regardless of points; a team winning in overtime or shootout is credited with two points and a victory in the W column; the team losing in overtime or shootout receives one point which is registered in the OTL or SOL columns No games scheduled until Saturday

LINE NCAA Football Friday FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG Heart of Dallas Bowl Louisiana Tech 6 Illinois Quick Lane Bowl At Detroit North Carolina 3 Rutgers St. Petersburg (Fla.) Bowl UCF 2 NC State NFL Sunday FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG at Green Bay 7½ Detroit at Houston 9½ Jacksonville at Pittsburgh 3½ Cincinnati Indianapolis 7 at Tennessee at Baltimore 10 Cleveland at New England 4½ Buffalo at Miami 5½ N.Y. Jets at Atlanta 4 Carolina at Minnesota 6½ Chicago at Kansas City 2½ San Diego at N.Y. Giants 3 Philadelphia Dallas 6 at Washington New Orleans 4 at Tampa Bay at Seattle 12½ St. Louis at San Francisco 6 Arizona at Denver 14 Oakland

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days, and good competition,” said Glacier Peak head coach Brian Hill.

“The idea of getting out and going somewhere breaks up the monotony of every day: hey we’re still at our school, playing teams we already know.”

Snohomish coach Ken Roberts knows the coaches of the two Spokane schools and had talked to them in the past about setting up a couple games. It worked out for the teams this year and he invited Hill, who coached with Roberts at Snohomish prior to taking over at Glacier Peak, and the Grizzlies along.

“We talked and thought it would be kind of fun to take our groups there,” Roberts said. “The main thing is we both wanted good games, it reduced the cost and it’s fun for the kids.”

Both coaches are hoping the games provide a fun team-bonding experience for their respective squads, as well as the two Snohomish teams who share a very friendly rivalry, according to both coaches.

“The goal is that we get better. That’s the main thing,” Roberts said. “I think a lot of times when you travel with a team they get to see another coach than the one who’s yelling in practice and during games. It’s team bonding.

There’s a lot to be said for the competition.”

Glacier Peak, which is a perfect 8-0 this season, defeated Snohomish 55-50 when the two teams played in a nonconference game on Dec. 3. The pair can’t scrimmage again — due to a

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to put enough pucks in the net to compete.

The addition of Nikita Scherbak to the lineup has helped immensely.

The trade acquisition from Saskatoon has been everything the Tips could have hoped after paying top dollar for the Russian playmaker, and with 42 points (15 goals, 27 assists) in 27 games he’s been the perfect replacement for graduated leading scorer Joshua Winquist.

But it hasn’t just been the Scherbak show. Ivan Nikolishin, Carson Stadnyk and Kohl Bauml have all upped their production from last season, and the Tips have been getting substantially more offensive output from their defensemen than in past seasons. As a result teams can’t just focus their defensive attention on one line, and the Tips have yet to be shut out this season.

If there’s a concern it’s in the shot totals. Last season the Tips had one of the better shot differentials in the league. This season Everett has been slightly outshot by the opposition, though the Tips started to turn that back around again just before the break.

Grade: B

Several local teams are traveling outside of the greater Seattle area for holiday tournaments. Here’s a list of those teams and where they are going.

Team Tournament Place Dates L. Stevens girls Doc Larsons Roundball Tournament Wasilla, Alaska 12/29-12/31 Lynnwood girls Nike Interstate Shootout Lake Oswego, Oregon 12/27-12/30 Kamiak boys Surf and Slam Tournament San Diego, California 12/27-12/30 A. Murphy boys Wilbur Ellis SunDome Shootout Yakima 12/26-12/27 *Snohomish and Glacier Peak girls teams are traveling together to Lewis and Clark High School in Spokane where each team will face Lewis and Clark and University.

Washington Interscholastic Activities Association rule – but will cheer each other on in their respective games.

“We’re going to go cheer for them and they’re going to go cheer for us,” Hill said. “We have a great relationship. We’re competitors when we’re playing against each other but always rooting for each other when we’re not. I know that Snohomish is going to give us a good game. It just makes us better in the long run.

It’s nice to have that competitiveness, but respect each other in the end and know we’re helping each other out.”

While the Grizzlies and Panthers are going east, the Lynnwood girls basketball team is headed south. The Royals are traveling to Lake Oswego, Oregon, to compete in this year’s Nike Interstate Shootout. The Royals open the tournament at 8 p.m. on Saturday facing Portland’s Jesuit High School.

The Royals are one of the best 3A teams in Washington, but will have their hands full facing one of Oregon’s top teams in the first round. And if they win, it doesn’t get any easier from there.

“A buddy of mine went down and watched Jesuit play and they’re no joke,” Lynnwood head coach

Preventing goals Goals against: 93 (2.8 per game), 6th in WHL Penalty kill: 75.3, 19th in WHL Everett’s raw number look good as the Tips are among the league leaders in fewest goals allowed. This has been accomplished despite the unexpected loss of No. 1 defenseman Mirco Mueller to the NHL. Everett has been aided by the continued development of defensemen Kevin Davis and Noah Juulsen, who have gone from being promising 16-year-old rookies to being integral parts of a quality defense at 17. When healthy the Tips have also been able to cobble together a quality checking line that’s helped keep opposing top lines contained.

But closer examination shows some cracks.

Everett goaltenders Austin Lotz and Carter Hart have cruised through stretches of the season, but their goals against averages are decent rather than spectacular. Both have also experienced big-time blow ups, keeping their save percentages at a pedestrian 90 percent.

Everett has also struggled mightily on the penalty kill. Part of that can be attributed to the Tips’s discipline, as early in the season Everett rarely found itself on the

Everett Edwards said. “If it works out, and being very humble because I know we could lose to Jesuit and have to go through the consolation bracket, we would have Jesuit and then if we win we would potentially play St. Mary’s (Academy), which is probably going to be ranked No. 1 (in Oregon), and then we would see Oregon City, which was No. 1 before they lost. It’s the perfect chance to see where we’re at with the top teams in Oregon.”

With the talent Lynnwood has had in recent years, the team’s goal is to win a state championship each season. Win or lose, facing the type of talent that will be playing in Lake Oswego this weekend should ensure that the Royals are battle tested come playoff time.

“We’re trying to win it, but being realistic we hope to come out of it with two wins,” Edwards said. “We just hope to play the toughest competition so we can get ready for our district tournament because there’s no guarantees to make it out of your district tournament if you’re not playing right or you have injuries or whatever the case might be.

We’re going to face some tough competition and some adversity and we’ll see how we respond to

that.”

The local girls team making the longest trip is Lake Stevens. The Vikings are flying to Anchorage, Alaska, this weekend and then driving another hour to Wasilla for the Doc Larsons Roundball Tournament.

The Vikings will play three games in three days hoping to improve on their 5-1 record so far this season, but head coach Randall Edens said wins and losses aren’t the team’s biggest concern. He said he hopes this tournament provides his team an opportunity to do some team building and grow as a group.

“That’s kind of priority number one, really,” Edens said. “The competition itself, you never know what to expect. When you can provide a balance of nominal costs for our players and at the same time take them to a place they’ve probably never been before and be a part of something for a few days, it’s a great opportunity to do exactly that.”

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kill and thus received very little experience killing penalties in game situations. However, the penalty numbers have evened out as the season has progressed and Everett’s proficiency on the kill hasn’t improved, as the Tips remain near the bottom in the league standings.

One way the Tips have helped themselves is by being stingy in shootouts, with Lotz being particularly spectacular in his ability to prevent the opposition from converting in the tiebreaker. As a result Everett is 5-1 in shootouts, and those extra points have helped the Tips hang on to first place in the division.

Grade: B

the least-penalized team in the league — Everett has 287 penalty minutes, the next fewest is Kootenay with 355, and no other team has fewer than 400.

But there’s been one aspect that’s been a plague: Everett has the unfortunate habit of wilting when holding third-period leads. The Tips have not dealt well with prosperity, regularly surrendering the initiative in the third period when leading. The result has been several devastating defeats, as well as dropped points that could prove vital in the final reckoning.

Grade: C

Intangibles A season ago the talk among the Tips was about returning to respectability. Everett had finished eighth in the 10-team Western Conference for three straight seasons, leaving the Tips largely irrelevant in the race for banners. But a big turnaround last season led to a change in attitude, and this season the Tips have carried themselves with a greater confidence. That’s translated to their play on the ice and to their results.

Everett also continues to help itself with its discipline as the Tips are by far

Overall Everett was not expected to be among the contenders in the Western Conference this season, with most prognosticators projecting the Tips in either third or fourth in the U.S. Division. Therefore, being in first place in the division at the break is a substantial accomplishment. There’s some concern about the team’s results leveling off as the first half progressed as it follows the same pattern from last season, and last season the malaise lasted well into the second half before the Tips recovered.

Nevertheless, one has to consider Everett’s first half a success.

Grade: B

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Showers tomorrow; breezy near the coast.

Bellingham 44/37

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Port Orchard 45/38

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Saturn ........ 5:06 a.m.

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Pluto ........... 8:15 a.m.

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Feet -0.9 9.7 4.7 6.6

through 5 p.m. yesterday High/low ..................................... 48/42 Normal high/low ....................... 45/35 Records (2005/1962) ................. 59/18 Barometric pressure (noon) ... 30.20 S 24 hours ending 5 p.m. ............... 0.03” Month to date ............................. 1.86” Normal month to date ............... 1.76” Year to date ............................... 22.81” Normal year to date ................. 19.94”

Sunrise today ....................... 7:58 a.m.

Sunset tonight ..................... 4:21 p.m.

Moonrise today ................. 10:50 a.m.

Moonset today ................... 10:35 p.m.

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Redding 55/36

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It takes a village

Local Boy Scout troops again will take Christmas trees as part of an annual fundraiser. Depending on the area, Scouts either pick up trees from the curb or have a designated drop-off location.

Most drop-off and pick-up dates are Jan. 3-4.

All decorations, tinsel, nails and tree stands must be removed.

Flocked trees are not accepted.

The service is by donation. Suggested donations range from $10 to $20.

More info: www.dryneedles. com

Party: Seniors ring in New Year early The Edmonds Senior Center plans a New Year’s Eve party a bit early, from 1-3:30 p.m. Dec. 31 at 220 Railroad Ave. Enjoy live music

by Swingtime, a prime rib meal and champagne toast. Reservations required. Cost is $12 for members, $18 non-members.

More info: 425-774-5555

Donate: Blood donors needed for holidays Puget Sound Blood Center seeks blood donors of all blood types through Jan. 5 to help maintain a strong supply for patients in need through the holiday season.

Blood donations typically dip during the holidays.

Appointments are encouraged, but walk-ins are welcome.

There are Puget Sound Blood Center locations in Everett (2703 Oakes Ave., 425-740-2909) and Lynnwood (19723 Highway 99, 425-412-1000).

More info: www.psbc.org

Apply: Teachers sought for Japan trip The Edmonds Sister City Commission is accepting applications from teachers interested in coleading the annual student visit to Hekinan, Japan during the last two weeks of July 2015. Chaperones stay with a host family in Hekinan and travel costs are paid by the Commission.

The deadline to apply is Dec. 30.

Applications are online at www. escc.edmondswa.gov or at City Hall, 121 Fifth Ave. N. Students are invited to apply as well. Up to 15 students ages 14-18 will be accepted. Students must pay from $1,100 to $1,700 for the trip. Deadline for student applications is Jan. 30.

More info: Carolyn LaFave, 425-771-0247, carolyn.lafave@ edmondswa.gov

Train: Be prepared to help in disasters The Brier-based Emergency Services Coordinating Agency invites Snohomish County residents to take an eight-week disaster preparedness class, 7-10 p.m. Thursdays starting Jan. 15 at the Northshore Fire Department Headquarters, Station 51, 7220 NE 181st St., Kenmore.

Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training is about keeping yourself and your family safe and assisting others until help arrives. The last class on March 5 includes a disaster simulation.

Registration required.

More info: Vickie Fontaine, 425-776­-3722 or vickie@esca1. com

Blab: Last chance to send message to future The Capsule Keepers are asking Washingtonians to write messages to future generations that will be kept inside the state’s Centennial Time Capsule. Messages will be microfilmed and sealed in the Time Capsule until its 2389 opening, 500 years after See OPPORTUNITIES, Page D3

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Officer Derek Oats (right) and his dog Ranger respond to a burglary call with other Marysville police officers on Nov. 24. Oats and Ranger are part of the Marysville Police Department’s K-9 unit.

Marysville community chips in to support police K-9 program

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given moment in time.

Recently, Cascade Natural Gas provided the police dog program with a $5,000 grant. It’s paying for special equipment for the department’s police dog vehicles that will allow officers to pop open doors for quicker deployment. The technology also has heat sensors that will notify officers in the field when their vehicles get too hot for the dogs inside. It cracks open windows automatically.

The grant application caught the company’s attention.

“We decided it was a great cause,” said Chandra Marek, Cascade’s Northwest regional director.

Oates had long wanted to be part of the police-dog program. Early in his career, he volunteered to be the quarry in training exercises.

“You learn so much being the bad guy,” he said.

Now he and Ranger pool their skills in tracking down the real bad guys.

“It’s just a big game of hide and seek for him,” Oates said.

“He just loves his job.”

Oates is thankful for the opportunity.

“The city is so supportive of the canine program from the mayor down,” Oates said. “I think the community feels more a part of it.”

Herald Writer

MARYSVILLE — Police officer Derek Oates and his four-legged partner Ranger have helped track down hundreds of suspects in their five years together.

Oates might be the German shepherd’s handler, but he likes to think many people in and around Marysville share in Ranger’s success.

Ranger and other Marysville police dogs get free vet and chiropractic care. At Vinaccio Coffee, proceeds from a roasted blend support the Marysville Police Department K-9 program.

A local woman stops by the station each year to make sure Ranger and Hawkeye, another of the agency’s police dogs, get tennis balls for fetch and that Katy, the department’s black Labrador retriever narcotics dog, has towels to play tug of war.

Lately, Cold Water Boats of Marysville has been building a custom-made cage for Oates’ patrol vehicle. Powder-Fab of Arlington plans to provide a powder-coated finish. The equipment would have cost thousands of dollars otherwise.

Oates said he is grateful for the outside help the department has received over the years for the police dog program. The city pays for the dogs’ food, but much of the equipment and supplies, and even the dogs themselves, are purchased with

Marysville K-9 unit officer Derek Oats drives to the scene of a robbery call in Everett on Nov. 24.

help from the community.

“Even in a tough economic climate, people have still been giving,” Oates said. “I think the community feels a part of it.”

That’s the way it has been from the beginning of the program in 2001. Contributions and volunteer fundraising has helped pay for protective bite gear used in training, harnesses, leads and other miscellaneous expenses.

Patrol officer Stacey Dreyer was a driving force in the department’s police dog unit.

These days, he works with Hawkeye.

Dr. Tim O’Rourke, a veterinarian and member of the

Marysville Rotary Club, has been an important part of the program from the start. He continues to provide free medical care, even after moving his practice from Marysville to Mount Vernon.

“He has been the constant giver of all vet care, even after (the dogs) retire,” Oates said.

O’Rourke helped the department buy one of its dogs early on.

“I have a strong belief in the human-animal bond and that police dogs can help make our communities safer,” O’Rourke said.

Oates said help often pours in based on a particular need at a

Eric Stevick: 425-339-3446, stevick@heraldnet.com

APPLAUSE

Cops help children shop for gifts The Lynnwood Police Department’s 10th annual Shop with a Cop event, held Dec. 11, benefited 15 mothers and 23 children from Pathways for Women YWCA. Lynnwood Police officers and the families ate dinner and shopped together to celebrate the season.

The event was made possible with funding provided by the Lynnwood Fred Meyer, Lynnwood Police Officers Association, and individual donations received throughout the year and during the event. Additional support was provided by Coffee First in Lynnwood and Green Mountain Kuerig.

Fire Firefighters (IAFF).

Members of IAFF Local 1828 in Fire District 1 delivered to coats to the entire kindergarten class at Discovery Elementary School south of Everett. All coats were purchased using funds donated by members of Local 1828.

Throughout 2014, members of IAFF Local 1828 provided coats to more than 150 local children.

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Firefighters keep kids warm

Choncie, 6, displays her new doll with Lynnwood Police Officer Josh Kelsey at the annual Shop with a Cop event, held Dec. 11 at the Lynnwood Fred Meyer.

Fire fighters from Snohomish County Fire District 1 recently donated 54 coats to local children as part of the national

Firefighters Coats for Kids campaign sponsored by the International Association of

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The Washington Association of Conservation Districts recently held its annual meeting in Cle Elum and presented awards to three individuals and groups from Snohomish County and Camano Island. The Tulalip Tribes, Kristoferson Farm, and Mukilteo teacher Sue Idso

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D2 Friday, 12.26.2014 The Daily Herald

Commissary funding restored; tobacco prices rising

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ouse and Senate conferees negotiating a package to fund the Department of Defense through September 2015 have protected commissary operations by restoring 90 percent of a planned $100 million cut.

Once again lawmakers thwarted a cost-saving initiative targeting military compensation and endorsed by the Joint Chiefs as a way to dampen personnel costs so more dollars can be spent on training, weapon buys and other readiness accounts being victimized by arbitrary “sequestration” cuts.

Only last week House and Senate conferees on a different bill, the 2015 defense authorization act, unveiled a deal to lower the Defense Commissary Agency annual $1.3 billion budget to $1.2 billion. DeCA said it could absorb the knock without impacting customer savings or services.

The military resale industry challenged that notion, saying a cut of more than seven percent inevitably would impact staffing and store hours.

This week conferees shaping a final defense appropriations bill that is part of a massive spending package for the entire federal government restored $90 million of the commissary budget cut in the authorization bill.

“This essential funding ensures that DeCA…will continue delivering a core benefit of military compensation,” said Patrick Nixon, president of the American Logistics Association. ALA represents manufacturers and vendors

IN UNIFORM Active Duty Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Marco Wood, an Arlington native, currently is serving at Naval Facilities Engineering Command Hawaii, where executive officer Capt. George Suther on Dec. 12 presented Wood with the 2014 command plaque for Senior Sailor of the Year. Selection was made based on professional achievement for his involvement in drafting and implementing a new mentorship program.

Wood led 18 sailors in

of products sold in military stores.

In rejecting almost every Defense Department proposal this year to hold down personnel costs, lawmakers said time after time that these changes should await the final report of the Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission, due in February.

Appropriators echoed that point in restoring commissary funding.

COLA MINUS 1 PERCENT — The plea to “wait for the commission” was used again in the authorization bill to delay adoption of a COLA-minus-1 percent formula aimed at dampening retirement costs of future members.

Congress last year replaced the pearl of full cost-of-living adjustments in retirement for members who entered service on or after Jan. 1, 2014. Their COLAs, 20 years hence, were to be set a percentage point below annual inflation. The new bill moves the date of that change to impact only members entering on or after Jan. 1, 2016, giving Congress time to meld this idea with commission recommendations for reshaping future retirement.

Thousands of career-minded personnel who first entered service after Jan. 1 last year just dodged a bullet that would have devalued their retirement benefit significantly.

TOBACCO PRICES RISING — The authorization bill also blocks any attempt to ban sale of

TOM PHILPOTT MILITARY UPDATE tobacco products on base but also narrows the price discounts.

Cigarettes, cigars and chewing tobacco are not to be sold on base at prices lower than the most competitive prices in the local community.

Impacted will be Army and Air Force exchanges and commissaries where tobacco products still can be sold five percent below the most competitive price off base.

In 2012 the Navy Department ordered Navy and Marine Corps stores to raise tobacco prices to match competitive local prices.

Navy Secretary Ray Mabus earlier this year floated the idea of pulling all tobacco products from exchanges, commissaries and ship stores. That led House Republicans to insert bill language to block such a move. But in a deal cut with Senate conferees last week, the bill also declares that on-base tobacco prices cannot be set lower than the most competitive price off base.

About 25 percent of military folks say they smoke, a rate higher than found among civilian peers.

Studies blame this in part on

tobacco discounts. Critics also find the 5-percent rule ineffective, arguing that discounts at Army and Air Force stores actually average about 20 percent when price comparisons include all retail tobacco outlets.

The Defense Department estimates it spends $1.6 billion a year on tobacco-related medical care. It is committed to lowering tobacco usage sharply by 2024.

On-base tobacco sales, however, totaled $711.4 million in 2012 and generated profits of $125.7 million. That’s money the military plows back into its morale, welfare and recreation programs.

CHILD CUSTODY PROTECTION — The new defense policy bill also amends the Servicemembers’ Civil Relief Act (SCRA) to help protect service members from losing custody of children due solely to military deployment.

Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio) has fought for this for almost a decade, facing stiff opposition from family advocates, lawyers and Defense officials who say his bill is a solution in search of a problem. They argue it won’t help anyone and could confuse military families and drive up their litigation costs.

The bill modifies SCRA to say unequivocally that state courts must not use current or future deployments as a sole reason to deny members child custody.

It also says length of temporary custody orders when a custodial parent deploys should be for a period justified by deployment,

not longer.

Attorney Mark E. Sullivan, an Army retiree and family law expert who wrote the military childcustody law for North Carolina, said neither he nor Turner nor the Department of Defense could identify a single case where a member in a child custody fight would be protected by this change to SCRA. So, Sullivan asked, “why put a law on the books that isn’t needed and can only cause problems?”

Past defense secretaries opposed the bill on advice family law experts who said it needlessly would create a right of federal court review in custody cases, driving up legal costs for families, bringing custody disputes before judges having little family law experience and tipping outcomes in favor of service members over the interests of children.

But after Turner briefed current secretary Chuck Hagel, the department dropped its opposition. The language also was modified to make clear that federal courts still have no right of action in child custody matters.

“We think this is still unnecessary and potentially harmful,” said Joyce Wessel Raezer, executive director of National Military Family Association, with language added that could “confuse both service members and judges.”

Send comments to Military Update, P.O. Box 231111, Centreville, VA, 20120, email milupdate@aol.com or twitter: Tom Philpott @Military_Update

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the production of more than 75 minor construction projects, totaling $1.5 million. Additionally, he instituted a training plan that led to a 50 percent increase in advancement scores and three sailors advancing to the next pay grade.

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Navy Petty Officer First Class Marco Wood, left, an Arlington native, is awarded senior sailor of the year by Naval Facilities Engineering Command Hawaii executive officer Capt. George Suther at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.

Disabled American Veterans, Martin T. Sofie Sunshine Chapter 13: 7 p.m. first Thursdays, Lynnwood Elks, 6620 196th St. SW. Call 425-218-0034 or email don.whedon06@gmail. com.

Fleet Reserve Association Branch 170: Branch meetings are held at 5 p.m. second Wednesdays, 6802 Beverly Blvd., Everett. Call 425-353-2600.

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The Veterans of Foreign Wars posts and auxiliaries of Snohomish County are

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The Military Order of the Purple Heart, Chapter 12: 7 p.m. fourth Tuesdays, Lynnwood Elks Club, 6620 196th St. SW. Call

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Fleet Reserve Association and Ladies Fleet Reserve Association Unit and Branch 18: Lunch noon, meeting 1 p.m. second Saturdays, 23003 56th Ave. W., Mountlake Terrace. 425771-2774.

Veterans: A group of veterans of wars in foreign lands (not associated with VFW) meets at 1 p.m., second Wednesdays, Carl Gipson Senior Center, 3025 Lombard, Everett. Call 425-257-8780.

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EVENTS All about you: The Monroe Library, 1070 Village Way, invites school-age children to an “It’s All About You” program, 2 p.m. Dec. 29. Make a self-portrait using collage materials.

More info: 360-794-7851.

Olaf: The Mukilteo Library welcomes children ages 4 and up to “Olaf Celebrates Winter,” 2 p.m. Dec. 29, with snowing stories, science experiments and crafts. The library is at 4675 Harbour Pointe Blvd. More info: 425-493-8202 ext. 3232.

Folktales: Hear folktales from around the world, 2 p.m. Dec. 30 at the Monroe Library, 1070 Village Way. For school-age children. More info: 360-794-7851.

Breakfast, Edmonds: 8:30-9:30 a.m. Jan. 2 (first Friday) at the Edmonds Senior Center, 220 Railroad Ave. Pancakes, strawberry compote, eggs, ham, biscuits and sausage gravy, orange juice, coffee and tea.

Cost is $5.

Breakfast, Snohomish: 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Jan. 3 (first Saturday) at the Snohomish Senior Center, 506 Fourth St. Pancakes, French toast, sausage, ham, biscuits and gravy, scrambled eggs and more. Cost is $5, $3 for kids.

Genealogy 101: Sno-Isle Genealogical Society offers a free beginning genealogy class, 10 a.m.11 a.m. Jan. 3 (first Saturday) at the SIGS Research Library, 19827 Poplar Way in Lynnwood’s Heritage Park.

More info: 425-775-6267.

Sea Float Scramble: Langley Main Street Association and Callahan’s Firehouse in Langley invite everyone to start off the New Year with a treasure hunt at the Sea Float Scramble, 11 a.m. Jan. 3 at Langley’s Seawall Park off First Street. More info: 360-929-9333, mainstreet@ whidbey.com or “Langley Main Street Association” on Facebook. com.

Science Rocks: School-age children are invited to a hands-on geology program, 2 p.m. Jan. 3 at the Monroe Library, 1070 Village Way. More info: 360-794-7851.

Elephant and Piggie: The Mukilteo Library invites school-age children to an Elephant and Piggie Party, 2 p.m.

Jan. 3, based on the popular Mo Willems characters (Pigeon could show up, too). The library is at 4675 Harbour Pointe Blvd. More info: 425493-8202 ext. 3232.

WAYS TO HELP Teen service hours: Middle school students (grades 6-8) can earn community service credit by helping out at the Mukilteo Library,

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were recognized. The annual awards recognize individuals and groups that support conservation districts in their work on natural resource conservation.

The Kristoferson family and Kristoferson Farm won the WACD Wildlife Farm of the Year Award for their conservation and wildlife habitat restoration efforts.

The Tulalip Tribes received the WACD Tribal Partnership Award for starting stormwater education efforts and projects.

Sue Idso, a fifth-grade teacher at Mukilteo Elementary School, received the Educator of the Year Award for creating an outdoor classroom for her school.

Mill CreekChurch feeds thousands Advent Lutheran Church of Mill Creek on Dec. 20 held its annual Christmas Food Basket

foyer of the library, at 650 Main St.

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Got an event or volunteer opportunity to share? Email newstips@heraldnet.com or leave a message for Melissa Slager at 425-3393432. Include a contact phone number.

4675 Harbour Pointe Blvd. Volunteers will prepare crafts for library programs, pick up and clean up, sort books, and more. No need to sign up. Meet 10:30-11:30 a.m. Jan. 3 (first Saturday, September to May) in the teen area.

The Binky Patrol: A group of quilters, knitters and crocheters who make “binkies” for children in traumatic situations seeks volunteers and donations of fabric, yarn or thread. Meets next Jan. 4 (first Sunday) in Marysville. More info: 360-659-7198.

Food drive: Snohomish banks hold a food drive battle through Dec. 29 to benefit the Snohomish Community Food Bank. Donations can be dropped off at Washington Federal (620 Second St.); Columbia Bank (167 Lincoln St.); Coastal Community Bank (928 Ave. D); Opus Bank (1101 Ave. D); and Peoples Bank (in Fred Meyer, 2801 Bickford Ave.). More info: 425-344-8533.

Storage space: Salt of the Earth Food Bank and Soup Kitchen seeks donated storage space that is dry, about 20-by-20 feet, and rodent free.

The nonprofit serves meals from an Everett church and needs space to keep its nonperishable foods and freezers. More info: 425-355-1042.

Light a light: Donate $5 per light on a living fir tree to benefit the City of Edmonds Youth Scholarship Fund.

The fundraiser runs through Jan. 2.

Donation forms are available by calling 425-771-0268, or pick up a form from the Frances Anderson Center, 700 Main St., Edmonds.

Stanwood Camano center: The Stanwood Camano Community Resource Center, at 9612 271st St. NW in Stanwood, seeks a variety of volunteers. No experience necessary.

The Center is open 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. weekdays. More info: Michelle Griffith at 360-629-5257.

Camano Center: The Camano Center, 606 Arrowhead Road on Camano Island, seeks a variety of volunteers. More info: 360-3870222.

Senior center, Arlington: The Stillaguamish Senior Center, 18308

event. Volunteers gathered to assemble and deliver food baskets to 225 families, representing a total of 1,038 people — a 35 percent increase over last year.

“It was a great success and we beat the nasty weather by a hair,” volunteer Trudi Trueit said.

Each “basket” included a turkey, milk, cranberry sauce, stuffing, rolls, butter and more, enough to fill nearly 700 grocery bags. Each family received about $50 worth of food.

Smokey Point Blvd. in Arlington, has volunteer opportunities. More info: 360-653-4551 or program@ stillycenter.com.

Volunteer: Youthville in Marysville and Everett needs volunteers for its “Incredible Years” programs, which teaches parents how to build good relationships with their children.

Volunteers are needed to help prepare meals, do crafts with children or simply hold babies. Must be 18 or older. More info: 360-651-4444, johill@youthville.org.

Hospital gift shop: The nonprofit Providence General Children’s Association needs volunteers at the Providence Regional Medical Center Pacific campus gift shop, located at the Women’s and Children’s Pavilion, 916 Pacific Ave., Everett, for four-hour shifts, day or evening, one or more times per month. Gift shop proceeds benefit Northwest children in need. Must complete hospital volunteer forms, TB test, background check and training. More info: Maureen Welly, 425-348-9433.

Tutor: Everett Community College’s Adult Literacy Center seeks volunteers who can tutor adult learners two or more hours per week in reading, writing, basic math and English as a second language.

Volunteers must be patient, have good literacy skills and be sensitive to a variety of learning styles and cultural backgrounds. Tutoring times and locations are flexible. Training is free with a six-month commitment.

More info: vlp@everettcc.edu, 425388-9524.

Assist cancer patients: The Cancer Resource Center at the Providence Regional Cancer Partnership seeks volunteers to work weekly four-hour shifts meeting with cancer patients and caregivers to provide support. Drivers also are needed to get cancer patients to treatments and appointments. Volunteers use their own vehicles and get mileage reimbursement. More info: Jerri Wood, 425-322-1114 or jerri. wood@cancer.org.

Help out at Habitat store: Habitat for Humanity of Snohomish County seeks volunteers to help staff the store in four-hour shifts between

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Create: Mr. Yuk poster contest The Washington Poison Center is holding its annual Poison Prevention Poster Contest and invites children ages 6-12 to submit their posters by Jan. 9. The top prize earns $500 and a visit from Mr. Yuk to their school or program and a trip to the Capitol. Four runners-up will receive $100.

More info: www.wapc.org

Hospital gift shop, Everett: The nonprofit Providence General Children’s Association needs volunteers at the Providence Regional Medical Center Pacific campus gift shop, located at the Women’s and Children’s Pavilion, 916 Pacific Ave., Everett, for four-hour shifts, day or evening, one or more times per month. Gift shop proceeds benefit Northwest children in need. Must complete hospital volunteer forms, TB test, background check and training. More info: PGCA president Julie Dickson, 425-339-1398.

Assist with equine: All Breed Equine Rez-Q in Marysville seeks a variety of volunteers. More info: 425-263-6390, 206-933-0327, allbreedhorserescue.com.

Help wildlife, Arlington: Sarvey Wildlife Care Center, located in Arlington, seeks volunteers to help in its wildlife care clinic. Volunteers must be at least 14 years old. More info: www.sarveywildlife.org or info@sarveywildlife.org.

Help wildlife, Lynnwood: PAWS Wildlife Center in Lynnwood seeks volunteer wildlife care assistants.

More info: www.paws.org/wildlifevolunteer-care-assistant.html or volunteers@paws.org.

Book sale donations: The Friends of the Edmonds Library seeks donations to its ongoing book sale, including gently used books, CDs, videos, DVDs, sheet music, magazines and computer software. Proceeds from the ongoing sale benefit the Edmonds Library and the scholarship fund.

A drop box for donations is in the

ASSISTANCE Advance care planning: “Your Life, Your Wishes,” a free advanced care planning workshop, will be held 1-3 p.m. Jan. 30 in the library at the Edmonds Senior Center, 220 Railroad Ave. Registration encouraged. More info: 425-744-5555.

Swedish/Edmonds: A variety of free support groups and fee-based health classes are offered at the hospital, 21601 76th Ave. W., Edmonds. More info: www.swedish. org/classes.

Caregiver support, Marysville: A support group to help those who are dealing with the challenges of unpaid care giving meets next 10-11:30 a.m. Jan. 6 (first and third Tuesdays) with a trained family care giver specialist at the Ken Baxter Community Center, 514 Delta Ave., Marysville. More info: 360-3638450.

Cocaine Anonymous: A nonprofit recovery program for those seeking sobriety or support in staying sober from cocaine and other mind-altering substances.

For program information and local meeting times and locations in Snohomish County, visit www.caofwa. org. More info: 425-244-1150.

Depression Bipolar Support Alliance: Meets 7-8:30 p.m. the second, third and fourth Monday of each month in the Rainier Room of the Medical Office Building at Providence Hospital Colby Campus, 1700 13th St., Everett. Supporting those with depression or bipolar disorder as well as their family and friends. More info: www.dbsasnoco. org or call 425-405-0786.

Drug abuse family support: A support group for those affected by someone else’s drug addiction meets 9 a.m. Saturdays in the Monte Cristo Room at Providence Regional Medical Center’s Pacific

Employment Network: 10 a.m.noon Fridays at the North Creek Presbyterian Church, 621 164th St. SE., Mill Creek. Free help with job searches, resume writing and interviewing. More info: 425-743-2386.

Head injury support group: Meets next from 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Jan. 6 (first Tuesday) on the second floor of Swedish/Edmonds Medical Center, 21601 76th Ave. W., Edmonds. Group supports brain-incident survivors and their caregivers.

More info: Lou Nash, 425-776-7264 or lou_nash@frontier.com.

Support group for parents of children with behavioral problems: 6:30-9 p.m. Thursdays at Zion Lutheran Church, 4634 Alger Ave., Everett. Peer-to-peer support for parents struggling with children exhibiting risky behaviors such as drug or alcohol use.

Confidential and free. More info: 888-468-2620 or www.cpsn.org.

Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS): Several local chapters of this nonprofit weight-loss club meet at different days and times across Snohomish County. Meetings include a private weigh-in, peer support, information and awards for progress. First meeting is free. More info: www.tops.org, or area captain Darlene Wascher at 360-658-1311.

SENIORS Lunch: A light lunch for seniors is served at 11:20 a.m. every Wednesday at the Lake Stevens Senior Center, 2302 Soper Hill Road.

Cost is $2.50 for members, $3.50 for non-members. More info: 425335-0345.

Coffee time: Marysville Parks and Recreation features Café Baxter, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Mondays (except holidays) at the Ken Baxter Community Center, 514 Delta Ave., Marysville. Free coffee, pastries and conversation. Open to seniors and their adult friends. More info: 360-363-8450.

Table tennis: 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.

Mondays, 12:30-7 p.m. Wednesdays and 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays at the Carl Gipson Senior Center of Everett, 3025 Lombard Ave. Five tables with paddles and balls provided. Cost is $1 per session.

For ages 50 and older. More info: 425-257-8780.

Bingo: 12:30-3 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at the Carl Gipson Senior Center of Everett, 3025 Lombard Ave. Cost is $2 for three-on. Everybody older than 50 can participate. More info: 425257-8780.

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Messages to the Future may be sent via email to message2389@sos.wa.gov and also by printing and sending a form at http://1.usa.gov/1xHDDld. The deadline to submit messages is Jan. 1.

Hospital gift shop, Monroe: The gift shop at Valley General Hospital in Monroe needs reliable volunteers to work three-hour shifts. The gift shop is open 10 a.m.4 p.m. weekdays. More info: Janie, vghgiftshop@gmail.com.

Hope Unlimited: Hope Unlimited includes the Stanwood Camano Incident Support chaplains. Volunteering opportunities include teaching and cooking. The group also is asking for help funding a full-time chaplain position stationed inside the Oso fire hall. The position is set to expire at the end of September.

More info: 360-387-1512.

Campus, 900 Pacific Ave., Everett.

More info: www.nar-anon.org.

The Arlington Fire Department and volunteers wrapped up the annual Santa Run food drive Dec. 14.

Kiwanis, Key Club Santa, Arlington fire help feed 20 families fighters deliver Members of the Kiwanis Club of Lake Stevens, their families and teens who volunteer with Key Club at Lake Stevens High School met Dec. 20 at Jay’s Market to fill their cars with bags of groceries for 20 needy families in the local community. The donations included two gallons of milk, a turkey and large bags of gifts for each family. In all, 34 people helped with the annual event, which started several decades ago.

10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday. The store is at 2302 Broadway, Everett. The store also accepts donations of building materials, household items and furniture by appointment. More info: 425-903-4430 or www.habitatsnohomish.org.

Eyeglasses, hearing aids: Lions Clubs are collecting used eyeglasses and hearing aids. Donations may be made at Everett Public Libraries, PUD main office and most opticians and eye doctors. More info: Everett Central Lions Club, Art Ruben at since1965@aol.com or 425-387-9256.

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Question: I’m really hoping you can help with a car rental issue I’m having. I recently rented a car from E-Z Rent-A-Car in Atlanta. It was late in the evening. My friend and I got in the vehicle after I asked her to do a walk-around with me, but there was no employee available to walk with us.

We didn’t notice anything wrong with the car. When I returned the car, an E-Z employee claimed that the passenger side fog light was missing, and pointed it out to me. I had to sign an incident report prior to leaving.

The fog light can be missed while walking closely around the car, but it is noticeable when you’re far away, which we never were. E-Z is charging me $1,166 for this damage. I do not believe it was caused by us. I asked to see the last few rental slips, and E-Z said it would show them to me. But it hasn’t.

I asked for the camera footage, which would show us leaving the lot, and I’m positive it would show the fog light missing as well. But the company will not release it unless I take this to court.

The price E-Z is charging is obscene, and it’s throwing in some additional random charges, like painting the vehicle, which makes the total bill $1,361. I checked BBB, and this place has more

CHRISTOPHER ELLIOTT TRAVEL TROUBLESHOOTER than 300 complaints, many similar to mine. I feel defeated. What should I do?

— Julie Mehta, Jamaica, New York Answer: Did you say a missing fog light? That’s kind of hard to overlook. But E-Z sent you images of a red 2014 Chevrolet Impala with a gaping hole where the light should have been. Indeed, in a darkened garage you might have missed this.

Had you taken pictures of the car before leaving the lot, those might have saved you. In fact, if you had reviewed the images, you could have immediately reported the problem to a manager and requested a different vehicle.

There’s no way you should be driving a car without a light. It’s unsafe and probably illegal.

You don’t have to sign anything

SUPER QUIZ Score 1 point for each correct answer on the Freshman Level, 2 points on the Graduate Level and 3 points on the Ph.D. Level.

Subject: “AFTER” WORDS Each answer contains “after.” (e.g., Following an earlier event.

Answer: Afterward.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL 1. A small earthquake that happens after a bigger one.

2. Theme song from “The Poseidon Adventure” film.

3. The time between the middle of the day and the beginning of evening.

GRADUATE LEVEL 4. A contraceptive pill.

5. A men’s lotion applied to the face.

6. Take care of.

PH.D. LEVEL 7. Title of a song from the film “Show Boat.”

CLASSIC PEANUTS

BIRTHDAYS 8. The consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event).

9. A standard phrase ending a fairy tale.

ANSWERS: 1. Aftershock. 2.

“The Morning After.” 3. Afternoon. 4. Morning-after pill. 5.

Aftershave. 6. Look after. 7. “After the Ball.” 8. Aftermath. 9. “Happily ever after.”

SCORING: 18 points — congratulations, doctor; 15-17 points — honors graduate; 1014 points — you’re plenty smart, but no grind; 4-9 points — you really should hit the books harder; 1-3 points — enroll in remedial courses; 0 points — who reads the questions to you?

Super Quiz is a registered trademark of K. Fisher Enterprises Ltd. (c) 2014 Ken Fisher North America Syndicate Inc.

Actor Donald Moffat is 84. Actor Caroll Spinney (Big Bird on TV’s “Sesame Street”) is 81.

Rhythm-and-blues singer Abdul “Duke” Fakir (The Four Tops) is 79. Record producer Phil Spector is 75. “America’s Most Wanted” host John Walsh is 69. Country musician Bob Carpenter (The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) is 68. Baseball Hall of Fame catcher Carlton Fisk is 67.

Retired MLB All-Star Chris Chambliss is 66.

Baseball Hall of Famer Ozzie Smith is 60. Former Sen. Evan Bayh, D-Ind., is 59. Humorist David Sedaris is 58. Rock musician James Kottak (The Scorpions) is 52. Country musician Brian Westrum (Sons of the Desert) is 52. Rock musician Lars Ulrich (Metallica) is 51. Actress Nadia Dajani is 49. Rock musician J is 47. Country singer Audrey Wiggins is 47. Rock musician Peter Klett (Candlebox) is 45. Rock singer James Mercer (The Shins; Flake) is 44. Actor-singer Jared Leto is 43.

Thought for today: “Time is the longest distance between two places.” — From “The Glass Menagerie” by Tennessee Williams (1911-1983).

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when you return a vehicle. If a car rental company insists you take responsibility for something you didn’t do, then you need to speak with a manager immediately. Ask him or her to review the previous rental documents to see if someone reported the damage at that time. Don’t sign and leave.

If you do sign the documents, you’re admitting “I did it,” and that limits your options. E-Z could send you a bill for whatever it wanted — a new light, a paint job or “loss of use” on the vehicle.

You, or your insurance company, would be responsible for paying it.

Not an ideal situation.

You could have appealed this to a manager at E-Z. I list its executives’ names and numbers on my website: http://elliott.org/ company-contacts/e-z-rent-car.

As it turns out, there were more images of your rental: closed-circuit video of your Impala leaving the rental lot. You asked E-Z to see them, and it told you it would be happy to pull them, if you got a subpoena from a court.

I asked the company if it could review the footage one more time to make sure nothing had been missed. After checking the images of your car, it decided to drop its claim against you.

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Suicidal Internet ‘friend’ needs help Dear Abby: I’m a grad student who enjoys perusing social networks for jokes and stuff. The other day I came across a post from someone who said he wanted to kill himself. Naturally, I kind of freaked out.

I contacted the person to ask him not to and thankfully he didn’t. Normally I don’t do the whole “Internet friend” thing, but we decided to keep chatting and since then we have become fast friends. I’m not sure how to help this person, though.

He is in the military and fears losing his job if he seeks help. I don’t want to pressure him into seeing a professional, since part of what’s causing his anxiety is being ordered around constantly, but I don’t want him to hurt himself. — LongDistance Friend Dear Long-Distance Friend: Are you SURE this person is who he purports to be? Suicidal people don’t usually broadcast it to strangers they meet on the Internet. When you say he’s afraid that if he seeks professional help he’ll lose his job, is he intending to make a career in the military? If the answer is yes, and he doesn’t like “being ordered around constantly,” he has chosen the wrong career.

You should tell this individual that it’s essential he talk to someone about his suicidal impulses who has the training to actually help him with his suffering (your word). If you encourage him to lean on you, it will only prolong his procrastination about standing on his own two feet. For BOTH your sakes, deliver your message clearly and back away. Because you have known each other for such a short time, it shouldn’t be too traumatic.

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Dear Abby: My husband and I will celebrate our 50th anniversary soon.

One hundred and twentyfive invitations were sent and 80 people have responded that they will be attending. I have wondered about the 45 invitees who didn’t respond. Today I was told there’s a new rule of etiquette regarding the RSVP on an invitation — that one doesn’t have to respond unless one is attending the function. Is this true? Am I out of step with the current social culture? I am more than aware that it has changed — and would debate that it probably hasn’t changed for the better with regard to social courtesy. So, in planning any function that entails food, hotel rooms, etc., am I to assume no response is a negative one? — Questioning In The Southeast Dear Questioning: There is no “new rule,” unless the invitation specifies “regrets only.” RSVP still means what it always has: “Repondez s’il vous plait.”

That’s French for “Please respond.” It doesn’t mean to respond only if you plan on being there. Polite people take note of the phone number, or the little card included with it, and accept or decline. While it’s safe to assume that the individuals you didn’t hear from won’t be coming, it’s also a clue that they may not have been taught good manners.

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As today’s declarer at five clubs, Louie won the first spade and saw 12 tricks if his key suits broke well. But when he took the A-Q of trumps next, West discarded.

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A spokeswoman for Carter confirmed Tuesday that the couple split earlier this year.

Publicist Melody Korenbrot says the two separated amicably “and have continued to be friends and co-parent their children.”

She asked for privacy for the couple and their son and daughter.

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Burton’s latest film is “Big Eyes,” which earned Golden Globe nominations for stars Amy Adams and

Friday’s highlights on TV include: Aisha Tyler is our host for “Now That’s Funny! On Set With TV’s Hottest Comedies.” It’s a Paley Center special that takes a behind-the-scenes look at the making of popular sitcoms, including “The Big Bang Theory” and “Modern Family.” 8 p.m., CBS.

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MONTEREY, Calif. — Clint Eastwood and his wife of 18 years have finalized their divorce.

A Monterey County Superior Court judge approved a judgment Tuesday that does not state how the pair will divide their assets.

Clint and Dina Marie Eastwood have one daughter together. She turned 18 this month.

The Oscar-winning director’s wife filed for divorce in October 2013, citing irreconcilable differences.

They married in 1996 after meeting when she was assigned to interview the 83-year-old actor for a TV news station.

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SEEMS LIKE YESTERDAY 50 years ago (1964) Everett patrolman Howard Northern used his police car, a 1963 Plymouth, to bulldoze a large snowball out of the middle of the street in the 1500 block of Hoyt Ave. Following removal to the curb, the heavy rain made short work of the snowball.

Ron Slater, 15-yearold-student at Evergreen Junior High School, looked over a scale model of a basement fallout shelter

he constructed for Civil Defense authorities to use in exhibits. Ron, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Reed Slater, 1222 Pinkerton Ave., presented the shelter to Will Cross, Civil Defense director.

25 years ago (1989) Edmonds Community College counselor Marva Brown had no qualms about getting down in the mud to visit with members of her farmyard menagerie.

Brown took the animals on the road to enrich the

lives of those confined to nursing homes and rehabilitation centers around the county.

Stanwood men Lee Harman, eye surgeon, and John Stockamp, insurance agent, were heading to London to take part in the Londonto-Sidney World Vintage Air Rally, stopping at such exotic ports-of-call as Corfu, Cairo, Rangoon and Bali.

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There are five days left in the year. The seven-day African-American holiday Kwanzaa begins today. This is Boxing Day. Today’s highlight: On Dec. 26, 2004, more than 230,000 people, mostly in southern Asia, were killed by a 100-foothigh tsunami triggered by a 9.1-magnitude earthquake beneath the Indian Ocean.

On this date: In 1776, the British suffered a major defeat in the Battle of Trenton during the Revolutionary War. In 1799, former President George Washington was eulogized by Col. Henry Lee as “first in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of his

countrymen.”

In 1908, Jack Johnson became the first AfricanAmerican boxer to win the world heavyweight championship as he defeated Canadian Tommy Burns in Sydney, Australia.

In 1914, actor Richard Widmark was born in Sunrise Township, Minnesota.

In 1933, Nissan Motor Co. was founded in Yokohama, Japan, as the Automobile Manufacturing Co. In 1944, during the World War II Battle of the Bulge, the embattled U.S. 101st Airborne Division in Bastogne, Belgium, was relieved by units of the 4th Armored Division. Tennessee Williams’ play “The Glass Menagerie” was first performed at the Civic Theatre in Chicago.

In 1966, Kwanzaa was first celebrated.

In 1972, the 33rd president of the United States, Harry S. Truman, died in Kansas City, Missouri, at age 88.

In 1974, comedian Jack Benny died in Los Angeles at age 80.

In 1994, French commandos stormed a hijacked Air France jetliner on the ground in Marseille, killing four Algerian hijackers and freeing 170 hostages.

In 1996, 6-year-old beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey was found beaten and strangled in the basement of her family’s home in Boulder, Colorado. (To date, the slaying remains unsolved.)

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Martin Taylor: 7:30 p .m ., Jan . 6 and 7, Jazz Alley, $29 .50; www .jazzalley .com .

“Jekyll & Hyde”: 7 p .m ., Jan . 25, $35 to $60

Bill Hummel’s Blues Harmonica Blowout: 7:30 and 9:30 p .m ., Jan . 8 through 10, 7:30 p .m ., Jan . 11, Jazz Alley, $32 .50; www . jazzalley .com .

R. Kelly: 7 p .m ., Feb . 7 Harlem Globetrotters: 2 p .m ., Feb . 16, $20 to $120 Sparta Combat League presents AVM WA: 7 p .m ., Feb .

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Ahn Trio: 7:30 p .m ., Jan . 9, $15 to $39 Martha Redbone Roots Project: 7:30 p .m ., Jan . 15, $15 to $29 Cascade Symphony Orchestra’s “Hamlet”: 7:30 p .m ., Jan .

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VILLAGE THEATRE “Mary Poppins”: Jan . 9 to Feb .

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AROUND THE REGION Straight No Chaser: 7:30 p .m ., Dec . 26, Paramount Theatre, $25 to $55; www .stgpresents .org .

“Dirty Dancing”: Jan . 20 to Feb .

1, Paramount Theatre, $25 to $80; www .stgpresents .org .

Sam Smith: 7 p .m ., Feb . 2, KeyArena, $50 to $90; ticketmaster .com .

Certified Platinum Tour: Miranda Lambert with Justin Moore and Raelynn: 7:30 p .m ., Feb . 13, Tacoma Dome, $50 to $70; www .livenation .com .

Alton Brown Live! The Edible Inevitable Tour: 7 p .m ., Feb . 21, Paramount Theatre, $35 to $65; www .stgpresents .org .

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Pearl Django with Gail Pettis: 7:30 and 9:30 p .m ., Jan . 2 and

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Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra: Quincy Jones and Ray Charles: 8 p .m ., Jan . 23, $10 to $34 Marc Cohn: 7:30 p .m ., Jan . 24, $15 to $39

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Gypsy jazz greats Pearl Django will perform with Gail Pettis at Jazz Alley on Jan 2 and 4.

Celtic Woman: 7 p .m ., June 3; $45 to $99

Dame Edna’s Glorious Goodbye: The Farewell Tour: Jan . 15 to 18, Moore Theatre, $37 .50 to $67 .50; www .stgpresents .org .

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Wahlberg shines in slick ‘Gambler’ remake

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ovie stars come from the unlikeliest places. Take the case of one Mark Wahlberg, for example.

In youth, Wahlberg was a juvenile delinquent, with a criminal record that has recently made the news because of his efforts to obtain an official pardon.

The younger brother of a boy-band star, Wahlberg started rapping as Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch, followed by a brief career as an underwear model — a sorry résumé, an instant laughingstock.

By all rights, the guy should’ve been relegated to cable-TV “Remember the 90s” specials by now.

Instead, Wahlberg has been a bankable movie star since “Boogie Nights,” and a reliably strong anchor for action movies and comedies alike.

He’s also smart enough to recognize that juicy supporting parts (a comic stud in “Date Night,” an aggressive skeptic in “The Departed”) can only bolster his image, and establish his range. The lesson: Don’t look at the résumé. Look at the screen.

Wahlberg’s new film, “The Gambler,” presents a case in point. The movie has its roots in Dostoyevsky and a thoughtful, near-classic ’70s film. The lead role is a failed novelist and university professor, whose gambling problem and apparent death wish is at the crux of the story.

Not a Mark Wahlberg role, in short. But he plays it, and he’s terrific.

Wahlberg’s character, Jim Bennett, has a great deal to feel burned out about. He’s disgusted with his career as a writer, he insults his students, and he asks his mother (Jessica Lange) for enormous

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He needs the bread because he’s in debt to bad people: Asian mobsters, a sleek loan shark (Michael Kenneth Williams, from “Boardwalk Empire”), and a seriously lethal gangster (John Goodman, in primo form). He has one talented student (Brie Larson, the gifted actress from “Short Term 12”) who knows about his gambling.

With her character, William Monahan’s script steers a little too closely toward the cliché of the younger woman who redeems the exhausted hero — but there are some surprises mixed in, too.

The film is adapted from the 1974 picture written by the eccentric James Toback and starring James Caan. The new one is a slicker affair, but Monahan is a clever dialogue writer (he did “The Departed”) and director Rupert Wyatt (“Rise of the Planet of the Apes”) keeps the pulse going.

It wastes no time: In the opening sequence, we see Jim Bennett unhesitatingly throwing down fat wagers at a blackjack table — he refuses to set aside any winnings — and within moments the stakes are set for the rest of the movie.

Wyatt’s vision of L.A.’s steel-blue underworld is just a few blocks over from the stylized place we saw in “Nightcrawler” and “Drive.” Are there really gangsters who frequent

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Mark Wahlberg (left) and Brie Larson star in “The Gambler.” Wahlberg stars as a literature professor whose gambling debts are dangerously high.

“The Gambler” ★★★1⁄2 A slick but entertaining remake of the 1974 James Caan film, with Mark Wahlberg capably taking the role of a literature professor whose gambling debts are dangerously high. Director Rupert Wyatt keeps the pulse going, and Brie Larson and John Goodman provide sterling supporting turns.

Rating: R, for violence, subject matter, language Showing: Alderwood Mall, Everett Stadium, Marysville, Thorton Place Stadium 14, Sundance Cinemas Seattle John Goodman stars in “The Gambler,” a remake of the 1974 James Caan film by the same name.

steam rooms and Korean gambling dens and speak with the elegance of John Goodman’s barnburning soliloquies? No, but the film makes it all persuasive.

Wyatt isn’t as interested in psychological digging,

although there’s something intriguing about Bennett’s assertions that he isn’t actually a gambler. (Maybe he just really wants to lose, in every sense.) But sometimes plot can carry the day, and the strands of “The

Gambler” — Jim parlaying his various debts against each other, and betting on a basketball game — are skillfully played.

Will you buy Wahlberg as a literature professor?

Maybe not, and yet the actor spits out dialogue and stares down goons with complete authority. The exhaustion seems

real, too — Wahlberg looks drawn, much less robust than when he’s battling robots or talking to animatronic teddy bears.

We are in that realm that is less about acting and more about the mysterious power of movie stardom.

And in those terms, Mark Wahlberg has successfully doubled down.

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Burton paints promising ‘Big Eyes’ into a corner

By Robert Horton Herald Movie Critic

Because he’s spent half his career sifting through the pop culture of the ’50s and ’60s (“Dark Shadows,” “Ed Wood,” “Mars Attacks,” etc.), Tim Burton is surely the ideal director to tackle

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the phenomenon of the Keane big eye paintings.

Right?

Maybe the subject is a little too perfect, because Burton’s “Big Eyes” lacks something — a sense of sarcasm, or distance. Or maybe it’s just missing a couple of subplots.

Don’t remember the big eye paintings? You’re lucky, actually. But the script by Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski will catch us up.

We begin with a young divorced mother, Margaret (Amy Adams), who moves her daughter to the bohemian world of 1950s San Francisco. Shy Margaret is aggressively romanced by the dashing Walter Keane (Christoph Waltz), a street painter who boasts of his artsy days in Paris.

He gets their work onto the walls of jazz clubs, where Margaret’s paintings begin to sell. It’s more

convenient for showboat Walter to take credit for the paintings, so (with Margaret’s consent) he does — they’re simply signed “Keane,” after all — and an industry is born.

The paintings become hugely popular (Joan Crawford had her portrait done, and Margaret made a mural for the 1964 World’s Fair). Today they’re collectible as kitsch.

Here’s the thing. Margaret’s paintings are mostly of bedraggled children with big eyes. Huge eyes.

Freakishly large eyes.

As works of art, they’re horrifying. And you’d think Tim Burton would go to town with this, as he did with “Ed Wood.” That movie is a tribute to B-movie filmmaker Wood’s hilarious incompetence, but also a marvelous portrait of people living outside the mainstream.

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Amy Adams stars as 1950s painter Margaret Keane in “Big Eyes.” Keane’s portraits of bigeyed wiafs were hugely popular in the ’50s and ’60s.

“Big Eyes,” on the other hand, is neutral on the value of the Keane art.

The film’s main idea — in fact its only idea — is how Margaret was completely dominated by Walter’s desire for money and fame, and how she battled to get credit for her own work.

Christoph Waltz gives an eccentric performance as Walter, but maybe that’s the direction the movie needed to go. Amy Adams is fine, but the character is rather bland (why was Margaret Keane obsessed with saucer-eyed waifs, anyway?).

The movie needs a

Jason Schwartzman co-stars in “Big Eyes.”

complicating subplot, but there’s nothing else going on. And very little for supporting players like Danny Huston, Krysten Ritter or Terence Stamp to do.

The first half hour is great fun, but after that it keeps repeating itself. This is a missed opportunity to have fun with a wacky slice of Cold War-era craziness.

Freeland, 2 p.m. Jan. 17: “If I Stay,” Edmonds, 1 p.m. Jan. 20: “Godzilla,” Granite Falls, 3:30 p.m.

ment Community, 10200 Harbour Place, Mukilteo. Horton presents “The Dream Factory: How Hollywood Created the Star,” which explores why some actors had the “it” factor that made them classics. The presentation is free and open to the public. For more information, call 425-493-8555.

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Dial H for Hitchcock A yearlong series of 12 of Alfred Hitchcock’s best films will be shown on the last Wednesday of the month at the Evergreen Branch of the Everett Public

Library, 9512 Evergreen Way, Everett; call 425-257-8250. A screening and discussion will start at 1:30 p.m. Dec. 31, “North by Northwest”: A New York executive (Cary Grant) becomes embroiled with spies; he meets Eva Marie Saint as

he flees across the country (1959).

Movies at the library Bring your friends, have some popcorn and enjoy a movie at a branch of the Sno-Isle library system. Here’s a look at the upcoming schedule.

Dec. 26: “Frozen,” Stanwood, 2 p.m. Jan. 16: “Winter’s Tale,”

Hear Horton speak Herald film critic and author Robert Horton will speak about the Hollywood star system 2 p.m. Jan. 11 at the Harbour Pointe Retire-

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‘Imitation Game’ stays true to misfit character

By Robert Horton

Especially in Cumberbatch’s truly eccentric hands, Turing stays defiantly what he is, an oddball who uses rationality to solve problems. This comes to a dramatic head after Enigma is decoded: The scientists could save Allied lives in the short run by exploiting the enemy’s information, but they don’t because that would tell the Germans that Enigma has been cracked.

Cool heads, and a stiff upper lip, must prevail.

The film suggests that Turing does not have to become a nicer person — he beat Enigma and won World War II, so let him be.

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“The Imitation Game” proves that a gripping true story can survive even the Oscar-bait effect. This is a profile of Alan Turing: British mathematician, codebreaker of Germany’s Enigma device (a feat of decrypting that significantly shortened the Second World War, per Winston Churchill), father of the machines we now call computers.

Turing’s achievements were long kept secret, although he’s been depicted a few times in recent years, including a BBC take with Derek Jacobi (“Breaking the Code,” 1996) and a fictionalized film with Dougray Scott (“Enigma,” 2001). But “The Imitation Game” is bound to prove definitive, if not Oscar-winning.

Here Benedict Cumberbatch plays the brilliant Turing as a borderlineautistic personality, a rude brainiac who fiddles with his big computing machine while his colleagues (led by Matthew Goode, Mark Strong, and Charles Dance — that British acting pool remains deep) stand around scratching their heads.

Turing’s homosexuality only gradually enters the picture, and even when

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Keira Knightley (left) stars in “The Imitation Game.” She was nominated for a Golden Globe for best supporting actress in a drama for her role opposite Benedict Cumberbatch, who stars as British codebreaker Alan Turing.

he proposes marriage to fellow codebreaker Joan Clarke (Keira Knightley), it isn’t treated as a really big deal. (At the end of Turing’s criminally shortened life, it is treated as a big deal.)

Even if the movie sketches simplistic conflicts between its principal characters, the wartime world is so meticulously re-created and the stakes so compelling that it emits plenty of movie-movie sparks.

Norwegian director Morten Tyldum ‘s previous film was the ridiculously entertaining “Headhunters,” and although this is a blander affair, it does keep its momentum going. Plus, Cumberbatch and Knightley are a dream couple, thoroughbred actors who can’t wait to get on the

track and run.

But the real reason to like this movie is that it’s so diligently pro-weirdo.

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MOVIE TIMES SNOHOMISH COUNTY Alderwood, 425-776-3535 Big Eyes (PG-13) 11:30-2:15-4:507:30-10:20 Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (R) 3:40-9:50 Fury (R) 3:30-9:20 Horrible Bosses 2 (R) 12:00-6:45 Into the Woods (PG) 12:20-12:503:20-3:50-6:30-7:00-9:30-10:00 Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (PG) 11:40-12:10-2:05-2:354:35-5:05-7:10-7:40-9:40-10:10 Top Five (R) 12:30-7:20 Alderwood Mall, 888-262-4386 Annie (PG) 11:10-2:10-5:10-6:508:00-9:40-10:50 Big Hero 6 (PG) 10:10-1:00-3:406:30 Exodus: Gods and Kings (PG-13) 12:50-8:10 Exodus: Gods and Kings 3D (PG-13) 9:30-4:50-11:30 Foxcatcher (R) 9:40-12:45-4:00-7:0010:30 The Gambler (R) 9:10-12:00-2:405:30-8:20-11:00 The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (PG-13) 10:00-1:20-4:308:20-9:10-11:30 The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies -- An IMAX 3D Experience (PG-13) 9:00-12:30-3:50-7:3011:00 The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies 3D (PG-13) 10:50-2:205:50 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 (PG-13) 10:20-1:10-4:10-7:4010:35 The Imitation Game (PG-13) 11:001:50-4:40-7:20-10:00 Interstellar (PG-13) 12:00-3:40-7:1510:50 Penguins of Madagascar (PG) 9:1011:40-2:00-4:20 PK (Not Rated) 11:30-3:10-6:4010:10 St. Vincent (PG-13) 9:30 Unbroken (PG-13) 9:20-10:30-12:401:40-4:00-5:00-7:10-8:10-9:2010:20-11:20 Wild (R) 11:20-2:30-5:20-8:30-11:10 Cinebarre Mountlake Terrace, 425-672-7501 Exodus: Gods and Kings (PG-13) 12:00-3:15 The Gambler (R) 12:45-4:15-7:1510:00 The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (PG-13) 11:45-9:45 The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies 3D (PG-13) 3:00-6:30 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 (PG-13) 1:00-4:00-7:25-10:25 Interstellar (PG-13) 6:45-10:20 Into the Woods (PG) 12:30-3:457:00-9:50 Night at the Museum: Secret of the

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Although Kim Jong-un doesn’t like it, “The Interview” debuts at several local theaters Christmas Day. The film stars James Franco (left) and Seth Rogen as journalists recruited by the CIA to assassinate the North Korean despot. The picture’s showing at Stanwood Cinemas and Oak Harbor Plaza.

Tomb (PG) 1:15-4:05-7:05-9:35 Unbroken (PG-13) 12:15-3:30-7:3010:35 Wild (R) 12:55-3:55-7:45-10:30 Edmonds Theater, 425-7784554 The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (PG-13) 3:00-6:00-9:00 Everett Stadium, 425-353-3505 Annie (PG) 12:05-3:00-6:10-9:00 Big Eyes (PG-13) 12:00-2:40-5:208:00-10:40 Big Hero 6 (PG) 10:40-1:20-4:056:50-9:35 Exodus: Gods and Kings (PG-13) 3:10-9:55 Exodus: Gods and Kings 3D (PG-13) 11:30-6:30 The Gambler (R) 1:00-3:50-6:40-9:30 The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (PG-13) 11:20-12:10-2:506:10-7:00-9:40 The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies 3D (PG-13) 12:40-3:304:00-7:30-10:20 Horrible Bosses 2 (R) 4:10-9:15 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 (PG-13) 10:55-1:40-4:30-7:2510:25 The Imitation Game (PG-13) 1:304:20-7:10-10:10 Interstellar (PG-13) 6:00-9:40 Into the Woods (PG) 12:20-3:206:20-9:20 Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (PG) 10:40-11:40-1:20-2:104:50-6:45-7:20-9:50 Penguins of Madagascar (PG) 10:301:15-3:40 Top Five (R) 10:45 Unbroken (PG-13) 12:30-3:40-6:5010:00 Wild (R) 11:00-1:50-4:40-7:50-10:35

Galaxy Monroe, 360-863-0909 Annie (PG) 10:05-12:50-3:50-6:509:45 Exodus: Gods and Kings (PG-13) 11:20-3:05-6:40-10:00 The Gambler (R) 11:05-11:30-1:502:15-4:35-5:00-7:20-7:50-10:0510:30 The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (PG-13) 10:00-11:5011:50-12:20-1:20-3:40-4:40-6:306:30-7:15-8:00-10:30 The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies 3D (PG-13) 3:10-3:109:50-9:50 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 (PG-13) 10:30-1:45-4:45-7:3510:20 Into the Woods (PG) 10:15-10:451:05-1:35-3:55-4:25-6:55-7:259:55-10:25 Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (PG) 11:00-1:40-4:30-7:3010:10 Unbroken (PG-13) 10:00-1:00-4:007:00-10:15 Marysville, 360-659-1009 Annie (PG) 12:20-3:40-6:50-9:50 Big Eyes (PG-13) 1:10-4:10-7:209:55 Big Hero 6 (PG) 12:50-3:25 Exodus: Gods and Kings (PG-13) 3:25-10:05 Exodus: Gods and Kings 3D (PG-13) 12:05-6:45 The Gambler (R) 12:15-3:10-6:109:20 The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (PG-13) 12:30-1:00-4:007:30-8:00 The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies 3D (PG-13) 12:00-3:304:30-7:00-10:15

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 (PG-13) 12:35-3:35-6:30-9:30 Interstellar (PG-13) 6:30-10:05 Into the Woods (PG) 12:40-3:507:10-10:20 Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (PG) 1:30-4:20-6:20-7:159:10-9:40 Penguins of Madagascar (PG) 1:40-4:10 Unbroken (PG-13) 12:10-3:20-6:4010:00 Wild (R) 1:20-4:40-7:40-10:25 Stanwood Cinemas, 360-6290514 Annie (PG) 12:50-3:20-6:20 The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (PG-13) 12:40-3:35-6:309:25 The Interview (R) 8:50 Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (PG) 1:00-3:10-6:40-8:55 Unbroken (PG-13) 12:30-3:20-6:509:40 Wild (R) 1:10-3:35-7:00-9:30

KING COUNTY Crest Cinema, 206-781-5755 Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (PG) 1:45-6:45 The Book of Life (PG) 2:15-4:30-7:15 Force Majeure (R) 1:30-4:15-7:009:25 Fury (R) 2:00-5:00-8:00 Guardians of the Galaxy (PG-13) 4:00-9:00 Pride (R) 9:15 Guild 45th, 206-781-5755 Wild (R) 1:30-2:15-4:15-5:00-7:057:45-9:45 Harvard Exit, 206-781-5755 The Theory of Everything (PG-13)

1:30-4:15-7:05-9:30 Zero Motivation (Not Rated) 2:004:45-7:20-9:25 Seven Gables, 206-781-5755 Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (R) 1:50-4:30-7:109:45 Sundance Cinemas Seattle, 206-633-0059 The Babadook (Not Rated) 9:35 Big Eyes (PG-13) 1:40-4:30-7:159:40 Foxcatcher (R) 12:45-3:50-6:50-9:50 The Gambler (R) 1:30-4:40-7:20-9:50 Glen Campbell... I’ll Be Me (PG) 1:10-4:10-7:05 The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (PG-13) 3:40-10:00 The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies 3D (PG-13) 12:30-6:55 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 (PG-13) 12:40-3:30-6:40-9:20 The Imitation Game (PG-13) 1:204:20-7:10-9:45 The Theory of Everything (PG-13) 12:50-3:45-6:45-9:30 Top Five (R) 1:45-4:45-7:25-9:45 Unbroken (PG-13) 1:00-4:00-7:009:55 Thornton Place Stadium 14 + Imax, 206-517-9953 Annie (PG) 9:00-10:40-1:10-5:008:00-10:50 Big Hero 6 (PG) 9:30-11:40-2:105:30-7:20 The Gambler (R) 11:30-2:20-4:407:50-10:40 The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (PG-13) 10:30-11:50-2:204:20-6:30-8:00-9:50 The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies -- An IMAX 3D Experience (PG-13) 9:10-12:20-3:40-7:0010:20 The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies 3D (PG-13) 11:00 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 (PG-13) 9:40-1:40-4:30-6:3010:40 The Imitation Game (PG-13) 11:001:20-4:10-7:00-9:50 Interstellar (PG-13) 9:40-3:00-7:3010:30 Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (PG) 9:00-11:20-1:50-4:006:20-10:30 Penguins of Madagascar (PG) 9:151:50-4:10 Top Five (R) 11:10 Unbroken (PG-13) 10:50-12:30-3:507:10-9:00 Wild (R) 10:50-2:10-5:10-7:50-9:20 Woodinville, 425-482-6538 Annie (PG) 10:20-1:30-4:20-7:1010:00 Big Eyes (PG-13) 11:20-2:10-4:507:50-10:25 Big Hero 6 (PG) 10:50-1:25-4:00 Exodus: Gods and Kings (PG-13) 3:30-10:10 Exodus: Gods and Kings 3D (PG-13) 12:10-6:45 The Gambler (R) 11:30-2:30-5:208:00-10:40 The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five

Armies (PG-13) 11:10-1:15-4:257:40-10:30 The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies 3D (PG-13) 10:10-2:406:00-9:30 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 (PG-13) 11:00-1:50-4:40-7:3010:50 Interstellar (PG-13) 9:20 Into the Woods (PG) 10:30-1:204:10-7:00-8:00-9:50 Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (PG) 9:45-12:15-2:50-5:156:40-10:50 Penguins of Madagascar (PG) 9:50 Unbroken (PG-13) 10:00-1:10-4:157:20-10:20 Wild (R) 10:40-1:40-4:30-7:15-10:15

SKAGIT AND ISLAND COUNTIES Blue Fox Drive-In, 360-675-5667 Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (PG) Penguins of Madagascar (PG) Cascade Mall, 360-707-2727 Annie (PG) 9:40-12:40-3:40-7:0010:00 Big Eyes (PG-13) 11:50-2:40-2:405:30-8:20-11:00 Big Hero 6 (PG) 10:30-1:10-4:00 Exodus: Gods and Kings (PG-13) 12:00-6:50 Exodus: Gods and Kings 3D (PG-13) 3:30-10:15 The Gambler (R) 11:00-2:10-5:008:10-11:00 The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (PG-13) 9:30-12:50-4:107:30-9:50 The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies 3D (PG-13) 10:00-1:405:00-8:30 Horrible Bosses 2 (R) 10:45 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 (PG-13) 9:00-12:30-3:50-6:5010:40 Interstellar (PG-13) 7:00 Into the Woods (PG) 10:20-1:204:20-7:20-10:30 Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (PG) 9:10-10:10-11:45-1:002:20-3:50-5:10-7:40-10:20 Penguins of Madagascar (PG) 9:0011:30-2:00 St. Vincent (PG-13) 4:30 The Theory of Everything (PG-13) 7:10-11:00 Unbroken (PG-13) 9:50-1:30-4:406:30-7:50-9:45-10:10 Wild (R) 10:50-1:45-4:50-8:00-10:50 The Clyde, 360-221-5525 The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (PG-13) 7:30 Lincoln Theater, 360-336-2858 Tracks (PG-13) 7:30 Oak Harbor Plaza, 360-2792226 Annie (PG) 12:55-3:25-6:25 The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (PG-13) 12:35-3:35-6:359:35 The Interview (R) 8:55 Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (PG) 12:45-3:15-6:45-8:45

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Fisher puts heart, soul into new project Former Heart guitarist’s One Vision project uses Kickstarter to raise funds for first album ‘All Told’

By Gale Fiege Herald Writer

EVERETT — You have heard Roger Fisher before.

He’s the guy playing the hard-driving guitar riff in the 1977 song “Baraccuda” by the Seattle band Heart.

Fisher and his friend, bassist Steve Fossen, were Bothell-area teens when they started the band in the late 1960s, long before the group became known as Heart.

At the band’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in 2013, the members of Heart from the mid-to-late1970s (sisters Anne and Nancy Wilson, keyboardist Howard Leese, drummer Michael DeRosier, Fossen and Fisher) reunited for the first time in 34 years to play “Crazy on You.” Heart also was joined by Jerry Cantrell of Alice in Chains, Chris Cornell of Soundgarden and Mike McCready of Pearl Jam for a version of “Barracuda.”

After leaving the band, Fisher, Fossen and DeRosier played for a while with the group Alias. The bassist and the drummer now play in the band Heart by Heart, which performs regularly in Snohomish County.

And Fisher, who lives near Monroe, has a new project, too.

It’s a four-part compilation called One Vision, which includes audio, visual and book formats. It’s produced by Fisher’s brother, Michael — a former Heart manager,

engineer and producer, and owner of a sound company that has provided services to Nirvana and other bands. On the side, Roger Fisher builds guitars.

Their home base is Soundgate, the former Musical Hall, at the Everett Mall, where Fisher’s band rehearses and records.

The first album of songs, “All Told,” is set for release on Feb. 14, which, coincidentally, is Roger Fisher’s 65th birthday.

Before that can happen, however, the project needs to raise more money for publicity, marketing and a tour.

The Fisher brothers put their project on Kickstarter, an online crowd-funding resource.

So far, it hasn’t raised what they anticipated. The deadline is 2 p.m. Jan. 5.

The clock is ticking.

However, the brothers remain excited about the project.

The inspiration is farreaching. It’s about the milestones of human experience. It’s about peace and spiritual awakening.

“We need a global wakeup call. People are so hostile and angry,” Roger Fisher said. “Unless we pay attention, things don’t look good.”

If that sounds like a downer, you need to know that the album is uplifting.

The feel is classic rock.

You can hear Heart, Yes, Springsteen and Tom Petty in it. But it’s also new, with musical sounds from around the world.

“It’s an eclectic mix of

KEVIN CLARK / THE HERALD

Roger Fisher signals to the Marty Hoyle during rehearsal at Sound Gate Music Hall in Everett on Dec. 18. The Fisher Bros, former members of the band Heart, have a Kickstarter going to put out a new album.

One Vision To find out how to donate to Roger and Michael Fisher’s Kickstarter funding program, go to tinyurl.com/One VisionKickstarter.

Rachael Beaver plays her electric cello during a rehearsal.

music,” Michael Fisher said. “My brother remains a seriously talented songwriter and musician.”

Favorites on the disc include “Dear Friend,” a touching love song, and “Father,” a tribute to their dad, Hank Fisher.

The album wraps up with the Heart song “Love Alive.”

“In the context of the project, the song means so much more now than it did when Roger wrote the song with the Wilson sisters,” Michael Fisher said.

“This rendition feels more complete.”

A fine addition to Fisher’s current band is Rachael Beaver, a 27-yearold singer and electric cello player.

Beaver graduated from Edmonds-Woodway High School and attended Cornish College of the Arts, where in her last year she began playing with the band Days of the New. She has played with a long list of top musicians and local bands, and regional groups, including Seattle Rock Orchestra. She now is a teaching assistant in the

Edmonds School District music program and also performs with Synergia Northwest.

“Each project I have been in has been better than the last,” Beaver said.

“This one is really cool, nearly other worldly.”

Marty Hoyle, 52, an assistant football coach at Bothell High School, plays keyboards. Rick Boice, 59, is the band’s drummer.

“Our chemistry is great,” Boice said. “The concept is one that we all need.”

Michael Fisher agrees.

“We are living and breathing this project.”

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IN THE CLUBS Alexa’s Cafe: 10115 Main St., Bothell; 425-402-1754; www.alexascafe.com. Live music Saturdays at 7 p.m. Jan. 3: Nancy Erickson Jazz Trio.

The Anchor Pub: 1001 Hewitt Ave., Everett; 425-374-2580; anchorpub.comcastbiz.net. Dec. 28: Jazz Pearls.

Angel of the Winds Casino: 3438 Stoluckquamish Lane, Arlington, 360-474-9740; www. angelofthewinds.com. Dec. 26 and 27: Chris Eger Band.

Amici Bistro: 8004 Mukilteo Speedway, Mukilteo; 425-4389544. Live music 7 to 10 p.m.

Saturdays.

The Austin: 2820B Oakes Ave., Everett; 425-212-9716; www. theaustinbarandgrill.com. School of Jam all ages open jam every Thursday at 7 p.m. Country Night with free line dance lessons every Saturday. Jan. 2: DJ Roscoe.

Eagles FOE: 19223 Highway 99.

Lynnwood; 425-835-0890. buzzinnsteakhouse.com.

Cafe Zippy: 2811 Wetmore Ave., Everett; 425-303-0474. Live acoustic music. www.cafezippy.com.

Jan. 3: Victory Music Competition, 7 p.m., $3.

The Cannery: 2820 Oakes Ave Suite C, Everett; www.facebook. com/EverettMusicInitiative. Jan. 17: Cataldo, Preacher’s Wife, 8 p.m.

The Conway Muse: 18444 Spruce and Main, Conway; 360-445-3000; www.conwaymuse.com. Dec. 27: Third annual Holiday Jam hosted by Wayne Hayton, 6:30 p.m. Dec. 28: Ben & Mia Starner, 6 p.m., $7. Dec. 31: New Year Gala with The Prozac Mountain Boys, 7:30 p.m., Mark DuFresne Blues Band, 9 p.m.

Craving Cajun Grill: 2915 Colby Ave, Everett; 425-374-2983; www. cravingcajunfood.com.

Dezi’s Bar and Grill: 11605 State Ave., No. 105, Marysville; 360-659-9490. Marlin James, 7 to 10:30 p.m. Sundays.

Buzz Inn: 1801 Main St., Lake Stevens; 425-377-9599; www.

El Tapatio: 803 Avenue D, Snohomish; 360-862-9530. Classical guitarist Paul Erickson, 6 to 8:30 p.m. second and fourth Fridays.

Emory’s on Silver Lake: 11830 19th Ave. SE, Everett; 425-3377772; www.emorys.com. Everett Live music 9 p.m. to midnight Fridays and Saturdays, per-person cover. Dec. 26: Just One Look & Kings of Hollywood. Dec. 27: Wings ‘n Things.

Engel’s Pub: 113 Fifth Ave. S., Edmonds; 425-778-2900. Jam session with Lou Echeverri, 8 p.m. Tuesdays.

Live music 8 p.m. Wednesdays and 9 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Dec. 26: Moon Daddy Band. Dec. 27: The CD Woodbury Band. Dec. 30: Jam session with Lou. Dec. 31: The Dogtones.

Flights: 7601 Evergreen Way, Everett; 425-347-6659; www. reverbnation.com/venue/flightspub. All shows at 8 p.m. Dec. 31: Statusfaction.

Grazie Ristorante Italiano: 23207 Bothell-Everett Highway, Bothell; 425-402-9600; www. grazierestaurant.com. Live jazz 7 to 10:30 p.m. most weekends. Dec. 26 and 27: The Christel Trio.

The Hawthorne: 115 Avenue A, Snohomish; 360-563-5243.

The Irishmen: 2923 Colby Ave.,

Everett; 425-374-5783; www. theirishmen.com. Dec. 27: Oliver Mulholland, 9 p.m.

Jimmy Jack’s: 13428 Evergreen, Everett; 425-745-1590; All ages jam hosted by Rick Bowen, Teri Anne Wilson and Robert Baker, 7 to 11 p.m. Thursdays.

The Jet Bar & Grill: 800 164th St., Mill Creek; 425-743-4593; www.jetbarandgrill.com. Live music Friday and Saturdays, starts between 9 and 9:30 p.m.; $10 cover. Dec. 26: Reggae Night. Dec. 27: Jake & The Pimpsons with N8V and The Famished.

Kroakers: 3021 Rucker Ave., Everett; 425-258-9465.

La Hacienda: 620 SE Everett Mall Way, Everett; 425-355-0858; www.lahaciendafmr.com. Live jazz Thursdays.

Las Margaritas: 4131 Rucker, Everett; 425-252-3320; www. margaritasmexrest.com. Classical guitarist Paul Erickson, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Saturdays.

Leatherheads Pub & Eatery: 10209 270th St. NW, Stanwood; 360-629-5555; www.leatherheadspub.com. Two Weeks Notice, 9 to 11 p.m. Fridays.

Lombardi’s in Mill Creek: 19409 Bothell-Everett Highway, Bothell⁄Mill Creek; 425-892-2931; www.lombardisitalian.com. Live music every Thursday.

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Thursday, January 8 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM. Sandra Swanson. Quilting.

Sundays, Jan. 7, 14, 21 & 28.

12:00 PM to 3:00 PM.

Old Stroker’s Cafe: 2816 Hewitt Ave., Everett; Saturday Night Showcase, 6 p.m. to 11 p.m.

Saturdays. Local bands for all ages.

One Eyed Jacks Roadhouse: 14019 Highway 99, Lynnwood; 425-743-5570. Live music Fridays and Saturdays.

Oxford Saloon: 913 First St., Snohomish; 360-243-3060. All ages jam hosted by Rick Bowen, Teri Anne Wilson and Robert Baker, 7 to 11 p.m. Wednesdays.

Papa’s Tavern: 120 E. Main St., Monroe. 425-232-0771. Live music.

Port Gardner Bay Winery: 2802 Rockefeller Ave., Everett; 425-339-0293; www.portgardnerbaywinery.com. Live music, 7 to 9 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays.

The Repp: 924 First St., Snohomish; 360-568-3928; www.therepp. com. Live music 7 to 11 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays.

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Rhodes River Ranch Restaurant: 22016 Entsminger Road, Arlington; 360-474-8313; www. rhodesriverranch.com. Live music begins at 6 p.m. Jan. 3: Jesse Taylor.

Jan. 9: TJ&K Trio. Jan. 16: Marcia Kester. Jan. 17: The Pack String.

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Mirkwood and Shire Cafe: 117 E. Division St., Arlington; 360-403-9020; www.mirkwoodshirecafe.com. $5 cover unless otherwise noted. Music begins at 7 p.m. Dec. 26: The Longshots, David Johnson, Krista Blackburn, $5.

Dec. 27: Bucula, Mystery House, Coyote Bred, $5.

Cafe Louvre: 212 Fifth Ave S, Edmonds. 425-776-3778. www. facebook.com/edmondstunes. Live music and comedy 6 to 7 p.m.

Fridays. No cover.

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Madison Avenue Pub: 905 Madison St., Everett; 425-3487402. Live music Saturdays.

Tommy Crook Trio, 7 to 9 p.m.

Mondays. Unbound and guests, 7:30 to 11:30 p.m. Wednesdays.

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Rocking M-BBQ: 1215 80th St., Everett; 425-438-2843; www.rockingmbbq.com. Old Strokers country jam, 7 to 10 p.m. Thursdays.

Skagit River Brewery: 404 S. Third St., Mount Vernon; 360-3362884; www.skagitbrew.com. Live music every Saturday.

Snack Shack: 320 112th St. SW.,

Everett; 425-347-4225 or 509308-0680; www.facebook.com/ SnackShackEverett. Open mic and acoustic jam, 5 to 9 p.m. Mondays.

Snohomish Eagles FOE: 606 Maple Ave., Snohomish; 360-5688406.

Sol Food Bar and Grill: 1405 Hewitt Ave., Everett; 425-241-7111; www.solfoodbarandgrill.com. Live music various nights; no cover.

Stewart’s Place: 709 First St., Snohomish; 360-568-4684. Live music 9 p.m. to midnight Wednesdays and Thursdays, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Fridays and Saturdays.

Tony V’s Garage: 1712 Hewitt Ave., Everett; 425-374-3567.

Comedy on Monday; open mic on Wednesday; karoake on Thursday; live music on Friday and Saturday.

Tulalip Resort Casino Canoes Cabaret: Quil Ceda Blvd., Tulalip, 360-716-6000; www. tulalipresortcasino.com. Dec. 26: Magic Bus, 9:30 p.m. Dec. 27: Mac Daddy Band, 5 p.m.; Oncore, 9:30 p.m., $10. Dec. 28: Whiskey River: Tribute to Lynyrd Skynyrd, 8 p.m.

Dec. 31: New Year’s Eve Bash with Harmonious Funk, 8 p.m.

Under the Red Umbrella: 1502 Rucker Ave., Everett; 425-252-9193; www.undertheredumbrella.com.

Live music 7 to 9 p.m. Fridays, $10 cover waived with food purchase.

Viking Bar & Grill: 8820 Viking Way, Stanwood; 360-629-9285.

Live music 9 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.

Fridays and Saturdays; no cover.

Village Restaurant & Lounge: 220 Ash St., Marysville; 360-6592305; www.villagepie.net. Live music 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Fridays and Saturdays; no cover.

White Horse Saloon: 304 N. Olympic Ave., Arlington; 360-4353122. Live DJ and karoke Friday and Saturday nights at 8 p.m.

Wild Hare Bar and Grill: 6504 Evergreen Way, Everett; 425-3223134; www.wildharebar.com/. Live music 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday; no cover. Dec. 27: Jeff Nicely, Randy Norris Blues Duo. Wild Vine Bistro: 18001 BothellEverett Highway, Bothell; 425-8771334; www.wildvinebistro.com.

Most Wednesdays at 7 p.m. The Side Project. Dec. 26: Blu Meadows, 8 p.m. Dec. 27: Acoustic Transitions, 8 p.m. Dec. 31: Blu Meadows, 8 p.m. Jan. 2: Aaron & Izzy, 8 p.m.

Winter Court: AC3, 7314 44th Ave., Marysville. Live music, 7 to 9 p.m. Fridays; no cover.

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Local jazz combo finds home at The Anchor

By Gale Fiege Herald Writer

EVERETT — Louise McCaughan Uriu bought a new upright string bass a few years ago.

For Christmas, she got a cart to help her wheel the instrument to and from her car.

And now this weekend, she and her fellow members of the combo, the Jazz Pearls, are embarking on what they hope is a monthly gig at the Anchor Pub in Everett. The group plays from 7 to 10 p.m.

Dec. 28 at the pub, 1001 Hewitt Ave. “I love the history of that place, and I am looking forward to the Anchor’s plan for jazz and blues on Sundays,” Uriu said.

It’s a good way to start a new year, said the Everettbased musician.

Since forming in 2012, the Jazz Pearls ensemble has been in demand around the region, providing music for private parties, local restaurants and jazz clubs, as well as being a house band for Waterways Cruises in Seattle.

The group’s repertoire includes sophisticated jazz standards, swing, bebop, Latin jazz, funk, pop and tunes from musicals and movies.

“It’s a lot of familiar music, and that’s OK, because often we are background music,” she said. “But when we break out, people stop and listen.

And then when we are clicking and I stop thinking and just play, it’s an awesome thrill.”

Uriu also is the bassist for the Jazz Night School Big Band, the Seattle Jazz Singers and other groups.

She has also performed with the Gary Evans Jazz

I love the history of that place, and I am looking forward to the Anchor’s plan for jazz and blues on Sundays.

— Louise Uriu Jazz Pearls bassist

Collective and Seattle vocalist Eugenie Jones, is on the board of the DeMiero Jazz Festival, and for years was in the all-women big band, the MoodSwings.

She played in the jazz band and the Dynamics jazz choir at Mountlake Terrace High School and was a member of the award-winning group Soundsation at Edmonds Community College.

Performing arts education is dear to Uriu’s heart, and she advocates for it in her position as president of the Everett Public Schools Foundation. Her children, Keenan and Ayana, are adults now, but their experiences in music and theater in the Everett schools inform what they do now. Keenan plays in the band Decoy and Ayana directs children’s theater productions.

Like many on the foundation board, Uriu said she was thrilled this past week to learn that the Everett High School jazz band, directed by Megan Vinther, is heading

ANNIE MULLIGAN / FOR THE HERALD

Members of the Jazz Pearls, Louise Uriu (right) and Ashley Webster meet at the piano at the Majestic Cafe on Colby Avenue in Everett. Their group starts a regular gig at The Anchor in Everett on Sunday evening.

in March to the Swing Central High School Jazz Band Competition at the Savannah Music Festival in Georgia. Only 11 other bands were invited and the only other band from Washington is Newport in Bellevue.

The Northwest is a longtime hot bed for jazz, and Everett’s students are jumping right in, Uriu said.

“It takes great educators and great parents to support groups such as jazz band,” she said.

Back to the Jazz Pearls.

Uriu can’t say enough about the group’s

27-year-old director, composer, arranger and pianist Ashley Webster, 27.

“She is very talented, and I have learned so much from her,” Uriu said.

Webster graduated in 2005 from Shorewood High, where she was part of the jazz band that competed in the Essentially Ellington Jazz Band Competition in New York City. She also played with Soundsation at EdCC and has been involved with the Jim Cutler Orchestra, MusicWorks Jazz Band, the Seattle Jazz Singers and two salsa bands.

Trumpet player Eric Jellison also graduated from Mountlake Terrace High.

He attended Purchase College Conservatory of Music at State University of New York and has worked with the Jim Cutler Orchestra, Roadside Attraction Jazz Band and Jazz Police Big Band. He also plays with the eightpiece electrosoul band Tetrabox.

Drummer Davy Nefos enjoys playing jazz, Afro-Cuban, electronic, hip-hop, rock, funk, jungle, drum line and classical percussion.

Nefos earned a degree in percussion performance from Central Washington University. His career includes performances with Thomas Marriott, Alexey Nikolaev, Rick White, Greta Matassa, Darin Clendenin, Jean Caze, Jazz Police Big Band, Jay Thomas Big Band, Bellevue Big Band, Emerald City Jazz Orchestra, Tetrabox and current soulfunk band 6 Demon Bag. “We have some fans showing up for the gig at the Anchor, but the more the merrier,” Uriu said.

“Come on out.”

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Top classical, jazz mesh in Stanwood Herald staff STANWOOD — What happens when jazz and classical musicians meet?

Find out when the Stanwood Area Historical Society and Concerts at the Floyd present “Yuletide Baroque: Jazzin’ with the Classics” at 2 p.m. Dec. 28 at the Floyd Norgaard Cultural Center, 27130 102nd Ave. NW, Stanwood.

The concert features soprano Linda Tsatsanis, multi-instrument jazz artist Martin Lund, bassist Nate Omdal and classical flutist Jeffrey Cohan.

These renowned classical and jazz artists meld their musical perspectives in an unusual collaboration and celebration of the Yuletide season as they bridge contemporary improvisational jazz and the “art music” of baroque

CALENDAR CONCERTS Messiah Sing: The annual sing-along concert, with harpsichord, orchestra and soloists at St. Aidan Episcopal Church on Camano Island is 7 p.m. Dec. 30 at the church, 1318 Highway 532. More information is available by calling 360-939-0260.

and renaissance times.

Refreshments follow the concert. Suggested donation is $15 but students are free.

The Boston Globe said Tsatsanis possesses “sheer vocal proficiency, a bright, flexible voice, big but controlled, shaded with plentiful color.” The Seattle-based Canadian soprano has appeared locally as soloist with the Seattle Baroque Orchestra and others.

Lund worked in Los Angeles studios as a composer, arranger and musician with the likes of Mel Torme and Isacc Hayes. He is equally adept at clarinet, saxophone, flute and piano.

Called the “flute master” by the Boston Globe, Cohan has performed as soloist in 25 countries. He is artistic director of the Salish

Seattle Symphony: New Year’s Eve Concert, Countdown and Celebration; 9 p.m. Dec. 31, Benaroya Hall, Seattle. Information and tickets at www.seattlesymphony.org or 206-2154747. Matthew Halls conducts Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with Rena Harms, soprano; Deborah Nansteel, mezzo-soprano; Eric Neuville, tenor; Morgan Smith, baritone; and the Seattle Symphony Chorale. The evening

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“Yuletide Baroque: Jazzin’ with the Classics” features soprano Linda Tsatsanis and multi-instrument jazz artist Martin Lund.

Sea Early Music Festival.

Omdal, a Cornish graduate, is one of Seattle’s

leading musical innovators. Omdal has worked with such artists as LeRoy

Bell of X-Factor, Marnie Nixon, NPR’s RadioLab, Josh Rawlings, Jeremy

Jones, Sub Pop Records artists, Rose Windows and Prometheus Brown.

opens with Mozart’s Symphony No. 31 “Paris” and closes with a post concert live band, dancing and countdown to midnight.

The orchestra has received six Grammy award nominations.

in the Northwest after moving to Nashville in 2013. She’s opened for the likes of Kenny Chesney and Darius Rucker, and brings her dramatic live show to Seattle. Cassie Corralle opens.

educated at Juilliard in New York City, the members of the trio — cellist Maria, pianist Lucia and violinist Angella — are redefining the art of chamber music.

Hannah Weeks: 8 p.m. Jan. 2, The Triple Door, 216 Union St., Seattle. Tickets are $12; call 206838-4333 or purchase online at tickets.thetripledoor.net. The Stanwood-born musician is back

Ahn Trio: 7:30 p.m. Jan. 9, Edmonds Center for the Arts, 410 Fourth Ave. N., Edmonds. Tickets are $39, $34 or $29, and $15 for youth/students; call 425-2759595. Born in South Korea and

Award-winning musician of Cherokee, Choctaw, Shawnee and African-American descent.

She has established a solid history of performing, educating and mentoring musicians across North America.

Martha Redbone Roots Project: 7:30 p.m. Jan. 15, Edmonds Center for the Arts, 410 Fourth Ave. N., Edmonds. Tickets are $29, $24 or $19, and $15 for youth/students. The indie-soul diva is an Independent Music

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Willamette University Chamber Choir and Willamette Singers: 7 p.m. Jan. 14 at Trinity Lutheran Church, 6215 196 St. SW, Lynwood. Choirs from Bothell and Mountainview high schools also will perform in the classical portion of the concert. The concert will open with a vocal jazz performance by the Willamette Singers, followed by the high school groups and the Willamette Chamber Choir.

The concert is free and open to the public, although a goodwill donation is encouraged.

Blue Oyster Cult with Medicine Hat: 8 p.m. Jan. 17, Historic Everett Theatre, 2911 Colby Ave., Everett. Call for tickets, 425-258-6766.

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CALENDAR EVENTS Woodland Park Zoo’s WildLights: Thousands of sparkling lights, faux-snowball fight, carolers, reindeer, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. nightly through Jan. 4 (closed Dec. 24 and 25), 5500 Phinney Ave. N, Seattle. Tickets $6.50 to $9.75. Ages 2 and under free.

The zoological gardens are open 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily at two entrances, Fremont Avenue and 50th Street or Phinney Avenue and 55th Street, Seattle. For information, call 206-548-2500 or go to www.zoo.org.

Gingerbread Village: The culinary staff of the Sheraton Seattle Hotel, 1400 Sixth Ave., teams up with architects and designers to bake and build elaborate ginger-

bread displays in the hotel lobby.

Benefits the Northwest Chapter of Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. The displays continue through Jan. 5. Admission is free.

For more information, go to www. gingerbreadvillage.myevent.com.

STAGE Disney Junior Live on Tour: Pirate & Princess Adventure: Jan 18, Xfinity Arena, Everett. Tickets $20 to $65. Tickets at xfinityarenaeverett. com/ or 866-332-8499 or the box office at 2000 Hewitt Ave., Everett.

Seattle Children’s Theatre: Tickets are on sale for the 201415 season at the Seattle Center.

Call the box office at 206-4413322. More information is at www.sct.org.

Performing Arts Show Biz Kids 4-H Club: 6:30 to 8 p.m. second Thursday of each month, Horseshoe Grange, 164th and Broadway, Cathcart/Clearview area. Call Jan Bond at 360668-6681 or the 4-H office at 425-357-6044. The grange also is the home of drama, guitar and line-dance lessons.

MUSIC Tim Noah Thumbnail Theater: Open microphone for all ages beginning at 7:30 p.m.

Fridays. Performer sign-up begins at 6:30 p.m. Suggested donation of $3 performers, $5 audience at 1211 Fourth St., Snohomish; 360568-9412; thumbnailtheater.com.

language skills, literacy, listening, problem solving, social skills, selfesteem and musicality, Tuesdays and Wednesdays at the Marysville Library, 6120 Grove St. Many class times are available. Pre-registration is required. For information, call the Parks and Recreation Office at 360-363-8400.

EXHIBITS Western Heritage Center: An interactive museum of mining, logging, agriculture, transporta-

tion, construction and wildlife.

Kids will be entertained by noisy machinery, including an 1880s-era drill press powered by giant belts tied to a waterwheel outside the building. This exhibit shows how creative people had to be to survive without TV and cellphones.

Seed drills, drag saws, potato diggers, gas pumps, vintage John Deere tractors, and more showcase the history of Snohomish County. Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Wednesdays through Saturdays and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday on the

BILLBOARD Red Curtain: Performing arts classes for all ages. Info and registration is at www.redcurtainfoundation.org.

Schack Art Center: 2921 Hoyt Ave., Everett; 425-259-5050.

Go to www.schack.org to learn about classes for kids and teens.

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A lighted ball will be lowered during the New Year’s Eve countdown at Imagine Children’s Museum in Everett

p.m. Entertainment includes caricature artists and musicians Miho & Diego. Visitors can make their own etched glasses, New Year’s Eve hats and ring-in-the-newyear noise makers.

All activities are included with the $9.80 cost of admission. The museum will close at 5 p.m. Doors will open for “New Year’s Eve: A Family Night to Remember” at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are required for evening event admission.

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At Imagine Children’s Museum, families can party like they are in Times Square and do it on New York City time, which is three hours ahead of Pacific Time.

The traditional New Year’s Eve countdown will feature a lighted ball, 3 feet in diameter, that will be lowered 40 feet outside the museum at 1502 Wall St. in Everett.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for the museum’s third annual “New Year’s Eve: A Family Night to Remember.”

There will be activities for families with children of all ages. Performers include musicians Cowboy Buck and Elizabeth and comedian/juggler Eric Haines. There will be face painting, balloon art creations and a scavenger hunt throughout the museum. Revelers can make hats and noisemakers.

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Here are a few suggestions for celebrations to attend. n New Year’s Eve Bash with Harmonious Funk, 8 p.m. to midnight, Dec. 31 at Tulalip Resort Casino Canoes Cabaret, Quil Ceda Blvd., Tulalip. Call

360-716-6000; www.tulalipresortcasino.com. n Camano Center’s New Year’s Eve Black & White Ball, 8 p.m. to midnight, Dec. 31, at the center, 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island.

Camano Junction will play big band music. Cost is $25. The ticket includes heavy hors d’oeuvres and a champagne toast.

Call 360-387-0222 for reservations. n Historic Everett Theatre New Year’s Eve Party, 7 p.m. to midnight, Dec. 31 at the theater, 2911 Colby Ave., Everett. Guitarist Randy Hansen has been added to the show, which features Medicine Hat. Hansen plans an acoustic set. Tickets are $30 or two for $50. Those age 18 and younger admitted free. n Seattle Symphony’s New Year’s Eve Concert, Countdown and Celebration, 9 p.m. Dec. 31, Benaroya Hall, 200 University St., Seattle.

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Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with Rena Harms, soprano; Deborah Nansteel, mezzo-soprano; Eric Neuville, tenor; Morgan Smith, baritone; and the Seattle Symphony Chorale. The evening opens with Mozart’s Symphony No. 31 “Paris” and closes with a post-concert live band show, dancing and the countdown to midnight. n New Year’s Eve Under the Arches, Pacific Science Center’s annual New Year’s Eve party, 8:30 p.m. Dec. 31 to 2 a.m., Seattle Center. For those age 21 and older.

Sip on bubbly handed to you by an aerialist hanging from a chandelier of champagne. Discover the science of the spherical with live science demonstrations. Party favors, photo booth and the musical musings of KEXP’s top disc jockeys.

Top it all off with a toast under the arches and an unobstructed view of the fireworks at the Space Needle. Tickets range from $90 to $175. Call 206-443-3611.

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GALLERIES AND EXHIBITS Snohomish County Anabel’s Framing & Gallery: 2531 Broadway, Everett; 425-2586402; www.anabelsgallery.com; 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays. Local artists shown include Janet Hamilton and Aleksandr Kargopoltsev.

Art Loft Sisters at Fisherman’s Market and Grill: 1032 W. Marine View Drive, Everett. Everett artists Claudia Postema’s and Janet Myer’s mixed-media art as well as Beth Glass’ functional and artistic hangers are displayed through Dec. 31.

Arts of Snohomish Gallery: 1024 First St., No. 104, Snohomish; 360-568-8648; www.artsofsnohomish.org; noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday.

ArtWorks Gallery: 201 Second Ave. S., Edmonds. More information at www.nwspecialartists.com.

Brushstrokes Art Supply: 5702 172nd St. NE, Arlington;

360-658-4044; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Mondays through Fridays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays; www. brushstrokesartsupply.com.

Cafe Zippy: 2811 Wetmore Ave., Everett; 425-303-0474; www. cafezippy.com. Various local artists.

Citrine Gallery: At 2940 W. Marine View Dr., Everett. Call 425-2599899; www.citrinehealth.org. Joan Blacker shows artwork made during the past 34 years, including pencil drawings to Polaroid transfer.

Cole Gallery & Artist Supplies: 107 Fifth Ave. S., Edmonds; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday, noon to 3 p.m. Sunday; 425-6972787; www.colegallery.net. Through Jan. 12, see Mike Wise’s impressionist oil paintings.

Covenant Art Glass: Stan and Colleen Price; 3232 Broadway, Everett; 425-252-4232; hours are 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday, until 5 p.m. on Friday and until 4 p.m. on Saturday.

Dragonfire Neighborhood Art

Gallery: 529 Dayton St., Edmonds; 424-625-5878; www.dragonfire. gallery.

Edmonds Arts Festival Gallery: Frances Anderson Center, 700 Main St., Edmonds; 425-771-0228; 8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays.

Edmonds Community College art gallery: 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, until 2 p.m. Fridays and 1 to 5 p.m. weekends; third floor, Lynnwood Hall, 20000 68th Ave. W., Lynnwood; 425-640-1459; www. edcc.edu/gallery.

La Conner Quilt & Textile Museum: 703 S. Second St., La Conner; 360-466-4288; www.laconnerquilts.com. Hawaiian quilts

by Grace Hawley and textile exhibit by Elin Noble.

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Edmonds Library Gallery: 650 Main St., Edmonds; 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fridays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays. Everett artist Josey Wise’s landscape paintings will be displayed through Jan. 30. Her preferred subject is nature, her preferred medium is oil, a bright palette in a contemporary impressionistic style.

Everett Community College: The Russell Day Gallery, 2000 Tower St.; 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, noon to 4 p.m.

Tuesdays and Thursdays and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fridays; closed Saturdays and Sundays; www.everettcc.edu.

Gallery North: 401 Main St., Edmonds; 425-774-0946; www. gallerynorthedmonds.com; 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday through Friday; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday.

Glass Quest Studio: 31808 W. Lake Ketchum Road, Stanwood; www.glassquest.com; 360-629-7005.

A Guilded Gallery: 8700 271st St., Stanwood; 360-629-2787; www.stanwoodcamanoarts.com; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. New classes start in January.

To enroll, go to the website.

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“Habitat,” by Janet Hamilton, is part of a group show by The Women Painters of Washington that runs through Feb. 28 at the WPW Gallery in the Columbia Center Building, 701 Fifth Ave., Suite 310, Seattle. www.sno-isle.org; 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Mondays through Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fridays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays; 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays.

Dick McMahon Photography Exhibit, through Dec. 30, features images by this year’s Arts of the Terrace “Best of Show” winner.

Rosehill Community Center: 304 Lincoln Ave., Mukilteo. For more information, call 425-263-8180.

Lynnwood Library Gallery: 19200 44th Ave. W.; 425-670-5518; 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fridays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays.

Schack Art Center: 2921 Hoyt Ave., Everett; 425-259-5050; www. schack.org. Go to the website to learn about fall classes. Holiday Art Show at the Schack is up through Dec. 27. Focus is on Signature Members Exhibition for the Northwest Watercolor Society, along with glass, ceramics, and turned wood by regional artists. The annaul H’Arts benefit art auction is Feb. 28, at the Edward D. Hansen Conference Center. Glass artists Dan and Joi LaChaussee have been selected to create the centerpieces.

Mountlake Terrace Library Gallery: 23300 58th Ave. W., Mountlake Terrace; 425-776-8722;

The Sisters: 2804 Grand Ave., Everett; 425-252-0480; www. thesistersrestaurant.com; 7 a.m.

Hibulb Cultural Center: 6410 23rd Ave. NE, Tulalip; 360-7162635; www.hibulbculturalcenter. org. Exhibit on Coast Salish canoes continues.

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passage of time is marked in a dazzling variety of ways, from layer upon layer of paint, to the archaeological exposure of 20th century artifacts, to the capture of hot-sculpted glass in the moment, to the interplay of light and shadow unfolding in a video loop.

Through Jan. 4.

to 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. Through January, see traditional expressionist acrylic and oil paintings by Everett artist Shawn Southwick.

SugarShak by the Sea: This artisan co-op gallery involves people who show their work and wares at arts festivals throughout the region. For more information, call Liz Myers at 425-322-6564 or email Kayleb2@msn.com.

Zinc Art: 102 Third Ave. S., Edmonds. Amy Hevron brings a show of quirky characters in whimsical worlds painted on various types of wood through Jan. 12. More at ZincArtInteriors.com.

Skagit County Museum of Northwest Art: 121 S. First St., La Conner; www. museumofnwart.org. A large group exhibition featuring work by 42 artists with ties to the Northwest region, Accreted Terrane explores processes of accumulation and erosion, dispersal and gathering. The

Matzke Fine Art Gallery and Sculpture Park: 2345 Blanche Way, Camano Island; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekends, weekdays by appointment; 360-387-2759; www. matzkefineart.com. Matzke has 75 sculptures in the 10-acre park.

The 24th Annual Small Works Show, “Honey, I Shrunk The Art,” features 40 artists working in glass, ceramics, sculptures and paintings. The show continues through Jan. 18.

Blooms Winery Taste for Wine & Art: Annual Hundred Bucks Art Show through December. Located at Bayview Corner, 5603 Bayview Road, Langley.

Open noon to 5 p.m. Thursday, noon to 6 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, noon to 6 p.m. Sunday and noon to 5 p.m.

Monday.

MUSEO: 215 First St., Langley, 360-221-7737, www.museo.cc. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday through Monday.

Penn Cove Gallery: 9 Front St., Coupeville; 360-678-1176; www. penncovegallery.com; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Sundays.

Raven Rocks Gallery: 765 Wonn Road, C-101, Greenbank Farm, Whidbey Island; 360-222-0102; www.ravenrocksgallery.com.

Rob Schouten Gallery: Greenbank Farm, C-103, 765 Wonn Road, Greenbank; 360-222-3070; www. robschoutengallery.com. Hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays, and Wednesdays through Fridays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekends.

Artworks Gallery at Greenbank Farm: 765 Wonn Road, C102, Greenbank; 360-222-3010; artworkswhidbey.com. Hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily.

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CALENDAR THEATER Snohomish County “Mary Poppins”: Village Theatre brings its production of the musical to Everett Jan. 9 to Feb. 8, Everett Performing Arts Center, 2710 Wetmore Ave, Everett. Performances are 7:30 p.m Wednesdays and Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays, 2 and 8 p.m.

Saturdays and 2 and 7 p.m.

Sundays. Ticket information is available at 425-257-8600 or online at www.villagetheatre. org/everett/Mary-Poppins. Based on the timeless books of P.L. Travers and with beloved songs from the Oscar-winning Disney film, this stage musical tells the inspirational tale of the amazing flying nanny who’s practically perfect in every way. The songs include “Spoonful of Sugar,” “Chim Chim Cher-ee” and “Jolly Holiday.”

Seattle “A Christmas Story: The Musical”: The 5th Avenue Theatre presents the musical through Dec. 31. After premiering at the 5th in 2010, this hit went to Broadway and toured nationally. The show stars real-life husband and wife Dane Stokinger and Jessica Skerritt as The Old Man and Mother, alongside Mark Jeffrey James Weber as Ralphie and Everett’s own Brandon Oke as Randy. Performances are 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 8 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, 2 and 8 p.m.

Saturdays and 1:30 and 7 p.m.

Sundays at the theater, 1308 Fifth Ave., Seattle. For tickets, starting at $29, go to www.5thavenue.org or call 206-625-1900.

“A Christmas Carol”: A Contemporary Theatre’s 39th production of the Dickens classic runs through Dec. 28 at the ACT-Allen Theatre, 700 Union St., Seattle. Tickets range in price.

Group discounts available. Go to www.acttheatre.org or call 206292-7676.

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A Contemporary Theatre presents its version of the Charles Dickens’ classic “A Christmas Carol” through Dec. 28.

“All the Way” and “The Great Society”: Seattle Repertory Theatre presents Seattle playwright Robert Schenkkan’s Tony award-winning play “All the Way,” a dramatization of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s first year in office, through Jan. 4 in the Bagley Wright Theatre at the Seattle Center. Tickets are available now through the Seattle Rep Box Office at 206443-2222 as well as online at www.seattlerep.org.

OPERA Puccini’s “Tosca”: Seattle Opera presents the story of the

fiery prima donna who struggles to free her true love from the clutches of a wicked police chief, Jan. 10 through 24 in McCaw Hall, 321 Mercer St., Seattle Center. For tickets, call 206-389-7676 or 800-426-1619.

More information is at www. seattleopera.org. A free preview is offered at noon Jan. 5, Freeland Library, 5495 South Harbor Ave.; 2 p.m. Jan. 5, Coupeville Library, 788 NW Alexander St.; Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park; 2 p.m. Jan. 9 at Everett Public Library, 2702 Hoyt Ave.; 6:30 p.m. Jan. 14, Edmonds Library, 650 Main St.

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