Bothell: It’s is full of surprises Tourist in Your Own Town Everett Film Fest Continues today at the Everett Performing Arts Center. Seven films will be screened starting at 1 p.m. For a schedule, visit www.everettfilmfest.org. More ideas for the weekend in Venture
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Infant in filthy house almost died Multiple charges, including child abandonment and criminal mistreatment, are filed against a Lake Stevens mother. Her boyfriend, the father of the youngest of three children found in squalid conditions, faces similar charges. By Diana Hefley Herald Writer
LAKE STEVENS — A 10-month-old boy was on the
verge of kidney failure and so hypothermic that a nurse predicted he would have died within a day had he not been rescued. The boy has gained two pounds
in two weeks, but his development appears to be delayed, according to court papers filed Friday in Snohomish County Superior Court. The infant and his two siblings, ages 7 and 3, were found alone Jan. 31 in a filthy Lake Stevens house that later was deemed uninhabitable. There was no functioning toilet or heat. The house was littered
with garbage, animal feces and urine. There were exposed wires and no working smoke detectors. Prosecutors on Friday charged the children’s mother, Amanda Foley, with multiple crimes, including child abandonment and criminal mistreatment. Mark Dorson, her boyfriend and the father of the youngest child, faces the same charges. Both are convicted felons.
The couple is accused of leaving the children home alone for at least two hours. The pair, both 32, didn’t try to contact police or Child Protective Services for days. Foley allegedly told detectives that she left the children in the care of a neighbor so she could buy food. She returned to see police officers outside the house. See INFANT, Page A2
Youth program seeks new money Boeing a big topic at rally Tax breaks and keeping aerospace industry jobs in state are among the issues presented Friday in Olympia. By Jerry Cornfield Herald Writer
than just provide kids with a place to sleep, and a teenager who doesn’t need those services might know of someone who does. Quijano and Carrillo are both “advocates,” whose work combines case management, regular
OLYMPIA — All Dan Nowlin ever wanted to be was an employee of the Boeing Co. And today he is, working as an equipment engineering technician at the Everett factory. On Friday, he stood on the steps of the state Capitol with several hundred workers from other unions at a rally where one of the themes was to stop giving Boeing such a generous tax break if it continues reducing its workforce in the state. “I bleed Boeing blue and I have since I was a little boy,” Nowlin said. “But I believe in accountability for the taxpayer who is paying for those tax breaks.” Lester Mullen, president of Machinists Local 751A met with lawmakers before the rally to stress the urgency of tightening up the rules for receipt of the tax breaks. “I told them, (the state) gave the $8.7 billion to Boeing and they promised to maintain and create jobs. Then they promptly turn around and ship jobs out. That’s not fair,” Mullen said. “They make promises and they are not being held accountable. The hour-long rally brought together workers from
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Cocoon House advocates Sergio Carrillo (left) and Nicolas Quijano (right) hand out bags of food Friday to youth hanging out at Clark Park in Everett. The advocates take weekly trips into the streets of Snohomish County to educate youth ages 12-24 about services offered at Cocoon House.
Cocoon House is launching a campaign to help replace $200,000 after a federal grant was not renewed Herald Writer
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EVERETT — Friday afternoon, Nico Quijano, Sergio Carrillo and Elysa Hovard walked along North Broadway in Everett, looking for young people who needed help. The three work for the Street
Outreach Program of Cocoon House, the Everett nonprofit that serves homeless and at-risk youth. Quijano approached a young man who was probably in his late teens. They exchanged a few words, and the youth accepted a small information card. The first question they pose
Free-range roaches There’s a fly in my soup: Chefs and food scientists at Le Cordon Bleu simmered, sauted and grilled insects in a research program called “Edible Insects in a Gastronomic Context” (Page A9). The bug cookery could open a new gastronomic frontier. It also might prove especially handy and economical for those restau-
rants that can source their product from the kitchen floor. Short subject: Can’t wait until Sunday evening’s Academy Awards telecast? A show called “Countdown to the Oscars: An Insider’s Guide,” airing at 8 p.m. Saturday on Channel 4, is for you (The Clicker, Page C8). The thing is, the show is only 30 minutes long. That’s
is always, “Have you heard of Cocoon House?” Quijano said. He asks almost anyone who looks to be in their teens or early 20s, regardless of appearance. “I don’t want to possibly miss somebody just because of my perceptions of what a homeless person looks like,” Quijano said. Cocoon House does more
shorter than some of the acceptance speeches. Bad month for first ladies: Maureen McDonnell, the former first lady of Virginia, was sentenced Friday to a year in prison for accepting $177,000 in bribes from a businessman (Page A8). McDonnell thus is the only first lady in modern times to be convicted on felony charges arising from her
occupancy in an executive mansion. Meanwhile out West, depending on the outcome of official investigations former Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber’s girlfriend, Cylvia Hayes, could become the only not-really-a-firstlady in modern times to be convicted on felony charges arising from her occupancy in an executive mansion.
— Mark Carlson, Herald staff
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