Everett Daily Herald, March 20, 2015

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Harvey Field exploring expansion A 20-year-plan will help the busy Snohomish airport plan for growth and help the FAA determine if it complies with federal regulations.

By Amy Nile Herald Writer

SNOHOMISH — Bigger airplanes are flying into Harvey Field more often these days. That’s one reason a new

20-year plan is in the works for the privately owned airfield’s future development. A new plan could include an option to extend the runway and reroute Airport Way to make room. The airport handles more than

100,000 general-aviation flights annually. It is located just south of Snohomish but is part of the city’s urban growth area. The Federal Aviation Administration says that regulators are interested in the length of the

runway because Harvey Field is busier and is accommodating larger airplanes. The planning process will help the FAA determine whether the airport runway See FIELD, Page A2

OSO MUDSLIDE

Home, even with no house

Kuntz family dreams of having their own property again some day

Senators reflect on year’s events Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell take to the Senate floor to talk about the slide victims and first reponders, and ponder what lies ahead. By Jerry Cornfield Herald Writer

On the day of the slide, Darrington volunteer firefighters Jeff and Jan McClelland and others rescued a man who’d been tossed onto a berm near C-Post Road. It took 45 minutes and 600 feet of rope to cross the soup of mud, clay and timber to reach Mark Lambert, whose limp arm dangled by his side. He was in shock and hypothermic. The McClellands warmed him up and flagged down a helicopter. Lambert lived. “That was huge, absolutely huge to us,” Jan said. As darkness fell, there was a report of a child whimpering in the rubble. Jan joined those who went to look. They heard

Washington’s two U.S. senators took to the Senate floor Thursday to reflect on what’s transpired in year since the nation’s deadliest mudslide struck Oso. Sens. Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell spoke of the 43 lives lost on March 22, 2014, the heroism demonstrated by residents and first responders in rescuing survivors, and the path to rebuilding on which the Stillaguamish Valley communities are traveling. “These communities have shown that even in the most unimaginable devastation, people can come together in unity and persevere. They showed how light and hope can shine through, even in grief,” Cantwell said. “It is really hard to believe a year has gone by.” Murray said everyone pitched in to help because every person had been affected. It is that spirit that is fueling their recovery, she said. “There is one word that comes to mind when trying to explain what the people of Oso and Darrington are, at their core: resilient,” Murray said. “Their resiliency in the face of such unthinkable devastation is an inspiration to us all — we will always remember what it means to be Oso strong.” The senators, both Democrats, spoke shortly before 1 p.m. Thursday.

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DARRINGTON — It’s baseball season again. Quinton Kuntz has a new mitt. The first home game is Saturday. It’s a slice of familiar for a family rebuilding a life that changed a year ago. On March 22, Cory and Julie Kuntz were driving to Tacoma for Quinton’s high school baseball game when their cellphones started ringing: The hill fell. People were missing. Their house between Oso and Darrington was gone. Cory and Julie met at Darrington High School, married in 1994 and later moved to the former dairy that’d been in his family since the 1940s. They

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lived on 8 acres next to Uncle Mac and Aunt Linda, south of Highway 530. Uncle Mac and Aunt Linda were home that Saturday morning. Longtime librarian Linda McPherson was killed. Gary “Mac” McPherson survived and now lives east of the mountains.

Longing for own home The Kuntzes are renting a little yellow house in Darrington with a fireplace and a comfortable donated couch. Before they moved in, friends cleaned the house, rebuilt the deck and weeded the flower beds. There’s one bathroom and no dog door for Buddy, their chocolate Lab. The Kuntzes still make

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Dedication The Darrington Library will dedicate the community room in honor of Linda McPherson at 11 a.m. Saturday, with a plaque featuring McPherson’s portrait. payments on the home the slide destroyed. They understand it might take years to get money from a potential buyout. They’re still waiting on someone to make the decision. Until then, they’ll keep renting. Otherwise, they would have to take on a double mortgage. “You get to where you want a home again and it’s something you call yours and we don’t have it,” Cory said.

Worry warts Because nobody ever runs out of gas: Tesla Motors is updating its Model S electric car to help ease drivers’ worries about running out of battery charge by mapping out the best route to the nearest charging station (Page A9). Range is said to be the Dear Abby. . . .D5 Horoscope . .B11

biggest concern people have about electric cars — and also is No. 3 on the list of top 10 First World Problems, just behind kids bringing peanut butter sandwiches to school. News for night watchmen: NBC News will be rebroadcasting its “Nightly News” program at zero-dark-30 in Seattle and other markets

Lottery . . . . . .A2 Obituaries. . . .A6

Opinion. . . . .A11 Short Takes . . .D6

(Short Takes, Page D6), in a bid to juice the show’s ratings and keep it ahead of ABC. The 2 a.m. time slot also will be where Brian Williams winds up if NBC lets him return. Be kind, rewind: In another embarrassment for the Secret Service, video of a March 4 incident at Sports . . . . . . . C1 Stocks . . . . . .A10

the White House has been recorded over, the agency’s director says (Page A8). Instead of images of two agents accused of pushing a construction barrel with their vehicle as they drove through a secure area, the tape shows Season 1, Episode 3, of “Better Call Saul.”

— Mark Carlson, Herald staff

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Julie Kuntz, husband Cory, son Quinton and dog Buddy stand on their property where their house was destroyed by the Oso mudslide one year ago.

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