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Feds kick in $10M for new terminal Officials hail federal grant as the final piece of funding for the $129 million project that’s scheduled to start in 2017. By Jerry Cornfield

required for the new Mukilteo ferry terminal. “These funds cement our ability to get a good project for the community,” said state Sen. Marko Liias, D-Lynnwood. He, other lawmakers

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MUKILTEO – The state learned Monday it will be getting a $10 million federal grant that should be the final piece of funding

representing Snohomish and Island counties and state transportation officials have been trying for years to secure money to pay for the $129 million project that will put a new passenger terminal on the former tank farm site, one-third of a mile east of the existing facility. Lawmakers earmarked chunks of dollars in the past two

transportation budgets and then allocated $68.6 million in proceeds from the gas tax increase approved this summer. That was still not enough. The state also is relying on financial aid it’s received from at least three federal transportation agencies. The latest funds are coming by way of the federal Transportation Investment

Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant program. “Great news today for the commuters, businesses and visitors who rely on the Mukilteo ferry terminal,” U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Wash., said in a statement. “Investing in transportation infrastructure like the Mukilteo See GRANT, Page A2

Tribe gets Grandmother back County, district could merge

The County Council approves a resolution to study the costs of having the Snohomish Health District become part of county government. By Sharon Salyer Herald Writer

Stillaguamish canoe stolen in the 1960s is discovered in Stanwood By Kari Bray Herald Writer

STANWOOD — The Stillaguamish Tribe welcomed Grandmother with stories, drumming and singing. The family title doesn’t refer to a person. On Monday, the tribe celebrated a reunion with a piece of its history, a 28-foot dugout canoe carved more than a century ago from a cedar tree. “This is a big thing for us to bring home our heritage and our history,” Tribal Chairman and

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the Stillaguamish River in the 1960s. It rightfully belonged to the Stillaguamish Tribe. Stories vary on what happened with the canoe 50 years ago. The historical society originally was told it had been salvaged from a muddy riverbank, then that it had been stolen while left unattended on the river. A flood also may have washed the canoe away before someone stumbled across it and took it home. The canoe ended up on display at a Camano Island home. The historical society bought it at

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an estate sale there in 1992. They settled it into the garage, a cool, dry place where it would remain undamaged until they decided how best to display it. Penny Buse is the board member who started researching the canoe and told the rest of the board it likely had been stolen. They voted unanimously to return it. “We had to give it back,” Buse said. “None of the big museums See CANOE, back page, this section

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Fisheries Manager Shawn Yanity said. “Some of these artifacts are really rare. Today, we are able to bring our grandmother home.” For 23 years the shovel-nose canoe has been in storage alongside antique cars and a horse-drawn buggy in a garage at the Stanwood Area History Museum. A few years ago the Stanwood Area Historical Society was considering using the canoe as a centerpiece for a display when one member’s research led them to a startling conclusion. The canoe had been stolen off

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Gloriana Tatro works to attach a tribal blanket as the caution flag for Grandmother, a tribal canoe, in preparation for its trip Monday afternoon from Stanwood to a restoration shop. The Stanwood Area Historical Society recently discovered that the canoe was stolen from the Stillaguamish Tribe decades ago. “This is a big thing for us to bring home our heritage and our history,” Tribal Chairman and Fisheries Manager Shawn Yanity said.

EVERETT — A move that could lead to the Snohomish Health District becoming part of county government was approved by the Snohomish County Council on Monday. In its action, the county council asked for an analysis of incorporating the public health agency into county government. The study would include whether it is feasible, what effect it might have on costs to operate the agency, and the impact on the public’s health. The request for the study was made by County Councilman Ken Klein and approved unanimously. Snohomish Health District spokeswoman Heather Thomas said the public health agency plans to discuss the county council request for the merger study at its Nov. 10 meeting. Staff will likely suggest that an outside consultant do the study “to make sure it’s a thorough and unbiased evaluation,” she said. The goal would be to have the study completed by the middle of next year, she said. Dr. Gary Goldbaum, health officer for the public health agency, said he has an open mind on the proposed merger. “If indeed it allows public health to do its job better, then by all means, the health district should become a county department,”

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