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Everett limits alcohol sales Deputy Specific brands are being pulled from areas of the city in an effort to reduce problems, including littering and theft. By Kari Bray

City Council decision Wednesday evening. The City Council voted unanimously in favor of the rule change. Mayor Ray Stephanson and Councilmen Ron Gipson and Jeff Moore were not at the meeting.

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EVERETT — Certain beers and malt liquors are to be pulled from the coolers in stores downtown and in several other neighborhoods after an Everett

In April, the city created an “alcohol impact area” for its core commercial neighborhoods in hopes of reducing problems associated with people consuming cheap, strong alcoholic beverages. That includes littering, trespassing, criminal mischief and theft, according to the city. Compliance with the alcohol impact area was voluntary, meaning officials asked store

owners within the boundaries to stop selling certain types of beer and malt liquor. The list of restricted products is focused on beverages that typically cost as much as or less than a can of beer but pack more of a punch in terms of alcohol per volume. City officials determined that 20 items on the list See ALCOHOL, Page A2

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The county has been working with a man who lost his legs after an officer ran a stop sign April 17, setting off a series of events.

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Workers prepare Atlantic salmon at Pacific Seafoods’ Washington Distribution Center in Mukilteo on Tuesday. The company is planning to build a new processing facility near the Harbour Pointe area of Mukilteo.

MUKILTEO — Plans to build a seafood-processing plant across the street from a Mukilteo neighborhood have left some area residents upset with the city. Pacific Seafood, which is trying to build the facility near the Hilltop area, organized a Tuesday meeting to discuss the project and listen to concerns. It’s set for 7 p.m. at Mukilteo City Hall on 11930 Cyrus Way. A meeting is required as part of a development agreement the company and the city are trying to reach. The company

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agreed to organize a second meeting after neighbors complained the city provided insufficient notice for an earlier meeting in November. “One of our biggest gripes is we’re just not getting information,” said Ron Johnson, who lives about three blocks away. That’s not their only worry. They’re also skeptical about increased traffic and noise they expect from trucks serving the new plant from early morning to late at night; light from the parking lot; and the potential for fishy smells wafting over their homes. See FISH, Page A7

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EVERETT — Snohomish County quietly has been helping a man who lost his legs after being struck by a deputy’s patrol car earlier this year. An initial police report on the April 17 crash in north Everett concluded that the sheriff ’s deputy ran a stop sign. That caused a chain-reaction pile-up that crushed a construction worker who was standing nearby, leaving him with severe leg injuries. The investigation into the collision is ongoing, more than eight months later. In that time, the county has been working with the injured man’s lawyer on compensation, county Risk Manager Keith Mitchell said. Two other people have filed legal claims against the county regarding the crash, public records show. One was a driver whose car was totaled. The other was a witness in a case, who at the time was being driven by the deputy. That man is seeking up to $1 million in damages. The crash at 23rd Street and Rockefeller Avenue is still being examined by the Washington State Patrol’s Major Accident Investigation Team, which is tasked with making sense of the most complicated collisions. It could be several more months before the case is forwarded to prosecutors for review, trooper Mark Francis said. An internal investigation will follow at the sheriff ’s office. The initial collision report and the legal claims were obtained by The Herald through a public records request. Francis noted that state law requires initial reports be filed quickly and that early findings don’t always match detectives’ final conclusions. The crash happened at 11:45 a.m. on a Friday. The deputy, John Sadro, 54, was southbound on Rockefeller Avenue. He reportedly ran the stop sign and his Ford Crown Victoria was struck by a westbound Honda Element, which didn’t have a stop sign.

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So long, 2015 It must be true; it’s on the interwebs: It’s shocking, we know, but Facebook’s Mark Zukerberg isn’t really giving away $45 billion in Facebook shares to 1,000 random people on the social network if they just “copy and paste this message into a post IMMEDIATELY and Dear Abby. . . .D5 Horoscope . . . B4

tag 5-10 friends” (Page D6). It’s not really a scam but a new app that Facebook recently purchased from a developer that shows you which of your friends is really that gullible. Not-so-bitter herbs: A New York company is preparing to offer a kosher medical marijuana product that con-

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put on juvenile probation, claiming “affluenza” was responsible for a fatal drunken driving accident, is awaiting extradition in Puerto Vallarta. Police were alerted to his location after he ordered a pizza (Page A8). The dead-giveaway was that he ordered the pizza with upper crust.

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The Diocese of San Pablo, south of Manila, said the Rev. Albert San Jose apologized for his action, which was caught on video and widely shared on YouTube. The video shows the priest in a white cassock gliding up and down the

MANILA, Philippines — Philippine Roman Catholic Church officials have reprimanded a priest for riding a hoverboard and singing a song during Christmas Eve Mass.

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such as Mike’s Hard Lemonade, Steel Reserve and Four Loco are “commonly consumed by chronic public inebriants,” according to council documents. Eight months on, the voluntary approach isn’t working, police say. Of 101 businesses in the alcohol impact area, about 15 stopped selling the drinks, 14 never sold them and more than 70 decided to keep selling them, according to police, who revisited the businesses in September to see which were still selling the products. Meanwhile, the Everett Fire Department responded to 1,031 alcohol related calls between April 1 and Oct. 31, after the voluntary ban had been established. That’s a 10 percent decrease from the same period last year, before the impact area, according to the city. Litter and public drunkenness continue to be issues. State law allows for alcohol sales bans if they target a specific geographic area and a limited list of products. Everett’s impact area includes the downtown

church’s aisles on the twowheeled electric scooter while singing a Christmas song. Some members of the surprised congregation applaud as he pivots and moves backward. The performance came just before the final

core and a few smaller pockets near Paine Field and Cascade High School, along Broadway north of 41st Street and along Evergreen Way. The ordinance approved Wednesday by the City Council directs the police chief to ask that the state Liquor and Cannabis Board make the ban mandatory. It is being moved on to the mayor for a final signature and will take affect 15 days after it’s signed. The restriction applies to off-premises sales only, so restaurants or bars can serve the beverages, but stores can’t sell cans or bottles for customers to walk out with. Councilman Paul Roberts asked police to give an update at least once a year on how the ban is working and whether the impact area actually sees a reduction in alcohol-related crimes. “I don’t think anyone here is under the delusion that this will fix a bunch of problems,” he said. “It will help.” The ban in some neighborhoods could push problems into others, councilwoman Brenda Stonecipher said. She’d like to see an annual report looking both inside and outside of the ban’s boundaries

blessing in the Mass at the church in Binan city in Laguna province. “That was wrong,” the diocese said in a statement late Tuesday, emphasizing that celebrating the Mass is the church’s “highest form” of worship and

to see if the problems get solved or simply shifted. “I’m a little bit suspicious of this and skeptical that it’s going to work,” she said. Store owners have mixed feelings about the alcohol sales ban. Khan Hamoon helps his uncle run the Food Mart attached to the 76 gas station at the corner of Rucker and Pacific avenues. Coffee, beer and soft drinks are some of the most frequently purchased items at the convenience store. Hamoon isn’t too worried about the ban hurting business. The most popular beers at the Food Mart aren’t on the list to be removed from coolers. For example, Bud Ice is on the restricted products list, but people seeking that brand of beer tend to opt for a Budweiser or Bud Light anyway, he said. “Ice” beers like Bud Ice, Busch Ice, Keystone Ice and Pabst Ice generally are processed to have a higher alcohol content than their non-Ice or light counterparts, so the Ices fall under the ban’s restrictions while the others don’t. Homelessness seems to be a problem around the Food Mart, Hamoon said, and sometimes people

“demands utmost respect and reverence.” “It is not a personal celebration where one can capriciously introduce something to get the attention of the people,” it said. The priest could not immediately be reached

come in to buy cheap, strong alcohol when they probably should be focused on taking care of themselves. That includes customers who are in their early 20s and don’t seem to realize how damaging heavy drinking can be, he said. “But it’s not just health, it’s independence and freedom,” Hamoon said. “So guys come in here wanting something. We’re not in a position to stop them.” At Star Mini Mart on Hewitt Avenue, Mike’s Hard Lemonades were sold out Tuesday afternoon. They’re popular items in the beer and wine section. Hurricane Ice, Icehouse, and Steel Reserve 211, both the black and silver labels, also rank among the most commonly bought beers and malt liquors there. All are on the list of products to be banned in the alcohol impact area. The owners of the mini mart worry that pulling those items from the coolers could hurt their business but said they’ll have to adjust to the city’s new rules. Kari Bray: 425-3393439; kbray@heraldnet. com.

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Troopers on prowl for holiday imbibers By Eric Stevick Herald Writer

EVERETT — The Washington State Patrol plans to have troopers out in force through New Year’s. Last year, troopers made 122 drunken driving arrests statewide between the afternoon of New Year’s Eve and into the following day. In Snohomish County, there

were 13 arrests during that time frame. The patrol has waged a DUI emphasis campaign since the Thanksgiving weekend. The Washington Traffic Safety Commission pays for the extra enforcement, picking up the overtime tab for additional coverage during the hours when most collisions occur involving drivers under the influence of alcohol

or drugs. Since the emphasis patrols began Nov. 25, troopers have made more than 1,200 arrests statewide for driving under the influence. They’re not letting up. “We will be as heavily staffed as we can be,” said trooper Mark Francis, whose district stretches from Snohomish County to the Canadian border.

Impaired driving — from drinking, drugs or both — typically is involved in about half of the state’s traffic deaths in a given year. It was a factor in 228 of the state’s 462 traffic fatalities in 2014. Francis offered several pieces of advice for New Year’s Eve revelers. He said they should have contingency plans, perhaps making arrangements to stay the night

at homes where they might be drinking. He urged people to find a designated driver and suggested people bring taxi fare and put it in a safe place so they are not tempted to spend it. “The main thing is to plan ahead,” Francis said. “It’s not worth risking driving impaired.” Eric Stevick: 425-339-3446; stevick@heraldnet.com.

Too few students taking state tests That means Washington could face federal sanctions, including loss of funds, next year. Associated Press

lunch tables. There’s also a comfortable entryway for parents to wait for their kids and a mirrored exercise room for group games or evening rentals. Kayla Nichols is the oldest of five siblings who go to the club. The 11-year-old loves basketball and is a sixth-grader at Granite Falls Middle School, just down the street. “I love this new building,” she said. “There’s a gym and there’s more space for everyone to play.” Devin Nelson and Luke Rockstead, both 9 years old and in fourth grade, rattled off a list of everything they like about the new building. It’s bigger, there’s more furniture, the basketball hoop is awesome, there are more games, there’s an upstairs and the bathrooms are better, they said. Most importantly, more of their friends can come now that there’s enough room. “If their parents have a job and they’re allowed to stay home,

SEATTLE — Washington is one of 12 states where too few students are taking required statewide exams, meaning it could face sanctions next year if schools do not increase testing, federal education officials said. The U.S. Department of Education sent warning letters to Washington and 11 other states where test participation was below the required 95 percent, the Seattle Times reported Tuesday. The participation rate was about 91 percent in Washington state after many high school juniors refused to take the exams. The letter said Washington could face sanctions, including the possible loss of federal dollars, if schools don’t improve that rate. In a response sent Dec. 2, Washington state’s education office wrote that schools and districts with lower-thanrequired participation will have to come up with a plan to do better next spring. “The plan must address the causes of the low participation rate and the actions the district and/or schools will take,” Assistant Superintendent Gayle Pauley wrote. Washington schools had no problem meeting the required participation rate in grades three through eight. Rates were also high for sophomores, who have to pass the state English language-arts test to graduate from high school. The numbers were much lower for juniors, who weren’t required to take the tests for

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Kayla Nichols, 10 (with ball), chases other children during a game of Pac-Man in the newly opened Granite Falls Boys & Girls Club on Tuesday.

Welcome to the club, boys and girls By Kari Bray Herald Writer

GRANITE FALLS — Just before lunch on a slow day during winter break, nearly 30 kids sought out their favorite spots in the new Boys & Girls Club. Seven lined up to shoot hoops, six played with toys at cafeteriastyle tables, five sat in a row at a desk of computers and four piled onto a couch to play a Smurfs video game. No one was tripping over each other. No one was crowded. That’s a luxury, club director Robert Cannon said. On Dec. 21, the Granite Falls Boys & Girls Club moved into its new home at the former Mountain Loop Fitness gym on the corner of Alder and Stanley streets. The space is quadruple the size of the former school administration building it leased down the street. Watching the kids’ faces when they walk into the new club for the first time has been the best part of the project, Cannon said.

It’s above and beyond even what the kids expected. — Robert Cannon, director, Granite Falls Boys & Girls Club

They’re all wide eyes, smiles and exclamations of surprise at the big, bright, open space. When they get around to checking out the foosball and pool tables, the art and science corner and the basketball hoop upstairs, they become even more excited. It’s a big change, Cannon said. The entirety of their previous location could fit in the new upstairs area, which is being turned into a hangout for teens. “It’s above and beyond even what the kids expected,” Cannon said. About 600 young people belong to the Granite Falls Boys & Girls Club but no more than 125 could fit at the previous location. The new building can fit 300 or more, said Bill Tsoukalas, executive director of Boys & Girls Clubs

of Snohomish County. “Being in a 12,000-squarefoot building gives us a lot more elbow room, a lot more space for the kids,” he said. About 200 kids come in regularly and they expect that number to grow. The club has been gaining members since it announced the move to the new building earlier this year. The new building allows for more programs and is drawing back kids who stopped going, he said. Teens would leave as soon as the elementary schools let out to avoid being swarmed by younger kids. Now they have their own area. The teen area, basketball hoop and kitchen are upstairs. Downstairs are game tables, televisions, computers, art supplies and

Verbal fisticuffs erupt over how to deal with climate change

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not-so-funny thing happened on the long march to save Washington from the damaging undulations of climate change. A fight broke out among the warriors. A little jawboning in the summer escalated this week with a flurry of verbal punches directed

Jayme Biendl Memorial Run A memorial run in honor of slain correctional officer Jayme Biendl is scheduled for 9 a.m. Thursday in Monroe. Biendl, 34, was killed in the line of duty at the Washington State Reformatory in Monroe on Jan. 29, 2011. She was found strangled at her

at the campaign to create a carbon tax with Initiative 732, as its leaders turned in the last of 350,000 signatures gathered in support of the measure. “It’s the culmination of a long journey this year and the start of a new journey next year,” said Yoram Bauman, co-founder of Carbon Washington, the group

post in the prison chapel. Inmate Byron Scherf was convicted of aggravated first-degree murder and is on death row. The run is set to take place at the Skykomish River Park, 413 Sky River Parkway in Monroe. Proceeds are to benefit the Behind the Badge Foundation. Register online at tinyurl.com/ q8rjt4o. For more information, call 360-863-3129.

behind I-732. “We’re super excited about what comes next.” That’s going to be months of campaigning to educate voters about their measure that would tax carbon emissions from gasoline, natural gas and fossil fuels. It also would lower the state’s retail sales tax, trim the business and occupation tax and give

Open house at Clothes for Kids: Have you ever wondered what goes on “behind the scenes” at Clothes For Kids? The public is invited to an open house at 16725 52nd Ave. W, Lynnwood, between 6 and 7 p.m. Jan. 6 for a tour of the facility and the chance to learn more about the program. RSVP to jingram@clothesforkids.org or call 425-741-6500. Clothes For Kids has been pro-

low-income families a tax rebate. The claim is it will be “revenue neutral” for state coffers. There’s going to be opposition. But the loudest opponents may not be in the ranks of climate change deniers but among those in a coalition of environmental,

viding school clothing to students from low-income families since 1984. “While it is not our mission to create smiles on kids’ faces and looks of relief and hope on those of parents, that’s often exactly what happens,” Mark Cholvin, Clothes For Kids board president, said in a statement. For more information, go to www.clothesforkids.org.

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labor and progressive groups. Leaders of the Alliance for Jobs and Clean Energy, which has a 30-member steering committee and roughly 150 groups as members, had been trying for months to get I-732 supporters to stand down and join them with a different approach they think will fare better with voters. That approach would involve capping emissions, collecting a fee from emitters and spreading that dough around to clean energy and communitybuilding projects. CarbonWA supporters decided not to join them partly because their offering had not been fully refined. “Our approach was to

come with a great policy and bring people together to support it,” he said. “Their approach has been to bring a bunch a people around the table and come up with a policy they can all agree upon. And they are finding that to be challenging.” The alliance brain trust is now debating — and polling — their options. Three stand out: Do nothing, craft a measure to complement I-732 or push ahead with a competing measure. Not going forward is an absolute possibility, if there is no clear and surmountable path to winning, alliance members said. When voters are faced with competing items on a ballot they tend to turn both down. Alliance members are frustrated

I-732 forces don’t see the potential damage to their cause in losing as much as they do. If the alliance proceeds, its members would need to spend as much time talking up their proposition as they have been talking down I-732. That won’t be hard, as they’ve been lobbing verbal jabs for a while. And this week, they latched onto a state Department of Revenue analysis they claim shows the initiative won’t be “revenue neutral” but actually cause the state lose money over time. Adam Glickman, secretary-treasurer of Service Employees International Union Local 775 and an alliance steering committee member, called it a “poorly written” and “deeply flawed” initiative that will drain valuable dollars from the state treasury without forcing major polluters to reduce

carbon emissions. “Big Oil is dancing in the streets over this,” he said. Bauman offered a robust rebuttal to the economic analysis, saying the model and assumptions used by legislative staff didn’t accurately reflect the measure. “We believe that further analysis by the state will show that the measure is revenue neutral, or very close to it,” he said. “We think I-732 is a terrific policy,” he said. “Fossil fuels will cost a little bit more and everything else will cost a little bit less and that’s how we’re going to save the world.” We’ll see what Washington voters think about that next fall. Political reporter Jerry Cornfield’s blog, The Petri Dish, is at www.heraldnet. com. Contact him at 360352-8623; jcornfield@ heraldnet.com and on Twitter at @dospueblos

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they can come here instead so they’re not super bored,” Devin said. He demonstrated the wide-eyed, openmouthed expression he remembers having when he first saw the new building. “I’d never been inside, so I thought it would be really small,” Devin said. “But I was like, ‘Whoa.’ ” High school junior Shawn Fuller was one of the first members of the club. His two younger sisters like to bring their own toys to play with. Shawn likes games such as pool and cards. The new building is what he hoped it would be, he said. “It’s just the space,” he said. “Look at how big it is.” The mechanical

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Body found in container behind Mason County home Associated Press BREMERTON — Kitsap County sheriff’s detectives investigating the disappearance and robbery of an 89-year-old man have located a body they believe is linked to that case. The remains of an elderly person were found Wednesday in a container behind a home in north Mason County, said Kitsap County Sheriff’s Deputy Scott Wilson. The coroner’s office will determine the identity, but “we do believe it’s related to the

disappearance,” he said. According to charging documents, investigators believe Robert Hood was robbed and killed around Dec. 17 and that his body was disposed of. Kitsap County prosecutors have charged two men with robbery, three others with rendering criminal assistance and another with possession of stolen property. Five people have been arrested. An arrest warrant was issued Monday for a sixth man who is believed to have helped dispose of

Hood’s body. Hood, who lived alone in Silverdale, was last seen by his caretaker Dec. 16. The caretaker told police she went to his home with her key and was alarmed to find Hood missing, as well as his wallet, checkbooks, financial documents, rifles and $2,000 in cash. Court documents show Hood had well over a million dollars in various accounts. The caretaker told police that Hood doesn’t drive, didn’t leave the home without her and that he also didn’t suffer from

dementia, court documents show. Court records show that a confidential informant tipped police to the robbery Dec. 19 after overhearing a group of people talking about how they had tied up, beaten and robbed an elderly man named Bob. Kitsap County prosecutors last week charged Robert Pry, 29, and Joshua Rodgers Jones, 26, with first-degree robbery. They have also charged Ocean Wilson, 19, and Miranda Bond, 25, and Arnold Cruz, 47, with rendering criminal

assistance. Alisha Small, 33, is charged with seconddegree possession of stolen property. It was not immediately clear whether the suspects had lawyers. A message left after business hours to the Kitsap County Office of Public Defense was not immediately returned. A jail official said he did not have information about inmates’ attorneys. Detectives say they found checks, ID and financial documents belonging to Hood in a room in a home that Pry occupied.

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Lack of funds hurts rape kit processing Lab managers in Washington say they won’t be able to make a dent in the state’s backlog of thousands of untested rape kits until more money is found. KING-TV reported that a new state law requires police departments to submit every rape kit for testing within 30 days of completion. DNA database manager Jean Johnston with the Washington State Patrol Crime Lab said there’s been about an 86 percent increase in rape kits at all five of the state’s DNA labs. Lawmakers gave the lab an extra $2.75 million to offset the workload, but that’s less than half what State Patrol requested.

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Yakima: Inmates may be transferred Yakima County commissioners are expected to approve a contract that would bring up to 20 inmates from Bellingham to Yakima. The Yakima Herald-Republic reported that the transfer is being discussed because space at the Whatcom County jail is running low for Bellingham prisoners. Yakima County Department of Corrections Director Ed Campbell said the number of inmates from Bellingham is expected to be around 15 to 20. If the contract is approved, Yakima County will charge rates from $50 to $80 per day based on the seriousness of the inmate’s crime, medical issues and total number of inmates being held.

Oregon: Disabled win settlement U.S. Magistrate Judge Janice Stewart approved a settlement Tuesday that would affect employment opportunities for thousands of Oregonians with disabilities. The settlement stems from a class-action lawsuit filed in 2012. The suit alleged that Oregon relies too heavily on so-called “sheltered workshops,” where people with developmental or intellectual disabilities work almost exclusively with disabled co-workers. The lawsuit alleged

that Oregon’s practice prevented people with disabilities from working with non-disabled peers in violation of the Americans With Disabilities Act. Among the concessions in the settlement, the state agreed to reduce the number of people in sheltered workshops by 20 percent to a maximum of 1,530 over the next two years.

Portland must rehire officer The Oregon Court of Appeals has upheld an arbitrator’s ruling that Portland must rehire a police officer who fatally shot an unarmed man in the back. City officials fired Ron Frashour after the 2010 shooting, concluding Aaron Campbell didn’t pose an immediate threat of death or physical injury. An arbitrator and the Oregon Employment Relations Board ruled in 2012 that the city had to reinstate him. Frashour has been on leave since August 2010.

Woman granted clemency is freed An Oregon woman who was granted clemency by President Barack Obama has been released from prison after serving more than half her 30-year sentence. Oregon Public Broadcasting reported that Angie Jenkins was released from federal prison in California on Tuesday. Jenkins was sentenced to 30 years for manufacturing methamphetamine in Klamath Falls. She served nearly 17 years behind bars. From Herald news services

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Plans call for an 83,000 square-foot building at 8007 44th Ave. W. The 5.4acre property lies near Highway 526 and Paine Field, where traffic can get heavy after shift changes at the Boeing Co. plant. Some ferry riders also use the area to bypass Mukilteo Speedway. The site now is home to a five-bay storage building, a stand-alone garage and a dilapidated mobile home. Aside from the gravel parking lot, the rest of the area is overgrown with grass, sticker bushes and young trees. To the west, directly across the two lanes of 44th Avenue W, are single-family homes. It’s the only industrial area in Mukilteo with such an abrupt transition to a residential neighborhood. With one other exception, all of the city’s industrial areas have buffers from neighborhoods. There’s a 35-foot height limit for the property, but Mukilteo city staff will recommend extending that to accommodate the 42-foottall building that Pacific

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Seafood has designed, planning manager Glen Pickus said. The new facility is meant to replace Pacific Seafood’s existing 24,000-squarefoot plant across the street from the Mukilteo YMCA. The company has operated there for 24 years. “It’s light processing, it’s not the blood and guts type processing,” general manager Bob Simon said. Pacific Seafood’s local plant distributes to hotels, restaurants and grocery chains throughout the region. The company,

headquartered in Clackamas, Oregon, operates various facilities from Alaska to Texas. Storage is the impetus for more than tripling the Mukilteo plant’s size, Simon said. Being able to keep food refrigerated on site also should cut down on truck traffic. The company would like to have the new plant running by late 2016 or early 2017. “We needed it yesterday,” Simon said. The number of employees is projected to stay roughly the same, at 117.

Simon touted the company’s good benefits and average salary of $50,000 to $60,000 per year. “I think we’re going to be a benefit to the neighborhood,” he said. “You’re not going to have these empty buildings there anymore. We’re going to do some landscaping.” Pickus said Pacific Seafood’s project is allowed in the industrial zone because it’s “essentially light manufacturing.” Extra requirements in the development agreement will seek to smooth the transition

Pacific Seafood has organized a meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday to discuss the new processing plant it hopes to build on 44th Avenue W near the intersection with 80th Street SW. The meeting location: Mukilteo City Hall, City Council Chambers; 11930 Cyrus Way. City staff also plan to brief the council about the project during a work session planned for 6 p.m. Jan. 11. For more information, contact planning manager Glen Pickus at gpickus@ci.mukilteo. wa.us or 425-263-8042. between the residential and industrial areas, he said, with features such as new sidewalks, turn lanes and a line of trees out front. The City Council must approve a development agreement before planners issue the permit that would allow construction. Noah Haglund: 425339-3465; nhaglund@ heraldnet.com. Twitter: @ NWhaglund.

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June 3, 1932 - Dec. 24, 2015 Services will be held T h u r s d ay, D e c e m b e r 31 , 2015, at 11:00 a.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Stake C e n te r, 17 2 2 2 4 3 rd Ave . NE, Arlington, WA. Burial will be at Tahoma National Cemetery.

Nolan Keith Richard In Loving Memory of Jack Hamlin

July 20, 1930 - Dec. 31, 2005 A hug is an amazing thing it’s just the perfect way, to show the love we’re feeling, but can’t find the words to say. We miss your hugs Dad, because they were always full of love. Wish we could give you one more too, so you would know how ver y m u c h yo u a r e l ove d a n d missed by all your children, grandchildren and greatgrandchildren.

In Loving Memory Jack Hamlin

July 20, 1930 - Dec. 31, 2005 Thank you for your endless love that helps me through each day. And thank you for the memories that will never fade away. You’re the man I love and I am proud to be your wife. And ever yday in some small way I will celebrate your life. As long as memories last, you will stay in my heart. Love and miss you. Your loving wife, Ruth

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Dec. 31, 1915 - Nov. 26, 2003 In Loving Memory of My Mother on what would have been her 100th Birthday! You are Loved and Missed!

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Nolan passed into glor y D e c e m b e r 24 , 2 01 5 , a t home, surrounded by beloved family. Nolan was born to Perle F. and Florence L. (Maynard) Richard on August 29, 1930, in Sabetha, Kan., but moved to Parma, Idaho w h e n h e w a s 7. A l w a y s loving airplanes, he signed u p fo r t h e A i r Fo rc e a n d when completed, still loved those airplanes. He left the fa m i l y fa r m i n 19 57 a n d moved wife and baby daughter to Washington to wo r k fo r B o e i n g u n t i l h e retired in 1995. For a time he was a choir member at his loved Edgewood Baptist. He was preceded in death by his eldest son, Sid Keith (Edy), his brother, Kenneth and both parents. He is survived by his beloved wife of almost 60 y e a r s , G l a d y s ; d a u g h te r, D e b b i e ( I r w i n ) B ro o k s o f Utah; son, Rod (Patty) of Everett, Wash. and Douglas (Shannon) of Marysville, Wash.; grandchildren: Clint, Wesley (Amber), Coral (Jared), Anthony, Candace and Emily and great grand kids, Dylon, Kayla, Brock, Kinley, Matthew, Haylee. His Viewing will be on Saturday, January 2, 2016, a t 10 a . m . w i t h Fu n e r a l services at 1 p.m., followed by Military Interment and a family gathering at Floral Hills in Lynnwood, WA.

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June P. (Larson) Wiggum June P. (Larson) Wiggum, 93, passed on December 16, 2015 in Everett, Wash. She made Washington Oakes, in Everett, her home, where she was among many friends and a wonder ful caring staff. She is survived by her son, Daniel Lains; and her daughter, Judith Larson; and also by her stepchildren, Gar y Lar son and Darlene Allen. She has numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren. June loved salmon fishing and clam digging with family and friends. She loved cooking and collecting recipes. If you didn’t have one of her cookies you missed a little piece of heaven. You were lucky to get her as your partner when playing cards and she was a wiz at crossword puzzles. As an avid reader, mysteries were her favorite. In her later years she did some traveling – Europe, Panama, Alaska and Hawaii but the place she loved the best was Washington State, the rain and cooler weather. Most of all, she loved her family, who dearly love her and will miss her. There will be an informal celebration at Washington Oakes on Saturday, January 2, 2016 at 1:00-3:00 p.m. Burial will be a private gathering. I n l i e u o f f l o w e r s , donations may be made to the American Cancer Society in remembrance of her dear sister, Phyllis Davidson.

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Melvin Louis Kasch Melvin Louis Kasch, age 79, passed away December 27, 2015, following a brief illness. M e l w a s b o r n A p r i l 24 , 1936, in his family home to Mukilteo, Wash. pioneers Carl and Cecelia Kasch. He was one of six siblings and fondly shared many stories of growing up in Mukilteo. He joined the Navy in 1954 and ser ved on the USS Frank E. Evans, traveling throughout the Asia Pacific region until his discharge in 1958. He operated his own heavy construction company in Snohomish, Wash. and wa s k n ow n a n d l ove d by many for his strong work ethic, expertise, and willingness to lend a helping hand. His love for his family was evident in everything he did. He was preceded in death by h i s p a r e n t s , C a r l a n d Cecilia Kasch; brothers, Clarence, Donald and Earl Kasch; sisters, Gloria Tyree, and Dorothy Kasch; and sonin-law, Jerry Rodeffer. He is survived by his wife, Marcia Kasch; daughters, Lynnae Rodef fer and Terri (Gar y) Carlson; as well as son, Chris (Joanne) Kasch all of Snohomish; grandchildren, Jeanesse ( R o b ) M i l l e r, S h a n n o n Ro d e f fe r, D a n i e l l e ( D o m ) Arnett, Tara Arnett, Kramer Carlson, Dar yn Kasch and Janelle Kasch and three great grandchildren. A Mass of Christian Burial w i l l b e h e l d a t 11 a . m . , Saturday, January 2, 2015, St. John’s Catholic Church, 829 Third Street, Mukilteo, W A 9 8 27 5 . F o l l o w i n g a private family interment at the GAR Cemetery in Snohomish, family and friends are invited to a reception from 2:00 – 5:00 p.m. at Centennial Lodge No. 25, 602 Avenue B, Snohomish, WA 98290. Mel was loved and will be sorely missed by many. The family wishes to extend hear tfelt thanks to the exceptional 5th floor A wing staff of Providence Regional Medical Center Everett. Mel and his family truly appreciated your kindness, f r i e n d s h i p , a n d professionalism; you have been a great blessing.

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June 27, 1937 – Dec. 26, 2015 Jerry passed peacefully at home after a lengthy bout with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy. He was born In Clarksburg, West Virginia to Louis and Angela Spieldenner where he lived until attending the seminary of St. Charles Borromeo in Mar yland. He later graduated from U. of Houston with a degree in Industrial Engineering. He went to work for the first nine years of his career at Boeing. Then moved his family to Modesto, California w h e r e h e wo rke d fo r t h e next 33 year s for E. & J. Gallo Winery as a Professional Engineer until his retirement in 2003. He and Marge moved back to Washington and settled in Everett. He is survived by his wife, Marge (Constantine) of 52 years, and their three children: Kurt (Karen Sue) of Everett, Keith (Kimberly) of Victoria Minn., and Karen ( Ro n C h a r l ey ) o f Re n to n , Wash.; grandchildren, A s h l e e ( B r a n d o n Wr i g h t ) Hannah, Micah and Zran of Victoria Minn. and Andrew of Everett; brothers, Howard and Edward (Lisa) of Houston, Texas; sister-inlaw, Kay (Hunter MacKay) of Bothell, Wash.; brother-inlaw, Bradley (Jean) Constantine. Jerr y loved camping and traveling just about anywhere. He loved playing the piano and organ. He was a life-long member of Knights of Columbus and a member of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church and St. Vincent de Paul Food Bank. Past President of the American Institute of Industrial Engineering in California. He also taught religious education classes. Mass will be at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, December 31, 2015, at Our Lady of Perpetual Help, in Everett. Internment will be private, at Calvary Cemetery in L a kewo o d , WA a t a l a te r date. In lieu of flowers please consider a donation to either OLPH St. Vincent de Paul Fo o d B a n k , 2 619 C e d a r, Everett 98201 or Evergreen Hospice.

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The impact sent the deputy’s car spinning. Ultimately it struck a parked pickup, pinning a Darrington-area man between the two vehicles. Tom Gillette, then 59, was working with a construction crew at the time. He lost part of both legs. An online fundraiser for his family earlier this year raised nearly $14,000. The county has been working with the Gillette family and their lawyer, said Mitchell, the risk manager. The family has not filed a claim at this point. “We took a proactive approach on this,” Mitchell said. “It was a terrible thing to have happen.” The county helped pay for work to make Gillette’s home more wheelchair-friendly and also for a van that can accommodate a wheelchair, Mitchell said. That decision was made after Mitchell talked with Sheriff Ty Trenary. At the family’s suggestion, the county hired the construction company Gillette had been working for in Everett to do the remodeling on his home. “We’re just trying to do everything we can to do the right thing,” Mitchell said. The two claims the county has received are pending. The Honda driver’s insurance company has asked the county to pay $24,000 for his medical bills and damaged vehicle. The deputy’s passenger who filed the claim for $1 million did not specify what led him to seek that amount. The accident report says the man was injured and taken to an Everett hospital. Three other people were hospitalized that day, though Gillette’s injuries were the most severe. The deputy was put on paid administrative leave after the crash. He returned to patrol May 14, sheriff’s spokeswoman Shari Ireton said. Sadro has been with the agency since 2006. “As is standard, an internal investigation cannot begin until any criminal investigation is completed,” she said. Meanwhile, the State Patrol’s collision team is wrapping up several other investigations first. The team is known for its thoroughness, Francis said. For example, in the April 17 crash, they still are obtaining medical records for those involved. Past investigations have included historical weather data and crash simulations with similar vehicles at the same spot. The timeline for the investigation is not out of the ordinary for a complex crash, Francis said. “These are very thorough investigations just because of the sheer importance of them,” he said. Rikki King: 425-3393449; rking@heraldnet. com.

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Bill Cosby charged The case marks the first time Cosby has been charged with sexual misconduct despite years of lurid allegations. Associated Press ELKINS PARK, Pa. — Bill Cosby was arrested in the twilight of his life and career Wednesday and charged with a decade-old sex crime after a barrage of accusations from dozens of women made a mockery of his image as TV’s wise and understanding Dr. Cliff Huxtable. Holding a cane, the 78-yearold comedian walked slowly and unsteadily into court on the arms of his lawyers to answer charges he drugged and sexually assaulted a woman less than half his age at his suburban Philadelphia home in 2004. He was released on $1 million bail. The case marks the first time Cosby has been charged with sexual misconduct despite years of lurid allegations and sets the stage for perhaps the biggest Hollywood celebrity trial of the mobile-news era. “Make no mistake: We intend to mount a vigorous defense against this unjustified charge, and we expect that Mr. Cosby will be exonerated by a court of law,” said his attorney, Monique Pressley. The decision to prosecute came just days before Pennsylvania’s 12-year statute of limitations for bringing charges was set to run out. It represents an about-face by the district attorney’s office, which under a previous DA declined to charge Cosby in 2005 when the woman first told police that the comic put his hands down her pants. The former “Cosby Show” star and breaker of racial barriers was charged with aggravated indecent assault, punishable by five to 10 years in prison and a $25,000 fine. He did not have to enter a plea.

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Prosecutors accused Cosby of plying former Temple University employee Andrea Constand with pills and wine, then penetrating her with his fingers without her consent while she was drifting in and out of consciousness, unable to resist or cry out. She was “frozen, paralyzed, unable to move,” Montgomery County District Attorney-elect Kevin Steele said. In court papers, prosecutors said the drugs were the cold medicine Benadryl or some other, unidentified substance. Steele noted that Cosby has admitted giving quaaludes to women he wanted to have sex with. Cosby acknowledged under oath a decade ago that he had sexual contact with Constand but said it was consensual. Cosby tripped on a curb as he made his way into court. Inside, he seemed to have trouble seeing the paperwork and finding the place to sign, and his lawyers helped him hold the pen. But he seemed at ease, laughing and chatting with his attorneys. When the judge said, “Good

luck to you, sir,” he shouted: “Thank you!” Prosecutors reopened the case over the summer as damaging testimony was unsealed in Constand’s civil lawsuit against Cosby and as dozens of other women came forward with similar accusations that destroyed his good-guy image as America’s Dad. “Reopening this case was not a question. Rather, reopening this case was our duty as law enforcement officers,” said Steele, who is the top deputy in the DA’s office and will take over next week. In court papers, prosecutors said there are probably other women who were similarly drugged and violated by Cosby. Steele urged them to come forward. Constand, now 42, lives in Toronto and works as a massage therapist. Her attorney, Dolores Troiani, welcomed the charges. “She feels that they believe her, and to any victim, that is foremost in your mind: Are people going to believe me?” Troiani said. The attorney

added: “Naturally it is troubling that it took until the eleventh hour for this day to arrive. She is hopeful that her patience has encouraged other victims to come forward.” Cosby also faces a raft of defamation and sexual-abuse lawsuits filed in Massachusetts, Los Angeles and Pennsylvania. But in nearly every case, it is too late to file criminal charges. One exception: a 2008 case involving a model at the Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles. It is still under investigation by police. A key question if the Pennsylvania case goes to trial is whether the judge will allow testimony from some of those other accusers to show a pattern of “bad acts.” The judge could decide such testimony would be unfair to Cosby. In Los Angeles, celebrity attorney Gloria Allred, who represents more than two dozen Cosby accusers, pronounced the arrest “the best Christmas present they have ever received.” She said her clients are willing to testify. Cosby in 1965 became the first black actor to land a leading role in a network drama, “I Spy,” and he went on to earn three straight Emmys. Over the next three decades, the comic created TV’s animated “Fat Albert” and the top-rated “Cosby Show,” the 1980s sitcom celebrated as groundbreaking television for its depiction of a warm and loving black family headed by two professionals, one a lawyer, the other a doctor.

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California killer’s friend is indicted RIVERSIDE, Calif. — A friend of one of the shooters in the San Bernardino massacre that killed 14 people was indicted Wednesday on charges that include conspiring in a pair of previous planned attacks and making false statements when he bought the guns used in this month’s shootings, authorities said. The indictment by a federal grand jury avoids the need for a probable cause hearing before a judge to determine whether Enrique Marquez Jr., 24, should stand trial on the five counts. The charges include conspiring with shooter Syed Farook to carry out attacks in 2011 and 2012.

State’s snowpack increases The water content of the Sierra Nevada snowpack was 136 percent of normal Wednesday when officials took the winter’s first manual survey — an encouraging result after nearly no snow was found at the site in April. The latest snow level is a good sign, “but that’s it — it’s a start,” said the chief of the California Cooperative Snow Surveys Program for the Department of Water Resources. His survey followed an electronic measurement last week that put the water content of the snowpack at 112 percent of normal. Even more snow has fallen since then.

Florida: Voter districts In a ruling that could dramatically alter the balance of political power in Florida, a Leon Circuit judge adopted Wednesday a map of 40 state Senate districts proposed by voter-rights groups. The new maps give Democrats, who have been politically irrelevant in the Legislature for much of the past 15 years, a chance to regain a majority in the Senate. The plan includes 21 districts that voted for Democrat Barack Obama’s re-election in 2012, versus 19 that voted for his challenger, Republican Mitt Romney.

Illinois: Chicago Tasers With protests still raging over a series of fatal police shootings, Mayor Rahm Emanuel vowed Wednesday to reduce the use of deadly force by Chicago police, unveiling a plan to equip every patrol officer with a less-lethal Taser by summer. Emanuel said the move, coupled with more intensive training for officers in de-escalating conflict, is a first step toward rebuilding trust between Chicago’s residents and its police force. Under the new plan, the city will add 700 additional Tasers to its arsenal, bringing the total available to Chicago police to nearly 1,500.

New York: Pot is kosher A New York company said it will soon offer the first certified kosher medical pot. Vireo Health said its non-smokable medical cannabis products have been certified as conforming to the Jewish dietary law by the Orthodox Union. Vireo said it’s the first time a medical cannabis product has been deemed kosher. The Orthodox Union said it awarded certification after inspecting Vireo’s facilities to ensure the marijuana was grown and processed according to kosher standards. Vireo said the certification will help the company serve patients among New York’s Jewish population, the nation’s largest.

Associated Press ST. LOUIS — As swollen rivers and streams pushed to heights not seen in nearly a quarter-century, officials in Missouri and Illinois helped residents get to higher ground Wednesday amid fears that already dire conditions could worsen as floodwaters began spilling over federal levees protecting communities and farmland. In Eureka southwest of St. Louis, firefighters and their boats have been in high demand since Tuesday, accounting for roughly four dozen rescues of people in their homes, businesses or vehicles. Television news footage showed at least one home there drifting in the swollen river Wednesday, when firefighters rescued by boat a man and a dog as floodwaters lapped at the eaves of the house roof on which they’d been trapped for a night. “Our crews are getting dispatched to another rescue now,” Scott Barthelmass, a Eureka Fire Protection District spokesman, said mid-afternoon Wednesday as the swollen Meramec River there was cresting. “I think you’re seeing people who are desperate or impatient, putting themselves in predicaments.” The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced Wednesday that nine levees had been topped by water. Most of those earthen barriers were meant to protect farmland rather than populated areas and another was along now-deserted, manmade Chouteau Island near St.

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Louis on the Illinois side of the Mississippi River. Nearly a dozen other levees considered at risk for “possible significant distress,” were holding as of Wednesday evening, but people were moving out just in case. Michael Pennise, mayor of the St. Louis suburb of Valley Park, ordered mandatory evacuations for 350 to 400 homes and dozens of businesses in the section of town near the fast-rising Meramec River. At least 20 deaths over several days in Missouri and Illinois were blamed on flooding, mostly involving vehicles that drove onto swamped roadways, and at least two people were still missing Wednesday. And search teams went out for a third day in hopes of

finding a country music singer from Arkansas who disappeared while duck hunting in a flooded area in northern Oklahoma. The floodwaters there also destroyed a leftover film set used in the 2003 remake of “Where the Red Fern Grows.” A 24-mile stretch of I-44 was closed at Valley Park southwest of St. Louis because of Meramec River flooding and officials were preparing for the possible closure overnight of I-55 nearby. The closures forced traffic onto other nearby roads, creating gridlock in the St. Louis region. Officials said the highway will likely remain closed through at least Friday. Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has activated the National Guard to assist with security in evacuated areas and to help keep

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road closure sites clear. Valley Park City Attorney Tim Engelmeyer called the governor’s office to send troops to help in the evacuated area of the about 7,000-person town. He was also watching computer projections of the crest — expected to be about 3 feet higher than the record of 40 feet Thursday — knowing that an unexpected upgrade could be enough to send water over the levee. “We’re so close,” he said. “We’re talking about a potential 6-inch difference.” Pennise said the corps is confident the levee, built in 2007, is safe, but ordered evacuations as a precaution. “You don’t want to think negative, but we’d rather save a life than a couch,” Pennise said.

The Texas teenager known for using an “affluenza” defense in a fatal drunken-driving accident likely won’t return to the U.S. anytime soon because of a judge’s decision to delay his deportation Wednesday, but a Mexico immigration official said his mother was being flown to Los Angeles. A U.S. Marshals Service official in Houston said a three-day court injunction granted to Ethan Couch will likely take at least two weeks to resolve.

Canada: Injuries on 777 Air Canada said that a Boeing 777 flight en route from Shanghai to Toronto was diverted to Calgary after emergency crews said heavy turbulence injured about 20 passengers. Responders were dispatched to Calgary International Airport to treat the injured passengers. An Air Canada spokeswoman said flight AC088 was carrying 332 passengers and 19 crew members Wednesday. She said the aircraft landed without incident. The airline said some passengers required hospitalization. From Herald news services

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Pot industry builds brands Hundreds of marijuana-related patents have likely been requested from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Associated Press DENVER — Snoop Dogg has his own line of marijuana. So does Willie Nelson. Melissa Etheridge has a marijuanainfused wine. As the fast-growing marijuana industry emerges from the black market and starts looking like a mainstream industry, there’s a scramble to brand and trademark pot products. The celebrity endorsements are just the latest attempt to add cachet to a line of weed. Snoop Dogg calls his eight strains of weed “Dank From the Doggfather Himself.” Nelson’s

yet-to-be-released line says the pot is “born of the awed memories of musicians who visited Willie’s bus after a show.” The pot industry’s makeshift branding efforts, from celebrity names on boxes of weed to the many weed-themed T-shirts and stickers common in towns with a legal marijuana market, show the industry taking halting steps toward the mainstream. Problem is, those weed brands aren’t much more substantial than the labels they’re printed on. Patents and trademarks are largely regulated by the federal government, which considers marijuana an illegal drug and

therefore ineligible for any sort of legal protection. The result is a Wild West environment of marijuana entrepreneurs trying to stake claims and establish cross-state markets using a patchwork of state laws. Consumers have no way of knowing that celebrity-branded pot is any different than what they could get in a plastic baggie from a corner drug dealer. “You can’t go into federal court to get federal benefits if you’re a drug dealer,” said Sam Kamin, a University of Denver law professor who tracks marijuana law. That doesn’t mean that the pot business isn’t trying. Hundreds of marijuanarelated patents have likely been requested from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, according

to those who work in the industry. Exact numbers aren’t available because pending patent information isn’t public. So far, federal authorities have either ignored or rejected marijuana patent and trademark requests, as in the 2010 case of a California weed-delivery service that applied to trademark its name, “The Canny Bus.” “They haven’t issued a single patent yet. But generally speaking, there is broad agreement within the patent law community that they will,” said Eric Greenbaum, director of intellectual property for Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc., which is seeking a patent for a strain of marijuana to treat seizures. See POT, Page A10

Airbus delays A320neo “The only program that seems to be on time so far is the Boeing 737 Max,” an analyst said. Bloomberg TOULOUSE, France — Airbus Group postponed the first delivery of its A320neo model airliner by at least several weeks as it addresses issues with documentation for the aircraft, adding to the woes for the single-aisle plane that constitutes the majority of the company’s production. The delayed delivery to Deutsche Lufthansa comes just about a week after Indian airline IndiGo disclosed that it had been told its first jet would be late and three weeks after Qatar Airways, originally set to be the first customer, put back deliveries, citing engine issues. Airbus had planned to deliver the plane to Lufthansa this week. The A320neo is critical to Airbus’s future — the company has won close to 4,500 orders since first offering the plane for sale in 2010. It’s a more fuel-efficient model of the best-selling A320, widely flown by low-cost operators. U.S. archrival Boeing began developing a competing aircraft more than a year after Airbus got to work. Boeing sent the first 737 Max to a paint shop on Nov. 30, meeting to the day a timeline set four years ago. Airbus itself had appeared to be sticking to its own schedule until delays emerged this month.

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“It’s a disappointment for Airbus because they’d promised delivery by year-end,” said Addison Schonland, an analyst with AirInsight Inc. “At the same time, delays seems to be the new normal for all plane programs as the only program that seems to be on time so far is the Boeing 737 Max.” Airbus chose to push back the first handover in agreement with Lufthansa and engine maker Pratt & Whitney, a unit of United Technologies Corp., the company said. The planemaker cited documentation issues without offering specifics. A spokesman said further detail wouldn’t be available until early next week. Documentation typically refers to information concerning a

plane’s maintenance and operations, some of which needs to be approved by local authorities before an airline can begin operating a new plane type. “The engine is ready to enter service and is meeting or exceeding all performance requirements for fuel burn, noise and emissions,” said Sara Banda, a Pratt & Whitney spokeswoman. She referred all questions about documentation requirements to Airbus. In the case of IndiGo, the carrier’s owner, InterGlobe Aviation Ltd., cited “industrial reasons” for the delay. Qatar Airways, due to be the first user of the revamped narrow-body, balked at taking

receipt because of problems with the cooling of the jet’s Pratt & Whitney turbines that may mean aircraft have to be held on the ground for longer. Lufthansa subsequently stepped in to take the initial delivery, with IndiGo scheduled to be next in line. Delays in delivering new aircraft models aren’t unusual. Boeing was three years behind schedule with its 787 Dreamliner, leading airlines to seek millions of dollars of compensation from the Chicago-based planemaker. Besides the Pratt & Whitney engine, the A320neo also is available with power plants from CFM International, a joint venture between General Electric and France’s Safran.

How to pay off holiday credit card debt By Jonnelle Marte The Washington Post

WASHINGTON — The gifts have been opened and the expressions of surprise were priceless. Yet, chances are your wallet is feeling a little thin. Consumers spent more on holiday gifts this year than last year, studies show, and many splurged without doing the math on how much they could actually afford. About 51 percent of people set no budget for holiday spending and another 15 percent of shoppers ignored their budgets and spent more than they had planned, according to a survey by MagnifyMoney.com. Of those

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who used credit cards to fund their shopping sprees, close to 40 percent said they don’t think they

can afford to pay off their cards this month, the poll found. If you find yourself with more

debt than expected after the holiday festivities, here are some tips for tackling that debt as quickly as possible. ■■Set a deadline. Having a timeline in mind for when you would like to be debt-free can help you figure out how much you’ll need to pay toward the cards each month, says Nick Clements, cofounder of MagnifyMoney.com. Say you have $1,000 in credit card debt and set a deadline of being debt free by May. You know you’ll need to pay at least $200 a month, depending on your interest rate. ■■Tackle one card at a time. Another tactic you can use is to See DEBT, Page A10

Weight Watchers stock soars as new Oprah ad airs Associated Press Weight Watchers is getting a boost from Oprah Winfrey. The weight loss company’s shares soared Wednesday as a TV commercial starring Winfrey began to air. The commercial shows videos

of Winfrey working out and referencing her struggle with weight. It ends with Winfrey asking viewers if they’re ready to join her. “Let’s do this together,” she says. She tweeted the ad to her more than 30 million followers Tuesday. Weight Watchers stock has

more than tripled since October, when Winfrey bought a 10 percent stake in the company. Besides the new ads, Weight Watchers has also made changes to its plans to better fit in with Winfrey’s message of living a healthy and happier life, and not just focusing on weight loss.

Shares of Weight Watchers International Inc. jumped $3.68, or 19 percent, to close Wednesday at $23.05. Back in October, Winfrey paid about $43.2 million for her 10 percent stake in Weight Watchers. That stake is now worth more than $148 million.

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Pending home sales decline in November Fewer people signed contracts to purchase homes in November, as the real estate market appears to have cooled after sales gains for much of 2015. The National Association of Realtors said Wednesday that its seasonally adjusted pending home sales index fell 0.9 percent to 106.9 last month. It was the lowest reading in 10 months. Still, the index has risen 2.7 percent from a year ago. Steady hiring and low mortgage rates lifted home sales for much of this year. But the pace of buying slowed after the end of the summer, with inventories tight and home values rising faster than incomes. Signed contracts last month fell in the Northeast and West market, while rising slightly in the Midwest and South.

Carl Icahn buys Pep Boys Carl Icahn is acquiring Pep Boys for $1 billion, ending his weekslong bidding war with the Japanese tire company Bridgestone. The deal announced Wednesday is expected to close in the first quarter of next year. Icahn Enterprises offered $18.50 in cash for each share of Pep Boys, $1.50 more per share than the most-recent offer from Bridgestone. With the contest becoming too rich, Bridgestone bowed out Tuesday. Because Pep Boys had already agreed to a deal with Bridgestone Corp., Icahn Enterprises will pay it a $39.5 million breakup fee. Icahn said Pep Boys has “enormous growth potential.”

Russian ruble takes a tumble The Russian ruble has hit its lowest level in a year against the dollar as the country’s economy is battered by a decline in the price of its oil exports. The ruble dropped 1.3 percent in early trading Wednesday to 73.2 rubles per dollar, its weakest level in about 12 months. The national currency lost 40 percent of its value last year and is now 20 percent down compared to a year ago. The Russian economy has been suffering from the effects of Western economic sanctions and oil prices, the backbone of the country’s economy, which are currently hovering around 11-year lows.

Largest McDonald’s will be shut down The world’s largest McDonald’s is preparing to close, but it should be replaced with an even bigger McDonald’s next door in a couple of months. The restaurant and entertainment complex on the International Drive tourism corridor of Orlando, Florida, was set to close for good Wednesday night. The McDonald’s building, which looks like a giant box of french fries, first opened in 1976. Besides the restaurant itself, the McDonald’s offered other activities, like bowling, slides and video games. Construction of a new restaurant is to begin in February. From Herald news services

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Pot: Use of ‘Girl Scout Cookies, Thin Mints’ irks Scouts From Page A9

Companies like Ligand are betting that if marijuana becomes legal nationally, they will be first in line to claim legal ownership of whichever type of marijuana they have already developed. Pot companies also are filing state-level trademarks, thereby avoiding the snag in a federal trademark application: the requirement that the mark is used in interstate commerce, which remains off-limits for pot companies. In Colorado, for example, there are nearly 700 trade names and 200 trademarks registered that include the word “marijuana” or a synonym, Kamin said. Pot producers also are claiming everything they can that doesn’t involve actual weed. So a marijuana company could trademark its logo or patent a process for packaging something, without mentioning that the “something” is marijuana. The marijuana industry certainly has been on the receiving end of legal threats from other companies that do have trademark and patent protection. Cease-and-desist letters aren’t uncommon in the mailboxes of marijuana companies, whether

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LivWell store manager Carlyssa Scanlon shows some of the products available in the marijuana line marketed by rapper Snoop Dogg in one of the marijuana chain’s outlets south of downtown Denver.

it’s for making a candy that looks like a non-intoxicating brand or for selling a type of pot that includes a trademarked word or phrase in its name. The Girl Scouts of the U.S.A.,

for example, says it has sent dozens of cease-and-desist letters to those selling a popular strain of pot known as Girl Scout Cookies or another called Thin Mints.

“The use of our trademarks in connection with drugs tarnishes the Girl Scouts name,” the organization says in the letter it has sent to pot sellers primarily in Washington, California and Colorado.

Last year, Hershey Co. sued two marijuana companies in Washington and Colorado for selling “Reefer’s” peanut butter cups and “Dabby Patty” candies, which resembled Hershey’s Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups and York peppermint patties. Both pot companies agreed to stop selling the products and destroy any remaining inventory. But the industry can’t use those same laws to protect its own brands. “We’re in a new industry, where the benefits of federal protection aren’t open to us,” said John Lord, CEO of LivWell, a 10-store chain of Colorado marijuana shops that recently entered an agreement to sell Leafs By Snoop, the entertainer’s new line of marijuana. LivWell grows the Snoop pot alongside many other strains but charges up to $175 more an ounce for the rapper’s brand, which is sold from behind a glittery in-store display. “Brand differentiation is the normal progression of events,” said Lord, who wouldn’t share sales figures on the Snoop pot but says its performance has been “outstanding.” “Consumers will see more and more of this in the future.”

Debt: Several stratagies for paying off your credit cards From Page A9

direct all extra cash after making at least the minimum payment to one card first. That can make it easier to track your progress and may save you money on interest, Clements says. For instance, say you’re paying $300 to one card and $100 a month to a second card. Once the first card is paid off, all $400 could go to the second card. Some people may be more motivated by paying the card with the smaller balance first. But tackling the card with the higher interest rate first can save you more in interest charges,

Clements says. ■■Be smart with extra cash. Are you getting a year-end bonus? Or are you expecting a tax refund in the next couple of months? Use those windfalls to make large payments on your debt, says Rod Griffin, director of public education at Experian, a credit reporting agency. “Don’t look at these things as free money to spend,” Griffin says. “Use them to pay down debt and boost your credit score.” ■■Automate payments. Once you decide how much you can afford to pay toward each card every month, set the plan on

autopilot, Clements says. Making the payments automatic makes it more difficult to be late or to spend the money accidentally, he adds. ■■Ask for a lower interest rate. If your debt is on a credit card with a high interest rate, you may save by calling your card issuer and asking them to offer you a lower rate, says Matt Schulz, senior industry analyst for CreditCards.com. About two-thirds of cardholders who asked card issuers for a lower interest rate had their requests approved, according to CreditCards.com. But only one quarter of consumers have

ever asked, the survey found. It helps if you have a strong credit score and a track record of paying on time, but all consumers should at least ask for a break, Schulz says. ■■Consider a balance transfer. If you think it will take you longer than six months or a year to pay off the card, Clements says, you might want to consider transferring the balance to a card with a lower rate to cut down on interest charges. But, Schulz says, before deciding, consumers should factor in balance transfer fees and the rate they’ll face after the introductory period is

over. If you find a good deal, you should act quickly, he adds, since some banks may increase fees or shorten the introductory period on cards in response to the Federal Reserve’s decision this month to raise short-term interest rates. ■■Get help. If you feel as if you’re in over your head, think about getting help from a credit counselor, Griffin says. Someone from the National Foundation for Credit Counseling, a nonprofit organization that helps people become financially stable, may have suggestions on how you can adjust your plan.

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THURSDAY, 12.31.2015

IN OUR VIEW | Looking back at 2015

What the Legislature got done Having noted Congress’ accomplishments for 2015 yesterday, we’ll continue in the same vein for the Washington Legislature, but we’re also making mention of where those accomplishments fell short — the “yeah-buts” where attention should be paid in the new year. The Legislature had two big to-do items this year: continued work to meet a state Supreme Court order to amply fund K-12 education and pass a transportation package that would fund a backlog of road and bridge maintenance, new road construction and transit programs. But we’ll start with some accomplishments specific to Snohomish County: The Legislature responded well to continuing needs, following the March 22, 2014, Oso landslide in the Stillaguamish Valley. Along with addressing flaws in the emergency response to the disaster that were outlined in the SR 530 Landslide Commission’s report, lawmakers approved $4.6 million to undertake a geological hazards mapping program that will use lidar (light detection and ranging) technology to sweep more than 3,000 square miles in lowlands between Everett and Bellingham to find areas most prone to the threat of landslides. The yeah-but: Additional funding will be needed in

coming years to complete the mapping program statewide. The Legislature in its capital budget also provided funds for projects to assist in the economic recovery of affected communities, including improvements to the Boys & Girls Club in Arlington and a skate park and other projects in Darrington. The yeah-but: There’s plenty more that the Legislature and many others can do for the valley as outlined in the recently released North Stillaguamish Valley Economic Redevelopment Plan. Among other county projects in the capital budget: ■■Responding to the shooting at Marysville Pilchuck High School’s cafeteria that claimed the lives of four students and the shooter, legislators provided $7 million toward the construction of a new cafeteria for the school. ■■Lawmakers approved $64.5 million for construction of the new four-story, 95,000-squarefoot home for the Everett University Center and Washington State University’s North Puget Sound program at the Everett Community College campus. The yeah-but: Gov. Jay Inslee, in his supplemental budget to be considered in the legislative session that begins Jan. 11, declined to include about $800,000 to fund four agricultural degree programs proposed at WSU North Puget Sound.

The Legislature also gave the go-ahead for Washington State University to establish a medical school, a charter previously granted only to the University of Washington. The school, to be named for the late WSU President Elson Floyd, who died this June, will increase the number of medical students and seek to place them in their third and fourth years outside the state’s larger urban areas. Lawmakers approved a $16.1 billion, 16-year transportation budget that identified about $670 million in spending for projects in Snohomish County, a vast improvement over the $82 million that the governor had outline in his initial budget. Along with providing significant spending for roads, bridges, transit and other programs, the lawmakers, particularly many Republicans, were realistic about funding the improvements and passed a 11.9-cent-a-gallon gas tax increase over two years. The lawmakers also gave approval for two transit agencies to seek voter approval to fund future transit projects: Community Transit, which won voter approval for a new Swift bus line, and Sound Transit which will put a package before voters in November to extend Link light rail to Everett. The yeah-but: While appreciative for the $670 million for

projects in the county, leaders, including Economic Development Snohomish County have identified more than $1 billion in projects they see as vital to the county residents and the state’s largest manufacturing area. The Legislature, ordered to wean the state’s education funding away from local school levies for basic education, increased education spending by $1.3 billion, much of that going to reduce teacher-student ratios in K-3 classrooms and offer all-day kindergarten throughout the state. It also significantly lowered tuition for all residents at state colleges. The leaves the biggest yeah-but of the year: The state Supreme Court continues to levy $100,000-a-day fines against the state because of the Legislature’s failure to show an adequate plan for how it will meet its constitutional mandate to amply fund basic education without relying on school levies. And it has only delayed implementation of the costly class-size limits voters approved with the passage of I-1351. Republicans carried the day in 2015 by closing some tax loopholes and avoiding any new taxes, rejecting a carbon tax and capital gains tax sought by the governor. The yeah-buts in funding education don’t get any easier to satisfy in 2016 and 2017.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ■■UNITED STATES

More laws won’t cure societal ills Laws, laws, laws, laws, laws ! Why is it that a seemingly large segment of our otherwise intelligent population goes completely “naïve” (and essentially ineffective ?) when attempting to address serious social issues by passing another law? If they were to rein their kneejerk reaction in a bit and key on how many laws are already enacted, it would become apparent that we appear to have laws that cover virtually all errant aspects of human behavior. Pick a subject and you’ll find a law that covers it. Human existence, however, works best when we have necessary and effective social values in place, generally instilled in upcoming generations by excellent parenting. And that’s the key: social values and behavior! When we begin addressing societal problems, including mental health, addiction, etc., effectively with acknowledgement and appropriate treatment, we will no longer foolishly key on simply blaming products for the criminal/mental/irresponsible behaviors which cause angst and heartache to innocent humans. Laws only are effective with the law-abiding. It’s

common sense. Maybe that’s what we’ve lost? Otherwise we are going to continue needing more and larger prisons and that’s been going on for quite a number of decades. Patrick Blais Marysville

■■STREET SAFETY

Wrong to allow Ducks to operate Regarding the article, “‘Ride the Ducks’ vehicles back on Seattle streets”: So, the Ducks will ride again! This disastrous

Have your say Include your name, address and daytime phone number. E-mail: letters@heraldnet.com Mail: Letters section The Herald P.O. Box 930 Everett, WA 98206 episode has been swept under the rug, and these monsters have been declared safe to terrorize the streets of Seattle once again. Has anyone noticed there

are no legal bumpers on these critters? The front and rear on these Ducks are shaped like the upswept bow of a boat, which means: If you should rear-end one these, you would probably come to a stop about where your windshield crushes in on you. If a Duck should rear-end you (especially a small car) it would most likely ride up and over the top, flattening the car and its occupants. Our cars and trucks are required to have legal bumpers, why not these Ducks? James Tobler Lynnwood

OTHER VOICES | Carbon tax initiative

Carbon tax should return its revenue to residents By Bloomberg View

n 2016, voters in Washington may get the chance to enact the first state carbon tax. To make sure they provide a good example for the other 49, they should adopt the smartest policy with the broadest bipartisan appeal: a revenue-neutral tax. Carbon Washington, an organization that has gathered some 350,000 signatures to put a $25-per-ton carbon tax to a vote, has long favored the revenue-neutral strategy. Its measure would return the money generated by cutting income and corporate

taxes. Unfortunately, many left-leaning carbon-tax supporters in Washington stae feel strongly that the revenue should be used to make new investments in clean energy, education and other social programs. Their strategy undercuts one of the most powerful arguments in favor of a carbon tax: Climate change is everyone’s problem, regardless of political philosophy, so the effort to lower greenhouse-gas emissions should be undertaken in the least partisan manner possible. Putting a price on carbon can encourage energy efficiency and the

use of cleaner fuels, and it can be done without getting sucked into the eternal debate over the proper size and scope of government. A revenue-neutral carbon tax would sidestep that controversy and focus on its one essential goal: cutting emissions. A second advantage would be transparency. If revenue from a carbon tax were used to enable other tax cuts, politicians would have less opportunity to reward their favored constituencies. That would make it easier to assure voters that the higher prices they’d have to pay

for electricity, gasoline and home-heating fuel are working to fight climate change, not to play politics. Washington’s Legislature will soon decide whether to pass the revenue-neutral tax or put it on the November ballot — possibly alongside an alternative carbon tax that would expand the state budget. In that case, voters should stick with the original version, and support the broader fight against climate change. The above editorial appears on Bloomberg View at www. bloomberg.com/view.

Projecting U.S. power complex for next POTUS

aking New Year’s predictions is tricky in this turbulent world, but here’s one fairly safe bet: The next president will propose a more assertive U.S. foreign policy. Hillary Clinton, the likely Democratic nominee, has often sounded nearly as hawkish DAVID IGNATIUS about use of military force as the Republican contenders. But what would a new American assertiveness mean? What can U.S. military power do, realistically, to combat the Islamic State and other threats more effectively? How can China and Russia be checked militarily? Projecting power will be harder than many candidates seem to realize. The first reality check for a new president will be the Pentagon. This generation of military leaders has been through traumatic wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. They’ve cautioned President Obama about the potential cost in lives and money of new commitments in the Middle East, and they’ll do the same with the next commander in chief. If you want to hear arguments against deploying a big U.S. ground force in Syria, just ask a general. Half-baked ideas about projecting power aren’t likely to survive long in a new administration. There will be continuity in military advice, given that Gen. Joe Dunford and Gen. Paul Selva likely will remain into 2017 as chairman and vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, respectively. A new roster of combatant commanders, including the CENTCOM chief who will oversee the Middle East, will be appointed by Obama before he leaves office. My guess is that before Obama departs, he will adopt some of the more aggressive military options he has been resisting, such as “safe zones” inside Syria and more aggressive deployment of U.S. special forces. That’s partly because the U.S. is likely to face more jihadist-inspired terror attacks in 2016 — increasing public pressure on the president to retaliate. A weak White House response, among other things, would undermine the Democratic candidate’s chances. If the U.S. may be compelled by circumstances to escalate its tactics against the Islamic State, there’s an argument for doing so sooner rather than later — so as to maintain better control of American military actions and not be forced by a panicky public into overreaction. The next president will also want to control options after the inauguration rather than be a prisoner of events. In dealing with China and Russia, the next administration will have clearer choices about projecting military power. The next White House will also face less resistance on these fronts from military commanders, who are well-schooled in the Russian and Chinese threats and believe they have the military tools needed to confront them. To contain Russia, the next administration will probably examine whether to deploy U.S. forces in Eastern Europe, as a tripwire against Moscow’s aggression. The military would also welcome more active moves to contain China’s actions in the South China Sea, including closer cooperation with allies such as Japan and the Philippines, which are bolstering their own defenses. The trickiest military questions for the next president will involve what strategist Michael Mazarr calls “gray-zone conflicts.” In a recent article published by the U.S. Army War College, Mazarr argues that China, Russia and Iran have been using these “gray” strategies to frustrate U.S. goals without openly committing military force. U.S. adversaries exploit power gaps. It’s easier for Russia to invade Ukraine with irregular forces out of uniform, the so-called “little green men,” than to send a conventional army that would challenge NATO. It’s easier for China to assert its maritime power by creating artificial islands in the South China Sea than by defying the U.S. Pacific Fleet with an aircraft carrier. It’s easier for Iran to send Lebanese and Iraqi Shiite militias to Syria than to commit its own military directly. The Pentagon mostly buys weapons for black-and-white conflicts, rather than gray ones. So it isn’t well-prepared for such “hybrid” approaches. Campaign rhetoric about more military spending and a tougher defense posture could deepen this problem — if it simply leads the next president to bolster existing forces. A genuinely assertive strategy would create new tools that can function better in the gray of future conflict. David Ignatius’ email address is davidignatius@washpost.com.

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n October 1895, California newspaperman William Randolph Hearst purchased the struggling New York Journal, intent on competing with Joseph Pulitzer’s New York World. The following year, after installing a new high-speed multi-color press, he acquired the services of Pulitzer’s most popular cartoonist, Richard Outcault. Hearst’s American Humorist, an eight-page color comic supplement in the Sunday Journal, featuring Outcault’s Yellow Kid as the star attraction, debuted on October 18, 1896. At the peak of his popularity in 1896 and 1897, the Yellow Kid’s toothy grin showed up on hundreds of products, including buttons, crackers, puzzles and fans. The Yellow Kid dramatically demonstrated the selling power of a popular comic character. Following Outcault’s departure from the New York Journal in 1898, The Katzenjammer Kids by Rudolph Dirks became the anchor of Hearst’s flagship American Humorist comic section. Veteran cartoonist Frederick Opper joined the Hearst staff in 1899 and was

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y 1915, two decades after the first appearance of The Yellow Kid in the New York World, the funnies business was a national institution. Comics appeared, both daily and on Sundays, in virtually every newspaper in the United States. Syndicates distributed the top comic features to over a thousand clients, and the most sought-after creators were well-known celebrities. Comic characters starred in stage adaptations and animated films, their praises were sung in hit songs, their adventures were collected in books and magazines, and their popular images were used to sell a wide variety of products, ranging from toys and dolls to cigars and whisky. The syndicates gradually transformed the content of the comics. Urban, ethnic and slapstick humor was complimented by more family-friendly fare. Although many of the creations from the first decade, including Happy Hooligan and The Katzenjammer Kids, continued to be among the most popular strips, new titles released in the coming years provided a broader spectrum of choices for readers.

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SEATTLE — A magnitude-4.8 earthquake in Canada jolted residents across northwest Washington state, but no major damage or injuries were reported, authorities said Wednesday. The quake struck around 11:40 p.m. Tuesday 11 miles northeast of Victoria, Canada, and was 31 miles deep, the U.S. Geological Survey said. “It was felt for a good 150-mile radius,” said Randy Baldwin, a USGS geophysicist. It’s not unusual for an earthquake of this size to hit along the West Coast and Vancouver Island in British Columbia because there’s a large subduction zone in the area that produces lots of seismic activity, Baldwin said. He said the temblor was widely felt but he has not heard of any major damage. He said the agency had not recorded any aftershocks.

The city of Vancouver said there were no known reports of damage. Washington residents said pictures fell off shelves and the shaking woke them up. “All of a sudden, my whole house was out of control,” Kellen Lamborn, of Anacortes, told Seattle television station KOMOTV. “And it continued, and it got worse and worse. It woke up the whole neighborhood.” The Geological Survey’s website recorded more than 11,000 reports of the quake being felt. “I felt a huge tremor; it bounced me side to side,” Hector Girr of Port Angeles told the TV station. The San Juan County Sheriff’s Office in Washington’s San Juan Islands received many calls from residents wondering if there was a quake but no reports of damage or injuries, said Tom Eades, a 911 dispatcher. The islands are located between Vancouver Island and mainland Washington.

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‘A prayer with each fold’ 1,000 origami cranes bear message of peace after Oregon college shootings By Carisa Cegavske News-Review

ROSEBURG, Ore. — About three weeks ago, First Christian Church in Roseburg received an unusual gift. It came via Federal Express, in a package about three feet wide and three feet long, and weighing almost nothing. Office manager Diane Welch recalls wondering what it was. They hadn’t ordered anything. She opened it up to discover lots of pieces of colorful folded paper. Lifting a string at the top she pulled and pulled, and pulled some more. What came out was a string of 1,000 origami peace cranes — a gift from the First Congregational Church of Santa Barbara, California. As in Roseburg, the residents of Santa Barbara know what it is like to experience a community tragedy. Six people were murdered in May 2014, when a gunman stabbed three people at his apartment before rampaging through the beach community of Isla Vista, killing three more then himself. It’s a story that sounds all too familiar here in Roseburg, a community still healing from the Oct. 1 shooting at Umpqua Community College, in which eight students and a teacher were murdered by a gunman who also turned his gun on himself. “As a community that has gone through our own journey of pain and sorrow after the shooting in Isla Vista ... we stand with you in this difficult time,” the Rev. Allysa De Wolf of the Santa Barbara church wrote in a letter

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First Christian Church pastor Daniel Mallipudi holds a string of origami cranes at the Roseburg, Oregon, church on Dec. 24.

accompanying the cranes. “We are sending you these peace cranes as a sign and testament to our hope for peace in our world and belief that violence does not have the last word.” The cranes have been placed on top of a coat rack in the First Christian Church’s sanctuary, and draped to form a shape that resembles a Christmas tree. They have been folded from papers in a rainbow of colors and many patterns, from stripes to stars to polka dots. “It’s so amazing that someone cares so much for our community that they would put so much work into this just so we could feel their love and prayers for peace,” Welch said. “You can almost feel the prayers when you look at it. When you’re just quiet, looking at it, you feel it,” Welch said. “I picture them saying a prayer with

each fold.” “It was kind of overwhelming when we received it,” said First Christian’s pastor, the Rev. Daniel Mallipudi. He said he thought of all the hands and all the time it took to make them, as well as the prayers they said when they made them. Peace cranes are an international symbol originating from the story of a little girl born in 1943 in Hiroshima, Japan. Sadako Sasaki was 2 years old when the U.S. dropped an atom bomb on her city during World War II. She died of leukemia 12 years later. While hospitalized at the Hiroshima Red Cross Hospital, Sadako folded 1,000 of the cranes because she was told of a Japanese legend that anyone who folds 1,000 paper cranes will be granted a wish. The Santa Barbara church’s gift

is part of a more recent tradition of churches supporting each other in the wake of tragedy. De Wolf, the minister of the First Congregational Church of Santa Barbara, brought 1,000 paper cranes with her when she moved there from a church in Newtown, Connecticut. Newtown is the city where 20 children and six adult staff members were murdered at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012. According to the letter sent to the Roseburg church, De Wolf’s church in Newtown had received 1,000 cranes from Pilgrim Christian Church in Chardon, Ohio, which had experienced a shooting at a high school where three students were slain in 2012. The Newtown church sent those cranes to a Boston church after the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013, and it folded a new set to send with De Wolf to Santa Barbara. Then, after the UCC shooting, the Santa Barbara church folded yet another set to send to Roseburg. Mallipudi said in about a week the Roseburg church will send its cranes on to San Bernardino, where 14 people were killed Dec. 2 by a couple who had apparently been radicalized by the Islamic State group. Perhaps what De Wolf wrote in her letter best sums up the cranes’ meaning. “We pray that these cranes remain with you as long as needed but also trust that you will let them fly away when another congregation or community faces an act of violence,” she said. “Together we hope that one day these cranes will no longer have to migrate for peace.”

Energy plan for Idaho, Oregon gets OK By Keith Ridler Associated Press

BOISE, Idaho — The Idaho Public Utilities Commission has accepted Idaho Power Co.’s 20-year plan to meet energy needs in southern Idaho and eastern Oregon. The commission Tuesday announced the approval of the company’s 144-page Integrated Resource Plan, or IRP, submitted in June that predicts an increase from 516,000 customers to 711,000 over the next two decades. The company says its 17 hydroelectric projects on the Snake River and its tributaries will remain a key ingredient to meeting greater demand. “The commission’s acknowledgement of Idaho Power’s 2015 IRP is an important step in this ongoing planning process,” Idaho Power said in a statement. “We look forward to continuing to work with the commission and

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Michael Kurian works at the Idaho Power Company’s Langley Gulch Power Plant in New Plymouth, Idaho, on July 16.

other stakeholders on future IRP updates.” Idaho Power is allowed to operate as a monopoly but in return is regulated by the state. The company is required to file an IRP every two years. “It keeps both parties as well as customers up to date to prevent

surprises,” said commission spokesman Gene Fadness. Essentially, the plan is a way of giving a snapshot of the company’s attempt to balance cost and risk. The plan selected this year is not the least costly nor is it the least risky of the various options, but generally lands in the middle.

Some risks include the early closure of a coal plant accompanied by uncertainty surrounding a federal incentive program for solar projects and the completion date of a transmission line from Boardman, Oregon, to Melba, Idaho. “It is a plan, not a blueprint,” the commission said in a statement, “and by issuing this order we merely acknowledge the company’s ongoing planning process, not the conclusions or results reached through that process.” A number of groups took part in the public process leading up to the creation of the plan, including the Idaho Conservation League, which is in favor of clean energy sources such as solar, geothermal and hydro. “We’re encouraged with the plan,” said the group’s Ben Otto. “It maintains the commitment to energy efficiency, it commits to closing a coal plant, and it invests in Idaho clean energy. That’s a good plan.”

Orca calf is found dead on B.C. beach Scientists want to know whether the baby killer whale is a member of Puget Sound pod. By Phuong Le Associated Press

SEATTLE — A baby orca that washed up dead on the west coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, appeared to have an infection, but an examination has not revealed an obvious cause of death, an official with Fisheries and Oceans Canada said Wednesday. Scientists also must wait for DNA test results to conclude whether the orca found last week belonged to the endangered population of killer whales that frequents Puget Sound waters, said Paul Cottrell, a marine mammal coordinator with the Canadian agency. The closely watched southern resident killer whales have experienced a baby boom, with eight new calves born in the past year, raising hopes for the population that now numbers 84. It doesn’t appear that the orca is one of the Puget Sound killer whales based on a photograph of the animal’s eye patch, said Dave Ellifrit, a research associate with the Center for Whale Research on Friday Harbor. Each orca is identified by unique black and white markings near their eyes or variations in their fin shapes. A surfer discovered the 340pound female calf on Dec. 23 in a remote location near Barkley Sound, south of Ucluelet, Cottrell said. A necropsy was performed two days later after the orca was taken to Abbotsford. The whale was just over 7 feet long and was “pretty beat up,” Cottrell said. It was at least a week old and could be several months old. Tests on tissue samples could provide more answers about why the calf died, Cottrell said. “It’s obviously a big deal, and we want to know what happened,” he said. There were a lot of transient killer whales in the area, suggesting that it could be a transient orca, Cottrell said. DNA tests will determine what population to which the orca belonged. Transient killer whales typically eat marine mammals and travel in smaller groups than Puget Sound orcas, which primarily eat salmon and live in complex family groups.

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CITY OF SNOHOMISH Snohomish, Washington ORDINANCE 2295 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SNOHOMISH, WASHINGTON, ANNEXING CERTAIN PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY KNOWN AS “13TH STREET AND AVENUE A”, AND E S TA B L I S H I N G T H E E F F E C T I V E D AT E O F S A I D ANNEXATION PASSED by the City Council and APPROVED by the Mayor this 3rd day of November, 2015. CITY OF SNOHOMISH Karen Guzak, Mayor A copy of Ordinance 2295 shall be mailed without charge to any person who requests it. Copies are also available at City Hall, 116 Union Avenue, Snohomish, Washington. Torchie Corey City Clerk Effective Date: January 21, 2016 EXHIBIT A LEGAL DESCRIPTION FOR PROPOSED ANNEXATION TO THE CITY OF SNOHOMISH THAT PORTION OF GOVERNMENT LOT 3 AND GOVERNMENT LOT 6, LOCATED IN SECTION 7, TOWNSHIP 28 NORTH, RANGE 6 EAST, W.M., DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID GOVERNMENT LOT 6; THENCE WEST 30 FEET MORE OR LESS ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID GOVERNMENT LOT 6 TO THE POINT OF INTERSECTION WITH THE WEST LINE OF PARK AVENUE RIGHT OF WAY PROJECTED SOUTHERLY, AND THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING, SAID POINT BEING 30.00 FEET WEST OF THE EAST LINE OF SAID GOVERNMENT LOT 6 AS MEASURED PERPENDICULAR THERETO, SAID POINT ALSO BEING THE SOUTHWESTERLY CORNER OF PARCEL 3 OF THAT CERTAIN TRACT OF LAND ANNEXED TO THE CITY OF S N O H O M I S H P E R C I T Y O F S N O H O M I S H A N N E X AT I O N ORDINANCE No. 934, DATED JUNE 4, 1963; THENCE WEST ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID GOVERNMENT LOT 6 A DISTANCE OF 1300 FEET MORE OR LESS TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID GOVERNMENT LOT 6; THENCE CONTINUE WEST ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF AFOREMENTIONED GOVERNMENT LOT 3 A DISTANCE OF 60 FEET MORE OR LESS TO A POINT ON THE WEST LINE OF AVENUE A RIGHT OF WAY, SAID POINT BEING 60.00 FEET WEST OF THE EAST LINE OF SAID GOVERNMENT LOT 3 AS MEASURED PERPENDICULAR THERETO; THENCE NORTH ALONG THE WEST LINE OF AVENUE A RIGHT OF WAY, PARALLEL WITH AND 60.00 FEET WEST OF SAID EAST LINE OF GOVERNMENT LOT 3 A DISTANCE OF 486 FEET MORE OR LESS TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THAT CERTAIN TRACT OF LAND CONVEYED BY LOUIS KUHBANK BY DEED RECORDED IN VOLUME 126 OF DEEDS, PAGE 525, UNDER RECORDING NUMBER 182013, RECORDS OF SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WASHINGTON, SAID POINT BEING LOCATED ON THE SOUTH LINE OF THAT CERTAIN TRACT OF LAND ANNEXED TO THE CITY OF SNOHOMISH PER CITY OF SNOHOMISH ANNEXATION ORDINANCE No. 1302, DATED JANUARY 20, 1976; THENCE EAST ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID ANNEXATION AND PERPENDICULAR TO THE EAST LINE OF SAID GOVERNMENT LOT 3 A DISTANCE OF 60.00 FEET TO A POINT ON THE EAST LINE OF SAID GOVERNMENT LOT 3, SAID POINT ALSO BEING THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF T H AT C E R TA I N T R A C T A N N E X E D T O T H E C I T Y O F S N O H O M I S H P E R C I T Y O F S N O H O M I S H A N N E X AT I O N ORDINANCE No. 1302, DATED JANUARY 20, 1976; THENCE SOUTH ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID GOVERNMENT LOT 3 A DISTANCE OF 456 FEET MORE OR LESS TO A POINT ON THE NORTH LINE OF 13TH STREET RIGHT OF WAY, SAID POINT BEING 30.00 FEET NORTH OF T H E S O U T H L I N E O F S A I D G OV E R N M E N T L OT 6 A S MEASURED PERPENDICULAR THERETO; THENCE EAST ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF 13TH STREET RIGHT OF WAY, PARALLEL WITH AND 30.00 FEET NORTH OF THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID GOVERNMENT LOT 6 A DISTANCE OF 1300 FEET MORE OR LESS TO A POINT ON THE WEST LINE OF PARK AVENUE RIGHT OF WAY, SAID POINT BEING 30.00 FEET WEST OF THE EAST LINE OF SAID GOVERNMENT LOT 6 AS MEASURED PERPENDICULAR TO THE EAST LINE THEREOF; THENCE SOUTH PARALLEL WITH AND 30.00 FEET WEST OF SAID EAST LINE OF GOVERNMENT LOT 6 A DISTANCE OF 3 0 . 0 0 F E E T M O R E O R L E S S TO T H E T RU E P O I N T O F BEGINNING. SITUATE IN SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WASHINGTON. IT IS THE INTENT OF THIS LEGAL DESCRIPTION TO FOLLOW THE EXISTING CORPORATE CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF S N O H O M I S H . R E F E R E N C E S H E R E I N A R E M E A N T TO C O N V E Y T H AT A LT H O U G H P R E S E N T R I G H T S O F WAY BOUNDARIES MAY BE DIFFERENT, THE RIGHTS OF WAY B O U N D A R I E S AT T H E T I M E O F T H E O R I G I N A L I N C O R P O R AT I O N A N D S U B S E Q U E N T LY A D O P T E D ORDINANCES ARE INTENDED TO BE FOLLOWED SO THAT NO GAP OR OVERLAP EXISTS BETWEEN THIS ANNEXATION AND THE EXISTING CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF SNOHOMISH. Published: December 24, 31, 2015. EDH675081

THE JUDGMENT DEBTOR CAN AVOID THE SALE BY PAYING THE JUDGMENT AMOUNT OF $975,691.75, TOGETHER WITH INTEREST, COSTS AND FEES, BEFORE THE SALE DATE. FOR THE EXACT AMOUNT, CONTACT THE SHERIFF AT THE ADDRESS STATED BELOW. THIS PROPERTY IS SUBJECT TO: (CHECK ONE) (X) 1. NO REDEMPTION RIGHTS AFTER SALE. ( ) 2. A REDEMPTION PERIOD OF EIGHT MONTHS WHICH WILL EXPIRE AT 4:30 P.M. ON ______. ( ) 3. A REDEMPTION PERIOD OF ONE YEAR WHICH WILL EXPIRE AT 4:30 P.M. ON _________. THE JUDGMENT DEBTOR OR DEBTORS OR ANY OF THEM MAY REDEEM THE ABOVE DESCRIBED PROPERTY AT ANY TIME UP TO THE END OF THE REDEMPTION PERIOD BY PAYING THE AMOUNT BID AT THE SHERIFF’S SALE PLUS ADDITIONAL COSTS, TAXES, ASSESSMENTS, CERTAIN OTHER AMOUNTS, FEES, AND INTEREST. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN REDEEMING THE PROPERTY CONTACT THE UNDERSIGNED SHERIFF AT THE ADDRESS STATED BELOW TO DETERMINE THE EXACT AMOUNT NECESSARY TO REDEEM. IMPORTANT NOTICE: IF THE JUDGMENT DEBTOR OR DEBTORS DO NOT REDEEM THE PROPERTY BY 4:30 P.M. ON, THE END OF THE REDEMPTION PERIOD, THE PURCHASER AT THE SHERIFF’S SALE WILL BECOME THE OWNER AND MAY EVICT THE OCCUPANT FROM THE PROPERTY UNLESS THE OCCUPANT IS A TENANT HOLDING UNDER AN UNEXPIRED LEASE. IF THE PROPERTY TO BE SOLD IS OCCUPIED AS A PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE BY THE JUDGMENT DEBTOR OR DEBTORS AT THE TIME OF SALE, HE, SHE, THEY, OR ANY OF THEM MAY HAVE THE RIGHT TO RETAIN POSSESSION DURING THE REDEMPTION PERIOD, IF ANY, WITHOUT PAYMENT OF ANY RENT OR OCCUPANCY FEE. THE JUDGMENT DEBTOR MAY ALSO HAVE A RIGHT TO RETAIN POSSESSION DURING ANY REDEMPTION PERIOD IF THE PROPERTY IS USED FOR FARMING OR IF THE PROPERTY IS BEING SOLD UNDER A MORTGAGE THAT SO PROVIDES. DATED THIS 12/18/2015 TY TRENARY, SHERIFF SNOHOMISH COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE T. MURPHY, CIVIL DEPUTY EVERETT, WASHINGTON, 98201 (425) 388-3522 DOCKET # 15006688 NOTE: IF THE SALE IS NOT PURSUANT TO A JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE OF A MORTGAGE OR A STATUTORY LIEN, THE SHERIFF HAS BEEN INFORMED THAT THERE IS NOT SUFFICIENT PERSONAL PROPERTY TO SATISFY THE JUDGMENT, AND IF THE JUDGMENT DEBTOR OR DEBTORS DO HAVE SUFFICIENT PERSONAL PROPERTY TO SATISFY THE JUDGMENT, THE JUDGMENT DEBTOR OR DEBTORS SHOULD CONTACT THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE IMMEDIATELY. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: THE LAND REFERRED TO IN THIS GUARANTEE IS SITUATED IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, COUNTY OF SNOHOMISH, CITY OF SULTAN, AND IS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: PARCEL A LOT 4 OF REVISED SNOHOMISH COUNTY LARGE TRACT SEGREGATION 32 (8-80), REVISED AND RECORDED OCTOBER 24, 1986 IN VOLUME 23 OF SURVEYS, PAGE 92, UNDER SNOHOMISH COUNTY RECORDING NO(S) 8610245001, RECORDS OF SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WASHINGTON, BEING A PORTION IF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER AND OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER, ALL IN SECTION 2, TOWNSHIP 27 NORTH, RANGE 8 EAST, W.M, RECORDS OF SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WASHINGTON. PARCEL B EASEMENT FOR ROAD AND UTILITIES AS DELINEATED AND DEDICATED ON SNOHOMISH COUNTY LARGE TRACT SEGREGATION 32 (8-80), RECORDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1982 IN VOLUME 16 OF SURVEYS, PAGES 176 THROUGH 178, INCLUSIVE, UNDER SNOHOMISH COUNTY RECORDING NO(S) 8209305025 SITUATE IN THE COUNTY OF SNOHOMISH, STATE OF WASHINGTON. ASSESSOR’S PROPERTY TAX PARCEL OR ACCOUNT NUMBER: 27080200400600. PROPERTY ADDRESS: 36901 MANN RD, SULTAN, WA 98294. EDH675301 Published: December 24, 31, 2015; January 7, 14, 21, 28, 2016.

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 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. To access sale information, please go to salestrack.tdsf.com or call the automated sales line at: 888-988-6736. Dated September 15 ,2015 North Cascade Trustee Services Inc., Duly Appointed Successor Trustee By Tayln Schalow, Authorized Signatory 801 Second Avenue, Suite 600 Seattle, Washington 98104 Telephone 1-855-676-9686 Tac#984055 Published: December 10, 31, 2015. EDH673043

date), to cause a discontinuance of the sale. The sale will be discontinued and terminated if at any time before December 28, 2015 (11 days before the sale date), the defaults as set forth in paragraph III are cured and the Trustee’s fees and costs are paid. Payment must be in cash or with cashiers’ or certified check from a state or federally chartered bank. The sale may be terminated any time after December 28, 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; Thomas C. Paschen 2328 Rockefeller Ave Everett, WA 98201 Vickie D Paschen 2328 Rockefeller Ave Everett, WA 98201 Occupant 2328 Rockefeller Ave Everett, WA 98201 by both first-class and certified mail on July 10, 2015, 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. VII. 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 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. To access sale information, please go to salestrack.tdsf.com or call the automated sales line at: 888-988-6736. Dated: September 2015 North Cascade Trustee Services Inc., Duly Appointed Successor Trustee By Tayln Schalow, Authorized Signatory 801 Second Avenue, Suite 600 S e a t t l e , Wa s h i n g t o n 9 8 1 0 4 Te l e p h o n e 1 - 8 5 5 - 6 7 6 - 9 6 8 6 Tac#984052 Published: December 10, 31, 2015. EDH673037

IN ACCORDANCE WITH SNOHOMISH COUNTY CODE 6.01.060 THE FOLLOWING HAS APPLIED FOR A BUSINESS LICENSE: WEINRAUCH, STEVE WEINRAUCH, KATHRYN 22929 LOCUST WAY BOTHELL, WA 98021-9232 LICENSE TYPE: PRIVATE KENNEL NONBREEDING ANY CITIZEN OR BUSINESS IN SNOHOMISH COUNTY MAY PETITION THE COUNTY LICENSE DIVISION, IN WRITING TO DENY THE ISSUANCE OF THE BUSINESS LICENSE APPLIED FOR. SUBMIT YOUR NAME, ADDRESS, PHONE #, SIGNATURE AND GROUNDS OR FACTS REGARDING THE DENIAL WITHIN 5 WORKING DAYS MAIL AFFIDAVIT TO: SNOHOMISH COUNTY AUDITOR, LICENSE DIVISION 3000 ROCKEFELLER M/S 306 EVERETT, WA 98201 #21482 Published: December 31, 2015. EDH675581 No. 14-2-03810-9 NOTE FOR MOTION DOCKET SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF SNOHOMISH JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., its successors in interest and/or assigns, Plaintiff, v. UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF HERBERT TIMMRECK AKA HERB R. TIMMRECK; STATE OF WASHINGTON; OCCUPANTS OF THE PREMISES; and any persons or parties claiming to have any right, title, estate, lien or interest in the real property described in the complaint, Defendants. TO THE DEFENDANTS UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF HERBERT TIMMRECK AKA HERB R. TIMMRECK; STATE OF WASHINGTON; OCCUPANTS OF THE PREMISES; and any persons or parties claiming to have any right, title, estate, lien or interest in the real property described in the complaint: Please take notice that an issue of law in this case will be heard on the date below and the clerk is directed to note this on the appropriate calendar: CALENDAR: Civil Motions Docket CALENDAR DATE: January 12, 2016 TIME: 10:30 AM HEARING TYPE: With Oral Argument Submitted by: DATED: 12/23/2015 SIGNED: SYNOVA M. L. EDWARDS NAME: Synova M. L. Edwards, WSBA#: 43063 PHONE: 425-628-6209 ADDRESS: 13555 SE 36th Street, Suite 300 Bellevue, WA 98006 ATTORNEY FOR: Plaintiff Published: December 31, 2015. EDH675553 SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 2015-805 of the City of Mill Creek, Washington On the 22nd day of December, 2015, the City Council of the City of Mill Creek passed Ordinance No. 2015-805, a summary of the contents of said Ordinance, consisting of the title, provides as follows: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MILL CREEK, WASHINGTON, AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 2015-795 TO EXTEND, RENEW AND CONTINUE THE MORATORIUM ON B I N D I N G S I T E P L A N A P P L I C AT I O N S I N T H E E A S T GATEWAY URBAN VILLAGE ZONING DISTRICT THROUGH M A R C H 3 1 , 2 0 1 6 ; A D O P T I N G F I N D I N G S O F FAC T SUPPORTING SUCH EXTENSION; AND ESTABLISHING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE. The Ordinance will become immediately. The full text of the Ordinance will be mailed upon request. DATED this 29th day of December, 2015. Kelly M. Chelin, City Clerk Published: December 31, 2015. EDH675712 Re: S15-86 Notice of Summons by Publication Glendon Nelson versus Kenworth Northwest Inc. Glendon Nelson, of Monroe, WA, is hereby notified by publication that he is summoned to appear at the Snohomish County District Court, Evergreen Division at 14414 179th Ave SE, Monroe, WA on January 29, 2016, at 9:30 a.m. EDH675103 Published: December 24, 31, 2015; January 7, 14, 21, 28, 2016. NO. 14 2 05985 8 SHERIFF’S NOTICE TO JUDGMENT DEBTOR FOR SALE OF REAL PROPERTY IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WASHINGTON HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE HOLDERS OF THE DEUTSCHE ALT-A SECURITIES, INC., MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2007-OA4, PLAINTIFF, V. THE ESTATE OF GEORGE PELLS, DECEASED; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF GEORGE PELLS, DECEASED; SHARON A. HARDWICK; DANIEL B. PELLS; AND PERSONS OR PARTIES UNKNOWN CLAIMING ANY RIGHT, TITLE, LIEN, OR INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN THE COMPLAINT HEREIN, DEFENDANTS. TO: ESTATE OF GEORGE PELLS, DECEASED, THE SUPERIOR COURT OF SNOHOMISH COUNTY HAS DIRECTED THE SHERIFF OF SNOHOMISH COUNTY TO SELL THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED BELOW TO SATISFY A JUDGMENT IN THE ABOVE ENTITLED ACTION. THE PROPERTY TO BE SOLD IS DESCRIBED ON THIS NOTICE. IF DEVELOPED, THE PROPERTY ADDRESS IS: 36901 MANN RD, SULTAN, WA 98294. THE SALE OF THE DESCRIBED PROPERTY IS TO TAKE PLACE AT 10:00 A.M. ON FRIDAY, 1/29/2016, IN THE FRONT DOOR LOBBY AREA OF THE SNOHOMISH COUNTY COURTHOUSE, EVERETT, WASHINGTON.

#JET 3'2 T 3'1 T CITY OF EDMONDS REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) Marina Beach Park Play Structure PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The City of Edmonds is requesting bid proposals for the supply and installation of play equipment for Marina Beach Park, Edmonds, Washington 98020. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: Bid proposals must be received by 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, January 19, 2016. Please refer to the RFP for the submittal requirements. The complete Request for Bid Proposals, including all submittal r e q u i r e m e n t s , c a n b e f o u n d o n t h e C i t y ’s w e b s i t e a t www.edmondswa.gov under the Services tab. Copies of the RFP may be downloaded directly from this site. Questions concerning the specifications should be directed in writing to Carrie Hite at carrie.hite@edmondswa.gov. Carrie Hite Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services Director Published: December 31, 2015. EDH675673 NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTION GRANTS The Stillaguamish Tr ibe of Indians hereby announces the availability of funds to organizations, agencies or individuals who have been impacted by the Tribe’s ANGEL OF THE WINDS CASINO. Please download and complete the application in the PDF file at www.stillaguamish.com/news. Completed hardcopy applications are due at 3310 Smokey Point Drive, Arlington, WA or by email in a PDF file to Casey Stevens, Stillaguamish Tribal Planner at cstevens@stillaguamish.com by 1 PM, January 21st 2016. Published: December 31, 2015; January 7, 2016. EDH675575

'PSFDMPTVSFT TS #60128-24211-NJ-WA APN #32061700200600 Reference Number: 200608300432 Abbreviated Legal: PTN NW 1/4 NW 1/4 SEC. 17,TWN. 32N, RGE. 6E, W.M. Granter: Frederick D. Morris and Lorraine B. Morris Grantee: North Cascade Trustee Services Inc. Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR J & R LENDING, INC. NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE PURSUANT TO THE REVISED CODE OF WASHINGTON CHAPTER 61.24 ET. SEQ. This is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. THI 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: Toll-free: 1-87-894-HOME (1-877-894-4663). Web site: h t t p : / / w w w. d f i . wa . g ov / c o n s u me rs / h o me ow n e rship/post_purchase_counselors_foreclosure.htm. The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development Telephone: Toll-free: 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: Toll-free: 1-800-606-4819. Web site: http://nwjustice.org/what-clear. I. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned Trustee will on January 8, 2016, at the hour of 10:00 AM at Snohomish County Courthouse, on the steps in front of the North entrance, 3000 Rockefeller Avenue, Everett, WA 98201 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: THE WEST 330 FEET OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 17, TOWNSHIP 32 NORTH, RANGE 6 EAST, W M, EXCEPT THE NORTH 20 FEET THEREOF, ALSO EXCEPT THE WEST 20 F E E T T H E R E O F F O R C O U N T Y ROA D S I T UAT E I N T H E COUNTY OF SNOHOMISH, STATE OF WASHINGTON APN: 32061700200600 More commonly known as: 29723 Heimer Road, Arlington, WA 98223 which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated August 23, 2006, recorded August 30, 2006, under Auditor’s File No. 200608300432, records of Snohomish County, Washington, from Frederick C. Morris and Lorraine B. Morris, 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., SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR J & R LENDING INC. as Beneficiary, the beneficial interest in which was assigned to DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, as Trustee for SECURITIZED ASSET BACKED RECEIVABLES LLC TRUST 2007-BRI, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-BRI under an Assignment recorded on August 7, 2014 under Auditor’s File 201408070318 in the official records in the Office of the Recorder of Snohomish County, Washington. II. No action commenced by the current 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 Grantors default on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust/Mortgage. III. The Beneficiary alleges default of the Deed of Trust for failure to pay the following amounts now in arrears and/or other defaults: Payments $6,592.00 Suspense Balance $-1,262.43 Interest Due $54,903.76 Escrow Payment $51.24 Grand Total $70,284.57 IV. The sum owing on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust is: Principal $353,813.38, together with interest as provided in the note or other instrument secured, and such other costs and fees as are due under the note or other instrument secured, and as arc 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 8, 2016. The defaults referred to in paragraph III must be cured by December 28, 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 before December 28, 2015 (11 days before the sale date), the defaults as set forth in paragraph III are cured and the Trustee’s fees and costs are paid. Payment must be in cash or with cashiers’ or certified check from a state or federally chartered bank. The sale may be terminated any time after December 28, 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: Frederick D. Morris 29723 Heimer Rd Arlington, WA 98223 Lorraine B. Morris 29723 Heimer Rd Arlington, WA 98223 Occupant 29723 Heimer Road Arlington, WA 98223 Frederick D. Morris Jr. 29723 Heimer Rd Arlington, WA 98223 by both firstclass and certified mail on June 3,2015, 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

TS #60128-24513-NJ-WA APN #00832900002300 Reference Number: 200608210242 Abbreviated Legal: LOT 23 GLENEAGLE SECTOR IVA. V57/PGS183-192 Grantor: Gregg A Russo, also appearing of record as Gregg A Russo, SR and Nancy J. Russo Grantee: North Cascade Trustee Services Inc. Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. (“MERS”), as designated nominee for AMERICAN BROKERS CONDUIT NOTICE OF TRUSTEES SALE PURSUANT TO THE REVISED CODE OF WASHINGTON CHAPTER 61.24 ET. SEQ. This is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. 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 nay 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: Toll-free: 1-87-894-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: Toll-free: 1-800-5694287. 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: Toll-free: 1800-606-4819. Web site: http://nwjustice.org/what-clear. I. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned Trustee will on January 8, 2016, at the hour of 10:00 AM at Snohomish County Courthouse, on the steps in front of the North entrance, 3000 Rockefeller Avenue, Everett, WA 98201 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: LOT 23, GLENEAGLE SECTOR IVA, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN VOLUME 5 7 O F P L AT S, PAG E S 1 8 3 T H RO U G H 1 9 2 , R E C O R D S O F S N O H O M I S H C O U N T Y, W A S H I N G T O N . A P N : 00832900002300 Mote commonly known as: 7422 Eaglefield Dr. Arlington, WA 98223 which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated August 16, 2006, recorded August 21, 2006, under Auditor’s F i l e N o. 2 0 0 6 0 8 2 1 0 2 4 2 , 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 Gregg A Russo, SR and Nancy J Russo, 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. (“MERS”), as designated nominee for AMERICAN BROKERS CONDUIT as Beneficiary, the beneficial interest in which was assigned to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for American Home Mortgage Asset Trust 2006-5, MORTGAGEBACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2006-5 under an Assignment recorded on March 19, 2014 under Auditor’s File 21403190453 in the official records in the Office of the Recorder of Snohomish County, Washington. II. No action commenced by the current 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 Beneficiary alleges default of the Deed of Trust for failure to pay the following amounts now in arrears and/or other defaults: Payments $33,433.33 Interest Due $30,730.31 Escrow Payment $15,441.60 Grand Total $79,605.24 IV. The sum owing on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust is: Principal $369,879.42, together with interest as provided in the note or other instrument secured, and such other costs and fees as are clue 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 8, 2016. The defaults referred to in paragraph III must be cured by December28, 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 before December 28, 2015 (11 days before the sale date), the defaults as set forth in paragraph III are cured and the Trustee’s fees and Costs are pad. Payment must be in cash or with cashiers’ or certified check from a state or federally char tered bank. The sale may be terminated any time after December 28, 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: Gregg A Russo, also appearing of record as Gregg A Russo, SR 7422 Eaglefield Dr. Arlington, WA 98223 Gregg A Russo, also appearing of record as Gregg A Russo, SR 3015 Rockcliff Lane Spring Valley, CA 91977 Nancy J Russo 7422 Eaglefield Dr Arlington, WA 98223 Occupant 7422 Eaglefield Dr Arlington, WA 98223 Nancy J Russo 24 Fireside Dr Epping, NH 03042-2539 Nancy J Russo 3015 Rockcliff Lane Spring Valley, CA 91977 by both first-class and certified mail on June 25, 2015, 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 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 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 Trustees 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 she 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 6 1 . 2 4 . 0 6 0 . To a c c e s s s a l e i n f o r m a t i o n , p l e a s e g o t o salestrack.tdsf.com or call the automated sales line at: 888-9886736. Dated: September 1, 2015 North Cascade Trustee Services Inc., Duly Appointed Successor Trustee By Tayln Schalow, Authorized Signatory 801 Second Avenue, Suite 600 Seattle, Washington 98104 Telephone 1-855-676.9686 Tac#984053 Published: December 10, 31, 2015. EDH673047 TS #60128-24648-NJ-WA APN #00439149101900 Reference Number: 200702120749 Abbreviated Legal: PLAT OF EVERETT, LOT 19, BLK 491 Grantor: Thomas C. Paschen and Vickie D Paschen Grantee: North Cascade Trustee Services Inc. Original Beneficiary: WASHINGTON FINANCIAL GROUP NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE PURSUANT TO THE REVISED CODE OF WASHINGTON CHAPTER 61.24 ET. SEQ. This is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. 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: Toll-free: 1-87-894-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: Toll-free: 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: Toll-free: 1-800-606-4819. Web site: http://nwjustice.org/what-clear. I. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned Trustee will on January 8, 2016, at the hour of 10:00 AM at Snohomish County Courthouse, on the steps in front of the North entrance, 3000 Rockefeller Avenue, Everett, WA 98201 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: LOT 19, BLOCK 491, PLAT OF EVERETT, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN VOLUME 3 OF PLATS, PAGE 32, RECORDS OF SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WASHINGTON. APN: 00439149101900 More commonly known as: 2328 Rockefeller Aye, Everett, WA 98201 which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated February 5, 2007, recorded February 12, 2007, under Auditor’s File No. 200702120749, records of Snohomish County, Washington, from Torn C. Paschen, also appearing of record as Thomas c. Paschen and Vickie D Paschen, Husband and Wife, as Grantor, to RAINIER TITLE, as Trustee, to secure an obligation in favor of WASHINGTON FINANCIAL GROUP as Beneficiary, the beneficial interest in which was assigned to Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as Trustee for Soundview Home Loan Trust 2007-OPT1, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2007-OPT1 under an Assignment recorded on September 21, 2010 under Auditor’s File 201009210100 in the official records in the Office of the Recorder of Snohomish County, Washington. II. No action commenced by the current 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 Beneficiary alleges default of the Deed of Trust for failure to pay the following amounts now in arrears and/or other defaults: Payments $11,819.41 Suspense Balance $-51 .00 Interest Due $8,845.99 Escrow Payment $5,326.88 Grand Total $25,941.28 IV. The sum owing on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust is: Principal $217,877.40, together with interest as provided in the note or other instrument secured, 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 8, 2016. The defaults referred to in paragraph III must be cured by December 28, 2015 (11 days before the sale

TS #60128-24878-NJ-WA APN #27051900102200 Reference Number: 200611060775 Abbreviated Legal: THAT PORTION OF, SEC 19, TOWNSHIP 27, NORTH, RANGE 5 EAST Grantor: David Chang Xu, An Unmarried Man Grantee: North Cascade Trustee Services Inc. Original Beneficiary: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, mc., as nominee for GreenPoint Mortgage Funding, Inc. NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE PURSUANT TO THE REVISED CODE OF WASHINGTON CHAPTER 61.24 ET. SEQ. This is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. 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: Toll-free: 1-87-894-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: Toll-free: 1-800-5694287. 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: Toll-free: 1800-606-4819. Web site: http://nwjustice.org/what-clear. I. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned Trustee will on January 8, 2016, at the hour of 10:00 AM at Snohomish County Courthouse, on the steps in front of the North entrance, 3000 Rockefeller Avenue, Everett, WA 98201 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: THAT PORTION OF THE NORTH HALF OF THE NORTH HALF OF THE SOUTH HALF OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 19, TOWNSHIP 27 NORTH, RANGE 5 EAST, W.M., LYING EAST OF COUNTY ROAD CONVEYED TO SNOHOMISH COUNTY, BY DEED RECORDED UNDER AUDITOR’S FILE NUMBER 2139692, SITUATE IN THE COUNTY OF SNOHOMISH, S TAT E O F WA S H I N G TO N . A P N : 2 7 0 5 1 9 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 M o r e commonly known as: 19809 SE 13th Drive, Bothell, WA 98012 which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated October 30, 2006, recorded November 3, 2006, under Auditor’s File No. 200611030775, records of Snohomish County, Washington, from David Chang Xu, An Unmarried Man as Grantor, to Transition Title Insurance Company, as Trustee, to secure an obligation in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for GreenPoint Mortgage Funding. Inc. as Beneficiary, the beneficial interest in which was assigned to HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as trustee for Deutsche Alt-A Securities Inc. Mortgage Loan Trust, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificate Series 2006-AR6 under an Assignment recorded on December 28, 2011 under Auditor’s File 201112280015 in the official records in the Office of the Recorder of Snohomish County, Washington. II. No action commenced by the current 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 Beneficiary alleges default of the Deed of Trust for failure to pay the following amounts now in arrears and/or other defaults: Interest Due $248,200.14 Escrow Payment $64,768.52 Grand Total $312,968.66 IV. The sum owing on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust is: Principal $510,000.00, together with interest as provided in the note or other instrument secured, and such other costs and fees as arc 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 8, 2016. The defaults referred to in paragraph III must be cured by December 28, 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 before December 28, 2015 (11 days before the sale date), the defaults as set forth in paragraph III are cured and the Trustee’s fees and costs are paid. Payment must be in cash or with cashiers’ or certified check from a state or federally chartered bank. The sale may be terminated any time after December 28, 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: Unknown Spouse of David Chang Xu 19809 SE 13th Drive Bothell, WA 98012 Unknown Spouse of David Chang Xu 6624 A Corson Avenue South Seattle, WA 98033 Current Occupant 19809 SE 13th Drive Bothell. WA 98012 Unknown Spouse of David Chang Xu 6624 Corson Avenue South, #A Seattle, WA 98033 David Chang Xu 19809 SE 13th Drive Bothell, WA 98012 David Chang Xu 6624 A CORSON AVENUE SOUTH SEATTLE, WA 98033 by both first-class and certified mail on July 8,2015, 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 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 sale pursuant to RCW 61.24.130. Failure to bring such L 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 6 1 . 2 4 . 0 6 0 . To a c c e s s s a l e i n f o r m a t i o n , p l e a s e g o t o salestrack.tdsf.com or call the automated sales line at: 888-9886736. Dated: August 28, 2015 North Cascade Trustee Services Inc., Duly Appointed Successor Trustee By Veronica Abraham, Authorized Signatory 801 Second Avenue, Suite 600 Seattle, Washington 98104 Telephone 1-855-676-9686 Tac#984054 Published: December 10, 31, 2015. EDH673040

4VNNPOT No. 15-2-06612-7 SUMMONS IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON FOR THE COUNTY OF SNOHOMISH EDMONDS TOWNHOMES OWNERS ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff, v. ANNA RESICH; Defendant. THE STATE OF WASHINGTON TO: ANNA RESICH 1177 Queen St. Apt. 908 Honolulu, HI 96814 TO THE DEFENDANT: 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 10th day of December, 2015, and defend the above entitled action in the above entitled cour t, and answer the complaint of the plaintiff, Edmonds Townhomes Owners Association, and serve a copy of your answer upon the undersigned attorneys for plaintiff, Western Washington Law Group, PLLC, at their 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, which has been filed with the clerk of said court. The object of the action is (1) foreclosure of lien for unpaid condominium assessments; and (2) preliminary injunction and specific enforcement of Edmonds Townhomes Rules and Regulations. Robert Cadranell, WSBA No. 41773 Dennis J. McGlothin, WSBA No. 28177 Attorneys for Plaintiff WESTERN WASHINGTON LAW GROUP, PLLC 7500 212th St SW, Suite 207 Edmonds, WA 98026 EDH673063 Published: December 10, 17, 24, 31, 2015; January 7, 14, 2016.

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RENTON — No, Marshawn Lynch was not back at the Virginia Mason Athletic Center on Wednesday as hoped. However, there appears to be a growing belief among the Seattle Seahawks that their injured star running back will be back in the fold sooner rather than later. Seahawks coach Pete Carroll addressed the media Wednesday afternoon at the VMAC, and although he didn’t have Lynch at his side at the podium, he did express optimism that Lynch would be back with the team in time for Marshawn the first round of Lynch the playoffs. “I would think INSIDE he can make it ✓ Seattle’s back,” Carroll responded when playoff destiasked if Lynch nation up in would be able to the air, C4 play in Seattle’s playoff opener, which will be either Jan. 9 or 10. “That’s what we hear. It’s really up to that dayto-day kind of progression that he’s making. There’s a lot of days between next week’s start and now, we’ll see what happens.” Carroll said Monday that Lynch, who’s missed the past six games because of an abdominal injury that required surgery, could be back with the team Wednesday had everything gone right on Monday and Tuesday. Carroll said Lynch’s workouts in San Francisco on Monday and Tuesday went well, but not well enough for Lynch to return to the team. Carroll declared Lynch out for Sunday’s regular-season finale at

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Lake Stevens’ Kyle LaCoursiere (left) evades a move from Moses Lake’s August Gibson (right) during a match Wednesday at Lake Stevens High School.

Moses Lake tops Lake Stevens 47-19 in battle of wrestling powers By Brian Adamowsky Herald Writer

LAKE STEVENS — Through eight bouts in Wednesday night’s 4A wrestling showdown between Lake Stevens and Moses Lake, the two powerhouses from opposite sides of the Cascades were deadlocked at 20 points apiece. That’s when the Chiefs’ depth, and the Vikings lack thereof at the upper weights, were exposed. Moses Lake registered pinfalls in five of the final six bouts of the match to register a 47-19 victory, but one that was not nearly as lopsided than the score indicated. Lake Stevens was docked a team point after the bout at 160 pounds for unsportsmanlike conduct to give the Chiefs a 20-19

lead after eight bouts. Moses Lake rolled from there, and in similar fashion to the Vikings dual defeat against Tahoma earlier in December, the bottom of the Lake Stevens lineup gave way. “Moses Lake is just so good from top to bottom, and we would have had to wrestle a nearperfect match to beat them in a dual,” Lake Stevens coach Brent Barnes said. “They’re on top right now, and it showed tonight.” The presence of senior Michael Soler, out Wednesday after suffering a rib injury in practice during the week, likely wouldn’t have made the difference between winning and losing for Lake See VIKINGS, Page C3

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Lake Stevens’ Jake Bennett (top) takes down the Chiefs’ Caleb Alvarado (bottom) during a match Wednesday at Lake Stevens High School.

Sooners, Tigers took different paths to college football playoff By Paul Newberry Associated Press

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — From a protest in the spring to travel woes in the fall, Oklahoma coped with plenty of distractions on its way to the Orange Bowl. Clemson might ask for a few pointers. The top-ranked Tigers (13-0) were dealing with the suspension of three players for violating unspecified team rules as they prepared to face the No. 4 Sooners (11-1) in the national semifinal game. While none were starters, it was still an unwanted annoyance on the eve of Thursday’s contest in balmy south Florida. Oklahoma has dealt with its own issues, actually going all the way back to a meeting between these same teams more than a year ago in the Russell Athletic Bowl. Clemson blew out the Sooners 40-6, raising doubts about the direction

of the program under longtime coach Bob Stoops. Well, look where the Sooners are now — two victories away from their first national title since 2000. “We’ve got a strong program,” Stoops said Wednesday. “It wasn’t nearly as weak as people wanted to say it was a year ago.” Since then, Oklahoma has grown even stronger. When a racist video shot by members of a campus fraternity went viral during spring practice, the Sooners shut down workouts for several days, held a series of emotionally charged meetings, and wound up marching arm-in-arm in a show of solidarity. Their bond grew even tighter after an upset loss to rival Texas, followed the next week by a plane issue that kept them stranded at the Oklahoma City airport more than eight hours trying to get to a game at Kansas State. See ORANGE, Page C6

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Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson looks to pass against North Carolina during the first half of the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game in Charlotte, N.C., on Dec. 5. Watson is the face of No. 1 Clemson’s high-powered offense.

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DALLAS — Mark Dantonio glanced toward Nick Saban during the final news conference before their teams meet in the College Football Playoff and gave a little grin at his old boss. “He’s letting me answer all the questions, I guess. First, anyway,” Dantonio said Wednesday. “We’ll probably get to kick off.” The Michigan State coach didn’t mind deferring to his counterpart from Alabama. If it wasn’t for Saban, Dantonio and the Spartans might not be where they are today. The third-ranked Spartans and No. 2 Crimson Tide will ring in the new year Thursday night in a game that will determine which team plays for the national championship. “A lot of the things that we do are patterned after the things that I learned from him, whether it’s

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technique in the secondary, in the back end a little bit, or defensively, or just the structure of the entire program, recruiting. A lot of different aspects,” said Dantonio, who was defensive backs coach at Michigan State when Saban was head coach from 1995-99. Saban was very early in his coaching career when Dantonio first caught his attention as a player at Zanesville High School in Ohio. Saban watched Dantonio’s coaching career progress, always impressed. When Saban got the Michigan State job, he hired Dantonio away from Kansas. The two parted ways when Saban went to LSU, where he won the first of his four national titles. Saban tried the NFL for a couple of seasons with the Miami Dolphins before returning to college in 2007. See COTTON, Page C6

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Winter’s first coastal razor clam dig a success

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moderate crowd took advantage of the winter’s first coastal razor clam dig, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, totalling about 12,000 participants over the three days, spread across nine miles of Copalis Beach. The state Department of Fish and Wildlife opened just the single beach because it was the only one with low enough levels of marine toxins in the clams to have them pronounced safe for human consumption by the state Health Department. Domoic acid levels have been a problem on the Pacific beaches this year, from California north — responsible for closure of both crab and razor clam seasons in various locations and for varying lengths of time. To be declared safe, samples from a specific beach must test below a target level for two successive weeks, and Copalis — from the Grays Harbor north jetty north to the mouth of the Copalis River — was the only one of the five Pacific beaches to pass the test and/or meet clam population minimums at this point. Quinault tribal commercial diggers opened their season on Dec. 14, also on the single beach. Dan Ayres, WDFW clam manager, said the dig was a good one. “The surf was a little high on Christmas Eve,” he said, “but it settled down and those who stuck it out did very well. Diggers on Christmas Day had no problems, and Saturday drew the largest crowds of the dig, as we had anticipated.” Ayres said diggers averaged about 14.5 clams per person, which was almost limits around. The state’s razor clam limit is the first 15 clams dug. Ayres said clams were very abundant and averaged between 4.5 and 5.5 inches in length. There was also a good percentage of both larger and smaller clams mixed in the harvest, he said. More samples were gathered yesterday and today, and the results should be available on Monday. Long Beach tested safe last week, so if it passes this current test, Ayres said it’s possible a

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A fair number of folks from this area like to schedule at least one winter fishing trip a year to the Lake Roosevelt/Banks Lake complex. They are drawn by fat, prime, cold-water rainbows and arguably the largest kokanee in the state. Lou Nevsimal, marine manager for Coulee Playland Resort in Electric City, said boat fishing is at its best right now, but that bank anglers will come into their own toward late January. Rainbows in Lake Roosevelt, Nevsimal said, are going 15 to 20 inches, and holding in the top 10 feet of the water column. Kokanee to 4 or 5 pounds can be taken on the same gear as that for rainbows, but it should be dropped to between 10 and 30 feet. Both downriggers and lead line are used by trollers, pulling flies

dig could be scheduled on both Long Beach and Copalis the second weekend in January. That decision will be made next week if all goes well, he said.

Big walleye Winter is the time to look for big, pre-spawn walleye on Potholes Reservoir, according to MarDon Resort owner Mike Meseberg. Fish of eight to 12 pounds have started showing recently along the face of O’Sullivan Dam, in Lind Coulee, at Medicare Beach and off the mouth of Frenchman’s Wasteway, among other spots. That’s the usual pattern, Meseberg said, until about the end of January, when the spawn starts and fishing drops off. Walleye have been caught recently down to the 70-foot depth, but Meseberg said 35 feet of water would be a good place to start. Try half-ounce blade baits, or the Rapala Jig ‘N Rap, a Midwest favorite “which has been around forever,” Meseberg said. Go with silver blade baits, although different colors will also work, or the yellow perch pattern Jig ‘N Rap. Launch at the resort, at the state park a short distance uplake, or at the east end of the dam. “Be prepared to deal with ice on the ramps this time of year,” Meseberg said.

Blackmouth State creel checks last week showed the best fishing, as expected, in the eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca and the San Juan Islands. The numbers at the Port Angeles public ramp on Ediz Hook Sunday showed four anglers with two chinook. Checks during Christmas week in the islands showed little participation but five with four blackmouth out of Bellingham, and 10 with two at Washington Park ramp in Anacortes. Kevin John at Holiday Sports in Burlington said that during recent windy conditions, most fishermen were sheltering in Rosario Strait at such spots as Tide Point, Eagle Bluff, Thatcher Pass and others. The Lopez and Waldron Island areas have also

behind a small dodger, Rapalas, Apexs, Hot shots and the like, in green, gold, or orange for rainbows, and pink or purple for kokanee. Anglers after kokanee also use the standard rig from this side of the Cascades: an 00 dodger and Wedding Ring, tipped with worm, maggot or white corn, soaked in scent. The water is clear and the fish are shallow and spooky, so put out a lot of line, particularly if you’re flat-lining for rainbows. One of the better spots on the lake right now, Nevsimal said, is the Keller Ferry area, roughly 20 miles uplake from Coulee Dam, Grand Coulee and Electric City, although fish can be caught at several places closer to Grand Coulee Dam. — Wayne Kruse

produced a few fish, John said. Lots of herring in the water, so most guys are fishing bait. No smelt jigging going on yet, John said, but saltwater still hasn’t cleared entirely from river flooding.

Waterfowl WDFW flew a waterfowl scouting flight last week over Bellingham, Padilla and Skagit bays, but conditions weren’t good and they’ll try again early next week. One of the purposes of the flight was to count brant, so a determination could be made whether or not enough of the small geese are here to open a hunting season. Don Kraege, WDFW waterfowl manager in Olympia, said a decision and announcement will be made shortly after next week’s flight. Anticipating a season this year, the Jan. 12 meeting of the Washington Waterfowl Association’s Northwest Chapter will host Maynard Axelson from the Washington Brant Foundation, talking about these geese and some of their secrets. The meeting starts at 7 p.m. at the Conway fire station, but a lot of the folks will gather about 5 p.m. at the Conway Pub & Eatery for B.S. and a bite. Email chapter president Reb Broker at lostfish01@gmail.com. Current freezing temperatures should be a boon to waterfowl hunters on the Skagit delta, where ducks have been hard to pin down with all the ponds and puddles left by monsoon rains available to them. If nights continue cold, any open water left on the weekend should offer good hunt opportunity.

Steelhead Most of the month of December offered only high, dirty water to steelheaders, and WDFW creel checks on the Forks-area rivers pretty much confirmed that. For the week of Dec. 21-24, three fishermen were checked on the Hoh with zip, and on the Sol Duc for the whole month, 13 anglers had nothing. It got better from there, however. During Christmas week, 30 fishermen (27 bank, three boat) on the Bogachiel kept 18 hatchery fish. On the Calawah that same

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NEW YORK — New York Knicks player Cleanthony Early was shot in the leg as he left a strip club Wednesday by masked robbers who demanded his “gold,” law enforcement officials said. Early left CityScapes in Queens with his girlfriend at about 4:30 a.m. in an Uber cab when his vehicle was surrounded by at least two other cars and as many as six men got out, the two officials said. Early handed over two gold chains before he was shot in the right kneecap, the officials said. The men drove off. The Uber driver and girlfriend were uninjured, and the driver was robbed only of his identification. Early, 24, was hospitalized in stable condition. The two law enforcement officials spoke to The Associated Press on condi(Valid 35 States) tion of anonymity because they were not authorized to

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release the victim’s name. The team said in a brief statement that it was aware of an incident involving Early and “relieved that he is not in a life-threatening situation.” Police were searching for suspects and trying to determine if it was a carefully planned attack or a spur-of-the-moment hit. The theft comes about 10 days after Knicks forward Derrick Williams was robbed of $617,000 in jewelry from his home. He had taken home two women from a Manhattan club. Police are still looking for suspects. Williams has declined to comment on the theft, but the case raised questions about whether NBA players should have a curfew like other professional sports. In April, Indiana Pacers forward Chris Copeland, his girlfriend and another woman were stabbed following a latenight argument on the street near a Manhattan nightclub. Knicks coach Derek Fisher was asked about the policy at a news conference after Williams was robbed. “I don’t really have to get into our policies of what you can and can’t do,” he told reporters last week. “We don’t have a curfew like in the NFL or other sports do on certain nights. It’s an unfortunate incident.”

LOS ANGELES — Left-hander Scott Kazmir agreed to a three-year, $48 million contract on Wednesday with the Los Angeles Dodgers. The three-time All-Star was among the top names left on the free-agent market after revitalizing his career over the past three seasons with Cleveland, Oakland and Houston. He ranked fourth in the

AL with a 3.10 ERA last year while going 7-11 for the Athletics and the Astros. Kazmir hailed the deal in a post on his Twitter account: “What a great day to officially be a Dodger!” He also wished a happy 80th birthday to Dodgers Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax, whom he called “my lefty idol.” Kazmir’s deal includes an opt-out clause after the first year.

Outdoor calendar n The Evergreen Fly Fishing Club will offer a series of flytying classes this winter at the Rosehill Community Center in Mukilteo. The 12 classes begin at 6:30 p.m. on Jan. 6 and continue each Wednesday through March 23. Classes are taught by club members and include some of their favorite patterns. Attendees need to bring a fly-tying vise, tying thread and bobbins, and other basic tools. To register, call the center on Dec. 12 or later at 425-2638180. The cost is $60 to cover the facility and materials. n The North Snohomish County chapter of the Coastal Conservation Association (CCA) meets at 7 p.m. on Jan. 12 at Bayside Marine in Everett (1111 Craftsman Way). The guest speaker will be Tom Nelson from “The Outdoor Line” on 710 ESPN radio. The public is welcome. For more information, call Ralph at 360653-3894. Items for the Outdoor Calendar can be submitted by e-mail (sports@heraldnet. com), by fax (425-3393435) or by mail (P.O. Box 930, Everett, Wash.). The deadline is noon Monday. week, 13 anglers had two wild fish released, 15 hatchery fish kept, and two hatchery fish released. For the month of December on the Calawah, 94 fishermen kept 46 hatchery steelhead, and released two wild and four hatchery fish. A group of steelhead guides is hosting what they call a customer appreciation day on Jan. 23, at 388 Geissler Road, Montesano, on the bank of the Wynoochee River. Hosted BBQ, talk with guides Casey, Ryan, Aaron and Bob about their boats, gear and plans for upcoming seasons. The whole team from Waters West Guide Service and the Washington State Fishing Guides will be there with their boats to swap fish stories and probably do some steelhead fishing. Call 253-389-0359 for more information.

Kokanee Pretty good fishing for nice-sized kokanee right now on Lake Chelan, at 50 feet or deeper. Anton Jones of Darrell & Dad’s Family Guide Service says the basic rig is a 00 to 0000 dodger with a short leader to a Mack’s Mini Cha-Cha Squidder. Up your hook size to No. 4 or even No. 2 to improve fish retention percentage, and bait the hooks with Pautzke’s Fire Corn.

For more outdoor news, read Wayne Kruse’s blog at www.heraldnet.com/huntingandfishing.

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SEATTLE — Michael Bryson scored a career-high 36 points, shooting 9 for 18 from 3-point range, and had 13 rebounds to lead UC Santa Barbara past Seattle 88-50 Wednesday night. Three different players hold the Gauchos’ single-game scoring record of 39 points. Bryson’s nine 3-pointers tied a school record set by Brian Johnson in 1987. Bryson had four 3s in the first 10 minutes as Santa Barbara raced to a 23-15 lead and never trailed. The Gauchos built a 39-28 halftime lead then broke the game open with a 20-1 run after the break. Gabe Vincent had 10 rebounds for Santa Barbara (5-7). Jack Crook led Seattle (6-8) with 13 points and Emmanuel Chibuogwu chipped in 10. EdCC 104, EvCC 96 OREGON CITY, Oregon — Edmonds Community College defeated Everett Community College to win the Clackamas Community College Holiday Classic. In defeat, Everett was led by Derek Brown, who finished with 34 points and 11 rebounds, and Cascade alum Brevin Brown, who finished with 12 points and shot 3-for-5 from 3-point range. Everett fell to 8-5 on the season.

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Lynnwood finishes 3-0 at West Coast Jamboree Herald Staff LIVERMORE, CALIF. — The Lynnwood girls basketball team got just what it was looking for in its final game at the West Coast Jamboree. Salesian College Prep pushed the Royals for a whole game, not letting up against Lynnwood in the Platinum Division consolation championship. In the end, Lynnwood held on to defeat the Pride 85-71 to finish 3-0 in the prestigious tournament at Las Positas Junior College Wednesday afternoon. The win effectively gives the Royals fifth place in the top division at the West Coast Jamboree — the largest girls basketball

tournament in the country featuring 128 teams in 16 divisions playing games at nine venues throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. “We faced a situation where a team pushed us the whole game, which we haven’t experienced a lot,” said Lynnwood head coach Everett Edwards, whose Royals have scored 67 points per game while only giving up about 33 points a contest. “It was a good situation for our girls to have to deal with that. They challenged us.” Mikayla Pivec scored 33 points, grabbed 24 rebounds and added seven assists to lead Lynnwood (9-0 overall). The post was 17-for-20 from the free throw line.

Pivec and fellow senior Jordyn Edwards, who added 16 points for the Royals, were named to the all-tournament team. “Jordyn and Mik are our leaders. They led us today,” Everett Edwards said. “We just had a great overall team experience. It’s a (phenomenal) situation for Mik to have 30-something points and 20-something rebounds. And Jordyn was just clutch for us.” Kelsey Rogers and Kaprice Boston added 15 points apiece for the Royals in the victory. Edwards also singled out junior guard Reilly Walsh as a difference-maker for Lynnwood. “Reilly Walsh has been an impact player for us, regarding her flexibility

to basically play any position on the offensive and defensive end. I don’t think she came out of the game,” Edwards said. “She does not get a lot of the limelight and she is just a key part of our team and our success.” University of Southern California commit Minyon Moore led Salesian (8-3) — a college preparatory school from Richmond, California — with 35 points. Moore and Salesian were the latest challenge for Lynnwood, which had to go against Oaks Christian star Katie Campbell Tuesday night in the tournament. “It’s just what we’re looking for. We got everything we would want out of this tournament,” Edwards said. “We went against

PREPS | Scoreboard BOYS BASKETBALL Monroe 85, Interlake 53 At Bellevue College Interlake Monroe

20 8 8 17 —53 25 18 14 28 —85

Interlake—Nick Fang 1, Shobhit Jain 0, RJ McCormack 0, Brett Muramoto 16, Ashray Silwal 2, Ayden Allen 12, Lucas Allen 10, Kole Utzinger 2, Martin Nakov 5, Zach Thomas 5. Monroe— Isaiah Cole 12, Blake Bingham 6, Spencer Davidson 4, Dario Santana 3, Trenton Newhouse 22, Justin Folz 6, Brian Pino 2, Luis Rubalcaba 7, Colby Kyle 14, Keivon Singleton 3, Joshua Jerome 6. Records—Interlake not reported. Monroe 3-6.

Whitney (CA) 76, Lake Stevens 73 At Mission Bay H.S. —73 Lake Stevens 16 20 17 20 Whitney (CA) 28 10 21 17 —76 Lake Stevens—Josh Perry 11, Ryder Kavanagh 7, Loagen Bremner 2, Dylin Stoen 0, Dante Lewis 17, EJ Hieber 5, Marquel McFerrin 0, Conor Bardue 2, Conor Widmann 5, Trey Pavitt 17, Wyatt Wahlberg 7. Whitney Not reported. Records—Lake Stevens 5-5 overall. Whitney 10-2.

Edmonds-Woodway 74, Snohomish 31 At Mountlake Terrace H.S. E-W Snohomish

19 24 20 11 —74 4 13 7 7 —31

Edmonds-Woodway—David Woodard 28, Grygoriy Lozynskyy, Tre’var Holland 16, Henry Tillman 2, Brady Edwards 0, Calem Knowles, Edikal Seare 0, Ali Gaye 6, Jordan Rice 8, Ryan Peterson 2, Noah Becker 12. Snohomish—Reilly Responte 0, Jeffrey Smith 2, Jacob Shogren 10, Kobe McDaniel 3, Mitch Morris 8, Peyton Plucker 1, Jake Perry 5, Kyle Sandifer 0, Kole Bride 2, Jonah Judd 0. Records—Edmonds-Woodway 8-2 overall. Snohomish 3-6.

Saguaro (AZ) 56, Glacier Peak 47 At Palm Springs 8 7 —47 Glacier Peak 15 17 Saguaro (AZ) 12 14 15 15 —56 Glacier Peak—Zach Hatch 9, Seiver Southard 8, Jack Wygant 0, Brendan Tetrault 8, Justin Guffey 8, Zach Argue 6, Bobby Martin 3, Kyle Dvorak 5. Saguaro (AZ)— Tommy Lux 6, Zach Nimtz 0, Bryon Murphy 11, Sean Senger 6, Kenneth Arrick 17, Jake Rodrigues 16. Records—Glacier Peak 7-4 overall. Saguaro (AZ) 9-5.

Mountlake Terrace 49, West Seattle 43 At Mountlake Terrace H.S. W. Seattle M. Terrace

8 12 12 11 —43 10 5 15 19 —49

West Seattle—Pryor 12, Lenzie 0, Tvahan 9, A. Mohainet 5, Gangon 0, Y. Mohainet 2, Golgart 13, Kosim 2. Mountlake Terrace—Gabe Powter 0, Daniel Johnson 3, Joey Gardner 1, Khyree Armstead 8, Gabe Altenberger 1, Derek Anyimah 20, Shimron Masih 16, Carson Dallas 0. Records—West Seattle 8-1 overall. Mountlake Terrace 6-2.

Marysville Getchell 58, Sedro-Woolley 55 At Marysville Getchell H.S. Sedro-Woolley 11 18 12 14 —55 Marysville Get. 17 15 15 11 —58 Sedro-Woolley—Taethley 8, C. Isakson 10, E. Isakson 5, Dejong 7, Nihelisch 11, Cann 0, McLarty 11, Ennis 3. Marysville Getchell—Cody Day 11, Nathan Cardenas 0, Taylor Koellmer 2, Colton Davis 2, Caleb Koellmer 8, David Koncoski 0, Cameron Burns 19, Ian Roskelley 0, Collin Montez 16. Records—Sedro-Woolley 2-6 overall. Marysville Getchell 6-4.

Stanwood 67, Southridge 56 At Yakima Valley SunDome

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Stevens, but it would have offered the crowd a tantalizing matchup at 170 pounds between a three-time state champ in Soler and the defending 160-pound champion in Moses Lake’s Hudson Mauseth. The Vikings would have found it tough to knock off the Chiefs on Wednesday even with a full lineup that included Soler and Gino and Angelo Loera. “It’s unfortunate that we weren’t able to put a better team on the mat tonight,” Barnes said. “We didn’t have all of our pieces.” Even so, there were plenty of teachable moments for Barnes and his staff coming out of Wednesday’s defeat, as tough as it is to sell the idea

some very good teams, but also some very good players. Yesterday it was (Campbell) — a shooter who could shoot from all over the floor. Today, it was a different dynamic. (Moore) was a tough driver to the hoop. We had a hard time staying in front of her. Hopefully it’ll help us in preparation for our league and after league play.” Lynnwood went 3-0 at the tournament but played in the consolation championship because of a scheduling issue with the Royals’ travel plans from San Francisco conflicting with the time of the division’s championship game. Tournament officials decided to place Lynnwood in the consolation bracket,

where the Royals took care of business. Edwards said his team wasn’t worried about the adjustment and continued to look forward to playing strong teams from around the state of California. “Overall, it was a great tournament for us,” Edwards said. “Nobody was injured, we had a great team bonding experience and to ultimately go 3-0 is a great thing for us. “It’s a situation where we would’ve loved to play (Platinum Division favorite and perennial power) Long Beach Poly. It would have been great to play them. But we came down for the team bonding and to play three good basketball teams.”

PREPS | Roundup Southridge 17 11 11 17 —56 Stanwood 8 23 18 18 —67 Southridge—Sanders 2, Morgan 17, McLaughlin 7, Hazel 2, Stevens 4, Vorgis 19, Crider 1, Ellsworth 2, Singleton 2. Stanwood— AJ Martinka 3, Bryson Kelley 13, Cameron Plautz 8, Carter Garcea 2, Chase Strieby 12, Matt Vail 0, Henry Oldow 14, Quinton Borseth 8, Austin Wilhonen 7, Nate Kummer 0, Trygve DeBoer 0. Records—Southridge not reported. Stanwood 6-3.

Wenatchee 71, Everett 48 Wenatchee 22 18 12 19 —71 Everett 9 11 14 14 —48 Wenatchee—Marcus Garcia 1, Matt Sprninger 4, Colin Goff 12, Tony Esquivel 10, Luke Worely 2, Josh Seal 0, Grady Miller 19, Ben McKay 0, Bryce Peters 2, Gavin Long 21. Everett—Wesley Erickson 1, Bogdan Fesiienko 0, David Tserger 0, Chris Bell 23, Jake Amond 0, Nate Tuck 7, Desmond Burton 7, Ethan Grice 2, Brandon Johnson 0, Byron Lewellen 8. Records—Wenatchee 5-3 overall. Everett 3-7.

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Ingraham—Ben Sutton 10, Michael Francois 0, Jovan Owens 17, Mario Sumner 0, Nicolai Wilson 3, Mason Ling 8, Emmery Porter Jr. 14, Avery Carlson 0, Nate Geer 0. Meadowdale—Tyree Carson 1, Xavier Meekins 0, Nathan Heilpap 17, Drew Tingstad 4, Lee Bruemmer 9, Dan Barhoum 6, Zach Plummer 0, Harry White 12, Mustapha Sonko 5, Zach Walsh 0. Records—Ingraham 1-8 overall. Meadowdale 7-4.

King’s 44, Inglemoor 27 King’s Inglemoor

14 2 16 12 44 7 12 6 2 —27

Inglemoor—Ugokwoli 0, Reed 0, Hagen 5, Weyer 0, Moses 5, McGoorty 0, Hamilton 5, Baught 0, Peay 5, Woodly 7. King’s—Dawson Porcello 0, Cole Mitchell 10, Christian Lopez 0, Koa Wilkins 2, Josh Frohardt 0, Johnny Foley 0, Karson Dreher 0, Zander Evans, Corey Kispert 26, Davis Doerr 0, Luke Wicks 6, Sam Echelbarger 0, Chewy Zevenbergen 0, Taylor Schoenfeld 0. Records—King’s 6-2 overall. Inglemoor not reported.

Lambrick Park (B.C.) 71, Granite Falls 54 At Granite Falls H.S. —71 Lambrick Park 18 14 18 21 Granite Falls 23 10 8 13 —54

Lake Stevens—Laycie Taylor 4, Emma Smith 0, Kristen Glick 4, Riley O’Toole 0, Anna Dominick 2, Ashley Richardson 9, Marissa Walton 11, Katie Saylor 3, Rocky Leenstra 0, Kylee Griffen 5, Hailey Wilson 12, Taylor Smith 11, Katelyn Smith 6. Lyle-Wishram—Houston 0, Cloud 0, Lake 4, Carse 11, McCopville 0, Spino 2, Smith 4, Oldfield 1. Records—Lake Stevens 5-3 overall. Lyle-Wishram not reported.

Sultan—Bethany Kirkpatrick 14, Emilee Buzzell 17, Lily Morgan 2, Kelsey Dickson 0, Amanda Markwood 2, Bailey Bierbrauer 17, Hailey Jones 3, Alison Fulcher 0. Tyee—Maryrose Cadelina 20, Maiah Graham 0, Emerald Terrones 0, Taeoj Brown 0, Houlaymatou Drammeh 0, Keyarra Brooks 24, Karen Rios 2, Cindy Ramirez 0, Tatiyana Lafita 0, Hajara Omar 2, Hila’atu Veikoso 0. Records—Sultan 1-6 overall. Tyee 2-4.

South Kitsap 0 13 10 13 —36 Jackson 7 6 12 20 —45 South Kitsap—Libby Borogonia 6, Kylee Williams 13, Hailey Standridge 6, Kaylee McEdward 2, Amanda Lind 2, Diane Olson 7. Jackson— Alyssa Mannetti 0, Jaelen Williams 2, Emily Brown 8, Imari Clinton 10, Megan Mattison 2, Olivia Skibiel 0, Lauren Schillberg 0, Drew Locknane 21, Kassaundra Jackson 2, Caitlin Monten 0. Records—South Kitsap 7-2 overall. Jackson 3-6.

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King’s—Dominique Kirton 0, Casey Kispert 7, Maddie Nielsen 6, Kendall Adams 6, Kenzie Schwab 3, Jenna Tikalsky 0, Hannah Echelbarger 10, Daylee Hanson 2, Anna Parker 16, Abbi Echelbarger 4, Claire Diede 0, Audrey Friedline 0. Riverside—Not reported. Records—King’s 6-3 overall. Riverside Not reported.

At Meridian Holiday Tourney

Snohomish—Katie Brandvold 3, Morgan Marshall 0, Maya DuChesne 2, Emily Preach 1, Samantha Beeman 0, Shaylee Harwood 2, Madison Pollock 20, Madeline Smith 14, Kyra Beckman 2, Ellie Flitsch 5, Courtney Perry 0. White River—Sidney Schultz 0, Maci Goethals 3, Kayla Howard 2, Lucy Rasmussen 2, Georgia Lavinder 10, Dallas Bushaw 0, Kendall Bird 10, Darian Gore 6, Sofia Lavinder 4, Sydney Andersen 0. Records—Snohomish 5-3 overall. White River 6-3.

Granite Falls—Jerrica Chavez 4, Alexandria Chavez 0, Alexis Hansen 0, Sadie Hutchinson 0, Madalyn Massena 11, Jessica Bechtholdt 3, Hayley Hansen 12. Meridian—Ryley Zapien 7, Kyrin Baklund 17, Taran Tutterrow 0, Ellesse Fitzgerald 11, Natalie Swanson 11, Tanis Harrison 3, Emil Stuth 0, Kiana Gray 10, Deborah Eigenbrood 0, Mackenzie Cox 4. Records—Granite Falls 1-7 overall. Meridian 6-4.

At Las Positas Junior College Lynnwood Salesian

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At Yakima Valley Sundome

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Lynnwood 85, Salesian 71

Lynden Christian 68, Glacier Peak 62 11 —46 19 —54

At Scripps Ranch H.S. King’s Riverside

Granite Falls 6 4 22 16 Meridian

Decatur 54, Cedarcrest 46 9 8

Riverside 57, King’s 54 (OT)

Snohomish 17 14 5 17 —53 10 —37 White River 11 8 8

Lambrick Park (B.C.)—Spencer Kearly 0, Austin Somers 15, Cole Tudway-Cains 0, Ty Adams 4, Marty Eckard 1, Ty Schindel 13, Trey Crust 24, Tatum Montague 14. Granite Falls—Ryan Elvrom 4, Ben Schneiders 23, Legend Suddarth 4, Chance Morgan 4, Simon Angel 5, Bradley Hills 0, John Brown 11, Cameron Loesche 3. Records—Lambrick Park (B.C.) not reported. Granite Falls 1-8.

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Meridian 63, Granite Falls 30

Snohomish 53, White River 37

Lynnwood–Abi Yemane 1, Reilly Walsh 2, Rachel Walsh 2, Jordyn Edwards 16, Mikayla Pivec 33, Kelsey Rogers 15, Kaprice Boston 15, Taylor Fahey 2, Abby Douglas 0, Kia Crawford 0. Salesian–Taimane Lesa-Hardee 10, Minyon Moore 35, Taisia Fleming 3, Nia Chinn 0, Sydni Stewart 3, Jordan Hobson 4, Angel Jackson 1, Anjel Galbraith 1, JulieAnne Martin 9, Makayla Edwards 2, Rayana Ross 1. Records—Lynnwood 9-0 overall. Salesian 8-3.

Cedarcrest Decatur

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Sultan Tyee

Jackson 45, South Kitsap 36

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Cedarcrest—Coulson Darrington 0, Cameron Hammontree 4, Kyle Lupo 2, Nate McBride 0, Pascal Nagata 10, Nik Reirson 6, Braden Stauffer 2, Austin Towns 0, Jake Kirschenmann 22. Decatur—Eonte Smith 5, Les Sessoms 8, Tre’ Scott 0, Devon Kelley 13, Ronald Smallwood 0, Floyd Wedderburn 5, Rashon Slaughter 20, Tanner Rees 3. Records—Cedarcrest 3-6 overall. Decatur 5-6.

Glacier Peak—Paisley Johnson 9, Samantha Fatkin 14, Charlie Sevenants 0, Kayla Watkins 21, Natalie Rasmussen 14, Maya McFadden 0, Nicole Jensen 4, Abbie Juozapaitis 0. Lynden Christian—Isabella Hernandez 2, Haley Hollander 13, Shaye Brandsma 5, Kara Bajema 29, Sam VanLoo 7, Riley VanHulzen 2, Avery Dykstra 10, Emmalee Bayley 0. Records—Glacier Peak 9-2 overall. Lynden Christian 10-0.

CPC Bothell 59, Kalama 51

Australia 58, Everett 50

Saufferer leads Jackson to win over Shorecrest

At Meridian Holiday Tourney

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At Lynden Christian H.S.

At Bellevue H.S.

McRobbie 3, McKellar 7. Everett—Erin Gordon 4, Megand Dedrick 6, Marlena Urvater 0, Sydney Taggart 18, Taylor Wold 0, Morgan Carter 0, Whitney Harris 0, Lauren Burgess 0, Brittany Pedigo 2, Siena Utt 0, Kate Pohland 12, Alexis Rutter 8. Records—Australia Not reported. Everett 2-7.

Sultan 55, Tyee 48

Lake Stevens 67, Lyle-Wishram 22

At Jackson H.S.

At Meadowdale H.S. 21 16

GIRLS BASKETBALL

At Coeur d’Alene H.S.

At Everett H.S.

Ingraham Meadowdale

Reidy 6, Josh Krause 0, Conner Renstrom 6, Riley Mallot 5, Scott Kragerud 6, Andrei Leonardi 6, Chase Witthuhn 0. Kalama—not reported. Records—Cedar Park Christian Bothell 5-4 overall. Kalama 3-3.

Lake Stevens 61, Mount Vernon 15 At Lake Stevens H.S. 106—Jacob Bennett (LS) won by forfeit; 113—Riley Headland (LS) pinned Logan Cossairt 3:33; 120—Kyle LaCoursiere (LS) won by forfeit; 126—Nathan Scilley (LS) won by forfeit; 132— Talon Tate (LS) pinned Andrew Kolb 1:25; 138— Cody LaCoursiere pinned Landon Edwards 5:17; 145—Julian Fryberg (LS) maj. dec. Jerry Fernandez 10-2; 152—Trysten Perales (LS) pinned River Greenwood 1:32; 160—Zachary Cleave (MV) pinned Nick Jensen 4:43; 170—Cody McCally (LS) dec. Evan Reyes 11-4; 182—Ray Miller (LS) won by forfeit; 195—Mitch Firth (LS) won by forfeit; 220—Essa Kouyate (MV) dec. Justin Thompson 8-1; 285—Draven Hodgins (MV) pinned Seth Reyna :42.

Moses Lake 47, Lake Stevens 19

BOTHELL — The gamewinning play wasn’t exactly what Steve Johnson drew up. But it worked. The Jackson boys basketball coach watched as senior Sam Saufferer pump faked a defender and ducked under him for a 15-footer with 10 seconds remaining to give Jackson a 68-67 win over Shorecrest in a non-conference game at the Bothell Holiday Tournament Wednesday night. “We weren’t running exactly what we wanted,” Johnson said. “But Sam took advantage of a chance to get a guy off his feet with a pump fake and made a big shot for us.” Saufferer finished with a game-high 30 points for Jackson (6-3 overall), which has won six of its last seven games after starting the year 0-2. The Timberwolves topped Newport in their tournament opener on Monday, before falling to perennial contender O’Dea. Johnson was pleased to see Jackson rebound after the loss to the Irish on Tuesday with the victory against Shorecrest (6-4). “This tournament we beat Newport, who is second place in Kingco right now,” Johnson said. “We lost to O’Dea, but there were some positives we took from that game. They’re a good team. To bounce back from that loss and get a win against a good team that’s looking pretty solid in Wesco 3A so far is good. It’s nice to pick up some positive momentum again heading into league play next week.” Jordan Brajcich scored nine points and had six assists and Avery Goodwin added 12 points for the Timberwolves, including a steal

and basket to give Jackson a lead late in the contest. “Goodwin played a real good game,” Johnson said of the junior guard. “He made some big plays. He had a steal late to put us up by two down the stretch.” Philip Pepple scored 22 points to lead Shorecrest, which went 1-2 at the Bothell Holiday Tournament with a win over Sammamish and losses to host Bothell and Jackson.

GIRLS BASKETBALL Lynden Christian 68, Glacier Peak 62 LYNDEN — Glacier Peak battled to the end, but came up six points short from giving Lynden Christian their first loss of the season. The Grizzlies were playing without Paisley Johnson for a large portion of the game due to foul trouble, but hung in tough with the Lyncs who came in fourth place in the 1A state tournament last season. “They are a solid team,” Glacier Peak head coach Brian Hill said. “That’s why we wanted to play them. We want to be tested early and throughout the season. I told them ‘We don’t need to be playing our best basketball right now, we need to be playing our best in February and March.’” The Lyncs were led by 6-foot2 senior post Kara Bajema who scored 29 points. According to Hill, the Grizzlies were able to handle the Lyncs’ height advantage very well, despite only having one player over 6-feet. Junior post Kayla Watkins had 21 points for Glacier Peak and senior guard Natalie Rasmussen added 14. Glacier Peak started out hot leading 35-30 at the half, but Lynden Christian’s 19 points in the third and fourth quarter overwhelmed the Grizzlies defense. “We need to work on some of the smaller things,” Hill said. “We made some mistakes on defense and they capitalized on them.” Glacier Peak will face Mountlake Terrace next Wednesday and take on undefeated Lynnwood the Wednesday after.

Cedar Park Christian Bothell—Jaden Sheffey 15, Zach Fisk 4, Drew McLaurin 11, George

Australia—McGrath 4, O’Shea 10, Smith 13, Seit 2, Favero 8, McCormack 2, Kelty 9,

At Lake Stevens H.S. 106—Jacob Bennett (LS) pinned Caleb Alvarado 5:54; 113—Jesus Cornejo (ML) dec. Shawn Barnes 2-0; 120—Kyle LaCoursiere (LS) pinned August Gibson 3:54; 126—Nick Hara (ML) dec. Nathan Scilley 8-4; 132—Christien Knopp (ML) dec. Talon Tate 6-3; 138—Cooper McCullough (ML) dec. Cody LaCoursiere 18-2 (TF 5:50); 145—Jake Douglas (LS) maj. dec. Hunter Cruz 10-1; 152—Trysten Perales (LS) maj. dec. Cyrus Knoll 12-3; 160—Joel Torres (ML) pinned Nick Jensen 1:43; 170—Hudson Mauseth (ML) dec. Malachi Lawrence 5-2; 182— Dylan Morris (ML) pinned Ray Miller :54; 195— Damain Vasquez (ML) pinned Mitch Firth 2:42; 220—Payton Castro (ML) pinned Ryne Pearson 1:20; 285—Chandler Fluaitt (ML) pinned Seth Reyna :35.

of “the process” to high school athletes. “We have to work on everything,” Barnes said. “I thought they were able to get to our guys’ legs a little bit tonight and we have to work on that, but it’s everything.” Barnes inserted Malachi Lawrence at 170 pounds in place of Soler, and the sophomore Tri-State finalist had a tough test in Mauseth. “I knew he had a very wide offense and was very aggressive,” Lawrence said of Mauseth. “I came out a little bit more defensive-minded than maybe I normally would and it was tough for me to start my own offense.” After taking an early 2-0 lead with a takedown late in the first period, Mauseth stood tall when Lawrence tied the match with a pair of escapes. After Lawrence rolled his ankle midway through the

third period, Mauseth took him down on the edge of the mat with :39 seconds to go to take a 5-2 lead that would become the winning margin. “I thought Hudson wrestled one of his best matches of the year tonight,” Moses Lake coach Jaime Garza said. “He didn’t have such a great Tri-State, but he’s back. He was forcing shots that weren’t there too often earlier in the season and tonight he just took what was there.” Barnes said a match like Wednesday’s would offer his team a chance to take stock before the stretch drive to February’s postseason. “There’s no better way to test yourself than to go out there and put your pride on the line,” he said. “It’s fruitless and dishonest to tell kids, ‘This doesn’t matter. Just worry about February.’ But there were a lot of valuable things to take from tonight.”

Lake Stevens’ Talon Tate (left) eyes Moses Lake’s Christien Knopp in the 132-pound weight class during a match between the two teams at Lake Stevens High School Wednesday night. Moses Lake won the match 47-19.

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Thursday, 12.31.2015 The Daily Herald

Leedahl lifts Tips past Rockets in overtime Herald staff KELOWNA, B.C. — The Everett Silvertips have shown this season they won’t be intimidated by the opponent or the venue. Everett proved that again Wednesday as Dawson Leedahl scored the overtime game-winner as the Silvertips knocked off defending WHL champion and Western Conference-leading Kelowna 2-1 before 5,781 fans at Prospera Place. The Silvertips (20-12-0-2, 42 points) ended the Rockets’ ninegame home winning streak for their first road victory at Kelowna in nearly four years. It was the

BASKETBALL NBA

WESTERN CONFERENCE Northwest Division W L Pct GB Oklahoma City 22 10 .688 — Utah 13 17 .433 8 14 20 .412 9 Portland Minnesota 12 20 .375 10 12 21 .364 10½ Denver Pacific Division W L Pct GB Golden State 29 2 .935 — L.A. Clippers 20 13 .606 10 Sacramento 12 20 .375 17½ Phoenix 12 22 .353 18½ L.A. Lakers 6 27 .182 24 Southwest Division W L Pct GB 28 6 .824 — San Antonio Dallas 19 13 .594 8 Memphis 18 16 .529 10 Houston 16 17 .485 11½ New Orleans 10 21 .323 16½ EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Toronto 20 13 .606 — Boston 18 14 .563 1½ 15 18 .455 5 New York Brooklyn 9 23 .281 10½ Philadelphia 3 31 .088 17½ Southeast Division W L Pct GB 21 13 .618 — Atlanta Orlando 19 13 .594 1 Miami 18 13 .581 1½ Charlotte 17 14 .548 2½ Washington 14 16 .467 5 Central Division W L Pct GB 21 9 .700 — Cleveland Chicago 18 12 .600 3 Indiana 18 13 .581 3½ Detroit 17 15 .531 5 12 21 .364 10½ Milwaukee Wednesday’s games Orlando 100, Brooklyn 93 L.A. Clippers 122, Charlotte 117 Toronto 94, Washington 91 L.A. Lakers 112, Boston 104 Chicago 102, Indiana 100, OT Minnesota 94, Utah 80 San Antonio 112, Phoenix 79 Dallas 114, Golden State 91 Philadelphia 110, Sacramento 105 Portland 110, Denver 103 Today’s games Milwaukee at Indiana, 3 p.m. Minnesota at Detroit, 3 p.m. Golden State at Houston, 4 p.m. L.A. Clippers at New Orleans, 5 p.m. Phoenix at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m. Portland at Utah, 6 p.m.

Men’s College Basketball

Wednesday’s games Top 25 No. 4 Maryland 70, Penn State 64 No. 5 Virginia 71, Oakland 58 No. 7 N. Carolina 80, Clemson 69 No. 11 Iowa State 104, Coppin State 84 No. 15 Duke 103, Long Beach State 81 No. 19 West Virginia 88, Virginia Tech 63 No. 24 South Carolina 78, Francis Marion 56

UC Santa Barb. 88, Seattle 50 UC SANTA BARBARA (5-7) Kupchak 2-5 0-0 4, Beeler 2-2 0-0 4, Childress 3-5 0-0 8, Vincent 4-10 0-0 10, Bryson 1120 5-6 36, Blackmon 0-1 0-0 0, Troutt 0-1 0-0 0, Taylor 1-2 0-0 3, Hart 4-6 1-2 9, Smith 4-4 0-0 8, Lakoju 0-3 0-0 0, Brewe 3-5 0-0 6. Totals 3464 6-8 88. SEATTLE (6-8) Powell 2-7 2-2 6, Crook 5-7 3-4 13, Westendorf 1-7 0-0 3, Cohee 1-5 0-0 2, Chibuogwu 4-5 2-4 10, Montoya 1-6 0-0 2, Spurgeon 1-4 0-1 3, Clair 3-10 0-0 9, Moore 0-0 0-0 0, Menzies 1-4 0-1 2. Totals 19-55 7-12 50. Halftime—UC Santa Barbara 39-28. 3-Point Goals—UC Santa Barbara 14-30 (Bryson 9-18, Childress 2-3, Vincent 2-6, Taylor 1-2, Hart 0-1), Seattle 5-18 (Clair 3-10, Westendorf 1-2, Spurgeon 1-4, Montoya 0-1, Cohee 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—UC Santa Barbara 39 (Bryson 13), Seattle 31 (Powell, Westendorf 5). Assists—UC Santa Barbara 23 (Childress 6), Seattle 12 (Westendorf 4). Total Fouls—UC Santa Barbara 16, Seattle 9. A—1,383.

Women’s College Basketball

Top 25 Wednesday’s games No. 1 UConn 107, Cincinnati 107-45 No. 3 Notre Dame 85, Georgia Tech 76 Oklahoma State 52, No. 4 Baylor 45 No. 5. Texas 65, West Virginia 54 No. 8 Mississippi St. 68, No. 20 S. Florida 58 No. 13 Tennessee 90, Stetson 56 No. 18 Oklahoma 67, Kansas 44 No. 19 California 106, CS Northridge 44 No. 21 UCLA 78, USC 73 No. 22 Miami 73, N.C. State 44

FOOTBALL NFL NATIONAL CONFERENCE West W L T Pct PF PA y-Arizona 13 2 0 .867 483 277 x-Seattle 9 6 0 .600 387 271 St. Louis 7 8 0 .467 264 311 San Francisco 4 11 0 .267 219 371 East W L T Pct PF PA y-Washington 8 7 0 .533 354 356 Philadelphia 6 9 0 .400 342 400 N.Y. Giants 6 9 0 .400 390 407 Dallas 4 11 0 .267 252 340 South W L T Pct PF PA y-Carolina 14 1 0 .933 462 298 Atlanta 8 7 0 .533 322 325 Tampa Bay 6 9 0 .400 332 379 New Orleans 6 9 0 .400 388 459 North W L T Pct PF PA x-Green Bay 10 5 0 .667 355 303 x-Minnesota 10 5 0 .667 345 289 Detroit 6 9 0 .400 334 380 Chicago 6 9 0 .400 315 373 AMERICAN CONFERENCE West W L T Pct PF PA x-Denver 11 4 0 .733 328 276 x-Kansas City 10 5 0 .667 382 270 Oakland 7 8 0 .467 342 376 San Diego 4 11 0 .267 300 371 East W L T Pct PF PA y-N. England 12 3 0 .800 455 295 N.Y. Jets 10 5 0 .667 370 292 Buffalo 7 8 0 .467 357 342 Miami 5 10 0 .333 290 379 South W L T Pct PF PA Houston 8 7 0 .533 309 307 Indianapolis 7 8 0 .467 303 384 Jacksonville 5 10 0 .333 370 418 Tennessee 3 12 0 .200 275 393 North W L T Pct PF PA y-Cincinnati 11 4 0 .733 395 263 9 6 0 .600 395 307 Pittsburgh 5 10 0 .333 312 377 Baltimore Cleveland 3 12 0 .200 266 404 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division Sunday’s games Jacksonville at Houston, 10 a.m. Oakland at Kansas City, 10 a.m. Washington at Dallas, 10 a.m. Detroit at Chicago, 10 a.m. N.Y. Jets at Buffalo, 10 a.m. New England at Miami, 10 a.m. Tampa Bay at Carolina, 10 a.m. New Orleans at Atlanta, 10 a.m. Baltimore at Cincinnati, 10 a.m. Pittsburgh at Cleveland, 10 a.m. Tennessee at Indianapolis, 10 a.m. Philadelphia at N.Y. Giants, 10 a.m. St. Louis at San Francisco, 1:25 p.m.

fifth win in Everett’s past six road games and ended the Tips’ brief two-game losing streak. Kelowna slipped to 27-9-2-0 with 56 points. Facing a Rockets team with the WHL’s best record that averages a Western Conference-best 3.70 goals per game, the Silvertips outshot Kelowna 36-25. Twenty of those shots came in the final period, and the Tips maintained that momentum into overtime as Cole MacDonald fed Leedahl for the game-winner at 2:27 in the extra session. Following a scoreless opening period, Dillon Dube took advantage of a two-on-one opportunity

San Diego at Denver, 1:25 p.m. Seattle at Arizona, 1:25 p.m. Minnesota at Green Bay, 5:30 p.m.

NFL Injury Report

NEW YORK — The National Football League injury report, as provided by the league (OUT — Definitely will not play; DNP — Did not practice; LIMITED — Limited participation in practice; FULL — Full participation in practice): SEATTLE SEAHAWKS at ARIZONA CARDINALS: No Data Reported NEW YORK JETS at BUFFALO BILLS — JETS: DNP: T Breno Giacomini (ankle), LB Erin Henderson (illness), RB Chris Ivory (knee), RB Bilal Powell (ankle). LIMITED: QB Ryan Fitzpatrick (left thumb, right elbow, back), LB Calvin Pace (abdomen), DE Muhammad Wilkerson (toe). FULL: LB Demario Davis (wrist), WR Eric Decker (knee), WR Quincy Enunwa (neck), WR Brandon Marshall (ankle), LB Lorenzo Mauldin (back), CB Dee Milliner (hamstring), WR Kenbrell Thompkins (quadriceps, shin). BILLS: DNP: RB LeSean McCoy (knee), G John Miller (ankle), S Bacarri Rambo (knee, shoulder). LIMITED: LB Nigel Bradham (ankle), CB Ronald Darby (groin), DT Marcell Dareus (neck), QB Tyrod Taylor (right shoulder), DE Mario Williams (hand). NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS at MIAMI DOLPHINS — PATRIOTS: DNP: CB Justin Coleman (concussion), LB Jonathan Freeny (hand), DE Rob Ninkovich (shin), T Sebastian Vollmer (ankle). LIMITED: WR Danny Amendola (knee), TE Scott Chandler (knee), S Patrick Chung (foot), WR Julian Edelman (foot), LB Dont’a Hightower (knee), G Josh Kline (shoulder), WR Brandon LaFell (foot), S Devin McCourty (ankle), T LaAdrian Waddle (shoulder). FULL: DE Chandler Jones (abdomen). DOLPHINS: DNP: LB Jelani Jenkins (ankle), DT Earl Mitchell (calf), C Mike Pouncey (foot, ankle). LIMITED: G Jamil Douglas (ankle), WR Jarvis Landry (knee), WR Rishard Matthews (ribs), WR Kenny Stills (thigh). FULL: T Ja’Wuan James (toe), QB Ryan Tannehill (knee, thigh), G Billy Turner (calf). TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS at CAROLINA PANTHERS — BUCCANEERS: DNP: G Logan Mankins (knee), CB Sterling Moore (ankle). LIMITED: LB Kourtnei Brown (groin), S Chris Conte (knee), DE William Gholston (hip). PANTHERS: DNP: S Kurt Coleman (foot), WR Ted Ginn Jr. (knee), C Ryan Kalil (illness), RB Jonathan Stewart (foot), RB Fozzy Whittaker (ankle). FULL: LB David Mayo (hamstring). NEW ORLEANS SAINTS at ATLANTA FALCONS — SAINTS: DNP: T Terron Armstead (knee), QB Drew Brees (foot), S Jairus Byrd (knee), WR Marques Colston (chest), LB Dannell Ellerbe (hip), DE Cameron Jordan (back), T Andrus Peat (concussion). LIMITED: TE Josh Hill (concussion), T Zach Strief (elbow). FALCONS: DNP: CB Phillip Adams (hamstring), G Chris Chester (shoulder), RB Tevin Coleman (concussion), WR Eric Weems (concussion), WR Roddy White (ankle). LIMITED: CB Robert Alford (ankle), LB Justin Durant (hip), RB Devonta Freeman (knee), WR Devin Hester (toe), DT Grady Jarrett (shoulder), LB Paul Worrilow (knee). FULL: QB Matt Ryan (hip). BALTIMORE RAVENS at CINCINNATI BENGALS — RAVENS: DNP: LB Elvis Dumervil (not injury related), RB Kyle Juszczyk (illness), LB Albert McClellan (ankle). BENGALS: OUT: QB Andy Dalton (right thumb). DNP: TE Ryan Hewitt (knee, illness). LIMITED: DE Carlos Dunlap (hamstring), S George Iloka (groin), WR Marvin Jones (hamstring), QB AJ McCarron (left wrist). FULL: TE Tyler Eifert (concussion). PITTSBURGH STEELERS at CLEVELAND BROWNS — STEELERS: DNP: CB Antwon Blake (back), WR Martavis Bryant (illness), CB William Gay (not injury related), LB James Harrison (illness), TE Heath Miller (not injury related), S Mike Mitchell (shoulder), QB Ben Roethlisberger (illness). LIMITED: CB Doran Grant (groin). BROWNS: DNP: WR Travis Benjamin (ankle), LB Karlos Dansby (toe), QB Johnny Manziel (concussion), WR Marlon Moore (concussion), RB Raheem Mostert (ankle), DT Randy Starks (not injury related), T Joe Thomas (knee), CB Tramon Williams (concussion), RB Glenn Winston (concussion). LIMITED: CB K’Waun Williams (shoulder). FULL: DE Desmond Bryant (thumb). JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS at HOUSTON TEXANS — JAGUARS: DNP: DE Chris Clemons (not injury related), WR Allen Hurns (thigh), DT Abry Jones (knee), CB Demetrius McCray (not injury related), DT Roy Miller III (knee), T Jermey Parnell (hamstring), LB Telvin Smith (shoulder), RB T.J. Yeldon (knee). LIMITED: DE Tyson Alualu (ankle), S Johnathan Cyprien (thigh), DT Jared Odrick (quadriceps), LB Hayes Pullard III (hamstring), WR Allen Robinson (shoulder). FULL: T Luke Joeckel (back, knee). TEXANS: DNP: CB A.J. Bouye (knee), LB Jadeveon Clowney (foot), DE Jeoffrey Pagan (illness), WR Cecil Shorts III (hamstring). LIMITED: DE Jared Crick (back), TE Ryan Griffin (Achilles), C Ben Jones (ankle), T Derek Newton (elbow), LB Brian Peters (chest). FULL: RB Alfred Blue (calf), LB Max Bullough (shoulder), QB B.J. Daniels (chest), QB Brian Hoyer (concussion, ankle), CB Kareem Jackson (ankle), CB Kevin Johnson (foot), LB Whitney Mercilus (back), S Rahim Moore (illness), RB Chris Polk (knee), G Xavier Su’a-Filo (calf), DE J.J. Watt (groin, hand). TENNESSEE TITANS at INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — TITANS: DNP: NT Sammie Hill (knee), T Taylor Lewan (concussion), QB Marcus Mariota (knee), WR Kendall Wright (knee). LIMITED: RB Jalston Fowler (toe), S Michael Griffin (foot). COLTS: DNP: TE Dwayne Allen (calf), S Colt Anderson (ankle), CB Darius Butler (hip, knee), LB Trent Cole (concussion), S Winston Guy (hamstring, shoulder), QB Matt Hasselbeck (shoulder, ribs, back), WR Donte Moncrief (toe). LIMITED: TE Jack Doyle (toe), LB Jerrell Freeman (hamstring), WR T.Y. Hilton (calf), QB Andrew Luck (abdomen, kidney), LB Erik Walden (foot). OAKLAND RAIDERS at KANSAS CITY CHIEFS — RAIDERS: No Data Reported CHIEFS: DNP: S Husain Abdullah (concussion), DE Mike DeVito (not injury related), LB Tamba Hali (thumb, knee), LB Justin Houston (knee), G Jah Reid (knee), WR De’Anthony Thomas (not injury related). FULL: G Jeff Allen (ankle), LB Dee Ford (knee), TE Travis Kelce (groin), RB Spencer Ware (rib), WR Albert Wilson (shin). WASHINGTON REDSKINS at DALLAS COWBOYS — REDSKINS: DNP: CB Quinton Dunbar (quadriceps), S Dashon Goldson (shoulder, rib), CB DeAngelo Hall (calf), DE Jason Hatcher (neck, knee), T Trent Williams (knee, foot). LIMITED: WR DeSean Jackson (knee), RB Matt Jones (hip), LB Perry Riley Jr. (foot), RB Pierre Thomas (knee). FULL: CB Will Blackmon (shin, hip), LB Will Compton (shin), WR Ryan Grant (abdomen), C Josh LeRibeus (ankle), T Morgan Moses (ankle), LB Keenan Robinson (shoulder), RB Chris Thompson (shoulder). COWBOYS: DNP: G La’el Collins (ankle), DE Greg Hardy (illness), WR Devin Street (concussion). 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and gave Kelowna a 1-0 lead with a wrister from the slot at 11:45 in the second period. Kole Lind and Jonathan Smart assisted the goal. Kelowna’s lead lasted only 25 seconds. Graham Millar tied the game during a scrum in front of the net at 12:10 off assists from Matt Fonteyne and Patrick Bajkov for a 1-1 tie. That was how the second period ended. Everett thought it had taken the lead on a Brian King shot at 9:53 in the third, but the goal was waved off after a video review. The Rockets were playing shorthanded with Rourke Chartier (Canada), Tomas Soustal (Czech Republic) and Calvin Thurkauf

(concussion). LIMITED: T Bryan Bulaga (ankle), DT Letroy Guion (foot), CB Casey Hayward (ankle), RB Eddie Lacy (rib), G T.J. Lang (shoulder), C Corey Linsley (ankle), CB Sam Shields (concussion), G Josh Sitton (back). FULL: LB Clay Matthews (ankle), LB Nick Perry (shoulder). SAN DIEGO CHARGERS at DENVER BRONCOS — CHARGERS: DNP: G Orlando Franklin (concussion), T Chris Hairston (abdomen), C Trevor Robinson (concussion), LB Manti Te’o (ankle), CB Jason Verrett (hamstring). LIMITED: LB Jerry Attaochu (knee), T King Dunlap (ankle), WR Javontee Herndon (chest), CB Patrick Robinson (calf). BRONCOS: No Data Reported ST. LOUIS RAMS at SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS: No Data Reported

College Bowl Schedule

Wednesday’s scores Birmingham (Ala.) Bowl Auburn 31, Memphis 10 Belk Bowl Charlotte, N.C. Mississippi St. 51, NC State 28 Music City Bowl Nashville, Tenn. Louisville 27, Texas A&M 21 Holiday Bowl San Diego Wisconsin vs. Southern Cal, late Today’s games Peach Bowl Atlanta Houston (12-1) vs. Florida State (10-2), 9 a.m. (ESPN) Orange Bowl (Playoff Semifinal) Miami Gardens, Fla. Clemson (13-0) vs. Oklahoma (11-1), 1 p.m. (ESPN) Cotton Bowl Classic (Playoff Semifinal) Arlington, Texas Alabama (12-1) vs. Michigan State (12-1), 5 p.m. (ESPN)

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WESTERN CONFERENCE Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Los Angeles 36 23 11 2 48 98 81 San Jose 36 18 16 2 38 100 102 36 17 16 3 37 100 116 Arizona Vancouver 38 14 15 9 37 93 109 Calgary 36 17 17 2 36 96 117 Anaheim 35 14 15 6 34 67 87 Edmonton 38 15 20 3 33 97 118 Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Dallas 38 27 8 3 57 132 97 St. Louis 39 23 12 4 50 99 93 Chicago 38 21 13 4 46 104 94 Minnesota 35 19 10 6 44 95 84 Nashville 37 18 12 7 43 100 96 Colorado 37 18 17 2 38 106 102 Winnipeg 36 17 17 2 36 97 105 EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Florida 37 21 12 4 46 101 84 Montreal 39 21 15 3 45 111 98 Boston 36 20 12 4 44 115 97 37 18 12 7 43 94 98 Detroit Ottawa 38 18 14 6 42 111 115 Tampa Bay 38 18 16 4 40 97 93 Toronto 36 14 15 7 35 95 102 Buffalo 37 15 18 4 34 87 99 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Washington 36 28 6 2 58 115 74 N.Y. Rangers 38 21 13 4 46 112 100 N.Y. Islanders 37 20 12 5 45 103 88 New Jersey 38 19 14 5 43 90 92 Pittsburgh 36 17 15 4 38 81 89 Philadelphia 36 15 14 7 37 78 100 Carolina 37 15 17 5 35 87 106 Columbus 39 14 22 3 31 98 123 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Wednesday’s games Toronto 3, Pittsburgh 2, SO Washington 5, Buffalo 2 New Jersey 3, Ottawa 0 N.Y. Rangers 5, Tampa Bay 2 San Jose 4, Philadelphia 2 Today’s games N.Y. Islanders at Buffalo, 3 p.m. Pittsburgh at Detroit, 3 p.m. Washington at Carolina, 3 p.m. Minnesota at St. Louis, 5 p.m. Chicago at Colorado, 5 p.m. Nashville at Dallas, 5:30 p.m. Los Angeles at Calgary, 6 p.m. Anaheim at Edmonton, 6 p.m. Winnipeg at Arizona, 6 p.m.

WHL U.S. DIVISION GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pt 35 20 12 3 0 115 103 43 34 20 12 0 2 93 75 42 36 18 14 3 1 118 119 40 35 17 17 1 0 119 117 35 36 15 19 2 0 114 136 32 B.C. DIVISION GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pt Kelowna 38 27 9 2 0 139 106 56 Victoria 38 23 12 1 2 128 92 49 Pr. George 37 23 12 1 1 129 106 48 Kamloops 35 17 14 3 1 122 109 38 Vancouver 38 13 20 3 2 109 135 31 EASTERN CONFERENCE EAST DIVISION GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pt Brandon 37 23 11 1 2 143 107 49 Prince Albert 37 22 11 3 1 122 112 48 Moose Jaw 36 18 13 4 1 126 113 41 Regina 38 16 16 3 3 118 134 38 Saskatoon 36 13 20 3 0 109 153 29 Swift Current 37 12 21 3 1 87 119 28 CENTRAL DIVISION GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pt Lethbridge 38 26 12 0 0 162 117 52 Calgary 40 25 13 1 1 136 121 52 Red Deer 37 24 13 0 0 133 111 48 Edmonton 38 15 19 4 0 106 124 34 Medicine Hat 36 12 20 3 1 114 144 28 Kootenay 38 6 30 2 0 72 161 14 Wednesday’s games Prince Albert 6, Regina 5 (SO) Swift Current 6, Saskatoon 4 Calgary 6, Lethbridge 4 Victoria 3, Kamloops 2 Prince George 6, Vancouver 3 Everett 2, Kelowna 1 (OT) Today’s games Red Deer at Kootenay Medicine Hat at Moose Jaw Spokane at Tri-City Seattle at Portland Seattle Everett Spokane Portland Tri-City

LINE College Football FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG Today’s games Peach Bowl At Atlanta Florida St 7 Houston Cotton Bowl At Arlington Alabama 10 Michigan St Orange Bowl At Miami Gardens Oklahoma 3½ Clemson NFL FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG Sunday NY Jets 3 at BUFFALO at CAROLINA 10½ Tampa Bay New England 10 at MIAMI at CINCINNATI 9 Baltimore at ATLANTA 4 New Orleans at HOUSTON 6 Jacksonville Pittsburgh 10½ at CLEVELAND at KANSAS CITY 7 Oakland at INDIANAPOLIS OFF Tennessee at DALLAS 4 Washington at CHICAGO 1 Detroit at NY GIANTS 3½ Philadelphia at GREEN BAY 3½ Minnesota at DENVER 9 San Diego St. Louis 3½ at SAN FRANCISCO at ARIZONA 6½ Seattle

(Switzerland) all in Finland for the World Junior Championship. In addition Justin Kirkland and Riley Stadel are currently serving suspensions. Kelowna started more quickly than Everett with the Rockets tallying 10 shots in the opening period to just five for the Tips. Everett killed two first-period penalties and was 3-for-3 on the penalty kill for the night. The Rockets weren’t whistled for their first infraction until the third period and killed both of Everett’s chances in the frame. Everett goaltender Carter Hart recorded 24 saves for his league-leading 20th victory of the

season. Kelowna goaltender Jackson Whistle was impressive in his own right with 34 saves. The teams complete this week’s home-and-home series with a game at 2 p.m. Friday at Xfinity Arena. Silvertips 2, Rockets 1 Everett Kelowna

0 1 0 1 — 0 1 0 0 —

2 1

1st Period—No Scoring. Penalties—Skrumeda Evt (tripping), 12:19; Davis Evt (delay of game), 17:59. 2nd Period—1, Kelowna, Dube 15 (Lind, Smart), 11:45. 2, Everett, Millar 8 (Fonteyne, Bajkov), 12:10. Penalties— Juulsen Evt (interference), 0:08. 3rd Period—No Scoring. Penalties—Smart Kel (hooking), 9:53; Lind Kel (tripping), 13:19. OT Period—3, Everett, Leedahl 9 (MacDonald), 2:27. Penalties—No Penalties Shots on Goal—Everett 5-9-20-2-36. Kelowna 10-7-71-25. Power Play Opportunities—Everett 0 / 2; Kelowna 0 / 3. Goalies—Everett, Hart 20-11-0-2 (25 shots-24 saves). Kelowna, Whistle 19-6-2-0 (36 shots-34 saves).

SEAHAWKS | Notebook

Seattle still has many different playoff scenarios By Nick Patterson Herald Writer

RENTON — Heading into the final week of the regular season, the Seattle Seahawks still have playoff seeding to play for. However, Seattle’s playoff fate may be out of its own hands. The Seahawks go into Sunday’s season finale at Arizona with the possibility of being either the NFC’s fifth or sixth seed to the playoffs, and Seattle still has three potential first-round foes. The two games that are germane to Seattle’s situation are the Seahawks’ game against the Cardinals, along with the Minnesota Vikings’ trip to face the Green Bay Packers for the NFC North title. If Minnesota beats Green Bay, Seattle’s result against Arizona is irrelevant. The Seahawks will be the sixth seed and travel to face the third-seeded Vikings in the first round of the playoffs, regardless of whether they beat the Cardinals. If Green Bay beats Minnesota, then Seattle has two possible destinations. Should the Seahawks beat Arizona, then Seattle would be the fifth seed

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Arizona, but he also said it’s possible Lynch could make his way back to the VMAC later this week. “He’s really day-to-day right now,” Carroll said. “He’s in the final mode of his rehab, but he’s not ready to be here yet. “He had a really good last couple days and he needs to continue to do that so we can get him running.” Lynch’s teammates are looking forward to his return. “It’d be great,” Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman said. “Obviously he’s a great player in his own respect. He’s a tremendous asset in the locker room. He’s just a great guy to have around.” Lynch has taken an unusual route with his rehabilitation. Since undergoing his surgery on Nov. 25, Lynch has not been with the team. Instead, Lynch has spent the past five weeks rehabbing on his own at Empower Gym in San Francisco, a mixed martial arts training center where Lynch does his offseason work. Yet Carroll continued to stress Wednesday that he’s fine with Lynch rehabbing away from the team. “Under these circumstances, because he’s always trained with these guys, I know it seems a little bit hard to understand, but think about it,” Carroll said. “He’s never been

and travel to face fourthseeded Washington in the first round. If the Seahawks lose to Arizona, then Seattle would be the sixth seed and travel to third-seeded Green Bay in the first round. The Seattle-Arizona game starts at 1:25 p.m. Sunday, while the Minnesota-Green Bay game is at 5:30 p.m. So the Seahawks will have to do some scoreboard watching following their game against Arizona to determine the team’s flight plan for the playoffs. Don’t expect Seattle to get any help from Arizona, either. The Cardinals still have the chance of earning the NFC’s top seed, should Arizona beat Seattle and Carolina lose at home against Tampa Bay. The Tampa Bay-Carolina game was originally scheduled for 10 a.m., but it was moved to 1:25 p.m. so that it took place simultaneously to the Seattle-Arizona game, taking away the possibility of the Cardinals knowing they have nothing to play for prior to taking the field against the Seahawks.

and former longtime offensive line coach Ed Lucero, was on hand for Seattle’s practice Wednesday at the Virginia Mason Athletic Center. The Snohomish group were the guests of Seahawks assistant head coach/offensive line coach Tom Cable, who graduated from Snohomish in 1982. “It’s always great to have coach Lucero here,” Cable said. “The guy taught me when I was 16. I’m a product of those people, so I’m always proud of Snohomish and that whole thing. It means the world to me.”

Bennett has procedure

A contingent from Snohomish High School, led by athletic director Mark Perry

Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett’s status for Sunday’s game is unknown after Bennett underwent an injection procedure on his injured big toe, Seattle coach Pete Carroll said Wednesday. Bennett, who leads the Seahawks with 9.5 sacks and was recently named to his first Pro Bowl, has been playing through the injury in recent weeks. In other injury news, tackle Russell Okung, who sat out last Sunday’s 23-17 loss to St. Louis, returned to practice in a limited fashion Wednesday and looks set to return for this Sunday’s game. Strong safety Kam Chancellor, who’s missed two games because of a bruised tailbone, remained out of practice and his status for Sunday is unknown. Tight end Luke Willson and guard J.R. Sweezy, who both have concussions, also sat out Wednesday’s practice.

here in the offseason, so he’s always been with these guys when he’s at his best. We think he understands best this phase of his preparation better than we do. So we’re just going with what we think is best. I’m in total support of what he’s doing, I have no problem with the way this is going. He’s working out all day long, basically, and they’re giving him great care and all that in a mode he’s been able to benefit from in the past.” Lynch’s teammates seem to accept the situation as well. “They’re good with it,” Sherman said about the reaction in the locker room. “Whatever works, different strokes for different folks. We know when that guy comes in the building and he gets on the field, there’s nobody like him. There’s nobody who’s giving more effort, who’s going to sacrifice more for their team. There’s no question about his loyalty to the team or his work ethic or anything like that. That guy is exactly who we think he is. If he needs to rehab at home, we’re all for it. We know he keeps the team first in his heart, so we have no questions about his intentions or anything.” To get back to playing, Lynch will not only need to fully recover from his surgery, but also get back into game shape. “There’s still some discomfort for him,” Carroll said. “He trying to establish the consistency of coming back the next day

and showing he can get back out there, which he’s doing. But still he’s not quite over the hump yet.” The Seahawks have been subsisting with a running-back committee, headed by bargain-basement pick-ups Christine Michael and Bryce Brown, ever since Thomas Rawls suffered a season-ending ankle injury in Seattle’s 35-6 victory over Baltimore three weeks ago. Seattle, which ranks third in the NFL in rushing, rode the committee to 182 yards on the ground in the Seahawks’ 30-13 victory over Cleveland two weeks ago. However, Seattle’s running game was shut down in a 23-17 loss to St. Louis last Sunday, with Michael and Brown combining for a mere 15 yards on 13 carries. Getting a healthy Lynch, who’s gained 6,347 yards in his six seasons with Seattle, back would give the Seahawks a substantial boost heading into the playoffs. “It’ll mean a lot, but we always have this concept of, ‘Next man up,’” Seattle center Patrick Lewis said about the prospect of getting Lynch back. “Whoever’s in there, just do your job and do it to the best of your abilities. But having him back would be a huge plus for us, he’s the heart and soul of this team.” Check out Nick Patterson’s Seattle Sidelines blog at http://www.heraldnet. com/seattlesidelines, and follow him on Twitter at @ NickHPatterson.

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Western WA Northwest Weather

37°25°

Low clouds and fog breaking for some sun near the Cascades today; mostly sunny elsewhere.

Bellingham 38/22

Chilly; low clouds and fog

TOMORROW

Mountains

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SATURDAY

Stanwood 36/23

Arlington Eastern WA 36/19 Granite Colder today into tomorFalls row with low clouds and Marysvile 36/20 freezing fog. Saturday: 37/23 low clouds and freezing Langley EVERETT Lake Stevens fog. Sunday: low clouds 37/25 38/29 36/20 and freezing fog. Mukilteo Snohomish Gold Bar 39/30 39/22 38/22 Lynnwood Mill Creek Index Monroe Sultan 38/27 32/18 38/27 39/22 38/22 Kirkland Redmond 39/28 40/24 Seattle Bellevue 39/28 39/28

38°27° Chilly; low clouds and fog

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MONDAY

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Mostly sunny today, though some fog and clouds in some of the passes and along the east slopes. Freezing level rising to 2,500 feet.

Port Orchard 38/25

Puget Sound

Wind east 3-6 knots today. Seas under a foot. Mostly cloudy. Wind southeast 4-8 knots tonight. Seas 2-4 feet. Partly cloudy.

Tacoma 36/21

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Hiring Saban changed everything for the Crimson Tide, a traditional power that was flailing as it tried to recapture past glory. Saban and Alabama have set the standard since, going 98-18 with three national championships and four Southeastern Conference titles. A couple months before Alabama landed Saban,

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“We had one conference room,” Stoops remembered. “The offense had a meeting in there to review practice that day, and then defense took their turn in there to watch practice. Then it became the music room. So there were probably 40 of them in there, blaring music and chanting

through 5 p.m. yesterday High/low ..................................... 37/21 Normal high/low ....................... 44/35 Records (1976/1978) ................. 55/10 Barometric pressure (noon) ... 30.48 S 24 hours ending 5 p.m. ............... 0.00” Month to date ........................... 12.93” Normal month to date ............... 5.72” Year to date ............................... 52.10” Normal year to date ................. 47.09” Rises Mercury ..... 9:12 a.m. Venus ......... 4:53 a.m. Mars ........... 1:57 a.m. Jupiter ...... 10:46 p.m. Saturn ........ 5:43 a.m. Uranus ..... 12:04 p.m. Neptune ... 10:50 a.m. Pluto ........... 8:07 a.m.

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of its own. “He’s, obviously, blossomed into (doing) a fantastic job in terms of what he’s done at Michigan State right now,” Saban said. “And I think the world should recognize what a great job he’s done.” It would be hard not to at this point. Michigan State has won at least 11 games in five of the last six seasons. The Spartans have won two Big Ten titles, the Rose Bowl and the Cotton Bowl in the last three seasons.

Dantonio has clearly established himself as one of the best coaches in college football and turned Michigan State into an elite program. Since 2010, only Saban (70) and Florida State’s Jimbo Fisher (68) have won more games than Dantonio (65). The only thing missing is a national championship. “This will be a great opportunity but a great challenge for us as a program,” Dantonio said. “And we’re looking forward to our moment.”

all the words and jumping up and down. I came in with two buckets of chicken, and it went crazy.” The Sooners haven’t lost since, averaging 52 points over their last seven games. “It’s been fun,” said Baker Mayfield, who emerged as one of the nation’s top quarterbacks after transferring from Texas Tech. “It’s been ups and downs, a lot of adversity throughout the beginning of the year. I’ve

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Jackson scores four times, leads Louisville to bowl win Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Lamar Jackson ran for a career-high and Music City Bowl-record 226 yards and two touchdowns and threw for two more scores to help Louisville beat Texas A&M 27-21 on Wednesday night. The freshman, making his first start since Oct. 30, finished with a bowlrecord 453 total yards, and set the Louisville career rushing mark before the end of the first quarter in giving the Cardinals a 20-7 lead they never lost. Jackson ran for 126 yards in the first 15 minutes, including a 61-yard scoring run. Louisville (8-5) won for the eighth time in 10 games. The Cardinals also had third bowl victory in their past four trips. Texas A&M (8-5) became the first Southeastern Conference team to lose this bowl season. The Aggies made it interesting in the final minutes with their third-string quarterback making his first career start. Josh Hubenak started after both Kyle Allen and Kyler Murray transferred this month. Hubenak shook off five sacks and two turnovers to throw for 307 yards, including a 29-yard touchdown pass

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Ditch the red and green

There are plenty of bright and cheery indoor plants to chase away winter’s gloom

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Polyanthus primroses come in many beautiful colors to brighten things up in the winter.

By Nancy Brachey The Charlotte Observer

As the Christmas tree goes away, the poinsettia starts to look old and the holly branches are fading fast, many of you will be looking for something of a different style and color. Treat Several fine yourself houseplants to an amaryllis, which often don’t are prime choices for bloom until after the indoor Christmas, D3 winter land-

scape and will make the perfect antidote to red and green overload. Some even thrive in the cool air of unheated sunrooms or windowsills. In January, garden centers and grocery stores often show a nice range of plants in full bloom. The flowers are very pretty, and some of these plants like rooms that are quite cool. Cineraria: The cineraria produces flowers shaped like daisies that might be blue, violet, pink or rose that stand up straight above nice-looking light green foliage. This is a bold plant that, given a very cool temperature, especially through the night, will last about four weeks. The hotter the room, the shorter the plant’s bloom life will be. An unheated sunroom would be a great place for cineraria to spend the night. During the day, good natural light will help the flowers open and look good. Keep the soil moist but not soggy and place the plant well

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Cyclamen offer beautiful blooms and interesting leaves.

away from cold drafts coming through outside doors. Cyclamen: A second choice is the cyclamen. This is a gorgeous plant for the winter indoors. It also likes it cool. The color choices here are red, light to dark pink and white. It is a very cheerful plant that looks wonderful either as a small plant on the windowsill or a table or a larger one for a centerpiece. It also likes a very cool spot by a window or in an unheated room. And just as important, it will not tolerate overwatering. Collapsing flower stems and flopping foliage are the first sign that you watered this plant too often. Make sure the top layer of soil is dry to the touch before you water. I have found that, given a cool,

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Cyclamen will brighten any gloom in the gray days of winter.

well-lighted spot, cyclamen can look pretty for a month or longer. This is wonderful because the colors look so spring-like, especially when days are gray. Polyanthus primrose: A third choice is the polyanthus primrose, a small potted plant that bears beautiful flowers. The

color choices are huge, including white, blue, purple, pink, red and yellow. The flowers are quite long-lasting in a cool room. These start to show up in stores in January but are quite evident in February and March. They are small plants with very colorful flowers rising above a rosette of

pretty green leaves. This is a plant that makes my heart sing with delight because the vivid colors are so beautiful. This is a plant to enjoy in excess, but like the cineraria and cyclamen, they like it cool on a windowsill or in an unheated sunroom and watered so that the soil does not dry out.

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ew Years Eve is the holiday that is represented by a clock. Some say a ticking clock is the heart of the home. Since modern digital clocks don’t click, every home should have an old clock. The tall case or grandfather clock can be found in antique and new versions. But check to be sure the clock case is not more than 8 feet high unless you have a room with an extra high ceiling. There are many other types of antique clocks that might be your favorite. Look for the banjo clock, named for its shape, first made about 1800, or the rectangular carriage clock found after the 1820s. Children like Germancarved wooden cuckoo clocks made since the 1700s or even more modern plastic versions. A late Victorian home probably had a black mantel clock placed above the fireplace or an octagonal schoolhouse clock with a “drop” section hanging below the face. The round alarm clock didn’t appear until

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the 1880s, but there still are some being made. And 20thcentury styles include plain wooden Mission or simple Art Deco clocks. Today clocks come in many strange shapes and sizes. There even is an alarm clock that rolls off the table to the floor so you have to get out of bed to turn it off. But these clocks only tell time — they don’t tick. Tip: A grandfather clock should be cleaned, oiled and adjusted every five years. It is important to keep the clock level if it is to keep accurate time. Q: I’d like information about a treadle sewing machine I’ve had for several years. It has a metal plaque attached that says “Manufacd by the American Button-Hole Overseaming and Sewing Machine Co., Phila. Pa.” Patent dates of 1850, 1865, 1866, and 1868 are listed. The machine is missing the bobbin but is otherwise complete. What can you tell me about it? A: The American Button

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A: The trophies have little value if they are pewter. The value depends on what’s engraved on it. If it lists former winners, the name of someone famous adds value. If the trophies are silver or silver plate, they would be more desirable. Even when engraved, a sterling-silver trophy can sell for meltdown weight, or the inscription can be buffed off. Q: I bought a child’s twopiece flatware set at a garage sale. Pictures of Bambi are on the handles. The bowl of the spoon is skewed to the left. The other utensil looks like a hoe. A label on the back says “A Walt Disney Prod., stainless by bonny, Japan.”What’s the purpose of these oddshaped utensils? How old are they and what are they worth? A: These are not unusual shapes for children’s eating utensils. The hoe-shaped utensil is a “pusher” used to push food onto the spoon. The bowl of the spoon is See KOVEL, Page D3

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first wrote this piece in 2001, and 15 years later it still feels relevant. It’s encouraging to know that the true attributes of a “real gardener” haven’t changed. “Next year I promise not to buy any more plants until I have planted all the ones that are currently stored in the garage because I didn’t get around to planting them this year.” No “real gardener” would ever put these kinds of constraints on themselves. After all, compulsive plant buying is a sign of a healthy, well-adjusted gardener. Just think of those plants as a portable test garden. If the plant can’t survive at least two seasons

STEVE SMITH THE WHISTLING GARDENER of being moved in and out of the garage, then it probably isn’t worthy of being planted. I usually manage to kill at least 30 percent of them every year by forgetting to water or letting the slugs decimate them or shoving them so close together that they suffocate each other before they ever get a chance to be planted.

By the time I do get around to finding a home for them, they are tough as nails. “My tool shed is going to be perfectly organized next year so I can always find what I need when I need it.” Oh right, a place for everything and everything in its place. Show me a gardener who is that organized and I’ll bet money that it doesn’t stay that way for long. Dodging rakes and falling shovels helps us stay alert, sharpens our reflexes and keeps our muscles toned. And as for tool maintenance, don’t get me started. Oiling tools and cleaning the lawn mower at the end of the season only delays the excitement of shopping

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for replacements. “Real gardeners” long for the opportunity to acquire new and exotic gardening tools. “Next year, I won’t plant things too close together. I might even read the plant tags before planting.” Now this is a novel concept, actually reading all those descriptive tags that nursery professionals provide for us. “Real gardeners” would never lower themselves to the level of reading tags. That’s for the amateur. We buy plants because they are “cool” and because we have to have them. We design by impulse, buying a plant and then finding a place for it. As for planting too close together? Impossible! We all know that there

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Snohomish Garden Club: Talk by Lisa Taylor, garden educator and speaker who works with gardeners of all ages, 7 p.m. Jan. 11, Snohomish Senior Center, 506 Fourth Street. More at www.snohomish gardenclub.com. Monroe Garden Club: Talk by Brian Pierce, of The Garden Guy, on the topic of invasive plants, noon Jan. 11, Monroe United Methodist Church, 342 S. Lewis St. Donations for the Sky Valley Food Bank accepted. For more information, call 360-863-6160.

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Sustainable Gardening Winter Speaker Series 2016, WSU Master Gardener Foundation of Snohomish County: Lectures are 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Fridays at Mukilteo Presbyterian Church Social Hall, 4514 84th St. SW, Mukilteo. The entire series of lectures is $85. Single lecture tickets are $20 at the door on a first come/first served basis the day of the lecture. More at www. gardenlectures.com. Speakers are: Jan. 8: Ladd Smith, “Soils, Compost, and Mulches.” Jan. 22: Richie Steffen, “Perennials for Difficult Sites and Year-Round Beauty.” Feb. 5: Susie Egan, “Shade Gardening: Bringing Beauty to Your Garden With Shade-Loving Plants.” Feb. 12: Sam Benowitz, “Unusual Fruits Proven to Thrive in your Garden.” Feb. 26: Linda Chalker-Scott, “The Landscape Below Ground.” March 11: Ciscoe Morris, “Everything’s Going to Pot!” March 18: Colin McCrate, “Maximizing Your Yield: Increasing Efficiency and Productivity in the Home Vegetable Garden.” April 1: Emily Bishton “Wildlife-Friendly Gardening for Beauty and Sustainability.”

In a story on Dec. 17 about the Master Gardener Speaker Series that begins this month in Mukilteo, an incorrect date was listed. Ciscoe Morris speaks at 9:30 a.m. March 11 at Mukilteo Presbyterian Church, 4514 84th St. SW. For more information about the series, go to www.gardenlectures.com.

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Morella californica is an easy-to-grow shrub with aromatic leaves.

What: Morella californica (previously known as Myrica californica) is also called California wax myrtle or California bayberry. It is an easyto-grow medium-sized shrub that can be used in formal or naturalistic gardens. It can be sheared to produce hedges or other geometric shapes,

or it can be left to grow into large, loose mounds, providing a background to other shrubs and perennials. Its small, evergreen, leaves are aromatic when crushed. Clusters of black fruit are held on short spurs in late summer, persisting into midwinter and providing food for wild birds.

For a naturalistic buffer plant it with Calocedrus decurrens, Oxydendrum arboreum and Pinus parviflora ‘Glauca’. Where: Full sun to deep shade. Size: Reaches a height of 15 feet with a spread of 10 feet. GreatPlantPicks.org

is strength in numbers. Crowded plants hold each other up and they choke out weeds. We don’t have to spend money or take the time to stake things up. Opulence, exuberance, and immoderation are the hallmark of a “real gardener”. Don’t let anybody tell you otherwise. “This year I’m going to stake my perennials before they bloom and pinch my mums so they aren’t 8 feet tall by September.” These are classic examples of timely chores that “real gardeners” can’t be bothered with. I have these wonderful “grow through rings” for my peonies somewhere in the gardening shed that are designed

finish the South Arboretum Plan at Evergreen Arboretum at Legion Park in Everett. The leaves are 4-by-6 inches and will be embedded in a wall to be created at the entrance to the South Area. Messages can be up to three lines, with 25 characters and spaces per line. Makes a great gift idea. Leaves can be ordered online at www.evergreenarboretum.com. Call the Arboretum message phone at 425-257-8597 for more information. Growing Groceries Education Series: 7 to 9:30 p.m. Wednesdays, WSU Snohomish County Extension’s Cougar Auditorium, 600 128th St. SE, Everett, inside McCollum Park. Jan. 20: What to Grow in Western Washington. Variety and technique are key to successful harvests. Feb. 3: Small Fruits, Big Harvests. Strawberries, cane berries, blueberries, and other small fruit. Feb. 17: Small Space & Vertical Gardening. No matter how little space you have, you can grow food. March 2: Early Start = Early Harvest. What to plant and how to get a jump on the season. March 16: Good Bugs, Bad Bugs, & Pollinators. Learn who’s who and how to attract the good guys. April 6: Seed Starting & Growing Transplants. Save money and raise the varieties that do best here. April 20: Weeding and Watering. Get smart about weeds and water; save time, harvest more. April 27: Growing the Heat Lovers in the Chilly NW. Learn the tricks to growing ripe tomatoes, peppers and melons. Register online at GrowingGroceries.BrownPaperTickets.com. For more information visit snohomish.wsu.edu/growing-groceries, call Kate Halstead at 425-357-6024 or email khalstead@wsu.edu. Northwest Flower & Garden Show: Feb. 17 through 21, Washington State Convention Center, Seattle. Seminars, vendors, 23 display gardens. More at www. gardenshow.com.

to be put over the peonies while they are still small (before they set their flower buds). Haven’t got them on once in five years. But that’s why they make “link stakes”, bamboo stakes and stretch ties. Regarding fall blooming perennials like asters and mums that need pinching in June to keep them compact and bushy, I do manage to accomplish that task, but only because I own a gas powered hedge trimmer with a 30-inch bar that allows me to “pinch” them in about 30 seconds. “Real gardeners” love power tools. Steve Smith is owner of Sunnyside Nursery in Marysville and can be reached online at info@ sunnysidenursery.net.

NURSERY CLASSES These local nurseries feature classes, guest speakers and special events throughout the year, often for no charge. Check their websites or call for details. Christianson’s Nursery and Greenhouse: 15806 Best Road, Mount Vernon; 360-466-3821; www. christiansonsnursery.com. Falling Water Gardens: Free classes in creating and caring for a pond, 17516 Highway 203, Monroe; 360-863-1400, www.fallingwater gardens.com. McAuliffe’s Valley Nursery: 11910 Springhetti Road, Snohomish; 360-862-1323; www.mcauliffes valleynursery.com. Molbak’s Garden & Home: 13625 NE 175th St., Woodinville; 425-483-5000; molbaks.com. Li’l Sprout Nursery: 17414 Bothell-Everett Highway, Mill Creek; 425-482-5276; www.lilsproutnursery.com. Upcoming topics include hydroponic gardening, houseplant propagation, garden clean-up, cooking with herbs. Pine Creek Nursery: 23225 Sofie Road, Monroe; 360-863-8866; www. pinecreeknursery.com. Sky Nursery: 18528 Aurora Ave. N., Shoreline; 206-546-4851; www. skynursery.com. Sunnyside Nursery: 3915 Sunnyside Blvd., Marysville; 425-334-2002; www.sunnysidenursery.net. Classes are free. Wight’s Home & Garden: 5026 196th St. SW, Lynnwood; 425-7753636; www.wights.com. To submit an item for the Home & Garden calendar, e-mail abrown@ heraldnet.com.

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Now’s the time to buy yourself an amaryllis By Adrian Higgins The Washington Post

The big, red blowsy amaryllis has positioned itself as a holiday bloom, but I’m with Christian Curless, a horticulturist who raises and sells this Samson of flowering bulbs. Dutch-grown bulbs are hard-pressed to flower in time for the holidays because of the way their internal clock has been reworked; amaryllis hails from the Southern Hemisphere. “Our argument is that there’s enough color at Christmas,” he said. “When we need color is on the other side of Christmas when the darkness descends and you’re facing many weeks before spring comes.” So it’s good, indeed preferable, to forge a private communion with the emerging bloom in the gray stillness of January. If you didn’t get one as a gift, do what I did. Treat yourself. There are no true yellow bloomers, but I was drawn to one that approximates that hue, called Lemon Star. There are three basic ways to acquire amaryllis. The easiest and also most expensive is to buy one that is already potted and starting to grow. The second is to buy a boxed kit, containing some potting soil, a bulb and a pot. These can be quite inexpensive, and often for good reason. Still, they will do the trick. The third way is to buy loose bulbs from the cardboard bins at garden centers, mass merchandisers and other retailers.

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Amaryllis variety Royal Velvet is a classic big, red type. It’s fashionable as a holiday plant, but the bulbs often don’t oblige with flowers in time for Christmas. The blooms may take eight weeks or more to develop after potting.

A bulb the size of a softball will produce two to three flower scapes, each bearing four blooms. Look for bulbs that are firm, undamaged and with the growing tip at an early stage.

One advantage to getting one this way is that you can tart it up by placing its growing pot in a high-end cache pot and add moss as a classy mulch. Another plus to getting a bare bulb is that you can examine it for firmness and health before buying and to catch

one in an optimum stage of development. I like to see just the emerging tip of the flower bud. At places I’ve visited recently, I found an alarming number of bare bulbs with flowering stems, or scapes, that are too far along. Some are even in

it’s still in good shape. Does my radio have any value? A: Coca-Cola advertising memorabilia and collectibles are almost as old as the beverage itself. Since 1886, the year John Pemberton’s Coca-Cola syrup was first served in an Atlanta soda fountain, Coca-Cola has been advertised through signs, newspaper ads, coupons, bottles, trays, calendars, lamps and clocks. The company first used radios in the 1930s. They were shaped like bottles and are worth lots of money today. Cooler-shaped radios were made in the 1950s and vending machine transistor radios

appeared in the 1960s. The first can-shaped radio was a 1971-’72 special offer. It was a transistor radio made by General Electric that cost $5.95 with a proof-of-purchase. The radio had a 2¼-inch magnetic speaker, used a nine-volt battery and picked up local AM radio stations. Many versions of can radios, including FM versions, were made until the ’80s. They are popular but common and worth $5 to $25. Examples with the original box fall in the higher end of the range. Write to Terry Kovel and Kim Kovel at Kovels, The Herald, King Features Syndicate, 300 W. 57th St., New York, NY 10019.

full bloom. Why share your purchase with other shoppers? If you found one with a budded scape halfway grown, it would give you enough time to take it home (very carefully), pot it up, allow the scape to gather itself vertically, and bloom in a week or two. I’d still go with the more nascent stem. Most bulbs of flowering size will produce sequentially two and perhaps three scapes, each with four blooms perfectly opposed. Often, the leaves will appear after blooming, but they look better emerging at blossom time. The most common mistake with amaryllis is overwatering, which will rot the bulb. “A lot of people think you should water it to get it going, but the best treatment is to water it when you first start

it and then wait until you see the leaves emerge,” said Jim Harbage, floriculture leader at Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. Watering should increase as the leaves develop, which is when the roots start to grow, said Curless, who works for Colorblends, a bulb importer based in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The most common problem is that the flower scapes stretch so high that the whole plant becomes top-heavy and topples, with catastrophic results. How do you prevent this? If you can start the plant in a warm spot — at least 70 degrees — this will encourage the leaves to form with the flower scapes. It is not until the leaves begin to form that the new roots grow into the soil, Curless said, and the roots will anchor the amaryllis. Gardeners who have electric heat mats for seed starting could grow their bulbs with this bottom heat. A warm start will also hasten the time it takes for the amaryllis to grow and flower, and also help prevent the flower scapes from overextending. Once the flower buds are plump, the amaryllis can be moved to a cooler area, to prolong the bloom period. The other major cause of stretched stalks is insufficient light. The pot should be placed in a sunny room, close to a window. Rotate the pot 90 degrees daily to prevent leaning. After flowering, you can either toss the plant or try to keep it going to the next year. The latter requires a regimen of care.

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After flowering, cut off the entire flower scape, but not the leaves. Water (and feed lightly with a balanced liquid fertilizer), and after the last frost, you can move the amaryllis into a slightly larger pot with fresh potting mix to be grown outdoors until the fall. Critically, the plant should be hardened off in the spring against sun and wind. This is done over a 10-to-14-day period when the amaryllis is gradually moved from a sheltered, shady spot to a more open area. Even after that step, it is best to keep the plant out of afternoon sunlight to avoid leaf scorching, Curless said. Interestingly, about 1 in 5 of his amaryllis reblooms in the summer. Around the time of the first frost in the fall, remove the plants from their pots and lay them on newspapers in an outside, dry area — a screened porch is good — for the soil and roots to dry off. Curless then stores them in the basement, where the bulbs get a rest period and the foliage withers. Trim old leaves and roots before repotting for winter flowering indoors. Bulb expert and retailer Brent Heath of Gloucester, Virginia, induces the rest period by tipping pots on their side in September, leaving them alone for two months before starting them again. Even with the care, sometimes an amaryllis that has been kept from one year to the next refuses to bloom. Be prepared for the disappointment. “What we find with amaryllis,” Curless said, “is that they have a mind of their own.”

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Imperfections part of imperfect world

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While I’m away, readers give the advice. On ordering a la carte in a prix-fixe world: It seems to me many of the questions posed to you are asking something impossible. They want to order people in their lives a la carte, picking only the positive things and wanting to extinguish the negative: the perfect boyfriend but ... , the nice in-laws except ... , the cool friend group except for this one thing ... . Accepting imperfections seems such a necessary quality to get through a day, let alone a life. I don’t get why people don’t just realize the benefits exceed the cost and accept the cost, or realize the cost exceeds the benefit and cut bait. There’s no fixing stuff just so; it’s a path to unhappiness. Where do these people live that they expect things to fit in neat little perfect packages? Never mind, they are in front of me at the drive-thru using 47 words to order a cup of coffee when I just want a cruller and a large black coffee. — Variations on a Theme On talking to a grown child who has chosen to walk on the wild side: I told my daughter something when she went to college that she still remembers at 35. I told her I

CAROLYN HAX TELL ME ABOUT IT knew she was going to have fun but my hope for her was that she wouldn’t make any choices she would have to live with for the rest of her life — more important, though, a choice I would have to live with for the rest of MY life. I said I could not imagine my life without her and was not sure I could go on if she were to die. I also reminded her that she could call anytime — no judgment — if she was ever in a situation where she felt unsafe and we would figure it out. She was shocked by how frank I was but it stayed with her. — P. On being assigned “the smart/ pretty/athletic/disappointing one” label: Parents probably mean to compliment their kids by assigning them a Leading Attribute label, but it’s so limiting.

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TV producer George Schlatter is 86. Actor Sir Anthony Hopkins is 78. Actor Tim Considine (TV: “My Three Sons”) is 75. Actress Sarah Miles is 74. Rock musician Andy Summers is 73. Actor Sir Ben Kingsley is 72. Producer-director Taylor Hackford is 71. Fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg is 69. Actor Tim Matheson is 68. Pop singer Burton Cummings is 68. Actor Joe Dallesandro is 67. Rock musician Tom Hamilton (Aerosmith) is 64. Actor James Remar is 62. Actress Bebe Neuwirth is 57. Actor Val Kilmer is 56. Singer Paul Westerberg is 56. Actor Don Diamont is 53. Rock musician Ric Ivanisevich (Oleander) is 53. Rock musician Scott Ian (Anthrax) is 52. Actress Gong Li is 50. Author Nicholas Sparks is 50. Actor Lance Reddick is 46. Pop singer Joe McIntyre is 43. Rock musician Mikko Siren (Apocalyptica) is 40. Rapper PSY (Park Jae-sang) is 38. Thought for today: “Youth is when you’re allowed to stay up late on New Year’s Eve. Middle age is when you’re forced to!” — William E. Vaughan, American newspaper columnist (1915-1977). Associated Press

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Baby teething on fingers bothers mom Dear Abby: A friend I really like has been extremely helpful babysitting my 4-month-old son every once in a while. The problem is, she informed me that she rubs his gums and lets him chew on her fingers. I find this gross and strange. Clean fingers or not, I’d prefer she not do this. She only has him a couple of hours at a time, and he has teething toys. Am I overreacting? If not, how do I politely inform my friend that I’d rather she not put her fingers in my baby’s mouth? I can’t think of a way to explain it that wouldn’t offend her. — Off Limits In Idaho Dear Off Limits: What your friend is doing is neither gross nor strange. She was probably trying to soothe your teething baby who was showing signs of discomfort. Her fingers may have been more comfortable to chew on than the hard toy. However, you are the parent and if you prefer no more fingers in your baby’s mouth, you should tell that to your friend and she shouldn’t take offense. Dear Abby: I often have thought about cooking food and taking it to neighbors when they experience a death in the family or a new baby, etc. I know when my parents passed away, kind relatives and neighbors brought us so much food we didn’t know what to do with it all. But it was greatly appreciated and helped us more than they could ever know. My problem is I tend to overthink this and then not follow through. (What if they don’t eat meat? What if they’re on special diets? What if they already have a lot of food or are allergic to something?) How can RIP HAYWIRE

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DEAR ABBY I offer something useful without knowing their eating habits? I have considered giving a restaurant gift card, but that doesn’t seem as personal. It seems years ago people never put so much thought into making a dish and taking it to the neighbors. Can you give me some insight? — Wants To Help In Michigan Dear Wants To Help: I don’t think you are overthinking at all. The questions in your mind are intelligent ones. That’s why you should pick up the phone and tell the families that you intend to bring them a gift of food, but before you do, you would like to know if they have any dietary restrictions. (Perhaps they already have a freezer full of cakes, pies and cookies and would enjoy something more solid — like a casserole?) I am sure your thoughtfulness would be appreciated if you called to offer your condolences and asked what they could use. Confidential To My Readers: A word to the wise: If you plan to toast the New Year tonight, please appoint a designated driver. And on this night especially, designated drivers should remember to drive defensively. To one and all, a happy, healthy New Year! — Love, Abby Universal Uclick

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Today is Thursday, Dec. 31, the 365th and final day of 2015. Today’s highlight: On Dec. 31, 1879, Thomas Edison first publicly demonstrated his electric incandescent light in Menlo Park, New Jersey. On this date: In 1775, during the Revolutionary War, the British repulsed an attack by Continental Army generals Richard Montgomery and Benedict Arnold; Montgomery was killed. In 1904, New York’s Times Square saw its first New Year’s Eve celebration, with an estimated 200,000 people in attendance. In 1909, the Manhattan Bridge, spanning the East River between Manhattan and Brooklyn, was officially opened to vehicular traffic. In 1946, President Harry S. Truman officially proclaimed the end of hostilities in World War II. In 1951, the Marshall Plan expired after distributing more than $12 billion in foreign aid. In 1969, Joseph A.

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Thursday’s highlights on TV include: New Year’s Eve celebrations: There’s no shame in staying home to party in front of your TV, as long as you vacuum up the confetti by February. The networks again have stocked the night with star-studded specials. “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest” (8 p.m. Thursday, ABC) has Carrie Underwood, Demi Lovato, One Direction and others ringing in 2016. Meanwhile, the talent on “Pitbull’s New Year’s Revolution” (8 p.m., Fox) includes Timbaland, Yazz