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Man found dead after fire

Putting 787s together costly Boeing has lost more than $32 billion assembling Dreamliners, and it isn’t clear how much of that the company will regain and when.

By Dan Catchpole Herald Writer

of W. Mukilteo Boulevard. It was too hot and the black smoke was too thick.

“That’s when I knew,” he said.

“It was too far gone.”

Everett Fire Marshal Rick Robinson said crews carried an elderly man out of the house before putting out the blaze. He could not confirm the name of the man who was found dead.

Steve Elke said his brother, a retired electrical engineer, lived most of his life in the house.

Their parents, Gus and Lottie Elke, bought it in the 1940s when

EVERETT — It is a mindboggling number: $32 billion.

That’s how much money the Boeing Co. has spent making 787 Dreamliners so far.

Despite spending billions on the 787 program, Boeing’s stock value Monday — $123.99 — was well above the $69.73 it averaged in 2011 when the composite material airplane was first delivered.

Cash flow. That’s what matters most for investors and stock analysts.

The money Boeing has spent making Dreamliners is already gone.

“It’s sunk costs, so to some extent it’s not all that relevant going forward,” said a Wall Street analyst who was not authorized to publicly comment on Boeing stock, which he tracks.

What matters most for the company’s future — for paying investor dividends, for making payroll, keeping the lights on — is cash flow. The company and analysts expect the 787 program to bring in more and more cash every month.

Boeing has significantly cut 787 production costs in the past couple years.

The company will release its 2015 earnings report Wednesday.

Boeing leaders are expected to say if they hit the goal of becoming cash positive on the 787

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Steve Elke hugs Jesusa Rankhorn as they mourn at a fire Monday in the 5000 block of Ocean Avenue in Everett. A man’s body was found at Elke’s brother’s home. Steve Elke believes the body is that of his brother, Mike Elke. Below, Everett firefighters look for hot spots after the blaze.

Brother believes his 76-year-old sibling died in Everett blaze

By Amy Nile Herald Writer

EVERETT — He took a garden hose to a fire as it burned his brother’s home on 5000 block of Ocean Avenue on Monday afternoon.

Steve Elke believes his 76-yearold brother, Mike Elke, is the man Everett firefighters found dead when they arrived to put out the blaze just after 1:30 p.m.

Steve Elke, 67, spotted smoke and flames on his way from the grocery store to his home across the street.

He tried to get into his brother’s burning two-story house, south

Oversight committee sought for psychiatric hospitals OLYMPIA — State lawmakers are pursuing a stronger voice in the day-to-day operation of Washington’s two psychiatric hospitals.

A bill introduced with

bipartisan support calls for creating a legislative oversight committee and hiring a mental health expert to keep watch on how Western and Eastern state hospitals are run.

Supporters said Monday the goal of House bill 2453 is to help the facilities, especially Western

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there,” said Rep. Laurie Jinkins, D-Tacoma, the bill’s prime sponsor. “The citizens of the state deserve a mental health system that works, and it’s not working.”

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“We need to fix our mental health system and that includes these institutions,” he said. “Ultimately the Legislature needs to have greater oversight.”

A public hearing on the bill is

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scheduled for 10 a.m. Tuesday by the House Judiciary Committee. Jinkins is the committee chairwoman and Rodne the ranking minority member.

House Bill 2453 would create a 12-person bipartisan, bicameral Joint Select Committee on State Hospital Oversight.

This panel of lawmakers would hire an expert in publicly funded mental health systems to keep watch on the two hospitals operated by the Department of Social and Health Services.

The expert would consult with lawmakers on funding and policy matters related to the hospitals.

They could make recommendations for changes as they see fit. Also, if the committee receives complaints or concerns about the hospital, it could direct this expert to ferret out the facts and report back.

Jinkins said the oversight committee would work to improve mental

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program, meaning the whole program would be bringing in more cash than it is spending. Due to the nuances of corporate accounting, it would take a little longer before Boeing starts making back the money it already has spent assembling 787s. That

health services and not be at cross purposes with the executive branch in which DSHS is housed.

Tuesday’s hearing on the bill comes days after lawmakers received a report from DSHS on its hospital staffing challenges — a report that was due April 1.

Lawmakers wanted a staffing plan by that date, but it didn’t get done and, as it turned out, circumstances have rapidly evolved and the staffing situation worsened.

U.S. District Court Judge Marsha Pechman ruled in April that the state has been routinely violating the constitutional rights of defendants who are jailed while awaiting treatment at the state’s two psychiatric hospitals. She ordered that the state come up with a plan to add more beds for defendants who are too mentally ill to assist with their own defense.

Additionally, the state’s mental hospitals battled critical staff shortages, including psychiatrists.

A federal audit last year

cited understaffing as a contributing factor to patient safety concerns at Western. The hospital was notified in the fall that it risked losing federal funding if problems weren’t fixed. That led departing DSHS Secretary Kevin Quigley to stop expansion intended to meet Pechman’s mandate.

Quigley has said the state doesn’t pay enough to attract and keep doctors, psychologists, nurses and social workers. And, he’s said, it will take more money to open up new beds.

While lawmakers did boost spending on the hospitals in July, it hasn’t been enough to erase the problems.

Western and Eastern continue their efforts to hire as many staff as possible to maintain patient and staff safety on the wards, DSHS spokeswoman Norah West said in an email Monday.

“While our preference is always to hire permanent state employees, we will

continue to make use of contract staff as needed to ensure adequate levels of patient care are provided until permanent staff can be hired,” she said.

Gov. Jay Inslee, in his proposed 2016 supplemental budget, calls for boosting salaries of hospital personnel, hiring additional nurses and opening up 64 new beds for assessing those experience acute mental health crisis. Those three initiatives will cost roughly $25 million.

The report received by lawmakers Jan. 19 lays out the situation. It says roughly 325 applicants completed new employee orientation at Western in 2015 but 125 of them quit during the year.

Vacancies in the nursing department averaged just over 10 percent for permanent positions and over 26 percent for non-permanent and on-call positions.

That’s compelled Western to contract with temporary personnel to fill the spots.

“We funded a lot in the

budget last year. We did everything that was asked of us and it doesn’t feel like we moved the needle,” Jinkins said.

Without a good model for staffing at Western, it’s hard for lawmakers to know how to best “drive our dollars” to help, she said. The proposed committee could certainly help, she said. “Whatever we can do we ought to do.”

House Minority Leader Dan Kristiansen, R-Snohomish, said Monday said bipartisan concern about how the money is spent is inciting interest in the bill.

“If we’re going to restore accountability in government, we need to put a third party in there to be our eyes and ears, to figure out what’s going on and to let us know,” he said.

“I don’t want to put good money into a bad operating system and I think everybody agrees it is a bad operating system.”

Jerry Cornfield: 360352-8623; jcornfield@ heraldnet.com

amount totaled $32.2 billion when Boeing reported third quarter earnings for 2015. That included $28.3 billion in deferred production costs and $3.9 billion in non-recurring costs, including tooling.

Deferred costs are used as part of Boeing’s accounting method, known as program accounting.

Program accounting is used on a corporate balance sheet to give investors and company leaders a long-term view of how a

corporation is financially performing, said David Burgstahler, an accounting professor at the University of Washington’s Foster School of Business.

“The idea of program accounting is to spread upfront development costs across a program’s lifespan,” he said.

Cash flow is more immediate, he said. “You can only stay in business if you have enough cash to cover your current costs.”

Even in 2013 — when

Boeing was losing more than $100 million on each 787 — Boeing had enough cash to cover the costs. In the early 1990s, the company had enough cash to cover the early costs when it developed the 777. Deferred costs on the 787 program have dwarfed those of previous programs.

“Just eliminating (787) losses makes Boeing’s cash flow get better,” even if it is only breaking even, the Wall Street analyst said.

Still, he expects Boeing to at least make most of its money back over time.

Worst case, if it has to write off a few billion dollars, it can absorb the cost, he said.

“I don’t know if another company uses program accounting in the same way” as Boeing, he said.

“There’s not another company quite like Boeing.”

Dan Catchpole: 425339-3454; dcatchpole@ heraldnet.com; Twitter: @ dcatchpole.

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Probe into infant girl’s death continues

By Rikki King Herald Writer

EVERETT — Detectives are conferring with doctors and medical specialists as they continue to investigate the death of a 3-month-old girl last month.

“This is an active investigation and detectives are pursuing all leads,” Everett police officer Aaron Snell said Monday.

The girl’s mother and her boyfriend were released from jail over the weekend after prosecutors declined to refile the charges

in Snohomish County Superior Court. That sometimes happens in cases when police and prosecutors are not ready to take the case to trial.

The pair had been jailed on criminal mistreatment charges.

Three detectives are working on the case from the Everett Police Department and the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office, Snell said. The couple had been living in unincorporated county before moving to an Everett motel not long before the death.

“This is a serious case and

detectives are diligently working on the many moving parts,” Snell said. “Overall, the process will take time as we consult medical experts and other specialists to determine the specifics.”

The mother, Jerrica Schreib, 19, and her boyfriend, Donald Coons, 42, had four children in their care. Schreib called authorities Dec. 18 to report that her baby, 3-month-old Madilynn Schreib, was possibly having an allergic reaction to gripe water.

The baby was hospitalized and died two days later. Her death

was ruled a homicide. That’s a medical determination meaning she died as the result of someone else’s actions. Her cause of death was listed by the county medical examiner as a combination of pneumonia, sepsis and meningitis with non-accidental trauma and a clinical history of the presence of amphetamine. Madilynn tested positive for methamphetamines at the hospital.

Coons posted bond in a pending drug case as part of his release, jail records show.

On Monday he called The Daily

Herald and demanded a retraction of stories about the baby’s death. He insisted the child’s death had been reclassified and that it was no longer being viewed as a homicide.

The medical examiner’s office Monday still classified the death as a homicide.

The police investigation includes allegations that Coons’ three daughters, who were living with the couple, also were abused. Child Protective Services See PROBE, Page A6

Invasion robbery charges filed

By Diana Hefley Herald Writer

access the waterfront area west of the railroad tracks or whether it would reduce delays in ferry loading and unloading, Nelson said. Both emergency services and ferry traffic can be delayed by passing trains.

“We all know what we have down there now is sort of disorganized,” Earlng said. The railroad tracks are used by Sounder trains, Amtrak, and BNSF. Train traffic can block access to the ferry terminal. “I’ve seen ferries have to wait,” he said.

Safety is an important piece of planning for improvements, Earling said, since a number of people walk across the tracks

LAKE STEVENS — Legal troubles are piling up for a Bonney Lake woman who is a suspect in a violent home-invasion robbery in Lake Stevens.

Prosecutors earlier this month charged Crystal Atter with burglary for 2014 heist in Edmonds.

Genetic testing allegedly confirmed that a hair band found in the house contained Atter’s DNA. She also allegedly pawned a laptop computer taken from the house, according to court papers.

Lake Stevens detectives say Atter stole a laptop and jewelry from a Lake Stevens couple last month after she and two other people forced their way inside the home.

Prosecutors on Thursday charged Atter with first-degree robbery in connection with the Dec. 31 incident.

Atter, 27, was convicted last year of attempting to steal a vehicle. She also has several misdemeanor convictions for drug crimes. In asking for $50,000 bail prosecutors say Atter has failed to show up for 22 court hearings.

The Lake Stevens couple, both in their 70s, told police that three people forced their way into their home after ringing the doorbell.

The suspects were wearing masks and gloves. One suspect allegedly held the woman down while Atter went to the bedroom.

The homeowner, who has a medical condition, was in bed.

He told police he tried to grab the woman’s jacket but he was

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For decades, Edmonds traffic has been clogged by the convergence of a state highway, ferry and train traffic. A committee is working to improve access to the waterfront.

Weigh in on Edmonds traffic An open house is planned for Wednesday to update the public on ideas a committee is considering to make the city’s waterfront more accessible.

By Sharon Salyer Herald Writer

EDMONDS — The goal is to solve a problem that has plagued the downtown area for decades.

Trains, auto and ferry traffic all converge into a bottleneck near the city’s waterfront. City officials say passing rail traffic — now more than 40 trains a day — block waterfront access for about 90 minutes daily. Each year some 3.8 million people either drive or walk onto the Edmonds-Kingston ferry.

A 12-member waterfront access advisory group appointed

by Mayor Dave Earling has been working on suggestions for how to solve the problem. The group will update the public during a meeting scheduled from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Edmonds Library.

Building an overpass, underpass or trench to allow vehicles to bypass the train tracks “is a potential mega project,” said Cadence Clyborne, a member of the waterfront access committee. Yet it’s often hard to get

the public interested in planning early in the process, she said. “The best way to do that is to have people come and voice their opinions,” she said.

The group held its first update for the public in November to get suggestions on what concepts to consider, said Mike Nelson, an Edmonds city councilman who is co-chair of the waterfront access study group. The suggestions included an overpass, underpass, modifications to the railroad itself, on-site improvements, trying to change the schedule of trains, and changes to the ferry terminal, he said.

Among the concerns they have to balance is whether a proposal would improve the ability of emergency services to

House passes plan for fixing ed funding system

By Donna Gordon Blankinship Associated Press

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SEATTLE — The Washington House passed a bill Monday that would instruct the 2017 Legislature to finish repairing the way the state pays for public schools, another step toward answering a state Supreme Court decision and ending $100,000 a day in fines.

Sen. Steve Litzow, chairman of the Senate Education Committee, said he expects his committee will vote on the proposal by the end of this week or early next week after making some changes.

The Republican from Mercer Island said those details were still being discussed.

Democrats said earlier in the day that the Senate Republicans had issues with the bill that could prevent it from passing.

Meet nominees Democrats plan to introduce candidates for a vacant council seat during a public questionand-answer forum on Tuesday.

The event is scheduled from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Everett Labor Temple, 2810 Lombard Ave. Space is limited to the first who arrive. The vacant District 5 council seat covers eastern Sno-

Gov. Jay Inslee remained optimistic the Legislature would reach a bipartisan agreement on a way to move forward on education funding reform.

“Today’s strong bipartisan vote in the state House of Representatives demonstrates the commitment of legislators to work together towards meeting the state’s obligation to fully fund our schools,” Inslee said in a statement.

homish County and was fomerly held by County Executive Dave Somers, a Democrat who won election to the post in November. Democratic Party precinct committee officers are scheduled to select three nominees on Feb. 6 to forward to the County Council for a final selection. Potential appointees include state Rep. Hans Dunshee, of Snohomish; former county Democratic

The measure would set up a task force to find a solution to the state’s overreliance on local school levies to pay for basic education. It also would ask school districts for more details about the way they spend their local tax money to help lawmakers determine how much of it is paying for things like teacher salaries that the state should be covering.

The levy issue is the last hurdle to bringing lawmakers into

Party chairman and current fire commissioner Mark Hintz, who lives near Snohomish; and Guy Palumbo, a county planning commissioner and fire commissioner who lives in the Maltby area. For more info, go to www.snocodems.org and check the calendar.

Plan for Lynnwood parks: The city of Lynnwood is seeking

public input on a 10-year plan for parks, arts, recreation and conservation. Two open houses are planned at the Lynnwood Recreation Center, 18900 44th Ave W. The first is 4 to 7 p.m.

Wednesday. The second is 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, and Spanish interpretation will be available.

More info: 425-670-5503.

Public safety night for Tips:

compliance with the Washington high court’s so-called McCleary decision, in which the justices said school funding was not adequate or uniform. It’s also what lawmakers call the most challenging part of the work, and they have said they do not have the capacity or political will to finish it during this year’s legislative session.

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The annual “Local Heroes Night” for the Everett Silvertips starts at 7:05 p.m. Jan. 30 in a home game against the Seattle Thunderbirds. Discounted tickets are available in group purchases. The event raises money for the Snohomish County Law Enforcement Memorial Fund and the Medic One Foundation. More info: http://on.fb. me/1PnZ9Wh.

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“Overactive bladder syndrome and/ or urinary incontinence are widespread problems,” says Dr. Seipel. Many of these individuals wear adult diapers.

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Glenda wore adult diapers every day to guard against accidents.

“My bladder capacity was good but the leakage and accidents would occur a few times a day without warning. So, I wore them every day,” confesses Glenda.

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Many men confuse the symptoms of overactive bladder syndrome with prostate woes.

Dr. Seipel explains, “Prostate enlargement restricts urine flow. The bladder compensates for this by trying harder and harder to push the urine out.”

“This causes structural changes to the bladder,” adds Dr. Seipel, “Causing bladder walls to thicken and lose elasticity.”

As bladder pressure increases, so does instances of urinary frequency and urgency.

Long after a man’s prostate woes are relieved, he may still experience the same symptoms thanks to his now-overactive bladder.

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“Because male and female bladders, other than size, are identical,” says Dr. Seipel, “the formula works equally well for both men and women”.

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Associated Press OLYMPIA — Republican Sen. Pam Roach was kicked off of a legislative task force Monday following complaints that she verbally abused sex trafficking victims.

The Seattle Times reported that Democratic Lt. Gov. Brad Owen sent Roach a letter removing her from the Human Trafficking Task Force after he heard about her alleged conduct at a Dec. 14 meeting of the panel.

Owen said that those who attended the meeting said that Roach made the victims feel “vilified and mocked.”

“You attacked agency staff, persons both present and absent, stakeholders and persons who have miraculously survived

being victims of trafficking,” his letter said.

“Among other fictions, you claimed that sexually trafficked and homeless youth are deliberately trying not to fit in with their families by tattooing their faces and getting piercings. Without any apparent basis you minimized the exploitation of sexually trafficked minors by alleging that they probably spend their money on drugs, and asked if the labor trafficked persons were ‘illegals’?”

Those comments “diminish the horrors of trafficking by attacking its victims and consequently erode support for the courageous efforts to combat it,” the letter said.

Roach, of Sumner, denied the allegations Monday and said that

Owen was biased against her.

“The lieutenant governor is politically motivated and always has been,” she said.

Roach was banned from the Senate Republican Caucus in 2010 after leaders said she repeatedly mistreated staff and should get counseling to manage her anger. She was later allowed to back into caucus.

This is not the first time Owen, who also serves as the presiding officer overseeing the Senate, has admonished Roach. Last year he sent her a letter related to her behavior in public hearings, including an exchange during a televised hearing in which she noted campaign contributions made to her opponent in her re-election bid.

House passes bill that would cut high school science test

By Donna Gordon Blankinship Associated Press

SEATTLE — The Washington House has passed a bill Monday that would eliminate the need to pass a science test to graduate from high school.

The proposal, House Bill 2214, would also discontinue the 10th grade English and math exams in favor of the new tests based on the Common Core academic standards.

It would also eliminate an alternative to the high school exams, a portfolio approach known as the collection of evidence. Instead, students who don’t pass the exams would be required to take

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The Legislature has addressed other issues cited by the court, including putting more than $2 billion into student transportation, all-day kindergarten, smaller classes and classroom supplies.

But a bipartisan group convened by the governor

and pass another high school class in the same subject area.

The changes in the bill, which now goes on to the Senate after passing in the House on a vote of 87-10, would take effect this school year.

Lawmakers say the changes to the testing system would save the state $45 million over the next three years.

Rep. Chris Reykdal, D-Olympia, said the idea of streamlining the high school test system has had support from both Democrats and Republicans in the House for more than a year. He hopes the Senate will give the bill a hearing, which they did not do last legislative session.

“We think the one size fits all test approach not only isn’t going to work for kids, it’s very expensive,” said Reykdal, who is running for superintendent of public instruction, during a news conference after the vote.

Under current law, this year’s graduating class is required to pass either the 10th grade or eleventh grade English exams as well as one of three possible math tests. The proposal approved by the House would cut those requirements down to one test in each subject area, with fewer testing alternatives for those who don’t pass the eleventh grade exams, followed by additional classes if necessary.

has been working for more than a year to solve the overreliance on local school levies and related questions concerning teacher pay.

The Supreme Court has been holding the state in contempt because the Legislature has not made a plan for finishing the McCleary work, which must be done by 2018.

The court has been fining lawmakers $100,000 a day since August.

The proposal passed Monday, House Bill 2366, moves onto the Senate after a 64-34 passing vote.

All the no votes came from Republicans. Before the vote, several lawmakers spoke against the measure, saying they did not want to delay the work any further or handcuff future lawmakers.

Rep. Matt Manweller, R-Ellensburg, said instructing next year’s Legislature to finish the work was an inappropriate use of legislative authority. He said the 2009 Legislature did the same thing to current lawmakers by passing bills to increase school funding, decrease class sizes and end the overreliance on local levies, which the high court ordered be enforced.

“It’s ethically troubling that we would do to others what they have done to us,” Manweller said.

He also questioned the spirit of the bill, saying it was an attempt to appease the Supreme Court that would not succeed.

“We could give them Czechoslovakia, it wouldn’t appease the court,” Manweller said, making a reference to the Munich agreement between European leaders and Nazi Germany before World War II. House Majority Leader Pat Sullivan, D-Covington, took issue with Manweller’s argument.

“This is not about appeasing the court. This is about living up to a promise we made to a million school kids in 2009,” Sullivan said.

He pointed to other ways the Legislature has fulfilled its promises on school funding and said this last step is the one that will fix Washington’s broken school system.

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14 years for assault Index: Chopper sent to EVERETT — An Everett teen faces more than 14 years in prison for a gangfueled shooting in August that injured a 15-year-old boy. Juan Beteran Monrroy pleaded guilty last week to first-degree armed assault and drive-by shooting. He is scheduled to be sentenced in March.

Beteran Monrroy, 18, doesn’t have previous criminal convictions. Prosecutors plan to recommend a 14-year sentence.

The defendant fired a military-style rifle at a pickup truck carrying four teenagers. A 15-year-old was hit in the chest.

The bullet perforated his heart but he survived.

Police were told that the victim and his friends were looking for Beteran Monrroy on Aug. 16 with plans to beat him up in retaliation for a gang beef. They ended up stopped next to him at an intersection on 112th Street SW in south Everett. Beteran Monrroy pointed a gun at the pickup truck.

The other teens threw a knife and baseball bat at the defendant’s car. They sped off and Beteran Monrroy opened fire.

Three months later the victim accidentally shot his 11-year-old brother in the face while playing with a gun. The boy survived. The 15-year-old told detectives he bought the weapon after being shot in August. He pleaded guilty to illegal gun possession and assault. He served about a month in juvenile detention and is on probation for a year.

Charter Review Commission sets meeting schedule Snohomish County’s Charter Review Commission is scheduled to meet on the first and third Wednesdays during the coming months, as they set about re-examining the structure of county government. Upcoming meetings, all of them public, are scheduled for 7 p.m. Feb. 3, Feb. 17 and March 2 in County Council chambers on the 8th floor of the Robert Drewel Building, 3000 Rockefeller Ave., Everett.

Additional meetings are likely to be scheduled outside of Everett in March and April, said Mukilteo Mayor Jennifer Gregerson, who is serving as the chairwoman of the 15-member commission. A procedure should be in place soon for people to submit ideas for potential changes.

The commission also is seeking applications to fill a temporary job for a support clerk through the end of July, when recommendations for charter amendments must be forwarded to the County Council to review for placement on the November 2016 ballot. The position pays $5,000 per month. Snohomish County is one of seven charter counties in Washington. The county adopted its original charter in 1980, amended it in 1986 and has reviewed it every 10 years since.

For more information, contact Jennifer Gregerson at jennifer.gregerson@snoco.

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The Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office on Monday afternoon sent a search and rescue helicopter to Index to check on a BASE jumper who reportedly was stuck in the trees. BASE is an acronym used to describe jumping with a parachute from buildings, antennas, bridges or cliffs. It wasn’t immediately known if the jumper was injured.

The sheriff’s office reported the news around 4:30 p.m. through social media.

Mount Baker: Man killed in avalanche identified Authorities have identified the skier killed in in an avalanche near the Mount Baker Ski Area. The Bellingham Herald reported that he was identified as Mark Panthen, 36, of Bellingham.

Authorities said Panthen and a friend had been skiing in backcountry area Sunday at about 4,200 feet on the northfacing flank of Mount Herman.

Benj Wadsworth of the Northwest Avalanche Center said it appears the two men were buried in a small slide when a larger slide was triggered.

Whatcom County Sheriff’s Chief Criminal Deputy Doug Chadwick said search and rescue crews recovered Panthen’s body Monday afternoon.

Sheriff’s deputies declined to release the name of skiing partner, who was rescued and flown to a hospital. His condition wasn’t available.

The Northwest Avalanche Center said this is the second avalanche death in Washington in the past four weeks.

Seattle: Trial begins in 2007 Carnation family slaying The trial began Monday for Michele Anderson in the 2007 Christmas Eve killings in Carnation. Her former boyfriend is serving six life sentences for the six deaths of Anderson’s family members.

The Seattle Times reported that Anderson will not face the death penalty if convicted, but jurors do not know that.

The jury was chosen Jan. 13. King County Prosecutor Dan Satterberg had initially sought the death penalty against Anderson, who is now 37. He changed his mind in July after juries in two other aggravated-murder trials did not impose death sentences. One of those cases was against Anderson’s former boyfriend, Joseph McEnroe, who was convicted of the same killings Anderson is accused of committing. While McEnroe’s trial took four months, Anderson’s trial is expected to last six weeks. Opening statements were scheduled for Monday.

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Schreib’s older daughter, who is 3, was not believed

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struck on the head multiple times, Snohomish County deputy prosecutor Toni Montgomery said.

The trio fled but a witness saw a white car leaving the area. The car

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either going to or leaving the ferry terminal.

Clyborne, who also serves as president of a business group, the Edmonds Downtown Alliance, said local merchants are concerned about how any proposed changes could affect their business.

“The ferry traffic brings more people into town,” Clyborne said.

The advisory group hopes to have its list of five alternatives for fixing the problem done in the summer, Nelson said.

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The roof over the front porch collapsed.

The house was destroyed, Robinson said.

He did not immediately have details about how the blaze started. Crews will continue to investigate.

Firefighters planned stay at the scene through Monday night to monitor hot spots.

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to be living with her.

Detectives on Monday declined to say if they know who exactly caused Madilynn’s injuries, which included broken bones in various stages of healing.

“The doctors’ reports will help with our investigation,” Snell said.

Snohomish County Prosecuting Attorney Mark Roe on Friday said there likely will be criminal charges in the case at a later date, “depending on what the investigation ultimately reveals.”

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was a swerving all over the road and the license plate was covered up. The witness took video footage of the car and turned it over to police. A Lake Stevens detective noticed a distinctive dent on the Cadillac and sent a bulletin to other police departments. A Snohomish County sheriff’s detective spotted the car at a gas station Jan. 5.

Atter allegedly was driving. She reportedly confessed to detectives that she and two others committed the robbery. She told police that she’d gone there to collect a debt. She denied that anyone was assaulted.

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Update on access study An open house is scheduled from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday at the Edmonds Library, 650 Main St., to update the public on the city’s waterfront access study. The group will recommend ways to alleviate the downtown traffic issues near the waterfront. The public also can comment online on the project until Feb. 12 at edmondswaterfrontaccess.publicmeeting.info Edmonds has a total of $690,000 to spend on the traffic planning project. The state kicked in $500,000, the city $100,000, $25,000 came from the Port of Edmonds, $50,000 from BNSF Railway, $5,000 from Community Transit and $10,000 from Sound Transit.

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consulting firm, has been hired to work with the advisory group. The firm also will work with four other companies 0n tasks such as engineering, environmental reviews, railroad issues, and the design of whatever plan is finally adopted.

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they moved to Everett from Yakima. Gus Elke worked in the shipyard to support the family.

A neighbor bought the house several years ago but allowed Mike Elke, who never married or had children, to live there, his

brother said.

He talked about how Mike Elke enjoyed trapshooting and building model airplanes.

“Tell everybody you love them because you never know when the last time will be,” he said as he watched firefighters from his driveway Monday afternoon.

Much of the yellow paint that covered the home was stained black from smoke.

SALEM, Ore. — A state judicial fitness panel has recommended the removal of a Marion County judge who came under scrutiny last year for refusing to perform same-sex marriages based on his religious beliefs.

The Commission on Judicial Fitness and Disability filed its recommendation to the state Supreme Court on Monday, accusing Marion County Judge Vance Day of discrimination based on sexual orientation and

a myriad of other ethical violations.

“His misconduct is not isolated. It is frequent and extensive,” the commission wrote in its recommendation, which followed an investigation and a weekslong disciplinary hearing that concluded late last year. “Judge Day’s pattern of behavior includes misconduct for personal gain and misconduct amounting to criminal behavior ...

His misconduct is of such a nature as to impugn his honesty and integrity.”

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spokesman, said he wasn’t immediately able to provide a full response given the recommendation was filed late in the day, but he added that Day and his legal team were disappointed.

“The opinion is especially troubling because it disregards Judge Day’s First Amendment rights to freedom of religion, speech and association,” Korten said in a prepared statement. “He will vigorously defend these rights, and his innocence of the remaining charges, before the Oregon Supreme Court.”

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Migrant children in peril in U.S. Weakened federal safety standards are exposing some young migrants to severe abuse, labor trafficking or sexual assault.

By Garance Burke Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — As tens of thousands of children fleeing violence in Central America crossed the border in search of safe harbor, overwhelmed U.S. officials weakened child protection policies, placing some young migrants in homes where they were sexually assaulted, starved, or forced to work for little or no pay, an Associated Press investigation has found.

Without enough beds to house the record numbers of young arrivals, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services lowered its safety standards during border surges in the past three years to swiftly move children out of government shelters and into sponsors’ homes.

The procedures were increasingly relaxed as the number of young migrants rose in response to spiraling gang and drug violence in Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador, according to emails, agency memos and operations manuals obtained by AP, some under the Freedom of Information Act. First, the government stopped fingerprinting most adults seeking to claim the children. In April 2014, the agency stopped requiring original copies of birth certificates to prove most sponsors’ identities.

The next month, it decided not to complete forms that request sponsors’ personal and identifying information before sending many of the children to sponsors’ homes. Then, it eliminated FBI criminal history checks for many sponsors.

Since the rule changes, the AP has identified more than two dozen children who were placed with sponsors who subjected

Marvin practices soccer outside his new home in Los Angeles on Jan. 11. His perilous journey from Guatemala included crossing a river, even though he doesn’t swim, and getting lost at night in a frigid desert. Once in the U.S., he turned himself in to U.S. Border Patrol agents in Texas and was sent to a shelter run by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Refugee Resettlement.

them to sexual abuse, labor trafficking, or severe abuse and neglect.

“This is clearly the tip of the iceberg,” said Jacqueline Bhabha, research director at the FXB Center for Health and Human Rights at Harvard University. “We would never release domestic children to private settings with as little scrutiny.”

Advocates say it is hard to gauge the total number of children exposed to dangerous conditions among the more than 89,000 placed with sponsors since October 2013 because social workers could not find many of the migrants designated for follow-up.

The advocates and contractors also say they repeatedly warned HHS beginning in 2012 about the steady increase in children arriving at the border.

Even the agency warned case management staff the following year of “fraudulent sponsors” in Colorado, Iowa and Minnesota who had sought to claim multiple, unrelated minors.

Federal officials won’t disclose details of how the agency was stretched so thin, but say they are strengthening procedures as the number of young migrants once again rises, and recently signed a contract to open new shelters.

“We are not taking shortcuts,” HHS spokesman

Mark Weber said. “The program does an amazing job overall.”

One of the cases reviewed by the AP involved a then-14-yearold from Guatemala who arrived in the U.S. in September 2014 and was sent to a sponsor’s apartment in Los Angeles, where he was held for three weeks.

In an interview, Marvin Velasco said his sponsor, a distant relative whom he had never met, deprived him of food.

“He told authorities that he was going to take me to school and help me with food and clothing, but it wasn’t like that at all,” said Velasco, who since has been granted special legal status for young immigrants. “The whole time, I was just praying and thinking about my family.”

Unlike the extensive screenings required in the U.S. foster care system, HHS’ Office of Refugee Resettlement had stopped requiring that social workers complete extensive background checks or fingerprint most sponsors when they placed Velasco with his brother-in-law’s father.

Social workers never visited the apartment before Velasco arrived or checked on him afterward, said Gina Manciati, the boy’s attorney.

Velasco said there were nine others living in the apartment and the sponsor

demanded rent and told him he would be punished if he left. When Velasco told the sponsor he wanted to study, the man called the boy’s parents in Guatemala, threatening to kick him out if they didn’t pay.

With help from the sponsor’s son, Velasco escaped and sought sanctuary in a nearby church, where he met a parishioner who became his legal guardian. He now is living with a Guatemalan immigrant family that is raising him as their son.

Other accounts uncovered by the AP include: ■ A 14-year-old Honduran girl whose stepfather forced her to work at cantinas in central Florida where women drink, dance and sometimes have sex with patrons.

■ A 17-year-old from Honduras sent to live with an aunt in Texas, who forced her to work in a restaurant at night and clean houses on weekends, and often locked her in the home.

■ A 17-year-old Guatemalan placed in the home of a friend’s brother in Alabama, where he was made to work in a restaurant for 12 hours a day to earn rent.

■ A Central American teen placed with a family friend who forced her to cook, clean and care for younger children in a Florida trailer park.

Experts including a psychologist and an attorney cited cases in which unaccompanied children were raped by relatives or other people tied to their sponsors.

Weber said ORR has added more home visits and background checks since July, when federal prosecutors charged sponsors and associates with running a trafficking ring in rural Ohio that forced six unaccompanied minors to work on egg farms under threat of death for up to 12 hours a day.

“I know we learn from lessons and keep trying to improve the system to ensure the child is placed in a safe place, and I’m confident the vast majority of the kids are,” Weber said.

Data shows 3 percent rise in child abuse

By David Crary Associated Press

NEW YORK — The number of U.S. children victimized by abuse and neglect increased by nearly 3 percent in the latest annual reporting period, according to new federal data.

According to the report released Monday by the Department of Health and Human Services, the estimated number of victimized children in the 2014 fiscal year was 702,208 — up from 682,307 in 2013.

The report estimated fatalities attributable to child abuse and neglect at 1,580 — up from 1,530

in 2013.

HHS said Rafael Lopez, commissioner of the Administration on Children, Youth and Families, had sought input from child welfare officials in states with the increases in reported abuse and neglect. According to Lopez, the officials cited substance abuse, mental health issues and domestic violence as factors contributing to the increased maltreatment.

“We need to shift our focus to the front-end prevention of child abuse and neglect and make sure that families get the help they need when they need it,” Lopez said.

States with more than 30 percent increases in maltreatment over the past five years include Arizona, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma and Tennessee, according to the report.

About 70 percent of the fatalities in 2014 involved children younger than 3, and parents were the perpetrators in 80 percent of the cases. Georgia, Illinois, West Virginia, Oklahoma and Michigan had the highest rates of child fatalities.

Overall, white children accounted for about 44 percent of the victims of maltreatment, black

children about 21 percent and Hispanic children about 23 percent. Smaller percentages were Asian, Native American and mixed race.

Seventy-five percent of the victims suffered neglect, 17 percent were physically abused and 8.3 percent were sexually abused. The report tallied 58,105 children who were sexually abused in 2014 — down considerably from the peak of about 150,000 in 1992.

The report, formally known as the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System, is based on input from child protection agencies in every state.

Helen L. Downing, 83, of Mar ysville, Wash. passed away Fr i d ay m o r n i n g a t Arlington Health and Rehabilitation, with family by her side.

Helen was born in Nor th Carolina to parents William Clyde Duncan and Mary Edith (Swanger) Duncan.

She married Miles Downing and star ted a family in Mar ysville, leaving nine sur viving children: Debra, Diane, Mark, Wayne, Carol, J a n et , S teve n , M a r y, a n d Clyde. She also had 20 grandchildren, and 31 great grandchildren.

Helen was preceded in death by her husband, Miles Downing.

In addition to Helen being a devoted housewife and loving mother, she took on many projects such as construction, mechanics, and masonry. She went on to obtain an AAS degree in business administration/ accounting and held secretar y/bookkeeping positions.

Her legacy will be carried on in all who loved her.

Her viewing will be held at Schaefer-Shipman Funeral home in Marysville, Tuesday, J a n u a r y 2 6 , 2 016 , f r o m 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. for public. There will be a rosary at 5:30 p.m. at the viewing.

The funeral mass will be held at St. Mary’s Church on We d n e s d ay, J a n u a r y 27 , 2016 at 10:30 a.m.

Lorine McCasland Lorine Leone McCasland, born August 1, 1933, in Bay View, Wash., departed this life on January 20, 2016, in Snohomish, Wash. at the age of 82.

A graveside service will be held on Wednesday, January 27, 2016, at 1 p.m. at Bay V i ew C e m e te r y i n M o u n t Vernon.

Arrangements entrusted to Bauer Funeral Chapel, Snohomish, 360-568-4126.

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Marvin Velasco, 15, poses for a photo with his new sponsor, Ingrid Ainspac, at their home in Los Angeles on Jan. 11. After escaping from a previous sponsor who was abusive, he is now living with a Guatemalan immigrant family that is raising him as their son.

Richard Beidle passed a w ay J a n u a r y 21 , 2 016 .

Richard once shared about his passing, “I have had a good life with a wonder ful family whom I love deeply and many friends who I will miss but now it is time to rest.”

Richard was born August 22, 1928, to George J. and Mildred (Krabil) Beidle in Barberton, Ohio. In 1947 he enlisted in the US Army and honorably discharged served af ter six years. When the A r my b ro u g h t h i m to t h e Pacific Nor thwest, he met and married Ramona Roberts of Everett, Wash. in 1951.

Following his active military service, Richard worked for Boeing and West Coast Te l e p h o n e . T h e n h e w a s employed by the Snohomish Post Office, where he worked from October 1953 until April 1960. Richard also ser ved in the US Air Force Reserve from 1956 to 1959.

On April 14, 1960, Richard was promoted to Postal Inspector, working for 20 years until his retirement on April 18, 1980. During his career as a Postal Inspector, Richard was stationed in Reno, Nevada and San Diego and Long Beach, California.

Af ter retiring, Richard briefly worked as an insurance fraud investigator specializing. He later became a Special Investigator for the US Department of State, Bureau of Diplomatic Security retiring for the second time in September 2001. Richard wa s qu i te p ro u d to h ave achieved forty-eight years of federal government service.

In April 1998, Ramona passed away and Richard mourned for her. Richard and Ellen met through church and developed a lifelong friendship that blossomed into romance.

Richard and Ellen married at Cascade View Presbyterian Church in October 2001 and t h e y s p e n t f i f te e n y e a r s building a life together.

Richard was an active member of Cascade View Presbyterian Church, serving as a Deacon and an Elder.

H e a l s o w a s a c t i ve a s a member of the National Association of Retired Postal Inspectors (NARPI) and with the Kiwanis Club of Snohomish-Tillicum.

Richard was preceded in death by his parents, George and Mildred; his first wife, Ramona and his stepdaughter, Pam Mencke.

He is survived by his wife, Ellen; his brother, Frank of Wa u s a u , W i s . ; h i s s o n s , Lawrence and David of Boulder, Colo., Jim (Aarene) of Arlington, Wash.; his grandchildren, William and Lisa of Everett and his “adopted” daughters, C a ro l y n J . S n ow, S a r a h Beard, and Joan Hill.

We will celebrate Richard’s life on January 27, 2016, at 1:00 p.m., at Cascade View Presbyterian Church, 1030 E. Casino Rd, Everett, WA. In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to Cascade View Presbyterian Church, Cocoon House or the Kiwanis Club of Snohomish-Tillicum.

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Obama bans solitary for jailed juveniles

Democratic candidate, Sen. Bernie Sanders stands onstage during the CNN town hall at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, on Monday.

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Candidate Hillary Clinton greets attendees after a the town hall.

Democrats battle for edge in Iowa

By John Wagner, Abby Phillip and David A. Fahrenthold The Washington Post

DES MOINES — Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton attacked Republican front-runner Donald Trump — without ever saying his name — for denigrating Muslims with a call to bar Muslim foreigners from entering the country.

“It’s not only shameful and contrary to our values to say that people of a certain religion should never come to this country, or to claim that there are no real people of the Muslim faith who share our values,” Clinton said. “It’s not only shameful and offensive, which it is. I think it’s dangerous.”

Clinton said Trump’s rhetoric would hamper U.S. abilities to make alliances with majority-Muslim countries — and alienate U.S. Muslims as well.

Clinton used her segment of CNN’s three-candidate Democratic “town hall” to stress the central message of her campaign: that her wide experience in Washington makes her best-qualified to achieve liberal goals. She is trying repel a challenge from Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders, of Vermont, who has called for more far-reaching policies and rejected Clinton’s approach as incrementalist.

Clinton was asked: Could she really work more effectively with Republicans, whom she referred to in one debate as her “enemies.”

“It was kind of tongue in cheek. And I consider them worthy adversaries, which they are,” Clinton told moderator Chris Cuomo. “When I’m actually in office, they say very nice things about me.”

Clinton spoke last of the three candidates. A young man in the audience — who supported that “democratic socialist,” Sanders — questioned Clinton’s honesty, an implicit reference to Clinton’s use of a private email server to hold government emails. She responded by saying, essentially: You haven’t been paying attention very long, have you?

“They throw all these things at me, and I’m still standing,” Clinton said of her foes, noting that she’s been targeted in past scandals, but has never been knocked down. But some people who are new to politics — “They go, ‘Oh my gosh, look at all of that’” — and don’t understand the context, Clinton said, waiving her arms in mock panic. The real reason for the attacks, she said: “I’ve been on the front lines of change and progress since I was your age.”

The presidential contenders took the stage Monday in Des Moines, exactly one week

ahead of the Iowa caucuses.

Recent polls show Clinton’s once-formidable lead over Sanders has vanished.

Sanders went first, and former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley followed.

O’Malley faced a jarring question: If you don’t succeed, who should be your voters’ second choice?

O’Malley, not surprisingly, didn’t buy the premise of the question.

“Hold strong, at your caucus,” he said, as the crowd applauded. “Hold strong at your caucus, because America’s looking for a new leader.”

O’Malley then repeated his youth-based argument, which held that Sanders and Clinton are leaders from the past: “We cannot be this fed up with the state of American politics and think a resort to old ideologies or old names is going to move us forward,” he said.

Sanders criticized Clinton for showing poor judgment on foreign policy and for moving too slowly to embrace liberal positions on Wall Street regulation and climate change.

He tried to rebut Clinton’s argument that her experience in Washington makes her a better candidate. “Experience is important. But judgment is also important,” he said. He said that former Republican Vice President Dick Cheney

also had a long Washington resume: “He had a lot of experience, too.”

Sanders was asked about a TV ad run by Clinton that implicitly knocked Sanders for his limited focus on economic issues. He stood up.

“This calls for a standing-up response,” Sanders said, getting to his feet. He began by saying that he respected Clinton’s record in public service. Then he listed all the things he felt she’d gotten wrong during that service, beginning with Clinton’s vote in favor of the Iraq war while she was a senator from New York.

“The truth is that the most significant vote and issue regarding foreign policy that we have seen in modern history is the vote on the war in Iraq. OK. That’s a fact. I voted against the war in Iraq,” Sanders said.

Sanders was asked about his plans for universal, government-provided health insurance.

“We will raise taxes. Yes, we will.” But, Sanders said, that’s because government would take the place of private insurers — and his system would save money on balance for middle-class Americans.

Clinton’s campaign has said that Sanders’ plans would be both politically unworkable and alarmingly expensive.

Money, workers dictate blizzard response

By Ben Nuckols and Jonathan Lemire Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The nation’s capital and its largest city both got walloped by the same near-record blizzard last weekend. But while Washington struggled to recover, New York City was mostly up and running Monday.

In the District of Columbia, schools and government offices, monuments and memorials and museums all were shut down Monday.

The Metro had an extremely reduced schedule, providing free rides as a goodwill gesture.

Digging out remained such a huge challenge that Mayor Muriel Bowser sought federal disaster aid.

In New York, the subway and schools were open, just a day and a half after the last flakes fell, and leaders praised themselves for getting this one right.

A look at the numbers helps explain the outcomes: Snowfall: Washington gets eight days of snowfall, accumulating 14.5 inches a year on average. New York gets 11 snowy days, accumulating 25.1 inches, according to federal climate data. In the “Snowmageddon” winter of 2009-2010, Washington got 56 inches and New York City got 51.4.

Money: Each city spends about $9 per capita on snow removal: The District of Columbia government sets aside $6.2 million a year for its 658,000 people, while New York’s snow budget is $77.5 million for its population of 8.4 million.

Size: The capital covers 68 square miles, a fourth of New York’s 302 square miles. The District has 4,400 lane miles to clear, budgeting $1,400 per mile. New York has to clear 19,000 lane miles and budgets $4,000 per mile.

Snowforce: District officials deployed 1,200 employees and 727 pieces of equipment to clear streets. New York sent out 4,600 workers and more than 2,000 pieces of equipment, keeping its crews on 12-hour shifts so that half were on the streets at a time.

Consequences: According to an analysis by Moody’s, the Washington Metro area lost $570 million due to the storm through Monday, about a quarter of the total economic activity for that three-day stretch. By contrast, the New York metro area lost $460 million — roughly 7 percent of its economic activity.

Most streets in downtown Washington were coated in a brown, slushy mess. Some lanes on major thoroughfares disappeared under snowbanks.

“It’s incredible that these streets aren’t plowed,” said Robert Raben, 52, who works in public affairs in the capital.

“I’ve lived here 25 years. Snow is not our best foot forward.”

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio did some damage control in Queens, where plows got stuck and people complained of being forgotten.

And New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo acknowledged a miserable experience getting in from Long Island while the nation’s busiest commuter railroad ran a reduced schedule.

But unlike during “Snowmaggedon,” when New York’s transit system stayed open at first, stranding buses and blocking streets, this time early closings and a coordinated response enabled the roads to be reopened quickly.

“Because we put the travel ban in, Sanitation was able to get out there and plow as well as they did,” de Blasio said.

“And when the buses came back online, they could actually get around. It was really good decision-making.”

10 die in avalanches across West in 10 days

By Colleen Slevin Associated Press

DENVER — Ten people have died in avalanches across the West in the past 10 days, making this month the deadliest January for slides in nearly 20 years.

Eleven people have died in slides throughout the whole month, including four over the weekend, for a total of 14 this snow season, according to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center, which tracks slides across the country.

On Sunday, one person was killed and another was injured in an avalanche near the Mount Baker ski area.

Two skiers died in Wyoming

after being caught in a slide just outside the Jackson Hole Mountain Resort in a popular place for out-of-bounds skiing.

A third skier survived.

In Montana on Saturday, one of three snowmobilers riding in the Whitefish Mountains near Olney was killed.

The most common types of avalanches and reasons for them differ somewhat between the Pacific Northwest, where larger snow storms followed by rain are common, and the Rockies, where weak layers of snow hardened by cold and dry weather can give out deep within the snowpack.

However, experts say that seemingly small changes in conditions can make a big

difference in risk and that a long period without fatalities can give backcountry users a false sense of security.

January is often a time when those weak layers can cause problems. In parts of Colorado, where two people have died in avalanches in different parts of the state this month, the top layer of snow sat around for a while in dry, cold weather becoming sugary and unable to adhere to the snow that eventually fell on top, said Spencer Logan, a forecaster with the state’s avalanche center.

Logan said more people have died in slides so far this January since January 1997.

The details of the Washington slide are still being

investigated but it appears that two people who were either snowboarding or skiing were buried in a small slide when a larger slide was somehow triggered, said Benj Wadsworth, executive director of the Northwest Avalanche Center.

Conditions were actually worse in Washington’s Cascade mountains last week after rain falling on top of the snowpack triggered a lot of avalanches and flushed out a lot weak snow. Since then, Wadsworth said the top of the snowpack got crusty as temperatures dropped and then several inches of snow fell. He said it’s possible that crusty layer could have given out and caused the fatal slide.

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said he is banning the use of solitary confinement to punish juvenile offenders in federal prisons. Obama said the practice of isolating prisoners can cause long-term psychological effects, particularly when used to punish young offenders and the mentally ill.

Obama announced the ban Monday in an op-ed article in the Washington Post. Obama said the changes will ensure that solitary confinement is a practice of “last resort” used when prisoners present a danger to themselves or others. He said the new policy will affect 10,000 prisoners.

Automatic life terms for teens More than 1,000 prison inmates, some behind bars more than 50 years for murders they committed as teenagers, will get a chance to seek their freedom under a Supreme Court decision announced Monday. The justices voted 6-3 to extend a ruling from 2012 that struck down automatic life terms with no chance of parole for teenage killers. Now, even those who were convicted long ago must be considered for parole or given a new sentence. The court ruled in favor of Henry Montgomery, who has been in prison more than 50 years for killing a sheriff’s deputy in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in 1963. Montgomery was 17 years old.

Fla.: Escobar safe found Workers demolishing the Miami Beach mansion that belonged to drug trafficker Pablo Escobar found a metal safe under the house’s foundation Monday. The safe is approximately 2 feet wide by 2 feet long and weighs about 600 pounds. The box is locked, and its contents are unknown. The safe found Monday will be taken to a bank, where it will stay for an indefinite amount of time before the property owners decide to unlock it.

Texas: Videos indictments A Houston grand jury investigating undercover footage of Planned Parenthood found no wrongdoing Monday by the abortion provider, and instead indicted anti-abortion activists involved in making the videos that targeted the handling of fetal tissue in clinics.

David Daleiden, founder of the Center for Medical Progress, was indicted on a felony charge of tampering with a governmental record and a misdemeanor count related to purchasing human organs. Another activist, Sandra Merritt, was indicted on a charge of tampering with a governmental record.

Harris County District Attorney Devon Anderson didn’t provide details on the charges.

AROUND THE WORLD Vatican City: Papal visit Pope Francis concluded an annual weeklong prayer for Christian unity by making a sweeping apology for Catholic wrongs committed against other Christians and by announcing he will visit Sweden to mark the 500th anniversary of the start of the Protestant Reformation. The one-day trip Oct. 31 to Lund, where the Lutheran World Federation was founded in 1947, will be the first papal visit to Sweden since Pope John Paul II toured Scandinavia in 1989.

Greece: Isolating migrants European Union nations took a step Monday toward isolating Greece amid acrimony over Athens’ failure to stem the flow of migrants at its Mediterranean island borders. More than 2,000 people are arriving in Greece daily, according to EU figures. Several EU nations have said that they could isolate Greece by closing off their borders.

Greek Immigration Minister Ioannis Mouzalas blamed EU member states for failing to provide enough manpower to patrol Aegean Sea islands and not honoring pledges to relocate migrants.

France: Terror warnings Europe’s top police agency warned Monday that Islamic State extremists will keep attempting lethal attacks on soft targets in Europe as the militant group increasingly goes global.

The sobering conclusions reached by experts from the European Union’s chief agency for law enforcement cooperation and EU member states make clear that many, perhaps virtually all in Europe, may be at risk.

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KC-46 tanker clears fueling test

By Dan Catchpole Herald Writer

SEATTLE — Boeing’s new aerial-refueling tanker passed a major test Sunday when it transferred 1,600 pounds of fuel to an F-16 fighter during a flight over Washington.

The successful test was a critical step for the KC-46 Pegasus tanker, which Boeing is developing for the U.S. Air Force. It is based on the company’s commercial 767 jetliner.

Despite development delays and a significantly reduced system and flight test schedule, the tanker program appears to be proceeding without any major new issues. Boeing is scrambling to deliver the first 18 combatready tankers to the Air Force

by August 2017, as required by contract.

During Sunday’s nearly sixhour flight, the tanker made

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Boeing’s first KC-46 aerial-refueling tanker refuels an F-16 over Washington on Sunday.

multiple contacts with the F-16, which was flown by Lt. Col. Daniel Alix, 416st Flight Test Squadron, 412th Test Wing.

In the KC-46, Master Sgt.

Lindsay Moon operated the tanker’s central boom from a high-tech 3D video array behind the cockpit. He guided the 56-foot boom down as Alix eased his

fighter jet into position. Then the two connected and fuel began flowing.

The advances in the tanker’s refueling system are “night and day different from laying on your belly in a KC-135,” the 707 derivative developed in the 1950s, Moon said.

Boeing boom operator Rickey Kahler also made contact with the F-16. The boom “handled like it was an extension of my arm,” he said in a news release from Boeing.

The test “represents years of hard work beginning to pay dividends,” said Brig. Gen. Duke Richardson, who is in charge of tankers at the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center.

The test plane, known as EMD2, has a “robust in-flight refueling demonstration schedule over the coming weeks,” the Air Force said See TANKER, Page A10

iPhone success may be peaking (FRCH / COURTESY OF HILTON

This is a rendering of a new hotel brand named Tru. Hilton is launching the new brand, focusing on budget travelers looking to spend $75 to $90 a night.

A mix of markets Hilton’s new budget hotel chain aimed at young

By Scott Mayerowitz Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — Hilton is launching a new hotel brand, focusing on budget travelers looking to spend $75 to $90 a night.

The new brand, named Tru, aims to compete with economy and midscale chains like Comfort Inn, Fairfield Inn and La Quinta.

Hilton Worldwide — which has more than 4,500 hotels globally — already has “limited service” brands like Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton Inn, Homewood Suites and Home2 Suites. This would be a new market for the chain.

Hilton CEO Chris Nassetta notes that 40 percent of the demand for hotel rooms comes in this price segment, the largest of any market. He also says many of the economy and midscale chains offer an “inconsistent

product and service delivery,” giving Hilton the opportunity to build loyalty among younger travelers whose spending is limited right now, but could afford a more upscale location in the future.

“You go in a lot of the competition and it’s like Russian roulette,” Nassetta says. “There’s really nobody doing it well at this price point.” Many of the hotels in the segment were once part of more upscale brands but as their owners couldn’t keep up with renovation costs, they downgraded to economy chains.

Tru properties won’t have had a prior life as a hotel. They will be mostly new construction with the others being urban conversions of historic buildings — banks, office buildings — into the hotel.

Hilton is launching the chain at a large conference for hotel investors — The Americas

Lodging and Investment Summit — with 102 locations already signed and an additional 30 deals in various stages of negotiations and approval.

“That’s bigger than entire hotel companies,” Nassetta says.

The time for Hilton to enter this market is good.

While chain luxury and upscale hotels have the highest occupancy rates and average nightly room rates, their growth in the past year has trailed the lower end of the market. The high end hotels have seen less than one percent growth in occupancy and less than 5 percent growth in revenue per available room, according to research firm STR. Midscale and economy hotel chains however have seen roughly 2 percent growth in occupancy and more than 6 See HILTON, Page A10

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SEATTLE — One in six Americans was a member of the Amazon Prime service at the end of the most recent holiday season, a 35 percent boost from a year before, according to a survey from a retail research firm released Monday.

The report, by Chicagobased Consumer Intelligence Research Partners, says that nearly half of Amazon.com’s U.S. customers, or 54 million people, have signed up for Prime, a program that offers free two-day shipping for many purchases, as well as services such as streaming video and music. Members pay $99 a year.

The 54 million figure, if true, could put Amazon Prime’s U.S. enrollment in the territory of rival Costco Wholesale, which has 83 million cardholders among 45 million annual feepaying households across its global operations.

Ford officials confirmed plans to exit the Japanese and Indonesian automotive markets because they are not profitable. That means closing dealerships and no longer selling or importing Ford and Lincoln vehicles in the two countries.

Spokeswoman Karen Hampton said Ford “will cease all operations in these markets before the end of 2016 and concentrate our resources elsewhere.”

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By Brandon Bailey SAN FRANCISCO — Apple could soon face one of its biggest challenges to date: Peak iPhone.

Most analysts believe Apple surpassed its own record by selling more than 74.5 million units of its flagship product in the final three months of 2015.

But there are signs that iPhone sales in the first three months of 2016 will — for the first time ever — show an abrupt decline from the same period a year earlier.

That could mark a pivotal moment for the Silicon Valley giant. Apple is the world’s biggest company, in terms of stock value, thanks to the iPhone’s surging popularity around the world. In business terms, Apple makes most of its money from iPhone sales.

But concerns about slowing growth have sent the stock into a months-long slump, fueling debate about what kind of company Apple will be in the future.

The iPhone contributed nearly two-thirds of Apple’s $234 billion in revenue last year. None of the other new products Apple has launched in recent years have emerged as blockbusters. That’s led some critics to suggest Apple has lost its innovative touch,

BRIEFLY

ften when people ask me a personal finance question, they feel embarrassed.

They start with, “I know this is a stupid question but ... “ I’d be lying if I said I’m not alarmed when people ask about financial matters so basic that to not know is frightening.

People Landau Associates has made several staffing changes in its Edmonds office. The company welcomed staff biologist Jim Hearsey. He will assist the Permitting and Compliance group with natural resources permitting support. Patti Segulja-Lau is a project environmental

One woman, who was putting money into her 401(k), said she wasn’t investing and wanted to know how she could start. She had no idea she was already investing in various funds within her workplace retirement account. She thought investing only meant buying individual stocks.

specialist. Dylan Frazer was promoted to senior project geologist. Jon Polka was promoted to senior staff EIT.

Events KSER’s monthly show, “Getting Your Dough To Rise with Chuck Noel,” broadcasts its annual look at the economy

But you know what?

I’m glad she asked. When it comes to your money, no question is too basic, because this money stuff is hard. It’s complicated. It’s scary.

Some regular participants in my weekly online discussion See SINGLETARY, Page A10

and markets from 6 to 7 p.m.

Tuesday on KSER 90.7 FM or KXIR 89.9 FM. Guests are Matt Rudolf of Summit Capital Management, Tony Baruffi of Garde Capital, and Kevin Brasler of Puget Sound Consumers’ Checkbook.

reusable grocery bags filled with nonperishable food items on a first-come, first-served basis at the new ConcertoHealth clinic in Lynnwood. The event is from 10 a.m. to noon Thursday at 2322 196th St. SW, Lynnwood.

Molina Healthcare of Washington will be giving away 100

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4 execs leave Twitter Four of Twitter’s key executives are leaving the company in an exodus that has escalated the uncertainty facing the messaging service as it struggles to broaden its audience and lure back disillusioned investors. Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey described the departures as voluntary.

The upheaval leaves Twitter without its top engineering executive, Alex Roetter; its top products executive, Kevin Weil; its head of human resources, Skip Schipper; and Katie Stanton, who oversaw the company’s media partnerships.

Johnson-Tyco merger Johnson Controls and Tyco will join in a $3.9 billion deal as the unprecedented pace of buyouts and mergers from last year rolls over into 2016.

Shareholders of Johnson Controls Inc., based in Milwaukee, will own about 56 percent of the new company, which would have a combined value of about $36 billon. The new company, named Johnson Controls Plc, will have its operational headquarters for the U.S. in Milwaukee.

Sprint cuts 2,500 jobs Cellphone company Sprint is eliminating 2,500 more jobs as it seeks to cut costs and turn around its business. Spokesman Dave Tovar said the country’s No. 4 wireless service provider has cut about 8 percent of its workforce since last fall. Last week, it notified employees at six customer service centers around the country that it would be closing those locations or reducing the staff there.

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Close Close 15,885.22 15,885.22 6,651.78 6,651.78 9,262.99 9,262.99 584.04 584.04 4,518.49 4,518.49 1,877.08 1,877.08 1,261.38 1,261.38 19,261.47 19,261.47 997.37 997.37 Close Close 69.75 69.75 596.53 596.53 35.18 35.18 1.31 1.31 38.15 38.15 123.99 123.99 28.11 28.11 49.38 49.38 150.78 150.78 7.90 7.90 36.49 36.49 2.30 2.30 65.95 65.95 75.65 75.65 105.21 105.21 43.10 43.10 69.71 69.71 30.17 30.17 16.88 16.88 19.03 19.03 30.65 30.65 7.48 7.48 6.45 6.45 4.83 4.83 77.98 77.98 16.83 16.83 10.48 10.48 51.79 51.79 2.81 2.81 19.11 19.11 60.71 60.71 46.87 46.87 49.89 49.89 8.96 8.96 31.35 31.35 45.71 45.71 39.12 39.12 60.53 60.53 231.30 231.30 2.68 2.68 3.57 3.57 47.41 47.41 12.08 12.08 37.65 37.65 57.71 57.71 5.38 5.38 12.43 12.43 37.89 37.89 38.29 38.29 20.34 20.34 24.51 24.51 19.75 19.75 16.77 16.77

Change Change -208.29 -208.29 -126.76 -126.76 -163.92 -163.92 -5.10 -5.10 -72.69 -72.69 -29.82 -29.82 -26.39 -26.39 -330.87 -330.87 -23.29 -23.29 Change Change -3.11 -3.11 0.15 0.15 -0.43 -0.43 -0.05 -0.05 -0.66 -0.66 -0.62 -0.62 -0.90 -0.90 0.53 0.53 -2.91 -2.91 -0.38 -0.38 3.42 3.42 0.00 0.00 -0.94 -0.94 -1.64 -1.64 -1.91 -1.91 -0.55 -0.55 -1.65 -1.65 -0.25 -0.25 -0.53 -0.53 -0.32 -0.32 -0.31 -0.31 0.22 0.22 -0.13 -0.13 -0.25 -0.25 -0.29 -0.29 -0.61 -0.61 -0.59 -0.59 -0.50 -0.50 0.08 0.08 -0.75 -0.75 -0.17 -0.17 -1.15 -1.15 -0.70 -0.70 -0.36 -0.36 0.00 0.00 -0.82 -0.82 -1.37 -1.37 -0.35 -0.35 -0.18 -0.18 -0.01 -0.01 -0.22 -0.22 0.59 0.59 -0.03 -0.03 0.04 0.04 -1.46 -1.46 -0.15 -0.15 -0.07 -0.07 0.04 0.04 -1.08 -1.08 -0.74 -0.74 -0.91 -0.91 -0.43 -0.43 -0.47 -0.47

isisexpected expectedtotohappen happenthis this spring. spring.

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52-week 52-weekhigh high 18,351.36 18,351.36 9,214.77 9,214.77 11,254.87 11,254.87 657.17 657.17 5,231.94 5,231.94 2,134.72 2,134.72 1,551.28 1,551.28 22,537.15 22,537.15 1,296.00 1,296.00 52-weekhigh high 52-week 87.17 87.17 696.44 696.44 38.34 38.34 3.10 3.10 53.00 53.00 158.83 158.83 36.27 36.27 74.72 74.72 169.73 169.73 14.32 14.32 37.51 37.51 3.80 3.80 85.17 85.17 120.45 120.45 140.51 140.51 51.80 51.80 89.07 89.07 34.46 34.46 19.80 19.80 24.43 24.43 39.91 39.91 13.41 13.41 12.49 12.49 7.66 7.66 126.56 126.56 28.09 28.09 32.84 32.84 56.85 56.85 4.23 4.23 22.95 22.95 68.19 68.19 83.16 83.16 52.25 52.25 26.50 26.50 85.26 85.26 68.44 68.44 51.63 51.63 70.50 70.50 232.96 232.96 3.00 3.00 7.24 7.24 84.23 84.23 41.97 41.97 52.33 52.33 64.00 64.00 10.93 10.93 13.86 13.86 43.43 43.43 46.26 46.26 26.34 26.34 36.56 36.56 33.62 33.62 40.64 40.64

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U.S. U.S.stocks stocksfell fellMonday Mondayasasthe theprice priceofof oiloilslumped slumpedagain, again,giving givingup upsome someofof the theground groundititgained gainedlate latelast lastweek. week.That That forced forcedenergy energycompany companystocks stockslower. lower.

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MOST Volume MOSTACTIVE ACTIVE Volume SPDR SPDRS&P S&P500 500ETF ETFTrust Trust(SPY) (SPY)182,206,611 182,206,611 Bank 116,907,429 BankofofAmerica America(BAC) (BAC) 116,907,429 VelocityShares VelocityShares3x3xLong LongCrude Crude 116,109,750 116,109,750 Barclays BarclaysBank BankiPath iPathS&P S&P500 500 75,406,628 75,406,628 Financial FinancialSelect SelectSector SectorSPDR SPDREE 60,366,153 60,366,153 iShares iSharesMSCI MSCIEmerging EmergingMkts Mkts 57,346,966 57,346,966 Freeport-McMoRan 50,963,382 Freeport-McMoRan(FCX) (FCX) 50,963,382 Apple 49,989,388 Apple(AAPL) (AAPL) 49,989,388 iShares iSharesMSCI MSCIJapan JapanETF ETF(EWJ) (EWJ) 49,003,481 49,003,481

Chg GAINERS GAINERS Chg EnerNOC 69.47 EnerNOC(ENOC) (ENOC) 69.47 DB DBCommodity CommodityDouble DoubleLong LongETN ETN( 46.26 ( 46.26 Direxion DirexionDaily DailyNatural NaturalGas GasRel Rel 34.84 34.84 SGOCO 30.77 SGOCOGroup Group(SGOC) (SGOC) 30.77 Amira 29.52 AmiraNature NatureFoods Foods(ANFI) (ANFI) 29.52 LOSERS Chg LOSERS Chg OncoMed OncoMedPharmaceuticals Pharmaceuticals(OMED) (OMED)-42.86 -42.86 Direxion DirexionDaily DailyNatural NaturalGas GasRel Rel -34.78 -34.78 Genesis -32.36 GenesisHealthcare Healthcare(GEN) (GEN) -32.36 Code -27.07 CodeRebel Rebel(CDRB) (CDRB) -27.07 Ultra -24.90 UltraPetroleum Petroleum(UPL) (UPL) -24.90 TOP TOPMUTUAL MUTUALFUNDS FUNDS Symbol Symbol YTD YTD(%) (%) Vanguard VFIAX -7.23 Vanguard500 500Index Index VFIAX -7.23 Vanguard VanguardTSM TSMIndex IndexInvestor Investor VTSMX VTSMX -7.23 -7.23 Vanguard VanguardTSM TSMIndex IndexAdmiral Admiral VTSAX VTSAX -7.21 -7.21 Vanguard VanguardDividend DividendGrowth Growth VDIGX VDIGX -5.17 -5.17 Vanguard VanguardInstitutional InstitutionalIndex Index VINIX VINIX -6.61 -6.61 Davenport DavenportEquity EquityOpportunities Opportunities DEOPX DEOPX -6.87 -6.87 PIMCO PIMCOTotal TotalReturn Return PTTRX PTTRX 0.03 0.03 Vanguard VanguardTSM TSMIndex IndexInst.

Inst.Shares Shares VITSX VITSX -7.22 -7.22 Vanguard VanguardInst.

Inst.Plus PlusShares Shares VIIIX VIIIX -6.61 -6.61 Fidelity FidelityContrafund Contrafund FCNTX FCNTX -6.88 -6.88 Growth GrowthFund FundofofAmerica America AGTHX AGTHX -8.16 -8.16 Income IncomeFund FundofofAmerica America AMECX AMECX -4.55 -4.55 American AmericanCapital CapitalInc. Inc.Builder Builder CAIBX CAIBX -3.81 -3.81 Dodge Dodge&&Cox CoxIntl IntlStock Stock DODFX DODFX -10.20 -10.20 Vanguard VanguardWellington WellingtonAdmiral Admiral VWENX VWENX -4.27 -4.27 Homestead HomesteadSmall-Company Small-Company HSCSX HSCSX -8.86 -8.86 Dodge Dodge&&Cox CoxStock StockFund Fund DODGX DODGX -8.82 -8.82 American AmericanFunds FundsInvestment Investment AIVSX AIVSX -5.81 -5.81 Am. Am.Cap. Cap.World WorldGrowth/Income Growth/Income CWGIX CWGIX -6.57 -6.57 Baron BaronPartners PartnersFund Fund BPTRX BPTRX -14.65 -14.65 Franklin FranklinIncome Income FKINX FKINX -5.26 -5.26 Vanguard VanguardTarget Target2025 2025 VTTVX VTTVX -4.74 -4.74

CURRENCIES CURRENCIES Euro Euro Australian Australiandollar dollar British Britishpound pound Canadian Canadiandollar dollar Chinese Chineseyuan yuan Japanese Japaneseyen yen Mexican Mexicanpeso peso New NewZealand Zealanddollar dollar Philippine PhilippinePeso Peso Russian Russianrouble rouble Swedish Swedishkrona krona Swiss Swissfranc franc

USD USD $1.09 $1.09 $0.69 $0.69 $1.42 $1.42 $0.70 $0.70 $0.15 $0.15 $0.01 $0.01 $0.05 $0.05 $0.64 $0.64 $0.02 $0.02 $0.01 $0.01 $0.12 $0.12 $0.99 $0.99

INTEREST INTERESTRATES RATES 30-yr 30-yrjumbo jumbo 30-yr 30-yrfixed fixed 15-yr 15-yrfixed fixed 30-yr 30-yrrefi refi 15-yr 15-yrrefi refi Prime Prime Discount Discount Federal FederalFunds Funds Treasuries Treasuries 3-month 3-month 5-year 5-year 10-year 10-year

Today 11Month Today Month 4.18% 4.18% 4.40% 4.40% 3.73% 3.73% 3.83% 3.83% 2.89% 2.89% 3.03% 3.03% 3.74% 3.74% 3.94% 3.94% 2.89% 2.89% 3.13% 3.13% 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 11 11 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 last last previous previous 0.28% 0.28% 0.29% 0.29% 1.46% 1.46% 1.48% 1.48% 2.80% 2.80% 2.82% 2.82%

COMMODITIES COMMODITIES Crude Crudeoiloil Natural Naturalgas gas Unleaded Unleadedgas gas Gold Gold Silver Silver Platinum Platinum Copper Copper Coffee Coffee Wheat Wheat Soybean Soybean Cotton Cotton 11yryr -5.62 -5.62 -7.15 -7.15 -7.04 -7.04 -4.22 -4.22 -5.61 -5.61 -13.17 -13.17 -0.88 -0.88 -7.04 -7.04 -5.59 -5.59 -1.37 -1.37 -3.8 -3.8 -7.29 -7.29 -8.2 -8.2 -21.6 -21.6 -5.01 -5.01 -11.27 -11.27 -12.04 -12.04 -8.04 -8.04 -10.11 -10.11 -16.49 -16.49 -13.03 -13.03 -6.28 -6.28

Close Close 29.91 29.91 2.15 2.15 1.05 1.05 1,107.50 1,107.50 14.24 14.24 859 859 1.99 1.99 114.1 114.1 157.1 157.1 131.82 131.82 61.6 61.6 55yryr 10.53 10.53 9.98 9.98 10.11 10.11 11.15 11.15 10.55 10.55 10.45 10.45 3.51 3.51 10.12 10.12 10.57 10.57 11.02 11.02 9.91 9.91 7.08 7.08 5.56 5.56 0.22 0.22 7.73 7.73 9.12 9.12 8.85 8.85 8.97 8.97 5.19 5.19 8.24 8.24 3.47 3.47 5.97 5.97

buys buys 0.92 0.92 1.44 1.44 0.70 0.70 1.43 1.43 6.58 6.58 118.16 118.16 18.62 18.62 1.55 1.55 47.99 47.99 80.10 80.10 8.56 8.56 1.01 1.01

Change Change -1.42% -1.42% -0.46% -0.46% -0.57% -0.57% +0.20% +0.20% -0.10% -0.10% -0.29% -0.29% -0.20% -0.20% -2.02% -2.02% -0.43% -0.43% -0.30% -0.30% 0.00% 0.00%

Exp Expratio ratio 0.05 0.05 0.17 0.17 0.05 0.05 0.32 0.32 0.04 0.04 0.98 0.98 0.46 0.46 0.04 0.04 0.02 0.02 0.64 0.64 0.65 0.65 0.55 0.55 0.59 0.59 0.64 0.64 0.18 0.18 0.91 0.91 0.52 0.52 0.59 0.59 0.77 0.77 1.32 1.32 0.64 0.64 0.17 0.17

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IN OUR VIEW | Group Health sale to Kaiser

‘Best path forward’ for care About 27,000 members of Group Health have a weighty decision coming in the next few weeks; they will vote on an offer by Oakland, Californiabased Kaiser Permanente to acquire the nonprofit health cooperative that serves about 590,000 member patients in Washington and northern Idaho.

In Snohomish County, Group Health operates its Everett Medical Center. And Boeing is among the major employers that contract with it for employee coverage and care.

The acquisition would end nearly 70 years of consumerled independence for the medical provider and insurer and continue the recent trend of consolidation locally and nationally, most recently seen with the proposed purchase of The Everett Clinic by Denver, Colorado-based DaVita Healthcare Partners.

That independence is important to many. State Sen. Maralyn Chase, D-Shoreline, has been a Group Health member since 1969 and joined primarily, she says, because it was a cooperative, led by the patients it serves.

“That’s my starting point,” Chase said, who is a voting Group Health member and

was drafted to write the con statement for information about the proposed sale that has been sent to members.

Chase and others disagree with the contention of supporters of the sale that there’s a financial need for Group Health to give up its independence and its cooperative system of governance.

Group Health is not in dire financial straits. Its financial position as of June shows $100 million in excess revenues over expenses and annual revenue of $3.7 billion for 2014, but it had to make $250 million in cuts as recently as 2012. Supporters of the sale make a argument similar to one that was made about the proposed sale of The Everett Clinic; Group Health needs the support and efficiencies Kaiser offers to grow and continue to offer high quality care to its consumers. Kaiser, with about 9.6 million health plan members, operates in eight states.

Group Health and Kaiser officials have met with groups representing members, physicians, staff and others to outline the acquisition, what would change and what would remain the same. The board of Group Health Physicians, a group

of 1,400 physician providers that would remain a separate contractor with Kaiser, has endorsed the proposal, as has the Service Employees International Union representing Group Health’s 2,000 nurses and health care workers. Group Health’s Senior Caucus, which includes 400 senior-citizen members of the cooperative, also has endorsed the sale as “the best path forward” to assure that members can continue to receive quality care, see their same providers and maintain affordable premiums.

Addressing the natural unease about the loss of local independent control, supporters of the sale have pointed to the culture that both share.

Kaiser, like Group Health, is a nonprofit. As a demonstration of those shared values, Kaiser has pledged to establish a new community foundation, endowing it with $1.8 billion. It will affiliate with the present Group Health Foundation, which will continue independently. Another $800 million will go toward other regional charitable support.

And Kaiser has committed another $1 billion for infrastructure improvements and development.

While Kaiser will become Group Health’s “sole member,” Group Health consumers will have an advisory role in decisions. A new board with local membership will run Kaiser in Washington. The Senior Caucus will remain, and a new advisory board will represent patients, employers and brokers.

It’s also no small consideration that Kaiser serves about 1 million Medicaid patients, potentially opening care to more low-income families in the state. Group Health pulled out of the Medicaid market about three years ago.

A meeting for Group Health members who were registered as voting members prior to the announcement of the proposed sale is scheduled for Saturday in Seattle. Voting members have until March 12 to accept or reject the acquisition, which must be approved by two-thirds of those voting.

The importance of local control should not be easily dismissed, but in Kaiser, Group Health appears to have found a partner that will allow for growth and development, improvement of services, continued high-quality care and respect for local voices and priorities.

students should have schools that they can attend in their own city, in their own neighborhoods. We do not believe that the residents of Lake Stevens should have their taxes raised significantly in order to build school buildings for the children of the city of Marysville. As was stated in The Herald editorial, Lake Stevens is “largely a residential city, with homeowners carrying much of the weight of property taxes.” We, the taxpayers of Lake Stevens, should not have to pay for schools for the students of the city of Marysville, where there are plenty of businesses to help pay taxes.

overall quality of life.

But for Lake Stevens schools to stay on top, we need to support them financially. Right now that means voting yes for a school construction bond that will build a new elementary school and an early learning center, replace and expand several buildings at the high school, and improve health, safety and security features throughout the district.

Full disclosure: I don’t have kids and I don’t particularly like having my taxes raised.

(Who does?) But I want my city to be great and to have educated, contributing citizens. I want every residents’ children, no matter their income level or station in life, to have an opportunity to be the best they can be. I consider my “yes” vote a rare opportunity to reward a taxsupported institution for a job well done. I encourage all voters within the LSSD to also vote yes and keep our Lake Stevens schools on top!

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Smaller entities get all eaten up Concerning the uniting of DaVita HealthCare Partners/ Everett Clinic and Kaiser Permanete/Group Health: Have there ever been any mergers in the business world where the larger entity didn’t cannibalize the smaller one by plucking out the good parts and tossing the rest? To me, these two mergers are a rehash of “The Spider and the Fly” story.

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Developer fences off public trail The Lowell Riverfront Trail was paid for and is used by the citizens of Everett for a variety of purposes (walking the trail, walking dogs, riding bikes, picnics, running, or fishing).

Unfortunately, Polygon/Simpson Pad developers have chosen to fence the trail on the north end with a chain link fence.

Workers at the site have yelled at people who are walking the trail and when the workers are informed it’s a public walkway, they have been told that the trail is owned by the developer.

The fence was erected on Thursday or Friday, and my husband and I walked down there on Saturday and saw the fence.

If it’s a safety issue (which it’s not), why put the fence up on a weekend? Also, there are many trees down in that area. Some I believe came down during a windstorm, some were chewed by beavers, but some were definitely chain-sawed down. Why? If you go further north on the trail, there is a sludge that is being released across the road from that portion of he construction site. A lady walking her dog said it smelled like sewage.

Although we couldn’t smell anything, the water is red in color and is being released into a sensitive wetland.

I don’t know by what authority the developer believes he has the right to block a public walkway, cut trees and damage an ecologically-sensitive wetland, but the city must rein these people in.

Phyllis Minchew Everett

Have your say Feel strongly about something? Share it with the community by writing a letter to the editor.

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Email: letters@heraldnet.com Mail: Letters section The Daily Herald P.O. Box 930 Everett, WA 98206 Have a question about letters? Call Carol MacPherson at 425-339-3472.

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Marysville needs Vote yes to keep schools on top to build school I would like to address this to the residents of Lake Stevens. No, I do not believe that we should vote “yes” for the Lake Stevens school bond.

My husband and I attended the most recent meeting about the school bond, since we live close to the proposed new elementary school. We were shocked to learn that this school needs to be built to accommodate students primarily from Marysville. The Lake Stevens School District extends across U.S. 9 into the city of Marysville.

We believe that these

Would you like to send your kids to the best schools in Snohomish County? If you’re fortunate enough to live within the Lake Stevens School District, you already can!

Whether judged by statewide test scores, graduation rates or the everyday evidence we see in the citizens that emerge from our public classrooms, Lake Stevens SD is clearly No. 1 in the county.

(See the district website for details.) Great schools prepare the next generation in our city, draw quality new residents, and are the foundation for the future with regard to our

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Any penalties for the buyers?

Regarding the article, “Pair accused of poaching crabs, selling to restaurants”: Why does the story neglect to mention any action taken against buyers?

David Springer Lake Stevens

Anything can happen; even Bloomberg

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ust what this presidential campaign needs, another know-it-all billionaire.

Whip out your checkbook, Michael Bloomberg, and come on in.

News that the former New York mayor is thinking about entering the race is no surprise, when you think about it. It’s well-known that he has long wanted EUGENE ROBINSON to be president, the one impediment being that neither of our two major parties is likely to nominate him.

But with Donald Trump leading on one side and Bernie Sanders running strong on the other, Bloomberg must say to himself the same thing that so many other Americans are muttering, or perhaps wailing: You’ve got to be kidding me.

Widespread reports quoting sources close to the 73-year-old Bloomberg said he is willing to spend up to $1 billion — of his estimated $37 billion fortune — to wage an independent campaign in the general election. He would only do so, however, under certain conditions that would normally be considered quite unlikely.

But likeliness, like Elvis, has left the building. So why dismiss the Bloomberg trial balloon out of hand, given all the other outlandish things that are happening?

The first element in Bloomberg’s scenario is that either Trump or Ted Cruz wins the Republican nomination. Since Trump and Cruz are running first and second in the polls, this could happen.

With less than a week to go before the Iowa caucuses, recent state polls show Trump once again in the lead. How badly does he want to win there? On Friday night, after a full day of campaigning, he slept at a Holiday Inn Express in Sioux Center. On Sunday he was in eastern Iowa, where he went to church and reportedly left $100 in the collection plate.

Trump figures that if he can sweep the first three states — Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina — nobody will be able to catch him. The only contender with a realistic chance of stopping the Trump blitzkrieg before it starts is the ultraconservative Cruz.

Either man could lead Republicans to a historic defeat in November — or not.

That depends on the second element of Bloomberg’s scenario: Either Sanders wins the Democratic nomination or front-runner Hillary Clinton emerges from the primaries as a badly damaged standard-bearer.

I must report that this, too, could happen.

As Barack Obama did in 2008, Sanders is running an insurgent “movement” campaign against the Clinton machine and the Democratic Party establishment.

What if Sanders were to win a narrow victory in Iowa followed by a big one in New Hampshire? What if the Clinton campaign were to respond in ways that were clumsy and counterproductive? What if Sanders’ call for a grass-roots “political revolution” turns out to be the message that inspires passion among rank-and-file Democrats?

Clinton, of course, could rally her troops and hold the line in South Carolina and on Super Tuesday. But she could be weakened by the battle. Meanwhile, the federal investigation of her State Department emails continues — and who knows where it will lead?

So there’s a chance the Republicans will nominate either a shoot-from-thelip real-estate tycoon who has never held elective office or a first-term senator whose uncompromising views are far to the right of his party, to say nothing of the nation. And there’s a chance the Democrats will nominate either a wounded establishment figure or a 74-year-old selfdescribed democratic socialist.

If you’re Bloomberg, why wouldn’t you think about jumping in?

There is one pretty good reason, actually. Even this year, it is hard to fathom how an independent candidate could actually win the presidency. In a threeway race, if no one got a majority of the electoral vote the election would be thrown into the House of Representatives — which is populated by Republicans and Democrats whose instinct will be to support their own.

And besides, long before we reached that point, my guess is that prominent presidential hopefuls from the past in both parties would hear the nation’s call, real or imagined. Are you listening, Joe Biden? What about you, Mitt Romney?

I wonder who’s booking hotel rooms for July in Cleveland and Philadelphia. This year, both party conventions might actually be interesting.

Eugene Robinson’s email address is eugenerobinson@washpost.com.

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Theory: The horniest dinosaurs were the sexiest

By Elahe Izadi The Washington Post.

Scientists analyzing dinosaur fossils believe they’ve figured out why some had cumbersome horns and frills: to attract mates.

The data offer support for the theory “that these features were under selection as socio-sexual dominance signals,” concluded researchers from Queen Mary University of London, who published

their findings this month in the journal Palaeontologia Electronica.

For the study, the researchers analyzed 37 specimens of Protoceratops andrewsi of all ages.

The sheep-sized ceratopsian frilled dinosaur belongs to the same group as the triceratops.

They found that the dinosaurs’ frills grew disproportionately larger to their bodies and wider as they got older, suggesting the frills served a function

only adults would need— such as signaling to a mate.

“Palaeontologists have long suspected that many of the strange features we see in dinosaurs were linked to sexual display and social dominance, but this is very hard to show,” lead author David Hone noted in a release. “The growth pattern we see in Protoceratops matches that seen for signaling structures in numerous different living species and forms a coherent pattern from

very young animals right through to large adults.”

But why these dinosaurs had such outlandish and bizarre structures is by no means a settled question, and some have pushed back on linking it to sexual selection.

Much of the debate once centered on the usefulness of frills, horns and other structures for combat.

More recently, some scientists have argued these structures were primarily useful in recognizing

others belonging to the same species.

Paleontologist Andrew Farke at the Raymond M. Alf Museum of Paleontology in California told Live Science that this new study could point to the frills playing some role in reproduction. But, he added: “It’s also likely that it could just be for how old are you relative to the next animal, so who gets to the food first?”

Many animals today have odd features that

primarily serve as ways to attract mates. Coauthor Rob Knell said in the release that “sexual selection is a massively important force in shaping biodiversity both now and in the past.”

“Not only does sexual selection account for most of the stranger, prettier and more impressive features that we see in the animal kingdom, it also seems to play a part in determining how new species arise,” Knell said.

Tribe asks feds to stop armed group’s free travel at refuge

By Rebecca Boone Associated Press

The Burns Paiute Tribe wants federal officials to bar armed activists from traveling back and forth to a national wildlife preserve they are occupying in southeastern Oregon, fearing tribal artifacts will go missing or the group will disturb burial grounds.

The small group took over buildings at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge more than three weeks ago that store over 4,000 archaeological artifacts and maps detailing where more items can be found. Members of the group, who are occupying the site to oppose federal land use policies, recently posted videos to social media that show them looking at some of the relics and criticizing the way the federal government has stored them.

The artifacts belonged to ancestors of the Burns Paiute Tribe, which works closely with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to preserve prehistoric sites and artifacts at the refuge.

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The tribe has “grave concerns regarding the present handling of the occupation as well as the prosecution of the militants,” tribal chairwoman Charlotte Rodrique wrote in a letter Friday to U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch and FBI Director James Comey.

Federal authorities have taken a hands-off approach so far and say they want a peaceful resolution.

One of the group’s leaders, Ammon Bundy, has been in contact with an FBI negotiator and local law enforcement.

FBI spokeswoman Beth Anne Steele said Monday that she couldn’t comment because of the ongoing investigation.

Members of the group have been able to come and go from the refuge, at times buying supplies at a local grocery store and occasionally meeting with government officials.

Authorities have stayed away from the property, setting up their operational headquarters nearly a half-hour’s drive away in Burns. Officials there didn’t immediately return

requests for comment.

“Allowing the militants free passage to and from the Refuge must stop,” Rodrique wrote.

The activists also have built a road through part of the refuge and taken down a fence, she noted.

“We fear that the demolition and construction activities of the militants may have harmed our burial grounds and disturbed Tribal artifacts,” she wrote.

There is a robust black market for Native American antiquities, she said.

“We fear that our Tribal cultural patrimony provides an all too easy funding source for the militants,” Roderique wrote.

Two leaders of the group didn’t immediately return phone messages requesting comment.

But Ryan Bundy said about a week ago that the group was not interested in the artifacts and would turn them over to the tribe if asked. He also said the protection of prehistoric sites at the refuge should take a backseat to grazing and logging rights.

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Demonstrators gather Saturday near a national wildlife refuge to protest against a group occupying the land near in Burns, Oregon.

The federal government’s approach to the activists has increasingly frustrated some residents. Counterprotesters have begun to gather on the refuge with signs telling the group to go home.

Divisions also are starting to appear among law enforcement entities. The refuge is in Harney County, where local officials have

been working closely with state and federal authorities.

Glenn Palmer, the sheriff of neighboring Grant County, recently endorsed some of the group’s demands, including releasing two local ranchers imprisoned on arson charges and sending home the FBI. “The government tis

going to have to concede something” to end the occupation, Palmer told The Oregonian newspaper.

Malheur County Sheriff Brian Wolfe, who has been helping Harney County and federal officials, said Palmer’s position is not helping.

“If anything, it hampers the effort to end this,” Wolfe told the newspaper.

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23,000 miles and counting Otis Lull LYNNWOOD He’s one of those early morning mall walkers.

Otis Lull figures that since 1989 he’s walked more than 23,000 miles through the halls of the Alderwood mall.

The 92-year-old widower may not be the oldest mall walker, and perhaps someone else has walked for more years, but Lull certainly is Alderwood’s oldest longtime mall walker.

A career Army veteran, Lull worked in property management and did other jobs before retiring at age 66 when he started walking at Alderwood.

When he walks in the hours before the mall opens, Lull greets dozens of people, fellow walkers and shopkeepers alike.

For the privilege of walking there, he reports spills or other problems he sees.

Did you grow up here?

I was born July 4, 1923, in San Francisco. When I was 4, my family took a steamer up the coast to Seattle. We farmed near Woodinville and then moved back to Seattle where I graduated from the old Broadway High School.

Where did you serve during World War II? Primarily in Alaska with the Army’s communications system, but also in Hawaii, Germany and then in Lynnwood, where I worked in cryptography at the former Northwest Relay and Radio Receiving Station run by the Army on the site of what is now Edmonds Community College.

You and your late first wife Betty had five children. How many grandchildren do you have?

I have 8 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and 9 greatgreats. My family has been busy.

Did Dorothy, your late second, walk with you?

I like the consistent weather and the flat surfaces of the mall.

She liked being outside. I teased her that she was a street walker.

Do you still walk the same amount you did at age 66 when you started walking the mall?

No. I started with 4 miles five or six days a week. At some

Otis Lull of Lynnwood has been walking at the Alderwood mall every day for decades. The 92-year-old is in great shape.

point, I graduated to 3 miles and now I am down to 2 miles. It’s generally recognized that once around the mall — from the food court to Sears and down each ‘cul de sac’ to Penney’s and back to the food court — is a mile.

Is walking part of the reason for your longevity?

Oh, yes. My mother used to tell me, “They can’t bury you if you’re still moving.” I set my own pace and it’s pretty good. I also have a positive attitude and I am from a long line of long lives. A joke I like is, “The doctor told grandma to walk 3 miles a day.

It’s been four months now and we don’t know where in the hell she is.”

What does your doctor say?

He’s happy. He knows I walk the mall. I have diabetes, but I don’t have to take insulin. I walk

so I can have a little chocolate after my salad at lunch.

What are the other benefits?

Well, I get that natural high after I’m done. It’s a feeling of accomplishment and wellbeing, like I could set the world on fire.

Who are the other people who walk the mall?

Well, many are retired. It’s all ages, young moms with strollers, people with oxygen, walkers who then go to work. And they wear everything under the sun.

Or not much of anything. Why do you think I come down here?

Do you always look this great when you walk? Do you ever wear a Fitbit or earbuds?

I try to look good. I wear Rockport pro walker shoes. I buy two pair at a time and rotate each day. That way the shoes

last longer. But no Fitbit. No headphones. I listen to the mall music. I visit with my friends, I drink 50-cent cups of coffee from Auntie Anne’s and I might do a little shopping afterward.

Has the mall changed much since the 1980s?

Well Penney’s, Sears, Nordstrom, Ben Bridge Jewelers and the cutlery store are all still here, and of course the Bon Marche is now Macy’s. The store I miss the most is Bartell Drugs. I used to stop in there for a chocolate bar.

Beside your salad greens and chocolate, what’s something that’s always in your fridge?

Red or black grapes.

If you could share a meal with anyone from history, who would it be and why?

I think perhaps Mahatma Gandhi. He was such a

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peaceable person. He did not like war. I am not known as a talker, but I do like to listen, and I would like to know more about Gandhi.

Do you have other interests?

Travel. I’ve been to every state.

What’s your pet peeve?

I am even-tempered and I don’t have any enemies, but I don’t appreciate automated phone calls.

What is your greatest joy?

Reminiscing with my children.

My health. I just like living. I like getting out of the house and coming down to the mall to see my friends. Walking starts the day off right.

Is there any day you won’t walk at the mall?

I never walk on Black Friday.

Just too many people shopping.

— Gale Fiege, Herald Writer

You’re only 17 characters away from haiku fame ?

A haiku contest In Arlington, Washington Hey, what’s up with that?

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BY ANDREA BROWN

ong before Twitter seduced us with the dastardly task of expressing ourselves in no more than 140 characters, there was another exercise of complex simplicity.

The haiku.

Poets get 17 syllables to use in three lines metered in a 5-7-5 count.

Haikus make everyday people sound profound. No brain drain required to make these mini-masterpieces of visual imagery.

Here’s your chance to have at it. The Arlington Arts Council is sponsoring a haiku poetry contest.

It’s part of the Arlington-Stillaguamish Eagle Festival that also has photography and art contests.

The theme of the haiku has to be inspired by nature, which is the conventional focus. In other words, no silly rhymes or ditties like this infamous haiku:

More: www.heraldnet.com/ whatsup.

Ideas? abrown@heraldnet.com, 425-339-3443 “Haikus are easy. But sometimes they don’t make sense.

Refrigerator.”

Also excluded are haikus ripped from the headlines, such as the one a blogger made from Sarah Palin’s endorsement of Donald Trump: “Like a Match.com, date that looks good at first but, goes horribly wrong.”

Arts board member Virginia Hatch said the haiku can be about a cat, the weather, a snake that startles you in the grass, an observation. Stuff like that.

But not about a motorcycle or a refrigerator or politician.

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Hatch came up with the idea for the haiku contest in 2014. “It’s so accessible, whatever your age,” she said.

The format is simple for young kids to master. “If you ask someone to write a poem they go, ‘Ohhh!’

But haikus are easy,” she said.

The contest’s first year drew entries from Texas and Paris. It’s limited to Snohomish County residents.

Winners in 2014 got their poems engraved in granite blocks embedded in the concrete in the plaza on 67th Avenue across from the Stillaguamish Valley Pioneer Museum.

A $50 prize will be awarded this year in three age groups: kindergarten through fifth grade, sixth through 12th grade and 19 years and older.

Deadline to enter is Jan. 31.

Limit two per poet.

Need inspiration? Google “haiku” or go to #haiku at Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

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Eagle Festival Winners, 2014 and 2015 The woods grow mushrooms On logs or hidden by trees Some are homes for gnomes —Carl Richardson

walking by water eagle shadows flash over for a breath I’m prey — Greg Beatty

Above the tall trees And the birds among the skies Rain stirs in the wind — Jacob Dietz

pattering raindrops pockmark the pond’s glassy peace waterstriders skim — Carly Bair

warm smelly farm dogs snug in beds of old blankets leave winter outside —Judy DuBois

For more information about the contest, go to www.arlingtonwa.gov/ haikucontest.

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the proud and strong bird searches for tasty salmon a “fast food” dinner — Heather Broyles

N. Olympic Ave., Arlington, WA 98233.

“Haiku” entry collection boxes are at the Arlington Library, Arlington City Hall and Arlington Boys & Girls Club.

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Honoring late friend’s wish proves awkward

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Adapted from a recent online discussion.

Dear Carolyn: Knowing she was dying, my friend asked me to look after her husband and include him in our lives. She died this past fall and I’ve been trying to abide by her wishes. They were a childless couple, and my husband and I are considerably younger and have two young children.

We have had her husband over several times for dinner, but I feel that we’re not clicking. He doesn’t really know how to interact well with our boys (in fairness, ages 2 and 4 are hard!) and he is generally a quiet person who doesn’t talk much. I feel I have to carry the full conversation when he is present, plus deal with the kids interrupting. My husband, also an awkward conversationalist, has flat-out asked me to never leave the room when my friend’s husband is here because they just sit there in awkward silence when I’m gone.

I want to honor my friend’s wishes and I do think her husband is interested in establishing a friendship. I miss my friend keenly and it’s important for me to do this. But it’s been so awkward that I’m sort of lost as to how to proceed. I’ve thought about hosting a dinner party, but I sort of have two sets of friends: those with kids, and

CAROLYN HAX TELL ME ABOUT IT those who are divorcing and childless (odd coincidence) and neither seems appropriate. Do you have any advice?

— Fulfilling Friend’s Wishes I’m so sorry about your friend.

To help you through this difficult transition, I suggest finding different ways to keep him in your life that don’t have conversation as their centerpiece. Performances, concerts, movies — things you’re supposed to enjoy without talking — or sporting events, where it’s often too loud to talk. Afterward, you can have coffee or a nightcap and talk about what you just saw — unless you had to fight your way through intermission conversations, in which case you can just part ways when it’s over.

Sometimes it’s helpful to just acknowledge the awkwardness: “I know we’re struggling with this in our own ways — it’s awkward, I

SUPER QUIZ

BIRTHDAYS

Subject: NUMERICAL GROUPS The group members are provided. Identify the group name containing a number. (e.g., Chico, Harpo, Groucho, Zeppo, Gummo. Answer: The Five Marx Brothers.)

PH.D. LEVEL 7. Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior 8. Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, Seminole 9. Anglo-Persian, Gulf, Royal Dutch Shell, SoCal, Esso, Socony, Texaco

FRESHMAN LEVEL 1. Athos, Porthos, Aramis 2. Gaspar, Melchior, Balthasar 3. Larry, Curly, Moe

ANSWERS: 1. The Three Musketeers. 2. The Three Magi (Wise Men). 3. The Three Stooges. 4.

The Fantastic Four. 5. The Four Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

6. The Fab Four (The Beatles). 7.

The Five Great Lakes. 8. The Five Civilized Tribes. 9. The Seven Sisters (oil companies).

GRADUATE LEVEL 4. The Human Torch, The Thing, Mister Fantastic, Invisible Woman 5. Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael, Michelangelo 6. John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr.

Super Quiz is a registered trademark of K. Fisher Enterprises Ltd. (c) 2016 Ken Fisher North America Syndicate Inc.

CLASSIC PEANUTS

Cartoonist Jules Feiffer is 87. Sportscaster-actor Bob Uecker is 81. Actor Scott Glenn is 77. Activist Angela Davis is 72. Actor Richard Portnow (“Trumbo,” “The Sopranos”) is 69. Rock musician Corky Laing (Mountain) is 68. Actor David Strathairn is 67. Alt-country singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams is 63. Rock singer-musician Eddie Van Halen is 61. Reggae musician Norman Hassan (UB40) is 58. Actress-comedian-talk show host Ellen DeGeneres is 58. Hockey Hall of Famer Wayne Gretzky is 55. Actor Nate Mooney (“American Odyssey,” “It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia”) is 44. Actress Jennifer Crystal is 43. Rock musician Chris Hesse (Hoobastank) is 42. Actor Gilles Marini is 40. Gospel singer Tye Tribbett is 40. NBA player Vince Carter is 39. Actress Sarah Rue is 38. Actor Colin O’Donoghue is 35. Country musician Michael Martin (Marshall Dyllon) is 33.

Thought for today: “Time is not measured by the passing of years but by what one does, what one feels, and what one achieves.” — Jawaharlal Nehru, Indian statesman (1889-1964).

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know, but we’ll get through it.”

Also, I think you might be jumping to conclusions about the suitability of your groups of friends — but that’s something you can rethink down the road, ideally after you’ve gotten into a more comfortable social place with the husband.

Re: Friend’s wishes: Tell your husband to suck it up and say something. I say that as the husband who is admittedly a terrible conversationalist and often struggles when my wife’s friends or family are over and she leaves the room. But you know what? I manage. Sometimes I plan things in advance that I’ll say whenever I’m in silence. Just something like, “Boy, that game last night was something. Double overtime! I had trouble staying up for the end but I’m glad I saw it.”

Your husband can and should do that.

— Anonymous Fair point, thanks — the one who has lost the least can be asked to contribute the most.

Re: Wishes: He’s in mourning, so may be extra quiet. Give it time and don’t try to force it.

— Anonymous 2 Amen, thank you. (c) 2016, Washington Post Writers Group

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Unplanned pregnancy can become welcome surprise Dear Abby: I just read the letter from “Expecting in Canada” (Sept. 8) and am disappointed in her daughters’ reaction to her pregnancy, as were you.

My own mother announced she was pregnant with my baby brother when she was 42 and my sister and I were in college.

Now, 46 years later, I can say he is one of the best things that ever happened to our family. He took great care of both my parents as they grew older and was with them when each passed away. My sister and I are very close to him, even though we nicknamed him “the crown prince” and teased him because that’s how my parents treated him.

I hope “Expecting’s” daughters will eventually embrace this great gift.

If they don’t, they may miss out on a wonderful experience and a lot of love. — Elder Sister of the Crown Prince Dear Elder Sister: Thank you for your letter. Readers wrote to share their personal experiences as you did. Most agreed that having a child with older parents and siblings can be a life-changing event. Read on: Dear Abby: I was a surprise baby. My birth mother was 40 and my birth father was 67. My sisters were 15 and 16. The older one was not happy; the younger one loved having a baby sister.

As fate would have it, my mother died when I was 7 years old. My father was too old to care for a child, so my older sister, the one who hadn’t been thrilled with my arrival, and her husband became my “parents.” Not every day was perfect, but my life was very blessed.

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Momma, became ill in her 60s, and my brother-in-law, whom I called Daddy for the rest of his life, also had health problems. I became their “legs” for many errands. When Daddy died I became Momma’s primary caregiver.

I would like those two girls to know that the little “intruder” may just be the one who takes care of them someday. I’m shocked that the parents would even entertain the idea of giving the baby away. — Judy In Louisiana Dear Abby: When I was a junior in high school, my mother told me she was pregnant. I was disgusted and angry, and I told her so.

As I reflect back on it, I’m mortified that I could be so cruel. After giving it more thought, I realized I was annoyed to think my parents were sexual beings.

Teenagers that age are just coming to terms with their own sexuality. They can also be somewhat selfish and self-absorbed.

While it may be a family matter to some extent, it really is between the mother and father.

My little brother is very close to me now and, more important, close to my children, who are nearer in age to him. I hope that mother won’t let the temporary opinion of the daughters ruin a beautiful experience of a shared love. — Cheryl In California Universal Uclick

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Sheet music ‘game changer’ The Hal Leonard Corp. owns the publishing rights to two massive smash hits: Adele’s latest album and “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.”

By Rick Romell Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

MILWAUKEE — They’re jazzed over at Hal Leonard Corp.

The firm already is the self-described biggest print music publisher in the world — $170 million in annual sales, 550 employees worldwide, and a Milwaukee headquarters team that includes 45 crack musician-editors who analyze and get the feel for original works, then distill their essence for players of varying skill levels.

Now, the company finds itself with the sheet-music equivalent of a two-sided smash: It holds the print and digital publishing rights to both the chart-topping “25” album by Adele and

well to sheet music. Some pop and rap songs can be hugely popular and fun to listen to, Morton said, but not inspire you to sit down at the piano or pick up your guitar.

Adele does. The music of the soulful British singer and songwriter “really lays down beautifully for piano and voice,” Morton said.

The likely result: Even more sales for Hal Leonard’s “25” publications than the quarter-million it has sold from Adele’s last album, “21.”

“The Force Awakens,” meanwhile, promises to become a staple in high-school auditoriums everywhere.

“In the school music side of our business, it’ll be No. 1 in 2016 by a long shot,” Morton said.

“They inspire people to play,” Morton said of Adele and the “Star Wars” music. “Which means we sell more of our other publications.”

the soundtrack for boxoffice blockbuster “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.”

It’s not just that they figure to be big sellers, though they do. Embedded in those expectations is the type of music involved.

“Both are big game changers in terms of how they affect our world of people who play music,” said Hal Leonard President Larry Morton, himself a lifelong musician and holder of undergraduate (Eastern Illinois University) and graduate (University of North Texas) degrees in music theory.

“It’s one thing to listen to it and love it. It’s another thing when you listen to something and say, ‘I want to play this, I really want to play this.’ ” Not every hit translates

There’s a lot to sell. The company has more than 200,000 publications and products, and holds rights to everyone from AC/DC and the Beatles to Yanni and ZZ Top. Hal Leonard has begun releasing sheet music for both the new Adele album and “The Force Awakens,” with plans over the next few months to put out 25 different Adele publications and 42 for “The Force Awakens.”

The “Star Wars” score will emerge in arrangements for everything from professional orchestras to school bands. Adele will be presented not just for piano but for guitar, vocal and even for the resurgent ukulele.

“For the last four, five years we’re just selling tons of ukulele everything,” Morton said. “We did Metallica for ukulele.

It’s crazy. Ukulele has become its own kind of universe.”

BOOKS

‘Harry Potter’ author to receive PEN award for service J.K. Rowling’s latest honor isn’t only for her writing.

The “Harry Potter” author is to receive the PEN/Allen Foundation Literary Service Award, PEN America told The Associated Press on Monday.

Rowling will be presented her award May

16 at the literary and human rights group’s annual spring gala in New York. Previous winners include Toni Morrison, Salman Rushdie and Tom Stoppard.

In its announcement Monday, PEN cited Rowling’s advocacy for free expression; her founding of

the charitable trust Volant, which supports multiple sclerosis research and other causes; and her nonprofit organization Lumos, which works to reconnect institutionalized children with their families.

“I’m deeply honored to receive this award and humbled that my work

has been recognized as having moral value by an organization I so admire,” Rowling told the AP in a statement. “I’ve long been a supporter of PEN, which does invaluable work on behalf of imprisoned writers and in defense of freedom of speech.”

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THE CLICKER Tuesday’s highlights on TV include: “Outsiders” is a gritty new drama about an off-the-grid family living in the rugged hills of modern-day Appalachia. As the saga opens, they are faced with new threats to their property and lifestyle. 9 p.m., WGN America.

“The Mine Wars: American Experience” is a new documentary that recalls the fight to unionize West Virginia coal miners in the early 20th century. It turned parts of the state into a bloody war zone. 9 p.m., PBS. From Herald news services

TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Tuesday, Jan. 26, the 26th day of 2016.

There are 340 days left in the year.

Today’s highlight: On Jan. 26, 1915, President Woodrow Wilson signed the Rocky Mountain National Park Act, which created America’s 10th national park.

On this date: In 1784, in a letter to his daughter Sarah, Benjamin Franklin expressed unhappiness over the choice of the bald eagle as the symbol of America, and stated his own preference: the turkey.

In 1788, the first European settlers in Australia, led by Capt. Arthur Phillip, landed in present-day Sydney.

In 1925, actor Paul Newman was born in Shaker Heights, Ohio.

In 1939, during the Spanish Civil War, rebel forces led by Gen. Francisco Franco captured Barcelona.

In 1942, the first American Expeditionary Force to go to Europe during World War II arrived in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

In 1950, India officially

proclaimed itself a republic as Rajendra Prasad took the oath of office as president.

In 1962, the United States launched Ranger 3 to land scientific instruments on the moon — but the probe ended up missing its target by more than 22,000 miles.

In 1979, former Vice President Nelson A. Rockefeller died in New York at age 70.

In 1988, Australians celebrated the 200th anniversary of their country as a grand parade of tall ships re-enacted the voyage of the first European settlers.

The Andrew Lloyd Webber musical “Phantom of the Opera” opened at Broadway’s Majestic Theater.

In 1998, President Bill Clinton forcefully denied having an affair with a former White House intern, telling reporters, “I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky.”

In 2005, Condoleezza Rice was sworn in as secretary of state, following her confirmation by the Senate.

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No. 15-4-01936-3 NON-PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Date of Death: November 11, 2015 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF SNOHOMISH In Re the Matter of the Estate of REILEY Q. SMITH, Deceased.

The Notice Agent named below has elected to give notice to creditors of the above-named Decedent. As of the date of the filing of a copy of this notice with the court, the Notice Agent has no knowledge of any other person acting as notice agent or of the appointment of a personal representative of the Decedent’s estate in the State of Washington.

According to the records of the court as are available on the date of the filing of this notice with the court, a cause number regarding the Decedent has not been issued to any other notice agent and a personal representative of the Decedent’s estate has not been appointed.

Any person having a claim against the Decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.42.070 by serving on or mailing to the Notice Agent or the Notice Agent’s attorney at the address stated below, a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the cour t in which the Notice Agent’s declaration and oath were ďŹ led. The claim must be presented within the later of: ( 1 ) T h i r t y d ay s a f t e r t h e Notice Agent ser ved or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.42.020(2)(c): or (2) four months after the date of ďŹ rst publication of the notice.

If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the c l a i m i s fo r ev e r b a r r e d , except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.42.050 and 11.42.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the Decedent’s probate and non probate assets.

Date of Filing Notice: December 31, 2015 Date of First Publication: January 12, 2016 The Notice Agent declares under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of Washington on this 4 day of December, 2015, at Bothell, Washington, that the foregoing is true and correct.

CONSTANCE J. SMITH Notice Agent LEOS & GILKERSON, PLLC RAEMI L. GILKERSON Attorney for Notice Agent 16088 NE 85th St. Redmond, WA 98052 Address for Mailing or Service: Constance J. Smith 5921 218th SE Woodinville, WA 98072 AND C/O Timothy Smith 22665 Natureview Drive Sedro Woolley, WA 98284 County of Notice Agent’s Oath and Declaration Cause No: Snohomish County Superior Court Cause 15-4-01936-3 Published: January 12, 19, 26, 2016.

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low has been appointed as Executrix of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the personal representative or the personal representa-tive’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the personal representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under *RCW 11.40.020(1)(c); or (2) four months after the date of ďŹ rst publication of the notice.

If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and non-probate assets.

Date of the ďŹ ling copy of Notice to Creditors: 1/25/2016 Date of ďŹ rst publication: 1/26/2016 JEANNE MURPHY, Executrix Address: 3209 S. Auburn St. Kennewick, WA 99337 CARLETON F. KNAPPE, WSBA #5697 Knappe & Knappe, Inc., P.S., Lawyers 90 Avenue A Snohomish, Washington 98290 (360) 568-5597/7511 EDH679416 Published: January 26; February 2, 9, 2016.

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ASX7844 The individual named be- Published: January 26, 29, 2016.

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CITY OF EDMONDS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Public hearing before the Planning Board on a proposed amendment to ECDC 20.03.002 changing the required period for notice of application prior to an open record predecision hearing from at least fourth days to at least fifteen days for consistency with state law..

NAME OF APPLICANT: City of Edmonds FILE NO.: AMD20160001 COMMENTS ON PROPOSAL DUE: February 10, 2016 Any person may comment on this application up to the time of the public hearing. Information on this proposal can be viewed or obtained by visiting the City’s website at www.edmondswa.gov (please look either under public notices or under the appropriate public meeting agenda), or by contacting the City of Edmonds Development Ser vices Depar tment at 121 5th Ave Nor th, Edmonds, WA 98020 between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4:30 P.M. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday. Comments may be mailed, emailed, or made in person at the public hearing.

PUBLIC HEARING: A public hearing will be held on February 10, 2016 at 7 P.M. Council Chambers 250 - 5th Ave North Edmonds, WA 98020 CITY CONTACT: Kernen Lien, Senior Planner

kernen.lien@edmondswa.gov

425-771-0220 Published: January 26, 2016.

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CITY OF EDMONDS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Public hearing before the Edmonds Historic Preservation Commission to determine the eligibility of the North South Sound Church at 404 Bell Street for listing on the Edmonds Register of Historic Places.

NAME OF APPLICANT: Historic Preservation Commission

Dave Teitzel PROJECT LOCATION: 404 Bell Street, Edmonds, WA COMMENTS ON PROPOSAL DUE: February 11, 2016 Any person has the right to comment on this application during the public comment period, receive notice and participate in any hearings, and request a copy of the decision on the application.

The City may accept public comments at any time prior to the closing of the record of an open record predecision hearing, if any, or, if no open record predecision hearing is provided, prior to the decision on the project permit.

Information on this development application can be viewed or obtained at the City of Edmonds Planning Division between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday or online through the city’s website at www.edmondswa.gov through Online Permits link. Search for permit PLN20150061.

PUBLIC HEARING: A public hearing will be held on February 11, 2016 at 5:30 P.M. Fourtner Room, 3rd Floor of City Hall 121 - 5th Ave North Edmonds, WA 98020 CITY CONTACT: Kernen Lien, Senior Planner kernen.lien@edmondswa.gov 425-771-0220 Published: January 26, 2016.

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Contact the County Purchasing Division at 425-388-3344 directly if unable to access documents online Sealed Proposals must be delivered before the due date & time either: 1. by hand to the Snohomish County Purchasing Division, 3000 Rockefeller Avenue, 6th Floor, Everett, Washington 98201, or 2. by mail to the attention of the Snohomish County Purchasing Division, 3000 Rockefeller Avenue, MS 507, Everett, WA 98201.

Note: Hand delivered submittals will not be accepted at any County location other than the County Purchasing Division as described above.

Snohomish County in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252, 42 USC 2000d to 2000d-4 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office of the Secretary, Part 21, Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs of the Department of Transportation issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all proposers that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises as defined at 49 CFR Part 26 will be afforded full opportunity to submit proposals in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color national origin, or sex in consideration for an award.

Snohomish County Purchasing Division 107192 Published: Janaury 26, 2016.

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2. The petition also requests that the court grant the following relief: Dispose of property and liabilities.

3. You must respond to this summons by serving a copy of your written response on the person signing this summons and by filing the original with the clerk of the court. If you do not serve your written response within 60 days after the date of the first publication of this summons (60 days after the 12th day of January, 2016), the cour t may enter an order of default against you, and the court may, without further notice to you, enter a decree and approve or provide for other relief requested in this summons. In the case of a dissolution, the court will not enter the final decree until at least 90 days after service and filing. If you serve a notice of appearance on the undersigned person, you are entitled to notice before an order of default or a decree may be entered.

4. Your written response to the summons and petition must be on form WPF DR 01.0300, Response to Petition (Marriage).

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

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

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

Dated: 11/25/15 BALLA WALLY Petitioner File Original of Your Response Serve a Copy of Your with the Clerk of the Court at: Response on: Snohomish County Clerk Petitioner MS 605, 3000 Rockefeller Balla Wally Everett, WA 98201 1222 162nd Ln NE Bellevue, WA 98008 EDH677369 Published: January 12, 19, 26; February 2, 9, 16, 2016.

ORDINANCE NO. 3476-16 OF THE CITY OF EVERETT, WASHINGTON On the 13th day of January 2016, the City Council of the City of Everett passed Ordinance No. 3476-16. A summary of the content of said ordinance, consisting of the title, provides as follows: AN ORDINANCE creating a special improvement project entitled “Three Acre Par k, Phase 1,” Fund 308, Program 006, to accumulate all costs for the improvement The full text of this ordinance will be mailed upon request.

Dated this 21st day of January 2016 City Clerk, Sharon Fuller 2930 Wetmore Avenue Everett, WA 98201 (425) 257-8610 Published: January 26, 2016.

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4VNNPOT No. 15 3 02926 8 Summons by Publication (SMPB) Superior Court of Washington County of Snohomish

#JET 3'2 T 3'1 T NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed proposals will be received by the Snohomish County Purchasing Division on behalf of the Snohomish county Radios System (SERS) for the following: RFP 03-16HC Crime Data Analysts, Temporary SEALED PROPOSALS DUE: March 2, 2016, not later than 3:00 P.M., Local Time Complete specifications may be obtained in person from the Snohomish County Purchasing Division, address below; by calling (425) 388-3344; or may be downloaded from: http://www.snohomishcountywa.gov/bids.aspx

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Panthers follow Seahawks’ example

By Dave Boling The News Tribune

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King’s Daylee Hanson has her shot blocked by Bellevue’s Kathryn Roberts during Monday night’s game at King’s High School.

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‘Learning opportunity’ Undefeated and nationally-ranked Bellevue beats King’s 73-33

By David Krueger Herald Writer

SEATTLE — Everyone knows the nationally-ranked Bellevue girls basketball team is incredibly talented.

That’s why King’s head coach Dan Taylor wanted his Knights to face the Wolverines.

King’s slowed Bellevue, ranked No. 17 nationally in the MaxPreps Xcellent 25 rankings, down in the first quarter, but eventually the Wolverines’ shooters broke lose in a 73-33 non-league victory over the Knights Monday night at King’s High School.

“Every year we try to schedule tough non-league opponents.

Why not schedule the best?”

Taylor said. “Whether in the state or in the nation. It’s a good learning opportunity.

“I knew it was going to be tough. We watched plenty of game film and I knew it was going to be too much to handle.

But our girls played hard. I’m proud of our girls. We got some good things out of it. We fought the entire time and didn’t give up. They’re just an athletic team with a lot of weapons and they

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Bellevue’s Anna Wilson, the sister of Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson, had 10 points and seven rebounds against Kings.

just had a couple more that we couldn’t account for.”

Undefeated Bellevue (17-0), is

ranked one spot ahead of fellow Washington 3A squad Lynnwood (No. 18) in the MaxPreps

Xcellent 25. The Royals, who won the 3A state championship last season, defeated Bellevue 63-37 in the semifinals.

The Wolverines went on to finish fifth at the state tournament.

But Bellevue added two strong players prior to the 201516 season, with University of Stanford commit Anna Wilson, the younger sister of Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson, and Quinessa CaylaoDo, a transfer from Todd Beamer, who has committed to Colorado.

Lynnwood head coach Everett Edwards was on hand Monday evening to scout the Wolverines in person and get a feel for a team many predict to square off against the Royals for the state championship. “(The Wolverines’ defense) is the key for Bellevue, I feel,” Edwards said. “You have to limit your turnovers, you have to take care of the basketball and not get many breakaways.”

Despite Bellevue not “playing, necessarily, their best game,” Edwards was still impressed with the athletes in the Wolverines’ lineup, including Wilson and

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Zach Pederson, a 6-foot-6 forward, averages 6.6 points and 2.8 rebounds a game for Alaska Fairbanks.

on the inside,” Pederson said.

“That’s really an awkward feeling.”

Added Ladines: “Your face can get frozen and ice can form on your eyes.”

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Zach Pederson, who played at Glacier Peak High School, and Isaac Ladines, who played at Arlington, are taking advantage of a “unique” opportunity to play in the “dark” and “cold” at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.

In the coldest, darkest days of winter, Zach Pederson and Isaac Ladines are easily reminded of being a long way from home.

All they have to do is look out the window.

Pederson, a 2013 graduate of Glacier Peak High School, and Ladines, a 2011 Arlington grad, are members of the University of Alaska Fairbanks men’s basketball team, and their season corresponds to the harshest months of the arctic winter. They head to school each morning in the dark, they come home from practice in the dark, and there is always cold.

How cold? “Your nostrils freeze

Jones fills need for Sounders

By evening the temperature was not only below freezing, it was almost below zero.

The cold and darkness “can mess with you a little bit,” said Pederson, whose uncle bought him a “happy lamp” — specially designed to replicate sunshine and chase away the winter blues — that he uses while studying.

As for Ladines, he makes up for any sunshine deficiency by taking a vitamin D supplement.

But for both men, basketball is the best remedy of all. Alaska Fairbanks competes in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference — an 11-team league that also includes Seattle Pacific, Saint Martin’s, Western Washington

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TUKWILA — For everything on the Seattle Sounders’ offseason shopping list, there was only one hole in the projected starting 11 that cried out for mending.

That was at left back, and the club believes it patched that potential problem on Jan. 14 by acquiring speedy 24-year-old Joevin Jones from the Chicago Fire.

“We were looking for a left back,” coach Sigi Schmid said Monday. “We still have confidence in Dylan Remick. But Dylan in the last two seasons has had good moments and then some moments where it hasn’t been as good. I think Dylan is stronger as a result of having gone through those experiences.

But we wanted one more naturally left-footed guy at left back. ...

Being able to acquire Joevin in a trade allowed us to fill that hole.”

In a way, it seems a role Jones was born to fill. His father, Kelvin, was a defender with the Trinidad & Tobago national team.

“I haven’t seen him play much, but I heard he was a great player,” Jones said. “The football is in our blood.”

In 2009, Jones followed his father onto his national team and also signed his first professional contract.

“It was a warm feeling for me,

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By Rich Myhre

hile providing little in the way of solace for disheartened Seattle sports fans, it’s not out of the question to offer the opinion that the Seahawks finished up as the second-best team in the NFC. Transitive comparisons can mislead in the field of athletics, but on successive Sundays the Seahawks lost 31-24 on the road against Carolina while Arizona lost the NFC championship game on the same turf in a 49-15 rout.

Although the Seahawks were ousted in the divisional round, the reasonable margin of their comeback loss makes it seem as if the distance between them and a third consecutive Super Bowl appearance was relatively slim.

No parades are planned to celebrate that accomplishment, of course.

But if Seattle fans can, for the moment, put aside their burgeoning impatience with expressive Panthers quarterback Cam Newton, it is worth noting that Carolina seems to be providing evidence that the Seahawks’ winning blueprint remains valid.

This makes it curious to see if the Denver Broncos will have as much trouble against the Panthers in Super Bowl 50 as they did against Seattle in Super Bowl 48 — a 43-8 Seahawks romp.

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Silvertips hit a few bumps on long road trip

By Jesse Geleynse Herald Writer

Next game: at UCLA 7 p.m., Thu., Jan. 28 UW MEN UW MEN

Next game: at Stanford 8 p.m., Fri., Jan. 29 UWWOMEN WOMEN UW

Next game: at Utah Valley 6 p.m., Thu., Jan. 28

Next game: Utah Valley 7 p.m., Thu., Jan. 28

Next game: at USC 7:30 p.m., Thu., Jan. 28 WSU MEN

Next game: Santa Clara 6 p.m., Thu., Jan. 28 GONZAGA MEN

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BOYS BASKETBALL Wesco 4A—Kamiak at Mount Vernon, Lake Stevens at Jackson, Mariner at Snohomish, Monroe at Cascade, all 7:15 p.m.

Wesco 3A North–Arlington at Marysville Pilchuck, Everett at Marysville Getchell, Oak Harbor at Stanwood, all 7:15 p.m.

Wesco 3A South—Edmonds-Woodway at Shorewood, Glacier Peak at Shorecrest, Meadowdale at Lynnwood, all 7:15 p.m.

Cascade Conference—Cedar Park Christian-Bothell at Archbishop Murphy, 6:30 p.m.; Granite Falls at King’s, 7 p.m.; Sultan at Lakewood, South Whidbey at Cedarcrest, both 8 p.m.

Northwest 2B/1B—La Conner at Darrington, 6:30 p.m.; Concrete at Cedar Park Christian-Mountlake Terrace, 7:30 p.m.

Northwest 1B—Grace Academy vs.

Providence Classical Christian at Overlake Christian Church in Redmond, 4 p.m.; Tulalip Heritage at Orcas Christian, 5 p.m.

BOYS SWIMMING Wesco—Lynnwood, Meadowdale, Everett at Forest Park Pool, 2:30 p.m.; Snohomish, Glacier Peak, Mount Vernon at Skagit Valley Family YMCA, 2:30 p.m.; Shorewood vs.

Cascade at West Coast Aquatics, 2:30 p.m.; Monroe, Mountlake Terrace, EdmondsWoodway at Lynnwood Pool, 3 p.m.; Jackson, Lake Stevens at Kamiak, 3:15 p.m.; Mariner, Marysville Getchell at Marysville Pilchuck, 3:15 p.m.

GIRLS BASKETBALL Cascade Conference—Cedar Park Christian-Bothell at Archbishop Murphy, 5 p.m.; Granite Falls at King’s, 5:15 p.m.; Sultan at Lakewood, South Whidbey at Cedarcrest, both 6:30 p.m.

Northwest 2B/1B—La Conner at Darrington, 5 p.m.; Concrete at Cedar Park Christian-Mountlake Terrace, 6 p.m.

Northwest 1B—Tulalip Heritage at Orcas Christian, 3:30 p.m.

WRESTLING Wesco—Mount Vernon at Kamiak, Snohomish at Mariner, Marysville Getchell at Arlington, Marysville Pilchuck at Everett, Stanwood at Oak Harbor, Shorewood at Glacier Peak, Lynnwood at Mountlake Terrace, Shorecrest at Meadowdale, all 7 p.m.

Non-League—Edmonds-Woodway at Ingraham, 6 p.m.

WSU hires Shephard Associated Press PULLMAN — Washington State has hired JaMarcus Shephard as inside receivers coach.

Shephard spent the past two seasons as the receivers coach at Western Kentucky.

The Everett Silvertips made two trips into Alberta — one in November and one this month — in order to complete their six-game road series against the Western Hockey League’s Central Division. Everett’s second visit ended Saturday.

The Tips should be glad to be done with the long travel. They lost a 1-0 decision at Edmonton on Friday and followed with a 4-1 loss at Red Deer on Saturday to finish 1-4-1-0 against the Central.

It doesn’t help that three of the top four Eastern Conference teams are in the Central Division.

Against those three teams, Everett earned just one of a possible six points — that coming in a shootout loss at Calgary on Nov. 21.

Everett has two road games at Victoria, which necessitate ferry rides, but otherwise the remainder of its road schedule is against U.S. Division opponents.

Tips still in first place The Silvertips (28-14-2-2, 60 points) remain in first place in the U.S. Division despite dropping their past two games and seeing their

streak of 11 straight games without a regulation loss come to an end.

Second-place Seattle (26-17-3-0, 55 points) remains five points back after splitting a home-and-home with third-place Portland (25-21-2-0, 52 points) over the weekend.

Portland still has “another level to hit,” according to head coach Jamie Kompon.

“We’re all disappointed with our record, and I’m taking responsibility for that,” Kompon told Scott Sepich of the Oregonian. “I believe that we have another level to hit, and we show that at times. It’s just about finding consistency in our game.”

The Spokane Chiefs (22-19-3-2, 49 points) occupy the final Western Conference playoff position by a fairly comfortable margin over the Tri-City Americans (20-25-2-0, 42 points).

Johnston returns to Portland When former Portland Winterhawks head coach/general manger Mike Johnston was fired by the NHL’s Pittsburgh Penguins in mid-December, the speculation about if or when he would return to the WHL began almost immediately.

His return came last weekend, although it was in a different capacity — as a fan. According to the Oregonian, Johnston watched Portland’s games Friday and Sunday at the Moda Center.

Johnston told the Oregonian that any future job he takes would have to include coaching, as he’s not ready

to work solely as a GM. Johnston’s name had been linked to the open GM position with the Vancouver Giants, but the Giants have struggled with coaching turnover and have a first-year veteran mentor in Lorne Molleken, so that seems to rule out the possibility of Johnston going there.

“Maybe in four or five years I’ll look at those kinds of opportunities,” Johnston told the Oregonian. “But certainly not now, I enjoy coaching and I have a lot of energy to coach. I like working with players and running a team.”

U.S. 0-5 in Teddy Bear games The annual Teddy Bear Tosses, a league-wide promotion during which teams collect toys for underprivileged kids, were completed Saturday in Kent, where the Portland Winterhawks defeated the Seattle Thunderbirds 5-2.

With that game the U.S. Division home teams completed an 0-5-0-0 showing in Teddy Bear games. Back in December, Tri-City fell to Everett, Spokane lost to Tri-City, Portland fell to Prince George, and Everett lost to Vancouver.

That got this reporter wondering if that trend held true league-wide. A quick look at each team’s Teddy Bear Toss game showed the home teams went 12-9-1-0. If you take out the U.S. Division, it is 12-4-1-0, so clearly losing at home was a trend that primarily affected the U.S. teams.

Hurricanes’ streak continues Think the Silvertips’ run of 11 consecutive games without a regulation loss was impressive? It was. However, the Lethbridge Hurricanes are on an even more impressive run as they stretched their winning streak to 10 games with Sunday’s 3-0 victory over the Edmonton Oil Kings.

The Hurricanes (36-12-0-0, 72 points) have the best record in the WHL and have a seven-point lead over second-place Red Deer (31-151-2, 65 points) in the Central Division.

Lethbridge appears headed for its first postseason appearance following a six-year absence.

WHL Honors Estephan, Papirny Giorgio Estephan of the Lethbridge Hurricanes has been named the WHL Player of the Week, and Jordan Papirny of the Brandon Wheat Kings is the nominee for CHL Goaltender of Week, the WHL announced Monday.

Estephan had three goals and five assists in three games as the Hurricanes won all three contests last week to stretch their winning streak to 10 games.

Papirny, meanwhile, had back-toback shutouts during which he made 55 saves.

For the latest Silvertips news follow Jesse Geleynse on Twitter @ jessegeleynse.

S. Williams beats Sharapova, advances to semis

By John Pye Associated Press

MELBOURNE, Australia — Serena Williams attacked Maria Sharapova’s strength and it helped extend her complete domination of their rivalry, earning the six-time Australian Open champion a place in the semifinals.

Top-ranked Williams beat Sharapova 6-4, 6-1 in the quarterfinals on Tuesday, her 18th consecutive victory and 19th in their 21 career meetings back to 2004.

“It was super intense,” Williams said of the replay of last year’s final. “She’s an incredibly intense, focused player who was No. 1 and has won so many Grand Slams for a reason. You have to come out with a lot of fire and intensity.”

Each of the six previous times Williams has won a quarterfinal at Melbourne Park, she has won the title at the season-opening Grand Slam tournament.

Up next for her is fourthseeded Agnieszka Radwanska, who beat No. 10 Carla Suarez Navarro 6-1, 6-3 to reach a Grand Slam semifinal for the fifth time.

Sharapova has won five majors, including the 2008 Australian title, and has been in three other finals at Melbourne Park.

In her fourth-round win against No. 12 Belinda Bencic she had a career-high 21 aces. Against Williams, she had three, and seven double-faults.

Williams had 13 aces, three double-faults, hit 31 winners to 11, and broke Sharapova’s serve four times.

“She played quite explosive,” Sharapova said. “She was really explosive off the return. Yeah.”

Sharapova broke to open the match and held for a 2-0 lead. But Williams held in the third game and broke to quickly level at 2-2.

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Serena Williams (right) is congratulated by Maria Sharapova after Williams won their quarterfinal match 6-4, 6-1 at the Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia on Tuesday.

Early in the set, points were short. As it progressed, the rallies got longer, the shrieks and grunts got louder and the emotions were fully on display.

Both players struggled with their ball toss at one end, repeatedly practicing their toss to work out the best position to serve into the sun.

Williams also had to concentrate hard to hold in the ninth game, when a baby screamed loudly in the stands as she faced breakpoints.

She was able to protect her own serve, and go on the attack against Sharapova’s. It cost her in the eighth game when she had three break-point chances,

taking the high-risk rather than the high-percentage option with her return.

But that approach is what has helped win her 21 major titles, and Williams’ aggressive returns finally helped her convert on her fourth set point, following a heavy ground stroke to the net and putting away a volley.

She went on a five-game roll until Sharapova held in the second set, and then finished it off in the seventh game after saving break points.

Williams had medical treatment between sets, and again in the second during a changeover, but it wasn’t clear what the problem was. She didn’t comment on

it in her on-court interview.

Sharapova noted Williams started the opening set with four big serves, so she didn’t think it hampered the 34-year-old American’s game.

She hasn’t beaten Williams since back-to-back victories in 2004, when she led their rivalry 2-1. Despite more than 11 years in between, Sharapova isn’t giving up hope of breaking that drought.

“It’s motivating because she’s at a different level,” Sharapova said. “She makes you go back to the drawing board, not just for me, but for many other players. She makes you work. That’s inspiring.”

Florida State settles suit with Winston accuser

By Brendan Sonnone Orlando Sentinel

ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida State has reached a settlement with Erica Kinsman, the woman who accused Jameis Winston of sexual assault, and she has agreed to drop a Title IX lawsuit against the university.

FSU will pay Kinsman $250,000, according to a release from the university. The school will pay her attorneys an additional $700,000.

“Although we regret we will never be able to tell our full story in court, it is apparent that a trial many months from now would have left FSU fighting over the past rather than looking toward its very bright future,” FSU President John Thrasher said in a statement. “We have decided to instead move forward even though we have full faith that the ultimate outcome of a trial

would have been consistent with the previous law enforcement investigations and retired Supreme Court Justice Major Harding’s findings in the student conduct hearing.”

Kinsman’s attorneys stated the lump sum payment of $950,000 is the largest in history to a single plaintiff to settle Title IX discrimination claims of this kind for a school’s indifference to a plaintiff’s sexual assault.

“I’ll always be disappointed that I had to leave the school I dreamed of attending since I was little,” Kinsman said in a statement. “I am happy that FSU has committed to continue making changes in order to ensure a safer environment for all students. My hope is that the federal investigation of my complaint by the Office of Civil Rights will produce even more positive change, not just at FSU, but across the country.”

Kinsman, under the name “Jane Doe,” filed a federal civil lawsuit against FSU in January, stating that the school violated her Title IX rights by not appropriately investigating an incident in December 2012 during which she said she was raped by Winston. The state attorney’s office did not charge Winston, FSU’s starting quarterback, with a crime and retired Florida Supreme Court justice Major B. Harding determined during a hearing in December 2014 there was not enough evidence to indicate Winston violated the FSU student code of conduct.

Kinsman participated in a documentary and granted interviews, publicly identifying herself as Winston’s accuser.

Kinsman, a former student at FSU, stated in her complaint that coach Jimbo Fisher and associate athletics director

Monk Bonasorte knew of the sexual assault allegation in 2013. Attorneys representing the school maintained the claim was “insufficient to establish actual knowledge on the part of FSU,” asserting there was no way for Fisher and Bonasorte to know that the woman accusing Winston of rape was an FSU student and that neither Fisher or Bonasorte can be considered an “appropriate person” under Title IX. Thrasher said FSU’s primary reason for reaching a settlement with Kinsman was to avoid “millions of dollars in additional litigation expense.”

Kinsman is still engaged in a lawsuit against Winston, who recently completed his rookie season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Kinsman is suing Winston for sexual battery, and Winston is countersuing Kinsman for defamation.

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Elks Club crowns Hoop Shoot champs Herald staff

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Washington’s Kelsey Plum, who leads the nation in scoring, goes around Washington State’s Nike McClure in last Saturday’s

Huskies ranked No. 25 Washington women in AP Top 25 for first time since 2003

By Doug Feinberg Associated Press

University of Washington women’s basketball coach Mike Neighbors has the Huskies back in the Top 25 for the first time in nearly 13 years.

The Huskies entered The Associated Press poll Monday at No. 25, buoyed by a four-game winning streak. It’s the first appearance for UW in the poll since March 3, 2003.

“Ten years ago I could beat them on breaking news,” Neighbors said of sharing the news. “They will probably know before I tell them. We’ll talk about it, keep it in perspective, do something fun with it. We’re off today but we’ll have a group text message or

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and Central Washington — and the Nanooks have a 7-3 GNAC record and are 13-5 overall. The team is bidding to reach the NCAA Division II regional tournament for the first time since 2005.

The 6-foot-6 Pederson, a junior forward, and the 6-8 Ladines, a senior center, are both backups, though Ladines has started two games this season. Pederson averages 6.6 points and 2.8 rebounds a game and shoots 55 percent from the field, the second-best mark among players in the regular rotation. Ladines averages 4.3 points and 3.7 rebounds and shoots 52 percent from the field.

Both players were recruited to Alaska Fairbanks after playing community college basketball — Pederson played two seasons at Edmonds CC and Ladines spent three years (he redshirted as a freshman) at Skagit Valley College. Both

something like that.”

Washington (15-4) has been on quite a run lately, knocking off UCLA and USC earlier his month — the Huskies’ first sweep of ranked teams since 2001. Led by the nation’s top scorer, junior guard Kelsey Plum, the Huskies are one victory short of matching last season’s squad that won 16 of its first 20 games.

Washington plays at No. 16 Stanford on Friday night. The Huskies haven’t won at Stanford since 1999.

“They’re coming off a loss and I’m sure they’ll have 100 percent focus,” Neighbors said of the Cardinal. “Stanford’s used to playing ranked teams, it won’t add anything to them that we are ranked.”

After Friday’s game, the Huskies face California on Sunday. Washington has swept the Bay Area road trip only once, and that came back in 1987.

UConn remained No. 1 in the poll after two more wins by an average of 54 points. UConn was followed by South Carolina, Notre Dame, Baylor and Maryland. Texas, Ohio State and Arizona State stayed in their positions as the top eight teams in the poll remained unchanged.

With Washington entering the poll, the Pac-12 once again has five ranked teams. No. 8 Arizona State, the only unbeaten team in conference play, is followed by No. 9 Oregon State, No. 15 UCLA , No. 16 Stanford and No. 25 Washington.

had chances to play at smaller fouryear schools closer to home, but both opted for the chance to compete at the NCAA Division II level.

As Pederson explained, “I always wanted to play in the GNAC, and when I heard that (Alaska Fairbanks) was in the GNAC, I knew I’d be playing a lot of games near home. ... I’m definitely enjoying it more than I thought I would. My teammates are really cool and we hang out all the time. They make up for the isolation.”

Recruiting to Fairbanks presents challenges, acknowledged Nanooks head coach Mick Durham, which is why he goes after a lot of community college players. He figures it is easier to sell them on a two-year stay compared to four or five years for a high school player.

As for his recruiting pitch, “we always start out by seeing what the interest level is,” Durham said. “And we ask, ‘Are you up for a little adventure?’” The other thing, he pointed out, “is that we’re in Seattle and Portland all the time because that’s where our league is. So for parents, we come to them a lot.”

In addition, the school is strong academically and the basketball is competitive.

“We defend and we’re tough,” Durham said. “We call ourselves Alaska tough, and we joke that you have to be tough up here because it’s dark and it’s cold.”

Ladines remembers attending Western Washington basketball games as a boy, and he always dreamed of playing at the Division II level himself.

“I didn’t really expect to be there,” he admitted, “but then I signed here and now I have this opportunity. And I couldn’t ask for anything more. It’s a great conference, there’s great competition and it’s kind of the pinnacle of my basketball career.”

Likewise, Pederson said he has found the opportunity “to be really unique. It’s way different up here and it’s real cool to see different things.

“I’ve always wanted to travel a lot and see a lot of different places in my life,” he said, “and this is giving me a chance. So this was definitely a choice that’s been a real positive in my life.”

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The Sounders acquired Joevin Jones (left) from the Chicago Fire for a SuperDraft pick and allocation money.

his comfort with the ball, his ability to launch crosses and his speed — everyone seems to agree on his speed.

With two Sounders training sessions under his belt, Jones cites a remaining challenge, but one that seems distinctly temporary.

“It was difficult for me on the pitch to figure out some of the guys’ names,” he said.

“But I think now I got the names so everything is good.”

Added time The Sounders went through their annual fitness testing before training Monday at Starfire Sports Complex. “There are some that are good, some that are not so good,” Schmid said.

“But the most important thing coming out of the fitness tests is we have a base point and we know where we work from. Overall I was pretty pleased with where the team was at.” ... Seattle returns to local training Tuesday and Wednesday before heading to Arizona where the first three friendlies of the new season await, beginning Feb. 3 against Vancouver.

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you know, making my debut for my country at 19,” he said. “That was awesome for me. And turning professional at 19 as well: Signing my first professional contract with W Connection, that was awesome for me and my family. It was a stepping stone for me, and now things even get better.”

After five seasons in the Trinidad and Tobago pro league, Jones was loaned to HJK Helsinki in 2014. The next year, the door to Major League Soccer opened, and he happily sprinted through.

“I was offseason and I got the call that Chicago wanted me,” he said. “It was a big opportunity for me to come here and show my worth.”

He made 26 starts and 28 appearances with the Fire, recording a goal and an assist.

When longtime Seattle left back Leo Gonzalez returned home to Costa Rica, the Sounders wondered how Jones might look in rave green. Now they’re about to find out, at the cost of a SuperDraft pick and allocation money.

“He’s very good going forward; offensively he’s very good,” Schmid said. “He’s got good pace, which is always a nice thing.

He’s even played some games as a left winger as well for Trinidad. We want our outside backs to be able to get forward.”

Schmid said it’s too early to have seen much from Jones, especially with the left back battling a cold this week. However, he said the newcomer is interacting with his new teammates and early impressions are good.

“He’s a quick guy,” goalkeeper Stefan Frei said. “We have to integrate him into the squad. Work on communication. ... But first impression: very athletic and quality speed.”

Asked about his own game, Jones cited

Six champions were crowned Jan. 18 at the annual Everett Elks Hoop Shoot at Everett High School.

Winners of the free throw-shooting competition were Tanner Ingle (boys 12-13 age group), Isabel Koivu (girls 12-13), Jaytin Hara (boys 10-11), Bella Hasan (girls 10-11), Finn Turner (boys 8-9) and Finley Gonzales (girls 8-9). In the latter age group, 15 tie-breaker shots were needed before Gonzales was crowned champion.

Ingle and Turner were the top shooters on the day. Ingle made 24 of 25 free throws, and Turner converted 23 of 25.

The winners advance to

Online extra For a picture of the top placers in each age group at the 2016 Everett Elks Club Hoop Shoot, visit www. heraldnet.com/communitysports. the district competition, set for Feb. 6 in Mount Vernon.

For pictures of the top placers in each age group, visit www.heraldnet. com/communitysports.

Items for the Community Roundup can be submitted by e-mail (sports@heraldnet.com), by fax (425-339-3435) or by mail (P.O. Box 930, Everett, Wash.). The deadline is noon Sunday.

COMMUNITY | Bulletin Board Baseball/Softball n USSSA is looking for umpires for youth and adult softball games in Snohomish and King counties. Training will be provided, with classes starting Feb. 6. For more information, contact Paul at 425-870-1043 or duffyclanevt@comcast.net. n The cities of Edmonds and Lynnwood are teaming up to offer Adult Softball Leagues. Registration opens Feb. 1. League play starts March 13, with all games at Meadowdale Playfields. The team fee is $645. For more information, call Todd at 425-771-0229 or Travis at 425-670-5517.

Football n USSSA is looking for officials for youth and adult flag football games in King and Snohomish counties.

Training will be provided, with classes starting Feb. 6.

For more information, contact Paul at 425-870-1043 or duffyclanevt@comcast.net.

Hockey n The Everett Youth Hockey Booster Club and USA Hockey are offering a Try Hockey for Free Day at 2:15 p.m. on Feb.

20 at the Xfinity Community Ice Rink in Everett. The event is for players ages 4-9. Equipment will be provided at no charge. Participants are asked to arrive at least 60 minutes early in order to check in and be issued gear. For more information, visit the EYHBC website at eyhbc.org, or send an e-mail to info@eyhbc.org.

Lacrosse n The Everett Lacrosse Club is accepting registration for the spring season. The club offers teams for boys and girls in grades 3-12. For more information, visit the club’s website at everettlacrosseclub.org. n The Snolax Girls Lacrosse program is accepting registration for its youth and high school teams. Girls in grades 1-12 who reside in the Monroe, Snohomish or Lake Stevens school districts are eligible to participate, as are girls who attend Archbishop Murphy High School. For more information, visit www. snolaxgirls.com.

Items for the Bulletin Board can be submitted by e-mail (sports@heraldnet.com), by fax (425-339-3435) or by mail (P.O. Box 930, Everett, Wash.).

The deadline is noon Sunday.

Richards agrees to 1-year deal with Angels Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Los Angeles Angels avoided arbitration with right-hander Garrett Richards, agreeing to a one-year deal worth $6,425,000.

Richards went 15-12 with a 3.65 ERA last season for the Angels.

In his first year as a regular big league starter in 2014, Richards was 13-4 with a 2.61 ERA before a season-ending knee injury.

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BASKETBALL NBA WESTERN CONFERENCE Northwest Division

W L Pct GB Oklahoma City 33 13 .717 — Portland 20 26 .435 13 Utah 19 25 .432 13 Denver 17 28 .378 15½ Minnesota 14 32 .304 19 Pacific Division

W L Pct GB Golden State 41 4 .911 — L.A. Clippers 28 16 .636 12½ Sacramento 20 24 .455 20½ Phoenix 14 31 .311 27 L.A. Lakers 9 37 .196 32½ Southwest Division

W L Pct GB San Antonio 38 7 .844 — Memphis 26 20 .565 12½ Dallas 25 21 .543 13½ Houston 25 22 .532 14 New Orleans 16 28 .364 21½ EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB Toronto 29 15 .659 — Boston 25 21 .543 5 New York 22 24 .478 8 Brooklyn 12 33 .267 17½ Philadelphia 6 39 .133 23½ Southeast Division

W L Pct GB Atlanta 27 19 .587 — Miami 24 21 .533 2½ Charlotte 22 23 .489 4½ Washington 20 22 .476 5 Orlando 20 23 .465 5½ Central Division

W L Pct GB Cleveland 31 12 .721 — Chicago 25 19 .568 6½ Detroit 24 21 .533 8 Indiana 23 21 .523 8½ Milwaukee 19 27 .413 13½ Monday’s games Cleveland 114, Minnesota 107 Boston 116, Washington 91 Miami 89, Chicago 84 Houston 112, New Orleans 111 Memphis 108, Orlando 102, OT Detroit 95, Utah 92 Atlanta 119, Denver 105 Charlotte 129, Sacramento 128,2OT Golden State 120, San Antonio 90 Tuesday’s games L.A. Clippers at Indiana, 4 p.m.

Phoenix at Philadelphia, 4 p.m.

Washington at Toronto, 4:30 p.m.

Miami at Brooklyn, 4:30 p.m.

Oklahoma City at New York, 4:30 p.m.

Orlando at Milwaukee, 5 p.m.

Sacramento at Portland, 7 p.m.

Dallas at L.A. Lakers, 7:30 p.m.

Men’s College Basketball AP Top 25 Poll The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 24, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:

Record Pts Pv 1. Oklahoma (36) 16-2 1,592 1 2. North Carolina (29) 18-2 1,586 2 3. Iowa 16-3 1,473 9 4. Kansas 16-3 1,369 3 5. Texas A&M 17-2 1,332 10 6. Villanova 17-3 1,261 4 7. Xavier 17-2 1,186 5 8. Maryland 17-3 1,111 7 9. West Virginia 16-3 1,105 6 10. Providence 17-3 1,005 16 11. Virginia 15-4 903 13 12. Michigan St. 17-4 869 11 13. SMU 18-1 838 8 14. Iowa St. 15-4 792 19 15. Miami 15-3 753 15 16. Louisville 16-3 719 17 17. Baylor 15-4 594 13 18. Arizona 16-4 502 12 19. Indiana 17-3 466 25 20. Kentucky 15-4 403 23 21. Purdue 17-4 328 22 22. Wichita St. 14-5 151 — 23. Oregon 16-4 149 — 24. Duke 15-5 145 20 25. Notre Dame 14-5 136 — Others receiving votes: Dayton 77, South Carolina 74, Saint Mary’s (Cal) 42, Pittsburgh 38, Southern Cal 27, Butler 26, Clemson 18, VCU 17, Hawaii 9, Valparaiso 9, UConn 5, Utah 5, UAB 4, Chattanooga 2, Colorado 1, Grand Canyon 1, Michigan 1, Navy 1.

USA Today Top 25 Poll The top 25 teams in the USA Today men’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 24, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:

Record Pts Pvs 1. North Carolina (24) 18-2 791 2 2. Oklahoma (9) 16-2 766 1 3. Kansas 16-3 680 3 4. Iowa 16-3 677 9 5. Texas A&M 17-2 650 8 6. Villanova 17-3 591 4 7. Maryland 17-3 581 5 8. Xavier 17-2 580 6 9. West Virginia 16-3 503 7 10. Providence 17-3 452 17 11. Michigan State 17-4 445 10 12. Virginia 15-4 430 13 13. Miami (Fla.) 15-3 412 14 14. Louisville 16-3 384 16 15. Arizona 16-4 341 11 16. Iowa State 15-4 312 21 17. Indiana 17-3 290 23 18. Baylor 15-4 281 15 19. Kentucky 15-4 242 19 20. Duke 15-5 183 12 21. Purdue 17-4 150 22 22. South Carolina 17-2 137 18 23. Pittsburgh 16-3 118 20 24. Oregon 16-4 90 — 25. Wichita State 14-5 60 — Others Receiving Votes: Dayton 49; Saint Mary’s 31; Clemson 30; Notre Dame 20; Gonzaga 17; Butler 15; Southern California 14; Connecticut 11; California 10; Michigan 10; Washington 7; LSU 6; Valparaiso 6; Virginia Commonwealth 6; Arkansas-Little Rock 5; Alabama at Birmingham 4; Utah 4; Monmouth 3; Texas 3; St. Joseph’s 2; Oregon State 1..

Tops 25 Monday’s Games No. 14 Iowa State 85, No. 4 Kansas 72 No. 15 Miami 80, No. 24 Duke 69

Women’s College Basketball AP Top 25 Poll The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 24, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:

Record Pts Pv 1. UConn (32) 18-0 800 1 2. South Carolina 19-0 765 2 3. Notre Dame 19-1 739 3 4. Baylor 19-1 700 4 5. Maryland 17-2 659 5 6. Texas 18-1 651 6 7. Ohio St. 15-4 592 7 8. Arizona St. 17-3 582 8 9. Oregon St. 16-3 539 11 10. Texas A&M 14-5 473 13 11. Florida St. 16-4 467 14 12. Kentucky 14-3 434 9 13. Mississippi St. 17-4 408 10 14. Louisville 14-5 352 17 15. UCLA 14-5 317 20 16. Stanford 15-5 290 12 17. Miami 17-3 240 16 18. Michigan St. 14-4 219 21 19. Tennessee 12-6 209 18 20. South Florida 13-5 193 15 21. Oklahoma 13-5 143 19 22. Missouri 16-4 140 23 23. DePaul 15-6 123 24 24. West Virginia 16-4 108 25 25. Washington 15-4 80 — Others receiving votes: Florida 46, Green Bay 34, George Washington 18, Purdue 17, Oklahoma St. 15, Duke 10, UTEP 10, San Diego 9, Colorado St. 8, BYU 7, Albany (NY) 2, Syracuse 1.

Top 25 Monday’s Games No. 12 Kentucky 64, No. 19 Tennessee 63 No. 14 Louisville 71, Syracuse 53

FOOTBALL NFL Playoffs Wild-Card Playoffs Jan. 9 Kansas City 30, Houston 0 Pittsburgh 18, Cincinnati 16 Jan. 10 Seattle 10, Minnesota 9 Green Bay 35, Washington 18 Divisional Playoffs Jan. 16 New England 27, Kansas City 20 Arizona 26, Green Bay 20 (OT) Jan. 17 Carolina 31, Seattle (24 Denver 23, Pittsburgh 16 Conference Championships Sunday, Jan. 24 Denver 20, New England 18 Carolina 49, Arizona 15 Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 7 At Santa Clara, Calif.

Carolina vs. Denver, 3:30 p.m. (CBS)

HOCKEY NHL WESTERN CONFERENCE

Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA 48 30 15 3 63 126 109 47 25 18 4 54 136 128 48 24 19 5 53 129 141 49 20 18 11 51 121 137 46 21 18 7 49 95 109 47 21 23 3 45 125 144 50 19 26 5 43 122 149 Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA Chicago 52 33 15 4 70 147 117 Dallas 50 31 14 5 67 162 133 St. Louis 52 28 16 8 64 129 128 Minnesota 49 23 17 9 55 121 115 Colorado 50 26 21 3 55 138 133 Nashville 48 22 18 8 52 125 129 Winnipeg 48 21 24 3 45 121 138 EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA Florida 48 28 15 5 61 130 107 Detroit 49 25 16 8 58 122 124 Boston 48 26 17 5 57 145 125 Tampa Bay 48 26 18 4 56 129 117 Montreal 49 24 21 4 52 134 129 Ottawa 49 23 20 6 52 137 152 Toronto 46 17 20 9 43 113 128 Buffalo 49 19 26 4 42 111 134 Metropolitan Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA Washington 46 35 8 3 73 155 100 N.Y. Rangers 49 27 17 5 59 142 129 N.Y. Islanders 47 25 16 6 56 130 118 New Jersey 49 25 19 5 55 114 116 Pittsburgh 47 23 17 7 53 119 120 Carolina 50 22 20 8 52 118 135 Philadelphia 46 20 18 8 48 105 124 Columbus 50 18 27 5 41 128 161 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Monday’s Games Arizona 2, Minnesota 1, SO Detroit 4, N.Y. Islanders 2 Boston 3, Philadelphia 2 Columbus 5, Montreal 2 N.Y. Rangers 6, Buffalo 3 Dallas 2, Calgary 1 Tuesday’s Games Anaheim at Boston, 4 p.m.

New Jersey at Pittsburgh, 4 p.m.

Chicago at Carolina, 4:30 p.m.

Columbus at Montreal, 4:30 p.m.

Buffalo at Ottawa, 4:30 p.m.

Toronto at Florida, 4:30 p.m.

Arizona at Winnipeg, 5 p.m.

Nashville at Vancouver, 7 p.m.

Colorado at San Jose, 7 p.m.

Los Angeles San Jose Arizona Vancouver Anaheim Calgary Edmonton

WHL U.S. DIVISION GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pt 46 28 14 2 2 124 99 60 46 26 17 3 0 144 132 55 48 25 21 2 0 158 150 52 46 22 19 3 2 153 158 49 47 20 25 2 0 152 178 42 B.C. DIVISION

GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pt Kelowna 47 33 11 3 0 174 132 69 Victoria 49 29 15 2 3 172 119 63 Prince George 48 29 17 1 1 172 144 60 Kamloops 47 22 18 4 3 157 153 51 Vancouver 50 18 27 3 2 144 180 41 EASTERN CONFERENCE EAST DIVISION

GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pt Brandon 47 30 13 2 2 180 132 64 Prince Albert 47 26 16 4 1 153 148 57 Moose Jaw 48 24 17 6 1 163 151 55 Regina 48 20 21 3 4 150 173 47 Saskatoon 48 17 27 4 0 140 198 38 Swift Current 47 15 27 4 1 117 159 35 CENTRAL DIVISION

GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pt Lethbridge 48 36 12 0 0 207 135 72 Red Deer 49 31 15 1 2 182 141 65 Calgary 48 28 18 1 1 160 153 58 Edmonton 49 19 23 6 1 129 153 45 Medicine Hat 47 18 25 3 1 149 187 40 Kootenay 48 8 36 4 0 100 205 20 Monday’s games Medicine Hat 6 Prince George 4 Tuesday-Wednesday No Games Scheduled.

Thursday’s game CHL Top Prospects Game

Everett Seattle Portland Spokane Tri-City

TENNIS Australian Open Monday At Melbourne Park Melbourne, Australia Purse: $30.18 million (Grand Slam) Surface: Hard-Outdoor Singles Men Fourth Round Gael Monfils (23), France, def. Andrey Kuznetsov, Russia, 7-5, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4).

Milos Raonic (13), Canada, def. Stan Wawrinka (4), Switzerland, 6-4, 6-3, 5-7, 4-6, 6-3.

David Ferrer (8), Spain, def. John Isner (10), United States, 6-4, 6-4, 7-5.

Andy Murray (2), Britain, def. Bernard Tomic (16), Australia, 6-4, 6-4, 7-6 (4).

Women Fourth Round Angelique Kerber (7), Germany, def. Annika Beck, Germany, 6-4, 6-0.

Victoria Azarenka (14), Belarus, def. Barbora Strycova, Czech Republic, 6-2, 6-4.

Johanna Konta, Britain, def. Ekaterina Makarova (21), Russia, 4-6, 6-4, 8-6.

Zhang Shuai, China, def. Madison Keys (15), United States, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3.

Tuesday Singles Women Quarterfinals Agnieszka Radwanska (4), Poland, def. Carla Suarez Navarro (10), Spain, 6-1, 6-3.

Serena Williams (1), United States, def. Maria Sharapova (5), Russia, 6-4, 6-1.

LINE NFL Super Bowl, Feb. 7 FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG Carolina 4½ Denver

DEALS

BASEBALL American League CLEVELAND INDIANS — Named Koby Perez director of Latin American scouting.

LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Claimed INF Ronald Torreyes off waivers from the N.Y. Yankees.

Agreed to terms with RHP Garrett Richards on a one-year contract.

MINNESOTA TWINS — Agreed to terms with 3B Trevor Plouffe on a one-year contract.

TEXAS RANGERS — Agreed to terms with RHP Shawn Tolleson on a one-year contract.

National League COLORADO ROCKIES — Agreed to terms with OF Charlie Blackmon on a one-year contract.

LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Agreed to terms with INFs Charlie Culberson and Elian Herrera and OFs Corey Brown, Alex Hassan and Rico Noel on minor league contracts.

NEW YORK METS — Agreed to terms with 1B Lucas Duda and RHP Jenrry Mejia on oneyear contracts.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES — Reassigned F Jarell Martin to Iowa (NBADL).

FOOTBALL National Football League ATLANTA FALCONS — Announced assistant head coach Raheem Morris will become the wide receivers coach. Named Jerome Henderson defensive passing game coordinator.

DETROIT LIONS — Named David Walker running backs coach.

LOS ANGELES RAMS — Named Michael Groh passing game coordinator and wide receivers coach.

MIAMI DOLPHINS — Named Lou Anarumo defensive backs coach, Darren Rizzi assistant head coach, Chris Kuper offensive quality control coach, Rusty McKinney defensive quality control coach and Jim Arthur and Ted Rath assistant strength and conditioning coaches. Promoted Dave Puloka to head strength and conditioning coach.

MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Announced tight ends coach Kevin Stefanski will become running backs coach. Named Pat Shurmur tight ends coach.

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES — Signed TE Zach Ertz to a five-year contract extension through the 2021 season.

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — Named Brett Maxie defensive backs coach.

TENNESSEE TITANS — Named Russ Grimm offensive line coach, Deshea Townsend secondary coach and Steve Jackson assistant secondary coach.

Canadian Football League WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS — Re-signed LB Louie Richardson.

HOCKEY National Hockey League CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS — Recalled F Mark McNeill from Rockford (AHL).

SOCCER Major League Soccer ATLANTA UNITED — Signed G Alexander Tambakis.

D.C. UNITED — Named Stewart Mairs director of soccer strategy and analysis.

SPORTING KANSAS CITY — Named Jake Reid president.

NEW YORK RED BULLS — Released G Santiago Castano. Signed Ms Mike Grella and Sal Zizzo and G Luis Robles to multiyear contracts and M Shaun Wright-Phillips.

COLLEGE BIG TEN CONFERENCE — Announced the suspension of Wisconsin hockey players Eddie Wittchow for three games, Aidan Cavallini one game and Ohio State hockey player Josh Healey two games for their actions in separate games on Jan. 23.

BALL STATE — Named Tim Daoust defensive coordinator, Kyle DeVan offensive line coach,

Seahawks fullback Derrick Coleman (40) is facing two felony charges from a car accident in October of 2015.

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Coleman faces 2 felony charges Police: Seahawks fullback Derrick Coleman admitted smoking synthetic marijuana before car crash.

By Gregg Bell The News Tribune

RENTON — Seattle Seahawks fullback Derrick Coleman admitted to police he’d smoked synthetic marijuana just over an hour before an October car crash that has him facing two felony charges.

Coleman is likely to learn in the next few weeks whether he will be charged with felony vehicular assault and hit and run. Those charges stem from his involvement in a two-car crash Oct. 14 in the Seattle suburb of Bellevue a couple hours after a Seahawks practice.

Dan Donohoe, media relations manager for the King County prosecuting attorney, told The News Tribune Monday afternoon Coleman’s case was referred to his office earlier in the day. Donohoe said the prosecutor’s review is expected to “probably take a few weeks.”

Later Monday, the Bellevue Police Department released its report on the crash. The police report stated Coleman admitted smoking “Spice,” a common nickname for synthetic marijuana, about one hour and 20 minutes before the crash of his Dodge Ram pickup into a Honda Civic near that city’s Factoria Mall.

Police said Coleman was driving 60 miles per hour in a 35-mph zone on a city street before he slammed his truck into the back of the Honda.

The report stated Coleman kept the accelerator down “100%” after the initial contact and plowed the Civic off the road approximately 260 feet, causing the car to flip over and leaving its driver with a head injury and broken clavicle.

One witness told police Coleman appeared “delirious and aggravated” and another said the Seahawk was “incoherent” before he ran from the crash scene in his bare feet. Officers found him soon after about two blocks from where police and witnesses report the fullback’s truck had come to rest in the road on its driver’s side.

“Coleman was calm and cooperative with police,” the Bellevue PD report states.

“He admitted that he had smoked “Spice” at 1700 hours, drove somewhere around 1730 and thought he was fine to drive. Coleman claimed he didn’t remember the collision,

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With an elite rushing attack operated by a dual-threat quarterback, supported by a ridiculously predatory defense, the Panthers of 2015 very closely resemble recent Seahawks teams.

The Panthers, for instance, forced seven Arizona turnovers in the Sunday destruction of the Cardinals.

This was after a season in which they led the NFL with a plus-20 turnover ratio, while coming up with a total of 39 takeaways.

The Seahawks numbers in those categories in the 2013 regular season? An identical plus-20 ratio and 39 takeaways.

The Panthers don’t just look like the East Coast Seahawks, but also have followed a similar path on their way to being favored to win Super Bowl 50.

After losing to the Seahawks in the divisional round of the playoffs on Jan. 10, 2015, Panthers head coach Ron Rivera said of the 31-17 defeat: “We can’t put ourselves in a hole and expect to win football games, especially against good football

but stated he looked for the other car prior to leaving and couldn’t see it. Coleman stated he felt like he had passed out and heard people telling him to stay.”

The report went on to state Coleman “performed field sobriety tests and showed signs consistent with being impaired. Blood was not drawn for several hours after the testing and testing did not show any of the drugs he admitted consuming.

“A later search of Coleman’s vehicle located a lighter, a glass spoon pipe with tarry residue, an opened bag of Synthetic Cannabinoid labeled (a federally regulated Schedule I drug), and three unopened bags of Synthetic Cannabinoids.”

The incident happened at about 6:20 p.m. on a Wednesday in the 13600 block of SE 36th Street in Bellevue, on an eastbound incline just east of Factoria Mall. That was about 21⁄2 hours after Coleman finished a practice at Seahawks headquarters, 10 minutes away in Renton. The time at which Coleman admitted to smoking “Spice,” according to police, was about 90 minutes following the conclusion of practice that day.

Bellevue’s PD’s 101-page report listed 25 witnesses and concluded Coleman’s “rash and heedless” driving was “indifferent to the consequences and that he was impaired by the drug he had smoked.”

In late 2010, the federal government’s Drug Enforcement Agency took steps to ban five chemicals used to make synthetic marijuana blends, including those known as K2, Spice and Blaze. The Associated Press reported in October that in the five years since, illegal drug manufacturers have continuously modified formulas and developed new chemical mixtures.

“Reports of synthetic marijuana products identified by local, state and federal drug labs have skyrocketed since 2009. That year, labs reported 23 cases. (In 2014) there were roughly 37,500,” the AP reported in October.

The Bellevue Police Department had said in the last couple months it was still waiting on full toxicology reports to come back from the state before deciding whether to refer the case to the prosecutor.

Coleman, primarily a blocking back and special-teams mainstay,

was suspended by the team the day after the crash through the Oct. 18 loss to Carolina. The Seahawks reinstated him to their roster on Oct. 20. He missed the Oct. 22 win at San Francisco with a concussion from the crash, then played in the Seahawks’ final 11 games including two in the postseason.

Bellevue PD referred the case to the prosecutor eight days after the Seahawks’ season ended with a playoff loss at Carolina. Coleman tried to keep the team’s playoff run alive late in that Jan. 17 game when he hit Panthers’ linebacker Thomas Davis trying to get him to fumble Seattle’s final onside kick. Davis held onto the ball to end Seattle’s season.

Bellevue Police Chief Steve Mylett was scheduled to hold a press conference Tuesday morning to discuss the case.

Coleman was booked into the King County Jail in Seattle early on a Thursday and was denied bail, four days after he played for Seattle in its overtime loss at Cincinnati. The player’s attorneys said then their client may have fallen asleep behind the wheel.

A person with a name redacted in the Bellevue police report released Monday and identified in it as Coleman’s “agent” reported to police his client had “issues” at Seahawks’ practice on the day of the crash, a couple hours before it. The police report stated “due to the issues (the agent) alleged that Coleman had to be escorted and helped to his vehicle” parked in the players’ lot just outside team headquarters.

Bellevue police sought and received from the Seahawks video surveillance football of their parking lot from the afternoon of Oct. 14. The Bellevue officer stated in his report “the video showed Coleman walking out the rear of the facility by himself to his vehicle under his own power and having no visible impairments.”

teams like (Seattle).”

A lesson was learned.

Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll, after the recent loss to Carolina, echoed Rivera’s point, this time from the other side of the scoreboard: “We could have given ourselves a chance to win the football game had we gotten our act together earlier.”

In response to that playoff loss to the Seahawks last season, the Panthers came back tough from the start, and dominated this season with a 15-1 record.

And that could be the lesson in all of this for the Seahawks, as well as any other team trying to get to the Super Bowl. The Panthers earned the No. 1 seed in the conference, as did the Broncos in the AFC. From Super Bowl 40-45, three wild card teams not only made it to the Super Bowl after winning three straight road playoff games, but also won the championship.

Not now, though.

This is the third consecutive season that the No. 1 seeds from each conference advanced to the Super Bowl.

The point is obvious, but never more relevant. You play at home, your chances are enhanced. You

earn the honor by winning early and often.

By starting 2-4, the Hawks had more losses by mid-October than either of the top-two seeds, Carolina and Arizona, would have all season.

Hosting the conference championship was off the board in the first month.

No matter how hot a team gets late, it still can place itself at a significant disadvantage with early losses.

Carolina beat the Seahawks in Seattle during the regular season, so maybe the venue wouldn’t have mattered in the playoffs this time around anyway.

Now, the narrative for the Super Bowl will be similar to that in the year of the Seahawks championship: Denver’s Peyton Manning “matched” against a young, mobile quarterback. It was Seattle’s Russell Wilson two years ago, Carolina’s Newton this time.

Like that game, the quarterback duel might have less of an effect on the outcome than does the way the defenses pressure the quarterbacks, and how frequently they can come up with interceptions and turnovers.

That’s not just the best map for getting there, but the blueprint for winning it, too.

Chancellor, Thomas out of Pro Bowl Strong safety Kam Chancellor will not play in the Pro Bowl, according to the Indianapolis Colts’ official announcement that their Mike Adams is replacing him.

Chancellor joins free safety Earl Thomas in opting out of this weekend’s all-star game in Honolulu. That leaves Seattle with five players in the Pro Bowl instead of the team-record seven selections from last month.

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Lake Stevens senior Loagan Bremner (right) defends Ryder Kavanagh during a recent practice.

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‘Big Shot’ Bremner

Lake Stevens’ senior Loagan Bremner was cut from the boys basketball program as a freshman, sophomore and junior before being asked back to the JV team as a junior and making the varsity team as a senior

By Aaron Lommers Herald Writer

Loagen “Big Shot” Bremner has come a long way.

The Lake Stevens senior was cut from the boys basketball program three times before finally making the varsity team this season.

A need to work on his skills and a lack of competitive experience were the two biggest reasons Bremner had trouble making the squad. But that never stopped him from working on his game with the hopes of one day making the varsity team. This past summer Bremner never missed a team function. When the Vikings’ summer league team attended Gonzaga’s annual team camp, Bremner had not one, but two breakthrough moments.

Bremner found himself on the court twice at the end of games with the game on the line and both times he delivered gamewinning shots for his team.

“It was just amazing,” Lake Stevens head coach Mark Hein said.

Bremner’s late-game heroics caused his teammates to label him “Big Shot” Bremner.

It was around that time where Hein said he became fairly certain Bremner would have a spot on the varsity team.

Bremner began playing basketball when he was in eighth grade with the Boys and Girls Club. He tried out for the school team the next season, but things didn’t go his way.

“It hurt a lot, but I knew it was just my second year of

basketball, so I was just going to work hard to get better in the offseason,” Bremner said.

When he tried out as a sophomore, Bremner knew he had improved, but he wasn’t sure if it would be enough. The final day of tryouts he was one of the last players called in to learn his fate from the coaches.

Bremner was cut again.

“That one hurt a lot,” Bremner said. “I went home and stood in my room and didn’t talk to anyone and started crying. It was pretty intense.”

After the emotions subsided, Bremner realized he was running out of chances. He ramped up his efforts for tryouts as a junior.

“Tryouts came, which I was pumped for because I knew I was better and could possibly make the team,” Bremner said. “Whether it be JV or varsity, I just wanted to be on the team because I’ve never been on an organized basketball team before.”

The final day of tryouts, the coaches told Bremner there were still a few things he needed to work on and asked him to come back for a couple more days of practice.

In the end, there were players above Bremner who had more experience and the coaches had to let him go for a third time.

“That was it for me,” Bremner said. “I was just done. My emotions got the best of me and I was just so mad, at myself, not the coaches. I understood them, but I felt disappointed in myself because I worked so hard to get

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Daylee Hanson of King’s scores on a layup in Monday’s 73-33 loss Bellevue, the No. 2 ranked 3A team in Washington.

Caylao-Do. Edwards said if the Royals are able to get out of their district tournament, which also features perennial playoff contenders Arlington and Glacier Peak, he’d love to go up against the Wolverines.

“We’ve got a long way to get there first,” Edwards said. “Obviously, our own district is very challenging to get out of. We’re very humble in realizing that. That being said, if we do get a chance to see them down in Tacoma and if both teams are healthy I like our chances. I think it’d be a great game.”

While Russell Wilson wasn’t in the gym for Monday’s game, his younger sister proved skill and athleticism run in the family. Anna Wilson, Bellevue’s 5-foot-9 senior

to where I was.”

A few days later that disappointment turned to elation.

One of the players the coaches had kept on JV quit, leaving an open spot. Hein talked with JV coach Wayde Knowles and they decided to offer the spot to Bremner.

Knowles texted Bremner the good news.

“It was probably the best feeling of my life,” Bremner said.

“I got the text from coach and I didn’t even believe it. I was just like, ‘What? This isn’t possible.’

And then I just started screaming and stuff and I told my family and they were super-proud of me. It was a great feeling. I can’t even explain it.”

The coaches told Bremner he would have to earn every minute of playing time and he would likely start the season at the end of the bench. Just happy to be a part of the team, Bremner had no problem accepting his role, but he never stopped working.

By the end of the season he was a major contributor to the team.

“A part of our job as coaches is to motivate them,” Hein said.

“On the converse of that, a lot of these guys really motivate us.

Loagen is one of those guys that motivates me to work harder at my job. To see what he’s gone through and what a great teammate he is and how much he gives to our program, it’s motivating to me.”

Still, Bremner wasn’t sure of his chances about making the varsity team as a senior.

“I think it was our last game when coach called me up in the

point guard, finished with 10 points and seven rebounds.

Senior Shelby Kansler led all scorers with 26 points for Bellevue, which Taylor was hard-pressed to pick the most impressive aspect of.

“It’s everything,” Taylor said.

“Fundamentals, execution, talent, athleticism, they move the ball well — everything you want in a basketball team. ... We’ll never see a team like this the rest of the season and when we can get good things out of the game it builds our confidence.”

King’s, the defending 1A state champion, has made it to the state title game two seasons in a row, and is currently the No. 2-ranked team in 1A in the Associated Press girls basketball rankings.

Anna Parker led King’s (12-4) with 10 points. Kendall Adams scored six points and grabbed nine rebounds and point guard Daylee Hanson added seven points for the Knights.

“I think Anna Parker and Kendall Adams played really tough,”

stands and said ‘I think you have a chance of making varsity,’” Bremner said. “That made me so happy. That made me want to work and get a lot better.”

By the end of summer, Hein was all but sure he would have a spot for Bremner. After practice on the final day of tryouts the coaches let Bremner know his hard work had paid off.

“It was real emotional for me,” Hein said. “I almost teared up a little bit. Fully knowing his story and how much I respect him and how much the guys love him, it just made it pretty sweet.”

Bremner wasn’t just happy making the team. He has played in most games for the Vikings and has been on the court in several crucial situations.

For all the disappointment that came before, Bremner was finally able to enjoy the moment when the coaches told him he was on the team.

“I got out of the locker room from talking to the coaches and I just couldn’t even believe it,” Bremner said. “I was screaming in my head, but I didn’t want to scream out loud.

“It’s up there with the best days of my life,” Bremner added. “The moment was just amazing to me.

All that hard work I put in and all of it paid off. My mom would always tell me never to give up and I just took that to heart. I knew if I worked hard enough that I could do it and I did it.”

Aaron Lommers covers prep sports for The Herald. Follow him on Twitter at @aaronlommers and contact him at alommers@ heraldnet.com.

Taylor said. “They hit some big shots when we needed them.

Daylee got some good assists to them. Honestly, I thought all our girls played really well. They gave it their all.”

The Knights held Bellevue to just 14 points in the first quarter and trailed 37-12 at halftime.

In the second half, the Wolverines made their move outscoring King’s 36-21 the rest of the way.

“I thought in the half-court scheme of things we did some good things,” Taylor said. “We went into a zone to slow them down and make it work. And it did. ... They didn’t 40-point rule — or mercy-rule or whatever you call it — us until the end.”

Taylor said the Knights will use the game to focus on areas where they can improve as they try to make another deep playoff run come March.

“We utilize it to get better, to get stronger,” Taylor said. “We highlight the good things that we did and we try not to focus on the negatives.”

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Here are this week’s Cloud 9 Washington Interscholastic Basketball Coaches Association boys state polls: CLASS 4A 1. Federal Way 2. Curtis 3. Gonzaga Prep 4. Union 5. Lewis and Clark 6. Kentwood 7. Cascade 8. Issaquah 9. Bellarmine Prep Others receiving votes: Richland, Wenatchee, Central Valley, Puyallup, Woodinville, Bothell CLASS 3A 1. Garfield 2. Rainer Beach 3. Bellevue 4. Peninsula 5. Edmonds-Woodway 6. Lincoln 7. Auburn Mountainview 8. Wilson 9. Kamiakin Others receiving votes: Shadle Park, O’Dea, Cleveland, Seattle Prep, Stanwood, Mercer Island CLASS 2A 1. Clarkston 2. Lynden 3. River Ridge 4. Squalicum 5. Selah 6. Wapato 7. Pullman 8. Anacortes 9. Mark Morris Others receiving votes: White River, Tumwater, Liberty, Shorecrest CLASS 1A 1. Zillah 2. King’s 3. Lynden Christian 4. Mount Baker 5. King’s Way Christian 6. Vashon 7. Overlake 8. Freeman 9. Seattle Academy Others receiving votes: Hoquiam, University Prep, Medical Lake

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK Isaiah Gotell Cascade | Boys Basketball Gotell, a senior, scored 15 points in a win over Snohomish and followed that with a 51-point performance in a win over Mount Vernon.

Denisa Grebovic Mariner | Girls Basketball Grebovic, a sophomore, scored 25 points in a loss to Lake Stevens, 14 points in a loss to Monroe and 19 points in a win over Overlake.

David Woo Sultan | Wrestling Woo won the 113-pound weight division at the Rubber Chicken Invitational Saturday, helping the Turks take the team title.

Grant Heisey Shorecrest | Boys Swimming Heisey won the 200-yard freestyle, the 100 backstroke and was a part of a winning relay team in dual meet wins over Archbishop Murphy and Anacortes.

Samantha Durr Everett | Girls Bowling Durr bowled games of 200 and 213 and had a 556 series in a win over Cascade.

MONDAY | Scoreboard GIRLS BASKETBALL Bellevue 73, King’s 33 At King’s H.S. Bellevue King’s

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20 15

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Bellevue–Annika Prins 5, Kathryn Roberts 4, Tatiana Streun 8, Quinessa Caylao-Do 7, Mackenzie Keeter 1, Anna Wilson 10, Ann-Marie Jacobs 7, Kate Parrish 5, Shelby Kansler 26. King’s–Casey Kispert 0, Maddie Nielsen 2, Kendall Adams 6, Hannah Echelbarger 3, Daylee Hanson 7, Anna Parker 10, Abbi Echelbarger 3, Claire Diede 0, Audrey Friedline 2, Callie Wright 0. Records–Bellevue 17-0 overall.

King’s 12-4.

GIRLS BOWLING Jackson 3, Ferndale 0 At Riverside Lanes, Mount Vernon Highlights—Jackson qualifies into the 4A District 1/3 tournament, Wed. Jan. 27 at Pacific Lanes in Tacoma. Records—Ferndale 8-6 overall. Jackson 11-3.

Cascade 3, Sehome 0 At Riverside Lanes Mount Vernon Highlights—Cascade: Paris Smith 192 game; Savanna Williams 149 game, 415 series. Records—Sehome 4-10 overall. Cascade 10-4.

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Allergies?

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“Why Move to Warm Beach?”

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Friday, February 12th, 9:30am

Come have breakfast on us and listen to our residents tell why they chose to make Warm Beach Senior Community their home. Open House of available apartments and homes following the breakfast. If you or someone you know has an interest in Warm Beach, now is your opportunity to learn more!

To reserve your space, please call 360-652-4593

FOUND: GIRLS BIKE Just north of Mill Creek.

Call to identify 425-337-9185

NEED CASH? My Family has Private Money to Lend! We loan money with your real estate as collateral. Credit/Income, No Problem!

Matt: 425-221-8660 Private Family Money to Lend Mikayla 425.681.2275

LOTS OF STUFF?

Time to sell your stuff so you can get new stuff!

Bye-bye junk, hello CA$H!

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425-339-3100