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Officials: Be safe with Pokemon Go By Kirk Boxleitner
kboxleitner@marysvilleglobe.com
With local parks and other outdoor spaces seeing a sudden rush of activity from players of the new online Pokémon Go, Marysville and Arlington welcome their citizens to take advantage of public facilities, but caution players to stay safe. Unlike previous Pokémon games, Pokémon Go is played on smartphones rather than handheld consoles. While you could fulfill the previous games’ mission statement of “Gotta catch ‘em all” from the comfort of your own home, Pokémon Go requires you to
get out of the house and collect virtual creatures by hunting them down, putting the “mobile” part of your phone to work. Sarah Lopez, recreation manager for Arlington, hopes to attract more attendees to Terrace Park’s movie screenings in July, and musical performances in August, through the use of “Lure Modules.” Those can draw Pokémon to a given “Poké Stop” for half an hour, for a fee of $1, or $7 for eight modules. “The city’s recreation department is interested in engaging with community members through the Pokémon
Go app,” Lopez said. “Downtown Arlington is literally covered in people hunting for Pokémon. Strangers are talking to each other. It’s charming and delightful.” By contrast, Jim Ballew, parks director for Marysville, confirmed that the city saw a bustling influx of players at both Jennings and Comeford parks last weekend, but stipulated that the city is not officially hosting any Pokémon Go events, and “we don’t anticipate programming options at SEE SAFE, PAGE 2
Kirk Boxleitner/Staff Photo
Kids play the online Pokemon Go game outside a church. Kirk Boxleitner/Staff Photo
Arlington’s airport lands Goodyear blimp
The famous Goodyear blimp has visited Arlington’s airport a couple of times in recent weeks, to the delight of many. The historic blimp had planned to touch down in Everett at Paine Field, but decided not to because of work going on there. To thank the locals, the pilots flew over town during the Fourth of July parade and returned after going to Canada just in time for the end of the FlyIn. For a story and another photo, see Page 8.
Substitute teacher key to civil lawsuit after M-P shooting By Steve Powell
spowell@marysvilleglobe.com
MARYSVILLE – A lawsuit against the Marysville School District following the deaths of five students in the Marysville-Pilchuck High School shooting in 2014 could depend largely on comments made by a
substitute teacher. “It will be interesting to see how that plays out,” said Pat Buchanan, attorney for the district. The Marysville School Board met this week to pass a resolution to reimburse substitute teacher Rosemary Cooper for financial losses she could incur as a result
of a lawsuit. It is required by law to do so, Buchanan said. The families of the victims in the M-P shooting have filed the lawsuit against the district, Cooper and Raymond Fryberg, the father of the shooter. Snohomish County Superior Court papers say the defendants were negli-
gent in failing to prevent the shooting that occurred Oct. 24, 2014. The papers say the district had heard about the impending shooting the day before, when a student told Cooper, who was substituting in a literature class. According to the Snohomish County Multiple Agency Response
Team Report: •It was the final class of the day, and the kids were unruly. Many of the kids surrounded a student who was on his cell phone. The students were laughing and cheering. A student approached Cooper and apologized for the class. Cooper was told they were
acting up because there was a tweet going around indicating there was going to SEE SUIT, PAGE 2