Everett Daily Herald, July 01, 2019

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This week’s watchwords

Preston Peltier fights off numerous challenges to win his third straight Summer Showdown, Page C1

NEW FACES: A new state senator, and likely

a new state representative, will be named this morning at a joint meeting of the King and Snohomish county councils. The decisions will be made in Bothell.

WORLD CUP: In the semifinals, the U.S.

will play England on Tuesday. Sweden and the Netherlands will tangle Wednesday. The final is set for Sunday.

FOURTH OF JULY: Fireworks are banned in a bunch of towns, and may be set off on July 4 only in unincorporated areas of Snohomish County. The Thunder on the Bay show is set for 10 p.m. above Port Gardner. MONDAY, 07.01.2019

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Semi-automatic rifles now have new rules By Zachariah Bryan Herald Writer

EVERETT — As of Monday, getting a semi-automatic rifle has become a little more complicated. That’s because new rules aimed at curbing gun violence are taking effect, as a result of the voterapproved Initiative 1639. Now,

buyers will need to present training certification and go through more rigorous background checks. According to the law, the training must be sponsored by a law enforcement agency, a higher education institution, a nationally recognized organization or a firearms school with certified instructors. The law doesn’t

designate any central agency to oversee firearms training. The classes should cover basic safety, proper handling, storage, suicide prevention and state and federal firearms laws. Buyers need to prove that they completed the courses within five years of buying a semi-automatic rifle. Buyers also will need to

undergo a stricter background check, conducted by local law enforcement agencies. It will follow the same process as concealed pistol licenses, including a search for any outstanding warrants through the Washington State Patrol’s database, as well as mental health checks recorded with the Washington state Health Care

Authority. Also being considered is whether a person has been found not guilty of a crime by reason of insanity. It’s unclear how much more work the added background checks will make for sheriff ’s offices and police departments. Everett Police See RIFLES, Page A5

Holiday travel is hard to predict

‘Edmonds Kind of 4th’ Shubert Ho, 36, started a fundraiser as gratitude for firefighters saving his restaurant: ‘They have big jobs to do. They do good work and keep us safe’

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downtown in the fall. The California native decided in high school that he wanted to be a chef instead of an electrical engineer. “The rest is history,” he said He and his wife, Mira, a Hazelwood Elementary teacher, moved from Seattle to Edmonds in 2006 and are involved in community philanthropy and arts. They have two daughters. “Life for us is Edmonds, basically,” Ho said. Still, he was surprised when the Edmonds Chamber of Commerce invited him to lead

early 49 million people are expected to get away this Independence Day — a record-breaking number, according to AAA. But when vacations will start is difficult to predict. With a midweek holiday it’s really hard to tell what people’s travel habits are going to be, said Tom Pearce, a spokesperson for the state Department of Transportation. Expect a lot of people on the roads Wednesday, Pearce said, and travelers to extend their holiday through the weekend. But some people may take the whole week off. WSDOT has a mobile app, which can be found at www. wsdot.wa.gov/Inform/mobile. htm, so drivers can check travel times before heading out. During each of the last two July Fourth holidays and the days before and after, about 1 million trips were taken on Washington State Ferries, according to Justin Fujioka, a spokesperson for WSF. The same is expected this year between June 28 and July 8. He expects the travel rush to have already begun by Monday. The busiest times are forecast for the Fridays and Saturdays before

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See SMARTS, Page A2

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Shubert Ho, grand marshal of Thursday’s parade in Edmonds, is selling “Edmonds Kind of 4th” T-shirts, tank tops and hats to raise money for the South County Firefighters Foundation. The project was started by Ho in gratitude to firefighters for saving one of his restaurants from an April fire in a nearby outbuilding. Herald Writer

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EDMONDS — He’s an Edmonds kind of guy. After Shubert Ho was chosen grand marshal of the city’s Fourth of July parade he cooked up a grand scheme. The 36-year-old restaurateur had aspirations beyond leading the massive party where some 20,000 line the parade route. Ho wanted spectators to be part of the show and for firefighters to benefit. He launched his own fundraiser with

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special “Edmonds Kind of 4th” T-shirts, tank tops and hats to support the nonprofit South County Firefighters Foundation in gratitude for them saving his business in an April fire. “They have big jobs to do. They do good work and keep us safe,” he said. He’s pretty busy himself. Ho is co-owner and executive chef of Feedme Hospitality and Restaurant Group, which includes Main Street restaurants Salt & Iron and Mar-Ket Fishmonger and Eatery, Bar Dojo in the Five Corners neighborhood, Dojo Togo food truck, and Shooby Doo catering. He plans to open a sushi restaurant

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