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Marysville police meet with community By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com
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Arlington Community Food Bank volunteers sort food received by the food bank during the Letter Carriers’ Food Drive on May 14. Volunteers, from left, Jane Martin, Sandy Harleman and Sherry Peterson.
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The Letter Carriers’ Food Drive returned to post offices around the nation, including in Snohomish County, on May 14. “The U.S. Letter Carriers' Food Drive is an annual event, although it obviously hasn’t happened since COVID,” said Carla Rankin,
director of the Arlington Community Food Bank. Residents receive a bag in the mail that they can put food in and then place in or near their mailbox on the second Saturday of May. The last time the food drive was held was in 2019 and Arlington received 13,000 pounds of food then.
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Marysville police officers met with the community on May 12 as part of their regular Coffee with a Cop events. Members of the Marysville Police Department met with locals at The Creamery Co., a local coffee shop, for the event. “We love our Coffee with a Cop events. It’s good to get out with the public,” said Marysville Police Chief Erik Scairpon. The event is something the department regularly puts on, although because of the pandemic they missed out for a couple of years. “We’ve been away for a little bit because of COVID and everything, but the community is just so eager for the engagement with their police department,” he said. The Coffee with a Cop
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Local Byllie Ricketts, left, talks with Marysville Police Commander Adam Vermeulen on May 12 at the department’s most recent Coffee with a Cop event. events are meant to allow police officers an opportunity to talk directly about the concerns of local residents. “These are great op-
portunities for us to get to know our community better. Many times we’re stuck in an office or in a patrol car,” said Scairpon. Local parent Renee Mc-
Carty said that she enjoyed the opportunity. “I think it’s great. We came for coffee and home-
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MSD hosts I Have a Dream Multicultural Festival By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com
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Pixie Owyn with the Migrant Education Program at the Marysville School District, right, provides some information and gifts to, from left, Kacey Correa, Ariana Vargas, Jaylyn Chavez, and Carlos Vargas, during the I Have a Dream Multicultural Festival on May 14.
Different local cultural organizations gathered at Marysville Pilchuck High School as part of the I Have a Dream Multicultural Festival. The Marysville School District hosted the festival for the community and local families. “We have lots of vendors and performers going on in the auditorium, as well as food vendors,” said Eneille Nelson, executive director of equity and family engagement at the Marysville School District. Groups such as traditional Yolihuani Aztec dancers and Tulalip Tribal drummers
and singers performed in the school’s auditorium. Meanwhile, in the school’s gym many different local cultural groups and programs met with families. “We have members here from Change the Narrative [a Granite Falls anti-racism organization], representatives from Tulalip and Tulalip Fire and the Tulalip Police Department,” said Nelson. “We have our Asian Student Union, Latino Student Union and representation for special education,” she added. Flags hung on the side of the gym during the festival represented the many different
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“It would be great if we can get that amount again,” said Rankin. Rankin said food drives like the Letter Carriers' Food Drive bring many different food items to help local food banks. “It helps so much because it adds a volume of food that we don’t have to purchase and it adds variety,” said Rankin. “When we purchase food it’s great because we can buy in bulk, but it’s all the same item." With events like the recent food drive or the Holiday Santa Run, food bank clients get more choice. “So people can get all these novelty items or these special dietary items that we
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Sherry Peterson said she enjoys coming to the food bank to give back to the community. “It’s wonderful therapy,” she said. “My husband passed away and this gives me something to do.” For many of the areas in Snohomish County, Volunteers of America also went out to help with the event. “Volunteers of America runs the Snohomish County distribution center, so we are in charge of getting food out for all of those local food banks,” said Jessica Moore, director of development with Volunteers of America of Western Washington. “The Letter Carriers' Food Drive is the biggest food drive in the nation so it makes sense for Volunteers of America to be involved
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This is the first time the Marysville School District has hosted this festival. “The event is going very well and this is our first time around,” said Nelson. “The main reason our district wanted to put this on is just to bring an awareness of the beauty of Marysville. We have so many cultures here and so many people to be celebrated and I don’t think we are aware of the gift we have here." The event was originally scheduled for January but had to be postponed and rescheduled because of the COVID uptick. Nelson said she hopes the district can continue the event in future years. “I’m just glad we had an opportunity to do this event for our community and we are looking forward to making this a part of what we do as a district every year,” she said.
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in helping out to serve our hungry neighbors." The food drive had printed thousands of bags for the 2020 food drive they were preparing for, and opted to use those bags which had an incorrect date printed on them for this year rather than throw them away. This led to some of the food coming in early. “The dates on the bag were printed for 2020 and so we did get about 4,500 pounds of food last week,” said Rankin. “The Post Office was really great in handling that. They weren’t expecting that." Rankin said she appreciated the Arlington and Smokey Point Post Offices for working with the food bank for the annual food drive and said they are great partners. Client usage at the Arlington Community Food Bank has increased this year so Ranking hopes the food drive helps provides a good deal of food this year. “The food demand is actually higher than it was during COVID times, I think because of the recent economy, fuel cost increasing and because not as many people have been able to go back to work as expected,” said Rankin. So far the demand has increased about 25 percent from last year. “We thought that once restrictions had lifted it would slow down and level off,” said Rankin, but that hasn’t been the case. In 2020 and 2021 there was still high demand, said Ranking, but community donations and government support were also high. “So it’s really disconcerting,” said Rankin, because donations and volunteers have fallen this year. Those who missed the date to leave food for the Letter Carriers’ Food Drive still have a bit of time to put out their donations if they want to. “If people missed putting out the food, they can still put it out between now [May 14] and this next week and the letter carriers are happy to pick them up,” said Rankin.
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Soroptimists hand____ out awards to local women By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com
The Marysville Soroptimist Club celebrated local women who are contributing to the community or building their lives. The Soroptimists are a service club that focus on women. The local Marysville branch held their recognition meeting on May 9. “We’re really excited to honor some fantastic ladies tonight,” said Nancy Schaut, a member of the Marysville Soroptimist. The Ruby Award is given to a woman in the community who has helped the people of Marysville. This year it was given to Dafne Powell, executive director of the Keep Dreams Alive Foundation, which provides resources to the local Hispanic and Latino community. The foundation began shortly after the pandemic started. “When COVID came, a lot of us understood there was help out there for rent or food, but her community was lacking that connection, so she stepped up,” said Renae James, a member of the Soroptimists and the person who nominated Powell. Powell previously worked as a diplomat for a Mexican consulate in California, but moved to Marysville a few years ago. “I started working at Everett Community College and I met some wonderful people who have become my friends, my family and now my board,” she said. “We started the foundation together because we saw a need. A need to serve our Hispanic/Latino community,” said Powell, who was born in Mexico City and is an immigrant herself. The Keep Dreams
Arlington Scout Troop 29 seeks members Historic Scout Troop 29 in Arlington is in the process of growing our troop. Interested parents of boys and girls age 10-17 years old, please call Joan Flesher at 360-454-8288 for more information.
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Alive Foundation recently opened their physical location in Marysville, but they have been working since the summer of 2020 with programs, events and providing resources to families. They have also worked with families that are eligible for a DACA work permit. “That was a work permit for those that have brought young people to the U.S., so although they were born in other countries, they didn’t have proper documentation,” said Powell. Helping those individuals was one of the foundation’s first programs. “So we formed a coalition with attorneys to give consultations, do their paperwork and we’re able to pay for the immigration fees as well,” said Powell. More information in Spanish about the local foundation is available at keepdreamsalive.org. The Soroptimists also gave out two Live Your Dream awards this year. This award is for women who are starting or going back to higher education to better their family situation and comes with a $1,000
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award. Danika Romero is the first recipient of this year’s award. She is currently finishing up a program at Skagit Valley Community College and is a mother and wife. “I remember praying for days like this. I spent some time with addiction and I never saw my life getting any better,” said Romero. “I found faith and I found God and I realized I wanted to turn my life around." Since then she has been able to rebuild her life though. At the community college she is studying in a substance use disorder program and works full time at a facility that works with pregnant and parenting people.
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Marysville Soroptimist member Renae James, left, presents a check to Dafne Powell, executive director of the Keep Dreams Alive Foundation and winner of the club’s Ruby Award this year, on May 9. “I’m able to give back to women who are where I was at one point in my life,” said Romero. She is a president of the Human Services Club at her college. “Our club does a lot for the community,” she said. Jessica Canehan, a single mom who goes to Skagit Valley Community College, is the second recipient of the Live Your Dream award.
“I graduated high school in 2007 and my mom was diagnosed with cancer about a month later,” she said. “She was given three weeks to live but she survived for four years.” Canehan attempted to continue education while caring for her mother, but had to postpone her education because of the workload of being a caregiver for her mother.
“After that, life happened. I got married and had a daughter. I ended up getting a divorce suddenly and decided it was time to go back to school,” said Canehan, who added her ultimate goal is to teach English as a foreign language eventually. More information about the Marysville Soroptimist Club is available at marysvillesoroptimist.com.
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MSD budget cuts begin with teacher layoffs By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com The Marysville School District has laid off 35 teachers and is planning for a total of $13.5 million in budget cuts which come as a result of recent levy failures. Local voters rejected two funding levies for the district in February and April. The Marysville School Board reduced the requested amount from the failed February levies and tried again in April, but that was rejected with 54.24 percent of voters against the Educa-
tional Programs and Operations levy and 52.18 percent against a Technology and Capital Projects levy. The Educational Programs and Operations levy is a funding measure that the vast majority of school districts in the state run. It pays for additional teachers, extracurricular activities including athletics, nurses, counselors and other items that state funding does not fully provide for. Because Marysville schools won't get that levy money, they expect their 2022-23 school year budget
to need a reduction of about $13.5 million. “So we have to identify how to reduce this year’s budget by $13.5 million,” said Marysville School District Superintendent Chris Pearson at a May 9 budget workshop with the district’s board of directors. The first step for that reduction was notifying 35 teachers that they were being laid off. Those teachers were notified on May 6. Teacher staffing takes up the largest proportion of the budget and some layoffs are necessary in the budget cuts,
said Pearson. He also said the district will not fill the positions of teachers who plan to retire at the end of the year. District officials discussed where more of the potential cuts could come from as well. Athletics and extracurricular activities make up another large portion of the budget. Varsity athletics cost $1.3 million, while extracurricular activities cost $1.5 million and middle school athletics cost $300,000. “If we wanted to maintain our athletic and extracurricular programs, we will pay one way or the other,” said Pearson. “That money would be through property tax with the levy, but now they will have to be done through some other way of fund raising." Other staff make up a big portion of the district’s budget. Vacant staff positions at the Marysville School District Service Center will not be refilled right now, and Pearson said more cuts could come soon. “We have a goal of reducing further our operational staff with a goal of half a million dollars,” he said. That would be a total reduction of about $775,000 at the service center.
“We are talking about significant reduction of student support and security staff, or classified staff,” said Pearson. Cutting School Resource Officers and seven security staff members could save the district up to $1.5 million, he said. School Resource Officers come from the Marysville Police Department but currently are paid for by the school district. “In the past there are precedents of sharing that cost with the city,” said school board member Wade Rinehardt. “If we get to that point I hope we can have conversations with the city and amongst ourselves about that." Other cuts include new textbooks. “We are way overdue for social studies and science curriculum adoption,” said Pearson, but the district can save $1.6 million by delaying the purchase of those new textbooks. Three bus routes may also be cut and merged into other routes, which would save about $150,000. “We are looking at reducing a few bus routes, and so the impact of that will be longer bus rides and more bus stops,” said Pearson. School board member Connor Krebbs advocated for keeping facilities main-
tained, and quoted research that showed good school conditions are positively correlated with student achievement. “The condition of our facilities is definitely something we’re going to have to take a look at seriously. I don’t think I would be in favor of cutting anything that involves the upkeep and maintenance of our facilities,” he said. School board president Paul Galovin said the health of the students is important. “If we don’t maintain our student’s education and prioritize their mental health and well-being during this process we’ll have a lot of money that we won’t be able to use to repair that,” he said. “I anticipate that we’ll have a lot of thoughtful processing to go through." The school board plans to provide more feedback at their May 16 meeting and continue to discuss where budget cuts could be for the next few weeks. “What we’re looking from the board is some prioritization and direction,” said Pearson. A final draft of the district’s next budget is expected to be done presented, discussed and potentially approved by the end of June
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Scairpon said he had conversations with a number of residents about what is happening in the city’s police department. “Today I’ve talked with bankers, I’ve talked with loss prevention agents, I’ve talked with eight-year-olds and it’s great to hear what’s
on their mind,” he said. Scairpon said he has discussed a number of issues and also talked about the new jail and public safety building that are nearing completion as part of Marysville’s new Civic Campus next to Comeford Park. “We’ve been talking about our new jail that is actually opening this next Monday, to be followed by our new police station which we’ll be moving into at the very beginning of June,” said Scairpon. “That’s a huge change for our community and something our police department is grateful for." All of Marysville’s major departments will be located in the new Civic Campus eventually, which is a big change for the city’s departments which are more separated right now. “We’re looking forward to serving the entire community better when we’re co-located with the courts and with the rest of the city government. I think that provides so much value,” said Scairpon. The city’s Coffee with a Cop events will continue with more opportunities in the future, said Scairpon. “We had a recent request through social media to do an after-hours event, so we’ll be looking to do something like that sooner rather than later,” he said.
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school and this is a great use of our time,” she said. “I like that my kids get to know the police officers and have that comfort,” said McCarty.
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To save the salmon we have to slow climate change No one in the Pacific Northwest is exempt from the impacts of climate change. Rising global temperatures are intensifying floods, droughts and warming waters. Last summer’s heat dome led to temperatures in western Washington as high as 110 degrees. We didn’t just break records — we obliterated all-time records over an incredibly hot fourday period. The ocean, the rivers and the streams ran hotter than ever. Thousands of salmon died, and the people and animals that depend on them suffered. As salmon disappear, so do dozens of other species dependent on the nutrition they provide. It is as my mentor Billy Frank Jr. once said, “As the salmon disappear, so do our tribal cultures and treaty rights. We are at a crossroads, and we are running out of time.” The tribes have been leading the way in adapting to and mitigating climate impacts. We are determined to make a difference. Tribes have bought land to protect and restore. We are installing carefully planned logjams in rivers to form salmon-friendly pools, planting thousands of trees and native vegetation along rivers and streams to replace riparian habitat and taking a lead role in opposing the causes of human-caused climate change. But the sad truth is our
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efforts are nowhere near enough to keep up with the damage caused by seemingly endless development and the ongoing onslaught to the environment. It can be frustrating, but frustration is an excuse for the defeated, and we’re not about to throw in the towel. Dealing with climate change has to be our collective priority. Mere talk will not solve the problem. Tribes have been calling for action in the fight against climate change for decades, and we have done what we could to deter its impacts. We need to be involved at all levels of climate policy. More than 10 years ago, western Washington treaty tribes sponsored a symposium at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C., to showcase our concerns and gather our collective strength to meet the climate change challenge. But the fight has just begun. Governments worldwide have not done enough to stabilize rising global
temperatures. A recent report from the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is “a litany of broken promises,” according to U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. “We are on a fast track to climate disaster,” he said. “Major cities under water, unprecedented heat waves, terrifying storms, widespread water shortages, the extinction of a million species of plants and animals.” The U.N. report also recognized the often-overlooked value of the traditional ecological knowledge held by native people. It’s altogether appropriate to finally listen to the Indigenous peoples’ pleas to respect and care for the environment, it said. Funding to help fight and adapt to climate change is forthcoming. The state’s new Climate Commitment Act, a cap-and-invest program for carbon polluters is projected to raise $8.4 billion by the end of state fiscal year 2040, with at least 10 percent of that going to climate investments supported by tribes. In addition, the state intends to spend at least $50 million per biennium to help mitigate climate impacts on tribes. The state operating budget includes more than $3 million to develop new guidance and model planning elements under the Growth Management Act See SALMON on page 7
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News from the Marysville Strawberry Festival The Marysville Strawberry Festival Board would like to offer their condolences to the Harv Jubie family in the passing of Harv recently. Harv was a very big part of the Marysville community and the Strawberry Festival, always supporting the different activities and the parade. Harv was the one who first got the Trike Race started and we are happy to bring it back again this year. On April 23 President Gail Frost, Vice President Jennifer Hansen, Queen Amelia Belmont, Autumn Calkins and Alice VanBeek surprised Carol Kapua at a local restaurant to announce that she would be the Marysville Strawberry Festival 2022 Grand Marshall. Carol was absolutely surprised at this announcement. Carol had been a long-time volunteer for Maryfest, serving as President for 3 years, Parade Director for many years and served on the Board of Directors for many years also. So when you see Carol going down the parade route please give her a shout out and thank her for all she has done for the Strawberry Festival. On May 7 the Festival Royalty and Float crew traveled to Wenatchee to be in the Apple Blossom parade. This was the first time all four Royalty attended a parade. Apple Blossom is always tough competition in the Float Division but our Royalty and our Ms. Strawberry
The Berry Patch helped us win the Community Sweepstakes Award. This is another high-placed award. The Royalty also had the chance to meet other Royalty from the smaller communities in Eastern Washington. To view a video and see pictures of the parade just go to our facebook page. May is a very busy month for our Royalty and the Float Crew as we have parades almost every weekend until our Festival. Our travels will take us to Sequim, Port Townsend and Portland. There are just 4 weeks left before the start of the Festival. There has been a lot of talk around town about all the activities that are being planned and the Grand Parade. We will be opening the Festival with a Golf Tournament to be held at CedarCrest Golf Course. Marysville Toyota is the main sponsor of the tournament and is being held in connection with the Marysville-Tulalip Chamber of Commerce. On Thursday evening the Market in the Park will be setting up. There is still booth space available if you do crafts or have products to sell. Commercial vendors are welcomed too. If you would like more information please call
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Arlington wins Wesco North Championships By Nathan Whalen nathan@northcountyoutlook.com Arlington’s distance runners helped propel the Eagles boys track and field team to a first-place finish in the Wesco North Championships that took place May 11 and 13. The Arlington boys team won with 262.5 points, Marysville Pilchuck placed second with 91 points, and Stanwood placed third with 84 points. The Snohomish girls team won with 237 points, Stanwood placed second with 158 points and Arlington placed third with 139 points. Arlington distance runners took first through fourth place in the 1,600-meters and 3,200-meters. In the 1,600-meters, Aiden Emerson placed first running 4:20.03, Brandon Moore placed second, Kellen Langford placed third, and Blake Wayman placed fourth. In the 3,200-meters, Brandon Moore placed first running 9:47.39. Noah Bumgardner placed second, Lucas Spurling placed third and Jadon Chesnutt placed fourth. Emerson also placed first in the 800-meters and was part of the 4x400-meter relay team, which also placed first during the championships. Arlington’s Parker Duskin excelled in the sprints and hurdles. He placed third in the 100-me-
ters, first in the 200-meters, first in the 110-meter hurdles and first in the 300-meter hurdles. In the field events, Kayode Aribibola placed first in discus throwing 134 feet, 4 inches and took third in the shot put throwing 46 feet, 2.5 inches. For Arlington girls, Sophia Cushman placed second in the 800-meters and third in the 1,600-meters. In the 3,200-meters, Madison Griffith placed second, Brooke Henkin placed third and Olivia Wyatt placed fourth. Laura Meno placed first in the discus throwing 118 feet, 8 inches and second in the shot-put throwing 35 feet 9 inches. Marysville Pilchuck coach Mike Cull was pleased with the Tomahawks' performance at the Wesco North Championships garnering eight league champions during the meet and 21 athletes setting personal records. “You want them to hit their peak at this time of the season,” Cull said. The 4x100 relay team ran their fastest time of the season and was the fifth best time in 3A, Cull said. Jordan Velasquez won the 100-meters running 11.05. Jamaari Jefferson won the long jump, set a personal record winning the triple jump and is a member of the 4x100-meter relay.
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Arlington’s Kayode Aribibola placed third in the shot put throwing 46 feet, 2.5 inches. Nick Robinson qualified for districts in the 100-meters, 200-meters and 4x100meters. Dylan Carson qualified in the shot put, long jump and 4x100-meter relay. Cull mentioned freshman Dominik Kendrick, who competes in the 200-meters, 400-meters and 4x100-meter relay has been a real leader at a young age. Gianna Frank won the girls shot put throwing 36 feet, four inches. Allana Fort placed sixth in the shot put and fourth in the discus. Lexi Heller placed second in the high jump. For the Chargers, Winuka Kulatunge placed fifth in the 1,600-meters and Joseph Gooding placed sixth
in the 3,200-meters. Desmond Brown placed fifth in the 110-meter hurdles and sixth in the shot put. Jayden Sellers placed sixth in the javelin. Beni Luboya placed fifth in the 100-meters and fourth in the 200-meters. Tyra Bui placed fourth in the 400-meters and Jayda Pittman placed fifth in the high jump and third in the triple jump. The 3A District 1 Championships take place May 18 and May 20 at Shoreline Stadium. “We’re just excited to help the kids advance as far as they can go and look forward to the good competition that’s coming,” Cull said.
Local teams excel in softball tourney By Nathan Whalen nathan@northcountyoutlook.com Arlington, Marysville Getchell and Marysville Pilchuck softball teams kicked off the District 1, 3A tournament with first round victories on May 13. Marysville Pilchuck topped Mount Vernon 7-6 in eight innings, Marysville Getchell topped Meadowdale 11-4 and Arlington topped Mountlake Terrace 13-3 in five innings. The three schools played at Phil Johnson fields in Everett. “It’s special to know there’s so much talent,” Arlington head coach Hayden Fields-Raught said of the success the Arlington and Marysville schools in the first round. Marysville Pilchuck fielded nine players in their victory against the Bulldogs. “When you have nine, you need everyone,” Tomahawk coach Aaron Zachry said. Marysville Pilchuck finished with a 7-13 record overall and was seeded ninth in the district tournament.
Senior Emily Downing scored the winning run on a passed ball in the extra inning. Junior Meliah Bertapelle scored two runs, Downing scored two runs, and threw 12 strikeouts. Senior Grace Davis scored two runs. Freshman Erin Fischer hit a two-run home run in the first inning and Katelynn Borquez hit a double late in the game. “It was good to see her have success,” Zachry said. In the sixth inning, senior Katelynn Borquez had a nice catch in right field to end the sixth inning when Mount Vernon had runners in scoring position, Zachry said. “I’m loaded with seniors,” Zachry said. “For a lot of them, it’s going to be their last game. They’re not ready to hang up their cleats.” After extending their lead to 10 runs in the fifth inning, Arlington’s playoff game against Mountlake Terrace was called due to the 10-run rule.
“This team is catching fire and it’s fun to watch,” Fields-Raught said. The Eagles, who are 15-5 overall and 12th in the WIAA RPI rankings, have won eight consecutive games. They were seeded sixth in the tournament. She said senior pitcher Lizzie Durfee pitched an awesome game. Junior Maddy Fischer had a home run and then a triple in the fifth inning that scored three runs. Fischer, junior Tayler Stevens, and senior Lexi Eck hit home runs in the fourth inning. Marysville Getchell scored two home runs in the first inning in their win against Mountlake Terrace. “We knew we had to come out and score and we did,” Charger softball coach Mike Moran said. “They’re a good hitting team.” He complimented the performance of pitcher, senior Morgan Epperson. “She threw the ball where she needed to throw it.” Epperson also hit two home runs and junior Tea-
gan Carroll hit one home run. Freshman Lily Balgos had a couple of hits and a couple of RBIs, Moran said. “Our whole lineup had some really good at-bats,” Moran said. Marysville Getchell finished 11-9 overall in Wesco and was seeded seventh in the district tournament. The tournament continued May 17 at Phil Johnson ball fields in Everett with Arlington, Marysville Getchell and Marysville Pilchuck each playing two games. Arlington played third seeded Shorewood, Marysville Getchell played second seed Cascade, and Marysville Pilchuck played topseeded Snohomish. Those games were played after the North County Outlook went to press. Lakewood, which is in the Northwest Conference, is the three-seed in the District 1, 2A tournament. They start tournament play May 18 against Squalicum at Janicki Fields. Game time is 4 p.m.
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to help local governments address climate change. The feds are kicking in, too, with billions of dollars intended to turn the tide. All this will be money well spent, I’m sure. But throwing money at the problem is only part of the solution. Real progress will require strong will, follow-through and lifestyle change. People everywhere have got to take a good, hard look at the way they do things. They have to learn to respect the land and truly care about the world they are leaving for their children. Everyone needs to understand why it’s so im-
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portant to restore salmon in our rivers, and why they should conserve gas and turn to clean energy, use water sparingly and reduce plastic use. They need to support the efforts to fight climate change, and yes, learn from the traditional knowledge of the tribes. We all have to work together to truly make a difference.
Being Frank is a column written by Chairman Ed Johnstone of the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission. As a statement from the NWIFC chairman, the column represents the natural resources management concerns of the treaty Indian tribes in western Washington.
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IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON FOR THE COUNTY OF SNOHOMISH, CASE NUMBER: 21-201144-31
SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR SNOHOMISH COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF BETTY L. PEARSON, Deceased, NO. 22-4-00989-31, PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS, RCW 11.40.030
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC, Plaintiff, vs. MICHAEL C. OGDEN, an individual; CARMEN C. OGDEN, an individual; IH3 PROPERTY WASHINGTON, L.P., a Washington Limited Partnership; INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, a Governmental entity; and DOES 1through 20, inclusive. Defendants. TO: Estate of Carmen C. Ogden, an estate and unknown heirs and devisees of Carmen C. Ogden A lawsuit has been started against you in the above-entitled court by plaintiff. Plaintiff’s claims are stated in the written Complaint, a copy of which is served upon you with this Summons. In order to defend against this lawsuit, you must respond to the Complaint by stating your defense in writing, and serve a copy upon the undersigned attorney for the Plaintiff within twenty (20) days after the service of this Summons, excluding the day of service, if served in the State of Washington, or within sixty (60) days after the service of this Summons, excluding the day of service, if served outside the State of Washington, or if you are a United States government defendant, or a default judgment may be entered against you without notice. A default judgment is one where plaintiff is entitled to what it asks for because you have not responded. If you serve a notice of appearance on the undersigned attorney, you are entitled to notice before a default judgment may be entered. You may demand that the Plaintiff file this lawsuit with the court. If you do so, the demand must be in writing and must be served upon the person signing this Summons. Within 14 days after you served the demand, the Plaintiff must file this lawsuit with the court, or the service on you of this Summons and Complaint will be void. 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. THIS SUMMONS is issued pursuant to Rule 4 of the Superior Court Civil Rules of the State of Washington. DATED: December 15, 2021Respectfully Submitted, MALCOLM • CISNEROS, A Law Corporation BY: Nicolas Matayron, WSBA #55613 Attorney for Plaintiff MALCOLM • CISNEROS, A Law Corporation 2112 Business Center Drive, Second Floor Irvine, California 92612 Phone: (949) 252-9400 Fax: (949) 252-1032 Email: nmatayron@mclaw.org
THE PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE NAMED BELOW has been appointed as personal representative 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 representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court in which the probate proceedings were commenced. 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 first 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 RCW 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets. DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION: May 18, 2022. Personal Representative: David W. Pearson Attorney for Personal Representative: Steven J. Peiffle, WSBA #14704 Address for Mailing or Service: P.O. Box 188, 103 North Street, Arlington, WA 98223
Court of probate proceedings and cause number: Snohomish County Superior Court, Cause No. 22-4-00989-31.
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Why am I still wearing a turtleneck? It was 17 years sight. Last week I ago in early June dug several holes when I wrote a in my new garcolumn entitled den to plant some “Are you cranky peonies and they too?” It started promptly filled By Steve Smith out like this: with water before “WARNING: Nothing in I could finish the project. I this week’s column is of hor- have been trying to spray ticultural value. The reason some weeds and I can’t is because I am in a totally seem to find a window of cranky mood. You might be opportunity where it is both feeling the same too.” sunny and calm. It is totally Well, here we are in mid- exasperating to say the least. May and I find myself feel- But unlike 17 years ago when ing the same way I did all I stated there would be noththose years ago. I am still ing of horticultural value, this wearing a turtleneck and time I will attempt to leave long pants and wondering you with some sage advice. if the mercury is ever going Gardeners live and to get up into the 60’s. We breathe on the whims of have already exceeded our the weather. When it comonthly total of rainfall and operates, we can get chores there seems to be no end in done in a timely manner
and stay on top of everything in the yard. When it doesn’t, things can go to hell in a handbasket very quickly — that is kind of where we are heading currently. When we have all this extra moisture in the air, fungus spores just go nuts. I can guarantee we will see Cherry trees with blossom and twig blight, lilacs with lilac blight, and quite possibly peonies with peony blight. Dogwood trees will have anthracnose, roses will have black spot and lawns will have red thread. Don’t worry, these issues are all manageable, but it is imperative to try to apply some sort of control to protect new emerging growth. Natural products like copper, sul-
fur, neem oil or even baking soda will help, but may need to be reapplied weekly. Synthetic formulations like Bonide Infuse, Fung-onil or Rose Shield can give your plants longer lasting protection. No matter which products you choose to use, proactivity is definitely the way to go. Slugs are of course living the dream and need to be dealt with as soon as possible. Sluggo is a safe (iron based) product that will help control them. Place it under a pot or board where slugs tend to hide and away from birds and other creatures. A little bit goes a long way, so don’t overdo it. Try not to let the lawn get away from you. Taking
off more than a third of the leaf blade when mowing can severely stress a lawn and open the door for invasive weeds. So find those gaps in the weather to get outside and maintain the lawn. On a positive note, this cold wet weather is perfect for planting and/or transplanting plants (as long as they’re not budding or blooming) in the garden‚ assuming the soil is not saturated. When moving plants, be sure to add some transplanter fertilizer or even a product that contains a rooting hormone like IBA to help them really settle in. And as always, incorporate some fresh compost into the planting hole and on top as a mulch.
This cooler weather has also had another benefit. My tulips bulbs have been in bloom for over a month, something that would never have happened if it had been sunny and in the 60’s to 70’s. So, I guess you could call that the silver lining of what is otherwise a miserable weather pattern. No matter how uncooperative the weather is, there is grace in the fact that just a day or two of sunshine is all it takes to get us back on track. Hang in there and get ready, the sun is coming.
Steve Smith represents Sunnyside Nursery in Marysville and can be reached at sunnysidenursery@msn.com.