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Vol. 13 No. 21 n
February 12, 2020 - February 18, 2020
MARYSVILLE • ARLINGTON • SMOKEY POINT • LAKEWOOD • TULALIP • QUIL CEDA VILLAGE
School bands join together to perform annual concert By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com
with children with disabilities. “There’s friendships that are being built here. You get a lot of kids who are young adults and aged out of the school program and this is a good time for them to be together,” said Deanna Sheldon, who runs the Leah’s Dream Foundation. The whole family is welcome at events that the foundation runs. “We believe in inclusive
Arlington High School’s bands brought in Haller and Post middle school students for their annual Arlington Combined Band Concert on Feb. 6. The annual concert brings together a number of different school bands from the district. “I think it really went well. The ensemble sounded amazing and the concert band sounded really good too,” said Victoria Lake, a senior with the Arlington High School symphonic band. “We [Arlington High School’s symphonic band] did really good, too, although we’re critics of ourselves so we’re very critical,” she said. “But everyone put
See PARTY on page 2
See CONCERT on page 11
PHOTO BY CHRISTOPHER ANDERSSON
Kevin Copley, right, helps his step-daughter Kayla Richards with some arts and crafts at the Leah’s Dream Foundation Valentine’s party on Feb. 7.
Leah's Dream Foundation hosts Valentine's party By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com Young people in Marysville with autism or with disabilities gathered to sing and have fun together at a Valentine’s party on Feb. 7. The event was organized by the Leah’s Dream Foundation, a local nonprofit that puts on events for young people with disabilities, in partnership with the Marysville School District. The party provides a safe environment for families
PHOTO BY CHRISTOPHER ANDERSSON
Arlington High School Symphonic Band members Marina Vu, right, and Lauren Macdonald play in the Arlington Combined Band Concert on Feb. 6.
Storms cause some minor local flooding By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com
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136th Street NE, between Smokey Point Boulevard and 40th Avenue, had water on the road on Feb. 6
The Snohomish County area received heavy wind and rain beginning on Jan. 31 and continuing through the week which caused minor flooding incidents. “The biggest event for us occurred during the Eagle Festival,” said James Kelly, Public Works director for the city of Arlington. The Stillaguamish River got up to 19.4 feet that day, and later reached as high as 8.86 feet on Feb. 6. Kelly said there was not a lot of flooding at the river, although other areas of the city did receive some water. “At Stormwater Wetlands Park it was
overflowing with water, as it’s designed to do,” he said, and there was some minor flooding at Island Crossing. Marysville, likewise, did not receive major flooding anywhere. “We did pretty well with the storm,” said Jesse Perrault, streets supervisor with the city of Marysville. Marysville's 136th Street saw some standing water, as did a couple of other roads in the city, but the city didn’t feel the need to close down any roads. “Right now we’re recovering nicely from the storm,” said Perrault. “All of our roads are open now [Feb. 7].”
See FLOODING on page 8