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Fishing Derby returns to Jennings Park By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com Local children reeled in fish at the Jennings Memorial Park pond during the 28th annual Marysville Fishing Derby on May 7. The event is organized by the Everett Steelhead and Salmon Club and the city of Marysville. “It was started by one of our long-time fishing members because we wanted to have an event where we introduced young people to fishing,” said Barry Martin, a member of Everett Steelhead and Salmon Club’s youth organization. The event is meant to be an easy way for kids without experience fishing to go out and catch something. “You don’t need to know anything about fishing here or bring any fishing gear,” said Martin. “We put 2,000 fish in this lake so they See FISHING on page 2
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Arlington Garden Club members Diane Mason, left, and Jeannine Lish at the club’s annual plant sale on May 7.
Garden Club raises funds for scholarships By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com
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Chastidy McMahon helps Keenon May to fish at the Marysville Fishing Derby on May 7.
The Arlington Garden Club brought their vegetables, flowers and other plants to the downtown for their annual plant sale. The event was held on May 7 near Arlington City Hall. Garden Club members bring plants that they have
grown in the spring to the downtown and sell them to raise funds for their community efforts including their high school scholarship. “It’s going really well,” said Kian Soh, chairperson for the event, who added that rain had not interrupted the event yet. “We’ve been worried and checking
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Arlington Farmers Market kicks off 2022 season By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com Local farms and craftsmen set up at the Legion Park parking lot on May 7 as the Arlington Farmers Market opened their 2022 season. The market is open Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. until Sept. 24 and is set up at Legion Park, or in the nearby parking lot and Centennial Trail if the park is being used for another activity. Beginning June 3 a second market will also be available in Smokey Point at the Stilly Valley Center parking lot. That market will go until Aug. 26. It will be open every Friday from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
The local farmers market had a successful year last year and looks to build upon those successes. “It’s going really good for the first day,” said Diane Krieg, market manager and Stilly Valley Chamber of Commerce executive director. A total of 55 vendors came out for the first day, including local farms and other small businesses selling plants, jams and jellies, jewelry, and baked goods. Krieg said she expects more farmers to come to the event the further we get into summer. “A lot of the farmers have had a cold See MARKET on page 4
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Barb Thompson, left, buys a pie from Lily Jeffrey of Pisces Pies, right, during the Arlington Farmers Market opening day on May 7.
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have a great opportunity to catch a fish. That makes it more fun because if you’re going to be a new fisherman it’s more exciting to start out early and catch a fish,” he said. Families came out to help their children fish at the park. “We want it to be a family event that you can bring mom and dad to,” said Martin. Local parent Jessica Bryan said she enjoyed having something close to stop by with her kids. “I love it, my kids love it. We live in the neighborhood so it was nice to be
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the weather forecast the past couple of days." For the past two years because of the pandemic the event has been held at the Gleneagle Golf Course parking lot, however they moved back to their more traditional location this year in the downtown. “This is our first year back downtown and it feels nice, actually, because you do get that sense of community,” said Soh. Many people stopped by Arlington's downtown that day because of the number of activities. “Everything is happen-
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able to just walk down here,” she said. It was her son’s first time fishing. “I like it. We haven’t caught anything yet but he’s new, and he’s doing pretty good,” she said. Local parent Chastidy McMahon also brought her son out to his first time fishing. “I think it’s great for the kids to get out here." Martin said that the event went well. “We’re seeing a lot of fish getting caught,” he said. Watching some of the new fishermen go home with their first fish is one of Martin’s favorite parts, he said. “I think we get excited about seeing the kids catch their fish.” The annual fishing derby in Marysville had to be canceled the previous
ing down here with the farmers market,” said Soh. Arlington Garden Club members said it was good to get out and meet other plant lovers. “It’s fun to see people in the neighborhood,” said club member Jeannine Lish. She also enjoyed the diversity of plants that are brought to the sale. “There is such a variety, and both indoor and outdoor plants,” said Lish. Because club members bring their own plants there are often a number of more uncommon plants available. “There is such a variety of plants that everybody around here grows. Even we, here as members, don’t
two years, but Martin said they were happy to be able to hold it again this year. “We didn’t want to have this big of a crowd. There’s probably about 250 to 300 people here right now and we just couldn’t have that many people all together,” said Martin. “It’s great to be back though,” he added. He wanted to thank all of the volunteers who helped put on the event and the local organizations that help put the event on as well. “We appreciate the parks department that provides us with great support here and Les Schwab who help fix up rods and reels here so there’s no downtime for the families,” said Martin.
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recognize some of these plants,” said Arlington Garden Club member Diane Mason. Money raised goes to the club’s scholarships that they give out once each year to graduating seniors of local high schools. “I can’t believe how many plants we’ve been selling,” said Arlington Garden Club member Judy Ness.
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“The community has been really supportive." The club works with advisers at local high schools and provides either one scholarship or two, depending on how much money they are able to raise throughout the year. “The candidate needs to go into something either horticulture related or environmental science,” said Ness. They hope to encourage people to get into related businesses, such as growing nurseries. “We want to support the kids who are going into a field that is near and dear to our hearts,” said Ness. This year the club also painted rocks which they sold for donations to UNICEF in support of Ukrainian children. More than $600 was raised with the effort, said Ness. “We’ve done real well on the donations for Ukraine and selling the rocks,” said Ness, who added she was pleased with the amount of support people have given for the cause. The Arlington Garden Club’s next fundraiser is typically a holiday bazaar that they hold in November.
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RAP Center encourages girls to get into the trades By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com The Regional Apprenticeship Pathways Center held a “Girls Build” event to encourage local girls to consider getting into the trades for their future career. The apprenticeship program, also known as the RAP Center, is located at the Marysville Pilchuck High School campus connects young people directly to local trade union apprenticeship positions. “RAP is a high school and college pre-apprenticeship program that is Washington state approved,” said Anne Carnell, director of the RAP Center program. High school juniors and seniors from many Snohomish County school districts, as well as Everett College Community students, all come to the program. The program held an event on
May 5 to promote young women to consider the program. “We’ve been championing the RAP program for a couple of years now and what we’ve found is that it has been real male-heavy,” said Nate Nehring, Snohomish County Council member and one of the original champions of the program. Women who are part of local trade unions spoke at the event. “We’re having a good time today and I appreciate all of our partners being here and them sharing their stories because it’s huge for kids to get to hear that,” said Carnell. Nehring said it was encouraging to hear from so many women who worked in construction or other trade jobs. “There is a misconception sometimes that only men work in the trades, and from what we’ve heard today I think we can say that is false,” he said.
Young women at the Girls Build event also got some hands on work as they worked with metal and wood. “This event is designed to give women exposure to the trades and this program so they can get an idea of what a day in the life of a RAP student is like,” said Carnell. She hopes the day will improve the number of women who enter the program. “We’re always looking to increase diversity in the program so that it accurately represents the face of Snohomish County,” she said. This is the third year that the RAP Center has been open. The program started with 25 kids a year and now enrolls 50 kids a year. “Our trade partners and the number of school districts that are participating have expanded as well,” said Carnell.
“We’re continuing to look for as many opportunities for students as possible so that they can have hands on experience,” she said. Nehring said many of the participants in the program have gone on to apprenticeships with local unions. “I’ve heard from our industries that a lot of the top people coming into their apprenticeship programs are from the RAP program,” said Nehring. He also wanted to thank the groups that came to support the Girls Build event. “I want to thank all the different partners involved in this and all the trade unions that are here to help,” said Nehring. Videos and more information about what the RAP Center provides to students are available at their Instagram page at instagram. com/rap_builds.
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Local tradesperson and Marysville School Board president Paul Galovin helps young women work with wood to build a toolbox at the Girls Build event from the Regional Apprenticeship Pathways Center in Marysville on May 5.
Mayor Nehring holds May coffee klatch By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com Marysville Mayor Jon Nehring discussed transportation projects, garbage rates and downtown development at his most recent coffee klatch event on May 2. Nehring speaks with the public every few months at the coffee klatches. He fielded questions from the audience and discussed some of Marysville’s major upcoming projects, including the I-5/SR-529 interchange. The downtown project will create another I-5 interchange into the city and was fully funded in 2015 when the state legislature passed their ‘Connecting Washington’ transportation funding bill. However, the project hit a roadblock late last year. “Nobody had bid for the project in terms of the money that had been allocated,” said Nehring, who added that current labor shortages and inflation had meant that no company bid under the budgeted amount. Nehring said he has worked with the state legislature to increase the budget. “We were able to get them to backfill more money into that project,” he said. “That allowed WSDOT to go out to bid again in April, and they did receive a successful bid, which was critical.” The project could have been significantly delayed without that money, however it is likely now back on track to begin this year. The city has also begun looking for construction funding for a Grove over crossing that would take the road over the train tracks. “That one is particularly important for public safety,” said Nehring. Because Marysville has no over crossings or way around the
train tracks, trains can cut off paramedic and fire engine access to facilities on the opposite side of the tracks. The city has completed design work for the project and received some state funding, but is now trying to complete the funding by pursuing federal grants. Improvements to Comeford Park continue and the park will likely reopen sometime in June. The park may or may not be ready for Strawberry Festival and Nehring said it would it be irresponsible to make that promise right now. “We’re hoping to be done by that time, but we’re about a week behind right now,” said Tara Mizell, director of Marysville’s Parks, Culture and Recreation Department. Poor weather has delayed some of the construction at the park. Preparations for a new community center are also underway as the old Ken Baxter Community Center was demolished. “Our hope is that we will be able to open after the first of the year in 2023,” said Mizell. The current Marysville Courtroom facility will be used as the new community center. “The new building will be larger and better, and really what we need as a growing community,” said Nehring. Currently a number of temporary options such as the barn at Jennings Park are being used for classes and groups that would normally be at the community center. “We’re kind of in makeshift mode here for the next seven to eight months,” said Nehring. Development by the Ebey waterfront will add a stormwater treatment facility.
“We’re going to intercept that water and treat it for pollutants before it goes back into the slough,” said Jeff Laycock, Marysville’s Public Works director of engineering and transportation. Nehring said it will not clash with the plans for an Ebey Waterfront Park. “It will be a aesthetically pleasing project,” he said. “It is an environmental project but it will also fit a park-type atmosphere.” Nehring also took a question about the increasing garbage rates for the city. “The council did vote to implement the new proposed rates. There really wasn’t a choice for that, because most of that rate increase comes from Waste Management,” he said. For the last five months the city has used reserve funds to cover the difference, but that is unsustainable in the long term, he said. “The city goes out to bid for somebody to do recycling and yard waste. Here, unfortunately Waste Management was the only one who bid on it,” said Nehring. The recycling market has radically changed over the last few years and become much more expensive, said Nehring. The city hopes to go out to bid again in 2023. “What we’d like is more competition that will hopefully bring that rate down,” he said. Residents were also curious about old and abandoned facilities, such as the 116th Street hotel project that was never finished. “We know it’s just been as much as a pain for everyone as it has been for us,” said Nehring, who added the unfinished hotel has been an eyesore but that the city did not have any authority to
make the owner finish it. “They ran into all kinds of construction problems and contracting problems and they basically gave up on it,” he said. The property has been sold now. “They’re now in the pro-
cess of hopefully finishing that project up into a new hotel,” said Nehring. The May coffee klatch was done both online and in-person, making it the first hybrid event the city has done. “Before COVID we used to do all of them live,” said
Nehring. “When the pandemic hit we did a bunch of online klatches and we’d get even more turnout, so we thought we’d try a hybrid." He added that city staff are still working out the best and most accessible way to hold them in the future.
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Local youth councils meet By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com
Local youth councils came together to meet with each other during a Youth Leadership Summit on May 7. The event was started by the Arlington Youth Council and other youth councils from Marysville, Tulalip and Lake Stevens joined the event. “At the beginning of the school year when our Youth
Council term starts our Arlington Youth Council decided they wanted to do a youth summit,” said Olivia Grace Saenz, a member of the Arlington Youth Council and chairperson for the event. The idea of a summit connecting the youth councils was something Saenz said she had been considering for a while. “This is my fourth year working on the Arlington Youth Council. During my
freshman year our mayor told us she wanted to do a youth summit,” said Saenz. “Being able to execute that during my senior year is great,” she added. Saenz said the event went well. “We had an awesome turnout, actually a lot more than we were anticipating,” said Saenz. “I met a lot of people and learned a lot of things.” A motivational speaker was brought in for the
event and all of the other youth councils gave presentations during the event as well. “We asked them to come up with a presentation that relates to leadership or youth,” said Saenz. Some focused on practical challenges, such as interviewing skills. “[The presenters] were able to get everyone up and moving and get everyone talking with each other,” said Saenz. Others focused on communications, or were more issues based, such as a presentation on housing affordability. “We had one presentation topic about suicide, which is always hard but it was very informative,” said Saenz. Saenz said she hopes the summit becomes an annual event and helps bring more kids into the local youth councils. “It really sets up a new dynamic for our surrounding communities. Nobody really knows about the youth councils and with having this and making it
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spring, so they are not here,” said Krieg. Locals coming to the market enjoy that they are supporting farms in the area. “Everything is organic and fresh and local and we’re supporting our small
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Arlington Youth Council member Jenna Estep helps to guide a presentation about interviewing skills during a Youth Leadership Summit on May 7.
an annual thing will make more kids interested in the youth councils,” she said. The council in Arlington is able to help young people connect to some of the city’s leadership. “I’ve gotten to make really great connections with people in my city and community,” said Saenz. “It brings a youth opinion to the city. I have gotten to speak with the mayor on
topics that affect me and my friends that she never would have thought about. I’ve gotten to bring my perspective to that." Saenz said she is appreciative of everyone who contributed to making the event possible. “I’m so proud of everyone that came and everyone who spoke,” she said. “And thankful to our adult advisors who helped out.”
town,” said local Wendy Little. Coming to the farmers market helps smaller farmers, said Krieg. “You have to make a choice to come here rather than your grocery store and its fun that so many people do make that choice,” she said. “Most of the people here really make an ef-
fort to really support local businesses in their community.” Some of the returning businesses from last year have already expanded with new trailers, which Krieg said was good to see. “I love that small businesses can grow here from small to big businesses. Businesses are growing and it’s fun to watch that happen,” she said. Angela Freese, owner of Pisces Pies, one of the small businesses at opening day said she enjoyed getting to meet people in the community as well. “I like to be able to make a product that is from local farms and it’s nice to be around other people that like pie and hang out,” she said. “I buy all of my fruit from a lot of these farms so we get to connect.” Krieg hopes to bring many different community organizations to the farmers market this year so that market-goers will have the opportunity to meet them. “We’re just going to make sure that we try to do the best we can to partner with lots of different community partners,” said Krieg. “I’m going to try to have someone with us every week as a free way of getting out what they do.” More information about the Farmers Market is available at stillyvalleychamber. com/farmersmarket.
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Multicultural Festival set for May 14 By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com The Marysville School District will host the ‘I Have a Dream’ Multicultural Festival on May 14 to bring together local cultures. The event will be at the Marysville Pilchuck High School campus at 5611 108th St. NE, Marysville, and will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. “We want to bring families together in our community to celebrate all of the different cultures in Marysville,” said Eneille Nelson, director of equity and family engagement at the district. The event was originally scheduled for January but was delayed due to concerns over the rising wave of Omicron COVID cases in the county. “It will be the same type of event that was planned before, providing an opportunity for all students to participate and it is open to the community as well,” said Jodi Runyon, director of communications, engagement and
outreach at the Marysville School District. Cultural dancers and musicians are scheduled to perform at the event and various vendors will have resources and support for Marysville students of color and bilingual students. “We’re going to have vendor tables, food trucks and lots of fun,” said Runyon. All community members are welcome to come to the event. “We’re just excited and want to invite our whole community. We want everyone to come out,” said Nelson. The purpose of the event is to highlight all of the different people that make up the Marysville community. “We want to celebrate the diversity that we have here,” said Nelson. “We’re just bringing an awareness of all the different things that cultures in Marysville have to offer." The event was originally meant to coincide with Martin Luther King Day, and although the pandemic has
changed that plan the festival is keeping its original theming around King’s famous ‘I have a dream’ speech about his hopes for a future of the U.S. that prioritized racial equality. “We know that was a dream of Dr. Martin Luther King, and although he is not with us anymore his dream lives on,” said Nelson. Nelson said there will also be an education aspect to the festival. “Often we’re not aware of some of the people in our community,” she said. “We want others to learn about those different cultures and correct some of the assumptions people may have.” The festival is meant to provide a place for students of all cultures to have a space to share a part of their identity. “We’re trying to build a bridge in our community,” said Nelson. “In order for our kids to thrive we know that we need to heal and thrive together,” she added.
Touch a Truck returns May 21 The city of Marysville invites the community to Touch A Truck on Saturday, May 21, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Totem Middle School’s Asbery Field, 1605 7th St. NE, Marysville. The event is free to attend. Horns and sirens will be from 10 a.m. to noon, with a quiet hour from noon to 1 p.m. This fun event allows kids to sit in the driver’s seat of Marysville’s biggest heavy-duty rigs. Children of all ages have a handson chance to honk horns, set off sirens, and kick the tires on a variety of big rigs. Vehicles include a dump truck, vactor truck, police vehicles, street sweeper, fire engines, garbage trucks, a heavy expanded mobility tactical truck, and more. “We are excited to resume this fun family community event,” said Kristen Rasmussen, recreation supervisor with Marysville's Parks, Culture and
Stilly Valley Health Connections plans May 19 blood drive Stilly Valley Health Connections is hosting a blood drive for the American Red Cross on May 19, 1-6 p.m. The blood drive will be held at Stilly Valley Health Connections, 173rd Pl. NE, in Arlington. For more information and to sign-up, please visit www.redcrossblood.org and enter sponsor code "StillyValleyHealth" or call 1-800-REDCROSS. If you have additional questions, please call Stilly Valley Health Connections at 360386-9918.
Recreation Department. “Several of the vehicles are returning from previous years, and there are several new organizations attending such as the Snohomish County Search and Rescue who will bring their Kids
Copter.” The Sunrise Rotary will have food for sale during the event. The Marysville Community Food Bank will be accepting donations at their booth. Please leave pets at home.
For more information, visit www.marysvillewa. gov/touchatruck or call the Parks, Culture and Recreation Office at 360-3638400. The event is sponsored by Community Transit.
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Krueger appointed to the Lakewood School Board At the Lakewood School Board meeting on April 20, Superintendent Scott Peacock administered the oath of office to its newest School Board Director, Dana Krueger. The Board appointed Krueger as Director of District #3 after she applied for the position in March following Director Jahna Smith’s resignation from the board on Jan. 29. Her term lasts through 2023. Krueger grew up in Arlington, where she graduated from Arlington High School. She received her degree in Biomedical Engineering from The Johns Hopkins University and now works at Raytheon Technologies. She and her husband, Keith, have lived in the Lakewood School District for 22 years, where they have enjoyed volunteering their time to support youth activities. She has three children who have attended, or are currently attending, Lakewood schools, including a son who graduated in 2020 and is studying Aerospace Engineering at Cal Poly, a daughter who is about to graduate and plans to study Design and Engineering
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in college next year, and another daughter who is a freshman at Lakewood High School. “I am really looking forward to serving the Lakewood community in this role. I believe that all kids deserve a safe, inclusive, and high-quality educational experience. I will work hard to ensure Lakewood schools are a place where every student can succeed.” Lakewood School District #306 is a growing public school district in Washington state. The district has about 2,500 students in one high school, one middle school and three elementary schools. Students live in parts of Marysville, Arlington and unincorporated Snohomish County.
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Partnering to improve Strawberry Fields There are some exciting upgrades coming to Strawberry Fields in North County. Through a partnership between Snohomish County, the City of Marysville, and Amazon, we are making investments in both athletic and passive recreation at this popular site. Highlights of the Strawberry Fields improvements include the conversion of one of the grass soccer fields to synthetic turf, a new children’s playground, and trail improvements to the offleash dog park. One of the keys of this project is that it will serve several diverse recreational user groups. Athletes will benefit from the new turf field, young families will be able to enjoy the new playground, and dog-owners will receive some much-needed improvements to the off-leash dog park trail. The soccer fields at this complex are heavily utilized during the spring and summer months. Unfortunately, due to weather conditions, these fields are currently unplayable for several months of the year. With a brand new turf conversion, youth and adult athletes alike will have public access to a quality, year-round field for sports like soccer, lacrosse, football, among others. In addition, new bleachers will be installed to add capacity.
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One of the biggest recreational gaps in this area of North County is the lack of playground equipment. There are lots of great children’s parks in South Marysville and North Arlington, but relatively few sites in the North Marysville/Smokey Point area. The brand new playground funded through this project will provide an opportunity for young families and has been a consistent request from the community. The off-leash dog park at Strawberry Fields is already a popular spot which receives heavy use. Similar to the existing field issues, poor weather conditions often result in the dog-park trail also being difficult to utilize. With these improvements to the trail, dog-park users will have greater accessibility for year-round usage. The total cost of the improvements is $1.7 million. This project would not be possible without multiple
entities coming together in partnership. Snohomish County dedicated $1 million, the City of Marysville added $500,000 in addition to funds which have already gone into the site, and Amazon provided a grant award of $140,000 to complete the children’s park. These improvements will provide valuable benefits to diverse recreational user groups for many years to come. Many of the projects we fund at the County are made possible through collaborative partnerships with cities and other local entities. I am excited to be working with the City and Amazon to get this project completed and look forward to having another great community asset in North County. If you’re interested in learning more about Parks & Recreational improvements that Snohomish County is working on, please don’t hesitate to reach out to my office at any time.
Nate Nehring is a member of the Snohomish County Council and represents District 1 which includes Arlington, Darrington, Granite Falls, Marysville, Stanwood, and unincorporated north county. He can be reached by email at Nate. Nehring@snoco.org or by phone at (425) 512-4810.
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MP knocked out of District tourney By Nathan Whalen nathan@northcountyoutlook.com Two late-game goals from Everett were the difference in their openinground victory over Marysville Pilchuck in the District 1 3A Boys soccer tournament. The Seagulls topped the Tomahawks 2-0. “We had our opportunities and we didn’t cash in, and they had theirs and they did,” Marysville Pilchuck coach Paul Bartley said.
After a first half that saw both teams go scoreless, Everett scored its first goal with about 10:45 remaining in the game. The Seagulls were able to score another goal about four minutes later. Bartley complimented the efforts of junior Diego Pena Salgado controlling the midfield, and the performance of senior Omar Escobar Miranda who was the Tomahawks’ goalkeeper. Marysville Pilchuck fin-
ishes the season 9-7 in the Wesco Conference and 9-8 overall. The Tomahawks had a slow start to the season losing their first four games, but finished 9-3 and earned the seven seed in the District 1 3A playoffs. “Coming out of the pandemic, it was hard to tell what we were going to play,” Bartley said. Due to COVID-19 the soccer season was canceled in 2020. The season in 2021 was shortened
and lacked any postseason competition. The season saw sophomore Alhagie Ceesay score 16 goals and the Tomahawks have their midfield players returning next year, Bartley said, adding the team needs to improve their defense. Arlington is also competing in the District 1, 3A soccer tournament. The Eagles, who are 11-7 overall and 10-7 in Wesco, topped Ferndale 7-0 on May 5.
Marysville teams compete in city championships By Nathan Whalen christopher@northcountyoutlook.com Athletes from three Marysville high schools came together May 6 to compete in the city track and field championships that took place at Quil Ceda Stadium at Marysville Pilchuck High School. “It’s always a good time to get together with our cross-town ‘frenemies,’” said Marysville Pilchuck track coach Mike Cull. The city championships were also the senior day for the three teams which recognized the seniors. “The kids honestly ran really well,” Marysville Getchell track coach Kim Edens said. “I was surprised we had so many PRs.” She mentioned sophomore sprinters Brian Davis and Elisis Darden who are producing great results in the 100-meters and 200-meters. “They are achieving at such a high level already and they are still learning,” Edens said. Davis ran 12.2 seconds in the 100-meters and 24.52 seconds in the 200-meters, which was a personal best. Darden ran 13.84 in the 100-meters, which was a personal best, and 29.12 in the 200-meters. Marysville Getchell senior Desmond Brown placed second in the shot put throwing 42.07. Eden cited Brown’s versatility. “I can put him anywhere on the team and he can excel as an athlete,” Edens said.
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From left, Jakody Huckaby from Grace Academy, Coby Kolling from Marysville Getchell, Dominick Kendrick from Marysville Pilchuck, Nick Robinson from Marysville Pilchuck, Pearce Hess from Grace Academy, Brian Davis from Marysville Getchell and Rieal Villamena from Marysville Getchell compete in the 100-meters. Robinson won the race in 11.69 seconds She said sophomore Cody Barnett improved his personal best by six feet in the shot put, and she highlighted Barnett’s, and his sister Gracie’s, commitment to track and field. “I’m absolutely happy with where my kids are at. You’re seeing the rewards from the hard work they are putting in,” Edens said. Cull mentioned the effort of senior Alanna Fort in the shot put. “She put together a series of her best shot-puts for the season,” Cull said. Fort throws in the shot put topped 31 feet. Senior Adama Jobe set personal records in the 300-meter hurdles and the long jump. Senior Jamaari Jefferson had a big jump in the triple jump of 42.4, which earned a spot on the Tomahawks' honor roll, Cull said. He also mentioned that senior Luke
Pusateri has set a personal record in the 1,600-meters during every meet of the season. He ran 5:14.24 during the City Championships. Freshman Dominick Kendrick competed in four events in every meet throughout the season – 100-meters, 200-meters, 400-meters, and 4x100meter relay. Cull described the boys and girls teams as “PR machines,” and highlighted the support the athletes give each other. “They’re one of the best group of kids we’ve had in a long time,” Cull said. Marysville Pilchuck and Marysville Getchell compete in the Wesco North Championships at Arlington High School. Preliminaries start at 3:30 p.m. May 11 and finals take place at 5:30 p.m. May 13.
Grace Academy competes against MP, MG By Nathan Whalen nathan@northcountyoutlook.com
For the first time this season, Grace Academy’s boys and girls track team competed in a local meet. Grace Academy, which lacks a home stadium to host track meets, participated in the Marysville City Championships May 6 with Marysville Pilchuck and Marysville Getchell at Quil Ceda Stadium at Marysville Pilchuck High School. “We got to compete against two bigger schools,” Grace Academy track coach DJ Lockwood said. Grace Academy parents enjoyed seeing their children compete close to home. Lockwood highlighted the efforts of junior Braxton Pearce, who competed in the 100-meters, 200-meters,
and the long jump. “This was the first time we had him in sprints.” Pearce ran the 100-meters in 12.77 seconds and the 200-meters in 25.35. He also jumped 17.05 in the long jump. Freshman Connor Birkhofer placed first in the 110-meter hurdles in 19.11, which was a personal best. He also placed second in the 300-meter hurdles running in 49.11, which was also a personal best. Sophomore Zia Fackenthall placed second in the 100 meters running 13.78, which was a personal best. She also won the long jump with a mark of 15.08 and the triple jump with a 33.11. Grace Academy’s boys and girls track team has 26 athletes. The team traveled to Lummi Nation May
4 to win the Northwest 1B League Championships, the team’s first since 2013, Lockwood said. “There’s excitement on our team,” Lockwood said, adding the success is encouraging more students to join. “We’re making memories this year.” Birkhofer won the 110 hurdles and the 300 hurdles during the Northwest 1B League Championships. Sophomore Laura Impola competed in three races during the meet – 800-meters, 200-meters and 4x400meter relay. Lockwood said he hopes to organize a home track meet next year for the Eagles. He is going to check with the Marysville School District about the possibility of renting one of the track fields for an event.
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Marysville Pilchuck sophomore Jonathan Galvan does a corner kick during a 2-0 loss on May 5 to Everett at Quil Ceda Stadium in the opening round of the District 1 3A boys soccer tournament.
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Flowers can provide a variety of spring colors. sense to start new. As for fertilizer, I like to use a slowrelease type (like Osmocote) and then feed weekly with a soluble type (like Sea Grow). The take home message for annuals is to feed, feed, feed. I understand that buying a bunch of annuals this time of year can be a major purchase, but when you amortize the cost out over the summer season it is only pennies a day for what will be hours of entertainment
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