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Vol. 13 No. 45 n
A Special Supplement to North County Outlook • November 25, 2020
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November 25, 2020 - December 1, 2020
MARYSVILLE • ARLINGTON • SMOKEY POINT • LAKEWOOD • TULALIP • QUIL CEDA VILLAGE
Surging COVID-19 cases cause Search continues for return of business restrictions missing Tulalip officer Officer Charlie Cortez has been missing since Nov. 17 after his Tulalip Tribal Fish and Wildlife boat capsized
The local economy has struggled through the pandemic and will now have to face a return of restrictions
By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com
By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com Snohomish County and Washington state continue to see unprecedented COVID-19 numbers and are now seeing a return of some lockdown measures. The Snohomish Health District reports the COVID-19 two-week average daily case rate at 280.8 per 100,000 people as of Nov. 14. That eclipses the previous two-week average record of 186.8, which was set the previous week. Health district officials See COVID on page 7
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Kassidy Aldrich, manager for the Creamery Co. in Marysville, cleans the front counter on Nov. 20.
The search continues for Tulalip Tribal Fish and Wildlife officer Charlie Cortez, presumed dead after his boat capsized near the Tulalip Bay on Nov. 17. As of press time on Nov. 23, county and tribal crews were still working to look for Cortez. On Nov. 17 Officer Cortez and Tulalip Tribal Wildlife Boat Captain Shawn Edge were conducting a patrol and investigating potential poaching, according to Niki Cleary, Tulalip Tribal Police Public Information Officer. During their return trip
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Tulalip Tribal Fish and Wildlife officer Charlie Cortez.
to Tulalip Bay the boat had to battle with a changing tide, a river surge and dangerously high winds. The vessel capsized at 8:47 p.m. and both officers were thrown into the water at that time. At 11:47 p.m. Edge was found near Hat Island Marina, having survived for
See CORTEZ on page 2
Police collect coats for local children By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com
Marysville police officers continued their annual coat drive on Nov. 21 to collect warm clothing for local kids in need. The drive was started by a local detective who coached baseball and brought in players from the local Venom Baseball league to gather coats for families. Players from Venom Baseball still volunteer to help during the event. “This is a fantastic opportunity to get together with our community and support folks in their greatest time of need,” said Chief Erik Scairpon, with the Marysville Police Department.
The coats are handed out at the Marysville Toy Store, a program put on to provide holiday gifts to local families in need every year. “This year we have 1,700 families registered for the toy drive, which has exceeded all prior years of demand,” said Scairpon. The coat drive was scaled back this year because of the pandemic. “We usually do four or five independent coat drives during the season, but because of COVID we’ve brought that back to one,” said Marysville Police Commander Mark Thomas. See COATS on page 2
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Damon Gilbert hands a donation of coats to Marysville Police Officer Dave White during the Marysville Coats for Kids drive on Nov. 21.