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BY KIRK [email protected]
MARYSVILLE — Marysville Mayor Jon Nehring’s State of the City address on Jan. 27 cited the importance of the city’s part-nerships with neighboring governments, and even its own citizens, in recogniz-ing its accomplishments to date, and charting a course toward future successes.
“We enter this new year with no illusions that things in the economy will be much improved in 2012,” said Nehring, even as he
pointed to positive signs in Boeing’s renewed com-mitment to the Pacific Northwest, the USS Nimitz coming to Naval Station Everett, the Armed Forces Reserve Center opening in Marysville, strong holiday retail sales and a slightly lower unemployment rate. “It’s really up to us to keep our city moving.”
Looking back on the city’s achievements in 2011, Nehring expressed pride in its public safety, noting that 2011 saw 36 crimes report-ed per 1,000 residents, the
lowest rate for the city since 2000, and lower than the current statewide average of 47.5 crimes reported per 1,000 residents. At the same time, he acknowl-edged that residential bur-glaries increased 19 percent between 2010 and 2011 in both the city and through-out Snohomish County.
“The [Marysville Police] Department is acutely aware of the increase, and person-nel are using crime analysis, repeat offender data and
Mayor Nehring outlines State of the City
SEE CITY, PAGE 2
BY KIRK [email protected]
MARYSVILLE — A Marysville solar panel man-ufacturer provided an edu-cation on solar energy to several Arlington-area stu-dents and their families, but their teacher is already aim-ing to use what they gained that day to educate the com-munity beyond.
Stu Frothingham, who handles marketing and communications for Silicon Energy in Marysville, not only got to play tour guide through the company’s plant on Wednesday, Jan. 25, for Marci Bass’ students and their parents and guard-ians from the Stillaguamish Valley School in Arlington, but he also gave them a going-away present of a solar panel.
Bass had received a $500 Snohomish County Public
Silicon Energy hosts students
SEE ENERGY, PAGE 2
Kirk Boxleitner/Staff Photo
Stillaguamish Valley School student David Bennett, left, and Stu Frothingham of Silicon Energy help load up a solar panel from the company to the students’ school as part of the Snohomish County Public Utility District mini-grant program for public educa-tion.
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Marysville Mayor Jon Nehring, left, answers questions from Ken Cage after delivering the State of the City address on Jan. 27.
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street-level intelligence-gath-ering to attack the problem,” Nehring said.
City street crews focused their limited funds on basic maintenance so well that Nehring has received favor-able feedback on their work, which he also commended in the wake of the city’s first snowstorm of the new year.
“I can’t say enough about the professionalism and rapid response of our pub-lic works, streets and park maintenance workers, and the amazing job they did around-the-clock to sand and plow key roads around Marysville,” Nehring said.
Nehring provided a num-ber of reasons to be opti-mistic about the city’s bud-get, including the fact that it’s already met its goal of replenishing the fund bal-ance to 10 percent of its rev-enues a year ahead of sched-ule, the new Management of the Cedarcrest Golf Course reducing the expenses sub-sidized by the city by half in 2011, and the State Auditor’s Office honoring the city in 2011 for five consecutive years of clean audits with no findings.
“Accountability to tax-payers is important,” said Nehring, who’s presented
Innovative Service Awards to city employees for ideas that have saved the city a combined total of $360,000.
Nehring credited city employees with contribut-ing to the welfare of their community off the clock as well, by raising $16,912 through the United Way campaign and collecting $3,583, 5,519 food items and 300 toys for families in need during the winter holidays. Marysville city employees also raised thousands of dol-lars for last year’s Marysville/Tulalip Relay For Life, just as Marysville Police raised thou-sands of dollars for Special Olympics in Washington state through their annual Torch Run Relay and “Tip a Cop” campaign.
Nehring quantified the value of the volunteerism of the Marysville community as a whole by reporting that volunteer hours on behalf of city programs totaled 1,722 hours in 2011, an increase of 500 hours over 2010 levels.
“These hours are equiv-alent to $34,440 in added value to the city,” Nehring said. “I am proud to lead a city made more vibrant and welcoming because of acts of civic-minded individu-als such as these, who share a sense of community. The city’s Volunteer of the Month continues to honor nominees who are making a difference
in our community.”As the city’s permit rev-
enues have exceeded expec-tations in 2010 and 2011, Nehring announced that the city will offer online permit-ting for some residential ser-vices, in addition to existing interactive website services which include notifications via emails or text messages of road closures, emergency alerts, special events and agenda postings, as well as apps to report graffiti, pot-holes or streetlights that have gone out.
Looking ahead to the rest of 2012, Nehring cited the con-struction already underway on the Lakewood Triangle Access/156th Street I-5 over-crossing in north Marysville, which he anticipates will take pressure off the 172nd Street overpass a mile north, once the overcrossing opens in September.
The State Route 529 bridge replacement is on schedule to open the new fixed-span bridge on the Ebey water-front to northbound traffic only by this spring, while southbound drivers will con-tinue to use the old bridge. Once all traffic is routed over to the new bridge in August, workers will begin disman-tling the old bridge.
To ease congestion within the city, Nehring explained that the city will build a three-lane extension of 51st
Avenue between 84th and 88th streets, as well as a new 40th Street NE corridor to create a new access point at State Routes 9 and 92.
To that end, Nehring plans to increase the 116th Street/I-5 interchange from three to six lanes, as well as to build additional east-bound and westbound lanes along Fourth Street/State Route 528 under I-5.
By building a new I-5 northbound off-ramp onto State Route 529 and new southbound on-ramps from State Route 529 to I-5, Nehring also hopes to help mitigate the impacts of any increased freight train traf-fic resulting from the pro-posed Cherry Point Coal Export Facility in Whatcom County.
State Avenue is already in the final phase of a widening project to convert the exist-ing three-lane road from 116th to 136th streets to five lanes.
Nehring reiterated his goal of creating a regional manufacturing and light
industrial center for as many as 10,000 family-wage jobs in the Smokey Point area, whose proximity to the Arlington Municipal Airport and its business park “make this entire area an economic development oasis” in his estimation.
Joint resolutions between the cities of Marysville and Arlington, and the Tulalip Tribes, have echoed Nehring’s assessment by declaring their mutual com-mitment to fostering aero-space, manufacturing and industrial growth in the Smokey Point area, which Nehring aims to promote as a potential “supersite” for contractors and suppliers for Boeing and other players in the aerospace industry.
Nehring hopes to attract manufacturing and light industrial businesses to the area by creating a more competitive fee structure, as well as through legislation that would create a property tax exemption for areas that have already been zoned and planned for manufacturing
and light industrial use, such as Smokey Point.
To foster an individual identity for Marysville as a community, Nehring has also maintained a long-term focus on creating a more park-like, pedestrian-friend-ly environment downtown by blending high-rise hous-ing with a mix of new retail and office space.
Recently proposed down-town initiatives include increased policing efforts, tougher lewd conduct and panhandling laws, proactive code enforcement measures and improvements to the Qwuloolt Trail along the Ebey waterfront east into the Snohomish River Estuary.
“The fourth component in this package is commu-nity participation, and that’s where you come in,” Nehring said. “Through an interac-tive meeting and online means, we want you to share your ideas and help us pri-oritize a menu of downtown improvements that will align with any potential funding.”
Utility District mini-grant for public education to cover much of the cost of the panel, while Silicon Energy itself agreed to make up most of the remaining difference.
“These mini-grants cover a wide variety of topics, but we have a huge focus on renewable energy,” said Jenni Lamarca, public edu-cation programs coordi-nator for the Snohomish County PUD. “One of the things I noticed about Marci’s grant application is that she’s planning a solar fair around this solar panel, to educate the public beyond the classroom.”
Silicon Energy’s Marysville plant offered an education outside the classroom for visitors of all ages on Jan. 25, as kids and adults alike reacted with surprise when Frothingham explained to them that the Pacific Northwest is more well-suited than many people might think to solar energy.
“Heat is actually the enemy of solar panels, which work better when they’re cold,” Frothingham said.
“Solar panels are less efficient during the sum-mer because there’s more resistance,” said Gary Shaver, president and CEO of Silicon Energy. “They even have to be designed to compensate for the fact that they over-perform in colder weather.”
“So why don’t you just
make a cooler to cool them off?” asked David Bennett, a 13-year-old student at the Stillaguamish Valley School.
“Great question,” Frothingham said. “The problem then, though, becomes that you’re using energy drawn from the pan-els to cool the panels, rather than using it to power what-ever you want to power in the first place. However, we have a built-in space between our two sets of panels that can be opened up to allow for cool-ing airflow.”
Bennett’s continued curious streak prompted Frothingham to estimate that Silicon Energy’s Marysville plant produces between 25-75 solar panels a day.
“Watching the machines at work was cool,” said Bennett, as he recalled see-ing the delicate solar panel wafers being laid out in a grid and enclosed in what Frothingham compared to “a grilled-cheese sandwich” of laminate layers on the inside and glass layers on the outside to better resist water and sand and other elements that could damage exposed wires in other types of solar panels.
“There’s so many pro-cesses involved in making a solar panel,” said Nate Ursino, 10, one of Bennett’s fellow students, and one of many to accidentally break the solar panel wafers that Frothingham gave them as another memento of their visit. “I didn’t realize how fragile this stuff was.”
At the same time that students learned firsthand
how gently the ingredients of a solar panel need to be handled, they also got to test out the endurance of Silicon Energy’s finished product, when Frothingham encour-aged Nate and his 12-year-old brother Kyle Ursino to jump repeatedly on a solar panel that’s withstood hun-dreds of such demonstra-tions already. Bennett and 12-year-old Liam Mayer also checked out a smaller solar panel that had withstood close-range gunfire without any of the bullets penetrating all the way through.
“Most solar panel manu-facturers will say their panels are 80 percent good after 20 years,” Frothingham said. “Ours are still 80 percent good after 30 years. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory tested our solar panels and a bunch of other companies’ to see when they would fail, through simulat-ed aging cycles of minus-40 and plus-80 degrees Celsius in high humidity, and after 80 simulated years, everyone else’s was done. After 100 simulated years, ours are still running like new.”
Just as Frothingham touted such solar panels as ideal for use by the military in hos-tile overseas environments where they might not have a reliable power source oth-erwise, so too did Lamarca describe solar energy as an emerging energy source of the future that the children of today would do well to be well-versed in.
“The next generation is going to need to be innova-tive,” Lamarca said.
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ENERGY FROM PAGE 1
OLYMPIA — Two state Legislators representing the local area have come out on opposite sides of a proposed law that would allow same-sex marriages in Washington.
State Sen. Mary Margaret Haugen of the 10th District went from being the Democrats’ remaining holdout to becoming the 25th vote needed to pass Senate Bill 6239 on Monday, Jan. 23.
Haugen noted that she’d received a number of letters, emails and phone calls from supporters and opponents of the bill, which had posed a complicated decision for her.
“To some degree, this is generational,” Haugen said. “Years ago, I took exception to my parents’ beliefs on cer-tain social issues, and today my children take exception to some of mine. Times change, even if it makes us uncomfortable. I think we should all be uncomfortable sometime.”
Haugen attributed her tolerance of others to her strong Christian beliefs, which she credited with motivating her to be less judgmental, even of those
whose definitions of mar-riage differ from her own.
“For me personally, I have always believed in tradition-al marriage between a man and a woman,” Haugen said. “But this issue isn’t about just what I believe. It’s about respecting others, including people who may believe dif-ferently than I. It’s about whether everyone has the same opportunities for love and companionship and family and security that I have enjoyed.”
Haugen identified the freedom to live according to one’s own personal and religious beliefs as part of the American way, even though she acknowledged that many people would dif-fer with her opinion.
“I also trust that people will remember that we need to respect each other’s beliefs,” Haugen said. “All of us enjoy the benefits of being Americans, but none of us holds a monopoly on what it means to be an American. Ours is truly a big tent, and while the tent may grow and shrink according to the political winds of the day, it should never shrink when it comes to our rights as individuals.”
One of Haugen’s reserva-tions, which had previously made her undecided in this matter, was eliminated once the bill included an amend-ment which would allow a church the right not to marry a couple if that mar-riage contradicts the church’s position. Although her ulti-mate preference would be to put this issue on the ballot for the voters of the state to decide, she acknowledged that there might not be the votes to put it to a ballot measure. She declared that the role of her vote as the one that ensures the bill’s passage was irrelevant to her decision.
“If I were the first or the seventh or the 28th vote, my position would not be any different,” Haugen said. “I happen to be the 25th because I insisted on taking this much time to hear from my constituents and to sort it out for myself, to reconcile my religious beliefs with my beliefs as an American, as a legislator, and as a wife and mother who cannot deny to others the joys and benefits I enjoy.”
State Sen. Val Stevens of Arlington, a Republican rep-resenting the 39th District,
argued that this bill would do away with the purpose and benefit of traditional marriage.
“Marriage attaches moth-ers and fathers to their chil-dren and to one another,” Stevens said. “If homosexual marriage becomes law, our state will have discarded the tradition that a child needs a mother and a father.”
Stevens alluded to “moun-tains of data” attesting to the importance of chil-dren being raised by their own mothers and fathers. Although she took care to acknowledge that homo-sexuals are not responsible for current generations of “fatherless and motherless children,” she warned that legislation such as Senate Bill 6239 could be responsi-ble for generations to come.
“Two years ago, sponsors of the legislation to create domestic partnerships stated marriage was not their goal, and that they only wanted the same rights as tradi-tionally married couples,” Stevens said. “Apparently they are no longer content to have the changes they insisted they needed. Now they want to distort tradi-tional marriage. This bill is
not about policy. It’s about breaking down moral and religious standards.”
Stevens decried what she deemed as examples of discrimination in the states that have legalized same-sex marriage, including a county clerk in New York who lost her job for refusing to sign a same-sex marriage license, and a Methodist church in New Jersey that was stripped of its tax-exempt status and sued for discrimination for not renting out its facili-ties for a lesbian civil-union ceremony.
“The proponents of this bill claim that won’t hap-pen here,” Stevens said. “Should this legislation become law, will they rush to the defense of people in our state who nonethe-less find themselves under attack? The costs of this bill to our society, as well as to our religious rights, are too high.”
Stevens pledged to con-tinue speaking out in sup-port of defining marriage as between one man and one woman.
Senate Bill 6239 passed the Senate Government
Operations and Elections Committee by a 4-3 party-line vote on Thursday, Jan. 26, that rejected all four Republican amendments to provide additional protec-tions for clergy, religious groups and businesses that choose not to provide ser-vices related to same-sex marriages.
The bill’s next step is the Senate Rules Committee, followed by a Senate floor vote that could take place within a week.
State Attorney General Rob McKenna, Republican candidate for governor, has pledged that he would vote to repeal same-sex marriage legislation if it appears on the ballot this November.
Although McKenna promised to maintain the existing domestic partner-ship law, he shares Stevens’ commitment to preserving the state law defining mar-riage as between one man and one woman.
U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee, Democratic candidate for governor, supports the same-sex marriage legis-lation and vowed to fight against its repeal.
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ARLINGTON — The Arlington Public Schools will be hosting their second “Know Your Schools” event for members of the commu-nity on Wednesday, Feb. 8, from 8:30-11:30 a.m.
Community members are invited to meet in the Arlington School District Board of Directors’ office, located at 315 N. French Ave., at 8:30 a.m. for a complimen-tary continental breakfast with ASD Superintendent Dr. Kristine McDuffy.
Attendees will be able to hear about the learning occurring in the schools, and after the informational ses-sion, there will be a tour of a few schools to see student achievement in real time.
“We would like you to see firsthand some of our successes, challenges and opportunities,” ASD Public Information Officer Andrea Conley said.
Please contact Conley by phone at 360-618-6217 or via email at [email protected] to make your reservation.
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Look at a high school text book. Everything is first-class, or was when it was
new. It’s tough, colorful, heavy and made to last. If you tried lugging a trade paperback to school and back every day it would be a mess of loose pages within a week or two. Library-rated bindings last longer but even they are no match for the durability of textbooks. Of course that level of quality costs a bundle so with school budgets in crisis you can be sure that school districts are squeezing one more year from nearly used up text-books.
Ask kids about the textbook situation. They see classes without enough books to go around and if there are enough, some are pretty well trashed. Seven to eight years is the normal life for a textbook. That lifetime might cover 1,200 repetitions of being stuffed into backpacks, tossed under seats of school buses, paged through during homework time and then lugged back to school for the next day.
When county property tax col-lections slumped, schools found themselves cut off at the pockets. Schools can’t spend beyond their means so they have cut here, cut there, trimming every cost that’s trimmable, including textbooks. Yes, it’s a crisis, but as the old say-ing goes, never waste a crisis.
Can any good be found in the textbook crisis? It’s certain that
something has to be done when existing stocks of textbooks fall short of covering all students, copy machines run short of paper and toner and orders for other learn-ing resources are slashed because the money just isn’t there. No use crying about it. You have to deal with it.
There is reason to believe that budget deficits might force chang-es that actually improve education. Though the quality of instruction can’t help but suffer from cutting staff, reduced budgets for learn-ing materials could possibly bring about tradition-breaking changes that would turn out for the better.
No doubt about it, textbooks have cost too much and weighed too much for a long time. As with big banks, big text publishers have bought out small ones until most textbooks are now printed by only three giants and that’s led to monopolistic pricing plus a dan-gerous concentration of editorial policy.
As to cost, Marysville pays $131.85 for an AP Chemistry text, $75.27 for U.S. History and $73.99 for Biology. Believe it or not, those are well below publishers’ sticker prices because school district buy-
ers wring discounts from jobbers who stock textbooks. After the artful dickering is done, textbooks still remain outrageously pricey.
At the end of seven to eight-year replacement cycles, some of every district’s textbooks come up for replacement. At least that used to be the plan. Oak Harbor just announced it won’t be replacing 10-year-old K-12 science texts as planned. The money isn’t there.
Some districts are testing ways to eliminate textbooks. Vail, Colorado and Florence, Arizona, shelved textbooks and bought each student a laptop to search out and store course content. The cost per student was $450, $100 less than one student’s books. Of course that saving won’t hold up when maintenance and replace-ment are factored in. For a cheaper option, imagine students downloading an entire curricu-lum onto e-readers like Kindles, Nooks, or iPads. The question is, will tests show that such web-based learning materials deliver positive results.
Free substitutes for textbooks are now available. They’re called Open-Source materials and they are gaining popularity among innovative districts. Open-source texts seem to have first surfaced in South Africa where teach-ers founded a project known as FHSST, or Free High School
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The strategy announced last week by The American
Psychiatric Association to revise the definition of autism will effectively elimi-nate the autism “epidemic” simply by changing what we mean by the word autism itself. The APA’s strategy has two paradoxical outcomes. First, it neatly absolves soci-ety of the burden of support-ing a significant population of people whose needs are not changed in the slightest by the clever redefinition of the label that describes them.
But at the same time, the APA’s strategy also acknowl-edges how universal this condition we call autism actually is. In a way, the autism spectrum has become so universal it can no longer be considered “special.” But the fact remains that all peo-ple have basic needs — for medical care, for education, for employment, for a home to live in, for dignity and respect — and that all people have something important to contribute to the com-mon good. This is true of everyone, regardless of what their particular version of the human condition might be or where they fall on the uni-versal spectrum of attributes of which we are all com-posed in infinite variety and combination — the human
spectrum.I recently ran across
Temple Grandin’s remarkable account of her experience as a person with autism. In her fascinating book Emergence: Labeled Autistic, Dr. Grandin (she has a doctoral degree in animal science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) describes her unique way of perceiving the world as an asset that gives her distinct advantages over “neurotypi-cal” people. Dr. Grandin, as she has gradually come to realize, is a “visual thinker” which gives her tremendous advantages as a designer of complex industrial equip-ment. But at the same time the unique way in which her mind works makes it difficult to understand more abstract concepts like algebra or the complexities of human emo-tion and relationship.
As a child Dr. Grandin was blessed with a strong family and support system. Like many children with classic symptoms of autism, she “had a violent temper, and when thwarted,” she
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LETTER TO THE EDITORSupport Arlington schools
On Feb. 14, we will ask you, the voter, to approve a School Programs and Operation Levy (formerly called a M&O Levy) for the Arlington School District.
As your elected represen-tatives we do not take this action lightly. We understand the fiscal responsibility that is placed squarely on the shoul-ders of each Board Director. While we realize any kind of tax is a burden, we also must acknowledge that the state does not fully pay for all of the programs that it mandates or that our com-munity has determined that we need. In order to fund all of our day-to-day operational expenses, we are forced to ask our local voters to fund 22 percent of our current educa-tional programs.
We want to stress to the Arlington School District voters that this is a replace-ment levy — not a new or additional tax. The $3.57 per thousand will replace the rate that you are currently paying.
What does this money do? It pays for 35 percent of our school transportation costs and 30 percent of our staffing needs. In addition, it funds a significant portion of special education, technology, teach-ing materials, and extracur-
ricular activities.Our district was recently
cited by the State Auditor as one of the most efficient school districts in the State. We’re proud of that recog-nition. We’ve worked hard to provide a comprehen-sive school program for our kids. We urge you to vote on February 14. Our kids are counting on you.
Arlington Public Schools Board of Directors
Jeff HuleattKay Duskin
Bob McClureUrsula Ghirardo
Jim WeissSara Deeter, Student
AdvisorRussell Smithson,
Student Advisor
Science Texts. Their col-laborative effort produced study units that subscribing teachers adapted, enhanced and shared. As an example of the energy behind the movement, one early FHSST text was edited on the web in nine days by 100 teachers from nations around the globe. That text is free and can be updated at any time.
The movement has spread. Check out California Open Source Textbook Project, flat-worldknowledge, Open Education Resources, Connexions, CK-12, ISKME, CCCOTC, Merlot and MIT’s Open Sourceware. Backing comes
from heavyweights like Wikipedia’s Jimmy Wales and the Gates Foundation.
Connexions is a good one to watch. Spearheaded by Scott McNealy, co-founder of Sun Microsystems, Connexions produces unit-sized mod-ules that school districts cut-and-paste into near-perfect fits for their needs. Because free digital files can be edited by users, the fit can be further refined. One district’s web course lists optional $20 black and white and $60 color versions in print. Blaine, Minnesota turned down a bid for $200,000 for a new Statistics text, opt-ing instead for a digital teacher-written course. After factoring in payment for teacher-authors, savings
were nearly $175,000.Wanting performance
data, the state of Utah sponsored a two-stage study to determine (a) a realistic estimate of savings, and (b) results, as mea-sured on standardized tests. Results may be published by the end of this school year.
Scattered test results gen-erally show improvement with test scores strongly suggesting that the use of collaboratively compiled open-source texts do signif-icantly improve both teach-ing and learning. It seems that every budget-crippled school district should be taking a close look at this.
Comments may be addressed to [email protected].
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says, “I’d throw anything handy ... [and] ... screamed continually.” By the age of three her behaviors had reached such a desperate state that doctors were recommending she be placed in an institution. Yet her parents and teach-ers continually worked to develop her talents. “Too often,” she recalls, “teach-ers concentrate only on the deficits and may neglect strengthening the talent area.” Now by any standard Dr. Grandin is a highly successful professional as Professor of Animal Sciences at Colorado State University and designer of livestock handling equip-ment used worldwide.
The point is not to glorify disability or to understate the daunting challenges often posed by developmental conditions
like autism, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome and so on. Rather, the point is to deal with the challenges while focusing on the pos-sibilities — on the unique gift and contribution that every person brings, and on the qualities that are evoked in everyone when people of all abilities are engaged with one another. I have yet to meet a parent in my work who, despite a lifetime of dealing with sometimes overwhelming physical and behavioral challenges, did not in the end feel their child had unique gifts to offer.
I think, for example, of the mother I met recently whose adolescent daughter has profound developmen-tal conditions that include being nonverbal, wheel-chair-bound, tube-fed and a frequent long-term guest at Children’s Hospital. The biggest challenge, says her mom, is not the tubes and
diapers and medical wor-ries, but rather the lack of play dates. Because her daughter, whose radi-ant smile in the presence of friends could light a small city, loves other kids above all things. She is not a university profes-sor or frequent talk show guest, but she has this in common with Temple Grandin — her differ-ences, her very challenges, speak to her inherent worth as a human being and evoke wonderful qualities in everyone around her.
We are all on the spec-trum, the human spec-trum. And this is a good thing because the world needs people of all abili-ties and the unique gifts we bring to each other.
Tom Everill is President & CEO of Northwest Center. Contact him at [email protected].
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SNOHOMISH COUNTY — There will be a lot of famil-iar faces on the Community Transit Board of Directors the next two years as all eight board members eligible to remain on the board were re-elected, including Marysville Mayor Jon Nehring.
The newcomer is Edmonds Mayor Dave Earling. He was elected to represent large cit-ies, but this isn’t his first time on the board. Earling served on the board for 12 years in the 1990s and early 2000s, when he was an Edmonds City Council member.
Members who were re-elected at Community Transit’s Board selection meeting Jan. 26 include Marysville Mayor Jon
Nehring, Mill Creek Mayor Mike Todd, Mountlake Terrace Mayor Jerry Smith, Mukilteo Mayor Joe Marine, Stanwood Mayor Dianne White and Sultan Council Member Steven Slawson.
Earlier, the Snohomish County Council reappoint-ed Council members Dave Gossett and Dave Somers as its representatives. Lance Norton serves as the board’s labor representative.
The new board will elect officers at its first meeting, on Thursday, Feb. 2.
Three new board alter-nates were chosen as well. Arlington Council mem-ber Debora Nelson, Lake Stevens Council mem-ber Kim Daughtry and
Lynnwood Council member Sid Roberts will serve in those positions, along with Snohomish Council member Tom Hamilton. Snohomish County Council mem-ber Stephanie Wright was named the County Council’s alternate.
The Community Transit board is chosen every two years. The board is com-prised of two representatives from the Snohomish County Council; two representatives from large cities, with more than 30,000 residents; three representatives from medi-um-sized cities, with 10,000 to 30,000 residents; and two from small cities, with fewer than 10,000 residents.
Nehring re-elected to Community Transit board
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Gloria A. Godwin, 83, of Darrington passed away Janua ry 21, 2012, after a short illness.
She was born December 9, 1928, at home, in Goldbar, WA, to Albert and Ellen Olson. Gloria and her husband Robert, moved to Darrington in 1968. Together they operated the Family Grocer, for almost 40 years.
Gloria is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Kim and Lynne Godwin of Darrington; grandsons, Brett (Liz) Gaddis and Dallas (Rachel) Godwin; and two great-grandchildren Hailey and Dylan Gaddis. She was preceded in death by her husband Robert,
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Services were held at the Darrington Cemetery. Because of the wonderful care given to all of the Godwin family by everyone on the staff of the Darrington Clinic over the years, the family would like donations to go to: Darrington Clinic, P.O. Box 309, Darrington, WA 98241.
Arrangements entrusted to Weller Funeral Home, Arlington.
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EVERETT — Community members are invited to join students, faculty and staff to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Wednesday, Feb. 8, at Everett Community College.
Speaker Barry Scott will present a tribute to King’s life, followed by a question-and-answer session from 12:30-1:30 p.m. in Baker Hall, room 120.
During the presentation, Scott will speak about the civil rights movement of the 1960s, and perform portions of
King’s most famous speeches.“This celebration will honor the legacy of Dr. Martin
Luther King Jr. and foster a sense of community, as we work in unity to keep the dream alive,” said Karena Hooks, director of EvCC’s Outreach, Diversity and Equity Center.
The free event is presented by EvCC’s Student Activities Programs Board and Outreach, Diversity and Equity Center with the goal of promoting cultural awareness.
Everett Community College is located at 2000 Tower St. in north Everett. Follow the signs to event parking.
This event was rescheduled due to a college snow closure on Wednesday, Jan. 18.
AAUW offering scholarships to local students for 2012
LAKEWOOD — The local chapter of the American Association of University Women is offering two or three scholarships ranging from $1,500 to $2,500.
To be eligible, applicants must be residents of the Arlington, Stanwood or Camano Island areas, or they must be graduates of the Arlington, Lakewood, Stanwood or Lincoln Hill high schools.
Applicants must have completed at least two years of college by June of this year, and have verifiable plans to continue upper-division or graduate work at an accredited four-year institution in the fall of 2012.
Applications must be postmarked by May 20.Money that supports these scholarships has been raised
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OLYMPIA — With the cost of health insurance increas-ing year after year, Rep. Kirk Pearson introduced legisla-tion he believes will lower prescription drug costs and ensure locally-owned pharmacies can keep their doors open. House Bill 2303, which would create greater transparency for Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBM), received a hearing Jan. 25 in the House Health Care and Wellness Committee.
“As with most issues sur-
rounding our health care system, PBMs are compli-cated,” Pearson explained.
By way of background, PBMs are middlemen that design, negotiate and man-age prescription drug ben-efits for a variety of health insurance plans. The bulk of income PBMs generate is derived from pharmaceuti-cal manufacturers that pro-vide rebates and discounts to PBMs as a type of reward system for promoting their brand-name drugs to drive
usage in health insurance plans. This creates a sys-tem where the consumer is forced to purchase more costly brand-name drugs, which benefits PBMs finan-cially.
“I normally don’t wade into health care issues, but because several local phar-macists brought the issue to my attention I began to look into it further. My concern is two-fold. First, are con-sumers getting the best deal possible on their prescrip-tion drugs, and second, these middlemen in our health care system are the only group that is unregulated,” said Pearson, R-Monroe. “I’m not asking that we dismantle the entire system, but consumers need to know their interests are being looked after.”
Pearson is also concerned PBMs are taking the per-sonal connection out of the pharmacist-patient relation-ship and adding to job losses in the community.
“There are some instances where these benefit manag-ers contract with local phar-macies to provide services, but the payments made to the pharmacy are signifi-cantly lower than the cost of the service,” Pearson said.
“In addition, PBMs mandate mail-order prescriptions for many patients, which is hurt-ing our local pharmacies. Not only do those pharma-cies serve a vital community service, the pharmacists are often times the people who can tell if a patient is hav-ing trouble with a medica-tion, spots a dosage issue or a deadly drug combination. This is critical for patients, particularly those who are taking medications for com-plex health conditions.”
The Federal Trade Commission is currently looking at PBM operations and a possible merger of two of only three PBM mail-order drug companies.
“Some big drug manu-facturers object to my bill because they claim it would reveal their ‘trade secrets’ to the rest of the industry,” Pearson added. “The fact is, this is truly a simple trans-
parency bill that would give consumers more informa-tion to make good finan-cial choices with their health care options. There’s noth-
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7February 1, 2012
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON
IN AND FOR SNOHOMISH COUNTY
Shane Borreson, Plaintiff,vs.Janee Call and John Doe Call, wife and husband, and the mari- tal community composed there-of, and Brandon Lambard andJane Doe Lambard, husband andwife, and the marital community composed thereof, Defendants.
No. 11-2-09261-3SUMMONS
The State of Washington to: Jan- ee Call, John Doe Call, BrandonLambard, Jane Doe Lambard, John Does 1-10:You are hereby summoned to ap- pear within sixty days after thedate of the first publication of this summons, to wit, within sixtydays after the 18 day of January, 2012 and defend the above enti- tled action in the above entitledcourt, and answer the complaintof the plaintiff, Denise Wade, and serve a copy of your answer uponthe undersigned attorneys forplaintiff, Riley D. Lee. at his officebelow stated; and in case of your failure so to do, judgment will be rendered against you accordingto the demand of the complaint,which has been filed with the clerk of said court. The object ofthe action is the injury to ShaneBorreson caused by the motorvehicle accident of August 12. 2009.By: Riley D. Lee, WSBA No. 20825Plaintiff’s Attorneys.3325 Smokey Point Drive, Ste 103,Arlington. WA 98223County of Snohomish,Washington.Published: January 18, 25, Febru- ary 1, 8, 15, 22, 2012. #571999
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Rep. Kirk Pearson, R-Monroe, testifying on House Bill 2303 before the House Health Care and Wellness Committee Jan. 25.
OLYMPIA — Marysville Getchell High School student Dallas s of Tulalip served under state Rep. John McCoy (D-Tulalip) as a legislative page on the floor of the House of Representatives for the week of Jan. 16.
Any student aged 14-17 is eligible to serve as a legislative page in the state House or Senate where, for one week, they will deliver messages for lawmak-ers and learn firsthand about the demo-cratic process.
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State Rep. John McCoy of the 38th District, left, and Marysville Getchell High School student Dallas Duplessis of Tulalip.
Duplessis serves as Legislative page
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MARYSVILLE — Marysville Getchell and Marysville-Pilchuck boys swim and dive hosted unde-feated Kamiak on Jan. 24 for a late-season showdown that would measure how the Chargers and Tomahawks compared to the Wesco’s best.
Tomahawk junior Colin Willis won and qualified for 4A Districts in both the 200-yard freestyle and 100-yard backstroke and senior Tyler Russell won the 1-meter dive, but M-P fell 122-63. Getchell senior Josh Estella won the 100-meter butterfly and qualified for 4A Districts but the Chargers fell 133-49.
“We were hoping to see if we could push through,” said M-P and MG head coach Meredith Jenks. “It was kind of hard to say where we were with the snow week that we had, but we’ve got six days of practice until JV Championships and four more practices after that until Districts.”
The scores did not favor the Marysville schools, but indi-vidual performances stood out. Tomahawk senior Casey Mills made 3A Districts in the 100-yard backstroke and M-P sophomore Owin Ell made 4A Districts in 200-yard individual medley. Many swimmers, including Tomahawk senior Kaili Swan and freshman Jason Kent, completed the Iron Man challenge in which a swim-mer competes in every event over the course of a season. The meet was Tomahawk sophomore Jonathan Pusateri’s last of the sea-son as he was soon to leave with
his parents on a mission trip to Africa.
M-P’s 200-yard medley relay A team of seniors Andrew Winquist (29.56 seconds) and Jon Ell (30.04), Willis (24.84) and Jacob Blomberg (23.91) took second with a total time of 1:48.35. MG’s A team of seniors Matt Knowlton (30.09), David Fugate (33.07) and Estella (24.97) and junior Kevin Korte (24.99) took third at 1:53.12. The Tomahawk B team of junior Thomas Durand (32.44), seniors Corey Coombs (31.41) and Justin Cram (28.09) and sophomore Jonathan Pusateri (26.96) finished fifth at 1:58.90.
Willis won the 200-yard free-style with a 4A Districts-qualifying time of 1:51.86. Winquist took second with a 4A Districts time of 1:53.74 and Durand came in eighth at 2:22.85. Knowlton took sixth at 2:17.86, MG junior Michael Cozart finished seventh at 2:19.52 and freshman Darien Corcoran-Clark came in ninth at 2:34.17.
Pusateri finished fourth in the 200-yard individual medley with a 4A Districts time of 2:21.07. Dalton took fifth with a 4A Districts time of 2:29.45 and Getchell senior Andy Vavrousek came in sev-enth at 2:48.48. Owin Ell came in sixth with a 3A Districts time of 2:32.51 and Tomahawk senior Connor Zurcher finished eighth at 3:26.29.
Jon Ell took third in the 50-yard freestyle and made 4A Districts at 24.69. Blomberg finished fourth with a 4A Districts-qualifying 25.02 and M-P junior Ryan Carr came in ninth at 28.15. Fugate
made 4A Districts in fifth at 25.47, Korte took seventh at 26.77 and Charger junior Jimi Hicks placed eighth at 27.85.
Russell won the 1-meter dive with 163.90 points. Getchell junior Dominique Gray finished sec-ond with 119. Tomahawk junior Deshawn Lee took third with 108.85 and M-P sophomore David McCall finished fifth at 100.85. Charger junior Brisen Williams took sixth at 81.85.
Estella won the 100-yard butter-fly with a 4A Districts-qualifying 58.03 seconds, Cram finished fourth at a 4A Districts-qualifying 1:05.18, Dalton took fifth with a 4A Districts time of 1:07.25. Tomahawk junior Colton Sellers took sixth with a 3A Districts time of 1:08.18 and Knowlton finished seventh at 1:10.01. M-P freshman Tony Preston came in eighth at 1:19.27.
Winquist finished third in the 100-yard freestyle and made 4A Districts at 51.10 seconds. Blomberg made 3A Districts at 58.38 for fifth, Korte took sixth at 59.11, Hicks came in seventh at 1:03.14, M-P sophomore Grant Baker took eighth at 1:05.23 and MG junior Conner Lindgren fin-ished ninth at 1:13.10.
Cram made 3A Districts in the 500-yard freestyle with a fourth-place, 6:15.12 finish. Owin Ell took fifth with a 3A Districts time of 6:23.27. Swan finished seventh at 7:58.98. Cozart took sixth at 6:37.76.
M-P’s 200-yard freestyle relay A team of Willis (23.70 seconds), Jon Ell (24.48), Blomberg (24.46) and Winquist (23.34) took sec-
ond at 1:35.98. The Getchell A squad of Knowlton (25.41), Korte (25.00), Fugate (26.15) and Estella (25.05) finished third. MG’s B team of Corcoran-Clark (29.77), junior Daniel Swanson (29.24), Hicks (28.40) and Dalton (27.37) took sixth. The Tomahawk B team of Carr (28.76), Preston (29.97), Coombs (31.10) and Sellers (25.62) finished seventh and M-P’s C team of sophomore Mark Carr (31.57), senior Chad Coragiulo (29.12), Zurcher (29.32) and Lee (28.88) took eighth.
Willis won the 100-yard back-stroke and made 4A Districts at 58.44 seconds. Durand made 3A Districts at 1:10.77 for fifth and Tomahawk senior Casey Mills took sixth at a 3A Districts-qualifying 1:11.49. Corcoran-Clark finished seventh at 1:14.32, Fugate eighth at 1:18.33 and Vavrousek ninth at 1:22.94.
Jon Ell took fourth in the 100-yard breaststroke with a 3A Districts time of 1:09.51, Coombs
fifth at a 3A Districts time of 1:11.88 and Pusateri sixth to make 3A Districts at 1:13.90. Swanson took seventh at 1:19 and Getchell senior Jacob Helm eighth at 1:32.37.
The Tomahawk 400-yard free-style relay A team of Pusateri, Durand, Sellers and Cram fin-ished fourth in the 400-yard free-style relay at 4:07.70. MG’s A team of Cozart, Vavrousek, Hicks and Estella took fifth at 4:10.50. M-P’s B team of Ryan Carr, Baker, Owin Ell and Mills came in sixth at 4:23.38. The Tomahawk C team of Zurcher, Coragiulo, Swan and Preston took seventh at 4:52.20.
Jenks said that the Chargers and Tomahawks will work on sprint-ing, starts, turns and finishes in the last practices of the regular season.
“It’s all fine-tuning from here on out,” Jenks said. “We’ll see what we can get ourselves. Our guys are going to buckle down and work hard.”
MG, M-P swim and dive take on Kamiak
MARYSVILLE — Tomahawk boys basketball hosted 4A North fifth-place Arlington on Jan. 24 seeking vengeance for the 75-50 drubbing they suffered at Arlington on Dec. 9.
The last-place Tomahawks brought a playoff intensity as they sought to derail Arlington’s post-season plans, but the Eagles held on late for a hard-fought, 44-34 win.
“They’re definitely playing bet-ter,” said Arlington head coach Nick Brown of the M-P squad that suffered yet another narrow defeat yet refused to hang their heads. “They’re so physical and strong. It was a slugfest and both teams played hard.”
Arlington opened the game with a full-court press to keep the
Tomahawks off-balance, but M-P fought through it and senior post Calvin White’s put-back put his team on the board first. Tomahawk senior guard Dominique Kiblinger earned a trip to the free-throw line with a strong layup shortly after.
Arlington junior guard Terry Dawn converted a layup and hit a turnaround fader from just inside the left three-point line moments later to kick-start the Eagle offense. Senior guard Tanner Goheen beat M-P senior post Philip DeSanctis from the left off of a half-court breakaway.
Tomahawk junior wing Jalen Apel-Henderson bumped up and inside on the left block for a lay-in before Arlington senior guard Conner Davis nailed a three from top left of arc.
M-P senior guard Nathan Williams rebounded Goheen’s missed three-pointer and took it the length of the court for a layup, a foul and a free throw. Goheen returned for a tough layup from the right and junior post Dan Boyden hit a three-pointer from top of line to take an 18-10 lead and force an M-P timeout with 7:32 remaining in the second quarter.
Both defenses tightened up and Arlington’s threes stop falling as two threes from Davis drew iron, as did Dawn’s and sophomore guard Kaleb Bryson’s.
“Dom was locking down Terry Dawn, the best player on their team,” White said.
Kiblinger recorded a monster block beneath the right of the bas-
Tomahawks not able to overcome Eagles
Marysville-Pilchuck freshman Tony Preston competes against Kamiak and Marysville Getchell on Jan. 24.
Marysville-Pilchuck junior guard Nick Henry defends Arlington senior guard Tanner Goheen off the dribble at Marysville-Pilchuck High School on Jan. 24.SEE M-P, PAGE 9
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ket that stirred up the crowd. DeSanctis took the ball up and in through the paint for a score and Kiblinger barreled up and into the defense for a layup from right. Apel-Henderson hit a three from the top right to cut Arlington’s lead to 24-17 and force an Eagle timeout with 2:19 until halftime.
Dawn missed a three-point-er from the left but grabbed his own rebound for a scoop-and-score layup from the left. Dawn and Davis looked to get back on track with threes but both attempts missed.
Kiblinger skipped the ball across the court to M-P senior guard Nathan Williams who beat the halftime buzzer with a layup to trail 28-19 at halftime.
Dawn missed another three-pointer and Kiblinger took advantage for a score on the other end of the floor. Arlington took another timeout, lead down to six at 28-22 with 5:12 left in the third quarter.
M-P broke Arlington’s full-court press and DeSanctis went up strong for a shot in the left
of the paint. Eagle junior guard AJ Passalacqua answered with a short basket from the left.
Arlington’s defense bore down on DeSanctis in the paint as Boyden and senior post Bo Brummel combined to block his turnaround jumper. Boyden muscled up in key on the other end for a lay-in from the left block and a 33-25 Arlington lead at the end of the third quarter.
“Don’t be selfish,” said Tomahawk head coach Bary Gould to his resilient squad. “Pass up a good shot for a great shot.”
The Tomahawks moved the ball much better instead of set-tling for quick shots against Arlington’s 2-3 zone though they went cold from three-point range. White put an offensive rebound back up and in for the score.
Missed free throws threat-ened to kill Arlington’s lead, but Dawn beat the Tomahawks’ man defense and powered in for a layup from the left and the Eagles led 40-34 with three minutes remaining in regula-tion.
Boyden was fouled in the paint and made both free
throws with 2:37 remaining. Dawn missed a three-point-er off of a Davis steal, from which M-P could not find a bucket, with 1:57 left but Arlington swung the ball to wind down the clock. Dawn missed a 1-and-1 free throw and Arlington turned the ball over in the paint. M-P took a timeout trailing 42-34 with 40 seconds left.
Kiblinger’s three-pointer wouldn’t fall and Dawn was fouled and hit both free throws for a 44-34 lead.
The Tomahawks missed their final shot and the Eagles swung the ball around half-court to run out the clock for their 44-34 win.
“We need to block out better and that’s a fact,” Gould said. “As a team they killed us in rebounding. They got second and third chances and killed us on the offensive glass. It’s a guard, forward and post prob-lem. The other thing is that we had to make free throws. There’s something attractive about guys who don’t give up, and people like to see that,” said Gould of the game’s crowd, the largest he’d seen in his M-P coaching career.
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M-P senior guard Dominique Kiblinger takes the ball to the basket against Arlington at Marysville-Pilchuck High School on Jan. 24.
MARYSVILLE — Marysville Mayor Jon Nehring was proud to announce Preston Dwoskin as the community’s Volunteer of the Month for December, in recognition of the student’s community involvement and advocacy on behalf of people with disabilities, including the deaf and hard-of-hearing.
“Preston is highly deserv-ing of this recognition,” Nehring said at the Jan. 9 Marysville City Council meeting, during which Dwoskin, 20, was honored in front of family mem-bers and friends. “While Preston lives with severe hearing loss, he has not let his disability define him. He aspires to be a leader, and through his activities advo-cating on behalf of people with disabilities, and actions that demonstrate his pas-sion for building a sense of community spirit, he is already displaying that lead-ership.”
Marysville teacher Jim Strickland nominated Dwoskin for the honor. Strickland first Dwoskin in 2006, when the young man was a student at Totem Middle School. Dwoskin was enrolled in the Marysville School District’s Life Skills Program, and
graduated from the pro-gram in 2010. He is now a student in the 18-21 Transition Opportunities Program, a work-based learning program funded by the district for students aged 18-21 with develop-mental disabilities. The
program provides practi-cal, real world work skills by putting students in vol-unteer or paid jobs with partnering local businesses and agencies.
Dwoskin has assisted with various community service projects, helped coach youth baseball teams as a huge fan of the sport, and served as announcer for the YMCA’s 360 break-dancing competition. He is interested in politics and public speaking, which he has done at the podium at City Council meetings more than once, as well as in building relationships in the community to improve the lives of others, cultivat-ing natural leaders who can go out and inspire effective partnerships between com-munity groups on projects that benefit the community as a whole, and serving as an advocate for people with disabilities.
Dwoskin has been par-ticipating in the Arc of Snohomish County’s Leadership Training Program, which culmi-nated in a trip to Olympia last month for Legislative Advocacy Workshops. According to Nehring, Dwoskin put his advocacy skills to the test through tasks such as prepar-ing statements on issues important to people with disabilities.
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Sunday Worship - 8:30 and 11:00 amWeekly Bible Studies Youth Ministry
Meeting at Peace Lutheran • 1717 Larson Rd in Silvana
Engaging Worship...Encouraging Message
www.falconridgefellowship.com
360-474-8888
Sundays 10:30 am
Now meeting at the old Arlington HS auditorium on French Street
Sundays 10:00 amArlington Free Methodist Church
730 E. Highland Dr., Arlington, 360-435-8986Early Sermon …………………………………… 8:15A.M.Sunday School for all ages ……………………… 9:00A.M.Sunday Worship Service ……………………… 10:30A.M.
(Signing for the hearing impaired. Nursery Provided.)Wednesday Dinner ……………………………… 5:00P.M.Wednesday AWANA ……………………………… 6:10P.M.Wednesday Youth Group ………………………… 6:15P.M.
METHODIST
Life Points9:30AM Sunday
Celebration Service10:30AM Sunday
Family Focus7:00PM Wednesday
You Are Welcome Here201 N. Stillaguamish Avenue
www.arlingtonassembly.com 360.435.8981
The Smokey Point Church Of ChristSimply Christians
It really is not important that you are happy with your religion, what is important is that God is happy with your religion.
Are you tired of all the hype and materialism found in so many religious groups these days? God has already shown us what true religion is. At the Smokey Point church of Christ we are committed to the open study and honest application of God’s word. It may not be entertaining but it sure brings a rest from the burden of sin. Isn’t that the whole point of religion? Let’s talk about it. 360-939-2080
8526 – 35th Ave. NE, Arlington, WA, 98223(7/10 mile north of Smokey Point off of Smokey Pt. Blvd.)
Sunday morning classes for all ages .......... 9:30 a.m.Sunday morning worship ........................... 10:30 a.m.Sunday evening worship ............................. 5:00 p.m.Wednesday night classes for all ages ......... 7:00 p.m.
NON DENOMINATIONAL
OTHER
ARLINGTON COMMUNITY
CHURCHMeeting in Seventh Day Adventist Church
713 Talcott • Arlington
Pastor G.W. O’Neil • 360-445-2636 • 360-421-0954
A new and unique Christian Churchdesigned with you in mind.
Sunday Worship 11a.m. - Noon
SENIORS ARE LOVED AND WELCOME!
BAPTIST
Church of Christ92nd Street
4226 92nd Street NE, Marysville • 360-653-2578Sunday Morning Worship Services 10:30 am
Dennis Niva, MinisterHear the Sunday Morning sermon on the web
92ndstchurchofchrist.org
(Non-Denominational & Non-instrumental)
CHURCH OF CHRIST
“Family Oriented — Bible Centered”6715 Grove St., Marysville • 360-659-7117
Hillside Christian Preschool 360-659-8957
Marysville Free Methodist Church
Classic Worship Celebration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8:15A.M.Kidz’ Zone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:00A.M.Casual Worship Celebration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:00A.M.Oasis Service, Family Style (Wednesday) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:00P.M.Student Ministries (Jr. High-Wednesday) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:00P.M.Student Ministries (Sr. High-Thursday) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:30P.M.
Groups for Children, Youth, College/Career, Young Marrieds, Families and Seniors
To be included in this Directory call
360-659-1300
OTHER
Bible teaching, upbeat music, friendly and casual atmosphere
CTK Arlington 10:00am Sundays
Presidents Elementary 505 E. Third Street
Pastor Rick Schranck 1-888-421-4285 x813
SHOULTES GOSPEL HALL5202-116th St. NE, Marysville • 658-9822
Sunday Remembrance Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:30 a.m. Bible Teaching & Sunday School . . . . . . . . . .11 a.m. Evening Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 p.m.Monday Family Bible Hour (Sept.-May) . . . . . . . . . . . 7 p.m.Wednesday Prayer and Bible Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 p.m.
Non-Denominational • All Welcome
GOSPEL MEETINGS
Shoultes Gospel Hall5202 116th St NE, Marysville360.653.7939
FEB 5-17, 2012SUNDAY 6-7PM
TUE-FRI 7-8PM
MONDAY KIDS HOUR 7-8PMNo collections. All are welcome.
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Word of Fire Christian Center“Is Not My Word Like A Fire” (Jeremiah 23:29)
Meeting at 1059 State St, Suite GNext to Golden Corral RestaurantSunday School 10:30 -11:15 amTuesday Night Bible Study 5 pm
Pastors: Lee & Flora Rush 360-840-3755
SUNDAY SERVICE — 11:30am
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Wendy Smith 425-319-5036
Cute two bedroom one bath home located in the heart of downtown Stanwood. This home with a charming front porch has lots of potential and with some TLC this home could shine again. This home is close to all amenities and bus lines.
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Serene foothills surround this Beautiful Rambler on an almost 1/2 acre lot. Spacious open floor plan w/ plant shelves & vaulted ceilings. Formal Living Room with a large front window. Large kitchen adjoins the family room with a cozy fireplace for those cool nights. Master Suite has walk-in closet & bath w/ soaking tub.This lovely 4 bedroom 2 bath home is a must see! Three car garage!!
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Seeking funds to pay
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Beautiful old antique fur-niture, beds, couches, in a three story house full of old and newer well-taken-care of household goods, beautiful pictures, garage items, duck boat, lawnmowers, tools and original paintings.
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Assistance League of Everett
February 2, 3rd, 9-5pmFebruary 4th, 9-3pm
1002 North Park, Everett
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360-659-7516MARYSVILLE AREA
a lot of Household Items & Tools
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SUNDAY 6-7PM
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MONDAY KIDS HOUR 7-8PM
No collections. All are welcome.
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Shoultes Gospel Hall5202 116th St NE, Marysville
360.653.7939
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