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Judge rules in favor of city, Walmart
EVERETT - Walmart can build a 155,000-square-foot supercenter at the planned North Kelsey shopping area, a judge ruled last week.
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By STEPHANIE KOSONEN
Published Jan. 11, 2012
‘McMansion’ doesn’t belong in historic neighborhood, group says
EVERETT - Should a house that meets city code replace another in a historic district despite being more than twice as large as all the houses around it?
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By MICHAEL WHITNEY
Published Jan. 11, 2012
New officers sworn in
SNOHOMISH - The 18 officers who will serve the city of Snohomish under a Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office contract were sworn in last week in a ceremony at the Snohomish Senior Center.
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By STEPHANIE KOSONEN
Published Jan. 11, 2012
Wakeboard park closer to construction with vote last week
MONROE - The City Council voted 4-3 last week to have a developer take the next steps in pursuing construction of a cable wakeboard park at Lake Tye.
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By STEPHANIE KOSONEN
Published Jan. 11, 2012
Students return from break to new Monroe Elementary
EVERETT - Everett’s Monroe Elementary finally has everyone under one roof.
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By MICHAEL WHITNEY
Published Jan. 11, 2012
City says labor ruling not the “real story”
EVERETT - Everett says the ruling that found the city violated labor laws when it cut firefighters’ overtime hours should be thrown out because it’s based on faulty facts.
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By MICHAEL WHITNEY
Published Jan. 11, 2012
Anonymous residents replenish stolen center funds
SNOHOMISH - After more than $2,000 was stolen from the Snohomish Senior Center last month, the community has rallied to replace the funds.
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By STEPHANIE KOSONEN
Published Jan. 11, 2012
Get ready for GroundFrog Day |
 Slew, frognosticator and weather prophet extraordinaire, invites the good and wonderful people of the Pacific Northwest to celebrate GroundFrog Day in Snohomish. On January 28, the GroundFrog Day festivities are scheduled from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the event gazebo at First Street and Avenue A in downtown Snohomish. Slew reveals his frogcast for 6 more weeks of Northwest weather getting the jump on that other notable February 2nd prognosticator, Punxsutawney Phil.
Slew has promised the GroundFrog Day celebration will provide his admiring fans with games, entertainment, and mid-January a pre-GroundFrog Day surprise that will have all of Snohomish pondering if their fair hamlet has been invaded.
Come join us on January 28 as Slew gives the Great Northwest the only local proclamation... will we endure six more weeks of foggy and soggy weather or will the frognostication be for the delight of an early spring?
Sponsored by the Snohomish Chamber of Commerce, the GroundFrog Day event schedule and new activities are posted at www.groundfrogday.com. Information is also available at www.cityofsnohomish.com or call event chair J.D. Fields at Catch the Beat 425-335-4559 or Pam Osborne, Snohomish Chamber Manager at 425-344-8533.
Schedule of Events:
11 am: Entertainment starts at the Ave A gazebo
11:30 am: Frognostication ceremony begins with the arrival of the GroundFrog Day Royalty
11:40 am: The Royal proclamation is read to introduce the Royal Scribes, fluently skilled in speaking Frogese and prepared to interpret the predication exclaimed by Snohomish Slew, Hometown Frognosticator Extraordinaire.
11:50 am: Slew arrives and is carried to the stage by his Loyal Frog Handler.
Noon: Slew makes his prediction and the crowd is once again amazed and astounded by his ability to forecast the weather for the final 6 weeks of winter in the Great Pacific Northwest. |
