Slew Predicts
Depending on who you ask, there will either be six more weeks of winter or spring will arrive early. Only Snohomish Slew knows for sure what the Pacific Northwest is in for as the frognosticator kept his prediction to himself at this year’s GroundFrog Day Saturday, Jan. 28. Had Slew made his famous croaking sound in front of the nearly 200 people who gathered at the gazebo on Avenue A in Snohomish, spring would have been just around the corner. Slew, though, only gave a faint gurgle. As a result, there will be neither six weeks of winter or spring. Spring is starting but it is certain there are cold days ahead. Above Thayer Cueter, Slew’s owner, reacts to his gurgle in the hopes he is about to speak. Event emcee J.D. Fields holds the microphone up for Slew.
Community Transit service changes start Feb. 20
EVERETT - Bus service at more than half of Community Transit’s bus stops will be changing Monday, Feb. 20, and the bus agency wants riders to be prepared.
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By JESSICA SPARKS
Published Feb. 1, 2012
Camera suit will cost city
MONROE - Red-light cameras can’t be banned through the initiative process but advisory votes on the subject are OK, a Snohomish County Superior Court judge ruled Jan. 19.
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By STEPHANIE KOSONEN
Published Feb. 1, 2012
Seattle-Snohomish mill to close in March
SNOHOMISH - The Seattle-Snohomish lumber mill, which has been part of the Snohomish community since 1941, plans to close in March.
Last month, the mill gave its 50 employees a 60-day notice of its intentions to close down operations.
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By JESSICA SPARKS
Published Feb. 1, 2012
Free tax workshops open around county
SNOHOMISH COUNTY - United Way of Snohomish County is encouraging residents to check out free tax workshops in the area to collect federal income credits they may not know about.
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By MICHAEL WHITNEY
Published Feb. 1, 2012
Council wants more info on pool agreement
SNOHOMISH - The City Council wants more information about a potential agreement to help pay the water bill for the planned Snohomish School District’s aquatic center.
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By STEPHANIE KOSONEN
Published Feb. 1, 2012
Everett Animal Shelter hosts Shakaroo Feb. 3
A benefit for animals
EVERETT - Some fundraisers can be very formal. Shakaroo isn’t one of those kind of fundraisers.
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By JESSICA SPARKS
Published Feb. 1, 2012
Report highlights funding need for senior services
EVERETT - The need for additional senior services in the near future is clear, but the question health officials face is how to fund them.
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By MICHAEL WHITNEY
Published Feb. 1, 2012
See what’s happening in your neighborhood
EVERETT - Everett’s neighborhoods are in full swing for the new year, albeit last month’s scheduled meetings were canceled because of the snowstorm. Each neighborhood meets once a month. Check with the Office of Neighborhoods at 425-257-8717 or the city’s website under the section called “Live” for details on your neighborhood meeting.
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By MICHAEL WHITNEY
Published Feb. 1, 2012
Runners pass by the Washington State Reformatory in Monroe Sunday, Jan. 29 during the first Officer Jayme Biendl Memorial 5K run/walk. The run/walk is in memory of Biendl, who worked at the Monroe prison and was murdered by an inmate on that day one year ago. The run/walk raised more than $15,000 and 486 people participated. The run/walk began at Sky River Park.
Jennifer Wallace (right) of Edmonds and her daughter Megan, 5, build a tower with wood blocks last month in the Imagine Children’s Museum’s new Northwest lodge-themed room. The room used to be a small, inefficient parking area on the museum’s south side. “The Lodge greatly increases the versatility of the museum,” executive director Nancy Johnson said. “It provides a wonderful area, which we will open up when we have a special exhibit, activity or event.” The area offers a new hands-on exhibit, “Tops ‘n Blocks – A Balancing Act,” featuring tops from around the world and the award-winning KAPLA Blocks. A wide variety of tops and more than 5,000 blocks will be available to challenge and inspire museum visitors. Johnson said 2011 was another record year, for the museum with more than 236,000 visitors.
