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Stew and Lisa Pickford’s home, located at 422 Ave. B in Snohomish, will be one of the homes open for the Snohomish Historical Society’s self-guided Holiday Parlour Tour noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 9. READ MORE
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The Bishop family of Lynnwood carry out a freshly cut Christmas tree from Wintergreen Tree Farm in Machias near Snohomish Saturday, Dec. 1. Tree farms in Snohomish County are open for the season. For a list of farms and hours, click here.

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Steve Turner of Everett holds up his granddaughter Coral, 3, to get a better view of the “Cinderella Sparkle” Christmas tree at the 27th annual Festival of Tree at Comcast Arena Wednesday, Nov. 28. This year’s festival featured 17 trees that were decorated by 74 volunteer designers. The weeklong event raises funds for Providence Children’s Services. The festival has raised more than $6M over the years.

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New Everett City Councilman Scott Bader (right) was sworn into office Wednesday, Nov. 28. Bader was elected in November to fill the seat left vacant after the May death of Councilman Drew Nielsen.

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Snohomish Historical Society’s Holiday Parlour Tour
SNOHOMISH - The Snohomish Historical Society Holiday Parlour Tour is set for Sunday, December 9 from noon to 4 p.m. This is a self-guided tour and is a community event that showcases the historical character of the town.
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Snohomish Parlour Tour Preview

By MICHAEL WHITNEY
Published Dec. 5, 2012

Same-sex couples can marry Thursday
EVERETT - Snohomish County is ready for same-sex couples to get married come Thursday, Dec. 6.
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By MICHAEL WHITNEY
Published Dec. 5, 2012

City seeks name for plaza
EVERETT - The city wants ideas on what to name its new downtown plaza.
So far, some of the suggestions include Wetmore Plaza and Theater Plaza. The plaza is next to the Everett Performing Arts Center on Wetmore Avenue; it will open to the public next week for the city’s Wintertide celebration Thursday, Dec. 13.
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By MADELYN FAIRBANKS
Published Dec. 5, 2012

Snohomish discusses parks levy that could raise $750K
SNOHOMISH - The city may soon be asking voters to increase their property taxes with a parks levy, if the City Council approves it.
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By MADELYN FAIRBANKS
Published Dec. 5, 2012

Wakeboard park appeal decision expected by Dec. 11
MONROE - City-contracted hearing examiner Carl Cox will announce his decision by Dec. 11 on the wakeboard park appeal.
Monroe resident Diane Elliott challenged the city’s determination that a proposed cable wakeboard park at Lake Tye will have no significant adverse impacts on the environment, which means that no environmental impact statement would be required.
Cox has 10 business days after the last rebuttal was submitted by the city on Nov. 27 to make his decision; that deadline is Tuesday, Dec. 11.
The hearing was held Nov. 16 in Council Chambers and lasted more than six hours. Elliott was present, as well as two representatives for H30, the water sport company proposing the park. City attorney Zach Lell also participated in the hearing.

By MICHAEL WHITNEY
Published Dec. 5, 2012

Councilman Hatloe to retire at end of year
EVERETT - City Councilman Arlan Hatloe surprised everyone last week by announcing his retirement at the end of the year.
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By MICHAEL WHITNEY
Published Dec. 5, 2012

City collecting comments on coal trains for letter
EVERETT - Everett published its draft letter stating the city’s concerns on the proposed mega coal export terminal near Bellingham last week.
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By MADELYN FAIRBANKS
Published Dec. 5, 2012

Traffic signal at First Street and Avenue D goes up this month
SNOHOMISH - The final phase of construction at First Street and Avenue D will wrap up this month with installation of a new traffic signal, said public works director Steve Schuller.
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By MICHAEL WHITNEY
Published Dec. 5, 2012

Investigators can’t determine exact cause of Nov. 8 fatal fire
EVERETT - Fire investigators cannot determine the cause of the fatal Nov. 8 downtown fire.
“We were not able to determine the precise cause of the fire because we discovered multiple items in the area where the fire started that could have contributed to the blaze,” Everett Fire Marshal Rick Robinson said. “There’s no indication that the fire was of suspicious origin.”
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