Briefs (July 29)

Haller’s new principal

ARLINGTON – Trever Summers is replacing Jeff Larson as principal of Haller Middle School.

Larson is the new principal at Glacier Peak High School in Snohomish.

Summers has served as the principal of Warden Middle School near Moses Lake since 2015. He was a teacher and administrative intern at Eastmont Junior High in Wenatchee previously. He also taught for five years at Armand Larive Middle School in Hermiston, OR. He has a Bachelor of Arts in History from Washington State University and a Master of Arts in Educational Leadership from Grand Canyon University. “Trever brings a decade of middle school experience to this position,” Arlington Public Schools Superintendent Chrys Sweeting said.

Remle top educator

MARYSVILLE – Matt Remle, Native American liason for the Marysville School District, has been named the National Indian Education Association Educator of the Year.

In honoring Remle, the NIEA says: “We are proud to honor the educators and advocates who continue to make a lasting impact on native education.”

Their mission “to work with educators to explore ways of improving schools and the educational systems serving native children; to promote the maintenance and continued development of language and cultural programs; and to develop and implement strategies for influencing local, state, and federal policy and decision makers” characterizes Remle’s work and support of native children.

Remle will be honored at the national conference in October.

6 months for gunfire

EVERETT — Carolyn Cepa of Tulalip was sentenced July 24 to six months in jail for her part in early morning gunfire that left some Marysville and Arlington neighbors on edge.

She avoided a prison sentence after prosecutors agreed to reduce a drive-by shooting charge to second-degree assault and unlawful discharge of a firearm.

Cepa, 40, was behind the wheel when her nephew squeezed off several rounds from an AR-15 in neighborhoods in north Snohomish County last year.

Multiple people called 9-1-1 to report gunfire in a residential area along 140th Place NE in Marysville. Arlington police also had received reports of gunfire about four miles away in the 18500 block of Smokey Point Boulevard.

A jury convicted Cepa’s nephew earlier this year of drive-by shooting. Hayden Cepa was sentenced to 18 months in prison. He had told detectives he was too intoxicated to remember what he did. There was no indication the bullets were intended for anyone.

Defense attorney Tom Cox explained that Cepa likely was under the influence of prescription drugs at the time.

Fatal crash on I-5

ARLINGTON — A fatal crash on I-5 July 22 was likely caused when a medical emergency led to a man losing control of his pickup, the Washington State Patrol said.

It happened around 10:20 a.m. in the northbound lanes near mile post 206.

Troopers suspect the man suffered the medical problem before his 2013 Honda Ridgeline left the freeway and struck a fence. A press memo labeled the crash a “non-traffic fatality collision.”

The Snohomish County Medical Examiner’s Office will investigate the cause and manner of the death.

Free babysitting class

TULALIP – A free daylong babysitting training class will take place July 31.

Boys and girls age 11 and older will learn basic first aid and choking hazards, ages and stages of infants and children, diapering and potty training, safety in the home and other helpful activities around play and discipline.

At the end of the class youth will receive a certificate of achievement and several take-home supplies to begin a babysitting business.

Register at 9:45 a.m. at the Tulalip Youth Services Building. Class, taught by youth behavior health employee Monica Holmes, is from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Music on the Terraces starts

ARLINGTON – Music on the Terraces starts in town Aug. 3 with Band of Uncles, a tribute band to Neil Young.

The events are at Terrace Park, 809 E. Fifth St., Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. in August.

Seating is on the terraces. Food trucks will be available.

Other concerts:

•Aug. 10: Dominic Balli, pop and reggae music, presented by Calvary Arlington

•Aug. 17: The Wingmen, playing hit songs from several decades •Aug. 24: The Ryders, bluegrass, folk, country, rock and Americana music

Events are made possible in part by assistance from the city’s Hotel-Motel Tax Fund.

National Night Out Tuesday

ARLINGTON – Seven locations in town will host National Night Out events Aug. 1.

The event organizes sections of the community to fight crime. City leaders often try to be in attendance.

Events will take place at: Twin Rivers neighborhoods at Haller Park, Crown Ridge, Gleneagle, Kona Crest, Country Manor, Airway Park and Magnolia Meadows.

Koffee Klatch with mayor

MARYSVILLE – Residents and business people can join Mayor Jon Nehring for coffee and conversation at City Hall Aug. 17

At Nehring’s Koffee Klatches he likes to discuss city events and issues. The next one is from 10 to 11 a.m. at City Hall, 1049 State Ave. Please RSVP to executive program analyst Leah Tocco by Aug. 15 at 360-363-8091 or ltocco@marysvillewa.gov.

Electronic car stations

ARLINGTON — The Stillaguamish Tribe recently installed new supercharging stations for Tesla electric vehicles.

There are 16 superstations free to use for Tesla drivers. The stations provide up to 170 miles of range in 30 minutes or more of charging.

The Stillaguamish Tribe looks for ways to encourage technology that helps the environment, chairman Shawn Yanity said in a news release.

The charging stations are located near the gas station at the casino, 3438 Stoluckquamish Lane.

Host families needed

MARYSVILLE – Lloyd Trout and his wife have been hosting high school students from around the world for eight years, but can’t do it this year.

So they are asking others to step up and help out, through the CCI GreenHeart agency.

Host families are needed for a student from Lithuania and one from Malai, Africa.

Anyone interested should call Trout at 425-583-7005 or email loudbowler@gmail.com