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In a recent Questions and Answer letter, David Meyering requested certain information of Cascade Valley Hospital.
The North County Branch Board of Housing Hope would like to thank those who attended the agencys Community of Hope Dinner on March 15 at the Hawthorn Inn & Suites in Smokey Point. The event was well attended and the financial contributions made were very generous. The evening was graciously underwritten by the event sponsors which included: Washington Mutual, Wells Fargo, Northwest Plus Credit Union, North County Bank, Lenz Enterprises, Metron & Associates and Cuz Concrete Products, Inc. All proceeds from the event will help to renew hope for vulnerable families in the North County region of Snohomish County. Again, thank you. We hope to see you again next year.
Girl Scouts Totem Council in Snohomish County would like to publicly thank the 1,000 plus Girl Scout volunteers who give their time and talents to support girls in the 10 service areas in Snohomish County. Without volunteers, the 3,350 girl scouts in Snohomish County would not be getting the outstanding programs that the volunteers provide through the many activities they do with our girls. These activities include such things as outdoor cooking, exploring math and science, entrepreneur opportunities and of course community service and crafts.
As the Commissioners of Snohomish County Hospital District No. 3, we have been elected by the residents of the hospital district to guide the actions of Cascade Valley Hospital.
One of the primary purposes of our public schools is to help every child become an engaged citizen who is willing and able to actively participate in our democracy. A high school diploma is our seal of approval that a young person has demonstrated their readiness for this responsibility. There are many ways to measure this readiness. It undermines the core values of democracy to use a single test to deny this right-of-passage to students because of their minority or socioeconomic status. This is effectively what a high-stakes WASL does.
We have been operating a business in Arlington since 1986. This community has been a large part of our success and in turn we want to support our community in passing Proposition 1 on the May 15 ballot to upgrade and improve Cascade Valley Hospital.
Teaching Democracy
Times needs balance
In response to the Heralds article on Dec. 11 and John Kosters Letter to the Editor, Put Emotions Aside, on Dec. 20, I would like to add this.
State Representative John Lovick (44th District) is proposing legislation (HB 1001) to help reduce auto theft in this state. It is well thought out and deserves serious consideration during the upcoming legislative session.
In my weekly reading of the Arlington Times I came across an editorial about a chicken who got picked up by a woman studying language in Russia. The woman was hungry, and the chicken was friendly, so she picked it up and took it home to her apartment. Once home, she and her roommate proceeded to try to kill the chicken, starting with drowning, then twisting its neck, then slowly sawing its head off. While this story was obviously meant to be an endearing Christmas story, I found it to be quite telling of our lack of consciousness and downright cruelty to our fellow beings.
Operation Marysville Community Christmas would like to thank the community for their support during the Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday season. Through the generosity of the community, OMCC was able to collect over 9,000 lbs. of food for the Marysville Community Food Bank, as well as distribute toys to 1,135 needy children in the community including more then 100 bicycles.
