North Snohomish County residents have a few options for where they can cast their ballots Aug. 18.
The Tulalip Tribes recently received $2 million in National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds for continuing work on the Qwuloolt Estuary Restoration project, critical to salmon recovery in Puget Sound.
The owner of Marysville-based Master’s Touch Drywall was charged today with stealing nearly all the sales tax he collected on jobs between 2003 and 2008.
First Heritage Bank will honor its customers and shareholders with two appreciation barbecues, the first on Aug. 18 at its Marysville branch, located at 9417 State Ave., and the second on Aug. 20 at its Arlington branch, located at 404 N West Ave., from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on both days.
Sound Harley-Davidson of Smokey Point is teaming up with Washington’s Kasey Kahne, driver of the No. 9 Budweiser Dodge Charger in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, to present the “Raising Kahne for Kids” benefit motorcycle ride Sept. 13, to raise funds for the Kasey Kahne Foundation, whose beneficiaries include area charities such as the Ronald McDonald House in Seattle.
“Whether it’s men in shiny white Cap’n Crunch outfits waving donation cans at 88th Street and State Avenue, or people brandishing cardboard signs at freeway ramps, panhandling is a growing social and public safety concern in Marysville and across the country,” said city of Marysville Community Information Officer Doug Buell. “The current sour economy has only raised panhandling’s visibility.”
“It’s exceeded my expectations,” said Turning Point Community Church Pastor Mike Villamor, one of the organizers of this year’s “Summer Jubilee” Aug. 8.
The friends, family and fellow Tulalip Tribal members of Johnny Enick said farewell to the 23-year-old Aug. 7, after his body was recovered earlier that week from the Stillaguamish River.
The Aug. 8 “Summer Jubilee” wasn’t the only community service event held at the Tulalip Amphitheatre recently, as the Tulalip Tribal Police staged their first National Night Out Against Crime there Aug. 4 from 6:30-8:30 p.m.
The State Avenue Improvement Project, from 136th to 152nd streets, is both on schedule and will reach a pivotal milestone Aug. 17, when the contractor will begin final paving overnight starting at
7 p.m.
The Lakewood School District Board of Directors is seeking qualified applicants for the Director District 2 School Board Member position that will be open Dec. 1, and Lakewood School District Superintendent Dr. Dennis Haddock explained what candidates should expect if they’re selected.
Credit card scam artists have conceived a new scheme involving newspapers.
Two years after retiring from the post, Jay Goss is expected to resume his duties as Tulalip Tribal Police chief starting Sept. 1.
