The day Everett stood still: Snohomish County Courthouse lockdown full report
EVERETT, Wash., February 23, 2023—The Snohomish County Courthouse entered lockdown around 1 p.m., December 12, 2022, after an armed suspect wearing a bulletproof vest entered the lobby. Roads around the seven-acre Snohomish County Administration Plaza were taped off and closed and there is was large multi-agency law enforcement presence that included the Bureau of Alcohol, […]
Mead and Nehring kick off Building Bridges Tour in Mill Creek
MILL CREEK, Wash., February 23, 2023—Snohomish County Council President Jared Mead and Vice President Nate Nehring joined approximately 40 community members on Tuesday at the Mill Creek YMCA for an inaugural Building Bridges Tour geared to understanding and removing the barriers of political polarization. Attendees were separated into groups of three to four to discuss […]
Evergreen State Fair Park says goodbye to Building 400 after nearly 70 years of memories
MONROE, Wash., February 22, 2023—The tan painted wooden clad Commercial Building 400 that attracted millions of visitors over the span of approximately 66 years with activities at the Evergreen State Fair will be replaced with a new plaza. Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers joined Evergreen State Fair Board members and county staff to a Golden […]
Nothing Bundt Cakes in Lynnwood celebrates opening on Feb 24
Lynnwood, Wash., February 22, 2023—The public is invited to celebrate the grand opening of Nothing Bundt Cakes in Lynnwood with a Project Girl Mentoring Program Benefit Day and ribbon cutting on Friday, February 24, and free Confetti Bendlets on Saturday, February 25. The year 2004 was an important one for Sushmitha “Sushmi” Chander and Rajendra […]
New Marysville Fire Chief hire is a historical first
MARYSVILLE, Wash., February 22, 2023—The Marysville Fire Department named Ned Vander Pol as its newest fire chief on February 15 breaking with the over six-decade tradition of promoting candidates from within its ranks of a talented brigade. Vander Pol was sworn in at the Fire Board meeting. Ned Vander Pol served previously as chief of […]
Strawberry Festival president honored by city of Marysville
MARYSVILLE, Wash., February 21, 2023—When City Councilman Tom King nominated Strawberry Festival President Gail Frost as volunteer of the month, he joked that “if I had to travel the Oregon Trail, she’s the person I would want with me.” Mayor Jon Nehring shared that quip when he recognized Frost as volunteer of the month at […]
Advocates press for highly capable program testing for all students
ARTICLE UPDATE [3-22-23 @ 2:55 pm]: SSB 5072 that will expand the highly capable program, passed the House on March 22, 2023, with 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. The Bill heads to the Governor Inslee for signature. OLYMPIA, Wash., February 20, 2023—School districts should be required to test all students to see if […]
YMCA partners with Techbridge Girls for STEM Enrichment Program
EVERETT, WA. February 20, 2023 – The YMCA of Snohomish County is partnering with Techbridge Girls to bring STEM ChangeMakers™, an innovative, out-of-school enrichment program, to three YMCA locations. STEM ChangeMakers is a place for girls and gender-expansive youth in grades 6-8 to explore topics like environmental engineering, computer science and coding in a supportive, […]
Cascadia Art Museum: Urban Scenes of Seattle exhibit on now
Edmonds, Wash., February 20, 2023—Cascadia Art Museum invites public to Urban Scenes of Seattle 1910 – 1960 exhibition that illustrates Seattle’s changing urban environment over a fifty-year span as depicted by several of Washington state’s finest artists. The exhibit in open to the public now through July 16, 2023. Some of the earliest works were […]
Mindful Monday: Breathing Through the Stress
Some Mondays arrive and we look back on the weekend and see disruption, corruption, and eruption. Not rest. Some Mondays require a reminder to breath intentionally; to remind ourselves that at the edges of what appears broken is a salvage edge that is trying to heal. Here is a simple meditation to quickly allow the […]
