For those in need, Lynnwood Cold Weather Shelter
LUKE PUTVIN | Last Updated: February 6, 2020. Growing out of Trinity Lutheran’s Neighbors in Need program on Saturdays, the Lynnwood Cold Weather Shelter has been open for 12 years. However, it has only been at its current location of Maple Park Church for two years. Before Maple Park Church, the shelter moved from church […]
Former Whispering Pines resident shares struggle to find housing
Former Whispering Pines resident shares struggle to find housing.LUKE PUTVIN | Last Updated: February 6, 2020. Lori Tambellini, a lifelong Snohomish County resident, had lived at Whispering Pines for 20 years. She originally moved to Whispering Pines because she became physically disabled and got a housing voucher as a result. At the time, Tambellini explained, […]
The Tooth Fairy Experience at Lynnwood Library
The Tooth Fairy’s visit – part of The Tooth Fairy Experience presented by Delta Dental of Washington – featured a presentation on January 22 at the Lynnwood Library. An interactive and fun program, the Tooth Fairy Experience shares valuable knowledge with children about how they can better take care of their teeth. Chridren learned fun […]
Mukilteo School District seeks $240 million bond
KIRSTEN JOHNSON | February 6, 2020. The Mukilteo School District is seeking this month approval of a $240 million capital bond to fund security upgrades, modifications/additions at several schools, among other projects. The six-year bond would increase the state and local tax levy rate by 9.4 cents per $1,000 of taxable value, amounting to $54 […]
Black History Month: Local leaders share their messages of resilience
LUKE PUTVIN | Last Updated: February 6, 2020. With February here, that means it is National Black History Month. Though February was designated Black History Month by the United States Congress in 1986, the roots can be tied back to 1915 when historian Dr. Carter G. Woodson founded the Association for the Study of Negro […]
Tennis with the pros at Fed Cup Kid’s Day
Luke Putvin | February 5, 2020 On February 4, Team USA of the United States Tennis Association came to Columbia Athletic Club in Everett for Fed Cup Kids Day. The event is leading up to the Fed Cup which will be held in Everett at Angel of the Winds Arena on Friday, February 7 and […]
Lunar New Year at Rosehill Community Center
by Luke Putvin In celebration of the Lunar New Year, over 200 people were at Rosehill Center in Mukilteo on January 25. This was a Vietnamese celebration of the Lunar New Year put on by a group of volunteers and coordinated by Jackie Ngo. Ngo moved to the United States from Vietnam about 12 years […]
Former Council President Benjamin Goodwin’s Farewell
Former Council President Benjamin Goodwin’s Farewell-On June 5, 1914, President Woodrow Wilson stated in his commencement address to the United State Naval Academy, “Nothing is worthwhile that is not hard. You do not improve your muscle by doing the easy thing; you improve it by doing the hard thing, and you get your zest by doing […]
Sound Transit awarded $790 million grant from USDOT
Sound Transit awarded $790 million grant from USDOTU.S. Department of Transportation | January 22, 2020 U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces $790 Million Grant Agreement, $629.5 Million Loan for Federal Way Link Extension Project SEATAC, Wash. – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today, January 22, announced a $790 million […]
RAP Center opens at Marysville-Pilchuck High School
RAP Center opens at Marysville-Pilchuck High SchoolBy LUKE PUTVIN | January 21, 2019 On January 7, Marysville-Pilchuck High School had its ribbon cutting for the Regional Apprenticeship Pathways (RAP) Program. The RAP Program will provide high school students a direct pathway into the apprenticeship pipeline. According to its website, the RAP Program “will be the […]
