marysville globe, december 12, 2015

BY KIRK [email protected]

MARYSVILLE After considering survey responses showing sup-port for replacing both

Totem Middle School and Marysville-Pilchuck High School, as well as conducting repairs and upgrades on a number of grade schools in the dis-trict, the Citizens Advisory

Committee took a bold leap forward on its final evening of deliberations Dec. 9, by proposing to bond all of the facilities projects on its wish-list.

This would include

$33.5 million for Liberty Elementary, $32.5 million for Cascade Elementary, $62.5 million for Marysville Middle School, $64 million for Totem, $115.5 million for M-PHS and at least $11.5 mil-lion for special projects throughout the district. The latter would include roof, fire alarm and inter-com upgrades, as well as other structural and mechanical work.

Superintendent Becky Berg noted that these fig-ures were reached after consulting with profes-sional cost estimators who deemed the districts ini-tial numbers too low. Jim Baker, the districts execu-tive director of finance and operations, confirmed committee member

Allison Hoots calcula-tion that, with 40 percent of the total construction costs covered by the state, the district would only need to ask taxpayers for $196.5 million to cover all the projects on the com-mittees list.

As facilitator Dick Withycombe sought every committee members input to ensure their deci-sion represented a com-plete consensus, commit-tee member Tim Maharry maintained his reserva-tions the longest out of anyone in the group, expressing concerns that such an ambitious bond proposal could run coun-ter to the groups goal of getting the district onto


MARYSVILLE Comeford Park was drenched but festive through the afternoon and evening of Dec. 5, as the 27th annual Merrysville for the Holidays marked the start of the season.

City recreation coordina-tor Maryke Burgess appre-ciated the presence of the 10 food and crafts vendors on the park grounds out-doors, including new arrival Cathouse Pizza and return-ing favorite Petes Toffee, as well as the host of folks sell-ing hats, scarves, handmade jewelry and home decor.

Were just thankful that the community still came

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Marysville Mayor Jon Nehring counts down for school superintendent Becky Berg to light up the towns water tower, marking the culmination of Merrysville for the Holidays Dec. 5.

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Citizens advisory committee members Brandi Andrews, Dick Withycombe and Tim Maharry enter the final round of talks with their peers Dec. 9 about what bond recommendation they can agree to give the Marysville School Board. SEE BOND, PAGE 2

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a sustainable long-term spending plan. However, Maharry himself acknowl-edged that buildings will need to be replaced far sooner in the future than they traditionally have been.

It used to be that you could go thirty years, Maharry said, but thirty years ago, there wasnt an Internet.

Hoot additionally point-ed out that property val-ues are strongly tied to the perceived quality of area schools.

After the committee agreed upon their propos-

al to the Marysville School Board, Pete Lundberg, the board president, expressed his informal, non-binding approval of the results.

I dont know that well need to mess with this too much, Lundberg said, since we want to make sure were listening to the people who live here.

Committee member Debbie Whitfields hus-band, Don, spoke up only once, to note the difficul-ties that the Arlington and Lakewood school districts have had in passing their measures.

When they did pass, it came down to just a hand-ful of votes, Whitfield said. Thats what itll come down to here, too.

out in spite of the weather, Burgess said. Weve had plenty of rain before and after the event in years past, but this is the first time in fifteen years that weve had rain during the event, so it was exciting to see our turn-out stay so strong.

Burgess joined parks and recreation director Jim Ballew in praising Seattle-based band Soulevard for its selection of Christmas tunes, while the Kiwanis served up hot cocoa with marshmallows, and the Living Room Coffee House deep-fried Oreo cookies, to help folks keep warm.

Weve got a loyal com-munity here, said Ballew, who again served as emcee for the Electric Lights Parade, and estimated this years event drew about 1,500 spectators, down from the usual average of

3,000. Those who showed up stuck around, even after the water tower was lit up.

Marysville schools super-intendent Becky Berg joined Mayor Jon Nehring in counting down to the tower-lighting this year, and was one of 38 parade entrants, down only slightly from the typical roster of 40-plus entries in better weather.

Ballew and recre-ation coordinator Andrea Kingsford enjoyed the Seahawks 12th Fan vehi-cles, as well as the Puget Sound Pediatric Dentistry train float, dubbed the Molar Express, which won the Mayors Choice Award.

The Seahawks fans drove nine cars and motor-cycles, all professionally detailed with the teams official colors and decals, Kingsford said. They had one Porsche, with a Santa riding shotgun, that won the award for most creative entry.

The Seahawks 12th Fan combination of car clubs was new to this years parade, as were the Marysville United Methodist Churchs vehi-cle and trailer. Among the returnees, the Marysville Strawberry Festivals float again graced State Avenue, the Granite Falls School of Dance showcased their fancy footwork with an assem-blage of dancing snowmen, while the Competition Hair & Tanning Salon offered the comical spectacle of the Grinch giving the Mayor of Whoville a haircut.

The Marysville-Pilchuck and Marysville Getchell high school marching bands braved the elements to beat their drums and blow their

horns, while the citys utility vehicles won an award for the best use of lights.

Our big rigs did an excellent job, Kingsford said. The street cleaning truck decorated its hose to look like a candy cane.

Kingsford and Ballew agreed that the attendees mood remained as bright as the day itself was dark.

Everyone was happy and dancing, Kingsford said.

They got wet but had a great time regardless, Ballew said. Even after the parade, as kids sat in Santas lap and families posed for photos, nobody was really complaining. They all just put on their smiles for the night.

The Arlington Times / The Marysville Globe2 December 12, 2015

CALL FOR BIDSReject Line Extension

Notice is hereby given that sealed bids for the Reject Line Exten- sion project will be received by the City Clerk at Marysville City Hall, 1049 State Avenue, Marys- ville, WA 98270 until 10:00 a.m., local time, on Thursday, Decem- ber 17, 2015 at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud. The City will not consider proposals received after this time. Bidders shall submit original bid in a sealed envelope labeled with the bidders name and Bid for the Reject Line Extension.The work to be performed under this project shall include the construction of 1850 lf of 10-inch ductile iron pipe for sewer force main, all in accordance with the attached Contract Plans, these Contract Provisions, and the Stan- dard Specifications.The project is estimated to cost $180,000. Please address any comments and questions you may have to the Project Manager, Kyle Woods at (360) 363-8286. Plans, specifications, addenda and plan holders list for this project are available online through Builders Exchange of Washing- ton, Inc., at http://www.bxwa.com; 2607 Wetmore Avenue, Everett, WA 98201-2929, (425) 258-1303, Fax (425) 259-3832. Click on bxwa.com; Posted Projects,

Public Works, City of Marysville, and Project Bid Date. (Note: Bidders are encouraged to Register as a Bidder, in order to receive automatic email notifi- cation of future addenda and to be placed on the Bidders List This service is provided free of charge to Prime Bidders, Subcon- tractors, & Vendors bidding this project. Contact Builders Ex- change of Washington at 425-258-1303 should you require further assistance.) Plans, specifications, addenda and plan holders list may also be obtained directly through the City by con- tacting, Kyle Woods; Project Man- ager at (360) 363-8286.Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check, cashiers check or bid bond (with an au- thorized surety company as surety) made payable to the City of Marysville in an amount not less than five percent (5%) of the bid amount.The City of Marysville reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive irregularities in the bid or in the bidding. No bidder may withdraw their bid after the hour set for the opening thereof or before award of contract, unless said award is delayed for a period of sixty (60) days.April OBrien, Deputy City ClerkPublished: Marysville GlobeDecember 12, 2015#1486800

NOTICE OF APPLICATIONNotice is hereby given that on December 4, 2015 an application was made to the City of Marys- ville requesting State Environ- mental Policy Act (SEPA) review and administrative Commercial Site Plan approval of a 6-lot commercial development encom- passing approximately 4.01-acres, including a Sonic drive-in restau- rant, medical office and coffee kiosk as Phase 1. Future development of the remaining lots is not fully defined and will require sep- arate land use applications.File Number: PA 15034Project Title: SonicApplicant: Serj Realty HoldingsProject Contact: Pedro DeGuzmanTerraforma Design GroupSeattle, WA 98136(206) 923-0590Project Location: 3710, 3718, 3724 & 3806 116th Street NE, 11426, 11502, 11509 & 11517 38th Drive NEAPNs: 00646000000100,00646000000200,00646000001200,00646000001300,30050900301100,30050900301500,30050900301400,30050900303000,

30050900303700Date of Completeness: December 4, 2015A decision on this application will be made within 120 days from the date of completeness. The application and complete case file are available for review at the City of Marysville Community De- velopment Department located at 80 Columbia Avenue, Marys- ville, WA 98270.Project Information: Chris Holland, Planning Manager(360) [email protected] comments on the afore- mentioned application are solicit- ed and should be forwarded to the City of Marysville Community Development Department, 80 Columbia Avenue, Marysville, WA 98270, no later than December 31, 2015.

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BY STEVE [email protected]

MARYSVILLE Brandon Peterson and Sebastian Denke used to play military out on their elementary school playground.

Wed get in trouble for using fake guns, Peterson said.

They wont anymore. The best friends recently joined the mil-itary together under the Army Buddy Enlistment Option. With it, up to five friends can enlist and then train and go to their first base together for the first year.

Both 18-year-olds plan to go into the infantry.

As a recruiter in Marysville, Sgt. 1st Class Christian OKeefe said the program is going to boost his numbers.

One reason young people dont want to join is they dont want to leave their friends and fam-ily, OKeefe said, adding husbands and wives are even joining togeth-er in other areas.

OKeefe said the Army used the program before but ended it about

10 years ago because the three-year commitment offered at the time was too hard for the Army to honor. But since recruit numbers are down, the Army decided to offer it again, just for a shorter period of time.

Denke said he learned about the program watching an old movie. He and Peterson came in to the recruitment center to see if the program was still around. It was only brought back a few months ago.

I didnt even know it was an option, Peterson said. Im excit-ed to go to basic (training) with my buddy.

Both said they havent done much other than play video games since they graduated from high school, so their parents are behind their decisions 100 percent.

We spent too much time behind the computer, Peterson admitted.

He could tell he probably should have spent more time exercising as OKeefe put the pair plus other recruits through some physi-

cal training behind the recruit-ment center. Peterson grimaced in pain during one exercise when he found it tough to continue.

Along with the PT, OKeefe has recruits learn some of the basics online to ease up the learning curve, he said.

OKeefe said after the holidays the recruits will leave in January for basic in Fort Benning, GA.

Thats when the work really starts, he told the recruits. Thats when you make an ugly face and mean it.

After the 14-week infantry school, Peterson and Denke will continue to train and hone their skills to do their job at their first base, until the year is up.

Both recruits said the Army is a good place to start and get direc-tion to their lives.

Its a good stepping stone in life, Peterson said.

Depending on how it works out, the Army could end up being a career, although Peterson said long-term hed like to be a fire-fighter. Hed thought about con-

tinuing in school to do that, but college isnt for everybody, he said.

OKeefe said he is proud of the new recruits.

I wish I had more guys out there like these two, he said. It speaks well of this young crowd to step up and take the challenge.

He said support is key for all recruits. He likes to sit them

down with their folks, family and friends. That way it is not a knee-jerk reaction to sign up.

But its really special when friends join together.

Anybody can slap you on the back and send you on your way, OKeefe said. It means something to not just stand behind you, but to stand beside you.

Recruiter salutes buddies who join Army together

MARYSVILLE Marysville Police arrested a 31-year-old Marysville resi-dent on Wednesday, Dec. 2, following a recently initi-ated drug investigation.

Members of the Marysville Police Pro-Act Team N.I.T.E. had begun investigating recent com-plaints of possible drug

activity at an apartment located in the 17500 block of 25th Avenue in Marysville.

Officers were able to obtain the name of the sus-pect and were provided a description of the suspects vehicle, a white pickup truck, including the trucks license plate number. Officers were able to determine the man

had both a felony and a misdemeanor warrant for his arrest. As officers were gathering information, the suspects truck drove past them through the parking lot.

A traffic stop was made on the vehicle and the driver was identified as the suspect with the arrest war-

rants. The driver was taken into custody by officers for the outstanding warrants. During the initial investiga-tion, officers were able to determine there was a gun located back in the apart-ment and that the suspect was not allowed to be in possession of any guns due to a current and valid pro-

tection order.Following the arrest, offi-

cers obtained search war-rants for the residence and vehicle of the suspect, as well as a storage unit used by the man. During the execution of the search warrants, officers seized 13 guns, approximately 650 Oxycodone pills and other,

smaller quantities of illegal prescription medications.

The man was eventually booked at the Snohomish County Jail on investiga-tion of unlawful possession of firearms, possession of a controlled substance with-out a prescription and viola-tion of a protection order.

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Brandon Peterson, left, and Sebastian Denke salute during drills at the Army recruitment center in Marysville. They joined together under a buddy pro-gram, where they will spend the next year together training for the infantry.



Chris, Theodore, Benjamin and William Ivie arrived at 4:30 p.m. and camped out in their car for the Electric Lights Parade at 6 p.m.


The Marysville Strawberry Festivals Berried Treasure: Let It Shine float graced State Avenue one last time for this year, during the Merrysville for the Holidays Electric Lights Parade Dec. 5.


Top: After the Electric Lights Parade, Santa and Mrs. Claus received visitors at Comeford Park, including a crew of surly-looking pirates.Bottom: During the Santa Parade that afternoon in Arlington, the festive entrants included a walking Christmas tree whos become a regular presence at the towns Hometown Holidays.


Top: Seattle-based band Soulevard continued to supply Merrysville for the Holidays with live festive music after the lighting of the Marysville water tower at 7 p.m.Bottom: Earlier that same Saturday, the Harvey Creek Band was entertaining attendees of Arlingtons Hometown Holidays Dec. 5.


Corwin Padgett, Kaison Shirley, Conner Johnson and Teegan Bjornsen roasted marshmallows over a bonfire in Arlingtons Legion Park that afternoon, courtesy of Cub Scout Pack 92.


Top: Kyle Knee, Lauren Davis and Laylah Martinez came in third, second and first in this years Hometown Holidays festive sweater contest.Bottom: At 6 months old, Nathan Bulosan enjoys his first Hometown Holidays in Arlington with his father, Nathan.


MARYSVILLE The Marysville School District is one of 425 school districts in the United States and Canada, and just 10 in Washington state, to be honored by the College Board with placement on the sixth annual AP District Honor Roll, for increasing access to AP course work while simul-taneously maintaining or increasing the percent-age of students earning scores of 3 or higher on AP Exams.

We are proud to receive this recognition from the College Board, Marysville School District Superintendent Becky Berg said. That our dis-trict both expanded AP access and also helped our students achieve high levels of performance on AP Exams shows the out-standing work our teach-ers and students strive for every day.

In 2015, more than 3,800 colleges and uni-versities around the world received AP scores for college credit, advanced placement and/or consideration in the admission process, with many colleges and uni-versities in the United States offering credit in one or more subjects for qualifying AP scores.

Inclusion on the sixth annual AP District Honor Roll is based on the examination of three years of AP data, from 2013-15, looking across 34 AP Exams, including world language and cul-ture. The following crite-ria were used.

Districts must: Increase participa-

tion/access to AP by at least 4 percent in large districts, at least 6 per-cent in medium districts and at least 11 percent in small districts.

Increase or maintain the percentage of exams taken by black/African American, Hispanic/Latino and American Indian/Alaska Native students.

Improve or maintain performance levels when comparing the 2015 per-centage of students scor-ing a 3 or higher to the 2013 percentage, unless the district has already attained a performance level at which more than 70 percent of its AP stu-dents are scoring a 3 or higher.

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ARLINGTON Families started lining up at Cascade Valley Hospital at 3:30 p.m. for the 5 p.m. start of photos with Santa and characters from Disneys Frozen Dec. 4.

By the time Santa arrived on an Arlington fire engine, as part of the first night of the Santa Run food drive for the Arlington Community Food Bank, Jennifer Egger figured the sixth annual evening of pic-tures with the kids had already doubled the previous years

attendance.Its the busiest weve ever

been, said Egger, community relations coordinator for the hospital. Of course, we had Princess Elsa, whom everyone loves, but Olaf was new this year, and he was a treat.

Egger thanked all the fami-lies for their patience, given how many of them were wait-ing their turn to greet not only Elsa and Olaf, but also the jolly old elf himself.

Nobody tried to rush any-one else, so each child got a special moment with Santa, Egger said.

Egger has seen enough fami-lies return for photos, year after year, that I feel like Ive gotten to watch their kids grow up.

Even better, she estimated that this years picture sessions yielded about $100 in mone-tary donations and close to 100 pounds in food, which also sur-pass the previous years totals.

This is a free event, so its great to see that the community is still so giving, Egger said.

Egger reported that gener-osity has continued through-out the Santa Run. When she accompanied the fire crews through downtown Arlington Dec. 7, she guessed they col-

lected at least another 100 pounds of food.

This years Santa Run wraps up with tours through Gleneagle on Saturday, Dec. 12, and through the Crossing, Highland View and the mobile home parks on Sunday, Dec. 13, from 5:30-8 p.m. both nights.

Santa & Elsa pose for photos, collect for food bank


Princess Elsa, from Disneys Frozen, chats with Lolo Numanap, 6, at Cascade Valley Hospital Dec. 4.


The Santa and Elsa photos at Cascade Valley Hospital Dec. 4 marked the first night of the Santa Run food drive for the Arlington Community Food Bank.

BY JERRY CORNFIELDThe Everett Daily Herald

Nothing like a few days away from the office to get ones spirit rejuvenated and energy recharged.

For Gov. Jay Inslee, it came in a trip to Paris, where he attended the international confab on climate change.

He hung out with folks who share his view that cli-mate change poses the great-est threat to the continued existence of humanity on this planet, folks obsessed with slowing the damage through every political and regulatory means possible.

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I dont want to be too car-ried away by this moment, he told reporters on a con-ference call Tuesday. This has been an inspirational group that Ive been talking

to the last few days in Paris. Im glad Im here.

Inslee returned to Olympia Wednesday, a place where hes thus far failed to move any significant carbon emission reduction legisla-tion due to opposition from Republicans and reluctance of his fellow Democrats.

Now hes trying to do so

by rewriting the states clean air rules, a strategy which isnt subject to legislative approval. But this effort may wind up helping clean the air above Quebec City or Los Angeles before it does Everett or Seattle.

At Inslees direction, the Department of Ecology is crafting the rule to establish limits on the amount of car-bon pollution emissions for 31 companies and investor-owned utilities representing Washingtons largest emitters of pollutants.

Over time, the cap for each emitter will be slowly reduced. Companies will be required to meet their first emission reduction deadline in 2020.

At that time, companies or utilities that exceed their assigned cap can avoid pen-alties by investing in other pollution-reduction efforts in the state.

Or, they may be able to comply by going out of state and purchasing carbon pol-lution credits in cap-and-trade markets operating in places like California or the province of Quebec.

In other words, a com-

pany could avoid punish-ment for polluting too much in Washington by helping reduce pollution somewhere else in the world.

We have made no final decisions, Inslee said. But the rule would reduce car-bon pollution and reduce costs for Washington busi-nesses doing their best to meet the standards, he said.

Our air becomes clean-er any time we reduce air pollution anywhere in the world, he said. It doesnt

matter where coal is burned it, ends up in our water in Puget Sound and in our kids lungs. Perhaps not so much the particulates, but the car-bon dioxide is a worldwide phenomenon.

So, when we [eliminate] a ton of coal being burned in

Quebec it has an impact on improving our situation in Washington, he said.

A draft of the rule is expected to be released in the next few weeks, followed by months of review and public hearings before pos-sible adoption in late 2016.

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Saturdays of Dec. 12 and 19. The rides are free, thanks to the Downtown Arlington Business Association, and the pick-up point is at Legion Park. Santa will also be in town on those days, at the New Beginnings Thrift Store on Olympic Avenue.

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MARYSVILLE A man accused of robbing a Marysville-area espresso stand was on the run for about 30 minutes Sunday before getting caught.

A police dog found the man in a culvert in some nearby woods, about a half-mile from the scene.

The 29-year-old Monroe man claimed that his car just broke down and he was resting in the mud, according to the Snohomish County Sheriff s Facebook page. He was also missing his shirt.

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Cyndy Thompson, one of the coordinators of the event, noted that its consistently drawn about 500 nativity sets each year, so she expected this year would be about the same. That many nativities

take up a large amount of space, which is why the event had to be cancelled last year, when the church wasnt avail-able.

Thompson reported that people come from not only Arlington and Lakewood, but also Darrington, Stanwood and Camano Island to lend their nativities to the event. Shes seen nativities that were acquired from just about every nation on Earth, in styles ranging from simple, bordering on abstract, to ornately detailed and elegant-ly crafted.

We have nativities made from papier-mch, woven in cloth, carved in cow bone, and cast in porcelain with gold trim, Thompson said.

As always, a live nativity will serve as the centerpiece of the event, with an average of four shifts of people per day to inhabit the roles.

Were still filling in the others, but weve got Marys and Josephs enough for each night, Thompson laughed.

In the childrens room, families can pose for photos while dressed as members of the nativity, complete with a manger set and costumes. While kids are doing themat-ically appropriate crafts and activities in this room, includ-ing playing with toy nativity sets, adults can take in the spectacle of the Rejoice in Christ room, which offers so many portraits of Jesus that event organizers have already had to schedule some of them for next year instead.

Before, we had the Life in Christ room, which showed Jesus journey from a child to an adult, but this isnt as chronological, Thompson said. Instead, it reflects the love that Jesus shows to all, and that others have for him.

Each day of the nativ-ity festival will include music from various individuals and groups throughout the community, playing instru-ments ranging from pianos to organs and even harps, from opening time to 6:30 p.m., while Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 12-13, will present choir and orchestra concerts from 7-8:30 p.m. Sing! Sing Hosanna will kick off at 7 p.m. both nights, featuring 60 musicians honoring the birth of Christ.

The main reason we stage this festival is to have an event thats centered around Christ, Thompson said. As we get so wrapped up in our gift lists and our home deco-rations, it can be easy to lose sight of what Christmas is all about. This event lets people calm down, and is entirely nondenominational. Visitors of all faiths are welcome.

The Arlington Nativity Festival runs from 3-8:30 p.m. Dec. 12-13. The church is at 17222 43rd Ave. NE in Arlington. Admission and parking are free. For details, visit www.arlingtonnativity-festival.org.


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Marysville Getchell freshman Mikail Montez says shes worked hard to play at the varsity level. So far, it has payed off.

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MARYSVILLE Marysville Getchell girls basketball coach Shannon Grandbois has waited a long time for a player like Mikail Montez.

I watched her since she was young because she went through the feeder pro-gram here in Marysville, Grandbois said. And shes always been an outstanding, dominant player.

In MGs first three games, Montez played as post and has led in scoring. She scored 23 points in the

Chargers season-opening win over Cascade Dec. 2, then 10 points in a loss to Mariner Dec. 3, and 22 points in a win over Granite Falls Dec. 5. She did all this as a freshman.

Its been going pretty well, Montez said. I think a lot of my success was because of my teammates theyre always looking for me.

With that, she is the Marysville Globe-Arlington Times Athlete of the Week.

Only a freshman, Montez is 5-foot-11 and is quite strong and developed for her age. Additionally, she

has good instincts having played the game so long.

Shes so far beyond any freshman especially any post I have had, Grandbois said.

She has the skills cru-cial to her position, such as knowing how to read the ball as it comes off the rim, and she can best her opponents under the hoop with her post moves and strength.

Shes the real deal, Grandbois said.

Montez picked up bas-ketball in the second grade. In her career, she has played for Marysville Select

Basketball from fifth grade to eighth grade and played for Marysville Parks and Recreation before that. She also plays during the spring.

I put in a lot of work into basketball, so its kind of nice to see my success pay off to be playing with the varsity girls, Montez said.

Athletics runs through the family for Montez. She is the younger sister of MGs star running back, Collin Montez, and her parents have also played basketball. Her older brothers accom-plishments in football give her that extra drive also.

[Collin]s success makes

me very proud, Montez said. I want him to be able to be proud of me as well.

Only being with MG since last spring, Montez has meshed seamlessly with the team.

Shes molded with this team like shes already been here, Grandbois said. Its like theyve played together for years.

With her varsity career just starting, she will only improve, but she will also find ways to flourish out-side her physical gifts, Grandbois said.

She will get stronger, understand the game and

speed, Grandbois said. With the added years [she] will find the tricks of the trade of being a varsity player.

Montez also played var-sity volleyball for MG. She enjoys that sport as well but is more passionate and focused for basketball. Right now, she just wants to try and help her team to its first-ever playoffs.

Thats kind of the big goal we had as a program, Montez said. Were just starting out. It would be nice to at least make it to the playoffs.

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BY BRANDON [email protected]

MARYSVILLE Gabrielle Grandbois scored a game-high 19 points and teammate Mikail Montez tacked on 12 to lead the Marysville Getchell girls basketball team to a 64-48 win over Meadowdale Dec. 9. MG improved its record to 3-1.

LAKE STEVENS The

Arlington girls basketball team improved 3-0 defeat-ing Lake Stevens 61-36 Dec. 9. Peyton Brown led the Eagles with 12 points and teammates Gracie Castaneda and Abby Anderson scored 11 apiece.

ANACORTES Despite Lakewoods Haley Senyitko scoring a game-high 19 points, the Cougars girls basketball team fell short of winning to Anacortes 67-54

Dec. 9. Lakewoods record fell to 1-1.

MARYSVILLE The Marysville-Pilchuck girls basketball team lost to Monroe 64-48 Dec. 9 and to Sehome 34-31 Dec. 7. Amanda Kalab led M-P with 18 points and team-mate Skyleen Inthathirath added 17 in the game against Monroe. M-Ps record is 0-3.

EVERETT The Arlington boys wrestling team defeated Shorewood 74-3 Dec. 8. Their winners were: Kadin Guzman at 106 pounds by pin; Trey Swanson at 113 pounds by decision 8-4; Danny

Herrera 120 pounds by pin; Sam Rush at 126 pounds by pin; Gavin Rork at 132 pounds by forfeit; Bonston Jones at 138 pounds won by pin; Jeremy Nygard at 145 pounds by forfeit; Riley Oaks at 152 pounds won by pin; Tucker Bovard at 160 pounds won by for-feit; Azarieh Crew at 170 pounds by pin; Ruben Crew at 182 pounds by pin; Gabe Green at 195 pounds by pin; and Alberto Ramos at 220 pounds by decision 16-1.

The Eagles also captured first place out of 21 teams at the Edmonds Invite held at Edmonds-Woodway High

MG girls improve; Lady Eagles perfect

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School Dec. 5. The Eagles scored 203 points and led 29 points over second-place Decatur. Arlingtons Rubin Crew was champion at 170 pounds. Arlingtons other five finalists were: Swanson at 113 pounds; Evanger at 126 pounds; Rork at 132 pounds; Nygard at 145 pounds; and Crew at 170 pounds.

MARYSVILLE After a contentious first quarter, the Marysville-Pilchuck boys basketball team took off with the lead against Snohomish in the second quarter, outscoring the Panthers 19-11 and then 17-12 in the third. But M-P lost when Snohomish out-scored them by 14 points in the final quarter, losing 53-51 Dec. 8. M-Ps Josh Bevan scored a game high 19 points. M-Ps record is

0-4.

EVERETT The Marysville Getchell boys basketball team lost to Mariner 54-45 Dec. 8. Cameron Burns led MG with 20 points. MGs record is 2-2.

ARLINGTON The Arlington boys basketball team fell to Cascade 76-53 Dec. 8. Drew Bryson led Arlington with 20 points. Arlingtons record is 1-3.


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SMOKEY POINT Runners of all ages thronged the parking lot of the Stillaguamish Athletic Club on the morning of Dec. 5, many of them clad in rela-tively brief and lightweight attire in spite of the days cold rain, to support the Arlington Runners Clubs 10th annu-

al Toys For Toys Christmas Run.

However, while the events attendance numbers of 83 runners for the 5K and 42 for the 10K are no small accom-plishment, given the inhos-pitable weather, runners club president Jon Hatfield noted that this was reduced by more than half, compared to previ-ous years average turnouts of nearly 300.

We were down by a lot, and I cant say for sure what the cause was, Hatfield said, even as he praised the run-ners who did show up. All our events this year have seen soft attendance, but since this is our biggest event of the year, it saw the most impact.

Hatfield estimated this years run raised at least $1,630, which is appreciated but well below the clubs usual

total of close to $4,000. He heard from a few of his regu-lar runners that another holi-day fundraising run in the area happened to fall on the same time this year, but he hasnt verified that yet.

Even the toy-giving seems to be down this year, though, Hatfield said. Several years ago, we had a run that did about as well as this one, but before we could figure out

what had happened, the next year saw us go back up to our regular levels of attendance and donations. Well be look-ing at this as a club, to see how much might have been scheduling or the need for more of a social media pres-ence. Of course, if its due to the vagaries of the economy, we cant really quantify that.

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thanked the community for what he still considers a commendable level of sup-port, and encouraged them to donate directly to the Toys For Tots Foundation online, through the PayPal applica-tion on its website at www.toysfortots.org.

The results of the run will be posted on www.arlington-runnersclub.org/raceresults.


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Left: I like playing dress-up, Lydia Harris said, as she wore a tutu shed made herself, the night before the Toys For Tots Christmas Run at the Stillaguamish Athletic Club Dec. 5.Right: Neither rain nor cold could keep 42 runners from taking part in the Arlington Runners Clubs 10K, seen here, nor another 83 from joining in the 5K that followed that Saturday.


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TULALIP The annual Native Bazaar wrapped its second and final weekend Dec. 5-6, with 32 Tulalip

Tribal artists and craft-ers joined by four others from non-Tulalip tribes at the Don Hatch Jr. Youth Center.

Tammy Taylor has orga-nized the event for the

past half-dozen years, but she estimates that it began around 15 years ago.

It started with only a handful of artists, said Taylor, whos worked as a cedar-weaver alongside

her husband and daugh-ter for 20 years. Finally, Native artists had an outlet to share their traditional gifts.

Taylor saw a steady stream of hundreds of visi-tors pass through the art-ists tables, not only dur-ing the first weekend in December, but also Nov. 21-22.

We had some slightly more contemporary pieces this year, although Im not sure thats the right word for it, Taylor said. Monica Ordonia presented some beautiful handmade oil painting prints. David Frybergs hand was in a cast, but he still showed his skills as a master drum-

maker and cedar-weaver.David wasnt the only

Fryberg displaying his wares at the youth center. Cyrus Fryberg and his wife specialize in bead-work, with him stringing together necklaces while she makes earrings.

They were joined by Jeanette Williams and Virginia Charles, who con-tinued to hand-knit pillows and pouches intently, while Brenda Hawk and Mary Jackson sold handmade bath and beauty products as part of their Dollys Girls line.

Our vendors always do really well, Taylor said. Our crafts are highly sought out, because you

cant just go to any store to buy them. My husband and I harvest our own cedar bark. We use the natural resources around us to fuel our art.

Taylor thanked the attendees from not only Tulalip, but also Marysville, whom she credited with consistently supporting Native artists and crafters over the years.

The Hibulb Cultural Center at 6410 23rd Ave. NE in Tulalip will be host-ing another Native Bazaar on Saturday, Dec. 12, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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Top: Brenda Hawk and Mary Jackson started their Dollys Girls line of handmade bath and beauty products nearly six months ago.Bottom: Master cedar-weaver David Fryberg coped with one hand in a cast to demonstrate his skills at the Dec. 5 Native Bazaar at Tulalip.


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ARLINGTON Although some of the participants suggested it could be better promoted next time, the debut of the Arlington Community Resource Centers Socks On Saturday collective drive Dec. 5 vastly exceed-ed its organizers expecta-tions.

Mary Chesney, a mem-ber of the community resource centers advisory committee, set an initial goal of collecting 50 pairs of socks. According to the centers program manager, Seanna Herring-Jensen, the latest count shows they collected 288 pairs.

Even before the

Stillaguamish Athletic Club in Smokey Point, and Action Sports and Arlington Hardware & Lumber in down-town Arlington, set out their collection boxes, the collection drive had already hit up Workforce Snohomish and a number of area churches for dona-tions.

Rich Senff of Action Sports was gratified to hear that the drive did well overall, but he requested that more promotion be done through social media and other channels beyond word of mouth, since his own store saw relatively few returns for its efforts.

Still, Herring-Jensen expects the community resource center will have

plenty more opportunities to get it right, since the need for socks easily sup-ports doing such drives more than once a year.

This is very much an ongoing need, Herring-Jensen said. During the cold winter months, hav-ing something as simple as warm wool socks can make a huge difference to the health of a homeless person. When youre on the street, a pair of socks doesnt last long, especially since you cant wash them frequently.

Herring-Jensen expects the center to distribute socks at least once more this winter, during the countys annual Point In Time homeless count in January, and hopes to

start doing sock collection drives earlier in the winter next year.

This really was put together at the last min-ute, Herring-Jensen said. But it shows the generos-ity of the Arlington com-munity, because no one had to contribute to this, and they did it anyway. Arlington blows my socks off with its levels of giv-ing.

The Arlington Community Resource Center is continuing to accept socks at its offices at 18308 Smokey Point Blvd. The Arlington City Hall is also maintaining a drop-box at 238 N. Olympic Ave. until Thursday, Dec. 31.



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