Local News

<< Previous   of   Next >> (click to enlarge)   ADVERTISEMENT   CONTACT THE HERALD Robert Frank, City Editor frank@heraldnet.com   Published: Thursday, March 6, 2008 Community Extra: Applause Scout friends reach Eagle rank together Alex Engel and Ryan Fenton of Boy Scout Troop 50 of Snohomish are new Eagle Scouts. The 14-year-old best friends are students at Immaculate Conception-Our Lady of Perpetual Help School in Everett. They joined the Cub Scouts together while in first grade and have advanced through Scout ranks together. Alex's Eagle project involved replacement of a large bridge on a trail at Lake Roesiger Park northeast of Snohomish. Ryan's project transformed a grassy area at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in Everett into a soccer field. Alex's parents are Micki and Glenn Engel, and Ryan's parents are Robin and Bob Fenton, all of Snohomish. At school, the boys play sports and both play the piano. They also are active in their churches, Alex at Christ the King Lutheran in Snohomish and Ryan at Immaculate Conception in Everett. Alex and Ryan will be recognized at an Eagle Scout Court of Honor set for 6 p.m. April 12 at Christ the King Lutheran Church. Zonta gives to groups that help women The Zonta Club of Everett recently awarded $52,500 to Snohomish County agencies with programs that work to improve the lives of women. They include: Pacific Treatment Alternatives -- Safe Babies, Safe Moms outreach; Project Self-Sufficiency emergency needs vouchers; Providence Intervention Center for Assault and Abuse self-defense workshop; Interfaith Association emergency housing; YWCA Displaced Homemaker program; ARC of Snohomish County, which supports mothers raising children with special needs; Deaconess Children's Services Teen Parent Advocacy program; Housing Hope teen parenting program; Center for Battered Women transitional housing program; Village Community Services employment project. Agency directors wishing to be considered for future funding can find an application on the Zonta Club of Everett Web site, www.zontaeverett.org, or call 425-348-3501 and leave the agency name and mailing address to receive an application. Deadline for submission is July 1. Girls donate to Children's Hospital Two Snohomish County girls recently participated in a fundraising effort by Seattle radio station KBKS (106.1 FM). Katie Liden and Ashley Morrison helped the station raise nearly $1 million for Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center. The money will be used to help families who can't afford the full cost of medical care for their children. Katie, 7, a second-grade student at Darrington Elementary School, recycled soda pop cans and sent out letters to friends and family asking for donations to the hospital. Katie raised $1,600 and donated the money in memory of her friend Seth Cook, a 13-year-old Darrington boy who died in June while suffering from progeria, a disease that accelerates aging. Katie is the daughter of Michele and Allen Liden of Darrington and the granddaughter of Mike and Judy Fink of Arlington and Jim and Danielle Bogart of Darrington. Ashley is the daughter of Cindi and Jay Morrison of Everett. She is a sophomore at Archbishop Murphy High School, where she is a top student and involved in school volunteer projects. Ashley, who did not disclose how much she and her family gave to the fundraising effort, wore her Junior Miss Aquafest 2007 sash and crown to make her donation at Children's Hospital. Along with making the donation, Ashley sought to bring attention to the Lake Stevens festival, which runs July 25-27. Ashley continues to perform her duties as Junior Miss Aquafest until the May 10 coronation of the new Aquafest court. Marysville caregiver wins state accolades Sharon Mischenko of Marysville has won a Washington State Exceptional Caregivers Award from Seattle TV station KCTS, Channel 9, which runs the series "A Place of Our Own/Los Niños en Su Casa." Mischenko is to be featured on www.KCTS.org and will receive a certificate, a $100 honorarium and a selection of children's books and resources for her child-care operation. Mischenko has been providing child care for more than 30 years. In 1976, she began working for a child-care center, and in 1982 she earned her license to open her own in-home child-care business. She is currently the only one of 537 licensed family child-care providers in Snohomish County to have a Certificate of Accreditation for Family Child Care, a KCTS spokesman said. Mischenko earned her child development associate degree in 2007 and is a Navy Certified Child Development Home Provider. Through the years, Mischenko also has mentored other child-care providers. Local firefighters climb Columbia tower Brent Molsberry of the Everett Fire Department and Snoho­mish County Fire District 1 firefighter Melissa Reimer were the top local finishers at firefighter stair climb Sunday at the Columbia Center in Seattle. The firefighters were among a record 1,446 from 216 departments in 25 states, Canada and New Zealand who ran up 69 floors of Seattle's tallest building to raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Molsberry, 28, climbed the 1,311 stairs in 12 minutes, 11 seconds for fifth place overall. Jack Murrin, 38, who also works in Everett, climbed to the second best area time of 13:38. He finished 13th overall. In the women's competition, Reimer, 27, had a time of 21:47. She finished 680th overall. Nicole Picknell, 36, also of Fire District 1, had the second top time among area women. She finished 938th overall. Eighty-four firefighters from Camano Island Fire, Edmonds Fire, Everett Fire Department Local 46, Hat Island Fire Department, Lake Stevens Fire, Marysville Fire, Mukilteo Fire, North and South Whidbey Fire and Rescue, Snohomish County Fire Districts 1, 4, 7, 17 and 22 participated in the annual climb, which is recognized as the largest individual firefighting competition in the world. Seattle Fire Department's Zach Schade won the event with a time of 11:37, capturing his second consecutive stair climb title. Denise Little of Reno, Nev., won the women's title on Sunday. Clad in full firefighting gear and breathing apparatus, which together weighs about 50 pounds, firefighters ranging in age from 18 to 60 climbed 788 feet in vertical elevation from the Fifth Avenue lobby to the 73rd floor observation deck of the 76-story Columbia Center. At 943 feet, the Columbia Center is the tallest building west of the Mississippi. The event is the first of two stair climbs benefiting the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society during March at the Columbia Center. On March 16, the public can tackle the same Columbia Center steps at the 22nd annual Big Climb, which also benefits the leukemia society. To register for The Big Climb go to www.bigclimb.org. For more information on the firefighter stair climb, go to www.firefighterstairclimb.org. Top Everett-area male finishers: 1. Brent Molsberry, Everett Fire Department Local 46, 12:11; 2. Jack Murrin, Everett Fire Department Local 46, 13:38; 3. George Boling, Snohomish County Fire District 1, 15:11; 4. Chris Georgen, also Fire District 1, 15:20; 5. Joshua Stabler, also District 1, 16:05. Top Everett-area female finishers: 1. Melissa Reimer, Snohomish County Fire District 1, 21:47; 2. Nicole Picknell, Fire District 1, 25:51; 3. Lisa Defenbaugh, Lake Stevens Fire Department, 26:33; 4. Nickie Dane, Snohomish County Fire District 17, 28:57; 5. Kristine Perry, Camamo Island Fire and Rescue, 33:18. The firefighters from Snohomish and Island counties who participated in the climb included: William Bothel, Roberto Guadamuz, Regan Olsen, Kristine Perry, Ryan White and Holly Bodeen, who serve on Camano Island; Kristen Carver, Brett Kuhn and Joseph Soucy, who serve in Edmonds; Nick Adsero, Seth Albright, Jeff Alford, Mike Bedard, Jason Brandvold, Cris Chapman, John Finkelnburg, Jordan Givens, Richard Hanson, Jay Kammerzell, Curtis Low, James McCall, Brent Molsberry, Murrir, Joseph Paterniti, Tony Patricelli, Randy Seiber, Sebastian Sittig, Richard Smith, Eric Studerus and Andy Wagner, who serve in Everett; George Daher who serves with the Hat Island department; Lisa Defenbaugh, Nate Dillon, Jim Gilden, Carl Johnson, Joel Lengkeek, Garth Lervold III, Brandon Maver, Shane Nelson and Keith Terry, who serve in Lake Stevens; Keoni Brown, Matthew Campbell, Tyler Dormaier, Cal Droke, Sam Eagle, Mike Lewis, Steve Neyens, Ryan Swobody and Jeff Tucker, who serve in Marysville; Jeffrey Cannon, Jolie Paterniti, Tierra Phillips and Mike Ward, who serve in Mukilteo. Chad Petersen, Timothy Vanden Haak and William Villanueva, who serve with North Whidbey Fire and Rescue; Dan Adams, Tyler Bottin, John Cook, David Gellner, Tony Gleason, Jason Kestle, Graham Lasee, Chad Matthews and Jeff Olson, who serve with Snohomish County Fire District 22, Getchell; Rollie Bailey, who serves with Snohomish County Fire District 3, Monroe; Ronda Carlson, Timothy Dalton, Billy Ekse, Jesse Freer, Brendan Grace, Fil Norris, Christopher Stablein and Matthew Suhayda, who serve with Snohomish County Fire District 7, Snohomish; George Boling, Brad Cheek, Bryan Collins, Paul Cretella, Scott Fitzpatrick, Steve Francis, Micah Gaston, Kris Georgen, Kurt Hilt, Joe Hughes, Niel Kelly, Dennis Lunny, Jesse McCormick, Nicole Picknell, Melissa Reimer, Scott Schmitz, Gene Smith, Joshua Stadler, Jim Stark, Chris Tompkins, Todd Wigal and Travis Winston, who serve with Snohomish County Fire District 1; Bill Dane, Nickie Dane and Nich Sacha, who serve with Snohomish County Fire District 17; Matt Nuttbrock, with Snohomish County Fire District 4; and Scott Cerscadden, Reese Cogdill, Blake Decker, Jonathan Gabelein, John Graham, Bruce Lyshol and Jim Towers, who serve with South Whidbey Fire and Rescue. Local Brownies give to girl in Mexico Brownie Troop 155 at St. Mary Magdalen School in Everett recently collected $440 in pennies to send to the family of a 5-year-old girl in Jalisco, Mexico. Misti needs a $2,000 heart valve surgery and her father, who works construction, makes $12 a day, said Anne Brand, who works at the school. Brownie Troop 155 also is sending Girl Scout cookies to the El Comedor del Niño in Jalisco, an agency that helps feed children such as Misti and her siblings. Camp Fire receives $250,000 donation Phil Johnson of Everett recently made a $250,000 donation to Camp Fire USA Snoho­mish County Council for work to improve Camp Killoqua near Lakewood. His is the single largest donation the council has ever received, said Toby Brown, capital campaign coordinator for the council. Johnson, who grew up in Everett, had sisters who spent time at the camp. "For my sisters to be able to go to Camp Killoqua and for me to be able to go to the Y camp or go up to Silverton was great. We have very fond memories of camp," Johnson said in a recent Camp Fire newsletter. "To be out in the woods, to enjoy canoeing, horseback riding and things like that were so different from the everyday endeavors we had to do while we were growing up. I know children need the opportunity to do the things that Camp Fire offers." Firefighters to aid one of their own Marysville Firefighters Local 3219 plans a benefit from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday at Boston's pizza restaurant, 16918 Twin Lakes Ave., Smokey Point, to help a Lake Stevens firefighter and paramedic pay for cancer treatments. Firefighters will wait tables and bus dishes for donations during a Fuel the FLAIM (Firefighters Lending Assistance In Marysville) event. A fire engine will be stationed outside for pictures. MS Helping Hands gets new truck The Employees Community Fund of Boeing Puget Sound recently awarded a $46,070 grant to Multiple Sclerosis Helping Hands, a nonprofit all-volunteer agency based in Edmonds. The grant helped purchase a new 2007 Dodge Sprinter van with a wheelchair lift. The van is used by the Multiple Sclerosis Helping Hands Donor Closet to pick up and deliver donated recycled durable medical equipment and mobility equipment. The equipment is then recycled to people with multiple sclerosis and others. The Donor Closet is located at 409 Howell Way, Edmonds. For more information, go to www.mshelp.org or call 425-712-1807.

1. Snohomish County man dies of swine flu 2. Lynnwood bank reprimanded by government 3. Police ID make of vehicle in fatal hit-and-run 4. Armed man shot by deputies in Arlington 5. IRS joins puppy mill investigation 6. Jetty Island ready for sand castles 7. Boeing's 6-month tally: 1 net order 8. Warriors & Patriots: Many American Indians served before getting full citizenship rights 9. Movin' out 10. Marshals seize swindler's home 2 - Top 10 Stories Most Talked about 3 - Top 10 Stories Most Emailed

• Warriors looking for balance • Three Scots vying for QB slot • Jackson looks for another title • Decorated veteran continues to serve as active volunteer • City Council reviewing sign regulations • Wildcats get a peek at newcomers • Lynnwood still in rebuilding mode • Shoreline feels a kindergarten growth spurt • Leave the patriotic pyrotechnics to professionals, cities urge • Trading dollars for kilowatts New PUD energy conservation programs save ... • By John Wolcott SCBJ Editor • Record crowd at Paine Field’s General Aviation Day as FHC Celebrate ... • Celebration of aviation's history and future presented in multiple venue ... • The time is ripe for small businesses to take no prisoners • EPA proposal to regulate global-warming gases would be costly for small ... • Innovation helps the town of Forks to offset tough economy • Powering the people