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WEEK IN REVIEW
Saturday


Heroism emerges from Everett apartment fire
Snohomish rapist surrenders in Arkansas
At 100, he's still throwing a lot of strikes
Friday


Ailing boy makes a wish, and Boeing delivers
Construction set to begin on 'giant cow's stoma...
Barack Obama wins Rick Larsen's backing
Thursday


Real speed racers: Team shoots for land speed r...
Training accident kills Marysville soldier
Everett neighborhood may work out spat over buses
Wednesday


Classmates honor Codey Porter, who died in sand...
Snohomish County's coffers run low for cops, roads
2-year sentence for hit-and-run death of skateb...
Tuesday


Cuts loom for schools across Snohomish County
25 years later, no answers in killing of Arling...
Next hit to your shopping list? Chicken and por...
Monday


Cushy way to camp: new yurt village in Arlington
Bidding frenzy a boon as Everett builds
Mom appalled at racy books in store for teens a...
Sunday


Drivers may see a lot more roundabouts in Snoho...
No easy fix to homeless sex offender problem, s...
Hospital consultant's fee questioned
 

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Studio tour: Camano Island artist's garden offers inspiration

The Camano Island Studio Tour is all about art and the local people who create it. For a weekend the public can peek at artists' work spaces and watch them create. [More]






Jennifer Buchanan / The Herald
Cozy cabana: Mukilteo balcony now a quaint retreat

When Bill and Ingrid Mancuso remodeled their two-story town house in Mukilteo, they carefully selected the right furniture, window treatments, art, carpets and finishes to make their space warm and inviting. [More]






Photo courtesy of Zagg
Invisible shield: transparent screen saver

What: If you have a brand-new electronic device, such as an iPhone or GPS, you probably want to keep it looking new and certainly unscratched. Now, thanks to technology used to protect the helicopter blades for the U.S. military, you can. [More]






Spring is the time to consider garden art pieces

Folk art takes many forms, anything from cigar-store Indians to bottle-cap figures and carved coal pictures. It is the art of the untrained artist, and each piece is unique. [More]






Photo by Lucas Allen
Storage, organizing key to reclaiming and cleaning up garage

Garages were created for cars, but people park a lot of other stuff there as well.  Shovels, sports gear, pet supplies -- you name it. The catchall can quickly turn into a dumping ground, which is why organization is essential. [More]





Camano Island Backyard Wildlife Garden Tour set for June 7

Get wild in the garden: There's a new event this year for fans of gardening with wildlife. It's the Camano Island Backyard Wildlife Garden Tour, a free, self-guided tour featuring gardens large and small, simple and extravagant, forested and... [More]





Home Depot set to open at Snohomish Station

SNOHOMISH -- Home Depot is set to open its store in Snohomish Station, becoming the new shopping center's final big anchor. In the past three months, Fred Meyer and Kohl's also have opened in the retail center along Bickford Avenue. [More]






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Tropical pretenders: Fragile and mysterious orchids a Northwest native? You...

The sign standing outside Keeping It Green Nursery in Stanwood rings of an oxymoron. Hardy orchids, it says. Aren't orchids supposed to be delicate flowers, the type of bloom that needs as much attention as a toddler? [More]





events:

• Mother's Day Plant Sale: 10:00am - 6:00pm, May 11, at Kruckeberg Botanic Garden. The MsK Rare Plant Nursery, located within the Kruckeberg Botanic Garden, w... [Details]

• Life Enhance Fitness: 9:30am - 10:30am, May 13, at Lynnwood Senior Center. A gently paced cardiovascular workout using resistance for strength. Done i... [Details]

• Planned Parenhood Teen Clinic: 2:00pm - 4:30pm, May 13, at Lynnwood Health Clinic. Walk-in Hours and services for young women and men. Birth control, pregnanc... [Details]
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More headlines
Snohomish architect finds her niche  May 1
Classic 'Primer' revised for today's veggie grower  May 1
Electronic security for your dog door  May 1
Create a garden with daffodils by the thousands  May 1
Pretty figurine or political comedy? Both  May 1
Making sheds a stylish feature   May 1
Snohomish couple remodel farmhouse to reuse space for their family  April 24
Snohomish students apply the science, sell the plants, practice marketing  April 24
Simple steps will guarantee great deviled eggs  April 24
Bamboo flooring  April 24
Have apples aplenty without an orchard  April 24
Nuts and bolts: irrigation system, garden tour, local food items  April 24
Think before purchasing impractical antiques  April 24
The 2008 Everett Home and Garden Show  April 17
Everett Home and Garden Show speaker schedule  April 17
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1. Heroism emerges from Everett apartment fire
2. Snohomish rapist surrenders in Arkansas
3. At 100, he's still throwing a lot of strikes
4. WESCO NORTH GIRLS TRACK: Arlington's Kjirsten Jensen blows away her shot put competition
5. Boeing, Machinists focus on issues as contract talks begin
6. Arlington area timberland protected from development
7. Ferry evacuated in Edmonds; man in custody after alleged bomb joke
8. USS Ingraham returns to Naval Station Everett
9. Local briefly: Marysville police arrest second suspect in death
10. WESCO SOUTH BOYS TRACK: Mariners' Jenkins races to three victories
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Edmonds politican has Lou Gehrig's Disease
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Red-hot T-birds roll into state as No. 1 seed
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Hawks grab state baseball playoff berth
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