Front Porch: Funeral for Lake Stevens teen set for Tuesday
Published 8:15 pm Monday, September 14, 2015
Teen’s funeral set
A funeral is planned Tuesday for a Lake Stevens boy who was struck and killed by a car last week. The viewing for William L. Arroyo-Ramirez, 17, is set for 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. at St. Mary of the Valley Catholic Church at 601 W. Columbia St., Monroe. Mass begins at 5:30 p.m.
A spaghetti feed fundraiser over the weekend raised more than $4,000 for the boy’s family. The Granite Falls Eagles club also is accepting donations.
“The family appreciates all the support from the fundraiser and welcomes any and all to attend the funeral,” the school district reported Monday. The Snohomish County Medical Examiner’s Office released the boy’s last name as Arroyo-Ramirez, though school district records list him as William Ramirez.
Learn emergency skills: The city of Marysville is offering a free Community Emergency Response Team class.
The class starts Sept. 22 and runs Tuesday evenings for eight weeks. The deadline for applications is Sept. 18. Participants will learn skills to help their families and others in the event of a disaster. More info: www.marysvillewa.gov/758/CERT, 360-363-8096, drose@marysvillewa.gov.
Don’t miss a meeting: Snohomish County Fire District 7, with headquarters in Clearview, now is posting videos online of board meetings. “Fire commissioners unanimously approved the idea as a way to increase transparency as they conducted official business,” according to a news release.
The videos, along with meeting minutes, can be found at www.firedistrict7.com. The fire district is in merger talks with Monroe’s district and also is negotiating a new contract with the city of Mill Creek. More info: 360-668-5357.
