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Arlington freshman is legislative page

Christian Sanchez, a freshman at Arlington High School, participated in the Senate Page Program during the eighth week of the 2010 legislative session. He joined 24 other students at the state Capitol in Olympia.

The Senate Page Program gives students the opportunity to serve at the state Capitol. Students provide page service for elected officials and staff serving in the Legislature. They also attend page school, where they learn about the legislative process and parliamentary procedure.

Sanchez was sponsored by Sen. Val Stevens, R-Arlington. He is the son of Phillip and Shannon Sanchez. He enjoys weight training and physical education classes. With plans to become a pastor, Sanchez enjoys working with youth and would like to remain hip all his days.

Student wins award for volunteer service

Soroptimist International of Sno-King, a volunteer service organization for professional women, will present a $500 Violet Richardson Award to Kari Sjolin on March 18.

The award is a recognition program for young women ages 14 to 17 years of age who are engaged in volunteer activities to make the world a better place.

Sjolin is a volunteer in the Volunteer Search and Rescue, where she is able to participate or lead groups in searches for missing people. The senior at Mountlake Terrace High School is also a member of the Honor Society and the varsity swim team.

The Soroptimist Violet Richardson Awards Program has recognized girls for their volunteer service to their community since 2000.

Sjolin will now advance to the Soroptimist Northwestern Region level, where she becomes eligible for a $1,000 cash award with a matching $1,000 cash award for the charitable organization of her choice. Soroptimist International of Sno-King will also award a matching $500 to the Alderwood branch of Snohomish County Volunteer Search and Rescue.

Everett resident gets Eagle Scout rank

Everett resident Leo DeBroeck of Troop 18 was recently honored with a special Eagle Court of Honor at St. Mary Magdalen Parish in Everett. He is the son of John and Mary DeBroeck of Everett.

Less than 4 percent of boys who join Scouting achieve the highest rank of Eagle. In the DeBroeck family, being an Eagle Scout is a family tradition. DeBroeck’s two older brothers Edward and Daniel, his father John and five of his maternal uncles are also Eagle Scouts.

For his Eagle Scout project, Leo DeBroeck, 17, led a team of volunteers to rebuild wooden fences, installed benches made of recycled materials and a gravel pathway leading to the students’ vegetable garden at St. Mary Magdalen School.

He plans to be in Tijuana, Mexico, this summer, volunteering with the Esperanza program, helping to build a home for a local family. He will also serve as a junior assistant scoutmaster with Troop 18 at summer camp, and will attend as staff for the BSA National Jamboree, a 100th Anniversary of Scouting celebration to be held at Fort A.P. Hill, Va., from July 26 to Aug. 4.

In addition to his Eagle rank, DeBroeck has also earned all four religious emblems offered by the National Catholic Committee on Scouting, namely the Light of Christ, Parvuli Dei, Ad Altare Dei and Pope Pius XII awards. He will be recognized for his achievement at a special Emblem Sunday ceremony in May at St. James Cathedral in Seattle.

Fire District names award recipients

Snohomish County Fire District 17 in Granite Falls recently presented their 2009 awards during an appreciation banquet.

Receiving awards were Kevin Glover, firefighter of the year; Nickie Dane, chief’s award for part-time staff; Bill Dane, chief’s award for full-time staff; and Andrew Wick, most improved firefighter.

More Veterans Park bricks honor troops

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1040 Lynnwood recently installed 40 engraved bricks in Veterans Park in Lynnwood.

The newly installed bricks bring the total of engraved veterans bricks in the park to 687.

The bricks are an ongoing project to honor veterans. The recent brick installation included 18 bricks to the fallen heroes of the U.S. Army 81st Heavy Brigade Combat Team, which is comprised of units from throughout Washington. The 18 members were killed in action on deployment to Iraq.

GIVING

Crystal Tree Village group gives locally

Wanda Gilleland of Crystal Tree Village Senior Mobile Home Park in Marysville leads a group of 20 women who are never idle.

During the first three months of this year, they donated more than 1,200 items to local organizations including Cascade Valley Nursery, Everett Cancer Center, hospice and the Children’s Hospital associated with Providence. Last year, more than 3,000 items were donated. These items include hats for the cancer patients, butterfly pillows, gowns and shawls for hospice, layettes and assorted blankets for babies, and many afghans and quilts for patients of all organizations.

Student’s candygrams raise $736 for Haiti

Seventh-grade students at Immaculate Conception Our Lady of Perpetual Help School in Everett recently sold Valentine candygrams to raise money for Haitian relief.

They raised $736 to donate to Catholic Relief Services for Haiti.

Donors support Schack Art Center

With more than 350 guests and 205 donors, the 28th annual H’Arts Auction put on by the Arts Council of Snohomish County on Feb. 27 raised more than $250,000, a 65 percent increase over previous years.

The proceeds support the $6 million capital campaign for the Schack Art Center, which is now 90 percent complete and almost ready for opening at 2917 Hoyt Ave., Everett.

The highlight of the evening was a record-setting fund-an-item, led by longtime Everett arts supporter Peter Newland. The fund-an-item allowed guests to donate directly to support the new 1,000-pound glass-melting furnace, soon to be the heart of the hot shop in the Schack Art Center.

Showing strong support, guests donated more than $70,000 for the furnace — three times more than the arts council has ever raised through the H’Arts fund-an-item.

Following two silent auctions, the live auction part of the evening had competitive bidding on 45 pieces of art created by regional and emerging artists, as well as international masters including Dante Marioni and Preston Singletary.

“It was a fabulous evening of people coming together to help realize the dream of the Schack Art Center,” said arts council executive director Judy Tuohy.

The 80,000-square-foot Schack Art Center will serve as a neighborhood gathering place where artists live, work and collaborate, and a destination spot designed to culturally enrich community life through art exhibits, classes and workshops. For more information, visit www.schack.org.

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