Smokey Point

Community Extra: Applause

HONORS Granite Falls Scout earns Eagle rank Jacob Brown of Granite Falls Boy Scout Troop 28 earned his Eagle Scout rank on May 20. Brown,… Continue reading

As fresh as it gets: Chicken from local hobby farms

I was planning to kill at least one chicken. Getting closer to where your food comes from is what eating locally and sustainably is all… Continue reading

Lake Stevens man up to Pepsi challenge

Now, this is pop art. Leif Hamar built two murals at the Navy Support Complex Commissary in Smokey Point. He fashioned colorful pop cartons, laid… Continue reading

Community Calendar

Meetings Arlington Kiwanis Club: 7 p.m. at the Arlington Boys &Girls Club every first and third Wednesday at 18513 59th Ave. NE, Arlington. Boeing Bluebills:… Continue reading

Who’s Who: "Red" Jacobsen, developer

SMOKEY POINT — Developer “Red” Jacobsen, creator of Park Place Center, Creekside Village and other structures in the Mill Creek Town Center, is dreaming again.… Continue reading

Ice cream vendor threatens rival in turf war, police say

It appears to have been a fight over Popsicles, rocket pops, ice cream sandwiches and other frozen novelty treats. “Ice cream wars are… Continue reading

Medical marijuana group is denied a business license in Marysville

MARYSVILLE — A group hoping to operate a medical marijuana co-op in Marysville with the blessing of city officials will not be able to do… Continue reading

Road construction projects damp but on pace

A new interchange the state is building at Smokey Point has been waiting months for some lane striping and a few other finishing touches. The… Continue reading

Community Calendar

Meetings Arlington Kiwanis Club: 7 p.m. at the Arlington Boys &Girls Club every first and third Wednesday at 18513 59th Ave. NE, Arlington. Boeing Bluebills:… Continue reading

Community calendar

Bazaars Mill Creek Lions Club 7th Annual Holiday Bazaar, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 20, Penny Creek Elementary School, 4117 132nd St. SE, Everett.… Continue reading

Who’s Who: Mary Swenson, Strategies 360 senior adviser

Only a few weeks after retiring as Marysville’s longtime city administrator in March, Mary Swenson is back to work, this time as a senior adviser… Continue reading

Applause

HONORS Sons and daughters visit Sheriff’s Office Fifty children of Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office employees attended Take Our Sons and Daughters to Work Day on… Continue reading

Your chance to help plan west Arlington’s future

People on the west side of Arlington are being asked to provide their opinions about future development in the Smokey Point, West Bluff… Continue reading

Former Marysville administrator cuts short her retirement

Only a few weeks after retiring as Marysville’s longtime city administrator in March, Mary Swenson is back to work, this time at Ron Dotzauer’s Strategies… Continue reading

Road report

Road restrictions may be near, but not in, the cities under which they are listed. Most restrictions are from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays.… Continue reading

Front Porch

Prepare for disasters The Stanwood-Camano Fire Department and Island County Department of Emergency Management offer Map Your Neighborhood facilitator training at 5 p.m. Monday at… Continue reading

Snohomish County-based group works to aid kidney patients

EVERETT — Since it was founded in 1981, the Kidney Auxiliary of Puget Sound has helped pay for simple things such as blankets for dialysis… Continue reading

Community calendar

Bazaars •City of Marysville Autumn Craft Show, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 16, Ken Baxter Community Center, 514 Delta Ave., Marysville. Tables, $50. 360-363-8450.… Continue reading

Some near Marysville call for tax to build I-5 overpass

MARYSVILLE — Some property owners have told the city they’ll help pay for an I-5 overpass at 156th Street NE. Those in the Smokey Point… Continue reading

Community extra: Calendar

Meetings American Legion Post 58: 7 p.m. every third Tuesday of the month at the Odd Fellows Building, 601 Lewis St., Monroe. Bob, 360-863-3544. Arlington… Continue reading