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A kiss for good luck
Todd Elvig / STSPN.com photo
Bar owner Mark “Chewey” Nuss receives a kiss on the nose from Snohomish Slew as part of the pre-GroundFrog Day celebration
at Fred’s on First Street. GroundFrog Day will be this Saturday, Jan. 27 at the Avenue A gazebo off of First Street with family-friendly festivities starting at 12:30 p.m. and a follow-on event will be at 2 p.m. at the Snohomish Aquatic Center, 516 Maple Ave.
By ANGELA COOPER-McCORKLE
Published January 24, 2018
SNOHOMISH — The Police Department is poised to welcome a community outreach deputy as it says goodbye to its only K-9 handler and dog team.The exact job profile is still in the conceptual stage according to Rogers, but is influenced by work done by the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office’s (SCSO) Office of Neighborhoods.
Homeless outreach is one key function for the Office of Neighborhoods.
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By ANGELA COOPER-McCORKLE
Published January 24, 2018
 SNOHOMISH — In Snohomish, Second Street might get a new look for safety in the coming years.
The city shared some priorities for a Second Street upgrade and laid a preliminary course of action at the Jan. 16 council meeting.
On-street parking restrictions, roadway channelization and traffic signal coordination between Highway 9 and Lincoln Avenue are all suggested for Second Street.
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By ANGELA COOPER-McCORKLE
Published January 17, 2018
 SNOHOMISH — Snohomish Slew is so much more than a handsome face and at the 13th annual GroundFrog Day, Jan. 27 from 12:30 to 2 p.m., festivalgoers will get to see the triple-threat bullfrog in all his amphibian glory.
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By MICHAEL WHITNEY
Published January 24, 2018
 EVERETT — Alaska Airlines announced last week it will have nonstop service to eight cities from Paine Field as soon as airline service
begins this fall. The airline plans to make 13 daily departures.
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By ANGELA COOPER-McCORKLE
Published January 24, 2018
 MONROE — The city’s updated Parks Master Plan was presented to the city Park Board Jan. 18 and adoption of the plan is slated for the Feb. 6 City Council meeting.
There will be an open house at City Hall, 806 W. Main St., on Wednesday, Jan. 31 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. where the city will share and solicit
ideas for replacing the Skykomish River Park playground.
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By MICHAEL WHITNEY
Published January 24, 2018
EVERETT — A pilot project to open 44 beds up to homeless people for temporarily placement will be a step toward rehabilitating the county's most chronically homeless people.
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By ANGELA COOPER-McCORKLE
Published January 24, 2018
SNOHOMISH — Leaders in the city's neighborhood block watch efforts plan to soon put out a starter kit online for people interested in keeping a look out.
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By ANGELA COOPER-McCORKLE
Published January 17, 2018
SNOHOMISH — Revised plans for the Carnegie Building that include demolishing the annex and restoring the original 1910 footprint cut the cost almost in half, but at the moment financing the project in whole is contingent to a state request for $2 million. The city's putting upo $1.65 million.
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By SAMANTHA CHAPMAN, contributing writer
Published January 17, 2018
 SNOHOMISH — A family has embraced bringing a better life to kids in Bali, Indonesia through a nonprofit set up locally.
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By JOSEPH THOMPSON, contributing writer
Published January 17, 2018
 EVERETT — The City Council
is bringing geographic representation back into discussion with a new public process likely culminating in putting a city-led initiative on November’s ballot.
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By PATRICIA THERRELL, special to the Tribune
Published January 17, 2018
 He's walked the El Camino, retired from Boeing, is part of a state mining board and teaches children how to read. However, one of the most rewarding surprises yet in Mike Dunican's life came just last year.
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By ANGELA COOPER-McCORKLE
Published January 17, 2018
 SNOHOMISH — The Snohomish Boys & Girls Club Legion of 12s flag football team will be flying all the way to Orlando, Florida Jan. 24 after winning a championship playoff spot from sweeping a Seahawks-sponsored regional tournament in Renton in November.
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By MELANIE RUSSELL
Published January 10, 2018
 SNOHOMISH COUNTY — A new tool has been added to the arsenal of one fire district that could lead to better response to emergencies, and better public safety coordination.
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