Stanwood Camano News

Tunnel vision

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:11:08 +0000

Northwest farmers eligible for federal disaster support

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:11:09 +0000

Farmers in Snohomish, Skagit, Whatcom, San Juan and Island counties who suffered production losses due to extreme weather last year are eligible for federal disaster assistance.

Shoplifter assaults store employee

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:11:09 +0000

Stanwood Police reported the following activity last week:

• After assaulting a store employee who detained him for theft on Jan 27, a 26-year-old Camano Island man in the 27000 block of 92nd Avenue NW was referred for shoplifting (thirddegree theft) and fourth degree assault.

Pink slime resurfaces

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:11:09 +0000

By SARAH ARNEY Staff Reporter

Donald Vennetti said there’s no “pink slime” being served at Stanwood-

Camano schools.

“Not that I’m aware of,”

Vennetti said.

Last week, TV chef Jamie Oliver (The Naked

Chef) claimed victory in

McDonald’s decision to stop using what Oliver calls

“pink slime” in burger meat.

Driver eludes WSP, flips truck on I-5, ejected

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:11:09 +0000

A 37-year-old Sedro Woolley woman was transported to Providence Medical Center’s Colby campus early Thursday morning, after wrecking her 2003 Chevy pickup truck on I-5 near exit 212 while being chased by Washington State Patrol (WSP).

Twin City Elementary spelling bee

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:11:10 +0000

Homeless count shows increase over last year

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:11:10 +0000

Early data collected during last week’s annual Point in Time homeless count show a slight increase over numbers collected during 2011.

During the Jan. 26 count in Snohomish County, many volunteers spent the day gathering information on the county’s homeless population.

Outdoor burning illegal in cities, Urban Growth Areas

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:11:18 +0000

With the passing of last month’s storms, Western Washington now faces the daunting task of cleaning up.

The heavy snow and ice storms resulted in hundreds of downed trees and broken limbs throughout the region. The Northwest Clean Air Agency reminds residents that outdoor burning is prohibited year-round for most Washington cities and Urban Growth Areas (UGA).

Walk the talk

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:11:19 +0000

By SARAH ARNEY Staff Reporter

After a slight delay due to snow, the 2012 Stanwood/ Camano Relay for Life was officially launched Jan. 26.

Planning meetings will continue on its third Thursday schedule through the spring, and the Relay for Life will be June 2 and 3 at Stanwood High School’s (SHS) Bob Larson Stadium.

Dual actions take aim at social media spammers

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:11:19 +0000

The latest step in an ongoing fight against spammers and scammers, Attorney General Rob McKenna and Facebook announced Thursday a lawsuit against the co-owners of Adscend Media, LLC, an ad network that is alleged to develop and encourage others to spread spam through misleading and deceptive tactics, including the one known as “clickjacking.”

Off to Peace Corps Morocco

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:11:20 +0000

By SARAH ARNEY Staff Reporter

With a serious case of travel bug and two degrees in hand, Anna Schaffer is off on the adventure of a lifetime.

It’s not your average graduation trip.

The 2007 graduate of Stanwood High School and 2011 UW graduate has been accepted into Peace Corps. She will report for duty March 19 for two years and three months in Morocco.

Local musician releases third album

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:11:25 +0000

By JEREMIAH O’HAGAN Staff Reporter

Ronnda Cadle came west three years ago in a 1978 van.

She brought her guitars and a creedo:

“Believe in what you’re doing.”

But for all its romanticism, being a musician is a hardscrabble existence.