Art comes alive at Utsalady
Staying in the lines, creating the perfect “pinch” in the pot, hitting the right dance step or sewing the strongest stitch were not as important as developing an overall appreciation of art at Utsalady Elementary on Friday.
Classrooms became workshops of creation and expression as 23 local artists led activities from a variety of visual and performing arts. Full Story
Camry driver hit gas instead of the brake
Stanwood Police responded
to the following
calls last week:
• On Jan. 29, the 79-yearold driver of a 2007 Toyota Camry struck a parked car in the 9200 block of 271st Street NW. She said she accidentally hit the gas instead of the brake.
• A bicycle was stolen Jan. 29 in the 26000 block of 72nd Avenue NW. Full Story
Children of Eden
An 18-year-old Stanwood High School student, Kayla Watson, at right, plays Eve with cast members from around Snohomish County in the Village Theatre KIDSTAGE TeenSelect production of “Children o Full Story
Spartan Spectrum online
Jeri Jo Brokaw (short dark hair, center) is surrounded by her Spartan Spectrum staff, the official school paper of Stanwood High School, which recently went online. Full Story
Great Backyard Bird Count set for Feb. 12-15
Temperatures are warming, songbirds have reappeared, and the first spring chinook salmon of the year was recently caught by an angler on the lower Columbia River.
All signs of an early spring? Not necessarily, said Bill Tweit, an avid birder and a fisheries manager at the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW). Full Story
Donations to Haiti qualify for immediate tax relief
People who give to charities providing earthquake relief in Haiti can claim these donations on their 2009 tax return they are completing this season.
Taxpayers who itemize deductions on their 2009 return qualify for this special tax relief provision, enacted Jan. 22. Full Story
Auction of painting benefits wounded soldier
Camano Island resident Jack Dorsey didn’t know U.S. Army Sergeant Mathew Murphy.
An 800-pound roadside bomb in Kabul, Afghanistan changed that.
The news of another young soldier returning from war with serious injuries resonated with the local artist.
Sergeant Murphy lost his right leg above the knee. Two fellow soldiers died. Full Story
