Expansion issues may seal deal on pool closure
Team Fitness owner Mike Liberato told a gym full of concerned citizens on Tuesday that he’s caught in the middle of a bad situation.
Liberato, who also runs Team Fitness locations in Snohomish and Lake Stevens, brought his business to Stanwood 16 months ago as a favor to landlord, Brett Olson, he said. Full Story
Officer on trial for Stanwood man’s death
Troy Meade, the Everett police officer charged with second-degree murder for his role in the line of duty shooting death of Stanwood resident Niles Meservey, remained expressionless as deputy prosecutor John Adcock outlined the incident during opening statements on Wednesday. Full Story
No duplexes in Warm Beach
Washington Court of Appeals upheld Snohomish County Superior Court’s interpretation of Snohomish County code and their decision to prohibit 27 duplexes from being built on substandard lots in Warm Beach, near the community park on 94th Street. Full Story
What can we do to stop teen auto deaths?
Guest Editorial
Two lives have been changed forever: My friend Ellie Floyd, now deceased, as well as that of the young man, injured and still hospitalized, who was in the car with her.
“Kids.” “Reckless.” “Happens all the time.”
“Another name on the barn.” Full Story
EarthTalk: Is paper really best?
Dear EarthTalk: How effective have
plastic bag bans and restrictions been on
reducing plastic litter and other problems
associated with their proliferation? And is
it really better to use paper bags, which
will just lead to more deforestation?
-- Peter Lindsey,
New Canaan, CT
Full Story
Surviving cardiac arrest
In 2007, at the age of 50, the women’s basketball coach at Washington State University, June Daugherty, suffered a cardiac arrest and was admitted to the hospital in critical condition.
Daugherty has since made a full recovery and has become a major advocate for healthy heart awareness. Full Story
Preventing disease demands difficult choices
In the mid-1970s, my sister worked with juvenile delinquents on the streets of Boston. Today, they are called troubled youth. The title doesn’t matter – they are kids that break the law, hurt others and fail to become productive. Full Story
HELEN (DOLLY) LOUISE PEdERSEN (SMOKE) MCCORMICK
MAY 7, 1929 - MARCh 23, 2010
Helen (Dolly) Louise Pedersen (Smoke) McCormick died in her sleep on March 23, 2010.
She was born in Alderwood May 7, 1929 to Albert and Bessie Pedersen.
The youngest of four children, Helen grew up in Stanwood, graduating from Twin City High School in 1947.
She married Art Smoke in October 1947 and raised four children on their farm in Arlington. Full Story
ELLEN “ELLIE” ROSE FLOYd
AUG. 23, 1992 -ApRIL 10, 2010
Ellen “Ellie” Rose Floyd was born in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, Aug. 23, 1992. She came to America in 1994 to live in Stanwood. She was headed for a career as a dental assistant. Ellie enjoyed music and dancing, and she loved her cat and dog. She also liked going for walks. She loved pita chips and hummus, along with Sprite. Full Story
ROBERT “BOB” L. WhITE
OCTOBER 26, 1917 - ApRIL 10, 2010
Robert “Bob” L. White, age 92, was born October 26, 1917 on a homestead near Zurich, Montana, and he passed away April 10, 2010.
He was preceded in death by his wife Marjorie, mother and father Francis and Grover White, and sisters Dorothy Gardner and Eleanor Johnson. Full Story
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