Holiday Basket Bureau helps Snohomish County families
A 20 year program connects donors with needy families to provide a full holiday meal and extra gifts. Volunteer coordinator Jean Kimes notes the system runs with donated time and space while last year served over 1,000 families. Call numbers 672-2218 for donations and 672-2235 or 775-5555 for baskets.
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Michael Homans
Northwest Harvest
Holiday Basket Bureau
Snohomish County
Basket Bureau
Jean Kimes
State Department of Social and Health Services
Kimes
Mountlake Terrace
DSHS
Cassie Vanderpool
Motels on Highway 99 Fade as Development Encroaches
Development pressure along Highway 99 in South County erodes the old roadside motel scene. Five surveyed motels average about 15 rooms, 75 percent occupancy, and roughly $250 daily profit after expenses. Once rural hubs like Rose Motel witness shifts as new shopping centers and car lots rise nearby.
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Kimes
South County
Highway 99
Michael Homans
Rose
St. Frances
Court of Monte Cristo
Aurora Strip
Shin Tosuya
200Th St. S.W
Everett
Seattle
196Th Southwest
James Village
the Rose
Abc-Tv
Privatization to run Lynnwood’s sewage plant deemed costlier
A City Council report argues privatizing the second sewage treatment facility would cost more than city ownership. Ron Dashen of Seattle Northwest Securities presented, noting the 1986 tax changes reduce privatization benefits. Even with sensitivity factors, municipal ownership remains cheaper. a private operator option was not fully analyzed.
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Sy Jammns
Bush Edmonds
Ron Dashen
Seattle Northwest Securities Corporation
Dashen
Ron Doctor
Dave Haworth
Arthur Young Consultants
Lynnwood
Mary Hughes
Yeastings and
Hughes
Washington
Bremerton
Vancouver
Doctor
Peter Hahn
Hahn
Lloyd Ostrom
Mill Creek officer helps deliver baby girl Kendall
Mill Creek safety officer Ray Neibert and Snohomish County Fire District 7 responders assisted a woman in labor at Mill Towne apartments. The baby Kendall was born at about 2 15 PM and both mother and child were reported healthy at Stevens Memorial Hospital in Edmonds.
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Mill Creek
Ray Neibert
Neibert
Mill Towne
Holly
Dennis Pickner
Kendall
Stevens Memorial Hospital
Edmonds
Snohomish County Fire District 7
Teacher held in murder case in Arlington area
Kenneth Smith former Lynnwood High School teacher is jailed after a violent incident that killed his six year old son Zachary and injured his wife Virginia. Police found over two pounds of cocaine in his Snohomish County home and he faces burglary robbery and multiple assault and drug charges.
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Lynnwood
Kenneth Smith
Snohomish County
Mr. Smith
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Mikhail Bazdnov
Valyre Potter Hibard
United States Marine Corps
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