Snohomish County News

A What kind of park should replace theA i»¿ Wellington Hills Golf and Country Club in WoodinvilleA is theA subject of a public meeting on Tuesday, May 29 by the Snohomish County Parks and Recreation Department.

William Hickman, the 13-year-old Burien boy who was rescued Sunday from a ledge just feet from 265-foot Wallace Falls, said that he's fortunate he walked away from the ordeal with little more than cuts and scrapes on his feet.

"We just thought, without being adversarial, we would apply a little pressure," Brunner said.

Everett n Breakfast will be served from 7 to 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Elks Lodge, 2802 Hoyt Ave.

Pat Smith of Camano Island writes: I drive I-5 in north Snohomish County every day and the grooves seem to be getting deeper from the constant use.

The whole upstairs of the building is being rented out to a trucking company, forcing the closure of the gallery, a funky fixture that opened in August 2006, said Jules Anslow, director of Lowell Art Works Studios and Gallery.

The community vigil for Brisenia Flores is scheduled at 4:30 p.m. at Snohomish County's flag pavilion, at 3000 Rockefeller Ave., Everett.

Second- and third-grade students at Liberty Elementary were treated to a lesson on the value of saving versus spending through a tale of green hair goo and broccoli bubble gum.

Business interests from throughout the region were represented at a roundtable meeting at the Arlington Municipal Airport on Thursday, May 17, as Economic Alliance Snohomish County proposed coordinating their efforts to help them draw state and federal dollars more effectively.

Concerning the front page article, " Two recent Reardon hires have ties to a friend: Steve Hobbs ," where's the news? Among Snohomish County's some 3,000 employees I'd be surprised if there weren't at least a dozen! If this is the reporter's big eureka moment, he either needs to get a life or a new job.

U.S. Sen. Henry M. "Scoop" Jackson picked up his nickname from a comic strip that ran in The Herald when he was a boy.

Sandler was connected to a skimming ring operating in Snohomish County, Seattle and Denver between April and November 2011.

Seventeen-year-old twins Nick and Alex Johnson are graduating from Lake Stevens High School this year.

Thank you for the Wednesday article on the hiring practices and friendly relationships between the Snohomish County executive and other local politician wannabes .

Kristi Adcock of Mukilteo walks her boxers, Ryker and Roxie, in a commercial-size lot on 75th Street, east of Boeing on Friday.

A couple riding a motorcycle were seriously injured when they ran head-on into an SUV in Snohomish County on Saturday.

Nothing compares with the natural beauty of the Pacific Northwest but some days it is better to stay inside as 13 year old William Hickman recently discovered.

Snohomish County Fire District 1 responded to 381 calls the week of May 17-23: 315 emergency medical aid calls, 28 motor vehicle collisions, 15 fires, 9 service calls, five natural gas leaks and nine automatic fire alarms.

I'd like to commend the Snohomish County Executive's office and the county's Human Rights Commission for setting aside some time on Wednesday to hold a vigil honoring young Brisenia Flores, the 9-year-old Arizona girl slain in her home in May 2009 by a group of "Minutemen" led by Shawna Forde, an Everett woman who had already made her mark here.

Snohomish County prosecutors earlier this month charged Sarah Hellerud and Lathana Neese with first-degree murder in connection with the slaying of Luis Verduzco, 23.