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Mukilteo Way Garden Club offering horticulture scholarships

The Mukilteo Way Garden Club is offering two $1,000 horticulture scholarships for the 2024-25 academic year. The scholarship program is possible through the continued success of the Mukilteo Garden …

Link 1 Line service to Lynnwood begins Aug. 30

It’s getting close. Passenger service on Sound Transit’s Link 1 Line will begin to Lynnwood Aug. 30. The 8.5-mile segment will add four new stations: Shoreline South/148th St., …

Councilmembers, DEI Commission present Tapped into Mukilteo: A community social event

Mukilteo City Councilmembers Mike Dixon and Jason Moon, and Council President Louis Harris, along with members of Mukilteo's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Commission invite residents to join …
Arpita Ghosh Dacy (right) poses with Ayesha Khan during the International Women’s Day event in Mukilteo last month. Dacy received an award for her work in female empowerment and making a positive impact in the community.

Mrs. Universe America: A focus on empowering women

Arpita Ghosh Dacy was out of her comfort zone. Way out of her comfort zone. The senior technical program manager at Amazon’s Alexa Kids Experience was thinking about entering the Mrs. …

City moves ahead with design for south park

The City has settled on a centralized design for South Mukilteo Park, one of the most southern parks in Mukilteo. The decision was discussed Monday, April 8, during a joint City Council and …

Everything you always wanted to know about zombie films

Since he was a young boy, Scarecrow Video historian and former Everett Herald film critic Robert Horton loved watching horror movies. Some of his fondest memories were the double features he …

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The Welcome the Whales Festival is April 13-14.

Whales Festival features full lineup of events

Orca Network and the Langley Chamber of Commerce will host the annual Welcome the Whales Parade and Festival April 13-14, featuring a full schedule of activities for all ages. The festival …

Cascadia Art Museum presents free Community Art Day

Dive into a day of creativity at Cascadia’s free Community Art Day on Sunday, April 14 th . Visit Cascadia Art Museum from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. for a lineup of different activities, including …

Northwest Stream Center hosts Luminous Spring Event

Celebrate the coming of spring on Sunday, April 14 from 6-8 p.m. on the elevated forest and wetland walk at the Adopt A Stream Foundation’s Northwest Stream Center, at the south end of …
Sherri Brown, Owner of Portland by Mouth.
Take your palate around the world on a Portland food tour
Food tours are a great way to explore a city and get to know its vibe, as typically these experiences not only provide an opportunity to sample local dishes, but also offer information and insight …
Evergreen Arboretum is hosting an Earth Day planting party for families.
Plant geraniums at Evergreen Arboretum on April 13
Evergreen Arboretum and Gardens is having a special Earth Day planting party  on Saturday, April 13, from 10 a.m. to noon.  Families are invited to come for a morning of planting …
Yellow swamp lanterns are on display at the Swamp Lantern Festival at the Northwest Stream Center.
Northwest Stream Center hosts Swamp Lantern Festival
Thousands of vibrant yellow swamp lanterns (skunk cabbage) are in bloom at the Swamp Lantern Festival this month at the Adopt A Stream Foundation’s Northwest Stream Center (600 128th Str. SE, …
Letters to the editor
To Andy Galuska, the City Council, and the Planning Commission: How tragic to see the City resorting to the destruction of the quaint small-town feel of Mukilteo. I lived in Mukilteo for over 38 …
I am a 30-year-plus resident of Old Town-Mukilteo just like Renee Ripley (Letter to the Editor, March 27). I have an opinion regarding Washington state’s new law on housing density. Ripley …
To Andy Galuska, the City Council, and the Planning Commission: As the representatives of Mukilteo, you must listen to the citizens who have told you we do not want our city to be zoned …

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Opinion
Now that the 2024 legislative session in Olympia is in the history books, I can't but wonder how many might wonder what happened to Sen. John Lovick’s Senate Bill 6288? But before I answer …
Tom Jordal
Chances are that you or someone you know has been helped by the Mukilteo Fire Department (MFD). We are blessed to have a caring small-town fire department that provides professional fire, medical, …
Michael Gold
I’m certain we all have our favorite movies and television series. Both of these media types have a common thread. They tell a story, which in all cases has an ending. Let’s take a …

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Maria A. Montalvo
What is your go-to question when a conversation stalls or you are meeting someone for the first time? What was your first concert? Who would you invite to dinner if it could be anyone? …
Tim Raetzloff
The Tilton River, which flows southwest from Mount Rainier and into the Cowlitz River, was named for – probably named by – one James Tilton. He was the surveyor general of Washington …
Pamela Miles
On Easter morning, there is usually the rush of kids and egg hunts, hopefully also church service and then the big family get-together for a meal. We all have our routines around this Christian …

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Schools
Alaunah Simpson – Band
Alaunah Simpson – Band
Alaunah plays the French horn in the band and the mellophone in the Showband. She is the high brass captain and first chair. Friends describe her as focused, reliable, and hardworking. On top of …
Third graders and teachers from Columbia Elementary School pose for a photo while on the sun deck of a ferry while docked at Mukilteo terminal.
Columbia Elementary students learn about ferries
A group of 120 students from Columbia Elementary School visited the Mukilteo terminal and rode a ferry to Clinton and back Thursday, March 21. The third graders learned about the Lushootseed …
“Slants from The Sun” by Megan Booth (Kamiak).
Student black-and-white photos on display at Schack Art Center
The Schack Art Center hosts the 29th Annual Black-and-White Photography Student Exhibition. This year more than 170 students from grades 9-12 from Snohomish County submitted their black-and-white …
Kamiak student awarded aviation scholarship
Kamiak’s Kaitlyn Calaway is one of four students named winners of the Cascade Warbirds’ 2024 scholarship program. The program seeks to further the aviation interests of youth in …
Aaliyah Wright – Drama
Aaliyah Wright – Drama
Aaliyah has been performing since she was two years old, starting as a dancer, then joining choir, and drama. This year Aaliyah wrote and directed a one-act play as part of Dramafest; was on stage in …
A wide range of presenters, including Arvi Kvenen from Ocean Research College Academy (ORCA), hosted STEM workshops for girls during Expanding Your Horizons at Edmonds College on March 27.
Edmonds College's Expanding Your Horizons empowers over 300 girls to explore STEM fields
Edmonds College hosted over 300 girls from the Edmonds, Mukilteo, and Everett school districts from eighth to 12th grade March 27 for an Expanding Your Horizons event. The annual event, designed to …
Kristine Moore – Orchestra
Kristine Moore – Orchestra
Kristine is an accomplished musician playing piano for Kamiak musicals, Snohomish County Music Teachers Association competitions, and plays trumpet in the band and orchestra. She started …
Ian Baker – Band
Ian Baker – Band
Ian started playing piano at the age of five and discovered that music is a universal language that can be used to unite people. As a member of the Kamiak Jazz Band and Show Band, Ian has had the …

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Obituaries
 Taytem White: 2007-2024
Taytem White was born in Kalispell, Montana on January 5th, 2007. She passed away on January 5th, 2023, at the age of 17. She is survived by both of her parents, her older sister Alexis Solomon, as …
Bonnie Margaret Brown: 1943-2024
Bonnie Margaret Brown (née Remus), born on July 4, 1943, in Wellington, New Zealand, peacefully passed away in her home in Mukilteo, WA, on February 1, 2024, at 80, following a two-year illness. Her …
Mary Margaret Knoll: 1947-2023
Mary Margaret Knoll, beloved mother, died surrounded by family on Oct. 12 in Everett, Washington. Mary was born in Minot, North Dakota, on May 30, 1947, the eldest daughter of Vincent and Nina …
James Bernard Davison II: 1943-2023
"Jim" passed away peacefully at his home in Mount Vernon, Washington, at the age of 79. He follows his second wife Valerie Gail (1949-2009) of 19 years; and is survived by his wife Dana, four sons, …
Ronald Mianecki: 1943-2023
Ronald John Mianecki, our beloved dad, grandpa, and brother passed away peacefully at his home in Mukilteo on Sept. 30, 2023, at age 80. Ron was born on May 29, 1943 in Racine, Wisconsin, and was …

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Sports
Kamiak’s Bella Hasan was named Wesco 4A girls basketball MVP.

Kamiak, Mariner athletes earn all-league winter honors

Kamiak senior Bella Hasan closed out her high school basketball career with the Wesco 4A’s Most Valuable Player award. Hasan was joined by teammate Zia-Daye Anderson in earing first-team, …
Kamiak catcher Kylie McClure tags out Mariner’s Sammie Bruton at home plate.

Knights hitting their stride as league play begins

A lot of softball remains to be played in the 2024 season. But if Kamiak continues to play the way it did in its nonconference schedule and first league game against district rival Mariner, the …

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