6/19/2013
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Get Cascade Symphony 52nd season tickets
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Police Beat for week of June 12
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Ferry move is 2 steps closer
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Community Events for week of June 12
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School Board Report for June 10
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Meet Beacon publisher Paul Archipley
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Leadership Snohomish County accepting ...
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Snohomish County Board of Health meets June ...
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Washington same sex couples: state’s initial ...
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Kiwanis honors 'outstanding' Mariner junior
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Photo by: Collings Foundation
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Photo by: Bob Sears
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Courtesy of: Amy Lewis
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Courtesy of: Mukilteo Fire Department
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Courtesy of: The Friends of the Mukilteo Library
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Photo by: Sara Bruestle
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Courtesy of: Tony Indelicato
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Courtesy of: Emma Leedy
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Courtesy of: John Gahagan
News
Crimestoppers to pay $1,000 for info on Lake Stevens homicide
Jun 18
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Ferry move is 2 steps closer
By Sara Bruestle - Jun 12The Mukilteo ferry landing is two steps closer to relocating to the Mukilteo Tank Farm. After decades of delays, Washington State Ferries has ...
Dog dies in apartment fire
By Sara Bruestle - Jun 12A dog died in an early morning fire on Saturday that displaced all the residents of a four-unit apartment complex in Mukilteo. Firefighters were ...
Library Friends mark 50 years of support
By Sara Bruestle - Jun 12The Friends of the Mukilteo Library celebrated their 50th anniversary on June 8 – at the library they have supported since July 9, 1963. Founded ...
Bocce ball is building bonds
By Sara Bruestle - Jun 12A new bocce ball court in Picnic Point is bringing neighbors together – one game at a time. This ancient game, which resembles bowling and ...
School board member meets Bill Clinton
Jun 12Mukilteo School District board member John Gahagan attended a Georgetown University Reunion in Washington, D.C. on May 25 and met Bill Clinton. ...
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Leadership Snohomish County accepting proposals for community impact projects
Jun 10If the non-profit organization you’re involved with has all the resources it needs, read no further. Anyone? Everyone else: here’s a great ...
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Snohomish County Board of Health meets June 11
Jun 10The Snohomish County Board of Health will convene for its regular monthly meeting at 3 p.m. Tuesday, June 11 in the auditorium of the Snohomish ...
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Washington same sex couples: state’s initial marriage data report released
Jun 06Nearly 2,500 same sex couples were married in Washington between December 6, 2012 and March 31, 2013. Same sex marriages represented more than 20 ...
‘Servant-leader’ Mary Lou Robertson leaves food bank
By Paul Archipley - Jun 05When Mary Lou Robertson began volunteering at the Mukilteo Food Bank soon after it first opened, it was a much more “casual” affair. Like Joan ...
Columns
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Relations are relative things
By Chuck Sigars - Jun 12In a recent article in the science magazine Nautilus, writer Veronique Greenwood warmed my heart, straightened my shoulders, and overall made me ...
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Jesus: King of kings
By Joe Chambers, ... - Jun 12“Then Pilate asked Him, saying, ‘Are You the King of the Jews?’ He answered him and said, ‘It is as you say.’ So Pilate said to the chief priests ...
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The water cooler wasteland
Jun 05A friend mentioned the other day that he’d never seen “M*A*S*H.” Not a single episode of a landmark television show that ran for 11 seasons, and ...
The mystery of Anna’s Hummingbirds
By Janet Carroll - Jun 05I recently helped to solve a local mystery about the squeak of the Anna’s Hummingbird. Anna's Hummingbird is native to the West Coast. The bird ...
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Classroom shortage threatens economic vitality
By Marci Larsen, ... - Jun 05As a school district superintendent, I get invited to many meetings about economic development, and it seems that every one of these meetings ...
Opinion
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Waterfront access and you
By Kevin Stoltz, ... - Jun 12Summer is a great time in Mukilteo with the start of Open Mic at the Red Cup Café and the Farmer’s Market at Lighthouse Park. Both events occur ...
Girls: Don’t sell the gulch!
Jun 12Josie Harper, 8, and Ariana Paola, 10, were on their way to go hiking with Kay Wagner through Japanese Gulch and to see the stream last week when ...
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Letters for week of June 12
Jun 12Crash victim story was ‘beautiful’ Editor, The Beacon: Thank you for writing a beautiful piece about Rachael [“Crash victim was dedicated wife, ...
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Letters for the week of June 5
Jun 05Support grows community garden Editor, The Beacon: How do Mukilteo businesses and the Mukilteo Community Garden connect? Through membership in our ...
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Farewell from the Public Works director
By Larry Waters, Former ... - Jun 05After almost seven years as the Mukilteo Public Works director and 35 years of public service, 30 of it here in Washington state, I want to say ...
Schools
Caps off to Kamiak’s new graduates
Jun 12Christina Lewis, Jane Werner, Taylor Baker and Sydney Baker throw their graduation caps in the air for a photo at Lighthouse Park. The four ...
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School Board Report for June 10
Jun 12During its meeting on June 10, the Mukilteo School Board did the following: Appointed Wessel Pieters of ACES High School, Aubrey Patrick of Kamiak ...
8th grader named lacrosse All-Star MVP
By Zoe Jovanovich - Jun 12An Olympic View Middle School eighth grader was recently named the Most Valuable Player of the Battle of Lake Oswego (BOLO) 7/8 lacrosse All-Star ...
Student leaders share on Parent Leadership Day
Jun 12More than 350 parents attended Parent Leadership Day on June 7 at Mukilteo Elementary. A Leader in Me school, Mukilteo Elementary invited parents ...
Police & Fire
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Police Beat for week of June 12
Jun 12June 5 Suspicious – 10500 blk Harbour Pointe Blvd . Officers responded to a male sitting on a bench smoking drugs. When the officers arrived, the ...
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Police Beat for week of May 29
May 29May 22 Vehicle Recovery – Everett Everett police advised that they recovered a stolen vehicle in this case. There were no arrests made and the ...
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Police Beat for week of June 5
Jun 05May 29 Vehicle Prowl – 4800 blk Osprey Ln. Officers responded to the above address for a vehicle prowl that occurred overnight. There was no ...
Missing person alert: Gary Cox
May 23Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office detectives are seeking assistance in locating 62 year-old Gary L. Cox who has been missing since May 18. Cox ...
A & E
See Wings of Freedom tour at Paine Field
Jun 14Around 1:20 p.m. today go outside, look to the south sky and listen. Hear an unusual low rumble from the great blue? That is the national Wings of ...
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Get Cascade Symphony 52nd season tickets
Jun 13After a sold-out 51st season, Cascade Symphony now has its 52nd season program available at Early Bird ticket prices. Season tickets are available ...
‘Noises Off’ will leave you laughing
Jun 14The Edmonds Driftwood Players present the mother of all farces: “Noises Off” by Michael Frayn. Do you want to laugh so hard you almost can't ...
‘Sweet rides’ at Mukilteo Car Show
By Emma Leedy - Jun 12Roxie and Herb Bender of Mukilteo have two sweet rides with two sweet stories behind them. Herb owns a 1954 Mercury Monterey, Sun Valley edition ...
