5/22/2013
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Police Beat for week of May 22
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6 candidates enter Mukilteo City Council ...
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Woman dies after collision with stolen pickup
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Community Events for week of May 22
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Nominees for Spirit of Snohomish County Award ...
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Kamiak grad wins ‘Big Ten’ award
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School Briefs for week of May 22
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‘Making God Laugh’ hits your funny bone
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Cell phone recycling helps domestic violence ...
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Sno-King Chorale sing along – 'Ticket to ...
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Courtesy of: Sherry Jennings
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Photo by: Sara Bruestle
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Courtesy of: Fire District 1
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Photo by: Sara Bruestle
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Courtesy of: Sarah Flynn
News
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6 candidates enter Mukilteo City Council races
By Sara Bruestle - May 22With the candidate filing period officially closed, Mukilteo residents can now get a look at this year’s City Council races. Bob Champion was the ...
Sign of (another) time uncovered on Diamond Knot building
By Sara Bruestle - May 22As staff asked for Neptune’s blessing at the grand re-opening of the Diamond Knot restaurant back in April, they didn’t realize that the Roman god ...
Harbour Pointe Retirement resident celebrates her 105th birthday
By Sara Bruestle - May 22If you met Connie Hurley, you’d probably guess that she couldn’t be any more than 85 years old – but you’d be 20 years off. Though she doesn’t ...
Fire causes $180,000 damage to home
By Sara Bruestle - May 22A fire destroyed a two-story home in Mukilteo on the afternoon of May 11. The fire started at about 4:15 p.m. on the second floor of a house in ...
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Woman dies after collision with stolen pickup
May 22A Mukilteo woman who was injured when her car was struck on the night of May 12 by a stolen pickup has died. Rachael Kamin, 40, died overnight on ...
Memorial Day ceremony to be held May 27
May 22The Mukilteo Historical Society invites everyone to a ceremony in remembrance of those who have gone before us. The brief ceremony will be held at ...
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Nominees for Spirit of Snohomish County Award sought
May 22Every day, our community is changed by difference makers – people uniting for the common good. These difference makers are as diverse as their ...
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Cell phone recycling helps domestic violence victims
May 20Domestic Violence Services of Snohomish County is recycling cell phones. Cell phones even without service can call 911 when charged. Cell phones ...
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Recognize our difference makers
May 19Every day, our community is changed by difference makers – people uniting for the common good. These difference makers are as diverse as their ...
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Washington’s Lottery imagines what Washingtonians could do if they won
May 17On Wednesday, May 15, the Powerball jackpot rolled over to $550 million, which is enough money to take every person in the state of Washington ...
biz/orgBriefs®
How DACHSHUNDS Came To Be by local writer, Kizzie Jones.
By Waterfront Coffee Company - Apr 30How DACHSHUNDS Came To Be, a wonderfully written and illustrated short story by two local talents. Writer Kizzie Elizabeth Jones and illustrator ...
TINY'S ORGANIC VEGGIES AT THE WATERFRONT...
By Waterfront Coffee Company - Apr 30Pick up your organic veggies at Waterfront Coffee Company each Wednesday. Tiny’s Organic is a third generation family owned and operated organic ...
Columns
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Watching the grass grow
By Chuck Sigars - May 22I have mowed the same lawn for a quarter of a century. I mowed it before it was even a lawn. I mowed it when it was just gestating, just beginning ...
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How much does it matter to you that every moment is a miracle?
By Gordy Arlin, A Bahá’í ... - May 22God enjoins us: “O SON OF BEING! Thou art My lamp and My light is in thee. Get thou from it thy radiance and seek none other than Me. For I have ...
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As the world turns
By Chuck Sigars - May 15I was at Volunteer Park in Seattle a couple of weeks ago, during one of our many beautiful May evenings here in our post-Mayan Apocalypse world, ...
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Reconfirming a commitment to Judaism
By Glen Pickus, Temple ... - May 15Confirmation is 200 years old, yet it is among the youngest of Judaism’s life-cycle events. The Confirmation ritual originated in the Reform ...
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Bacon adds sizzling flavor
By Chef Dez - May 08For those of you who have not yet heard, bacon is not just a breakfast side dish. Although greatly feared by vegetarians and dieters alike, bacon ...
Opinion
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Letters for week of May 22
May 22Mukilteo is a family town Editor, The Beacon: When one lives in a community known for its school district, one should realize that families with ...
Thoughts on developing safe communities
By Richard Emery, ... - May 22My thanks to the Beacon editor for requesting this column. A few weeks ago, Mukilteo resident Skip Ferderber wrote an opinion piece in these pages ...
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Letters for week of May 15
May 15Many thanks from the McCarty family Editor, The Beacon: The McCarty family would like to thank all of those that turned out to help with Nate’s ...
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Forterra and the city
By Paige DeChambeau - May 15On Monday, May 6, the Mukilteo City Council voted on whether or not they were going to trust Forterra (formerly Cascade Land Conservatory) to take ...
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2 terms is enough
By Kevin Stoltz, ... - May 08This year Mukilteo voters will be deciding who they want to represent them as mayor and three city council positions. Next week is filing week ...
Blogs
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A Runner
By Frank Workman - May 19Amy-Eloise Neale is a senior at Glacier Peak High School. She is a runner. She is majestic and regal and graceful. Her feet hit the ground as ...
What? Not again!
By John McAlpine - May 19So here I was, all set to blog about how it seemed the Mariners had 'rounded the corner', 'come of age' or 'got up to speed' with respect to ...
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It's the Participation and Effort That Matter
By John McAlpine - Apr 29It's the Participation and Effort That Matter Obnoxious John 4/29/13 This past weekend I had the opportunity to spend a few hours at the ...
Comments
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Re: Washington’s Lottery imagines what Washingtonians could do if they won
By Pat Ratliff - May 17OR: You could donate $183 million per year for three years to the Beacon Christmas Party fund. And still have a million left over for yourself.
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Re: Girl Scouts clean up Mukilteo beach
By angela dorn - May 15Great Job Girls :)
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Re: It's the Participation and Effort That Matter
By Nathaniel R Brown - May 03An excellent article - thank you! I'm a three-time Olympic coach (cross-country skiing & biathlon), and the most treasured moments - aside from a ...
Schools
Kamiak honors April Students of the Month
May 22The following students were selected by Kamiak High School staff as Students of the Month for April 2013 due to their outstanding academics, ...
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School Briefs for week of May 22
May 22Elementary students prove that kids can cook The Commons at Mariner High School was buzzing with activity recently as students from Mukilteo ...
Kamiak grad wins ‘Big Ten’ award
May 22A Kamiak grad was honored this month with a Washington State University Big Ten Senior Award. Karsten McIntosh, of Mukilteo, was one of two WSU ...
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School Board Report for May 13
May 15During its meeting on May 13, the Mukilteo School Board did the following: Recognized two students for their outstanding achievements. Honored ...
Police & Fire
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Police Beat for week of May 22
May 22May 15 Found Property – Chennault Beach Rd. & Harbour Reach Dr. An officer was dispatched to a report of an animal carrier alongside the road at ...
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Police Beat for week of May 15
May 15May 8 Animal Complaint – 3900 blk SR-526 Officers responded to an injured deer at the location. It died prior to the officers’ arrival and was in ...
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Mountlake Terrace woman rescued from boating incident
May 19Residents in the area of the 900 block of 43rd Street NW, Marysville, which is near Potlatch Beach, and adjacent to the Priest Point area of Puget ...
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“Click it or Ticket” patrols take on texters and talkers
May 13Ever wonder why Washington has one of the highest seat belt use rates in the country? It is due, in large part, to the highly visible “Click It or ...
A & E
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Community Events for week of May 22
May 22May 22 Don’t Become A Victim 10:30 a.m. Don’t Become A Victim: A Fraud Prevention Workshop for Seniors. Seniors routinely get “scammed” by con ...
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Sno-King Chorale sing along – 'Ticket to Broadway'
May 19Whether you sing in the shower, as you’re riding your bike, or with the car radio, you are invited to join the Sno-King Community Chorale for the ...
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‘Making God Laugh’ hits your funny bone
By Patrick Hogan - May 21Making God Laugh, a comedy written by Sean Grennan and directed by Jonathan Reis at Curtain Call Theatre Bothell, performed in their new space at ...
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Community Events for week of May 15
May 15May 15 Ready Readers: Toddler Storytime 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. Jump and bounce into a magical world of stories, music, and movements that nurture the ...
Milestones
Jerrel “Jerry” Dean Mooring: 1948 – 2013
May 08Jerrel “Jerry” Dean Mooring, 65, died unexpectedly on April 30, 2013 in Everett with his loving girlfriend of 23 years, Arlene Rafoth, at his ...
Lois Elvina Blackburn: 1923 – 2013
May 01Lois Elvina Blackburn of Fairview, Ore. entered into eternal rest on April 17, 2013 at the age of 89. She was born on Dec. 2, 1923 in Mukilteo to ...
