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Shoppers turn out for Black Friday BY JAKE MCNEAL jmcneal@arlingtontimes.com
MARYSVILLE — Snohomish County shoppers took advantage of Black Friday deals, jumping from store to store to secure all the gifts and gadgets they were after on the annual shoppers’ holiday. The Target store at Lakewood Crossing hosted a line of shoppers that stretched across the front of the store and around the back. Walmart in Arlington had a good turnout as well. “The customers wanted a midnight opening,” Target manager Deb Hunt said, noting that her store had previously opened its doors at 4 a.m. “Black Friday is more popular every year. We’re happy to do it because a midnight opening spreads the congestion.” Arlington resident Kari Cook, a Black Friday shopper for nearly 20 years, visited the Arlington Walmart for its 10 p.m. sale on Thanksgiving while waiting for the midnight Target rush, using her oldest daughters as placeholders at Target until she returned. This year Cook was on the hunt for movies, toys, DVD players and knives. “I was considering wearing a football uniSEE SHOPPERS, PAGE 2
SPORTS: Lakewood boys basketball prepares for upcoming season. Page 8
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Arthur Pham, left, and Nathan Sewell of Monroe rejoice over getting their hands on Xbox 360 systems and Xbox Kinects just after midnight at the Lakewood Crossing Target on Black Friday.
Community, legislators meet about schools BY KIRK BOXLEITNER kboxleitner@marysvilleglobe.com
MARYSVILLE — A Nov. 22 meeting between Marysville School District staff and community members drew not only Marysville Mayor Jon Nehring, but also state Senator Nick Harper and state representatives Mike Sells and John McCoy, as MSD Superintendent Dr. Larry Nyland made it clear how Marysville schools would be impacted by proposed state cuts to levy equalization funds. “It would affect us two to three times more than the rest Kirk Boxleitner/Staff Photo of the state,” said Nyland, who State Senator Nick Harper calls for local voters to put pres- explained that, while propersure on the state Legislature regarding levy equalization. ty-rich school districts would
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lose less than $200 per student, property-poor districts like Marysville stand to lose between $400 and $500 per student. “It would be the equivalent of double-levy failures.” Harper urged local voters to put pressure on the state Legislature now, rather than waiting until later, while McCoy recounted a visit he’d paid to Shoultes Elementary that morning. “All the teachers are quite creative,” McCoy said. “They’ve had to eliminate PE, but they’ve integrated it into their instructional time by having students run in place while they’re reciting their ABCs. Those students
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are constantly moving and all of them were smiling, while all the teachers are doing the best they can with the resources they have.” After recalling Shoultes’ leaky roof, McCoy disputed claims that teachers are to blame for the state of education, asserting that such critics should make similar visits to classrooms. “We need revenue, and I’ll say that knowing that the newspaper is in the room,” McCoy said, drawing laughter from the crowd. “I’m tired of furlough days.” Sells, a former teacher who
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