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Snohomish County Central Memorial Committee plans a brief remembrance ceremony at 11 a.m. Monday at the eternal flame, 3000 Rockefeller Ave., Everett.

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American Dream deferred in Everett In a city of rentals, the house at 2311 19th St. in north Everett could be a tipping point. Real estate broker Saman Kouretchian bought the house in March when it was being rented

room by room. At the time, five people were living in the home and Kouretchian had heard as many as 15 had been living there. After he got the keys, Kouretchian waited a few days before he showed up. “I opened the door and I immediately knew something was

wrong,” Kouretchian said. “I said, ‘Hello, is anybody here?’ And a lady came out of one of the bedrooms. She was sleeping there. She just ran out. “A couple of the other people were also here and they said they needed to come back in to get some stuff and that we

had just kicked them out early even though we had given them a few days grace period.” The home was like a lot of houses around of Everett, a falling-down wreck. And like a lot of homes around the city, it was a rental. Everett has one of the lowest

Prosthetic designers honored Arlington family’s works in 3-D printing are changing lives for people who otherwise couldn’t afford an artificial hand or finger. By Kari Bray Herald Writer

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EVERETT — The food bank run by Volunteers of America of Western Washington served about 1,400 people and families Thanksgiving week, but after the New Year, the situation is looking lean. The bank distributed 60-70 pounds of food, including turkey, to all comers during the holiday week, said Bill Kraut, the supervisor for the food bank, thanks to some last minute donations. Kraut said he estimates that the bank has enough food for the Christmas holidays as well. “We have enough to get us through,” he said. “I’m a little worried about what happens then.” What happens is that the traditional holiday donation period gets supplanted by a long winter and spring dry spell, broken only by the annual Letter Carriers’ Food Drive in May. “We kind of have to rely on people during this donation period to get us through to spring when the next donation period comes,” Kraut said. What’s also happening is that more people are seeking out PHOTO COURTESY OF JEN MARTIN

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A Volunteers of America supervisor says the organization is set for the holidays, but may have trouble meeting customers’ needs in early 2016.

ARLINGTON — Torrae Owen is 10 years old and knows how to build a working prosthetic hand using some fishing line and 3-D printed plastic parts. It’s a family thing. Her dad, Ivan Owen, helped design what’s believed to be the first 3-D printed partial prosthetic hand. Now he and his wife, Jen Owen, help run e-NABLE, an online community founded by the Rochester Institute of Technology. It’s an international effort to make it so anyone with access to a 3-D printer can create a simple, affordable prosthetic. The Owen family received the national Daily Point of Light Award on Friday. The award, started in 1989, has honored more than 5,600 people who have changed the world through service. Ivan Owen is a designer who manages the Makerspace lab at University of Washington Bothell. Four years ago, Richard Van As, of South Africa, saw his work on YouTube and asked Owen to help create a prosthetic finger. They built a metal prototype in eight months. A mother whose son was born without fingers asked if they could make something for him. Kids can grow out of a prosthetic within six months. A 3-D printed hand is cheaper than other prosthetics and can be scaled up and reprinted later, Ivan Owen said. “My hand was just about the same size as the little boy’s, so my dad did measurements with me,” Torrae said. “Now I can build one by myself.” A printed hand isn’t nearly as advanced as artificial limbs available through medical professionals, Ivan Owen said. See HANDS, Page A2

rates of homeownership in the state. Just 44 percent of the houses in Everett are owned by the people living in them. That’s the lowest homeownership rate of the top 20 largest cities

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“It’s a very simple, singlefunction device,” he said. “All it does is grasp.” The simplicity allows for adaptation. People have tweaked the design to hold a violin bow for a little girl who wanted to learn the instrument or fan out a stack of UNO cards for a boy who wanted to play with his brother. Here’s how it works: once a hand design is programmed in, a 3-D printer traces liquefied plastic into that pattern, stacking layer after thin layer on top of each other. The pieces of the hand are printed separately and then assembled. Fishing line is stretched from the fingers to the palm. The hand is Velcrostrapped onto a wrist or arm. When the user flexes the nearest joint, it pulls the line tight and forces the fingers to close. After finishing the design in 2013, Owen and Van As decided to share it as an open-source file, meaning it’s available for use without infringing on patents or copyrights. That allows others to adapt and improve it, then share their own designs. They can be passed around the world in 50-megabyte files. An online group formed with about 110 people in

2013. Now, there are nearly 7,000 people involved in e-NABLE. They’ve gone from one prosthetic design to a dozen. The cost of materials for printing and assembling has dropped from more than $100 per hand to $35. Advanced artificial limbs can cost tens of thousands of dollars. The e-NABLE network is used to connect those who need prosthetics with volunteers who print and build them. The Owens think the best longterm strategy is for people to build their own hands. They’ve heard success stories, including one boy who printed parts at a library and learned how to put them together through an online tutorial. “The designs seem almost easier for kids than adults,” Jen Owen said. “It’s like this really cool Lego kit.” Eagle Scouts have built hands to earn badges and schools have incorporated them into curriculums. Companies in Japan and the United Kingdom are working on full robotic arms made with 3-D printed parts. The Owens are excited about the Daily Point of Light award but noted that there are many others who made it possible. “It started in our family but now there’s this global family,” Jen Owen said. “What started in our garage is so different from what’s out there now.”

It’s impossible to track how many hands have been made because the designs are so widely shared. However, through e-NABLE they’ve confirmed at least 1,500 prosthetic hands have been printed in 45 countries, mostly for children. The appeal to kids is critical, the Owens said. Children see the world through a different lens than adults. They focus on tasks, not intricate designs. “They want to ride their bike and hold on with both hands or they want to eat a sandwich and hold a juice box at the same time,” Jen Owen said. “Adults are so focused on making the

fingers better, but the kids are like, ‘Can you make me something to hold my popsicle?’ ” Young thinkers continue to expand the possibilities of 3-D printing. Limited access to printers and gray areas in health insurance plans still are barriers, but the Owens expect the technology to become more common. “We live in a time with unprecedented access to knowledge,” Ivan Owen said. “Anyone who has an interest in this should experiment with it. The world needs people to do that.” The Owens are inspired

and humbled to see engineers and designers sharing their work without seeking a profit. There’s nothing wrong with making a living through innovation, they said, but some ideas can help a lot of people if they’re shared without strings attached. “What’s been done out there is only a fraction of the need, but this is really a model that can be extrapolated,” Ivan Owen said. “That’s the fun thing about humanity is if you provide a set of building blocks and a road map, individuals can take it and do more with it than you or I ever could have.”

In previous years, the Everett location served between 3,500 and 4,000 people per month, but this year the bank has seen on average about 4,700 per month. In November, that number shot up to 4,943, representing 2,304 separate households. “I’m not sure the reason why,” Kraut said. Volunteers of America Western Washington runs

its main food bank Mondays through Thursdays at 1230 Broadway. It also runs smaller weekly or twiceweekly food banks in south Everett, Mill Creek, Sultan and north Seattle. The food bank always need donations of basic non-perishable foodstuffs such as canned goods, rice, beans, fruit juice and peanut butter. This year there’s also an acute need for baby

supplies, Kraut said, including diapers, baby wipes and infant formula. The group also has a fleet of volunteers to pick up fresh meat and produce from area grocery stores. Katie Prettyman, the organization’s senior director for volunteer engagement, said that VOA always needs people who can work weekly shifts in the food bank. “Probably the strongest

need is volunteer drivers,” Prettyman said. The VOA also occasionally needs staff for one-time events, such as the upcoming Stuff-aBus food and toy drive in Monroe this month. Volunteer turnout for those one-off events is usually pretty good, she said. Chris Winters: 425374-4165; cwinters@ heraldnet.com. Twitter: @ Chris_At_Herald.

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Six-year-old Sebastian Chavarria makes a fist for the first time with his new 3-D printed hand as his mother Lety cheers him on after they learned to assemble the device with the help of Ivan Owen and other members of the e-NABLE Community.

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help from the food bank this year, despite signs of a stronger economy. “A lot of people have found jobs,” Kraut said, but the main Everett food bank is seeing both more people overall as well as more first-time visitors.

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Judge orders evaluation for psychiatrist By Eric Stevick Herald Writer

EVERETT — A psychiatrist whose license was suspended must take an anger management class and get a psychiatric evaluation of his own after being convicted of telephone harassment. A Snohomish County Superior

Court judge gave Dr. Said Farzad a suspended 364-day jail term, effectively sparing him time behind bars if he complies with sentencing conditions. In doing so, Judge George Bowden followed the recommendation from a prosecutor and the defense attorney. “Of what is of much more concern to the state is his mental

state,” deputy prosecutor Edirin Okoloko told the judge. Under the sentence, Farzad, 63, must provide evidence he has received a psychiatric evaluation and follow any conditions that are recommended. A jury convicted the Gig Harbor man of making a series of disturbing phone calls to a Bothell health insurance office in May 2014. He

was upset that Molina had not yet approved a medication he had prescribed to a patient. Farzad was working as psychiatrist at Sea Mar Behavioral Health Clinic in Tacoma when workers at Molina Healthcare reported receiving the defendant’s threats to shoot up the place. Farzad is fighting the suspension of his medical license. He

told the judge Thursday that he also plans to appeal his gross misdemeanor telephone harassment conviction. “People did not hear exactly what did happen,” he insisted. Detectives were told that Farzad frequently called the office whenever his patients’ See HARASS, Page A8

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Weston High senior Bryan Veary makes the most of time on tasks By Kari Bray Herald Writer

ARLINGTON — Bryan Veary, 18, is a second-year senior at Weston High School. The oldest of five kids, he’s a hands-on learner who likes to create and fix things in his spare time. He fell behind academically after failing classes during his first couple years of high school but decided to turn things around. He’s now earning all A’s and B’s and took a summer class to get ahead so he can finish high school this winter. Question: What kinds of

activities do you do in school or as hobbies? Answer: In school, mainly I just try to stay on top of my classes and get through to graduating because I’ve got a semester left of high school. Other than that, at home basically I like to work on stuff. I’m a hands-on learner. I like to tear stuff apart. I like to build things. Q: What are some of the projects you’ve done? A: My main hobby is I’m into hopping up lawnmowers. A buddy of mine got me hooked on it. I ended up doing a little bit of stuff with my dad here and

there. Then I started collecting lawnmowers and then got rid of them and now I’m in the process of restoring an older lawn tractor. Q: What kind of work do you do on the lawnmowers? A: Mainly when I first get them, before I start doing anything on them, I figure out what’s missing and fix whatever’s needed on there. And then after I got the majority of those things done I’d start modifying the frame. Q: Do you do it for fun or have you sold a couple? A: I sold a couple to my

buddies but that’s about it. I had most of them at home but then I had to start cleaning them up because I had too many. Q: What else do you do in your down time? A: I’ve always been really into mountain biking. My favorite place is probably Devil’s Gulch over in Wenatchee. I was in scouts when I moved up here through my dad’s church, and trip after trip we would go mountain biking. Eventually I got my own mountain bike and just about every day I was out See SUPER, Page A4

CT budget features new service, capital projects Herald Staff

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EVERETT — Community Transit has approved a $208.7 million budget for 2016 that reflects new service and capital projects. The budget breaks down into a $115.8 million operating budget, plus about $26 million the agency spends on Sound Transit routes, and a $66.3 million capital

projects plan. The operating budget will maintain the 24,000 additional hours of service that was added in 2015, said spokesman Martin Munguia. In June Community Transit restored Sunday services and in September the agency bulked up its commuter routes that run to Seattle. The 2016 budget does not include the agency’s plans to

Pearl Harbor ceremony A ceremony to mark 74 years since the Pearl Harbor attacks on Dec. 7, 1941, is scheduled for 11 a.m. today at the Snohomish County Courthouse campus at 3000 Rockefeller Ave. in Everett. There will be a color guard, wreath laying, prayer and song. The event is being put on by the Snohomish County Central Memorial Committee and is open to anyone who wishes to attend. Guests

boost local service due to the passage of Proposition 1 in the November elections, which will raise sales taxes by 0.3 percent. The agency will need to amend the budget in June 2016 to reflect those new tax revenues and expanded services. The capital plan includes money to upgrade the agency’s radio system, design and possibly start construction on a new

should gather at the eternal flame near the courthouse. Leaders to take oath: Newly elected or re-elected officials in Lake Stevens are scheduled to take their oaths of office during the City Council meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Lake Stevens School District Service Center, 12309 22nd St. NE. Everyone is invited to attend and welcome a new mayor along with new and returning city councilmembers.

Mukilteo Park & Ride lot, and to purchase 18 replacement buses, 45 replacement vanpool vans, 20 additional vanpool vans and 11 replacement DART paratransit vehicles. The vehicle purchases are largely funded by state and federal grants. The complete budget is available online at communitytransit. org/budget.

Next year’s mayor John Spencer, councilmen Kurt Hilt and Todd Welch and councilwoman Rauchel McDaniel are the ones being sworn into office. Tour of Lights: The fifth annual Cedarcrest Golf Courts Holiday Tour of Lights starts Thursday and runs through Dec. 26. The Marysville Noon Rotary Train will take families on a 20-minute ride through holiday displays. Holiday music, hot chocolate and roasting marsh-

hould we pay per mile instead of per gallon? State planners estimate there is a $36 billion gap with the amount of transportation projects identified with the funding available. The Washington State Department of Transportation’s list of unfunded needs is long and includes major Snohomish County projects, like a new U.S. 2 trestle. Like other states, decisionmakers are looking at a variety of possibilities to fill that gap. Road usage charging is one of those potential transportation funding sources and will be a focus of discussion when the Washington State Transportation Commission meets this week in Olympia. The meeting starts at 9 a.m. Tuesday and 8:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Transportation Building, 310 Maple Park Ave. SE, on the Capitol Campus in Olympia. The meeting is open to the public. Public comment periods are at 4:45 p.m. Tuesday and at 12:15 p.m. Wednesday. The commission is looking at road usage charges — also known as pay-per-mile fees and by other similar names — as a potential replacement for the gas tax. The commission is to report its recommendations to the Legislature and Gov. Jay Inslee in January. Oregon is furthest along in trying this kind of funding. Road usage charges would join other funding sources, including tolling. The gas tax is still the biggest revenue-generator for the state and a pot the Legislature is leveraging more and more. By next summer, Washington will have the second-highest gas tax in the nation. In 2014, the state Department of Licensing collected more than $1.2 billion in fuel tax revenue for the state. A portion of the sales tax and general property taxes also figure into the transportation funding mix. Other ideas on the table have included major emissions fees See SMARTS, Page A8

mallows also is on the agenda. The Tour of Lights is open each evening from 6-9 p.m., and it will operate ThursdaySaturday and Dec. 17-19, plus MondayWednesday, Dec. 21-23. The Grand Finale tour will be held Dec. 26. The Christmas Eve tour is canceled this year. The cost is free, but there is a suggested donation of $5 per adult, $3 for youth or $20 for a family. The golf course is at 6810 84th St. NE in Marysville.

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me the option of pushing through and getting everything done and trying to cram it in, but I said, you know, I’m not in a rush. I’m graduating when I’m graduating. Big deal if it’s another semester. I think the only thing that got me ahead was doing summer school this last summer and I got a credit for finishing a year’s worth of U.S. history. Q: What are some of your favorite subjects? A: I’d have to say history and then probably science. Q: Have you decided what you want to do after high school? A: I’ve got a few ideas but I’m not bouncing off them right away. One would be going after a license to be a heavy equipment operator, or pursuing that, anyway. I was thinking about going to school for that or getting into maybe auto tech or diesel mechanics. Those are a few things I thought about. Kari Bray: 425-3393439; kbray@heraldnet. com.

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there riding my bike. Q: What has your experience in high school been like? A: It was rough at first. I had some family issues prior to coming here, in middle school. Then coming (to Weston) it was a bit more remote and quieter and there’s a lot more one-on-one with the teachers ... I had a pretty rough attitude at the time and I didn’t think it was the best spot for me up at the high school, plus my grades were kind of poor. Q: What are your grades looking like now? A: A’s and B’s. It definitely progressed. It was around my junior year that my grades started picking up. I was at F’s and D’s and then I gradually started to pick it up. Q: What made you decide to push through and do the extra semester this year? A: Last year they gave

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review so that individuals will finally be able to predict how long the state can keep them incarcerated in jail while waiting for a competency evaluation,” she said. “We want to ensure that individuals are not subjected to unjustified detention.” The original federal lawsuit filed in 2014 was brought because many mentally ill defendants waited weeks or months in jails for a competency evaluation. If found incompetent to stand trial, they had to wait for months to be moved into a psychiatric hospital to receive treatment to have competency restored. After a multi-day hearing, U.S. District Judge Marsha Pechman said the state was violating the constitutional rights of some of its most vulnerable citizens. She issued a permanent injunction requiring the state to provide mentally ill people with competency evaluations and treatment

within seven days of a state judge’s order. “Our jails are not suitable places for the mentally ill to be warehoused while they wait for services,” Pechman said in a written order. “Jails are not hospitals.” She gave the state until January to resolve the competency crisis by hiring needed staff and providing hospital bed space. The state appealed the portion of Pechman’s ruling that sets a seven-day deadline for competency evaluations. The state did not object to the deadline for competence restoration treatment. Jane Beyer, an assistant secretary for the behavioral health agency, said that they appealed because they were concerned about false-positives in the evaluations. She said when the evaluations are done too quickly, more defendants are found to be incompetent than actually suffer from a mental illness. During the 2015

legislative session, lawmakers passed a bill to establish a 14-day deadline for mental health evaluations of people charged in crimes. In his opening brief, state Solicitor General Noah Purcell said no court in the country has imposed a seven-day deadline for competency evaluations of jailed criminal defendants. He argued that the issue is whether waiting longer than a week violates the Sixth Amendment protection against lengthy pretrial incarceration. The lawyers for the defendants have failed to prove that violation exists, Purcell said. “Neither Washington’s statutory 14-day limit, nor 2014’s average wait time of 22 days is presumptively prejudicial,” Purcell said. But the lawyers for the mentally ill say they are holding fast on the sevenday limit. “We look forward to a time when the state stops litigating and starts fixing its system,” Khandelwal said.

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LAKE STEVENS — A house was destroyed by a fire Sunday and power was knocked out to hundreds of homes while crews battled the blaze. The fire was reported around 4:30 p.m. in the 1900 block of Vernon Road. The house was fully engulfed when crews arrived. Firefighters were hampered by live electrical lines and called for power to be shut off. No injuries were reported, according to the Lake Stevens police. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Seattle: Killer whale baby boom continues The Center for Whale Research says a seventh calf in 12 months was born into the endangered Southern Resident killer whale population. The group says the calf was first spotted Nov. 10 from West Seattle. Researchers used photographs to confirm Friday that the calf was new. It was born to L pod and will be designated L123. The Center for Whale Research says the birth of a calf is cause to celebrate but it’s important to remember that the calf adds another mouth to feed for the struggling population of South

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Port Angeles: Search on for escaped prisoner Authorities in Port Angeles are looking for an escaped prisoner who was being held in the Clallam County jail on property crimes. The Clallam County sheriff’s office said Anthony Joshua Freitas, 26, was reported missing around 3 p.m. Saturday. Authorities note that the Sequim man is not dangerous but members of the public who see Freitas should call the police and not contact him. He was being held on charges including malicious mischief. From Herald news services

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House Elementary, Secondary Education: The House on Dec. 2 adopted, 359-64, the conference report on a bill that would extend federal elementary and secondary education programs for four years while devolving considerable authority to states and localities. A

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yes vote backed a bill that would continue No Child Left Behind test requirements but with more state and local control over steps to improve scores. (S 1177)

emissions from existing coal- and gas-fired power plants. A yes vote was to send the measure (SJ Res 24) to President Barack Obama and his expected veto.

Voting yes: Suzan DelBene, D-1, Rick Larsen, D-2, Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-3, Dan Newhouse, R-4, Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-5, Derek Kilmer, D-6, Jim McDermott, D-7, Dave Reichert, R-8, Adam Smith, D-9, Denny Heck, D-10

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Republican Energy Package: The House passed, 249-174, a GOP-drafted bill that would, in part, repeal a current ban on exporting U.S. crude oil; expedite construction of energy pipelines and hydropower units; increase energy efficiency in federal buildings and better protect the U.S. electrical grid against cyber attacks. A yes vote was to pass HR 8 over Democrats’ arguments that it over-emphasizes fossil fuels while downplaying clean-energy

Five-Year Transportation Bill: The House on Dec. 3 approved, 359-65, the expenditure of $305 billion over five years for highway and mass-transit construction projects, to be paid for by steps such as drawing down the Highway Trust Fund, selling federal petroleum reserves and diverting Federal Reserve surpluses to infrastructure accounts. A yes vote was to approve the conference report on HR 22.

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Voting yes: DelBene, Larsen, Herrera Beutler, Newhouse, McMorris Rodgers, Kilmer, McDermott, Reichert, Smith, Heck

Senate Guns, Explosives, Terrorist Watch List: By a vote of 45-54, the Senate on Dec. 3 defeated an amendment to a bill repealing the 2010 health law that sought to prohibit the sale of firearms or explosives to individuals on the FBI’s terrorist watch list. A yes vote was to add the gun-control amendment to HR 3762.

Voting no: Cantwell, Murray Regaining Discontinued Health Policies: The Senate on Dec. 3 failed, 56-44, to reach 60 votes needed to advance a bid by Republicans to enable individuals to regain health policies that were replaced two years ago by more costly ones that complied with Affordable Care Act minimumcoverage requirements. A yes vote backed the amendment to HR 3762 (above).

Voting yes: Maria Cantwell, D; Patty Murray, D 72-Hour Delay of Gun Sales: By a vote of 55-44, the Senate on Dec. 3 failed to reach 60 votes needed to advance a GOP-sponsored amendment to HR 3762 (above) that sought to delay firearms sales for up to 72 hours if the purchaser is listed on the FBI’s terrorist watch list. Federal attorneys would have to obtain a court order imposing the delay. Law enforcement officers would move in if they sensed the buyer had actual terrorism connections. A yes vote was to advance the gun-rights amendment.

Voting no: Cantwell, Murray

Voting no: Cantwell, Murray Expanded Gun Background Checks: The Senate on Dec. 3 defeated, 48-50, an amendment to HR 3762 (above) that sought to require criminal and mentalhealth background checks of those seeking to buy guns in virtually all commercial transactions, including those made online and at gun shows. A yes vote was to tighten current procedures that are estimated to allow more than half of non-private U.S. gun sales to avoid the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. Voting yes: Cantwell, Murray Affordable Care Act Repeal: The Senate on Dec. 3 voted, 52-47, to repeal major parts of the Affordable Care Act while defunding Planned Parenthood for one year. The bill would effectively kill the health law by repealing its individual and employer mandates and taxes on medical devices and high-priced health insurance benefits. A yes vote was to send HR 3762 to Obama, who has promised a veto. Voting no: Cantwell, Murray

Unplanned Pregnancies, Uninsured Women: Voting 54-46, the Senate on Dec. 3 tabled (killed) a Democratic amendment to HR 3762 (above) that sought to preserve federal payments to Planned Parenthood and reduce the number of unplanned pregnancies or women without health care. A yes vote was to kill the amendment.

Five-Year Transportation Bill: Voting 83-16, the Senate on Dec. 3 joined the House in adopting the conference report on a bill (HR 22) that would provide $305 billion over five years for highway construction and other transportation programs while reauthorizing the Export-Import Bank for four years. The bill is financed by receipts from the Highway Trust Fund along with revenue from steps such as selling government oil reserves and diverting Federal Reserve surpluses to infrastructure accounts. A yes vote was to send the measure to Obama. Voting yes: Cantwell, Murray New Foreign Aid Chief: The Senate on Nov. 30 confirmed, 797, Gayle E. Smith as administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development, which disburses and oversees American aid to developing nations. A yes vote was to confirm Smith seven months after the GOP-led Senate received her nomination from Obama. Voting yes: Cantwell, Murray Key votes ahead: During the week of Dec. 7, the House will take up a bill to tighten the visa-waiver program to guard against entry by terrorists, while the Senate will vote on an elementary and secondary education bill. Congress faces a Dec. 11 deadline for passing a bill to fund the government beyond that date. Voterama in Congress

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Light timing for 88th and I-5 Larry Hawk, of Marysville, and a whole pack of others wonder if changes are coming to the signal timing on 88th Street NE at I-5: “When will the city of Marysville and the Washington State DOT get their people together and figure out how to time the light westbound on 88th to get more than five cars through the light to go the reservation, or north to Mount Vernon or south the Everett?” The Tulalip Tribes has said it plans to tackle that interchange in the future. Until then, patience may be needed. Tom Pearce of WSDOT responds: “WSDOT has reviewed the timing, made some adjustments and will continue to monitor traffic in the area of I-5 and 88th Street Northeast. The needs of vehicles on westbound 88th need to be balanced with those of vehicles headed eastbound. Traffic in this area will always be a challenge because of the heavy volume that uses this interchange to reach nearby shopping, entertainment and residential areas.”

Part of the sentencing conditions included complying with antiharassment orders to protect the Molina employees. Farzad admitted that he was upset with Molina over denying psychiatric medications to his patients. He continues to deny making any threats to employees. Farzad was licensed to practice in Washington in 2005. State records show he has worked for at least three different clinics since 2012. The state Department of Health suspended Farzad’s license shortly after his arrest. The suspension was upheld after a hearing. Eric Stevick: 425-3393446; stevick@heraldnet. com.

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Obama: We will beat ISIS “What we can do, and must do, is make it harder for them to kill,” he said. Associated Press

“The dark path of radicalization” Obama said that while there was no evidence the shooters were directed by a terror network overseas or part of a broader plot, “the two of them had gone down the dark path of radicalization.” “This was an act of terrorism designed to kill innocent people,” he said in the 13-minute address. In speaking from the Oval Office, Obama turned to a tool of the presidency that he has used infrequently. His decision to speak in prime time reflected the White House’s concern that his message on the recent attacks hasn’t broken through, particularly in the midst of a heated presidential campaign. Yet Obama’s speech was likely to leave his critics unsatisfied. He announced no significant shift in U.S. strategy and offered no new policy prescriptions for defeating ISIS, underscoring both his confidence in his current approach and the lack of easy options for countering the extremist group.

“Assuage people’s fears” “Nothing that happened in the speech tonight is going to assuage people’s fears,” Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, a Republican presidential candidate, said on Fox News. Obama did call for cooperation between private companies and law enforcement to ensure potential

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Our success won’t depend on tough talk, or abandoning our values or giving in to fear. Instead, we will prevail by being strong and smart, resilient and relentless.” — President Barack Obama, speaking on terrorism

attackers can’t use technology to evade detection. He also urged Congress to pass new force authorization for military actions under way against ISIS in Iraq and Syria, and also to approve legislation to bar guns from being sold to people prohibited from flying on planes in the U.S. for terrorist concerns. And he implored Americans to not turn against Muslims at home, saying the Islamic State is driven by a desire to spark a war between the West and Islam. Still, he called on Muslims in the U.S. and around the world to take up the cause of fighting extremism. The spread of radical Islam into American communities, he said, is “a real problem that Muslims must confront without excuse.”

Fiance visa program The president’s most specific policy announcement was to order the departments of State and Homeland Security to review the fiance visa program that the female shooter in California used to enter the U.S. In his remarks, Obama referred to a visa waiver program that Congress is also reviewing, but the White House later clarified he meant the fiance program He also reiterated his call for broader gun control legislation, saying no matter how effective law enforcement and intelligence agencies are, they

can’t identify every would-be shooter. He called it a matter of national security to prevent potential killers from getting guns. “What we can do, and must do, is make it harder for them to kill,” he said. Obama stands little chance of getting the Republicanled Congress to agree to any gun control measures. On Thursday, the Senate rejected legislation barring people suspected by the government of being terrorists from purchasing firearms. Gun rights advocates say such a ban would violate the rights of people who haven’t been convicted of crimes.

More force against ISIS Congress also has been unable to coalesce behind any plan to authorize more force against ISIS, and the administration’s proposal has languished since February. Obama repeated his longstanding opposition to an American-led ground war in the Middle East and made no mention of the more aggressive action others have suggested, including a enforcing a nofly zone and safe corridors in Syria. “Our success won’t depend on tough talk, or abandoning our values or giving in to fear,” he said. “Instead, we will prevail by being strong and smart,

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resilient and relentless.” After the speech, the president appeared as previously scheduled at the Kennedy Center Honors tribute in Washington. The president’s critics — and increasingly, some members of his own party — have questioned his strategy. Hours before he spoke, Hillary Clinton — his former secretary of state and the front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination — said the U.S. is “not winning” the fight against ISIS.

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being aggressive enough in the fight. Demands for a change in strategy increased after the terrorist attacks in Paris last month and the shooting rampage that killed 14 people in California on Wednesday. While Persian Gulf states in led coalition have flown relatively few airstrikes, Britain has expanded its bombing beyond

Iraq into Syria, and France has sent its nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, the Charles de Gaulle, into the eastern Mediterranean as a launch pad for airstrikes into Syria. U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter also has announced creation of a U.S. “expeditionary targeting force” that can conduct special operations in Iraq

The U.S. Justice Department is expected to launch a wide-ranging investigation this week into the patterns and practices of the Chicago Police Department after a white police officer shot a black teenager 16 times, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Sunday. The person said the Justice Department is expected to make the announcement of a civil rights investigation this week. The person was not authorized to discuss the investigation publicly because it has not yet been announced.

Florida: Launch success A U.S. shipment of much-needed groceries and other astronaut supplies rocketed toward the International Space Station for the first time in months Sunday, reigniting NASA’s commercial delivery service. If the Orbital ATK capsule arrives at the space station Wednesday as planned, it will represent the first U.S. delivery since spring. To NASA’s relief, the weather cooperated after three days of high wind and cloudy skies that kept the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket firmly on the ground.

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Obama has insisted that the Islamic State is contained in Iraq and Syria. However, the group has set its sights elsewhere in the world, launching attacks in Lebanon and Turkey and downing a Russia airliner over Egypt. The Nov. 13 attacks in Paris marked the group’s most aggressive actions in Europe, a coordinated effort that left 130 people dead and wounded hundreds more. Last week, the terror threat drew even closer for Americans when a couple — a 29-year-old woman originally from Pakistan and her 28-yearold American-born husband — launched an attack on a holiday luncheon in San Bernardino. The FBI is investigating the massacre as a terrorist attack that, if proved, would be the deadliest by Islamic extremists on American soil since Sept. 11, 2001. The woman pledged allegiance to ISIS and its leader in a Facebook post, according to U.S. official who was not authorized to discuss the case publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity. A Facebook official said the post came about the time the couple stormed the San Bernardino social service center.

A plane carrying actor Morgan Freeman and his pilot blew a tire on takeoff from a Tunica airport and made an emergency landing in which its landing gear collapsed and the Emivest SJ-30 plane ran off the side of a runway, authorities said. No one was injured. Freeman issued a statement saying he was heading to Texas from Mississippi aboard his plane to shoot a segment for the series, “The Story of God.” “But thanks to my excellent pilot Jimmy Hobson we landed safely without a scratch,” Freeman said.

3,300 bombs hit ISIS last month WASHINGTON — The U.S.led coalition against Islamic State last month dropped the most bombs in its 16-month campaign in Iraq and Syria, according to new Air Force data. The 3,271 munitions used in November were almost double the 1,683 in June, the low point of this year. They bring to almost 32,000 the weapons — most of them precision-guided — dropped by fighters, B-1B bombers and drones in almost 11,000 combat sorties since August 2014, according to statistics compiled by Air Force Central Command. President Barack Obama has defended his strategy for fighting Islamic State against criticism from Republicans in Congress and in the presidential campaign who say he’s not

Jimmy Carter says he is now cancer-free PLAINS, Ga. — Former President Jimmy Carter told a large Sunday school class he was teaching that there are no signs of the cancer in his liver and brain months after his melanoma diagnosis, a family friend in attendance said. “We were very, very surprised,” said Jill Stuckey, who is also a church member at Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains. “This was just wonderful news out of the blue.” Those in attendance broke into applause, she said.

By Julie Pace WASHINGTON — In a rare Oval Office address, President Barack Obama vowed Sunday night the U.S. will overcome a new phase of the terror threat that seeks to “poison the minds” of people here and around the world, as he sought to reassure Americans shaken by recent attacks in Paris and California. “I know that after so much war, many Americans are asking whether we are confronted by a cancer that has no immediate cure,” he said, speaking from a lectern in his West Wing office. “The threat from terrorism is real, but we will overcome it,” he declared. The president’s speech followed Wednesday’s shooting in San Bernardino, California, that killed 14 people and wounded 21. Authorities say a couple carried out the attack and the wife pledged allegiance to the Islamic State and its leader in a Facebook post.

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and Syria. No U.S. official has suggested that airstrikes or special operations alone would destroy Islamic State in Iraq and Syria without capable indigenous forces to attack and hold cities such as Sinjar, and eventually Ramadi and Mosul. The battle against Islamic State isn’t succeeding and more needs to be done to address the threat, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said Sunday on ABC’s “This Week.” “We’re not winning but it’s too soon to say that we are doing everything we need to do,” she said. “We have to fight them in the air. We have to fight them on ground and we have to fight on the Internet. And we have to do everything we can with our friends and partners around the world to protect ourselves.”

AROUND THE WORLD France: Rightist party leads Polling agency projections suggest the far right National Front took the lead in the first round of regional elections Sunday, in a new boost for Marine Le Pen’s anti-immigration strategy and a new blow to President Francois Hollande’s Socialists. The agencies Ifop, OpinionWay and Ipsos based their projections on actual vote count in select constituencies. They projected that the National Front won between 27 and 30 percent support nationwide, followed by former President Nicolas Sarkozy’s Republicans. The Socialists, who currently run nearly all of the country’s regions, are projected to come in a weak third place, with between 22 and 24 percent.

Italy: Refugees from Libya The number of migrants risking the sea route from Libya to Italy has risen sharply, despite worsening weather conditions, with rescue teams saving more than 4,900 people in the Mediterranean from Thursday to Sunday, the Italian coast guard said. Most of those were rescued from lightweight dinghies, the coast guard said. The rescue missions were carried out by Italian coast guard and marines, as well as the EU rescue mission, EUNAVFOR MED, and the charity, Doctors without Borders.

Yeman: Blast kills governor A huge explosion killed the governor of southern Aden province and six of his bodyguards Sunday, security officials said, in an attack that was later claimed by a local Islamic State affiliate. If true, it would be the most high-profile assassination carried out by the Islamic State group in Yemen. The war-torn country is home to what Washington considers the most dangerous al-Qaida offshoot, which controls parts of the country, mainly in the east and the south. However, the Islamic State’s local affiliate has been stepping up its attacks lately, including an explosion at a mosque and targeted suicide car bombings. From Herald news services

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Carrot Top T-shirt sparks career By Josh Farley Kitsap Sun

KITSAP — On a trip to Vegas eight years ago, Eric Orn went to see Carrot Top. The Central Kitsap screenprinter and artist made his own T-shirt to wear to the show, depicting the comedian on a gambling chip. He was stopped by security before he got in the door. “We thought, ‘They’re not going to let us in,’ ” Orn said. They did more than escort him to his front-row seat — he was called backstage for a private meeting with the comedian, who loved the shirt and wanted more where that came from. It was a turning point in Orn’s life, allowing the 51-year-old to focus more on his artwork and special projects, rather than big monotonous orders. He produces all his designed clothing in a garage near Cottonwood Elementary School. Today, Carrot Top’s projects make up about 40 percent of the work he does professionally, and he’s able to pick and choose the rest — some of which comes from other celebrities he’s met through the comedian. “He’s really changed the way I do things,” Orn said. “I owe a lot to him.” A Renton native, Orn’s been drawing since his parents let him have paper to doodle on in church. He’s never stopped, including filling sketchbooks on the five to eight flights every year he makes to see Carrot Top and clients in Las Vegas. “The art is what’s driving me,” he said of his profession. An Air Force veteran, Orn’s first paying gig as an artist was at Fishing and Hunting News as an ad designer. But when he and his wife, Kitsap native Margaret, decided to move to the county from Seattle, he started his own firm, 1010 Graphics, in 1995. The business grew from offices in Silverdale and Port Gamble. But Orn found that no matter how many shirts his company was able to print, the work was not nearly as rewarding as smaller, more creative projects were. “The bigger I got, the more I didn’t like it,” he said. Then, he met Carrot Top. Around the same time, he met Louis Anderson, another comedian and Vegas performer. The work’s been steady ever since, picking up projects along the way: celebrities from Elton John to Dale Earnhardt Jr., outfits including Queen, Motley Crue

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and the Blue Man Group. He shut down the storefront and moved the business into his garage. Despite requests he move to Las Vegas to be closer to clients, he’s managed to stay put, relying on a near constant banter with Scott Thompson, AKA Carrot Top, over text messaging and FedEx’s overnight delivery service. The comedian,

who performs six nights a week at Vegas’ Luxor hotel, often wears Orn’s T-shirts on stage and during television appearances. Jeff Molitz, Carrot Top’s personal assistant, praised Orn’s ability to “turn artwork on a dime.” “If we ask him for something, he knocks it out lickety-split,” Molitz said. “And the quality and creativeness is always top notch.”

Orn hasn’t forgotten about some select, if less famous, clientele here in Kitsap County. He’s long designed T-shirts for the local chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Drivers and for the Kitsap County Traffic Safety Commission, and he continues to do so. “He’ll go from small orders to huge orders but he still remembers us,” said Marsha Masters,

the local traffic safety commission coordinator. “He’s just a real down-home nice guy.” He still makes all the aprons and other apparel for Noah’s Ark Restaurant on Sixth Street in Bremerton and donates clothing to Coffee Oasis. “He’s very caring and compassionate, and community minded,” said Bianca Garguile, manager of Noah’s Ark and a volunteer with Coffee Oasis. “He does it because he’s still a member of our community.” Orn started a new business called Sketchbook Ink about a year ago. He’d like to focus even more on animation and cartooning. For now, his business palate is quite full. “It’s just nonstop,” he said.

ENTREPRENEURSHIP 101 | By Ryan Davis

Holiday season is good time to manage your risk O

ur local economy is booming and many small businesses are reaping the rewards of improved consumer confidence, low unemployment rates and a bounce back in housing prices. However, it is important to take time to assess future risks to your enterprise. A few areas you should consider reviewing during the holiday season:

Do you have the right business structure?

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According to the United States Small Business Administration, 73 percent of enterprises operate as sole proprietorships. Incorporating as a Limited Liability Corporation, S-Corporation or

C-Corporation provides a range of benefits to business owners. Most importantly, incorporation protects the personal assets of the business owner should an unfortunate event occur. Incorporating (particularly as an LLC) is extremely easy and can be completed in less than a week. Visit the Washington Secretary of State Office at www. sos.wa.gov for easy to complete forms to incorporate your business.

How am I managing my cash? Profitable businesses can still fail from lack of cash flow. Many businesses purchase too much inventory, fail to dedicate

The grand opening of the first Beef Jerky Outlet franchise in the Pacific Northwest is Saturday at 8825 34th Ave. NE, Tulalip. The store features more than 200 jerky varieties and sizes, including specialty meats like kangaroo, alligator, venison and elk with exotic flavors ranging from Moonshine to Cajun. Tom Miller is the owner of the Outlet, one of

resources to timely collections or underestimate sales cycle time. Take time out to reflect on your cash management outcomes from the previous year and look for ways to improve your strategies. If your business is booming, take time to talk with your local bank about a line of credit to facilitate growth particularly while interest rates remain low.

the aftermath of a data breach. Reviewing the Federal Communications Commission “Ten Cybersecurity Tips for Small Business” is an excellent way to start your virtual risk assessment and can be found at www. fcc.gov/cyberforsmallbiz. From credit card payments to free WiFi access for your customers, online security affects every business today.

What is my online security risk?

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Hackers often target small businesses lacking robust security infrastructure for data theft or other cyber-crimes. CNBC News Channel reports 60 percent of small business fail in

Most businesses have basic insurance policies to cover general or specific liabilities. However, if your business has grown substantially, revisiting those policies to make sure

45 franchises throughout the country. Early Bird registration discounts for Pacific Northwest Aerospace Alliance’s 15th Annual Aerospace Conference, Flying into the Future, will end Dec. 15. The three-day event that comes to Lynnwood Feb. 9 through 11 will examine the future of the industry. In 2015, more than 520

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you have sufficient coverage is critical. If you have added a new location, new project or professional service make sure your insurance reflects those changes. Also it is important to remember that most homeowners policies do not cover commercial operations, so if you are running your business from your home, obtain insurance that covers those activities. We all prefer to celebrate closing a big sale and increasing profits. However, knowing you have mitigated your risk factors will give you the confidence to take your business to greater heights in the new year. Ryan Davis is dean of Business and Applied Technology at Everett Community College.

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Canada may act quickly to legalize marijuana The Washington Post MONTREAL — For police across Canada, August is harvest time. Officers begin the ritual of chopping down marijuana plants hidden in cornfields, remote mountain valleys and forest clearings. If the grower is unlucky enough to be caught, he is taken off to court. Each police unit hits two or three of these hidden marijuana plantations, with the confiscated pot taken to incinerators. The destruction of marijuana plants goes on for about two weeks,

and then it’s back to normal police work. Has this war on marijuana worked? “No, it hasn’t,” said Clive Weighill, chief of the Saskatoon police force, president of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police and a veteran of the August raids. Times, however, are beginning to change in Canada. The new Liberal government has promised to act quickly to legalize marijuana for general use, which would make Canada the first G-20 country to end cannabis prohibition on a national level.

Weighill is among those in favor. “We are looking to the United States and the Colorado experience, the Washington experience, and we hope to learn from that.” The opposition Conservative Party strongly opposes legalization, claiming it will make cannabis “more easily available to youth.” But faced with a large Liberal majority supported by the socialist New Democratic Party, the Conservatives are powerless to stop legalization. Each year the federal government

spends as much as 500 million Canadian dollars on drug enforcement and prosecution, according to the auditor general. About 50 million Canadian dollars go to raiding marijuana plantations. These figures do not include the money spent by provincial and municipal authorities. Studies have shown that past-year use among Canadians age 15 to 24 is the highest in the developed world, with a recent study putting the rate at 24.6 percent. For adults 25 and over, the figure drops to 8 percent.

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Associated Press SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — At a church, a mosque, a makeshift street-corner memorial and other sites, they gathered Sunday to mourn the 14 victims of the San Bernardino massacre and lament that the community has now been added to the tragic list of U.S. cities scarred by terrible violence. Residents struggled to come to terms with the violence and hoped the community would unite in mourning and not be divided by the disclosure that the killers were a religious Muslim couple. “It’s unfortunate that we’re on this list now, a list like Newtown, Aurora and others where such tragic events occurred,” Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., told a crowd at a mosque. “It’s not how I want San Bernardino remembered.” Investigators were looking into what led Tashfeen Malik and Syed Farook to attack the gathering of Farook’s co-workers Wednesday. Authorities were trying to determine if Malik, who was born in Pakistan and spent considerable time in Saudi Arabia, radicalized her American-born husband, Farook, and was the driving force behind the rampage, two officials said Sunday. That possibility emerged late last week when it was disclosed that Malik had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group in a Facebook post about the time of the bloodbath at a holiday luncheon. Malik, 29, and Farook, 28, were killed in a furious shootout with police hours after the attack. On Sunday, scores of mourners,

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including members of the Muslim community, visited a growing memorial on a corner near the social service center where the shooting took place. There were American flags, a poster that read “Pray for the world,” balloons, candles and cards. Many said they hoped the community would pull together. “I’m trying to use it as a teaching thing for myself and for my children that horrible things happen, but it doesn’t mean that everybody is a horrible person,” said Eric Abrams, of San Bernardino. At the St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church, where shooting victim Yvette Velasco worshipped, the service focused on the need to get beyond the anger. Many parishioners said they would reach deep into their faith to find some way to forgive. More than 100 people gathered for an interfaith memorial service at a mosque where Farook had occasionally prayed. Framed photos of the victims were placed Counsel for the Putative Class: Counsel for the Putative Class: on a table at the Islamic Community CenCROTTY & SON LAW FIRM, PLLC COHEN MILSTEIN SELLERS & TOLL PLLC Matthew Z. Crotty R. Joseph Barton ter of Redlands, with a candle lit for each. 905 W. Riverside Ave. Ste. 409 1100 New York Avenue, N.W. Muslim community members said they Spokane, WA 99201 West Tower, Suite 500 are feeling both grief over the loss and fear Telephone: (509) 850-7011 Washington, D.C. 20005-3934 of a backlash against their community. Email: matt@crottyandson.com Telephone: (202) 408-4600 or Toll Free: 1-888-240-0775 They encouraged community members to Email: washingtonpatrol@cohenmilstein.com come together and not live in fear. WASHINGTON LAWYERS COMMITTEE FOR LAW OFFICE OF THOMAS G. JARRARD “It is really sad that we meet because of CIVIL RIGHTS & URBAN AFFAIRS Thomas G. Jarrard this. It is sad that only in death are we able Peter Romer-Friedman 1020 N. Washington St 11 Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 400 to celebrate humanity,” 30-year-old memSpokane, WA 99201-2237 Washington, DC 20036 Telephone: (425) 239-7290 ber Ajarat Bada said, fighting back tears. Telephone: (202) 319-1000 Email: tjarrard@att.net Federal investigators continued trying to Email: peter_romerfriedman@washlaw.org establish what pushed the couple to carry PLEASE DO NOT CALL THE COURT REGARDING THIS NOTICE. out what appears to be the deadliest attack Dated: December 7, 2015 on American soil by Islamic extremists T:10” The Action also provides for relief for current or former WSP commissioned officers who were denied, among other things, veteran preference since 9/11. points and veteran preference promotion points. Those individuals should have received a separate notice.

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IN OUR VIEW | Fighting crime

Tools to trip up the thieves For years now, copper wire and any big metal object — think church bells, memorial benches, sculptures, etc., have been the target of thieves who sell the stolen goods to metal recyclers. The latest trend in the stolen currency, as evidenced by recent news reports, and letters to the editor, are tools. Tools that hard-working people use to build and fix things. The thieves aren’t interested in using the tools, of course, but in selling (or recycling) them. Consider just a few recent news reports. In October, thieves took more than $15,000 worth of tools from the nearly threeyear-old Northeast Seattle Tool Library. The library is exactly what it sounds like — a place

for community members to go and borrow a tool, for free. After the break-in, the city and citizens donated money and tools to restore the library’s holdings. Also in October, authorities say $5,000 worth of power tools and building materials for the Puget Sound Labor Agency Regional Access Mobility Program (RAMP) were stolen. The nonprofit program builds low-cost wheelchair ramps for disabled residents on limited incomes living in and around Western Washington. The agency still seeks donations to replace the stolen items. In August, KIRO 7 reported on a rash of garage and shed break-ins in North Seattle, with tools and bikes targeted. Snohomish County

authorities have long dealt with similar crimes. The increase in thefts of all kinds stem from heroin addicts, law enforcement reports. A letter to the editor on today’s page details one local family’s experience with theft of tools. Anthony Mish, a Kirkland man known for his dazzling lights display at his infamous “Hawk House,” and a contractor by trade, recently reported that his new flatbed truck filled with over $10,000 worth of tools was stolen. KING 5 reported that “Snohomish County Sheriff’s deputies took a report but they say they receive dozens of similar reports each week and it’s unlikely they’ll find Mish’s items.” Thieves are increasingly

using online classified websites instead of pawn shops to sell stolen goods, according to law enforcement. And victims are increasingly tracking down their own stolen goods this way. Which is why it is important to write down serial numbers for all valuable items. Other suggestions include engraving your name on your tools and/or painting them brightly. Other advice: Don’t leave any valuables in your vehicle and have lights on around your property, like motion sensor lights and outdoor porch lights. Let’s help each other outwit the thieves, and those who also profit from their thievery by buying stolen goods.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ■■PROPERTY TAXES

Help available for some seniors I wonder if the writer complaining that renters should not be allowed to vote on anything that might raise his property taxes knows that as a retired senior, with low income, he may be eligible for reduced property taxes. The amount of deduction can be substantial. It is for me. I am very grateful for this. Being a woman who worked over 50 years before retiring, I am used to paying the same price as men for food, clothing, housing, medical care, etc. However, I was not paid as much as the men for doing the same job. So with this same thought in mind, I guess men should not be allowed to vote on anything that might affect the salary of under-paid women. Carla Klosterman Mountlake Terrace

■■BURGLARY

Tool thieves took everything Sometime between 2 and 4 a.m. Wednesday while my spouse and I were sleeping, two or more people entered my property and quietly removed items from my workshop and tool sheds in the backyard. Taken were complete tool sets, metric tool sets, electronic and electrical test meters and equipment, reciprocating saw, two circular saws, three drill motors, jig saws, a new chain saw and weed eater along with a 5-ton new hydraulic jack, a large torque wrench and numerous large pipe wrenches and pond pumps. The above is only a partial list of items taken. A new sump pump still in its carton was found laying on my front side lawn which was obviously dropped while making a hasty departure. What is sad is that some of the items taken were of great sentimental value to me and my family that were accumulated over a 60-year span only to have them taken away in about 30 minutes. My 27-year-old Nissan pickup truck was also ransacked and a replica U.S. Treasury Department agents Inspectors badge made into a money clip was taken, which was given to me by my deceased daughter who was a federal agent. This can never be replaced. Should this letter be published I have my doubts that it will be read by the individuals that took the liberty of robbing an old man of a lifetime’s worth of accumulations, as well as personal items that have no value to anyone other than my family. Have a Merry Christmas. Earl M. Haas Lake Stevens

■■UNITED STATES

Good strategy to welcome refugees If you have a heart you can certainly feel for the Syrian refugees, especially those beautiful, dark-eyed children who know not what their fate is, nor asked for anything like the chaos that others have created. I can understand the reluctance to let folks from that part of the world into our nation. We witness, every day, the reasons why we don’t want to trust people of the Muslim faith, but didn’t we allow millions of illegal immigrants from south of our borders? Most say they are and were escaping the drug wars and the violence it brings. They also seek economic opportunity. So the difference is mostly religion, they were usually Catholic. Now we don’t want the mostly Muslim Syrians, but wouldn’t this be a great opportunity to turn the distrust, the hate, and the intolerance that some Islamic religious leaders preach, into a lesson for the Muslim world? To see the hated United States taking in the victims of the senseless and ongoing violence. How can we be labeled “The Great Satan” if we’re allowing them to come here? These refugees are vetted far more than those allowed into this country on the visa waiver program. In case you’re not familiar with the program, in brief, there are 38 countries whose citizens can enter the U.S. without a visa. I believe that the terrorists that struck Paris could all been allowed into this country without a visa because the are, or were, citizens of one of those 38 countries. But it’s good for business, so say our politicians, Democrat and Republican alike. So if it’s good for Wall Street it must

Have your say Feel strongly about something? Share it with the community by writing a letter to the editor. You’ll need to include your name, address and daytime phone number. (We’ll only publish your name and hometown.) If your letter is published, please wait 30 days before submitting another. Send it to: Email: letters@heraldnet.com Mail: Letters section The Daily Herald P.O. Box 930 Everett, WA 98206 Have a question about letters? Call Carol MacPherson at 425-339-3472 or send an e-mail to letters@heraldnet. com.

be good for the rest of us, right? Let the Syrian refugees in. Don Curtis Clinton

■■MASS MURDER

Don’t publish names of killers Could you please not publish these cowards’ names or their picture? We do not (or should not) care to know who they are. They have decided to hunt unarmed humans for the notoriety of it all. Let’s start by not giving them that. Martha Shegrud Lynnwood

■■ISIS

Force won’t work against ideology Much talk lately about “destroying” ISIS. We can’t destroy ISIS because it is first and foremost not a people but an ideology. No matter how many we “kill,” others will take their place and though we might temporarily reduce their numbers, they will in one form or another continue to create terror throughout the world. We can’t defeat an ideology with brute force. So,what then can we do? I would suggest that the root of the problem lies in our own ideology; namely our turning away as a nation from God. A recent magazine headline complained about the violence taking place in our country saying that “God isn’t fixing this.” When we have “free will” how can God “fix it” as long as we continue to blame Him for the effects of the choices we as a society choose to make? God can and would fix this if, as a nation, we were willing to turn to Him and not as is now the case, against Him. Shalom, Michael Koontz Everett

■■NFL

Keep names on jerseys visible Pro football players with long hair should put it up under their helmets, or tucked into their jerseys so you can read their number and name. They make millions a year. They must be able to afford a haircut. Rod Zabell Snohomish

Guns protect better than gun control can

here are two kinds of Americans. One sees a mass shooting — such as the recent killings in San Bernardino, California, and Colorado Springs, Colorado — and automatically thinks other people should not be able to buy or own guns or own some kinds of guns. The other learns of a mass shooting and DEBRA J. SAUNDERS takes comfort in the Second Amendment’s right to bear arms. I fall into the second group while being surrounded by people in the first group. When a mass shooting occurs, the typical Bay Area voter reacts by calling for gun control measures to disarm white male gun nuts. It’s a very human reflex. People who are passionate about policy like to think that if their political views prevailed, then the world would be a safer place. Some observers, however, went too far in their eagerness to blame gun nuts. During a story on the San Bernardino shootings, which left 14 dead, the BBC’s James Cook proclaimed, “Just another day in the United States of America, another day of gunfire, panic and fear.” Can you imagine an American reporter introducing a story on the Paris shootings that left 130 dead with the same attitude? As the story unfolded Wednesday, President Barack Obama acknowledged that authorities did not know details but said, “The one thing we do know is that we have a pattern now of mass shootings in this country that has no parallel anywhere else in the world.” The president has, in the past, made similar claims, which PolitiFact has rated “mostly false.” The United States falls behind Norway, Finland and Switzerland in mass shootings per capita. Obama went on to say, “And for those who are concerned about terrorism, some may be aware of the fact that we have a no-fly list where people can’t get on planes, but those same people who we don’t allow to fly could go into a store right now in the United States and buy a firearm, and there’s nothing that we can do to stop them. That’s a law that needs to be changed.” It was a dry, political response. Sen. Barbara Boxer called on Congress to pass gun control laws like those in her state of California, which she acknowledged did not prevent the shooters from obtaining two assault-style rifles. “In California, we have tough gun laws. I don’t know how these weapons got where they were,” quoth Boxer. “We’ll find out.” Boxer told her colleagues she does not understand “why anyone else would need to have this type of weapon.” It’s true; Boxer does not understand that there are a lot of people in this country who prefer to take charge of their own protection rather than cede their security to laws that don’t work. San Bernardino police Chief Jarrod Burguan told Politico that all four of the weapons used by shooters Syed Farook, 28, and his wife, Tashfeen Malik, 27, were purchased legally. In California, that entails a background check. Farook purchased two of the guns. Police found 1,600 rounds of ammunition in the couple’s rented SUV when deputies killed them during a shootout. Later, police found 4,500 rounds of ammo, a dozen pipe bombs and hundreds of tools that could have been used to make more bombs in their home. Burguan believes that the two had the capability to wage another attack when they were stopped. Every piece of new information — the arsenal, the black tactical gear, reports that Malik pledged allegiance to the Islamic State on Facebook during the attack — suggests that this was not a case of angry-man gun violence or workplacerelated violence but a planned terrorist attack. By choosing Farook’s colleagues — who had thrown him a baby shower — as targets, the couple served the goal of radical Islamists: to drive a wedge between Muslims and non-Muslims. This is pure evil. I don’t believe that a federal assault weapons ban could stop a Colorado Springs-style shooting. I certainly don’t think “gun safety” laws could stop terrorists. If Congress were to pass such a ban, then lawmakers would have to grandfather existing assault weapons. Manufacturers would find legal ways around Washington restrictions. The kind of Americans who want to take charge of their own defense would buy them. The public would not be safer. The new gun law would be about as effective as the war on drugs. Email Debra J. Saunders at dsaunders@ sfchronicle.com.

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in Washington, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. And it’s the lowest of all the cities in Snohomish County. With real estate prices climbing around the Puget Sound area, and more people looking farther and farther from Seattle for a place to live, homes like the one at 2311 19th St. will become too valuable to rent. Or that’s what Kouretchian believes. He bought it for $172,000 and put $100,000 into fixing it up before putting it back on the market. Kouretchian, who lives in Seattle, thinks that more and more people like him will be looking for homes to invest in around Everett as housing prices return to pre-recession levels. “The nice thing about Everett is the prices are a lot lower than Seattle,” he said. “So the barrier to invest is a lot lower, while the market is going up over the past year.” But shifts in real estate take time, said Mike Pattison of the Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties. The home ownership rate is tied closely to income in a community. And yes, Everett’s median household income ranks as the lowest in the county, according to the Census Bureau. It’s also among the lowest of the 20 largest cities in the state. “Everett is eventually going to gentrify,” Pattison said. “It’s a matter of when. I often point to Belltown in Seattle. The city tried for decades to rejuvenate that entire area. It took time, but it eventually happened and Belltown became frankly one of the nicer parts of Seattle.” Pattison calls it axiomatic — self-evident that people who own their home are better for a city than people who rent.

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Plenty of landlords and tenants mow lawns and fix chipping paint. And plenty of homeowners let the weeds grow or replace broken windows with cardboard. But it generally works out that people who own take greater care of their property than renters and become more invested in the community, Pattison said. It’s a point that Everett Mayor Ray Stephanson doesn’t concede. He thinks there was a stigma attached renters in the past. But he said that attitudes are changing. He said plenty of younger professionals prefer to rent. And plenty of emptynesters prefer to live in apartments with views of Port Gardner, like those at Potala Place or Aero Apartments, which just opened in downtown Everett. As for the ownership rate, Stephanson said, it’s skewed low since the city annexed areas to the south decades ago along Casino Road and near Silver Lake, which include large apartment complexes with many renters. Still, Everett’s 44 percent home ownership rate is 20 percentage points lower than many cities around the county. Mukilteo has a 68 percent home ownership rate, for instance. Marysville has a 70 percent rate. Lake Stevens is at 74 percent. The state has an overall rate of 63 percent. The Census Bureau computes the home ownership rate by dividing the number of owner-occupied housing units by the number of occupied housing units or households in a community; the numbers are an average from 2009-2013. What makes Everett’s rate so perplexing is the fact that there are so many jobs in the city. Everett is the seat of county government and is home to major health institutions like The Everett Clinic and Provi-

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Real estate broker Saman Kouretchian put $100,000 into fixing up the home, which he hopes to sell for a profit.

dence Regional Medical Center Everett, as well as one of the world’s biggest manufacturers in the Boeing Co. “Everett has Boeing in its back yard, but from my experience many of those jobs go home at night to Mukilteo, Lake Stevens and Arlington,” Pattison said. “Why that it is, I’m not sure.” For more people to buy, Everett needs to see local incomes rise, Pattison said. And that will happen with time. “You can plan all you want for it and sow the seeds for it all you want but it has to happen organically,” he said. City planners expect Everett’s population to grow by nearly 40 percent, or 40,000 people, for a total of 143,000 by 2035. County planners put the number even higher, at about 60,000. The number of jobs in the area is already growing and is expected to keep pace with population, according

to economic forecasts. To house all of those people, the city needs diversity of housing, Stephanson said. That includes homes owned by the people living in them but also rental homes and apartments. “We need to make sure that we have housing available that’s both ownership and rental, that provides housing for all incomes,” Stephanson said. “I don’t want us to become a community where a middle-income family can’t afford to live.” And he thinks that there are older homes that will need to make way for newer development. “Particularly in north Everett, in my neighborhood, as we move on in our community life, I think you’ll see some tear-downs and rebuilds occur,” Stephanson said. Kouretchian could have torn down the house on 19th Street, which sits on the border of Everett’s Delta and Riverside neighborhoods. It

was older and needed a lot of work and had been lived in hard. The Google image of the house shows a group of people just milling about outside. Kouretchian saw what the home could be. He liked the charm of the house, built in 1942. And he liked the space with 2,800 square feet. After the tenants left, Kouretchian cleared out the garbage that was piled floor-to-ceiling in the attic and basement, put in new all new stainless steel appliances, quartz counters, shaker cabinets and re-finished the original hard woods. The worst part was replacing the landscaping in the back yard, where they found carpeting and old Christmas ornaments buried in the ground. He’s put the house on the market for $349,000. Someone could buy the home as a rental investment, Kouretchian said, but it’s unlikely that the house will be rented room by room.

He’s fairly new to the flipping game — buying a house and improving it with the idea of selling it for a profit. He’s bought investment properties from Everett to Kent. But he enjoyed turning around this house. “Every day, people were walking by saying, ‘Thank you so much, the house looks amazing. You’ve done so much for the neighborhood,’” Kouretchian said. He said other investors have asked him why he put so much money into the home. He could have invested less and maybe made as much profit, if not more. But he said that wouldn’t be any fun. When he gives the keys to the new buyer, he wants to be sure that everything works right. “When you take the worst house in the neighborhood and you put a lot of money into it and make it so it’s not the eyesore of the neighborhood, it raises everybody’s property values.”

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Rick Knight took this photo of the sun peeking through the fog in the forest in the Whitehorse area of the Stillaguamish Valley.

Daniel Peterson took this photo of an old schoolhouse during a trip to eastern Washington.

SCHOOL WINNERS

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Haller Middle School teacher Lanette Ziegler helps student Brianna Roesing assemble an ornament that will be hung on the Christmas tree at the Capitol in Olympia. The Stillaguamish Tribe let the class use its salmon logo for the faux bentwood-box ornaments.

The Stanwood-Camano Island Rotary Club recognized six Students of the Quarter: (back row from left) Ryan Redlinger, Evelyn Valazquez, Kaleb Danielson, Kaleigh Helgeland, (front row) Roman SorianoSanchez and Abby Ward.

Haller students craft ornaments for Capitol tree

Rotary club honors six Stanwood-Camano students

Lanette Ziegler’s life skills students at Haller Middle School received the honor of creating ornaments for the Christmas tree placed in the Capitol building in Olympia. The Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians agreed to let the students use its salmon logo to make bentwood boxes as ornaments. Students brushed streaks of thinned white paint on strips of brown paper to create the look of birch wood. Once the paint dried, the students used a template of the salmon logo and stippled red and black paint over the stencil. The final step was to tie raffia on each ornament for hanging. Ziegler used the opportunity to teach her students about the importance of salmon to the Stillaguamish Tribe.

The Stanwood-Camano Island Rotary Club recognizes students each quarter who are selected by their principals and teachers. This quarter six students were selected from Saratoga, Stanwood High and Elger Bay Elementary schools. The students were recognized for a variety of traits, including service, leadership, school involvement, attitude, behavior, academics and overall citizenship. Saratoga School: Ryan Redlinger and Evelyn Valazquez Stanwood High School: Kaleb Danielson and Kaleigh Helgeland Elger Bay Elementary School: Roman Soriano-Sanchez and Abby Ward

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

Rock and Gem Club, Everett: Meets 7 p.m. third Tuesdays (except December) at Everett United Church of Christ, 2624 Rockefeller Ave., Everett. More info: www. everettrockclub.com.

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Rock and Gem Club, Marysville: Meets 7-9 p.m. second Tuesdays (except July) at Marysville United Methodist Church, 5600 64th St. NE. More info: Bill Moser, 425-2388222 or bill-jj@comcast.net.

Camera Club, Puget Sound: Meets 7-9 p.m. second and fourth Mondays at Maplewood Presbyterian Church, 19523 84th Ave. W., Edmonds. More info: 425-776-2442, www.pugetsoundcamera.com. Radio, antique: The Puget Sound Antique Radio Association meets noon third Sundays (except June and December) at the Cedar Valley Grange, 20526 52nd Ave. W., Lynnwood. Dedicated to the preservation and restoration of antique radio and wireless. More info: 425-478-3643. Radio, amateur: The Cascade Radio Club meets 7 p.m. third Wednesdays (except December) at the Snohomish County PUD building, 2320 California St. More info: Kerry Sparlin, 425-258-4600.

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Stamp Club, Sno-King: Meets 7:30 p.m. second Wednesdays at Snohomish County PUD, 2320 California St., Everett. Family nights are 7 p.m. third Fridays at the Edmonds Senior Center, 220 S. Railroad Ave. More info: sno-kingstampclub.freehostia. com. Woodcarving, Quilceda: Meets fourth Saturdays with open carving 9-11 a.m. and meeting following until about 1:30 p.m. in the building next to the barn at Jennings Park, 6915 Armar Road, Marysville. Guests welcome. More info: 425-335-4904.

Fryelands Elementary School Principal Jeff Presley peeks out from behind the 1,240 items donated during a weeklong food drive before Thanksgiving for the Sky Valley Food Bank.

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Kamiak graduate honored by Fryelands students barracade International Caring Institute principal’s office — with food Kamiak High School gradFryelands Elementary School students and staff donated 1,240 items and $500 to the Sky Valley Food Bank for Thanksgiving after a weeklong food drive sponsored by the school’s student Senate. The students focused on “working together makes it better” with the goal to fill the principal’s office with donations. The resulting fort-like stack of donations reached over Principal Jeff Presley’s head. Students plan a drive for toys and gifts for the Christmas season.

Cascade High music teacher heading to state Hall of Fame Cascade High School’s long-time choral teacher Laurie Cappello will be inducted into the Washington Music Educators Association Hall of Fame in February along with nine other music teachers. The honor was established in 1998 as a way

OUT & ABOUT Boating, Everett: Everett Sail and Power Squadron monthly potluck meetings are 6:30 p.m. first Tuesdays (except April, July, August) at Firemen’s Hall, 2411 Hewitt Ave., Everett. More info: www.usps.org/localusps/everett. Boating, Mukilteo: The Mukilteo Yacht Club meets at 6:30 p.m. fourth Thursdays (except December) at the Milltown Sailing Association clubhouse, 410 14th St. at the Port of Everett. Prospective members are encouraged to attend. More info: www.mukilteoyachtclub.com, rearcommodore@mukilteoyachtclub.com or Denise at 425-218-3359. Cars, Buick: The North Cascade Chapter of Buick Club of America meets 7:30 p.m. fourth Tuesdays, with dinner at 6:30 p.m., at Golden Corral, 1065 State Ave., Marysville. More info: Doreen Donald, 360-658-9067. Cars, Model A Ford: The “Moon on A”

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to recognize music teachers who show exceptional support, inspiration and outstanding contribution to the growth and development of music education in Washington. Laurie Cappello’s students have Cappello earned regional, state and national awards. She has held leadership positions in the state and region’s music educators’ professional group, and was named the 2010 regional Outstanding Music Educator of the Year.

uate Michael Bervell was named an International Caring Award recipient by the Caring Institute at an Oct. 30 ceremony in Nashville, Tennessee. The Washington D.C.-based group highlights those who exemplify selfless Michael service to those in need. This Bervell is the award’s 30th year. Bervell, who now attends Harvard University, was honored for his work with Hugs for Ghana, started by his older sister, which has collected $75,000 in toys, school supplies and donations for underprivileged children in Ghana. Bervell is executive director of the group. Bervell also started Helping U Grow (HUG) with a focus on community service projects closer to home. To submit items for School Winners, email newstips@heraldnet.com.

Model A Ford club meets 7:30 a.m. second Sundays at Collector’s Choice Restaurant, 215 Cypress Ave., Snohomish. More info: 425-338-3229. RV, Everettes: The Everettes RV and Trailer Club dinner meetings are 5:30 p.m. fourth Tuesdays (except August and December) at Evergreen Bowling Lanes, 5111 Claremont Way, Everett. More info: 360629-8510, www.oakesws.com/everettes. RV, Good Sam: Good Sam Club chapters in Snohomish and Island counties seek new members who enjoy RVing, meeting new friends and going to new places. More info: kaydonna43@hotmail. com or 425-344-4916. Interested singles contact toygamma@gmail.com or 425402-7034. Steelhead and Salmon Club: Meets 6:30-8:30 p.m. third Thursdays at Everett Firefighters Hall, 2411 Hewitt Ave. Fishing seminar, discussion and raffle. Hot dog meal available. More info: www.everettsteelheadandsalmonclub.com.

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MEETING CHANGES Busy Bee Quilters: Meets in December one week early and evening only at 7-9 p.m. on Dec. 10 (second Thursday) at The Bridge Church, 2500 Lake Ave., Snohomish. Special programs: potluck dinner and community time. More info: www. busybeequilters.com. Everett Quilt Guild: Meets in December one week early, 6-8 p.m. Dec. 15 at Quality Sewing, 10121 Evergreen Way. More info: everettquiltguild@gmail.com. Sno-Isle Libraries: The Granite Falls, Monroe and Snohomish library capital facility area governing bodies will meet for 10 minutes each in succession starting at 9 a.m. Dec. 14 at the Snohomish County administration building east, Jackson Board Room (eighth floor) at 3000 Rockefeller Ave., Everett. Other interest groups will be listed throughout the month. Send calendar items to newstips@heraldnet.com.

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On self-esteem, behavior modification

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his is the second installment of my three-part series on wrong ideas disseminated by so-called parenting experts. The laundry list includes the core belief of what I call Postmodern Psychological Parenting: the idea that it is good for one to hold a high opinion of one’s self — specifically, one’s abilities and accomplishments. This good feeling is known as high self-esteem. Research finds that such selfish feelings are highly correlated with low regard for others. In relationships such selfish people tend to be manipulative, even abusive. They believe that what they want, they deserve to have; therefore, the ends justify the means. That is, by the way, what toddlers believe. Toddlers are cute little sociopaths in desperate need of britches that fit. The experts told educators that high self-esteem would improve student achievement. But it hasn’t. It turns out that people who possess high self-esteem tend to believe that anything they do is worthy; therefore, they do not do their best. They do just enough to get by, which is what many employers tell me characterizes many young, college-educated employees. That should surprise no one. As

JOHN ROSEMOND LIVING WITH CHILDREN youngsters, these entitlees received trophies for warming benches. Then there’s the notion, put forth by psychology, that the same principles that govern the behavior of a caged rat also govern the behavior of a human being. This never-proven proposition is known as behavior modification theory. Indeed, behavior modification works reliably with rats and dogs, but it only appears to work with a human being if the human being decides to cooperate. Yes, when a child (for our purposes) misbehaves, a consequence of some sort is necessary, but whether the consequence causes the child to change his ways is anyone’s best guess. Parents already know this — they simply refuse to accept the evidence because experts have told them that proper consequences, properly used, will

SUPER QUIZ Score 1 point for each correct answer on the Freshman Level, 2 points on the Graduate Level and 3 points on the Ph.D. Level. Subject: HOUSE FRESHMAN LEVEL 1. Which people should not throw stones? 2. Political TV drama starring Kevin Spacey. 3. Name the two houses of the United States Congress. GRADUATE LEVEL 4. Quote the first line of the song “House of the Rising Sun.” 5. Title of the second volume of stories about “Winnie-the-Pooh.” 6. Which song contains the lyrics “I’m gonna give you candy”? PH.D. LEVEL 7. A play by Henrik Ibsen. 8. The royal house of the United Kingdom.

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Linguist and political philosopher Noam Chomsky is 87. Bluegrass singer Bobby Osborne is 84. Actress Ellen Burstyn is 83. Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Miss., is 78. Broadcast journalist Carole Simpson is 75. Baseball Hall of Famer Johnny Bench is 68. Actor-director-producer James Keach is 68. Country singer Gary Morris is 67. Singer-songwriter Tom Waits is 66. Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, is 63. Basketball Hall of Famer Larry Bird is 59. Actress Priscilla Barnes is 58. Former “Tonight Show” announcer Edd Hall is 57. Rock musician Tim Butler (The Psychedelic Furs) is 57. Actor Patrick Fabian is 51. Actor Jeffrey Wright is 50. Actor C. Thomas Howell is 49. Producer-director Jason Winer is 43. NFL player Terrell Owens is 42. Rapper-producer Kon Artis is 41. Pop singer Nicole Appleton (All Saints) is 40. Latin singer Frankie J is 39. Country singer Sunny Sweeney is 39. Actor Chris Chalk is 38. Actress Shiri Appleby is 37. Thought for today: “O tempora! O mores!” (Oh the times! Oh the customs!) — Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 B.C.-43 B.C.). Associated Press

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solve any behavior problem. And then there’s the nefarious notion, put forth by Sigmund Freud, psychology’s Babbler-inChief, that parenting produces the person. How then is it that some people raised by good parents turn out badly and some people raised by bad parents turn out well? The exceptions, and they are legion, make a mockery of this deterministic notion, yet many therapists continue to try and make the Freudulent connection between their client’s childhoods and their client’s problems (thus giving said clients convenient means of denying personal responsibility). Ironically, Freud’s theories have produced lots of parental guilt, mostly for female parents. Having no way of knowing that capital letters after one’s name do not equate to wisdom, American parents began applying themselves to these bogus notions in the late 1960s. And now, fifty years into this parenting experiment, parents are having more problems with children than their greatgrandparents could have ever imagined. The greatest con of the 20th Century: There are new things under the sun. Tribune Content Agency, LLC.

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Dear Abby: Every year around the holidays, well-intentioned strangers wish me and my family “Merry Christmas!” Even though we are Jewish, I have always regarded it to be a kind gesture to spread good cheer. I smile and return the greeting. My children have asked me why I don’t tell people we’re Jewish and that we don’t celebrate Christmas. I don’t feel I need to educate strangers when they’re just trying to be friendly, but my kids don’t agree. We’ve had several discussions about being friendly and polite, but still they ask if being Jewish is something to keep secret or be embarrassed about. I don’t want to rain on anyone’s parade, but I do want to give my kids the message that we are proud of who we are. — Jill In Santa Rosa, Calif. Dear Jill: Explain to your children that you return the greeting to be polite, not because you feel being Jewish is anything to be ashamed of. The strangers who do this are saying something nice, and you are returning the greeting. However, the response to people to whom you are closer and with whom there will be a deeper relationship should be different. To them, your children should explain that they are Jewish and that you celebrate Hanukkah rather than Christmas. When you’re with them, if they feel the need to assert their Jewish identity, they should go right ahead and do it.

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DEAR ABBY him — or at all. If he had, we wouldn’t be together. His wife got ahold of me on Facebook because she was looking for him. I was in disbelief. We almost got married in 2007, which would have been bigamy. I have stayed with him for the sake of our kids, but I’m miserable. I recently reconnected with a male friend from high school. We have been talking, but not romantically. He knows my situation. The problem is, he said that he had a crush on me back in school and still does. I have feelings for him, too. — Emotionally Lost In Maryland Dear Lost: I can only imagine the extent to which your trust has been shaken. What you need to do right now is recognize how vulnerable you are feeling. What you shouldn’t do is rebound from one relationship into another. Because you are no longer happy with your boyfriend, consult an attorney to ensure your children’s father lives up to his obligations. If you don’t have a job, start looking for one to supplement the child support income. Once you have established economic independence, you will be in a better position to judge whether or not your old high school friend is your knight in shining armor. Universal Uclick

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THE CLICKER Monday’s highlights on TV include: The holiday throw-down known as “The Great Christmas Light Fight” is back. It’s a reality series that has some Clark Griswold wannabes decorating their homes to the extreme and competing for $50,000, which should be just enough to cover their electric bills. 8 p.m., ABC. “TV’s Funniest Animated Stars: A Paley Center for Media Special” is a longwinded title for a program that counts down the 40 most iconic cartoon stars. Honorees include Mickey

Mouse, Bart Simpson, Bugs Bunny, SpongeBob SquarePants and ScoobyDoo. 8 p.m., Fox. Eva Longoria returns to TV in a special sneak peek of “Telenovela.” She stars as the sizzling hot star of a steamy soap opera filled with sex, scandals and various shenanigans. 10 p.m., NBC. “U2: Innocence + Experience Live In Paris”: Here’s the concert special that was postponed in the wake of the Paris terrorist attacks. 9 p.m., HBO. From Herald news services

TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Monday, Dec. 7, the 341st day of 2015. There are 24 days left in the year. Today’s highlight: On Dec. 7, 1941, the Imperial Japanese navy launched a surprise attack on the U.S. Navy base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii as part of a plan to pre-empt any American military response to Japan’s planned conquest of Southeast Asian territories; the raid, which claimed some 2,400 American lives, prompted the United States to declare war against Japan the next day. On this date: In 43 B.C., Roman statesman and scholar Marcus Tullius Cicero was slain at the order of the Second Triumvirate. In 1787, Delaware became the first state to ratify the U.S. Constitution. In 1842, the New York Philharmonic performed its first concert. In 1909, chemist Leo H.

Baekeland received a U.S. patent for Bakelite, the first synthetic plastic. In 1946, fire broke out at the Winecoff Hotel in Atlanta; the blaze killed 119 people, including hotel founder W. Frank Winecoff. In 1965, Pope Paul VI and Orthodox Patriarch Athenagoras I simultaneously lifted the mutual excommunications that had led to the split of their churches in 1054. In 1975, author-playwright Thornton Wilder, 78, died in Hamden, Connecticut. In 1985, retired Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart died in Hanover, New Hampshire, at age 70. In 1987, 43 people were killed after a gunman aboard a Pacific Southwest Airlines jetliner in California apparently opened fire on a fellow passenger, the pilots and himself, causing the plane to crash. Associated Press

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‘Spotlight’ earns best film honors By Lindsey Bahr

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LOS ANGELES — The high-octane “Mad Max: Fury Road” might have driven off with the most awards Sunday, but the Los Angeles Film Critics Association had another in mind for its top film of the year: “Spotlight,” the comparatively subdued drama about the Pulitzer Prize-winning investigation into sex abuses in the Roman Catholic Church. LAFCA is one of the highest-profile regional critics groups, but it often strays from the mainstream in its annual awards choices. Only once in the past 20 years has the LAFCA Best Film winner gone on to win the Oscar for Best Picture. There was no clear favorite this year, and LAFCA honored a vast variety of some of the year’s best films — further reinforcing the narrative that the Oscar race is still fairly undefined. “Mad Max: Fury Road,” picked up three honors, the most for any film, including best director for George Miller, best cinematography and best production design. But the dystopian rager, which the National Board of Review

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Tom Hardy, as Max Rockatansky, in “Mad Max: Fury Road.” The movie won three Los Angeles Film Critics Association awards Sunday, but “Spotlight” earned best picture.

chose as the best film earlier this week, came in second to Tom McCarthy’s “Spotlight,” which also won for its screenplay. Charlie Kaufman and Duke Johnson’s dark animated film “Anomalisa” also won multiple awards, including best animated film and best music/ score for composer Carter Burwell, who was also recognized for “Carol.” Acting awards were given similarly to out-ofthe-box choices. Michael Fassbender won best actor for portraying the tech titan in “Steve Jobs”

while Charlotte Rampling picked up the award for best actress for her role in the marital drama “45 Years.” Michael Shannon won best supporting actor for playing the predatory real estate broker in the housing bubble film “99 Homes,” and Alicia Vikander won best supporting actress for her performance as the beguiling Artificial Intelligence creation in “Ex Machina.” “Amy,” about the life of late pop star Amy Winehouse, won best documentary, and “Son

of Saul” picked up best foreign film. Director Ryan Coogler also won the LAFCA new generation award for “Creed,” a continuation of the Rocky Balboa saga. “Carol,” Todd Haynes’ 1950s-set romance, which dominated the New York Film Critics Circle Awards this past week, was practically shut out, aside from Burwell’s co-win for score and a host of runner-up awards, including director and production design. The awards-friendly “Joy,” “The Revenant,” “The Danish Girl” and “Room” were nowhere to be found in LAFCA’s choices. Quentin Tarantino’s “The Hateful Eight” was recognized only for Ennio Morricone’s score as the runner-up to Burwell’s compositions. Ultimately, the awards race continues to be wide open in nearly every category. The competition will heat up this week though, when nominees are announced for both the Screen Actors Guild Awards and the Golden Globes.

’Hunger’ finale fends off spooky ‘Krampus’ flick LOS ANGELES — The “Hunger Games” finale spoiled an early Christmas for the holiday horror comedy “Krampus” to maintain its top spot at the North American box office for the third week running.

The Jennifer Lawrence-led film took in an estimated $18.6 million in the U.S. and Canada, bringing its domestic total to $227 million, according to Rentrak estimates Sunday. “Krampus” brought

in $16 million. The normally slow weekend following Thanksgiving was up 26 percent from a year ago thanks to the fresh fodder from Universal, which slipped in between

the release of two huge franchise movies— “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 2,” and “Star Wars: Episode VII — The Force Awakens,” which is due out Dec. 18. Associated Press

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Lummi youth bring climate film to summit in France By Samantha Wohlfeil The Bellingham Herald

BELLINGHAM — The Lummi Nation has a message for global leaders gathered at the COP21 United Nations conference on climate change in France: The Earth is alive. Youth representatives from the Lummi youth canoe family left for Paris on Thursday with plans to dance and sing, add their voices to the larger climate discussion, and screen a climate change film featuring the voices of Coast Salish people. The film, a project produced by former Lummi Nation chairman Darrell Hillaire and many other members of local tribes, is titled, “The Earth is Alive.” During the summit, world leaders are expected to negotiate a new international agreement outlining steps everyone needs to take to keep global warming below 2 degrees Celsius, according to the event’s website. While officials negotiate, citizens are gathering at various events, workshops and conferences planned nearby. “It’s important to get our word out there to try to make a

difference,” said Alexander Phair, 18, who planned to attend with the Lummi youth. Lummi youth leader Becky Kinley, 25, said the youth planned to stand up for native rights. “The main reason we’re going is to protect what’s ours, so our people can continue to fish in our local waters,” Kinley said. “So when that legally binding contract comes out, our Coast Salish voices are heard.” The title of the film the youth took with them has distinct interpretations depending on how the phrase is said in native Coast Salish language: The Earth is alive. The Earth gives life. You give life to the Earth. “It makes you understand we’re all connected,” Hillaire said. We’re all canoe mates. When you’re in a canoe, you can’t stand up and argue with one another. Steven Point, Provincial Court of British Columbia judge The film is pretty straightforward in concept, Hillaire said. Speakers are heard sharing their stories while video of local rivers, streams, mountains and natural settings illustrate the beauty and feeling of their homelands.

For the overall message, Hillaire said it was important to him that “all of our people are recognized.” “I’d hope that we’re all pointed in the same direction — the Lummi, Nooksack, Bellinghamsters — when it comes to respect and care for this place we call home,” Hillaire said. “It should be alarming to us seeing the headwaters dry up,” he said. “It was alarming seeing Baker and the (Twin) Sisters mostly brown this summer. I would think we would want to do something about that.” Hillaire’s team was still working on filming and editing the project on the eve of the summit, which started Nov. 30 in Paris and continues through Dec. 11. Hundreds of people gathered in Maritime Heritage Park on a crisp Sunday morning, Nov. 29, to speak about the summit and march through downtown Bellingham as part of marches that took place around the world that day. Marchers held signs calling for clean energy and opposing fossil fuels. Some chanted “What do we want? Climate justice. When do we want it? Now.” Others simulated salmon swimming upstream

with printed salmon streamers attached to long poles that they waved in sync with one another. We’re asking world leaders to transition all the fossil fuels and help us towards a clean energy future. Jill MacIntyre Witt, 350 Bellingham climate march organizer At the culmination of the march, which ended at the Salish Sea Center on Cornwall Avenue, the crowd heard from Steven and Gwen Point, First Nations leaders from British Columbia who spoke to the need to come together to fix man-made problems. The couple — Steven is a judge in British Columbia, Gwen is chancellor of the University of Fraser Valley — had come down to record their messages for Hillaire’s film. “We’re all canoe mates. We’re in the same canoe. It’s called Mother Earth, and we’re whistling through the universe together,” Steven Point told the crowd. “When you’re in a canoe, you can’t stand up and argue with one another,” he said. “When you’re in a canoe you all have to face the same direction, right?

When you’re in a canoe we all have to know where we’re going. We have to paddle together.” But people around the world aren’t working together right now, Point continued, which needs to change, because “if we put things out of balance, the Earth is going to balance it for us, and maybe we’re not going to survive that.” Shortly after their speeches, Freddie Lane, a Lummi Nation member who helped edit the film produced in part by Binary Recording Studio, hit play on a 10-minute preview of what was expected to be about a 30-minute film. Several other Whatcom County residents also have made their way to France, including Jill MacIntyre Witt of 350 Bellingham who planned to attend several events at the climate summit. “We’re asking world leaders to transition all the fossil fuels and help us towards a clean energy future,” MacIntyre Witt said. “The reality is that we need to keep fossil fuels in the ground and transition to a clean energy economy and move towards 100 percent renewable for our energy use.”

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CITY OF ARLINGTON NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AMC 13.08.110 The City of Arlington will hold an information session and Public Hearing on the 2015 Comprehensive Wastewater Plan before the Planning Commission on Tuesday, December 15, 2015 at 7:00PM in the City Council Chambers located at 110 East 3rd Street in Arlington. A copy of the Wastewater Plan and related information can be found on the City’s website: http://arlingtonwa.gov/index.aspx?page=245 Published: December 7, 2015. EDH672472

EDMONDS SCHOOL DISTRICT #15 Public Notice The Edmonds School District is accepting quotes from Internet Service Providers to establish a physical internet path that is diverse from the existing K20 Network. To participate and obtain complete bid documents, please contact Joy Kuhlmann/Sr. Purchasing Agent for Edmonds School Distr ict via email: kuhlmannj@edmonds.wednet.edu or phone: (425) 431-7065. All requests must include RFQ15-34TL District Internet Connection in the subject line. RFQ15-34TL District Internet Connection will also be posted on WEBS - Bid Oppor tunities found at https://fortress.wa.gov/ga/webs/bidcalendar.aspx Bid closing date is Friday, January 8, 2016 at 2:00 PM. Published: November 30; December 7, 2015. EDH671226

Northwest quarter of the Southeast quarter, That portion of said Sonneville Power Administration Transmission Line Easement lying within the Northeast quarter of the Southwest quarter, Except any portion lying within above described Parcel A, All in Section 16, Township 29 North, Range 6 East W M Situate in the County of Snohomish, State of Washington APN: 29061600301200 More commonly known as: 116 140th Ave NE, Lake Stevens, WA 98258 which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated September 25, 2007, recorded October 1,2007, under Auditors File No. 200710010163, records of Snohomish County, Washington, from Robert W Goodwins and Linda M Goodwins, husband and wife, as Grantor, t FIDELITY NATIONAL TITLE INSURANCE CO., as Trustee, to secure an obligation in favor of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR INDYMAC BANK, F.S.B., A FEDERALLY CHARTERED SAVINGS BANK as Beneficiary, the beneficial interest in which was assigned to DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY as Trustee for JNDYMAC INDA MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2007-.AR8, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES Series 2007-AR8 under an Assignment recorded on November 6,2014 under Auditors File 201411060090 in the official records in the Office of the Recorder of Snohomish County, Washington. II. No action commenced by the current Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust is now pending to seek satisfaction of the obligation in any Court by reason of the Borrower’s or Grantor’s default on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust/Mortgage. III. The Beneficiary alleges default of the Deed of Trust for failure to pay the following amounts now in arrears and/or other defaults: Interest Due $65,678.75 Escrow Payment $19,218.58 Grand Total $84,897.33 IV. The sum owing on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust is: Principal $504,412.84, together with interest as provided in the note or other instrument secured, and such other costs and fees as are due under the note or other instrument secured, and as are provided by statute. V. The above-described real property will be sold to satisfy the expense of sale and the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust as provided by statute. The sale will be made without warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances on January 4, 2016. The defaults referred to in paragraph III must be cured by December 24, 2015 (11 Days before the sale date), to cause a discontinuance of the sale. The sale will be discontinued and terminated if at any time before December 24, 2005 (11 days before the sale date), the defaults as set forth in paragraph III are cured and the Trustee’s fees and costs are paid. Payment must be in cash or with cashers’ or certified check from a state or federally chartered bank. The sale may be terminated any time after December 24, 2015 (11 days before the sale date), and before the sale by the Borrower, Grantor, any Guarantor, or the holder of any recorded junior lien or encumbrance paying the entire principal and interest secured by the Deed of Trust, plus costs, fees, and advances, if any, made pursuant to the terms of the obligation and/or Deed of Trust, and curing all other defaults. VI. A written notice of default was transmitted by the Beneficiary or Trustee to the Borrower and Grantor at the following addresses: Linda M Goodwins 116 l40th Ave NE Lake Stevens, WA 98258 Robert W Goodwins 116 140th Ave NE Lake Stevens, WA 98258 Occupant 116 140th Ave NE Lake Stevens, WA 98258 by both first-class and certified mail on July 10, 2015, proof of which is in the possession of the Trustee; and the Borrower and Grantor were personally served, if applicable, with said written Notice of Default or the written Notice of Default was posted in a conspicuous place on the real property described in paragraph I above, and the Trustee has possession of proof of such service or posting. VII. The Trustee whose name and address are set forth below will provide in writing to anyone requesting it, a statement of all costs and fees due at any time prior to the sale, VII. The effect of the sale will be to deprive the Grantor and all those who hold by, through or under the Grantor of all their interest in the above-described property. IX. Anyone having any objection to the sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the sale pursuant to RCW 61.24.130. Failure to bring such a lawsuit may result in a waiver of any proper grounds for invalidating the Trustee’s sale. X. NOTICE TO OCCUPANTS OR TENANTS - The purchaser at the trustee’s sale is entitled to possession of the property on the 20th day following the sale, as against the grantor under the deed of trust (the owner) and anyone having an interest junior to the deed of trust, including occupants who are not tenants. After the 20th day following the sale the purchaser has the right to evict occupants who are not tenants by summary proceedings under chapter 59.12 RCW. For tenant-occupied property, the purchaser shall provide a tenant with written notice in accordance with RCW 6124.060. To access sale information, please go to salestrack.tdsf.com or call the automated sales line at: 888-988-6736. Dated: August 27, 2015 North Cascade Trustee Services Inc. Duly Appointed Successor Trustee By Taylin Schalow, Authorized Signatory 801 Second Avenue, Suite 600 Seattle, Washington 98104 Telephone 1-855-676-9686 TAC: 984018 PUB: 12/07/15, 12/28/15 Published: December 7, 28, 2015. EDH672485

TS #60267-03066-NJ-WA APN #00857000006900 Reference Number: 200507200974 Abbreviated Legal: LOT(S) 69, TUSCANY 61 OF PLATS, PAGE(S) 194 THROUGH 201, INCLUSIVE Grantor : DARLA IMHOFF Grantee: Nor th Cascade Trustee Services Inc. Original Beneficiary: NEW CENTURY MORTGAGE CORPORATION NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE PURSUANT TO THE REVISED CODE OFWASHINGTON CHAPTER 61.24 ET. SEQ. This is an attempt to collect a debt and. any information obtained will be used for that purpose. THIS NOTICE IS THE FINAL STEP BEFORE THE FORECLOSURE SALE OF YOUR HOME. You have only 20 DAYS from the recording date on this notice to pursue mediation. 00 NOT DELAY. CONTACT A HOUSING COUNSELOR OR AN ATTORNEY LICENSED IN WASHINGTON NOW to assess your situation and refer you to mediation if you are eligible and it may he]p you save your home. See below for safe sources of help. SEEKING ASSISTANCE Housing counselors and legal assistance may be available at little or no cost to you. If you would like assistance in determining your rights and opportunities to keep your house, you may contact the following: The statewide foreclosure hotline for assistance and referral to housing counselors recommended by the Housing Finance Commission Telephone: Toll-free: 1-877-894-HOME (1877-894-4663). Web site: http://www.dfi.wa.gov/consumers/ homewownership/post_purchase_counselors_foreclosure.htm. The United States Department of Housing and urban Development Te l e p h o n e : To l l - f r e e : 1 - 8 0 0 - 5 6 9 - 4 2 8 7 . W e b S i t e : http://www.hud.gove/offices/hsg/sfh/hcc/fc/index.cfm?webListActio n=search&searchstate=WA&filterSvc=dfc The statewide civil legal aid hotline for assistance and referrals to other housing counselors and attorneys Telephone: Toll-free: 1-800-606-4819. Web Site: http://nwjustice.org/what-clear. I. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned Trustee will on January 4, 2016, at the hour of 10:00 AM at Snohomish County Courthouse, on the steps in front of the North entrance, 3000 Rockefeller Avenue, Everett, WA 98201 sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, payable at the time of sale, the following described real property, situated in the County of Snohomish, State of Washington, to-wit: LOT(S) 69, TUSCANY, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN VOLUME 61 OF PLATS, PAGE(S) 194 THROUGH 201, I N C L U S I V E , R E C O R D S O F S N O H O M I S H C O U N T Y, WASHINGTON SITUATE IN THE COUNTY OF SNOHOMISH, S TAT E O F WA S H I N G TO N A P N : 0 0 8 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 6 9 0 0 M o r e c o m m o n l y k n ow n a s : 8 6 2 1 7 6 T H AV E N U E N O RT H E A S T Marysville, WA 98270 which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated July 13, 2005, recorded July 20, 2005, under Auditor’s File No. 200507200974, records of Snohomish County, Washington, from DARLA IMHOFF, UNMARRIED WOMAN, as Grantor, to OLD REPUBLIC TITLE, as Trustee, to secure an obligation in favor of NEW CENTURY MORTGAGE CORPORATION as Beneficiary, the beneficial interest in which was assigned to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Indenture Trustee, for New Century Home Equity Loan Trust 2005-4 under an Assignment recorded on April 15, 2014 under Auditor’s File 201404150521 in the official records in the Office of the Recorder f Snohomish County, Washington. II. No action commenced by the current Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust is now pending to seek satisfaction of the obligation in any Court by reason of the Borrower’s or Grantor’s default on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust/Mortgage. III. The Beneficiary alleges default of the Deed of Trust for failure to pay the following amounts now in arrears and/or other defaults: Payments $56,321.26 Late Charges $5,708. 05 Escrow Advances $10,873.02 Suspense Balance $-28.48 Fees $725.00 Recoverable Balance $3,068.50 Grand Total $76,667.35 IV. The sum owing on the obligation secured by the Deed of Tr ust is: Pr incipal 220,628.80, together with interest as provided in the note or other instrument secured, and such other costs and fees as arc due under the note or other instrument secured, and as are provided by statute. V. The above-described real property will be sold to satisfy the expense of sale and the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust as provided by statute. The sale will be made without warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances on January 4, 201 6. The defaults referred to in paragraph III must be cured by December 24, 2015 (11 days before the sale date), to cause a discontinuance of the sale. The sale will be discontinued and terminated if at any time before December 24, 2015 (11 days before the sale date), the defaults as set forth in paragraph III are cured and the Trustee’s fees and costs are paid. Payment must be in cash or with cashiers’ or certified check from a state or federally chartered bank. The sale may be terminated any time after December 24, 2015 (11 days before the sale date), and before the sale by the Borrower, Grantor, any Guarantor, or the holder of any recorded junior lien or encumbrance paying the entire principal and interest secured by the Deed of Trust, plus costs, fees, and advances, if any, made pursuant to the terms of the obligation and/or Deed of Trust, and curing all other defaults. VI. A written notice of default was transmitted by the Beneficiary or Trustee to the Borrower and Grantor at the following addresses: DARLA IMHOFF 862176TH AVENUE NORTHEAST Marysville, WA 98270 Unknown Spouse of DARLA IMHOFF 8621 76TH AVENUE NORTHEAST Marysville, WA 9 8 2 7 0 O c c u p a n t 8 6 2 1 7 6 T H AV E N U E N O RT H E A S T Marysville, WA 98270 EDWARD LOHRE, MEMBER HIGHLINE TREE FARM. LLC C/O B. CRAIG GOURLEY LAW OFFICE 1002 TENTH STREET SNOHOMISH, WA 98290 EDWARD LOHRE, M E M B E R H I G H L I N E T R E E FA R M , L L C P. O. B OX 1 0 9 1 SNOHOMISH, WA 98290 by both first-class and certified mail on July 10, 2015 proof of which is in the possession of the Trustee; and the Borrower and Grantor were personally ser ved, if applicable, with said written Notice of Default or the written Notice of Default was posted in a conspicuous place on the real property described in paragraph I above, and the Trustee has possession of proof of such service or posting. VII. The Trustee whose name and address arc set forth below will provide in writing to anyone requesting it, a statement of all costs and fees due at any time prior to the sale. VIII. The effect of the sale will be to deprive the Grantor and all those who held by, through or under the Grantor of all their interest in the above-described property. IX. Anyone having-any objection to the sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the sale pursuant to RCW 61.24.130. Failure to bring such a lawsuit may result in a waiver of any proper grounds for invalidating the Trustee’s sale. X. NOTICEI TO OCCUPANTS OR TENANTS - The purchaser at the trustee’s sale is entitled to possession of the properly on the 20th day following the sale, as against the grantor under the deed of trust (the owner) and anyone having an interest junior to the deed of trust, including occupants who are not tenants. After the 20th day following the sale the purchaser has the right to evict occupants who are not tenants by summary proceedings under chapter 59.12 RCW. For tenant-occupied property, the purchaser shall provide a tenant with written notice in accordance with RCW 61.24.060. To access sale information, please go to saiestrack.tdsf.com or call the automated sales line at: 888-988-6736 Dated August 26, 2015 North Cascade Trustee Services Inc., By Ryan Watkins, Authorized Signatory 801 Second Avenue, Suite 600 Seattle, Washington 98104 Telephone1-855-676-9686 TAC: 984022 PUB: 12/07/15, 12/28/15 Published: December 7, 28, 2015. EDH672461

CITY OF ARLINGTON NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AMC 13.04.110 The City of Arlington will hold an information session and Public Hearing on the 2015 Comprehensive Water System Plan and proposed Water use Efficiency Goals before the Planning Commission on Tuesday, December 15, 2015 at 7:00PM in the City Council Chambers located at 110 East 3rd Street in Arlington. A copy of the Wastewater Plan and related information can be found on the City’s website: http://arlingtonwa.gov/index.aspx?page=244 Published: December 7, 2015. EDH672473

CITY OF LYNNWOOD On the, 23rd day of November 2015 the City Council of the City of Lynnwood, Washington, passed ordinances 3160-3163 and 3165-3166. A summary of the content of this ordinance, consisting of the title, provides as follows: ORDINANCE NO. 3164 AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION AND ADDING A NEW CHAPTER 2.47 TO THE LYNNWOOD MUNICIPAL CODE. The full text of these ordinances will be mailed upon request. DATED this 7th day of December, 2015 Debbie Karber, Deputy City Clerk Published: December 7, 2015. EDH672421 CITY OF MUKILTEO 11930 Cyrus Way | Mukilteo, WA 98275 NOTICE OF APPLICATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION OF NONSIGNIFICANCE Japanese Gulch Master Plan NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Mukilteo is proposing a Japanese Gulch Master Plan for designated park uses within Japanese Gulch. The City of Mukilteo, as lead agency for this proposal has issued a Determination of Non-Significance (DNS). All supporting documents are available at City Hall for public viewing. Project Description: The City of Mukilteo recently purchased approximately 98 acres of land creating a continuous pedestrian connection from 76th Street SW to the Mukilteo Waterfront. This purchase also initiated the efforts of a new park master plan to define the future of the western portion of Japanese Gulch. The first element of this Master Plan identifies a vision drafted through public opinion, and design alter natives that incor porates recreational uses such as hiking, biking, dirt jump biking, passive recreation; as well as places for a natural playground, expanded community garden, expanded dog park, viewpoints, picnic areas, and a boardwalk to view the existing salmon ladder. In the second element, this plan incorporates volunteerism, stewardship, public safety and maintenance. The third element is the supporting documentation such as a natural inventory, public outreach, budgeting, and level of service for park maintenance. The Japanese Gulch Master Plan encompasses an area west of the BNSF Railroad from 44th Ave West and 76th Street SW to 5th Street. Also included is the area north of 5th Street on both sides of the BNSF Railroad to Mukilteo Lane. For additional information contact Karl Almgren, AICP, Assistant Planner at 425-263-8045. Optional DNS Process to be Used: The City of Mukilteo, as lead agency for this proposal, issued a Mitigated Determination of Non-Significance (MDNS) for the proposal. Therefore, the optional DNS process allowed by WAC 197-11-355 is being used. This may be the only opportunity to comment on the environmental impacts of the proposal. Project approval may include mitigation measures under Mukilteo Municipal Code (MMC) 13.12 - Drainage Management, MMC 17.52 - Cr itical Areas Regulations, MMC 17.52B Wetland Regulations and 17.52C Fish and Wildlife Habitat Conservation Areas (Outside Shoreline Jurisdiction). Also, the project review process may incorporate or require mitigation measures regardless of whether an EIS is prepared. Appeals: You may appeal the Determination of Nonsignificance by filling out the appeal form and submitting it with the applicable appeal fee, which is non-refundable, to the “City of Mukilteo.” Submit the appeal form and fee to the City of Mukilteo Planning Depar tment by written comment no later than 4:30 p.m. on Monday, December 21, 2015. At a State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) hearing, all testimony shall be “under oath”. You should be prepared to make specific factual objections. Contact the Planning Department about the procedures for SEPA appeals. Published: December 7, 2015. EDH672433

NOTICE OF APPLICATION Short Subdivision

Project Name: Lee Hinds Final Short Plat Project Location: 2508 Cedar Road, Lake Stevens, WA / APN 00385600600500 Project File No.: LUA2015-0115 Applicant: Mr. Lee Hinds of MCC & S Development & Construction Proposed Project Description: The request is to create a (3) three lot short plat in the Urban Residential Zone. Proposed Lot 1 will be eligible for a single family residence, proposed Lot 2 will be eligible for a duplex, and the remainder Lot 3 is currently developed with a single family residence. Lot’s 1 and 2 will be accessed via Spruce Street. Lot 3 is accessed via Cedar Road. Permits Required: Final Short Plat Date of Application: November 13, 2015 Completeness Date: December 3, 2015 Notice of Application: December 7, 2014 Public Review and Comment Period: Interested parties may view the project file at the City of Lake Stevens Permit Center, 1812 Main Street, Monday-Friday 8 am to 4:30 pm. Please contact Planning and Community Development to receive more information or to submit written comments. Phone number: (425) 377-3219 Email: spratschner@lakestevenswa.gov Mailing address: P.O. Box 257, Lake Stevens, WA 98258 Upon publication of the Notice of Application, there is a 14-day period comment period. The deadline for public comments is 5:00 PM, December 21, 2015. It is the City’s goal to comply with the American with Disabilities Act. The City offers its assistance to anyone with special needs, including the provision of TDD services. Published: December 7, 2015. EDH672430 PUBLIC NOTICE TO WAVE TV CUSTOMERS Wave is currently negotiating with AMC Networks, NBCUniversal, and CBS Networks to continue carriage of their TV channels. We fully anticipate our negotiations will result in agreements that will keep these channels available on Wave TV service without interruption. Should an agreement not be reached with one of these providers, it is possible the TV channels owned by that provider would no longer be available after December 31, 2015. TV programming currently under negotiation: AMC Networks AMC AMC HD BBC America IFC IFC HD WE NBCUniversal Bravo Bravo HD Chiller Cloo CNBC CNBC HD CNBC World E! E! HD Esquire Network Golf Channel Golf Channel HD MSNBC MSNBC HD NBC Sports Network NBC Sports Network HD NBC Universo Oxygen Oxygen HD Sprout Syfy Syfy HD Telemundo Universal HD USA Network USA Network HD CBS Networks CBS Sports Network CBS Sports Network HD *Availability of channels varies by area and service level. HD channels require subscription to the standard definition channel, HDTV and HD equipment. Our top priority at Wave is creating happy, long-term customers. We work tirelessly on our customers’ behalf to deliver diverse content choices while keeping costs affordable. Cable television networks continually increase their fees and require us to bundle their channels together, which limits customers’ choice in programs and raises cable TV rates. We are negotiating with AMC Networks, NBCUniversal and CBS Networks to keep the rates they charge our customers for their content as low as possible. If you want more information on the costs associated with TV programming, you can visit www.wavebroadband.com/content or call us at 1-866-928-3123. Thank you for choosing Wave. Published: December 6, 2015. EDH671674 SNOHOMISH COUNTY COUNCIL SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WASHINGTON NOTICE OF FINAL PLAT APPROVAL NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on December 2, 2015, the Snohomish County Council passed Motion No. 15-464 approving the final plat of Bella Monte PRD, PFN 13-115671-FSD. The subject property is located at 15716 2nd Place W., Lynnwood, Washington. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that any person having standing to appeal the Snohomish County Council’s approval of this final plat must do so pursuant to chapter 36.70C RCW and the time periods set forth therein. Dated this 4th day of December, 2015. Randy Reed, MMC Asst. Clerk of the Council #107010 Published: December 7, 2015. EDH672467

Financial Institution Solicitation at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington Naval Air Station Whidbey Island is seeking to establish a fullservice financial institution (bank or credit union) on base to support the financial needs of its military and civilian workforce. Interested parties must be fully vested by applicable financial regulations and Department of Defense Financial Management Regulations. Additional information and a Financial Institution Questionnaire can be obtained from Mr. Mike Delaney at michael.t.delaney@navy.mil. Offers are required by 31 December 2015. Published: December 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 2015. EDH671345

'PSFDMPTVSFT TS #60128-24423-NJ-WA APN #004741-005-003-00 Reference Number: 200611301098 Abbreviated Legal: LOT 3, BLOCK 5, HILLWOOD PARK DIV, 2, VOL 15, P 36 Grantor : Fred M Havellana and Jackie Havellana Grantee: North Cascade Trustee Services Inc. Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC RGISTRATION SYSTESMS, INC., SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR NEW CENTURY MORTGAGE CORPORATION NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE PURSUANT TO THE REVISED CODE OF WASHINGTON CHAPTER 61.24 ET. SEQ. This is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. THIS NOTICE IS THE FINAL STEP BEFORE THE FORECLOSURE SALE OF YOUR HOME. You have only 20 DAYS from the recording date on this notice to pursue mediation. DO NOT DELAY. CONTACT A HOUSING COUNSELOR OR AN ATTORNEY LICENSED IN WASHINGTON NOW to assess your situation and refer you to mediation if you are eligible and it may help you save your home. See below for safe sources of help. 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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned Trustee will on January 4, 2016, at the hour of 10:00 AM at Snohomish County Courthouse, on the steps in front of the North entrance, 3000 Rockefeller Avenue, Everett, WA 98201 sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, payable at the time of sale, the following described real property, situated in the County of Snohomish, State of Washington, to-wit: LOT 3, BLOCK , HILL WOOD PARK DIVISION 2, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN VOLUME 15 OFPLATS,.PAE 36, RECORDS OF SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WASHINGTON, S I T UAT E I N T H E C O U N T Y O F S N O H O M I S H , S TAT E O F WASHINGTON. A PN: 004741-005-003-00 More commonly known as: 6616 183rd Street SW, Lynnwood, WA 98037 which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated November 30, 2006, recorded November 30, 2006, under Auditor’s File No. 20061130109S, records of Snohomish County, Washington, from Fred M Havellana III, a married man, as Grantor, to THE TALON GROUP, as Tr ustee, to secure an obligation in favor of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR NEW CENTURY MORTGAGE CORPOR/TION as Beneficiary, the beneficial interest in which was assigned to DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY as Trustee for SECURITIZED ASSET BACKED RECEIVABLES LLC TRUST 2007-BR2, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-BR2 under an Assignment recorded on August 18, 2011 under Auditor’s File 201108180232 in the official records in the Office of the Recorder of Snohomish County, Washington. II. No action commenced by the current Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust is now pending to seek satisfaction of the obligation in any Court by reason of the Borrower’s or Grantor’s default on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust/Mor tgage. III. The Beneficiary alleges default of the Deed of Trust for failure to pay the following amounts now in arrears and/or other defaults: Payments $10,688.18 Interest Due $15,681.52 Escrow Payment $10,328.06Grand Total $36,697.76 IV. The sum owing on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust is: Principal $234,032.29, together with interest as provided in the note or other instrument secured, and V. The above-described real property will be sold to satisfy’ the expense of sale and the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust as provided by statute. The sale will be made without warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances on January 4, 2016. The defaults referred to in paragraph III must be cured by December 24, 2015 (11 days before the sale date), to cause a discontinuance of the sale. The sale will be discontinued and terminated if at any time before December 24, 2015 (11 days before the sale date), the defaults as set forth in paragraph III are cured and the Trustee’s fees and costs are paid Payment must be in cash or with cashiers’ or certified check from a state or federally chartered bank. The sale may be terminated any time after December 24, 2015 (11 days before the sale date), and before the sale by the Borrower, Grantor, any Guarantor, or the holder of any recorded junior lien or encumbrance paying the entire principal and interest secured by the Deed of Trust, plus costs, fees, and advances, if any, made pursuant to the terms of the obligation and/or Deed of Trust, and curing all other defaults. VI. A written notice of default was transmitted by the Beneficiary or Trustee to the Borrower and Grantor at the following addresses: Fred M Havellana III aka Fred Havellana aka Federico M. Havellana III 6616 183rd street SW Lynnwood, WA 98037 Jackie Havellana 6l6 183rd Street SW Lynnwood, WA 98037 Unknown Spouse of Fred M Havellana III aka Fred Havellana aka Federico M Havellana III 6616 183rd Street SW Lynnwood, WA 98037 Unknown Spouse of Jackie Havellana 6616 183rd Street SW Lynnwood, WA 98037 Occupant 6616 183rd Street SW Lynnwood, WA 98037 by both first-class and certified mail on June 12, 2015, proof of which is in the possession of the Trustee; and the Borrower and Grantor were personally served, if applicable, with said written Notice of Default or the written Notice of Default was posted in a conspicuous place on the real property described in paragraph I above, and the Trustee has possession of proof of such service or posting. VII. The Trustee whose name and address are set forth below will provide in writing to anyone requesting it, a statement of all costs and fees due at any time prior to the sale. VIII. The effect of the sale will be to deprive the Grantor and all those who hold by, through or under the Grantor of all their interest in the abovedescribed property. Such other costs and fees as are due under the note or other instrument secured, and as are provided by statute. IX. Anyone having any objection to the sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the sale pursuant to RCW 61 24 130 Failure to bring such a lawsuit may result in a waiver of any proper grounds for invalidating the Trustee’s sale. X. NOTICE TO OCCUPANTS OR TENANTS - The purchaser at the trustee’s sale is entitled to possession of the property on the 20th day following the sale, as against the grantor under the deed of trust (the owner) and anyone having an interest junior to the deed of trust, including occupants who are not tenants. After the 20th day following the sale the purchaser has the right to evict occupants who are not tenants by summary proceedings under chapter 59.12 RCW. For tenant-occupied property, the purchaser shall provide a tenant with written notice in accordance with RCW 61.24.060. To access sale information, please go to salestrack.tdsf.com or call the automated sales line at: 888-9886736. Dated: August 24, 2015 North Cascade Trustee Services Inc. Duly Appointed Successor Trustee By Taylin Schalow, Authorized Signatory 801 Second Avenue, Suite 600 Seattle, Washington 98104 Telephone 1-855-676-9686 TAC: 984017 PUB: 12/07/15, 12/28/15 Published: December 7, 28, 2015. EDH672482 TS #60128-24689NJ-WA APN #29061600301200 Title #70001313 Reference Number : 200710010163 Abbreviated Legal: PTN 16-29-6 Grantor: Robert W Goodwins and Linda M Goodwins Grantee: North Cascade Trustee Services Inc. Original Beneficiary: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR INDYMAC BANK, F.S.B., A FEDERALLY CHARTERED SAVINGS BANK NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE PURSUANT TO THE REVISED CODE OF WASHINGTON CHAPTER 61,24 ET. SEQ. This is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. THIS NOTICE IS THE FINAL STEP BEFORE THE FORECLOSURE SALE OF YOUR HOME. You have only 20 DAYS from the recording date on this notice to pursue mediation. DO NOT DELAY. CONTACT A HOUSING COUNSELOR OR AN ATTORNEY LICENSED IN WASHINGTON NOW to assess your situation and refer you to mediation if you are eligible and it may help you save your home. See below for safe sources of help. 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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned Trustee will on January 4, 2016, at the hour of 10:00 AM at Snohomish County Courthouse, on the steps in front of the North entrance, 3000 Rockefeller Avenue, Everett, WA 98201 sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, payable at the time of sale, the following described real property, situated in the County of Snohomish, State of Washington, to-wit: SEE ATTACHED EXHIBIT “A” LEGAL DESCRIPTION PARCEL A The Northerly 450 feet of the Northeast quarter of the Southwest quarter of Section 16, Township 29 North, Range 6 East W M, EXCEPT the Westerly 485 feet thereof, (ALSO KNOWN AS Parcel D of Survey recorded under Recording No 7611080240) Situate in the County of Snohomish, State of Washington PARCEL B An easement for ingress and egress and utilities over, under and across the following described 6 tracts The Southerly 30 feet of the Northeast quarter of the Southwest quarter, THENCE Northerly 30 feet of the Southeast quarter of the Southwest quarter, THENCE Southerly 30 feet of that portion of the Northwest quarter of the Southeast quarter lying Westerly of the Westerly right of way line of the Bonneville Power Administration Transmission Line Easement as described is “Tract MCLJ-378” in document filed under Recording No 2183273, The Northerly 30 feet of that portion of the Southwest quarter of the Southeast quarter lying Westerly of the Easterly right of way line of said Bonneville Power Administration Transmission Line Easement, That portion of said Bonneville Power Administration Transmission Line Easement, That portion of said Bonneville Power Administration Line Easement lying within the Westerly 500 feet of the

TS #60128-24788-NJ-WA APN #00695000004400 Title #843773 Reference Number: 200801170217 Abbreviated Legal: LOT 44, CEDAR RIDGE ESTATES, SNOHOMISH COUNTY Grantor : Eldon R Nickens and Sharon L Nickens Grantee: North Cascade Tr ustee Ser vices Inc. Or iginal Beneficiar y: WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE PURSUANT TO THE REVISED CODE OF WASHINGTON CHAPTER 61.24 ET. SEQ. This is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. THIS NOTICE IS THE FINAL STEP BEFORE THE FORECLOSURE SALE OF YOUR HOME. You have only 20 DAYS from the recording date on this notice to pursue mediation. DO NOT RELAY. CONTACT A HOUSING COUNSELOR OR AN ATTORNEY LICENSED IN WASHINGTON NOW to assess your situation and refer you to mediation if you are eligible and it may help you save your home. See below for safe sources of help. SEEKING ASSISTANCE Housing counselors and legal assistance may be available at little or no cost to you. If you would like assistance in determining your rights and opportunities to keep your house, you may contact the following: The statewide foreclosure hotline for assistance and referral to housing counselors recommended by the Housing Finance Commission Telephone: Toll-free: 1-877-894-HOME (18 7 7 - 8 9 4 - 4 6 6 3 ) . W e b s i t e : http://www.dfi.wa.gov/consumers/homewownership/post_purchase _counselors_foreclosure.htm. The United States Department of Housing and urban Development Telephone: Toll-free: 1-800-5694 2 8 7 . W e b S i t e : http://www.hud.gove/offices/hsg/sfh/hcc/fc/index.cfm?webListActio n=search&searchstate=WA&filterSvc=dfc The statewide civil legal aid hotline for assistance and referrals to other housing counselors and attorneys Telephone: Toll-free: 1-800-606-4819. Web Site: http://nwjustice.org/what-clear I. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned Trustee will on January 4, 2016, at the hour of 10:00 AM at Snohomish County Courthouse, on the steps in front of the North entrance, 3000 Rockefeller Avenue, Everett, WA 98201 sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, payable at the time of sale, the following described real property, situated in the County of Snohomish, State of Washington, to-wit: LOT 44, C E DA R R I D G E E S TAT E S , AC C O R D I N G TO T H E P L AT THEREOF RECORDED IN VOLUME 40 OF PLATS, PAGES 253 T H RO U G H 2 5 5 , I N C L U S I V E , I N S N O H O M I S H C O U N T Y, WASHINGTON. APN: 00695000004400 More commonly known as: 7603 Lower Ridge Rd ,Everett, WA 98203 which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated December 3, 2007, recorded January 17, 2008, under Auditor’s File No. 200801170217, records of Snohomish County, Washington, from Eldon R Nickens and Sharon L Nickens, husband and wife as joint tenants with rights of survivorship as Grantor to NATIONAL TITLE PARTNFRS as Trustee, to secure an obligation in favor of WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA as Beneficiary, the beneficial interest in which was assigned to Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC under an Assignment recorded on October 30, 2013 under Auditor’s File 201310300407 in the official records in the Office of the Recorder of Snohomish County, Washington. II. No action commenced by the current Beneficiar y of the Deed of Tr ust is now pending to seek satisfaction of the obligation in any Cour t by reason of the Borrower’s or Grantor’s default on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust/Mortgage. III. The Beneficiary alleges default of the Deed of Trust for failure to pay the following amounts now in arrears and/or other defaults: Late Charges $254.52 Property Preservation Fees $830.61Escrow Advances $2,248.65 Property Inspection Fees $462.75 Title Search $1,209.99 Interest Due $67,875.20 Owner’s Policy $811.41 Appt. of Substitute Trustee $48.00 Legal Filing Service $435.00 Grand Total $74,176.13 IV. The sum owing on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust is: Principal $325,800.00, together with interest as provided in the note or other instrument secured, and such other costs and fees as are due under the note or other instrument secured, and as are provided by statute. V. The above-described real property will be sold to satisfy the expense of sale and the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust as provided by statute. The sale will be made without warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances on January 4, 2016. The defaults referred to in paragraph III must be cured by December 24, 2015 (11 days before the sale date), to cause a discontinuance of the sale. The sale will be discontinued and terminated if at any time before December 24, 2015 (11 days before the sale date), the defaults as set forth in paragraph III are cured and the Trustees fees and costs are paid Payment must be in cash or with cashiers’ or certified check from a state or federally chartered bank. The sale may be terminated any time after December 24, 2015(11 days before the sale date), and before the sale by the Borrower, Grantor, any G u a ra n t o r, o r t h e h o l d e r o f a ny r e c o r d e d j u n i o r l i e n o r encumbrance paying the entire principal and interest secured by the Deed of Trust, plus costs, fees, and advances, if any, made pursuant to the terms of the obligation and/or Deed of Trust, and curing all other defaults. VI. A written notice of default was transmitted by the Beneficiary or Trustee to the Borrower and Grantor at the following addresses: Eldon R Nickens 7603 Lower Ridge Rd Everett, WA 98203 Sharon L Nickens 7603 Lower Ridge Rd Everett, WA 98203 Occupant 7603 Lower Ridge Rd. Everett, WA 98203 by both first-class and certified mail on July 10. 2015, proof of which is in the possession of the Trustee; and the Borrower and Grantor were personally served, if applicable, with said written Notice of Default or the written Notice of Default was posted in a conspicuous place on the real property described in paragraph I above, and the Trustee has possession of proof of such service or posting. VII. The Trustee whose name and address are set forth below will provide in writing to anyone requesting it, a statement of all costs and fees due at any time prior to the sale. VIII. The effect of the sale will be to deprive the Grantor and all those who hold by, through or under the Grantor of all their interest in the above-described property. IX. Anyone having any objection to the sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to these objections if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the sale pursuant to RCW 61.24.130. Failure to bring such a lawsuit may result in a waiver of any proper grounds for invalidating the Trustee’s sale. X. NOTJCE TO OCCUPANTS OR TENANTS - The purchaser at the trustee’s sale is entitled to possession of the property on the 20th day following the sale, as against the grantor under the deed of trust (the owner) and anyone having an interest junior to the deed of trust, including occupants who are not tenants. After the 20th day following the sale the purchaser has the right to evict occupants who are not tenants by summary proceedings under chapter 59. 12 RCW. For tenantoccupied property, the purchaser shall provide a tenant with written notice in accordance with RCW 61.24.060. To access sale information, please go to salestrack.tdsf.com or call the automated sales line at: 888-988-6736. Dated: August 27, 2015 Nor th Cascade Trustee Services Inc., Duly Appointed Successor Trustee By Taylin Schalow, Authorized Signatory 801 Second Avenue, Suite 600 Seattle, Washington 98104 Telephone l-85-676-9686 TAC: 984021 PUB: 12/07/15, 12/28/15 Published: December 7, 28, 2015. EDH672471

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NO. 15 4 01751 4 NOTICE TO CREDITORS (RCW 11.40.030) IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN THE COUNTY OF SNOHOMISH In the Matter of the Estate of: JOHN W. SAUBER, Deceased. The Personal Representative named below has been appointed and has qualified as Personal Representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the deceased must, before the time such claim would be b a r r e d by a ny o t h e r w i s e applicable statute of limitations, present their claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving or m a i l i n g t o t h e Pe r s o n a l Representative or the personal representative’s a t t o r n ey s a t t h e a d d r e s s stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court. The c l a i m mu s t b e p r e s e n t e d within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the personal r e p r e s e n t a t i ve s e r ve d o r mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(3); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the c l a i m i s fo r ev e r b a r r e d , except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets. Date of first publication: December 7, 2015 Date of filing copy of Notice to Creditors: December 4, 2015 Personal Representative: Heidi Sauber-Cornelison Attorney for Personal Representative: Jonathan C. Hatch, WSBA No. 4641 152 Third Ave. S, Suite 104 Edmonds, WA 98020 EDH672388 Published: December 7, 14, 21, 2015.

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No. 15-4-00910-8 Probate Notice to Creditors (RCW 11.40.030) SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR KITSAP COUNTY E s t a t e o f RU S S E L L M . F L I N T a n d RO S A L E A K . FLINT, Deceased. The above Cour t has appointed KERRY B. FLINT as Personal Representative of Decedent’s estate. Any person having a claim against the Decedents must present the claim: (a) Before the time when the claim would be barred by any applicable statute of limitations, and (b) In the manner provided in RCW 11.40.070: (i) By filing the original of the claim with the foregoing Court, and (ii) By serving on or mailing to me at the address below a copy of the claim. The claim must be presented by the later of: (a) Thirty (30) days after I served or mailed this Notice as prov i d e d i n R C W 11.40.020(1)(c), or (b) Four (4) months after the date of ﬁrst publication of this Notice. If the claim is not presented within this time period, the claim will be forever barred except as provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. T h i s b a r i s e f fe c t i ve fo r claims against both the Decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets. Date of First Publication: November 23, 2015 Personal Representative: Kerry B. Flint, 9112 Misery Pt R d N W, S e a b e c k , WA 98380. 360-830-5145 EDH670158

Cause No. 15-4-00470-5 PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS RCW 11.40.030 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF BENTON In the Matter of the Estate of: DANIEL J. McKEE, Deceased. The personal representative named below has been appointed as personal representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against either deceased must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided by RCW 11.40.070 by serving or mailing to the personal representative or the personal representative’s attor ney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and ﬁling the original of the claim with the cour t in which the probate proceedings were commenced. The c l a i m mu s t b e p r e s e n t e d within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the personal r e p r e s e n t a t i ve s e r ve d o r mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1)(c); or (2) Four months after the date of the first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against the deceased party’s probate and non-probate assets. DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION: November 30, 2015 PATRICIA J. KLEM, Personal Representative Address for Mailing or Service: Jan R. Armstrong Armstrong, Klym, Waite, Atwood & Jameson, P.S. 660 Swift Boulevard, Suite A Richland, WA 99352 Court of Probate Proceedings and case number: Benton County Superior Court 7122 West Okanogan Place, Building A Kennewick, WA 99336 Case No: 15-4-00470-5 EDH671229 P u bl i s h e d : N ove m b e r 3 0 ; December 7, 14, 2015.

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Mariners According to multiple media reports, free-agent pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma might be headed to the Dodgers, C2

MONDAY, 12.07.2015

NFL WEEK 13

Seattle Seahawks 38, Minnesota Vikings 7

Swagger is back

Surging Seahawks beat Vikings for third straight victory By Gregg Bell The News Tribune

MINNEAPOLIS — Richard Sherman was standing over fallen wide receiver Stefon Diggs in the end zone with his hands on his hips. Sherman was glaring at him after an incomplete pass. Earl Thomas was salsa dancing after his return of an interception. “Oh, that was my guitar,” the All-Pro free safety said later, smiling and strumming an air one at his locker. Seattle Seahawks specialteamers Eric Pinkins and Mike Morgan were taunting the booing, hissing Minnesotans behind the end zone after throttling a kickoff returner. Doug Baldwin was kissing his index finger and pointing it triumphantly to the fittingly gray Minnesota sky. And all that was just in the first half. “We were having a good time,” Sherman, the All-Pro cornerback, said following Seattle’s 38-7 annihilation of the Vikings on Sunday. “When we are at our best, we are enjoying one another. And that’s what we were doing today. “I mean, we play like this, you see what happened.” Yes, the defending NFC champion Seahawks’ swagger was back — and the NFC North leaders got the ugly brunt of it Sunday. Three more touchdown passes plus one rushing by rampaging Russell Wilson, and a swarming Seahawks defense absolutely dominated league rushing leader Adrian Peterson and the Vikings at TCF Bank Stadium. The 31-point game wasn’t even that close. The Seahawks (7-5) had 433 total yards to just 125 for Minnesota (8-4). Seattle’s edge in yards rushing over the NFL’s top-ranked running game: 17331. The Seahawks’ bulge in first downs: 25-9. “It felt like the Super Bowl game again, the one against Denver,” Thomas said. “Just attack mode.” Great memory. This was the Seahawks’ largest margin of victory since that 43-8 win over the See SEAHAWKS, Page C4

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Seahawks wide receiver Doug Baldwin (89) celebrates his 20-yard touchdown catch with Kevin Smith (17) during Sunday’s game against the Vikings.

Cougars set to play Miami in Sun Bowl on Dec. 26 By Jacob Thorpe The Spokesman-Review

PULLMAN — Washington State’s resurgent 2015 football season will continue into the postseason as the Cougars have accepted an invitation to play in the Sun Bowl on Dec. 26 in El Paso, Texas. The Cougars (8-4, 6-3 Pac-12) will face Miami (8-4, 5-3 ACC).

The Hurricanes won four of their last five games under interim coach Larry Scott, who took over after head coach Al Golden was fired in October, one day after Miami’s 58-0 loss to Clemson. Many of WSU’s assistant coaches are on the road recruiting, and will remain so even as the Cougars resume bowl practices. See COUGARS, Page C3

INSIDE: Huskies basketball, C2

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Huskies meet Southern Miss in Heart of Dallas Bowl on Dec. 26 By Christian Caple The News Tribune

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Washington freshman quarterback Jake Browning and the Huskies play Southern Mississippi.

C. basketball, C2

✓ Doug Baldwin has five touchdown catches in two games, C4 ✓ Seahawks note, C4 ✓ Russell Wilson is “playing phenomenal,” C5 ✓ Frank Clark has two sacks, C5

SEATTLE — Taniela Tupou has family in Texas, and they made the trip to Seattle two weeks ago to watch the fifth-year senior defensive tackle play his final home game for the Washington Huskies. Now, Tupou, who played at Archbishop Murphy High School,

C. football, C3

will make a return trip with the rest of his Huskies teammates. Washington accepted an invitation on Sunday to play in the Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl against the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles on Dec. 26 (11:20 a.m. PT, ESPN), and there is a good bit of unfamiliar territory involved there — it will be UW’s

NFL, C6

See HUSKIES, Page C3

Weather, C8

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CALENDAR DECEMBER

MON 7

TUE 8

Next game: at Baltimore 10 a.m., Sun., Dec. 13

Reports: Iwakuma headed to Dodgers By Bob Dutton The News Tribune

Next game: Portland 7:05 p.m., Wed., Dec. 9

Next game: TBD

TCU 8 p.m. PAC12

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Next game: at South Dakota 6 p.m., Sat., Dec. 12 UWWOMEN WOMEN UW

Next game: at UAB 5 p.m., Sun., Dec. 13

Next game: at Portland State 7 p.m., Tue., Dec. 15

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Seattle Mariners’ traveling party hadn’t fully checked in Sunday at the Winter Meetings when news broke that starting pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma might be heading to the Los Angeles Dodgers. That news surfaced in a twitter report by ESPN.com’s Jim Bowden. While there was no official confirmation, multiple subsequent reports indicated the two sides

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BOYS BASKETBALL Non-League— Sultan at Foster, 7 p.m.; Sedro-Woolley at Meadowdale, 7:15 p.m. BOYS SWIMMING Wesco—Mount Vernon at Oak Harbor, 5:30 p.m.; Northwest Yeshiva at Cedar Park Christian-Mountlake Terrace, 7:30 p.m. GIRLS BASKETBALL Non-League— Northwest Yeshiva at Cedar Park Christian-Mountlake Terrace, 6 p.m.; Meadowdale at Mariner, Lincoln at Monroe, Bellevue at Stanwood, Sehome at MarysvillePilchuck, Squalicum at Oak Harbor, all 7:15 p.m.; Everett at Roosevelt, 7:30 p.m. GIRLS BOWLING Wesco—Everett vs. Cascade at Evergreen Lanes, 3:30 p.m.

Timbers win MLS Cup Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — Diego Valeri scored at the 27-second mark for the fastest goal in MLS Cup history and the Portland Timbers won the league title for the first time, beating the Columbus Crew 2-1 Sunday. Rodney Wallace made it 2-0 in the seventh minute, and Kei Kamara scored for the Crew in the 18th minute.

three years. Losing Iwakuma would be a big blow to the Mariners, who would have to find a front-line replacement elsewhere — but don’t expect them to respond by pursuing the likes of, say, Johnny Cueto. “We are not likely to be about marquee names and big signings,” Mariners general manager Jerry Dipoto said in anticipation of the meetings. “This is going to be about complimentary pieces. ... We’ve done our big-game hunting in the past with Nelson (Cruz),

Thybulle steps up Defensive specialist scores 16 points in Huskies’ victory By Christian Caple The News Tribune

Next game: UTEP 3 p.m., Sun., Dec. 13

were close to an agreement. This much is certain: The Dodgers escalated their pursuit of Iwakuma after losing free-agent Hisashi right-hander Iwakuma Zack Greinke to Arizona last week. Terms of Iwakuma’s possible deal with the Dodgers were not known, although a CBS Sports report said it was believed to be

SEATTLE — Matisse Thybulle owns his identity as a defensiveoriented basketball player. The freshman from Sammamish has the physical specifications to thrive in such a role in the aggressive, frantic style employed by Washington Huskies coach Lorenzo Romar. He’s 6-foot-5 with arms the length of someone a few inches taller. He’s quick. He can run a mile in less than five minutes. He can jump high enough to view the rim at eye level, and he has started each of the Huskies’ games this season, mostly because of contributions not revealed by the box score. Sunday’s game, then, represented something of a breakout. Thybulle scored 16 points in UW’s 87-69 victory over the Cal State-Fullerton Titans at Hec Edmundson Pavilion — just two fewer points than he’d scored in the Huskies’ first six games combined. His effort helped his team through a funk that had it trailing by 11 points nearly midway through the first half. It was by far Thybulle’s best offensive game of the season. He scored 11 points in the first half, made 3-of-4 from 3-point range — each open looks that he hoisted without hesitation — and had a pair of dunks, one in the first half and another in the second, to round out a performance that also included four rebounds, two assists, a blocked shot and three turnovers in 19 minutes. Those kind of numbers are something of a bonus for a player who adheres willingly to a

You can just see his confidence grow. — Lorenzo Romar UW men’s basketball coach, on freshman guard Matisse Thybulle

defensive focus. “I think if I’m put in a position to make a play, Coach trusts me to make that play, and I trust myself to go out there and make the right decision,” Thybulle said. “So I say, I’ll take care of business on the defensive end, and if need be, I’ll take care of it on the offensive end, too. “... It’s not necessarily a matter of me waiting for it to happen — it’s if I’m doing what I’m supposed to be doing in the offense, and an opportunity shows itself, I’m going to take advantage of it.” His teammates exhort him to do that more often in an ongoing attempt to increase his offensive confidence. Fellow freshman guard Dejounte Murray, who led UW on Sunday with 17 points, five assists and five steals, volunteered that Thybulle is “one of our offensive threats, too. We try to tell him, stay aggressive. You’re not just a defender. So we all try to keep him confident.” He looked it on Sunday. Thybulle scored UW’s first four points as the Huskies slogged their way to a 24-13 deficit, which they erased mostly by marching to the free-throw line 26 times in the first 20 minutes. They made 17 of those shots,

settled into a more energetic defensive approach, and outscored Fullerton 34-14 in the final 11 minutes, 20 seconds of the first half. UW (5-2) held a nine-point halftime lead that swelled to 16 after a quick 9-1 run midway through the second half, and the Huskies pushed it to 76-54 following a Murray layup, Thybulle’s second dunk and an off-balance corner 3-pointer by David Crisp. Romar credited Thybulle, Murray, senior guard Andrew Andrews (15 points, 10 rebounds) and junior forward Malik Dime for the defensive turnaround. The Huskies forced 20 turnovers that led to 20 points, and held the Titans to 34.4 percent shooting from the field. “We started to make them more uncomfortable and try to keep them in front of us a little bit,” Romar said. “Malik was protecting the basket, and we got a lot of baskets in transition as a result of our defense. But that was the recipe to get it going: just bear down on the defensive end.” That’s something at which Thybulle excels. But he showed more offensive skill on Sunday than he had yet this season. “He’s kind of an opportunist right now,” Romar said. “He’s such a good athlete and so quick, he just kind of gets in there and has opportunities to make plays, and when he’s playing aggressively, he’s capable of doing that. But he came out, he hit some shots from the outside and you can just see his confidence grow. And when Matisse plays with confidence, he’s a different player.”

Hawkinson, Cougars rout Portland State Associated Press PULLMAN — Portland State was one of the few NCAA Division I teams that offered Shorewood High School graduate Josh Hawkinson a scholarship. Sunday, Hawkinson provided the Vikings with a painful reminder of what they lost to Washington State. Hawkinson, coming off a poor

performance against No. 13 Gonzaga on Wednesday in WSU’s only loss, led all players with 24 points and 10 rebounds. “Last game was one of my worst games ever,” Hawkinson said. “I kind of let my team down defensively.” Hawkinson, a double-double machine the past two seasons, had just four points and six rebounds against Gonzaga.

Against Portland State, he sank 10 of 11 shots, including all eight attempts in the first half. “It was important to get Josh back on his game,” WSU coach Ernie Kent said. “I sent him a text after the Gonzaga game and just talked about toughness and talked about maybe it was my fault not calling his number more (for shots) to get him a better rhythm in the game.”

with Robby Cano, and then extending and signing Felix (Hernandez) and Kyle Seager. ... That is the group we are building around.”

Woodward to Dodgers The Dodgers are poised to add former Mariners first-base coach Chris Woodward to their staff under new manager Dave Roberts, according to Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports. Woodward was offered the chance to remain with Seattle after Dipoto fired manager Lloyd McClendon, but he opted to resign after citing a desire to be closer to his family in Florida.

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Oklahoma holds off the UW women Herald news services SEATTLE — Maddie Manning scored 15 points and had a key block in the final seconds to lead No. 21 Oklahoma past Washington 71-68 Sunday in women’s college basketball action. The Sooners have won six straight. Washington’s Kelsey Plum drove to the basket in the final seconds, but Manning blocked the shot and grabbed the rebound. Manning was fouled and hit both free throws with 3.6 seconds left to seal the win. Gabbi Ortiz scored 12 points and Kaylon Williams added 11 for Oklahoma (7-1). Plum scored 30 points — 16 in the fourth quarter — for Washington (6-2). Chantel Osahor added 13 points and Brianna Ruiz had 12. Plum entered the game leading the country in scoring at 28.1 points a game. Oklahoma kept her scoreless in the third quarter, but she took over to start the fourth. Plum scored 13 points in the first 3 minutes of the fourth to give the Huskies a six-point lead. Oklahoma trailed 68-65 with under a minute to play. Manning scored on an inbound pass with 50 seconds remaining to cut the Huskies’ lead to 68-67. After Plum missed a jumper, T’ona Edwards raced down for a layup with 13 seconds to play to give Oklahoma a 69-68 lead.

MEN Seattle 84, Miss. Valley State 72 SEATTLE — Jack Crook scored a career-high 22 points and grabbed eight rebounds, and Seattle beat Mississippi Valley State to extend the Delta Devils’ losing streak to 10 games. Seattle trailed 50-44 before going on a 16-1 run — capped by Brendan Westendorf’s back-to-back 3-pointers. Manroop Clair made six 3-pointers and also scored a career-best 22 points for Seattle (3-5). Westendorf had 18 points, six rebounds and nine assists for the Redhawks, who had 25 assists on their 32 field goals. Crook was 8-of-11 shooting in the first half for 16 points. Clair added four 3-pointers to help Seattle hold a 35-32 lead at halftime. Mississippi Valley State stayed close by making 7 of 8 free throws compared to Seattle’s 0-for-3 effort. Damian Young hit four 3-pointers and scored 22 points for Mississippi Valley State (0-10). Marcus Romain had 17 points and 10 rebounds, and Latrell Love added 14 points.

North Idaho 108, Everett 100 SPOKANE — Derek Brown Jr. scored 43 points but the Everett Community College men’s basketball team lost to North Idaho College in the championship game of the Bigfoot Classic on Sunday at Spokane Community College. Brown and the Trojans’ Quadir Williams, who had 12 points, were named to the all-tournament first team. Everett (6-2) plays host Portland Community College at 7 p.m. Thursday.

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Clemson plays Oklahoma, Alabama meets Michigan State By Ralph D. Russo Associated Press

Michigan State needed a miracle. Hail hog helped Alabama get here. A swat saved Oklahoma’s season. Clemson turned away a late 2-point conversion that could have cost the Tigers their perfect record. A season filled with fantastic finishes helped shape the College Football Playoff, even if it led to a sleepy selection Sunday. Top-seeded Clemson will play No. 4 Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl in the first College Football Playoff semifinal on New Year’s Eve. No. 2 Alabama will play No. 3 Michigan State at the Cotton Bowl in the nightcap of the Dec. 31 doubleheader. No drama. No complaints.

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“The ones in town will run the practices,” head coach Mike Leach said. “And you’ll just have a smaller group but we can still get good work in.” The Cougars will initially spend their bowl practices spending extra time developing younger players who were not primary contributors this season, focusing on game prep as the bowl date approaches. The Sun Bowl was the fourth Pac-12-affiliated bowl to select a team. Stanford will play in the Rose Bowl by virtue of winning the Pac-12 championship game, and the Alamo Bowl began the selection process by choosing the Oregon Ducks.

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Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson has led the Tigers to a 13-0 record this season.

Nothing at all like the weekto-week mayhem — with one once-in-a-lifetime-play after another — that made the season memorable. In the end, the only real

debate was how to rank the top four teams. Committee chairman Jeff Long said that the Tigers were the clear-cut top team in the final rankings.

WSU athletic director Bill Moos intimated that bowl executives expressed concern over the health status of quarterback Luke Falk, who missed the Apple Cup after sustaining a concussion against Colorado that knocked him out of the game. Both Leach and Moos said that Falk is currently healthy, and Leach added that he would be available to play in a game right now if needed. The Holiday Bowl heavily considered taking the Cougars, but ultimately the prospect of selecting USC, the Pac-12 championship game’s other participant, outweighed WSU’s breakthrough season. UCLA will play in the Foster Farms Bowl while the Utah Utes will take on rival BYU in the Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl. By avoiding the bowl game in Las Vegas, which is

played on Dec. 19, the Cougars are able to squeeze in an extra week of bowl practices. Furthermore, the WSU academic calendar would pose a problem, given that finals are the same week as the bowl game. “If we played the 19th, it would be a huge interference with finals,” Leach said. “It would be a logistical nightmare.” Although former Georgia coach Mark Richt has agreed to become the new Hurricanes coach, Scott is expected to coach the team in the bowl game and is believed to be a candidate to join Richt’s staff . “Right now it’s kind of like you’re at that point where it’s just about getting your team ready for this experience,” Scott said. “Right there you’re shifting your mindset and focus to

what we have to do to get ready to go. Those things are going to work themselves out.” Offensively, sophomore quarterback Brad Kaaya, who already ranks No. 5 in the school’s all-time passing yardage list, leads the Hurricanes. Kaaya completed 61.7 percent of his passes for 15 touchdowns and just over 3,000 yards in 11 games this season, while throwing just four interceptions.

Choate staying for bowl Petersen said defensive line coach and special-teams coordinator Jeff Choate, who recently accepted the head coaching job at Montana State, will remain in his current position at UW through the bowl game. “He’ll be doing doubleduty, and he needs doubleduty. He’s that guy who can probably do triple-duty,” Petersen said. “It’s hard to keep him pinned down in one spot anyway, so it’ll be good for him with all the other things that he’s thinking.” Choate’s departure will leave a void, Petersen said, but also, “I can’t tell you how happy we are for him. I don’t think there’s a better job, a more perfect fit than that job. As long as I’ve known him, he’s never wanted to be the head coach at the University of Washington. He’s wanted to be the head coach at Montana State or one of those schools.

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7 14 14 0 0 7

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38 7

Scoring summary

First Quarter Sea—Rawls 5 run (Hauschka kick), 3:36. Drive: 12 plays, 81 yards, 7:39. Key Plays: Newman 5-yard defensive holding penalty on 3rd-and-4; Wilson 14 pass to Willson; Wilson 22 pass to Willson; Wilson 9 pass to Lockett on 3rd-and-6; Wilson 10 pass to Lockett; Wilson 5 run on 3rdand-1. Seattle 7, Minnesota 0. Second Quarter Sea—Wilson 8 run (Hauschka kick), 2:04. Drive: 13 plays, 98 yards, 6:15. Key Plays: Rawls 1 run on 3rd-and-1; Rawls 19 run on 3rd-and-1; Wilson 29 pass to Lockett on 3rd-and-8; Exum Jr. 14-yard unnecessary roughness penalty; Robison 11-yard unnecessary roughness penalty. Seattle 14, Minnesota 0. Sea—Baldwin 20 pass from Wilson (Hauschka kick), 1:04. Drive: 1 play, 20 yards, 0:04. Key Plays: Thomas 25 interception return to Minnesota 35; Diggs 15-yard face mask penalty. Seattle 21, Minnesota 0. Third Quarter Sea—F.Jackson 5 pass from Wilson (Hauschka kick), 9:12. Drive: 7 plays, 42 yards, 3:45. Key Plays: Lockett 19 punt return to Minnesota 42; Wilson 14 run. Seattle 28, Minnesota 0. Sea—Baldwin 53 pass from Wilson (Hauschka kick), 1:01. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:52. Key Plays: Tukuafu 4 run on 3rd-and-1; Wilson 10 run. Seattle 35, Minnesota 0. Min—Patterson 101 kickoff return (Walsh kick), :48. Seattle 35, Minnesota 7.. Fourth Quarter Sea—FG Hauschka 23, 8:00. Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 7:48. Key Plays: Rawls 12 run; Wilson 17 pass to Lockett on 3rd-and-1; Wilson 2 run on 4th-and-1; Wilson 10 pass to Lockett. Seattle 38, Minnesota 7. A—52,430.

Team stats

Sea 25 11 11 3 9-13 1-1 433 66 6.6 173 36 4.8 260 2-14 274 21-28 0 8.7 7-6-1 4-26 0 0-0-0 98 4-26 1-47 1-25 9-65 1-1 35-10

FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty THIRD DOWN EFF FOURTH DOWN EFF TOTAL NET YARDS Total Plays Avg Gain NET YARDS RUSHING Rushes Avg per rush NET YARDS PASSING Sacked-Yds lost Gross-Yds passing Completed-Att. Had Intercepted Yards-Pass Play KICKOFFS-EndZone-TB PUNTS-Avg. Punts blocked FGs-PATs blocked TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE Punt Returns Kickoff Returns Interceptions PENALTIES-Yds FUMBLES-Lost TIME OF POSSESSION

Min 9 1 7 1 2-10 0-1 125 48 2.6 31 16 1.9 95 4-24 118 17-28 1 2.9 2-1-1 2-24 0 0-0-0 227 2-24 6-203 0 9-95 1-0 24:50

Passing Seattle Russell Wilson Tarvaris Jackson

C/ATT YDS AVG TD INT SACKS RTG 21/27 274 10.1 3 0 1-8 146.0 0/1 0 0.0 0 0 1-6 39.6

Minnesota C/ATT YDS AVG TD INT SACKS RTG Teddy Bridgewater 17/28 118 4.2 0 1 4-24 55.4

Rushing Seattle Car 19 9 1 3 1 1 2

Thomas Rawls Russell Wilson Tyler Lockett DuJuan Harris Fred Jackson Will Tukuafu Tarvaris Jackson

Yds 101 51 7 7 5 4 -2

Minnesota Car 4 8 1 2 1

Jerick McKinnon Adrian Peterson Teddy Bridgewater Matt Asiata Stefon Diggs

Yds 18 18 2 -1 -6

Avg 5.3 5.7 7.0 2.3 5.0 4.0 -1.0

TD 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

LG 20 14 7 3 5 4 -1

Avg 4.5 2.3 2.0 -0.5 -6.0

LG 0 0 0 0 0

TD 12 5 2 3 -6

Receiving Seattle Doug Baldwin Tyler Lockett Luke Willson Thomas Rawls Fred Jackson Cooper Helfet B.J. Daniels Jermaine Kearse

Rec Yds 5 94 7 90 2 36 3 22 2 13 1 13 1 6 0 0

Mike Wallace Jarius Wright Stefon Diggs Kyle Rudolph Jerick McKinnon Adrian Peterson MyCole Pruitt Matt Asiata Rhett Ellison

Rec Yds 2 43 2 24 2 22 3 13 3 6 4 6 1 4 0 0 0 0

Avg TD 18.8 2 12.9 0 18.0 0 7.3 0 6.5 1 13.0 0 6.0 0 0.0 0

Minnesota

Avg TD 21.5 0 12.0 0 11.0 0 4.3 0 2.0 0 1.5 0 4.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0

Lng Tgts 53 7 29 7 22 3 9 3 8 2 13 4 6 1 0 1 Lng Tgts 25 3 17 2 14 6 6 4 7 6 3 4 4 1 0 1 0 1

Punt returns Seattle No. 3 1

Tyler Lockett B.J. Daniels

Yds 19 7

Avg 6.3 7.0

LG 19 7

TD 0 0

Yds Avg 24 12.0

LG 15

TD 0

Yds Avg 47 47.0

LG 47

TD 0

Yds Avg LG 198 39.6 101 5 5.0 5

TD 1 0

Minnesota No. 2

Marcus Sherels

Kickoff returns Seattle No. 1

Tyler Lockett

Minnesota No. 5 1

Cordarrelle Patterson Zach Line

Defense/special team stats Seattle

Tackles 10 7 7 5 4 4 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1

K.J. Wright Bobby Wagner Kam Chancellor Kelcie McCray Cassius Marsh Michael Bennett Bruce Irvin Frank Clark DeShawn Shead Earl Thomas Ahtyba Rubin Richard Sherman Eric Pinkins Jeremy Lane

Assists 9 7 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 0

Sacks 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

7 6 3 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0

Minnesota

Robert Blanton Sharrif Floyd Eric Kendricks Chad Greenway Xavier Rhodes Antone Exum Jr. Jason Trusnik Brian Robison Terence Newman Tom Johnson Danielle Hunter

9 7 7 6 5 5 4 3 3 3 3

Interceptions Seattle No. 1

Earl Thomas

Yds Avg 25 25.0

Minnesota No.

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Yds

Avg

LG 25

TD 0

Punts Jon Ryan

No. 2

Seattle Yds 78

Avg 39.0

Minnesota

Jeff Locke

No. 7

Yds 281

Avg 40.1

TB In 20 Long 0 0 40 TB In 20 Long 0 2 47

Kicking Seattle Steven Hauschka

FG Pct 1/1 100.0

Minnesota Blair Walsh

FG 0/0

Pct 0.0

Lg 23

Xp 5/5

Pts 8

Lg 0

Xp 1/1

Pt 1

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Seahawks wide receiver Doug Baldwin looks back as he runs to the end zone on a 53-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter in Sunday’s game against the Minnesota Vikings.

‘Playing great football’ By Gregg Bell The News Tribune

MINNEAPOLIS — Five touchdown catches in two games have to be a career best for Doug Baldwin, right? Best since his college days at Stanford, maybe? Or since he was at Gulf Breeze High School in Florida a decade ago? Nope. Nope. And nope. “Little League,” the Seahawks’ No. 1 wide receiver said Sunday, after he continued his merry holiday season with two more scores from Russell Wilson in Seattle’s 38-7 smacking of the Minnesota Vikings at TCF Bank Stadium. Baldwin had two more souvenir footballs from his catches in his locker as he spoke. Those will join the three that are already in cases at home from last week’s win over Pittsburgh. He had three touchdowns total through the first nine games of his and Seattle’s turned-around season. He has 17 catches the last three weeks. He had 17 catches total in a six-game stretch during the malaise portion of the season for the Seahawks’ offense, late September through the first of November, a 13-12 slog past Dallas. That was back when the offensive line with starters in three new positions wasn’t blocking much of anyone. Back when Wilson was running for his life away from constant pressure rather than standing in the pocket and firing to Baldwin and friends. That pocket is pretty right now. And Wilson’s been comfy inside it while finding his favorite target, as comforting as his own personal “B.”

Best stretch of Baldwin’s career A look at Seahawks WR Doug Baldwin over the past 3 games. Rec Yds Avg TD 17 299 17.6 5 As in, Baldwin. “There’s a lot of things that go into it,” Baldwin said. “We’ve got Russell Okung, Justin Britt, Patrick Lewis, J.R. Sweezy and Garry Gilliam blocking their tails off for Russell Wilson. That’s what it comes down to. When Russell has enough time to stand in the pocket and deliver the ball, he’s going to find the open receiver and deliver it. “Our concepts have always been good. It’s just we’ve had to be on the same page. Russell is just playing out of his mind right now. He’s getting the ball out, delivering the ball on time. What he’s doing inside the pocket right now puts him up there with some of the greats in this game.” Wilson’s greatest two plays Sunday came consecutively in late in the third quarter. He ran for an apparent 53-yard score that got nullified by tight end Luke Willson’s holding penalty. On the next play, Wilson spied an imminent Vikings blitz for which the Seahawks had game-planned all week. Wilson changed the protection and Baldwin’s route at the line, to a post from right to left down the deep middle of the field. His pass hit Baldwin in perfect stride at about the 20. Baldwin practically strolled the rest of the way for the 53-yard touchdown that made it 35-0

Seahawks. Head coach Pete Carroll said he, Wilson and play-caller Darrell Bevell haven’t been doing anything to feature Baldwin or get him going on this life-best run. It’s just Thomas Rawls’ power running (101 more yards rushing for the rookie Sunday) setting up play-action passes from a far-cleaner pocket. And that’s most encouraging for the offense. “What’s really exciting about it is we’re not doing anything special. We’re just doing what we do,” Carroll said. “He’s always there to make the play and take advantage of the opportunities. “He’s playing great football. And we love seeing it.” Behind Wilson-to-Baldwin, the Seahawks are back to their December offensive blowouts. Entering next week’s game at Baltimore, Seattle has scored 106 points in their past three games, wins over San Francisco, Pittsburgh and Minnesota. It’s reminiscent of the Seahawks’ scoring 58, 50 and 42 points in December 2012, Wilson’s rookie season. Baldwin thinks this offensive surge is more impressive and meaningful than that oft-cited one three seasons ago. “This feels more real,” Baldwin said. “It feels more consistent. “Those back-to-back 50-point games felt like, ‘Oh, where’d that come from?’ This, what we are doing right now, it’s been a gradual thing. It’s been a progressive thing. And so now we are at the point now that this is clicking, where this is real. It’s not something that we are pulling out one week. It’s something that’s going to be consistent.”

Carroll’s ploys motivate Seahawks By Gregg Bell The News Tribune

MINNEAPOLIS — Pete Carroll is in his sixth season leading the Seahawks. He is 64 years old. Not “80 years old, 70,” that All-Pro free safety Earl Thomas said his head coach was this part week. But old enough for Carroll to get regular questions on how he keeps his approaches and messages fresh enough for his players to stay engaged and motivated. His latest way came Saturday night inside a large meeting room at the Hyatt Regency. The night before each game Carroll shows the team an inspirational video produced by his staff. Before Sunday’s test at NFC North-leading Minnesota he showed the players the highlights of their best college plays. They absolutely loved it — then went out and smashed the previously 8-3 Vikings by 31 points for their third straight win. “He said that we’re still the same player that we were in college, and said that we’re going to make the same plays in

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Seahawks coach Pete Carroll found new ways to motivate his players.

the NFL that we did in college,” Thomas said. “It’s a child’s game and we just have to continue to enjoy it.” Oh, they did that on Sunday. Thomas was salsa dancing after his first-half interception. Michael Bennett was doing two hip thrusts — three will get him fined by the league, he’s come to believe — following his sack. Richard Sherman was tapping his wrist as if wearing a watch as Doug Baldwin returned to the sidelines following the second of his two touchdown catches. And the locker room’s walls were shaking from the rap music blaring following the 38-7 victory that wasn’t that close.

Carroll also changed things during the players’ preparation for Minnesota last week. Baldwin said, while refusing to divulge details, the way the coach practiced and prepared the Seahawks for this game has revolutionized the previously uneven season. “It was definitely a noticeable,” Baldwin said. “Yeah ...” Carroll said Friday: “We adjusted the tempo during the week, just to fit the needs of the players. We had a really highspirited week. We’re ready to go, looking forward to the trip.” He added it wasn’t just a normal, lighter, December practice schedule without helmets near the end of a long season. Carroll said it was a special change for this game, but also wouldn’t detail what exactly was different. It sure worked Sunday. “You have to get your players to respond. You have to keep them motivated,” Thomas said. “I’ve been in this system for six years. Some of the philosophy gets boring. But when it comes to games and what he brings to the table, it’s always interesting.”

Broncos for Seattle’s first NFL title that ended the 2013 season Undrafted rookie running back Thomas Rawls continued to fill injured Marshawn Lynch’s leadback role exquisitely. He bulled for 101 yards on 19 carries for his fourth triple-digit rushing day. And the Seahawks won their third consecutive game to strengthen their hold on a wild-card playoff spot — while holding Peterson to 18 yards on eight carries. Yes, Thomas Rawls out-gained Adrian Peterson 101-18. That’s how decisive this Seahawks’ victory was. “We are playing the guy who leads the league in rushing — and he only had 18 yards. That definitely speaks volumes,” Seattle All-Pro middle linebacker Bobby Wagner said over the blaring bass of rap music in the visiting locker room. “When defense is playing the way we play and the offense is playing the way they are playing right now, there’s really not a team that can beat us.” Certainly not Peterson and the Vikings (8-4). Peterson spent the last 8 minutes of the third-worst rushing day of his career hidden on the sidelines under a cape. Meanwhile, Wilson was wearing one on the field. Again. He continued his brilliant stretch, which is coinciding with that of his offensive line that has suddenly transformed from woeful to wonderful. Wilson completed 21 of 27 passes for 274 yards, three touchdowns, no interceptions and a 146.0 passer rating. In these last three wins over San Francisco, Pittsburgh and Minnesota, Wilson has completed 66 of 86 passes (76.7 percent) for 879 yards, 11 touchdowns and no interceptions. That’s a threegame passer rating of 148.2. A perfect rating is 158.3. “We’re playing up to our standard,” Wilson said of the two-time defending NFC champions, who are now 13-2 in December the last three seasons. Baldwin went beyond that about his quarterback. “He’s playing out of his mind,” Baldwin said of Wilson. Baldwin has five touchdown catches in two games. “We got our mojo back during the week, during practice,” Baldwin said, alluding to what Carroll only described as a changed “tempo” and freshness that was a first in his Seattle regime. Wilson called the week of preparation “phenomenal.” Then he played that way. Wilson had his first rushing touchdown since January’s NFC title game, 8 yards in the second quarter. That made it 14-0. And the rout was on. Very on. He threw 5 yards on an easy rollout and flip pass to Fred Jackson to make it 28-0 early in the third quarter. The quarterback appeared to make it 34-0 with a 53-yard touchdown run later in the period, but officials called tight end Luke Willson for holding 10 yards down field. As Carroll was berating those officials so much he was throwing his headset along the sideline, Wilson went to his 53-yard TD Plan B: An exquisitely thrown ball to Baldwin on a post route. The quarterback changed the protection and route to beat a Vikings blitz for which Seattle had been waiting. After Baldwin crossed the goal line to make it 35-0, Carroll was smiling so broadly you could see the gum in his mouth from the press box. Next to his coach, Sherman was tapping his wrist as if wearing a watch. Does this game prove a point that the Seahawks — after all their issues and a 2-4 start — are ready for another late-season rampage into the playoffs? “You tell me,” Sherman said, grinning after Seattle’s fifth win in six games. “Once we get in a rhythm we know we’re a hard team to beat. We know we have a championship pedigree. We’ve been there. “We know what we are capable of.” So, does this mean the champs are back? “I think this has been a few weeks that we’ve been feeling (it). Our confidence, sticking with our style, just the basic principles of what we expect. ... This is the feeling you are looking for. We have a chance.” Seahawks linebacker K.J. Wright laughed when asked if the Seahawks are back, then said: “We never went anywhere.”

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Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman shows his displeasure with a call during Sunday’s game.

Report Card Here’s how the Seattle Seahawks grade out in their 38-7 victory over the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday:

Offense

For the third straight game the A Seahawks did whatever they wanted on offense. Quarterback

Russell Wilson was nearly perfect, going 21-for-27 for 274 yards and three touchdowns, plus he added a TD run. Running back Thomas Rawls eclipsed the 100-yard mark for the fourth time this season. And Doug Baldwin had his second straight big game with two TD receptions. This against the team that ranked second in the NFL in scoring defense. Defense ANN HEISENFELT / ASSOCIATED PRESS

Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson (3) celebrates his eight-yard touchdown run in the first half of Sunday’s game against the Minnesota Vikings.

Wilson has been ‘phenomenal’ By Dave Boling The News Tribune

INNEAPOLIS — Seahawks receiver Doug Baldwin, as articulate and impassioned a communicator as there is in the NFL, seemed dumbstruck. As he flailed to formulate an assessment, he just kept shaking his head, as if the movement itself might cause the words to come together. The question was about his quarterback, Russell Wilson, who put together the third game of the best streak in his career in an absurdly noncompetitive rout of the Minnesota Vikings. The game was predicted to be a “pick-‘em” nailbiter, but Wilson threw three touchdown passes and ran for another to make this a 38-7 laugher. “It’s hard to even explain how he’s playing right now,” Baldwin said of Wilson. “He’s playing phenomenal. He’s trusting the line, staying in the pocket, making his reads and delivering the ball with stupid accuracy.” He shook his head again, and raised the stakes even higher. “When he’s playing like this, it’s hard to say who’s better than him.” Time, now, to expand on that. When Wilson is playing like this, and the offense is scoring at this rate, it’s also hard to say which teams in NFL are better than they are. Winners of five of their last six games, with back-to-back wins over Pittsburgh and Minnesota, it’s easy to imagine the Seahawks contending for a third straight conference championship-game appearance.

Man on fire A look at Seahawks QB Russell Wilson over the past three games. Seahawks 29, 49ers 13 Comp ATT YDS PCT TD INT SACKS RTG 24 29 260 82.8 3 0 2-7 138.5 Seahawks 39, Steelers 30 Comp ATT YDS PCT TD INT SACKS RTG 21 /30 345 70.0 5 0 2-9 147.9 Seahawks 38, Vikings 7 Comp ATT YDS PCT TD INT SACKS RTG 21 27 274 77.8 3 0 1-8 146.0 Season: 12 games Comp ATT YDS PCT TD INT SACKS RTG 241 352 2,997 68.5 21 7 38-205 106.2

Yeah, they look that good now. In the last 12 quarters of play, Wilson has thrown 11 touchdowns, no interceptions, and also run for a touchdown. His three straight games over 138.5 passer ratings are a career-best. Nobody in the league has had back-to-back-to-back ratings like that this season. “I just think we’re collectively playing better,” Wilson said. “We haven’t been that far off, just a play here and a play there. We’re continuing to progress.” Congratulate Wilson for not delivering the press a series of head-noogies. He likes to say he “avoids the noise,” referring to external critiques which have suggested he isn’t as focused as he once was before his highly publicized relationship with a famed singer. Other noise? He wasn’t progressing. He wasn’t staying in the pocket long enough. He wasn’t

generating enough offense. The difference between now, when his passer rating is at a career high 106.2, and a few weeks ago when it was at an alltime low of 91? “Protection,” quarterback coach Carl Smith said. “We’ve had several good weeks of protection; our offensive line is congealing. When he has time, and he’s got guys open, he hits them. He connects. Simple.” The breadth of Wilson’s physical skills and competitive tenacity was nevermore apparent than on consecutive snaps late in the third period. On a second-and-1 at the Seattle 47, Wilson pulled in the ball and took off toward the left sidelines. Outrunning the Viking defense, he motored in for a 53-yard touchdown run. Officials waved everybody back: Seahawks holding. On the next snap, Wilson saw

the Vikings loading up for an all-out blitz. He audibled, stood tall in the face of oncoming defenders, and delivered the ball to Baldwin for a 53-yard touchdown pass. It was as if Wilson said, fine, give them another chance to stop us. It won’t matter, we’ll do it another way. “What it says about our offense is that we’re resilient,” Baldwin said. “We can get it called back but we’re going to come back and make more plays.” Wilson spent the first half of the season focused on selfpreservation, trying to stay vertical behind a highly permeable offensive line. It ruined his timing and, to some extent, his confidence in what the offense could pull off. He certainly seemed skittish at times, and with good reason. A quarterback with running ability has to learn to balance improvisation with schematic design. It’s a matter of equipoise, finding a balance, sensing when to stand and deliver regardless the personal peril and fleeing to buy time and second opportunities. “I don’t want to take away the scramble part of it because there’s big, explosive plays that come out of that,” Wilson said. “I think there’s a happy medium.” Yes, and he seems to have found it. And it’s been very happy for the Seahawks, indeed. “As a collective group, I don’t think we can play too much better,” Wilson said. A lot of his teammates feel the same way, and that should make a lot of other teams in the NFC take notice as this season heads toward the playoffs.

Rookie Clark has two sacks against Vikings By Dave Boling The News Tribune

MINNEAPOLIS — For most of the season, receiver/returner Tyler Lockett and running back Thomas Rawls were the jewels of the Seahawks’ rookie class. But in the last two weeks, second-round draft pick Frank Clark has been flashing “preseason” form. With such dominant play during the preseason, Clark seemed like Mr. August, only to go mostly unnoticed until after Thanksgiving. In the Seahawks’ 38-7 win over Minnesota, Clark capitalized on increased playing time by leading the Hawks with a pair of sacks, three tackles for losses and a pair of passes defensed. Getting more snaps on the

inside of the defensive line because of an injury to Jordan Hill, Clark used his speed to collapse the pocket and threaten Viking quarterback Teddy Bridgewater. It lifted his sack total to three in the past two weeks. “He’s getting more and more consistent,” defensive end Cliff Avril said. “He’s a heckuva ballplayer. You’ve got to continue chopping wood and continue to grow. Sometimes rookies get stuck in their ways, but he’s making that transition and he showed it today. Finishing is a big part of pass rushing, he’s learning how to finish.” Clark said that most of the season, he’d been “in the wrong place at the wrong time; I might not have done my assignment right and I might have been out

of place.” The biggest adjustment about the NFL coming out of the University of Michigan, he said, was understanding how pro linemen go about their business. “I had to really dive deep into my film to see how these offensive linemen set, how they block the pass rushers,” he said. “Once I figure that out, it should be straight forward.” Veteran safety Earl Thomas cited Clark’s explosiveness and desire. “He wants to be great and he will be,” Thomas said. Clark had no trouble pointing to the value of having veterans on the Seahawks defensive line teach him the ways of their craft. “They’ve been the biggest help, constantly on me about the little things,” Clark said. “There’s veterans in other

programs who don’t care about you, but at the Seahawks, you’ve got guys like (Cliff Avril, Michael Bennett and Brandon Mebane) who genuinely care for you and genuinely want to see you have success. That’s the best thing you could ask for as a rookie.” The effort the past two weeks has lifted Clark up to fourth on the Seahawks list of leading sackers behind Avril and Bennett (7.5 each) and Bruce Irvin (5.5). The addition of another effective pass rusher is welcomed by his line mates. “If you have three other guys out there who can pass rush, it only makes it easier for you,” Avril said. “They then have to pick and choose who they want to double, and the rest of the guys can capitalize.”

Minnesota came into the A game leading the league in rushing offense, and Adrian

Peterson was leading the league in rushing. Seattle shut the former MVP down completely as Peterson managed just 18 yards on eight carries, the third fewest yards he’s had in a game in his career. Overall, the Vikings were limited to 125 yards total, and the defense pitched a shutout as Minnesota’s only score came on special teams. Special teams

Seattle’s special teams were Bon the verge of making it straight As for the Seahawks. Tyler

Lockett provided good returns on both kickoffs and punts, and Seattle also blocked a punt and nearly blocked another. However, a 101yard kickoff return for a touchdown by Minnesota’s Cordarrelle Patterson late in the third quarter — with the Seahawks already leading 35-0 — spoiled the shutout. Coaching

The Seahawks’ coaches got A everything right. The offensive play calling was spot on, leaving

Minnesota’s defense thinking run when Seattle passed and thinking pass with the Seahawks ran, and Seattle also exploited Minnesota’s injuries on defense by targeting the middle of the field. The defense, on the other hand, kept things simple and avoided trying to get cute, allowing the team to focus on Peterson. Overall

The Seahawks needed to show A last week’s victory over Pittsburgh, Seattle’s first over a winning

team this season, was no fluke. The Seahawks proceeded to go on the road and completely dominate a Minnesota team that was 8-3 and leading the NFC North. Seattle looks like a legitimate contender again, and one can be sure the rest of the NFL is taking notice. — Nick Patterson, Herald Writer

Seahawks schedule (Home games in bold)

Sept. 13: Rams 34, Seahawks 31 (OT) Sept. 20: Packers 27, Seahawks 17 Sept. 27: Seahawks 26, Bears 0 Oct. 5: Seahawks 13, Lions 10 Oct. 11: Bengals 27, Seahawks 24 (OT) Oct. 18: Panthers 27, Seahawks 23 Oct. 22: Seahawks 20, 49ers 3 Nov. 1: Seahawks 13, Cowboys 12 Nov. 15: Cards 39, Seahawks 32 Nov. 22: Seahawks 29, 49ers 13 Nov. 29: Hawks 39, Steelers 30 Dec. 6: Seahawks 38, Vikings 7 Dec. 13: at Baltimore, 10 a.m. Dec. 20: Cleveland, 1:05 p.m. Dec. 27: St. Louis, 1:25 p.m. Jan. 3: at Arizona, 1:25 p.m.

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LEAGUE | Standings NATIONAL CONFERENCE West W L T Pct Arizona 10 2 0 .833 Seattle 7 5 0 .583 St. Louis 4 8 0 .333 San Francisco 4 8 0 .333 East W L T Pct Washington 5 6 0 .455 Philadelphia 5 7 0 .417 N.Y. Giants 5 7 0 .417 Dallas 3 8 0 .273 South W L T Pct x-Carolina 12 0 0 1.000 Tampa Bay 6 6 0 .500 Atlanta 6 6 0 .500 New Orleans 4 8 0 .333 North W L T Pct Green Bay 8 4 0 .667 Minnesota 8 4 0 .667 Chicago 5 7 0 .417 Detroit 4 8 0 .333 AMERICAN CONFERENCE West W L T Pct Denver 10 2 0 .833 Kansas City 7 5 0 .583 Oakland 5 7 0 .417 San Diego 3 9 0 .250 East W L T Pct New England 10 2 0 .833 N.Y. Jets 7 5 0 .583 Buffalo 6 6 0 .500 Miami 5 7 0 .417 South L T Pct W Indianapolis 6 6 0 .500 Houston 6 6 0 .500 Jacksonville 4 8 0 .333 Tennessee 3 9 0 .250 North W L T Pct Cincinnati 10 2 0 .833 Pittsburgh 7 5 0 .583 Baltimore 4 8 0 .333 Cleveland 2 10 0 .167 Last Thursday’s game Green Bay 27, Detroit 23 Sunday’s games Arizona 27, St. Louis 3 Seattle 38, Minnesota 7 Tennessee 42, Jacksonville 39 San Francisco 26, Chicago 20, OT N.Y. Jets 23, N.Y. Giants 20, OT Tampa Bay 23, Atlanta 19 Buffalo 30, Houston 21 Miami 15, Baltimore 13 Cincinnati 37, Cleveland 3 Denver 17, San Diego 3 Kansas City 34, Oakland 20 Carolina 41, New Orleans 38 Philadelphia 35, New England 28 Pittsburgh 45, Indianapolis 10 Monday’s game Dallas at Washington, 5:30 p.m. Thursday’s game Minnesota at Arizona, 5:25 p.m. Next Sunday’s games Detroit at St. Louis, 10 a.m. San Diego at Kansas City, 10 a.m. Washington at Chicago, 10 a.m. Buffalo at Philadelphia, 10 a.m. San Francisco at Cleveland, 10 a.m. New Orleans at Tampa Bay, 10 a.m. Tennessee at N.Y. Jets, 10 a.m. Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 10 a.m. Indianapolis at Jacksonville, 10 a.m. Atlanta at Carolina, 10 a.m. Seattle at Baltimore, 10 a.m. Oakland at Denver, 1:05 p.m. Dallas at Green Bay, 1:25 p.m. New England at Houston, 5:30 p.m.. Monday’s game N.Y. Giants at Miami, 5:30 p.m.

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SUNDAY | Stars PASSING Russell Wilson, Seahawks. Wilson went 21 of 27 for 274 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 51 yards, in a 38-7 romp at Minnesota. Blake Bortles, Jaguars. Bortles threw for 322 yards and five touchdowns and set a franchise record for most TD passes in a season with 27, but Jacksonville lost 42-39 at Tennessee. Marcus Mariota, Titans. Mariota passed for 268 yards with three touchdowns for a 118.2 passer rating, and added 112 rushing yards with one touchdown. The rookie is the only player in NFL history to pass for at least 250 yards with three touchdowns and rush for more than 100 yards in the same game. Tyrod Taylor, Bills. Taylor threw for three touchdowns and ran for one in a 30-21 victory over Houston. Ryan Fitzpatrick, Jets. Fitzpatrick was 36 for 50 for 390 yards and two touchdowns in a 23-20 overtime win over the Giants. Andy Dalton, Bengals. Dalton got his 50th career victory in a 37-3 romp at Cleveland. He has 3,191 yards passing this season, joining Peyton Manning as the only players with at least 3,000 in each of their first five NFL seasons. Carson Palmer, Cardinals. Palmer went 26 of 40 for 356 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions in Arizona’s 27-3 victory at St. Louis. Cam Newton, Panthers. Newton passed for five touchdowns, capped by a 15-yard scoring strike to Jerricho Cotchery with 1:05 to go, and Carolina clinched the NFC South with a 41-38 victory over the Saints. Newton threw for 331 yards. Ben Roethlisberger, Steelers. Roethlisberger threw for 364 yards and four touchdowns and Pittsburgh overwhelmed Indianapolis 45-10. RUSHING DeAngelo Williams, Steelers. Williams ran for 134

yards on 26 carries in Pittsburgh’s 45-10 rout of Indianapolis. Rookie Thomas Rawls, Seahawks. Rawls rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown in a 38-7 victory at Minnesota. Rawls (712) has the most rushing yards by an undrafted player in his first six career starts since the 1970 merger. LeSean McCoy, Bills. McCoy had 112 yards rushing against a previously stingy Houston defense in a 30-21 win. Rookie David Johnson, Cardinals. Johnson gained 99 yards on 22 carries and scored on a 10-yard reception in a 27-3 win at St. Louis.

RECEIVING Odell Beckham Jr., Giants. Beckham sprinted 72 yards for a touchdown and had six catches for 149 yards in a 23-20 overtime loss to the Jets. Beckham has eight career games with at least 140 receiving yards, the most by a player in his first two NFL seasons. Brandon Marshall, Jets. Marshall had 12 catches for 131 yards and a TD with 27 seconds remaining to force overtime in a 23-20 victory against the Giants. Allen Robinson, Jaguars. Robinson had 10 catches for 153 yards and three touchdowns in a 42-39 loss at Tennessee. Robinson also topped the 1,000-yard mark, becoming the Jaguars’ first 1,000yard receiver since Jimmy Smith in 2005. A.J. Green, Bengals. Green finished with 128 yards on five catches with one touchdown in a 37-3 win at Cleveland. Green joined Randy Moss as the only receivers to have 1,000 yards in each of their first five seasons. TE Greg Olsen, Panthers. Olsen finished with nine catches for 129 yards in a 41-38 win over the Saints, who got six catches for 104 yards and a TD from Brandin Cooks. Sammy Watkins, Bills. Watkins had 109 yards receiving and a touchdown in a 30-21 victory against Houston. Dorial Green-Beckham, Titans. The rookie had his best day as a pro with five catches for 119 yards in a 42-39 victory against Jacksonville. Antonio Brown, Steelers. Brown caught eight passes for 118 yards and two scores and also returned a punt 71 yards for a touchdown in Pittsburgh’s 45-10 win over Indianapolis. Associated Press

SUNDAY Injuries |

The San Diego Chargers lost receiver Dontrelle Inman to a neck injury and cornerback Brandon Flowers to a knee injury in the first quarter of their game against the Denver Broncos on Sunday. Inman was immobilized on a backboard and taken off the field on a cart after he was sandwiched by safety David Bruton Jr. and linebacker Brandon Marshall. Chargers coach Mike McCoy said after the game that “everything is looking good as of right now and they are going to run a few more tests” on Inman, who was able to move his extremities before being taken from the field. Associated Press

Ravens allow 2 TDs in 20 seconds in loss to Miami Associated Press

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Panthers wide receiver Devin Funchess (17) celebrates his touchdown catch with quarterback Cam Newton.

Panthers stay perfect

Newton throws 5 TD passes in 41-38 win over Saints By Brett Martel Associated Press

NEW ORLEANS — Cam Newton and the Carolina Panthers displayed composure in the clutch. That’s what unbeaten teams do. Newton passed for five touchdowns, capped by a 15-yard scoring strike to Jerricho Cotchery with 1:05 to play, and the Panthers clinched the NFC South with a 41-38 victory over the Saints on Sunday. “I expected us to win the football game,” Newton said, adding he wasn’t pleased by how tight the game got at the end against the reeling Saints (4-8), who’ve lost four straight. “We’ve got to find ways moving forward not to put ourselves in this position. This was a wakeup call for us. And moving forward, we know we can’t just win games by us showing up.” Carolina, the only remaining undefeated team in the NFL,

has the ninth 12-0 start in the Super Bowl era. The Panthers have won 16 straight regularseason games, a streak that began in the Superdome last season. Newton, who was 28 of 41 for 331 yards, twice had to lead the Panthers back from fourthquarter deficits. “That is one of the things that we get out of this that we will certainly build on, that (Newton) was able to win a shootout and take a drive in the fourth quarter to give us a chance,” Carolina coach Ron Rivera said after capturing his third successive division title. “It goes back to his whole development as a quarterback in this league. I am really proud of what he did and the confidence with which he played.” Newton was sacked once but hit numerous other times, including on his 10 rushes for 49 yards. Newton was ordered to undergo concussion testing during the third quarter, right

after his 13-yard pass to Ted Ginn Jr. capped a touchdown drive during which he took a heavy hit from linebacker Michael Mauti. “I was fine. I was even teasing him,” Newton said of his interview with a neurologist, adding that officials on the field also checked on him. “The referee did an unbelievable job with making sure I was all right. Numerous times he asked me to look him in his eye just to see if I was focused.” Drew Brees passed for 282 yards and three touchdowns. Saints linebacker Stephone Anthony returned a fumble 31 yards for a score, and also became the first NFL player to return a blocked extra-point kick for 2 points. The league made a rule change to allow such plays for the first time this season. “There were a lot of good things, but still too many of the little things that get you beat,” Brees said.

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — A touchdown was negated, a key kick went wide, and a quarterback sneak got stuffed as the Baltimore Ravens came up short. Baltimore dug an early hole when Matt Schaub threw interceptions that led to two touchdowns 20 seconds apart, and the Ravens’ late rally fizzled in a 15-13 loss to the Miami Dolphins on Sunday. Schaub threw for 308 yards and Miami managed only eight first downs, but the two turnovers and squandered scoring chances doomed the Ravens. They had the ball in Miami territory twice in the final six minutes and failed to score, allowing Miami (5-7) to end a streak of five consecutive losses to the Ravens (4-8). “This one definitely stings. They all have this year,” kicker Justin Tucker said. He was wide right with a 55-yard field goal attempt that would have put Baltimore ahead in the final three minutes. The score was 0-0 when Reshad Jones intercepted a pass deflected by defensive tackle Jordan Phillips to set up the game’s first score. On the next play, Ryan Tannehill hit a leaping DeVante Parker at the goal line for a 38-yard touchdown. Three snaps later, defensive end Derrick Shelby batted a pass in the air, caught it and ran 22 yards to the end zone for his first NFL touchdown. The pick-six was the second in as many games for Schaub since he replaced Joe Flacco, who is out for the season with a knee injury. After Miami’s second touchdown, the Ravens committed consecutive penalties on the ensuing extra point to put the ball at the 1, and Jay Ajayi ran for a 2-point conversion. That turned out to be the decisive margin. A disputed penalty against the Ravens cost them a touchdown in the first quarter. Schaub threw long to rookie Daniel Brown for a 52-yard score negated by an offensive pass interference penalty on Brown. Miami mounted a goal-line stand in the second quarter, stopping Schaub for no gain on fourth and 1 at the 2. And the Dolphins repeatedly stopped the Ravens down the stretch. Baltimore recovered a fumble to get the ball back but failed to pick up a first down, and Tucker — the second-most accurate kicker in NFL history — misfired. “I thought I hit the ball right on the screws, and it just didn’t happen to go through,” he said.

SUNDAY | Roundup

Eagles win 35-28, hand Patriots second straight loss Associated Press FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Eight days ago, the New England Patriots were thinking about an unbeaten season. Now the defending Super Bowl champions are trying to recover from their first back-to-back losses in more than three years. Najee Goode scored on a blocked punt, Malcolm Jenkins returned an interception 99 yards for another touchdown and Darren Sproles took a punt return all the way on Sunday before the Philadelphia Eagles held on for an improbable 35-28 victory over the Patriots. After giving up 45 points in back-to-back games, the response from the Eagles defense and special teams was just what coach Chip Kelly needed to snap a three-game losing streak and propel Philadelphia (5-7) back into the NFC East race. “It takes those things to win in this stadium,” Kelly said, “against that coach and that quarterback.” The Patriots took a 14-0 lead before Philadelphia scored five straight touchdowns. Then New England (10-2) came back, taking advantage of an onside kick and a fumble to have a chance to tie the game in the final minute. That’s when the Patriots receivers dropped three passes in a row to turn the ball over on downs. “Sort of had a chance there at the end. A

comeback,” coach Bill Belichick said unenthusiastically. “But when you give up 21 points when your defense isn’t on the field, you’re going to lose 98 percent of those games.”.

Cardinals 27, Rams 3 ST. LOUIS — Running backs David Johnson and Kerwynn Williams scored a touchdown apiece and Arizona stuffed St. Louis. Johnson, a rookie, had 99 yards on 22 carries in his first start and caught one of two TD passes by Carson Palmer, who led an offense that rolled up 524 yards. Williams scored his first career TD on a 35-yard run. Larry Fitzgerald made his 1,000th reception and topped 1,000 yards for the seventh time.

Steelers 45, Colts 10

Osweiler improved to 3-0 since taking over for the injured Peyton Manning.

49Ers 26, Bears 20 (OT) CHICAGO — Blaine Gabbert threw a 71-yard touchdown pass to Torrey Smith in overtime, lifting struggling San Francisco to a victory over Chicago.

Jets 23, Giants 20 (OT) EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Randy Bullock kicked a 31-yard field goal on the first possession of overtime to give the Jets a stunning win that sent the reeling Giants to their third straight loss.

Bills 30, Texans 21 ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Tyrod Taylor threw a 40-yard touchdown pass to Charles Clay with 1:53 left to lead Buffalo over Houston.

Titans 42, Jaguars 39

PITTSBURGH — Ben Roethlisberger threw for 364 yards and four touchdowns. Antonio Brown caught eight passes for 118 yards and two scores and also returned a punt 71 yards for a touchdown for the Steelers.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Marcus Mariota scored the go-ahead touchdown on an 87-yard run midway through a wild fourth quarter, and Tennessee edged Jacksonville to snap its 11-game home losing streak.

Chiefs 34, Raiders 20

Bengals 37, Browns 3

OAKLAND, Calif. — Jeremy Maclin had two touchdowns catches after fourth-quarter interceptions and Tyvon Branch returned a third interception from Derek Carr for a game-clinching score against his former team and Kansas City rallied for its sixth straight win.

CLEVELAND — Andy Dalton threw two touchdown passes and ran for a score and the Cincinnati Bengals moved closer to a playoff berth and the AFC North title with a win over woeful Cleveland, which dropped its seventh straight.

Broncos 17, Chargers 3

Buccaneers 23, Falcons 19

SAN DIEGO — Brock Osweiler threw for one touchdown and Danny Trevathan intercepted Philip Rivers and returned it 25 yards for a score, leading the Denver Broncos to a victory against hapless San Diego.

TAMPA, Fla. — Jameis Winston threw a 6-yard touchdown pass to Mike Evans with 1:39 remaining to give Tampa Bay a victory over Atlanta. The Falcons have lost five straight, six of seven overall, after beginning the season 5-0.

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Arlington Eastern WA 52/48 Granite Windy today with periods Falls of rain. Rain tapering Marysvile 51/47 off tonight; however, a 52/49 passing evening shower Langley EVERETT Lake Stevens near the Cascades. Brief 52/48 52/49 51/47 showers tomorrow. Mukilteo Snohomish Gold Bar 53/50 53/49 53/50 Lynnwood Mill Creek Index Monroe Sultan 53/50 50/47 53/50 53/49 53/50 Kirkland Redmond 54/51 55/51 Seattle Bellevue 55/49 55/52

50°43° 46°41° Showers, cooler

FRIDAY

44°39° Showers linger

Mount Vernon 52/47

Stanwood 53/49

Breezy with rain at times

THURSDAY

Snow of varying rates today. There is a risk for avalanches. Snow levels around 6,500 feet.

Port Orchard 54/49

Everett High Low High Low

Almanac

Time

2:58 a.m. 7:33 a.m. 1:27 p.m. 8:32 p.m.

Feet

8.9 6.0 10.7 0.9

Puget Sound

Wind south 10-20 knots today. Seas 4-7 feet. Visibility under 2 miles in rain. Wind southeast 12-25 knots tonight. Seas 3-6 feet. Rain.

Port Townsend High Low High Low

Time

Arlington

Whidbey Island

Air Quality Index

Planets

Sun and Moon

Yesterday’s offender ....... Particulates

Good: 0-50; Moderate: 51-100, Unhealthy (for sensitive groups): 101-150; Unhealthy: 151-200; Very unhealthy: 201300; Hazardous: 301-500 WA Dept. of Environmental Quality

More Information Road Reports:

www.wsdot.wa.gov

Avalanche Reports:

www.nwac.noaa.gov

BASKETBALL NBA

WESTERN CONFERENCE Northwest Division W L Pct GB Oklahoma City 12 8 .600 — Utah 9 9 .500 2 Portland 9 12 .429 3½ Minnesota 8 11 .421 3½ Denver 8 13 .381 4½ Pacific Division W L Pct GB Golden State 22 0 1.000 — L.A. Clippers 11 9 .550 10 Phoenix 8 13 .381 13½ Sacramento 7 15 .318 15 L.A. Lakers 3 17 .150 18 Southwest Division W L Pct GB San Antonio 17 4 .810 — Memphis 12 9 .571 5 Dallas 12 9 .571 5 Houston 10 11 .476 7 New Orleans 5 15 .250 11½ EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Toronto 12 9 .571 — Boston 11 9 .550 ½ New York 10 11 .476 2 Brooklyn 5 15 .250 6½ Philadelphia 1 20 .048 11 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Miami 12 6 .667 — Atlanta 13 9 .591 1 Charlotte 11 8 .579 1½ Orlando 11 9 .550 2 Washington 8 10 .444 4 Central Division W L Pct GB Cleveland 13 7 .650 — Chicago 11 6 .647 ½ Indiana 12 7 .632 ½ Detroit 12 9 .571 1½ Milwaukee 8 13 .381 5½ Sunday’s games Memphis 95, Phoenix 93 Golden State 114, Brooklyn 98 Detroit 111, L.A. Lakers 91 Dallas 116, Washington 104 Oklahoma City 98, Sacramento 95 Monday’s games San Antonio at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. Detroit at Charlotte, 4 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Toronto, 4:30 p.m. Dallas at New York, 4:30 p.m. Washington at Miami, 4:30 p.m. Phoenix at Chicago, 5 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Minnesota, 5 p.m. Boston at New Orleans, 5 p.m. Portland at Milwaukee, 5 p.m.

Men’s College Basketball

Sunday’s Games EAST Columbia 82, Delaware 69 Hofstra 86, Appalachian St. 80 Marist 75, Manhattan 70 Mass.-Lowell 68, Boston College 66 Monmouth (NJ) 56, Niagara 42 Pittsburgh 100, Cent. Arkansas 47 St. John’s 63, St. Francis Brooklyn 56 St. Peter’s 72, Siena 68 Wagner 55, American U. 48 SOUTH Clemson 66, Wofford 51 Coastal Carolina 63, Radford 58 Emory 82, Guilford 66 Florida Gulf Coast 84, FIU 76, OT Florida St. 76, VCU 71 James Madison 107, Marshall 84 Kentucky Wesleyan 86, Bluefield St. 54 North Carolina 98, Davidson 65 Southern Miss. 74, N. Dakota St. 62 Union (Ky.) 93, St. Andrews 74 Virginia St. 77, Virginia Union 56 MIDWEST Alma 67, North Central (Ill.) 66 Cincinnati 87, Morgan St. 66 Toledo 71, Green Bay 69 SOUTHWEST Baylor 69, Vanderbilt 67 Sam Houston St. 109, Sul Ross St. 61 Texas Rio Grande Valley 76, Angelo St. 75 FAR WEST Colorado 88, Colorado St. 77 E. Washington 104, Great Falls 64 Loyola Marymount 77, UC Riverside 76 Nebraska-Omaha 100, Montana St. 97 Saint Mary’s (Cal) 70, UC Irvine 60 San Diego 53, San Diego St. 48 UCLA 83, Long Beach St. 76

Washington 87, Cal State-Fullerton 69 CAL ST.-FULLERTON (6-2) Coggins 3-7 0-0 8, Leslie 4-5 5-6 16, Brooks 7-13 5-8 20, Akoh 1-3 1-2 3, Esume 0-1 0-0 0, Allman Jr. 0-2 2-4 2, Myles 1-4 0-0 2, Henderson 0-1 1-3 1, Johnson 4-12 4-4 13, Ahmad 0-8 2-2

through 5 p.m. yesterday High/low ..................................... 54/45 Normal high/low ....................... 44/36 Records (2014/2013) ................. 55/12 Barometric pressure (noon) ... 29.90 R 24 hours ending 5 p.m. ............... 0.11” Month to date ............................. 1.28” Normal month to date ............... 1.23” Year to date ............................... 40.45” Normal year to date ................. 42.60”

Rises Mercury ..... 8:51 a.m. Venus ......... 3:54 a.m. Mars ........... 2:17 a.m. Jupiter ...... 12:13 a.m. Saturn ........ 7:04 a.m. Uranus ....... 1:39 p.m. Neptune ... 12:23 p.m. Pluto ........... 9:39 a.m.

Sets ........ 4:45 p.m. ........ 2:27 p.m. ........ 1:45 p.m. ...... 12:59 p.m. ........ 4:00 p.m. ........ 2:39 a.m. ...... 11:03 p.m. ........ 6:24 p.m.

World Weather City

Today Hi/Lo/W Amsterdam 53/45/pc Athens 64/48/s Baghdad 56/40/s Bangkok 90/75/pc Beijing 41/29/pc Berlin 52/42/pc Buenos Aires 79/64/pc Cairo 69/50/s Dublin 56/46/r Hong Kong 70/63/pc Jerusalem 56/40/s Johannesburg 95/65/s London 57/51/sh

Tomorrow Hi/Lo/W 51/43/r 64/51/s 61/39/s 90/76/s 41/34/c 51/39/s 85/63/pc 71/52/s 48/40/sh 72/66/pc 58/40/s 92/62/pc 56/42/sh

2, Blackwell 1-3 0-2 2, Todd 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 2161 20-31 69. WASHINGTON (5-2) Chriss 2-9 4-4 9, Thybulle 6-7 1-2 16, Murray 7-13 2-4 17, Andrews 4-15 4-6 15, Dickerson 1-4 4-6 6, Crisp 4-7 0-2 9, Dime 2-2 1-2 5, Knight 0-0 0-0 0, Garrett 0-2 0-0 0, Kingma 0-0 0-0 0, Green 1-2 0-0 3, Duruisseau 0-0 2-2 2, Bowman 1-1 0-0 2, Dorsey 1-3 0-0 3. Totals 29-65 18-28 87. Halftime—Washington 46-37. 3-Point Goals—Cal St.-Fullerton 7-19 (Leslie 3-3, Coggins 2-4, Johnson 1-4, Brooks 1-4, Todd 0-1, Ahmad 0-3), Washington 11-26 (Thybulle 3-4, Andrews 3-7, Chriss 1-2, Green 1-2, Murray 1-3, Dorsey 1-3, Crisp 1-4, Garrett 0-1). Fouled Out— None. Rebounds—Cal St.-Fullerton 43 (Akoh 7), Washington 42 (Andrews 10). Assists—Cal St.Fullerton 8 (Ahmad, Akoh, Leslie 2), Washington 18 (Murray 5). Total Fouls—Cal St.-Fullerton 24, Washington 21. A—5,821.

WSU 91, Portland State 67 PORTLAND ST. (3-4) Gengler 2-4 0-0 4, Spickerman 3-7 0-0 6, Forte 3-12 3-5 9, Robinson 7-14 3-4 19, Parsons 1-3 2-3 4, Pineiro 5-8 4-6 14, Collins 0-3 0-0 0, Garrison 0-2 0-0 0, Stewart 0-1 0-0 0, Okonkwo 2-3 0-0 4, Holloway 2-3 3-3 7, Leunen 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 25-61 15-21 67. WASHINGTON ST. (5-1) Iroegbu 4-5 1-2 10, Longrus 2-3 0-0 4, Callison 5-8 0-0 12, Hawkinson 10-11 3-3 24, Johnson 2-3 3-4 9, Suggs 1-10 2-2 5, Redding 0-1 3-4 3, Daniels 2-4 0-0 5, Franks 1-5 2-2 4, Boese 0-3 0-0 0, Clifford 3-5 2-2 8, Izundu 3-4 1-3 7. Totals 33-62 17-22 91. Halftime—Washington St. 47-30. 3-Point Goals—Portland St. 2-13 (Robinson 2-6, Leunen 0-1, Garrison 0-1, Gengler 0-1, Pineiro 0-1, Parsons 0-1, Collins 0-2), Washington St. 8-21 (Johnson 2-2, Callison 2-4, Hawkinson 1-1, Iroegbu 1-1, Daniels 1-2, Suggs 1-6, Boese 0-2, Franks 0-3). Fouled Out—Pineiro. Rebounds—Portland St. 30 (Okonkwo, Robinson 5), Washington St. 40 (Hawkinson 10). Assists—Portland St. 11 (Forte, Gengler, Stewart 2), Washington St. 17 (Iroegbu 5). Total Fouls— Portland St. 16, Washington St. 19. A—NA.

Seattle 84, Mississippi Valley St. 72 MVSU (0-10) Young 7-18 4-7 22, Matlock 1-2 0-2 2, Love 5-9 4-5 14, Surles 1-4 0-0 3, Williams 2-7 0-0 5, Vaughn 0-0 0-0 0, Romain 7-15 2-2 17, Henry 1-1 1-2 3, Phillips 1-4 0-0 3, Alex 0-0 0-0 0, Whitfield 0-0 0-0 0, Langura 1-6 0-0 3. Totals 26-66 11-18 72. SEATTLE (3-5) Powell 4-6 3-5 11, Crook 11-18 0-2 22, Westendorf 6-12 3-4 18, Cohee 0-4 0-0 0, Shaughnessy 0-1 0-0 0, Montoya 2-7 3-3 7, Chibuogwu 0-0 0-0 0, Spurgeon 1-2 0-0 2, Clair 7-12 2-2 22, Moore 0-0 0-0 0, Menzies 1-5 0-0 2. Totals 32-67 11-16 84. Halftime—Seattle 35-32. 3-Point Goals— MVSU 9-25 (Young 4-8, Surles 1-2, Phillips 1-2, Romain 1-3, Williams 1-4, Langura 1-6), Seattle 9-24 (Clair 6-11, Westendorf 3-7, Spurgeon 0-1, Cohee 0-1, Crook 0-1, Shaughnessy 0-1, Montoya 0-2). Fouled Out—Romain. Rebounds—MVSU 34 (Romain 10), Seattle 48 (Menzies 12). Assists—MVSU 12 (Romain 4), Seattle 25 (Westendorf 9). Total Fouls—MVSU 22, Seattle 12. A—1,376.

Women’s College Basketball Sunday’s Games EAST Brown 84, Bryant 67 Canisius 73, Rider 64 Duquesne 79, Buffalo 62 Maine 59, Dartmouth 41 Manhattan 52, Quinnipiac 42 Marist 72, Fairfield 57 Monmouth (NJ) 83, Niagara 60 Pittsburgh 56, Holy Cross 50 Princeton 74, Michigan 57 Rutgers 60, Arkansas 40 Siena 59, St. Peter’s 58, OT Syracuse 64, Stony Brook 49 UMBC 60, La Salle 29 Vermont 53, Sacred Heart 51 West Virginia 91, Fairleigh Dickinson 42 Yale 78, Wagner 60 SOUTH Alabama 97, Alcorn St. 50 Belmont 78, Wake Forest 64 FAU 74, Northwood (Fla.) 52 Florida St. 75, Temple 47 George Washington 68, Memphis 62 Georgia 70, Seton Hall 52 Jacksonville 80, FIU 44 Miami 84, Mass.-Lowell 53 Mississippi 80, Ark.-Pine Bluff 45 Mississippi St. 82, Tennessee St. 54 NC State 72, Charlotte 65 South Carolina 66, Duke 55 South Florida 101, Penn St. 79 Southern Miss. 71, South Alabama 51 Tulane 74, McNeese St. 55 Virginia Tech 57, Tennessee 43 MIDWEST Ball St. 58, Butler 50

Feet

3:03 a.m. 6:42 a.m. 12:39 p.m. 7:48 p.m.

Everett

through 5 p.m. yesterday High/low ..................................... 53/44 Normal high/low ....................... 44/36 Records (1944/1956) ................. 57/17 Barometric pressure (noon) ... 29.90 R 24 hours ending 5 p.m. ............... 0.52” Month to date ............................. 1.79” Normal month to date ............... 1.00” Year to date ............................... 25.96” Normal year to date ................. 31.80”

Washington Bellingham Colville Ellensburg Forks Friday Harbor Moses Lake Ocean Shores Olympia Port Angeles Pullman Spokane Seattle Tacoma Walla Walla Wenatchee Yakima Idaho Boise Coeur d’Alene Sun Valley Oregon Astoria Bend Eugene Klamath Falls Medford Portland

6.8 5.5 8.4 0.7

through 5 p.m. yesterday High/low ..................................... 54/48 Normal high/low ....................... 46/36 Records (1965/1956) ................. 56/12 Barometric pressure (noon) ... 29.88 R 24 hours ending 5 p.m. ............... 0.01” Month to date ............................. 0.50” Normal month to date ............... 0.52” Year to date ............................... 20.96” Normal year to date ................. 18.70”

Sunrise today ....................... Sunset tonight ..................... Moonrise today ................... Moonset today .....................

New Dec 11

First Dec 18

7:44 a.m. 4:16 p.m. 3:42 a.m. 2:33 p.m.

Full Dec 25

Last Jan 1

City

Today Tomorrow Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W Madrid 55/40/pc 57/41/pc Manila 91/78/s 91/79/s Mexico City 67/43/pc 69/44/pc Moscow 44/32/pc 35/26/pc Paris 55/45/s 53/38/r Rio de Janeiro 78/71/t 78/71/t Riyadh 55/37/s 58/37/s Rome 62/45/pc 61/46/s Singapore 88/77/c 89/76/t Stockholm 44/28/s 41/38/sh Sydney 78/69/pc 83/70/t Tokyo 53/43/pc 54/44/pc Toronto 43/32/pc 44/39/c

Green Bay 86, Drake 61 Illinois 76, Lehigh 67 Iowa 69, Robert Morris 50 Iowa St. 86, Southern U. 46 Marquette 77, Wisconsin 61 Michigan St. 76, Loyola of Chicago 47 Middle Tennessee 62, Xavier 53 Minnesota 105, Towson 86 Nebraska 65, Creighton 63 Nebraska-Omaha 76, E. Illinois 67 Northwestern 69, Milwaukee 44 Ohio 91, St. Francis (Pa.) 65 Ohio St. 105, Cincinnati 76 Purdue 61, Dayton 58 St. John’s 86, Kansas 71 SOUTHWEST Baylor 96, Grambling St. 42 Indiana St. 67, Tulsa 63 Texas 66, UALR 56 FAR WEST Boise St. 89, Portland 49 Gonzaga 65, Montana St. 52 Long Beach St. 59, Colorado 42 Montana 86, Cal St.-Fullerton 51 San Francisco 82, San Jose St. 78 Santa Clara 78, Hope 54 Southern Cal 73, UNLV 42 UC Davis 91, CS Monterey Bay 36 UC Irvine 68, Nevada 64 Washington St. 78, San Diego 72 TOURNAMENTS ASU Classic Championship Toledo 80, VCU 61 Third Place Arizona St. 68, Columbia 49 Cal Tournament Championship Saint Mary’s (Cal) 67, Villanova 60 Third Place California 117, Sacramento St. 99

Oklahoma 71, Washington 68 OKLAHOMA (7-1) K. Williams 5-8 1-2 11, Little 4-13 0-0 9, Wyatt 2-5 0-0 6, Ortiz 5-13 0-0 12, Manning 5-8 2-2 15, Pierre-Louis 1-4 4-6 6, Edwards 2-7 2-2 6, Kellogg 1-1 0-0 3, Treece 1-5 0-0 3, L. Williams 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 26-66 9-12 71. WASHINGTON (6-2) Osahor 5-11 3-4 13, Walton 4-19 2-4 11, Collier 0-0 0-0 0, Plum 10-27 7-8 30, Ruiz 4-12 1-2 12, Gilling 1-1 0-0 2, Atchley 0-0 0-0 0, Strother 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-70 13-18 68. Halftime—Washington 34-29. 3-Point Goals—Oklahoma 10-26 (Manning 3-4, Wyatt 2-5, Ortiz 2-6, Treece 1-1, Kellogg 1-1, Little 1-7, Edwards 0-2), Washington 7-27 (Ruiz 3-7, Plum 3-8, Walton 1-10, Osahor 0-2). Fouled Out— Osahor. Rebounds—Oklahoma 46 (K. Williams 8), Washington 41 (Osahor 13). Assists—Oklahoma 15 (Edwards 5), Washington 9 (Osahor 4). Total Fouls—Oklahoma 19, Washington 19. A—1,580.

FOOTBALL College Bowl Schedule

Saturday, Dec. 19 Celebration Bowl Atlanta NC A&T (9-2) vs. Alcorn State (9-3), 9 a.m. New Mexico Bowl Albuquerque Arizona (6-6) vs. New Mexico (7-5), 11 a.m. (ESPN) Las Vegas Bowl BYU (9-3) vs. Utah (9-3), 12:30 p.m. (ABC) Camelia Bowl Montgomery, Ala. Ohio (8-4) vs. Appalachian State (9-2), 2:30 p.m. (ESPN) Cure Bowl Orlando, Fla. San Jose State (5-7) vs. Georgia State (6-6), 4 p.m. (CBSSN) New Orleans Bowl Louisiana Tech (8-4) vs. Arkansas State (8-3), 6 p.m. (ESPN) Monday, Dec. 21 Miami Beach Bowl South Florida (8-4) vs. Western Kentucky (11-2), 11:30 a.m. (ESPN) Tuesday, Dec. 22 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Boise Akron (7-5) vs. Utah State (6-6), 12:30 p.m. (ESPN) Boca Raton (Fla.) Bowl Temple (10-3) vs. Toledo (9-2), 4 p.m. (ESPN) Wednesday, Dec. 23 Poinsettia Bowl San Diego Northern Illinois (8-5) vs. Boise State (8-4), 1:30 p.m. (ESPN) GoDaddy Bowl Mobile, Ala. Bowling Green (10-3) vs. Georgia Southern (8-3), 5 p.m. (ESPN) Thursday, Dec. 24 Bahamas Bowl Nassau

City

Vancouver

51/48

Today Tomorrow Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W 54/49/r 44/39/r 45/37/r 52/48/r 51/48/r 51/43/r 55/51/r 57/48/r 53/45/r 47/45/r 48/43/r 55/49/r 57/49/r 57/50/r 43/37/r 51/42/r 46/42/c 47/42/r 39/33/c

52/42/c 53/46/sh 45/30/c

59/54/r 53/47/r 59/54/r 48/37/r 58/49/r 58/53/r

59/48/r 55/43/c 62/49/r 52/41/c 62/48/c 61/48/r

Today Hi/Lo/W Albany 47/28/pc Albuquerque 56/29/s Amarillo 64/30/s Anchorage 17/14/pc Atlanta 66/39/c Atlantic City 55/38/pc Austin 67/39/s Baltimore 56/31/pc Baton Rouge 71/43/s Billings 51/40/pc Birmingham 65/37/c Boise 46/42/c Boston 55/37/pc Buffalo 44/31/pc Burlington, VT 44/29/pc Charleston, SC 61/42/r Charleston, WV 50/37/c Charlotte 63/36/c Cheyenne 54/38/pc Chicago 45/34/pc Cincinnati 51/36/c Cleveland 47/32/c Columbus, OH 49/33/c Dallas 64/44/s Denver 59/38/s Des Moines 53/35/pc Detroit 46/32/pc El Paso 62/34/s Evansville 52/35/pc Fairbanks -11/-19/pc Fargo 40/28/pc Fort Myers 78/61/c Fresno 64/43/pc Grand Rapids 46/35/pc Greensboro 60/36/c Hartford 54/29/pc Honolulu 84/72/pc Houston 67/44/s Indianapolis 48/36/pc

Bellingham

Kelowna 43/36

Calgary 54/49 48/28 Everett 52/48 57/45/r Medicine Hat Seattle 50/35 49/45/sh 55/49 Spokane Libby Tacoma 52/40/r 42/39 48/43 57/49 54/44/r Yakima Coeur d’Alene 51/42 54/46/r Portland 47/42 58/53 Great Falls Walla Walla 57/50/c Newport Lewiston Missoula 49/43 57/50 55/49/r 56/52 50/45 42/35 Salem 58/44/r 60/54 Helena Pendleton 56/42/r 48/40 56/52 52/45/sh Eugene Bend 59/54 Butte 53/45/sh 53/47 40/33 Ontario 59/45/r 46/41 Medford 60/45/r Boise 58/49 61/53/c 46/42 Klamath Falls 49/40/sh Eureka 48/37 Idaho Falls Twin Falls 58/47/sh 60/56 40/31 48/39

National Weather

Auburn 56/51

Tacoma 57/49

Tides

City

Tomorrow Hi/Lo/W 44/29/pc 58/31/s 68/34/s 18/13/pc 64/40/s 51/36/pc 72/46/s 49/32/pc 71/48/s 57/43/pc 65/41/s 52/42/c 43/35/c 46/38/pc 41/31/pc 66/44/s 54/36/pc 61/38/s 56/39/pc 50/41/pc 51/40/pc 48/39/pc 48/38/pc 69/48/s 61/40/pc 55/37/pc 47/38/pc 64/36/s 57/42/pc -14/-24/pc 41/26/c 78/62/pc 63/43/pc 48/40/pc 58/37/s 43/29/c 84/73/s 69/52/s 51/42/pc

Port Angeles 53/45

Redding 57/45

Roseburg Salem Montana Butte Great Falls Missoula Alaska Anchorage

61/56/r 60/54/r

64/52/r 62/49/r

40/33/c 49/43/c 42/35/sh

45/35/c 54/48/c 47/38/sh

17/14/pc

18/13/pc

Today Hi/Lo/W Jackson, MS 67/38/s Kansas City 56/35/pc Knoxville 56/33/c Las Vegas 64/45/pc Little Rock 61/37/s Los Angeles 80/54/pc Louisville 54/38/c Lubbock 66/33/s Memphis 59/38/s Miami 78/68/sh Milwaukee 46/35/pc Minneapolis 45/30/c Mobile 71/44/s Montgomery 72/38/pc Newark 55/35/pc New Orleans 69/49/s New York City 54/38/pc Norfolk 55/41/r Oakland 62/47/c Oklahoma City 62/38/s Omaha 55/32/pc Orlando 76/55/c Palm Springs 77/50/pc Philadelphia 56/34/pc Phoenix 77/47/s Pittsburgh 49/33/c Portland, ME 50/26/pc Portland, OR 58/53/r Providence 55/35/pc

Tomorrow Hi/Lo/W 68/45/s 58/36/pc 57/36/pc 68/47/pc 64/45/pc 81/54/pc 57/43/pc 72/35/s 64/47/pc 79/68/sh 49/38/pc 44/30/c 70/44/s 68/39/s 49/36/pc 69/50/s 47/39/pc 54/39/s 61/49/c 64/40/s 57/35/pc 76/57/pc 80/52/pc 49/35/pc 75/48/s 49/36/pc 40/23/c 61/48/r 46/32/c

City

Barrow -13/-21/c -13/-16/c Fairbanks -11/-19/pc -14/-24/pc Juneau 40/34/sn 36/34/r British Columbia Chilliwack 49/43/sh 54/43/r Kelowna 43/36/r 45/36/sh Vancouver 51/48/r 54/44/r Victoria 50/47/r 54/45/r City

Today Hi/Lo/W Raleigh 58/37/r Rapid City 52/33/s Reno 57/34/c Richmond 58/36/c Sacramento 64/44/c St. Louis 53/38/pc St. Petersburg 77/59/c Salt Lake City 49/35/pc San Antonio 68/44/s San Diego 76/53/pc San Francisco 62/50/c San Jose 65/47/c Stockton 65/44/c Syracuse 44/29/pc Tallahassee 75/46/s Tampa 79/57/c Tempe 75/41/s Topeka 59/31/pc Tucson 79/41/s Tulsa 61/40/s Washington, DC 56/37/pc Wichita 60/31/s Winston-Salem 60/36/c Yuma 75/48/s

Tomorrow Hi/Lo/W 59/38/s 56/33/pc 57/36/c 55/34/s 62/47/c 60/44/pc 75/60/pc 52/37/c 72/52/s 77/56/pc 61/51/c 65/49/c 63/44/c 44/33/pc 73/44/s 76/59/pc 74/44/s 61/35/pc 78/43/s 63/41/s 53/37/s 62/35/s 58/38/s 76/51/s

Weather(W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice.

National Extremes (for the 48 contiguous states) High: Woodland Hills, CA ................ 84 Low: Big Piney, WY ........................... -7

Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day.

Middle Tennessee (7-5) vs. Western Michigan (7-5), 9 a.m. (ESPN) Hawaii Bowl Honolulu Cincinnati (7-5) vs. San Diego State (10-3), 5 p.m. (ESPN) Saturday, Dec. 26 St. Petersburg (Fla.) Bowl Marshall (9-3) vs. UConn (6-6), 8 a.m. (ESPN) Sun Bowl El Paso, Texas Miami (8-4) vs. Washington State (8-4), 11 a.m. (CBS) Heart of Dallas Bowl Washington (6-6) vs. Southern Mississippi (9-4), 12:20 p.m. (ESPN) Pinstripe Bowl Bronx, N.Y. Duke (7-5) vs. Indiana (6-6), 12:30 p.m. (ABC) Independence Bowl Shreveport, La. Virginia Tech (6-6) vs. Tulsa (6-6), 2:45 p.m. (ESPN) Foster Farms Bowl Santa Clara, Calif. Nebraska (5-7) vs. UCLA (8-4), 6:15 p.m. (ESPN) Monday, Dec. 28 Military Bowl Annapolis, Md. Navy (9-2) vs. Pittsburgh (8-4), 11:30 a.m. (ESPN) Quick Lane Bowl Detroit Central Michigan (7-5) vs. Minnesota (5-7), 2 p.m. (ESPN2) Tuesday, Dec. 29 Armed Forces Bowl Fort Worth, Texas Air Force (8-5) vs. California (7-5), 11 a.m. (ESPN) Russell Athletic Bowl Orlando, Fla. North Carolina (11-2) vs. Baylor (9-3), 2:30 p.m. (ESPN) Arizona Bowl Tucson Nevada (6-6) vs. Colorado State (7-5), 4:30 p.m. (TBA) Texas Bowl Houston Texas Tech (7-5) vs. LSU (8-3), 6 p.m. (ESPN) Wednesday, Dec. 30 Birmingham (Ala.) Bowl Auburn (6-6) vs. Memphis (9-3), 9 a.m. (ESPN) Belk Bowl Charlotte, N.C. NC State (7-5) vs. Mississippi St. (8-4), 12:30 p.m. (ESPN) Music City Bowl Nashville, Tenn. Louisville (7-5) vs. Texas A&M (8-4), 4 p.m. (ESPN) Holiday Bowl San Diego Wisconsin (9-3) vs. Southern Cal (8-5), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN) Thursday, Dec. 31 Peach Bowl Atlanta Houston (12-1) vs. Florida State (10-2), 9 a.m. (ESPN) Orange Bowl (Playoff Semifinal) Miami Gardens, Fla. Clemson (13-0) vs. Oklahoma (11-1), 1 p.m. (ESPN) Cotton Bowl Classic (Playoff Semifinal) Arlington, Texas Alabama (12-1) vs. Michigan State (12-1), 5 p.m. (ESPN) Friday, Jan. 1 Outback Bowl Tampa, Fla. Northwestern (10-2) vs. Tennessee (8-4), 9 a.m. (ESPN2) Citrus Bowl Orlando, Fla. Michigan (9-3) vs. Florida (10-3), 10 a.m. (ABC) Fiesta Bowl Glendale, Ariz. Notre Dame (10-2) vs. Ohio State (11-1), 10 a.m. (ESPN) Rose Bowl Pasadena, Calif. Iowa (12-1) vs. Stanford (11-2), 2 p.m. (ESPN) Sugar Bowl New Orleans Oklahoma State (10-2) vs. Mississippi (9-3), 5:30 p.m. (ESPN) Saturday, Jan. 2 TaxSlayer Bowl Jacksonville, Fla. Penn St. (7-5) vs. Georgia (9-3), 9 a.m. (ESPN) Liberty Bowl Memphis, Tenn. Kansas St. (6-6) vs. Arkansas (7-5), 12:20 p.m. (ESPN) Alamo Bowl San Antonio

Oregon (9-3) vs. TCU (10-2), 3:45 p.m. (ESPN) Cactus Bowl Phoenix West Virginia (7-5) vs. Arizona State (6-6), 7:15 p.m. (ESPN) Monday, Jan. 11 College Football Championship Game Glendale, Ariz. Orange Bowl winner vs. Cotton Bowl winner, 5:30 p.m. (ESPN)

GOLF Hero World Challenge

Sunday At Albany Golf Club Nassau, Bahamas Purse: $3.5 million Yardage: 7,267; Par: 72 Final Bubba Watson, $1,000,000 67-67-63-66—263 Patrick Reed, $400,000 69-65-66-66—266 Rickie Fowler, $250,000 70-68-65-64—267 Jordan Spieth, $175,000 67-66-68-67—268 Paul Casey, $147,500 66-70-63-70—269 Bill Haas, $147,500 67-66-68-68—269 Brooks Koepka, $140,000 67-70-65-68—270 J.B. Holmes, $130,000 71-68-68-64—271 Jimmy Walker, $130,000 66-67-71-67—271 Chris Kirk, $117,500 69-65-66-72—272 Adam Scott, $117,500 67-70-66-69—272 Zach Johnson, $110,000 66-70-67-70—273 Justin Rose, $109,000 71-72-70-62—275 Matt Kuchar, $108,000 70-66-69-71—276 Dustin Johnson, $107,000 68-69-72-71—280 Billy Horschel, $106,000 71-70-73-67—281 Anirban Lahiri, $102,500 69-70-73-72—284 H. Matsuyama, $102,500 75-73-70-66—284

Nedbank Challenge

Sunday At Gary Player Country Club Sun City, South Africa Purse: $6.5 million Yardage: 7,831; Par: 72 Final Marc Leishman, Australia 68-68-66-67—269 Henrik Stenson, Sweden 66-67-70-72—275 Chris Wood, England 70-71-70-68—279 Danny Willett, England 67-75-70-68—280 Victor Dubuisson, France 71-73-68-68—280 Robert Streb, USA 69-66-72-73—280 Branden Grace, South Africa 68-74-67-71—280 Byeong-Hun An, South Korea 72-70-71-68—281 Charl Schwartzel, S. Africa 71-74-67-70—282 Thongchai Jaidee, Thailand 70-72-69-71—282 Emiliano Grillo, Argentina 72-69-73-69—283 Louis Oosthuizen, S. Africa 70-72-68-73—283 Thomas Aiken, South Africa 73-69-72-70—284 Jaco van Zyl, South Africa 66-68-72-78—284 Ross Fisher, England 69-71-73-72—285 Keegan Bradley, USA 72-69-73-72—286 Matt Fitzpatrick, England 69-77-68-72—286 Andy Sullivan, England 71-71-70-74—286 K. Aphibarnrat, Thailand 70-68-73-75—286 Scott Piercy, USA 73-68-72-74—287 Miguel Angel Jimenez, Spain 70-72-75-71—288 Webb Simpson, USA 75-72-72-69—288 Tommy Fleetwood, England 71-72-73-72—288 Russell Knox, Scotland 69-76-68-76—289 Martin Kaymer, Germany 75-71-72-72—290 Shane Lowry, England 74-71-70-75—290 Bernd Wiesberger, Austria 70-71-68-81—290 Lee Westwood, England 72-81-72-75—300 Soren Kjeldsen, Denmark 74-81-77-73—305 Steven Bowditch, Australia 77-78-77-75—307

HOCKEY NHL

WESTERN CONFERENCE Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts Los Angeles 26 17 8 1 35 San Jose 26 14 12 0 28 Arizona 27 13 13 1 27 Anaheim 28 11 12 5 27 Vancouver 28 9 11 8 26 Edmonton 28 11 15 2 24 Calgary 26 10 14 2 22 Central Division GP W L OT Pts Dallas 27 20 5 2 42 St. Louis 27 15 8 4 34 Minnesota 25 14 7 4 32 Chicago 27 14 9 4 32 Nashville 26 13 8 5 31 Winnipeg 28 13 13 2 28 Colorado 27 11 15 1 23 EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts Montreal 28 19 6 3 41 Detroit 27 15 8 4 34 Ottawa 27 14 8 5 33 Boston 25 14 8 3 31 Florida 27 13 10 4 30 Tampa Bay 28 13 12 3 29 Buffalo 27 11 13 3 25 Toronto 27 9 13 5 23 Metropolitan Division

GF 68 70 74 55 72 71 65

GA 55 68 85 68 79 82 94

GF 93 68 69 74 69 76 75

GA 70 67 62 69 69 85 80

GF 94 71 86 83 69 66 65 61

GA 63 69 81 72 66 65 73 74

GP W L OT Pts GF GA N.Y. Rangers 28 18 7 3 39 80 58 Washington 25 18 5 2 38 79 55 N.Y. Islanders 28 15 8 5 35 78 67 New Jersey 27 14 10 3 31 69 66 Pittsburgh 26 14 10 2 30 61 62 Philadelphia 27 11 11 5 27 54 74 Carolina 27 10 13 4 24 59 81 Columbus 28 11 16 1 23 66 81 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Sunday’s games Carolina 5, Arizona 4 Chicago 3, Winnipeg 1 New Jersey 4, Florida 2 N.Y. Rangers 4, Ottawa 1 Edmonton 4, Buffalo 2 Anaheim 2, Pittsburgh 1 Los Angeles 3, Tampa Bay 1 Monday’s games Nashville at Boston, 4 p.m. Minnesota at Colorado, 6 p.m. Buffalo at Vancouver, 7 p.m.

WHL

U.S. DIVISION W L OTL SOL GF 17 8 2 0 95 15 10 2 1 96 15 9 0 2 66 13 14 0 0 89 11 17 1 0 87 B.C. DIVISION GP W L OTL SOL GF Kelowna 29 22 6 1 0 117 Victoria 29 19 8 1 1 101 P. George 28 17 9 1 1 90 Kamloops 26 12 10 3 1 94 Vancouver 30 8 18 2 2 85 EASTERN CONFERENCE EAST DIVISION GP W L OTL SOL GF Prince Albert 29 18 8 2 1 93 Brandon 28 17 8 1 2 102 Moose Jaw 29 15 9 4 1 103 Regina 28 14 11 2 1 84 Saskatoon 28 10 15 3 0 83 Swift Current 29 8 17 3 1 66 CENTRAL DIVISION GP W L OTL SOL GF Red Deer 29 19 10 0 0 109 Lethbridge 29 19 10 0 0 117 Calgary 31 18 11 1 1 98 Edmonton 29 12 14 3 0 82 Medicine Hat 27 8 16 2 1 85 Kootenay 31 6 23 2 0 58 Sunday’s games Calgary 2, Swift Current 1 OT Prince Albert 3, Red Deer 1 Prince George 6, Vancouver 5 Monday’s games No games scheduled Seattle Spokane Everett Portland Tri-City

GP 27 28 26 27 29

GA Pt 78 36 93 33 52 32 84 26 112 23 GA 82 64 80 88 111

Pt 45 40 36 28 20

GA 87 73 92 92 117 93

Pt 39 37 35 31 23 20

GA 83 86 95 97 113 128

Pt 38 38 38 27 19 14

SOCCER MLS Cup Portland 2, Columbus 1 Portland Columbus

2 1

0—2 0—1

First half—1, Portland, Valeri 3, 1st minute. 2, Portland, Wallace 3 (Melano, Nagbe), 7th. 3, Columbus, Kamara 26 (Higuain), 18th. Second half—None. Goalies—Portland, Adam Kwarasey; Columbus, Steve Clark. Yellow Cards—Afful, Columbus, 34th; Powell, Portland, 65th; Valeri, Portland, 90th+; Saeid, Columbus, 90th+. Referee—Jair Marrufo. Assistant Referees— Peter Manikowski. Corey Parker. 4th Official— Chris Penso. A—21,747 (22,555) Lineups Portland—Adam Kwarasey, Liam Ridgewell, Nat Borchers, Alvas Powell, Darlington Nagbe, Diego Chara, Jorge Villafana, Diego Valeri, Rodney Wallace (Jack Jewsbury, 90th+), Lucas Melano (Dairon Asprilla, 59th), Fanendo Adi (Maximiliano Urruti, 90th+). Columbus—Steve Clark, Gaston Sauro, Michael Parkhurst, Waylon Francis, Harrison Afful, Ethan Finlay (Cedrick, 63rd), Justin Meram (Mohammed Saeid, 78th), Wil Trapp, Federico Higuain, Tony Tchani (Jack McInerney, 72nd), Kei Kamara.

LINE at WASHINGTON

NFL Monday 3

Dallas

DEALS FOOTBALL BASKETBALL National Basketball Association MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES — Recalled F James Ennis from Iowa (NBADL)