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By Kari Bray Herald Writer

LAKE STEVENS — Calls are coming in to the city about private docks underwater around the lake, but officials say it’s nothing out of the ordinary for a rainy December in Snohomish County. The rising level of Lake Stevens, which is now inches below a record high, is striking after this summer’s drought. Lakes and rivers around the county dropped noticeably lower than usual after weeks without rain and minimal snowmelt from the mountains. Now snow is starting to pile up in the mountains, and several rainstorms hammered the lowlands this fall. Areas around Lake Stevens got between 6 and 10 inches of rain over the past 30 days, according to the National Weather Service. The heaviest rainfall was along the southern and southeastern parts of the lake. Along Vernon Road and North Lakeshore Drive, some private docks were partially underwater earlier this week while others remained just above the waterline. At Lundeen Park, water lapped over plants and a third of the way up the “No Lifeguard on Duty” sign on an empty beach. “Every year, we get people saying, ‘This is the highest we’ve seen it,’ ” public works director Mick Monken said. “But we do track the levels. And we’re definitely up there, but it’s not quite the highest we’ve seen.” It’s close, though. Monken and his staff have tracked seasonal levels of the lake since 2010 and the highest was in December 2012, when the lake measured 212.8 feet above sea level. So far this month, it has peaked at about 212.5 feet. The lake is considered to be at a high level when water hits the mark for 211.8 feet above sea level, according to an explainer from the city. The lake is up two feet from where it was in July and August. The lowest level this summer was 210.5 feet above sea level. See LAKE, Page A2

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Disaster wasn’t an outlier New research concludes the event wasn’t geologically unusual and slides of similar magnitude happen frequently. By Chris Winters Herald Writer

OSO — Two of the most pressing questions for planners and policy makers about the Oso landslide are closer to being answered. The deadly slide on March 22, 2014, cast renewed focus

on development in rainy, hilly Western Washington. It is known that we have landslides that frequently block trains and damage property. But the Oso slide, which killed 43 people and laid waste to part of the Stillaguamish River Valley with its mile-long runout, appeared to be an outlier.

The questions then, were, just how much of an outlier was Oso? And by extension, how often do big slides like Oso happen? “For our purposes we want to know if it’s thousands of years or hundreds of years,” said Alison Duvall, an assistant professor of geomorphology at the University of Washington. According to a new paper in Geology, a scientific journal published by the Geological

Society of America, the answers to those two questions are (1) not much of an outlier at all, and (2) slides of similar magnitude happen quite often. The upshot is that the Stillaguamish Valley has experienced large, long-runout landslides every few hundred years since the glacial ice sheets receded about 12,000 years ago. See OSO, Page A5

Fresh starts, clean living For women Marietta Roth has helped, there’s no cussing or drinking

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Marietta Roth (center) laughs with Deanna Espinoza, 52 (left), and Ann Merwin, 58, at her Bryant-area home Tuesday near Arlington. Over the years Roth, 87, has taken in three women who needed a place to live.

By Rikki King Herald Writer

BRYANT — When Marietta Roth needed a caregiver, she didn’t have to ask for help. It was all around her. Over the past dozen years, Marietta has taken in three women, all of whom needed a quiet place to start over. Her rules are absolute. No cussing or drinking and, at 87, she will paint walls and collect kindling for the fire as she pleases. She’s owned acreage in the Bryant area, north of Arlington, since 1963. Marietta had back surgery in October. She spent five weeks

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in the hospital, after which she required around-the-clock care. Her roommates had it covered, a chance to care for the

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woman who had cared for them in their times of need. Marietta was raised on her grandfather’s farm near Bozeman, Montana. In her family, once you could walk, you could work. When she was old enough to ride a horse for the mile-long trek to retrieve the cows, “Boy, that was a big day for me,” she said. The family lost the farm when she was 13. “We had to move to town. Yuck,” she said. She babysat and cleaned houses, and at 16 took a job at Woolworth’s in Bozeman. She turned 18 her junior year of high school, married two

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weeks later and quit classes. She later left the marriage, moving with her first son to be closer to family and finding a job at another Woolworth’s in Seattle. She remarried and had two more sons. When that marriage ended, she decided she wanted her boys to grow up in the country like she did. It was the best decision she ever made for them, she said. Around the time she bought the land along Highway 9, she was being courted by Bob Roth, a farmer, plumber and electrician from North Dakota. See MARIETTA, Page A2

tracking Santa Claus’ location as he made his way from the North Pole with goodies on his sleigh (Today in History, Page D6). Historical note: Santa and his reindeer have been forced to fly their sleigh under a flag of truce ever since Obummer declared the War on Christmas in 2009. — Mark Carlson, Herald staff

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Hammering rainstorms over the past 30 days have caused Lake Stevens to climb 2 feet since summer and wash over some private docks.

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From April to September, the city manages the lake level with a simple wood-plank weir at the northeast corner of the lake, where water flows out

into a channel along Hartford Road and then spills into Catherine Creek. The weir controls the flow of water so the city can keep enough in the lake during the drier months. The lowest the lake could get when the weir is in use is about 209.5 feet above sea level, Monken said. How drastically rain

affects a lake depends on the length and width of the lake, said Brent Bower, hydrologist with the National Weather Service in Seattle. Sometimes a single storm can have a big effect. For example, near the end of October Spada Lake went from 1,405 feet to 1,430 feet above sea level, a 25-foot-gain. The lake is

now at the 1,440-foot mark. Heavy rain doesn’t just fill lakes, it saturates the ground around them, Monken said. “The rain could stop and the lake might not go down for a week,” he said. “It might even go up, and that’s just the groundwater reaching the lake.” A few folks who live

along Lake Stevens call the city’s public works department each winter because their docks go under as the lake swells, Monken said. His best advice, he said, is to make sure boats, swim docks and anything else on the water is firmly secured. “It’s an act of nature and if you get a gust of wind and a little wake, it can carry a

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“In those days I didn’t talk much,” she said. “He talked all the time.” They were married for 48 years until his death. Two years into the marriage, Bob asked if she’d like to quit working. “Bob, he let me be me,” she said. “You don’t always get that in a husband.” She devoted her free time to her boys. They got involved with 4-H and the Future Farmers of America, and so did Marietta. They started with dogs, then cows and sheep. One year, they had 150 chickens. When the boys were grown, she started mentoring young women in 4-H and home economics. She went back to school and earned her high school diploma. Deanna Espinoza, 52, was 9 when she met Marietta, who taught her to sew, cook and bake bread. When Espinoza was in high school, Marietta drove her to the fair in Puyallup, where she gave her first public speech. The topic? How to freeze broccoli.

boat or a dock out into the lake,” he said. “Then we have to go get it.” Usually, the city recovers two or three drifting boats a year, along with the occasional loose swimming dock. Staff bring them to shore for the owners to claim. Kari Bray: 425-339-3439; kbray@heraldnet.com.

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Espinoza grew up, got married and then hit hard times. When she needed a place to stay more than three years ago, Marietta offered her a room. A year later, Espinoza’s friend, Ann Merwin, was living in her car. Merwin asked if she could keep some stuff at Marietta’s place. She, too, became a roommate. When Espinoza was having trouble with her vision and walking, Merwin, 58, helped her get by. Kay Crabtree, 73, has been with Marietta the longest, more than a dozen years. “We have a little village going here,” Espinoza said. The women like taking back-road drives with Marietta. She tells them stories about the people and places she’s known. They went to Mount St. Helens together this summer and they attend Bryant Community Church. Espinoza cooks and cleans, and Merwin tends to Marietta’s needs and does the driving. A man who also has been through hard times lives in a mobile home on the

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Marietta Roth quilts while talking with Deanna Espinoza.

property. He fixes their cars and works in the yard. Marietta makes quilts. She’s given 520 so far to charities. She founded the Stillaguamish Valley Genealogical Society. She ran the food program at the Silvana Fair for more than a decade. She used to be more involved. It’s hard letting go, she said. Until her recent surgery, she mowed, pruned trees and weeded. She kept painting the outbuildings on her property until one of her sons took away her taller ladders. She

kept painting, though she couldn’t reach the top boards. Doctors have told Marietta to take it easy. On Monday, Espinoza caught her pushing the wheelbarrow in the yard, picking up willow branches. Marietta hopes to move around without her walker again. Her three sons, David, Michael and Robert, are living in Othello, in Eastern Washington. She has four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. One of the grandsons has been saving money.

The plan is for him to make a down payment on the Bryant house in a few years. He and his wife told Marietta she can stay, and they’ll take care of her. She also could move to Othello, to be with her sons. From her chair, working on her quilts, she likes watching people walk their dogs along the Centennial Trail. From there she also can see the leaves piling up outside and the twigs that need sorting for kindling. Rikki King: 425-3393449; rking@heraldnet. com.

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CORRECTION Snohomish County has reached a deal to buy a former horse farm in the Maltby area for a future park. The agency purchasing the land was incorrectly stated in a headline on Page A1 Wednesday.

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Suspect claims self defense in shooting The victim was severely wounded in both legs Monday, according to Mukilteo police. By Eric Stevick Herald Writer

MUKILTEO — A man accused of shooting an acquaintance repeatedly in the legs at a home in Mukilteo on Monday told police he was acting in self defense. Bail was set at $75,000 Wednesday for Jacq Mitchell, 23, who was arrested for investigation of

first-degree assault. There were differing versions of what led up to the shooting, which was reported about 10 p.m. Monday in the 5000 block of 84th Street SW. The victim, 31, was shot twice in his right thigh. His right femur reportedly was fractured into six pieces. He also had three gunshot wounds to his

left thigh, including a “throughand-through” injury. Mitchell allegedly told Mukilteo police that there had been a struggle for control of a gun. “During the struggle, Mitchell claimed that three or four shots went off,” police wrote in a probable cause statement. Mitchell also allegedly told police that the man backed up after he was shot and that’s when Mitchell left the apartment. Police told Mitchell that the

wounded man could not have backed up with a shattered femur the way he described it. They also told the suspect that the man was shot at least twice in the back of the legs. The man who was shot confirmed to police that there was a struggle for the gun. He reportedly said he believed the first shot went into the ceiling and the second shot shattered his femur. He said that he believed Mitchell shot him several times while

he was on the ground. Based on X-rays, detectives believe it was more likely he was shot twice while he was on the floor. Mukilteo police believe it wasn’t the first time Mitchell was involved in an armed altercation. “During research on Mitchell by day shift officers, they found that he had previously been charged with murder 2 in Seattle in a selfdefense-type shooting,” officers wrote.

Gipson makes a quick getaway Departing Everett city councilman abruptly leaves meeting without giving his colleagues a chance to say goodbye. By Chris Winters Herald Writer

of construction along State Route 527, but this year was the best he’s ever done. A steady stream of returning customers is common, Manchester said. “I’ve watched families come together,” he said. “A lot of them I’ve watched grow up.” He keeps a stack of more than 500 index cards with emails and contact information of people who want to stay updated on future developments. He’ll be looking for another place where he can set up his complex of model train tracks and pony, wagon and train rides, but said he needs at least three acres where he can either rent or buy property. In the meantime, he said he’ll be looking for another job if no property pans out, though he’ll keep the train-for-hire and

EVERETT — Ron Gipson ended a 20-year career on the Everett City Council by criticizing the fire department for a lack of minority hiring, then announcing he was done for the year, leaving the Wednesday meeting before his colleagues could even say goodbye. Gipson, who lost his reelection bid in November to Cocoon House CEO Cassie Franklin, said during the council comment period near the start of the meeting that he “had a lot of cooking to do” for charity, his church and his family, and left immediately afterward, leaving some of his surprised colleagues to address their farewell remarks to the audience instead. The last council meeting of the year is scheduled for Dec. 30, although Gipson said that he wouldn’t be present. Gipson was first elected to the council in 1995. He followed his father, Carl Gipson, who served on the council for 24 years. The otherwise routine meeting started off with the introduction of seven new fire department employees to Mayor Ray Stephanson and the council. Gipson then commented that he was disappointed that the city wasn’t hiring more

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Kent Manchester has built up the Iron Horse Railway behind Bothell’s Country Village.

Last go-round for Iron Horse Railway By Aaron Kunkler Bothell Reporter

BOTHELL — For nearly 13 years, Kent Manchester has been building a trainlover’s utopia in an open field behind Bothell’s Country Village, but by Jan. 1, the Iron Horse Railway and pony rides will be gone. Country Village owners group Loveless Family LLC decided to begin sales negotiations for the four-acre plot with a real estate developer that could be constructing hundreds of multifamily housing units on the land. “We tried to keep the train rides, but he feels that he has to have pasture for his ponies on site, and I just won’t have pasture,” said Country Village coowner Leeann Tesorieri. Increasing property value in Bothell prompted the owners group to consider selling. “With the increase in property

I’ve watched families come together. A lot of them I’ve watched grow up. — Kent Manchester, owner, Iron Horse Railway

taxes, we just can’t have land that sits there,” she said. “We have to pay property taxes, and there’s no revenue for us.” Iron Horse Railway has expanded over the years since its inception in 2003, but Manchester’s love of trains started well before that. The 58-year-old has had a lifelong infatuation with trains, starting when he got his first model train when he was 10 years old. He worked as a computer technician at the first computer store in Silicon Valley, he said. He

later moved to Seattle, working downtown on Pike Street until the dotcom bubble burst, when he and his wife started looking at starting a model train business. After a while selling model trains, Manchester started construction of his iconic passenger train ride, which soon became his biggest attraction. “The train killed the store,” he said. “Through persistence — inching — we worked our way from $20,000 to over $100,000 annually.” Manchester said 2014 was a rough year for business because

Battle for county seat could have statewide ramifications

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he decision by Democratic state Rep. Hans Dunshee to seek a Snohomish County Council seat could help catapult Republicans into the majority in the House next fall. Dunshee’s selection is considered a slam-dunk, even by others interested in the opening created when Dave Somers was elected county executive.

MLK volunteers Adult volunteers are needed to work with students during a day of service in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 18 at locations around the county. Service hours are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. A training session is set for 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Jan. 13 in Everett. More info: John McAlpine at johnm@

It won’t happen immediately. Leaders of the county Democratic Party are stretching the appointment process to its calendar limits so Dunshee won’t be pressed into county service until after wrapping up his duties in Olympia in early March. His departure would ensure the 44th Legislative District will be a key battleground in the fight

for political control of the state House in 2016. Democrats now outnumber Republicans by the slimmest of margins, 50-48. Lose a seat and the two political parties will share power; lose two seats and the GOP will seize control for the first time since 1998. And Republicans like their chances in the 44th District. It is

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Peace Parade: The annual Caroll Cochran Index Peace Parade is to be held from 1 to 3 p.m. Jan. 1 in Index, starting at the old Fire Hall. Costumes, signs and instruments

Record family histories: The monthly meeting of the Sno-Isle Genealogical Society is set for 6:30 p.m. Jan. 6 in Room 13 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Family History Library, 22015

pretty evenly divided between Democratic and Republican voters and the GOP has won tough elections there. There was a battle royal in 2008 when Democratic Rep. Liz Loomis — who had been appointed to the seat earlier that year — lost to Republican challenger Mike

48th Ave. W, Mountlake Terrace. Sara Jane Ruggles, an oral historian, will talk about recording family histories using the latest equipment and explain how to update data. Guests are welcome. More info: the Sno-Isle Genealogical Society research library in Heritage Park at 425-775-6267 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays

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minority firefighters and police officers. “I’m extremely disappointed that our fire department, our police department, doesn’t represent the city,” Gipson said. “We need color, we need ladies in the fire department, and also in the police department, and that’s not happening, and I wish it would,”

he added. He then wished his colleagues and the staff a Merry Christmas, thanked his family and the city staff for their support over the years, then said it was time to say goodbye. “I’m going to leave you for today, because I have a lot of cooking to do and my barbecue is going, and I’m doing some food for charity, and our church and also for my family,”

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Hope. That race, in which nearly $650,000 was spent by the two sides, ended with Hope winning by 118 votes. Republicans have held onto the seat with Rep. Mark Harmsworth, of Mill Creek, serving in it today. As of Wednesday, no Republican had announced their intention to run. Marysville

Councilman Rob Toyer is a possible candidate. Toyer took on Dunshee in 2014 and lost, but not badly. He garnered 48.2 percent of the vote without conducting much of a campaign. He spent less than $10,000 while Dunshee shelled out nearly $170,000. Other possible candidates are Jim Kellett, a former county Republican Party leader who ran

Fire damages duplex in Edmonds; no injuries Herald staff EDMONDS — A chimney fire at an Edmonds duplex caused more than $30,000 damage Tuesday night and left a couple living there looking for a new home. The fire was reported around 6:30 p.m. at a duplex in the 21100 block of Shell Valley Road. A woman was home at the time of the fire and got out safely. Smoke was coming from the eaves on all sides of the three-story duplex when the first fire engine arrived, said Leslie Hynes, a spokeswoman for Snohomish County Fire District 1, which provides fire and emergency services in Edmonds. Firefighters from Fire District 1, Lynnwood and

Shoreline had the fire under control within 15 minutes of their arrival. No one was injured. “Most of the fire was in the chimney chase,” Hynes said. “Firefighters cut into the walls on the second and third floor to get to the fire and cut a hole in the roof for ventilation.” The other unit in the duplex was not damaged. An investigator determined the fire was accidental and started inside the chimney. The couple had been using the fireplace to heat the duplex. The fire left the unit uninhabitable. The couple was renting and did not have insurance. Support 7 provided assistance.

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Gipson said. “As my father passed on to me and I’ll pass on to you, please keep your issues on the dais and don’t make them personal with council members,” he advised his colleagues. Gipson rose to give a bouquet of flowers to Christina Wiersma, who was sitting in for council administrator Deb Williams. Council President Scott

Bader spoke up. “As you’re doing that, we’re obviously going to thank you for your years of service and the honor of being able to serve with you, and I’m sure the other council members have a few things to say as well,” Bader said Gipson, however, waved and left the chamber before anyone else could say anything. “He had a very fond

place in his heart for those of less privilege and was always there to speak on their behalf, and I’ll always remember that,” Stephanson said. Reached later in the day, Gipson said he was upset with the city’s hiring practices because city has a very small number of minority firefighters and police officers. “I can’t tell you the last

time we hired a minority firefighter,” Gipson said. “All types of people are moving into our community, and they’re missing among our firefighters and police force,” he added. With a growing population and a diverse workforce coming into Boeing every day, Gipson said the city needs to represent that kind of demographic.

unsuccessfully for state Senate in 2014, and Chris Vallo, chairman of the 44th District Republicans who lost races for the County Council in 2013 and assessor in 2011. On the Democratic Party side, Dunshee’s decision opens the door for John Lovick to return to Olympia where he reigned with gavel in hand as speaker pro tem. Lovick wants the seat. He started talking about it the same day he conceded the county executive’s race to Somers.

And Lovick has been contacting precinct committee officers to seek their support for the appointment to Dunshee’s seat, once it’s vacant. Lovick’s selection would give the party a candidate whom voters in the district know and have a history of supporting. Heck, a few might not even realize he ever left the Legislature. On paper, he looks to be the best chance for the party to hold onto the seat. But there are Democrats who’d prefer Lovick

challenge Harmsworth instead. His experience could produce a victory and help the party increase its numbers in the House, they contend. And that could clear a path for Mike Wilson, a former high school teacher and coach, to be appointed to Dunshee’s seat. Wilson lost a tough race to Harmsworth in 2014 and it won’t be easy to reverse his fortunes in a rematch. If Wilson’s foe is different, then the results may be, too, they’ll argue. And appointing him as

representative could boost his standing with a few more voters, they’ll say. The Snohomish County Council — which is led by Democrats — will eventually make the appointment. It’s a decision that will ignite an electoral battle in the county with the potential to alter the balance of political power statewide. Political reporter Jerry Cornfield’s blog, The Petri Dish, is at www.heraldnet. com. Contact him at 360352-8623; jcornfield@ heraldnet.com and on Twitter at @dospueblos.

Blind musher reflects on her career By Mark Morical The Bulletin

ALFALFA, Ore. — The ranch is a flurry of activity, and Rachael Scdoris is at the center of it. All at once, it seems, she is feeding some 130 dogs a soupy, reddish concoction of chicken and water by the bucket, loading heavy bags of dog food over her shoulder and into a shed, and conversing with her husband as he helps. She is adept at multitasking, which should be no surprise for somebody who has raced four times in the Iditarod — the annual 1,000-mile sled dog race across Alaska — and was considering racing the Iditarod and the Paralympics (in tandem cycling) both in 2016. “I knew that wasn’t really practical, and then he came along,” Scdoris said. “But it’s OK, I like him better anyway.” “He” is her 13-monthold son, Julien, who is attached to his mom in a backpack, going everywhere she goes all around the ranch, the din of barking dogs never ceasing. Julien does not seem to mind. At the moment he is sound asleep. But his mom is busy at the sprawling Alfalfa ranch, some 2 miles from the nearest paved road amid the flat, sagebrush-dotted terrain east of Bend. Scdoris’ last Iditarod was nearly seven years ago. But the dogs are still a crucial part of her life, as she runs the Oregon Trail of Dreams sled dog tours at the Mt. Bachelor ski area with her husband, Nick Salerno. It has been more than 10 years since Scdoris, now 30, made headlines as the first legally blind musher to attempt the Iditarod.

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have possibly made,” she reflects. “So I’ve been out (of the Iditarod) for a few years but it’s always kind of been in the back of my mind, like, it’s OK that I’m not back there, but I’d certainly like to be.” She explains that by not racing in 2010 she lost footing with her sponsors, so when she wanted to return to the race in 2011 she lacked financial backing. “But Nick and I have been talking. ... We thought it might be kind of a cool thing, the Iditarod and the Paralympics in the same year,” Scdoris says. The arrival of Julien put an end to those plans, but Scdoris still aims for a return to the Iditarod, perhaps in 2017 or 2018. “By then Julien will at least be able to relieve himself on his own,” Scdoris said with a laugh, as she continues to walk around her property feeding dogs while her young son dozes on her back. “It also depends on what happens with bike racing. I think it’s possible to do both, but it would be really hard. But it’s good to aim high, right?” Salerno would possibly serve as his wife’s visual interpreter for a future Iditarod. He raced the Bachelor Butte Dog Derby in 2013 and finished second. Although the Iditarod is a much longer, more grueling event, Salerno and Scdoris, who married two years ago, have the dogs and the knowledge of how to properly train them for the arduous race. “The possibility of racing has always been in the back of our mind, and it’s kind of where Rachael’s roots in the sport lie,” Salerno said. “We never really thought that we would ever stop racing, it’s just that it kind of took a back seat with the business and just making sure that we could make ends meet. I think deep down in all of our hearts we’re competitive and we want to show the world what these dogs can do.”

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HELSINKI — Most kids learn that Santa Claus comes from the North Pole, but children in Scandinavia are taught he lives a bit farther south. Where exactly is a matter of much debate, with businesses in Finland, Sweden and Norway competing to cash in on the cachet that comes with claiming Santa’s hometown. Finnish children know his home to be in the mythological Korvatunturi (Ear mountain) in the northern wilderness of the Finnish part of Lapland while Swedes say he hails from the small town of Mora. Norwegians claim he was born hundreds of years ago under a stone in Drobak on the Oslo fjord. Danes, who enjoy milder and mostly snowless winters, teach their children that Santa’s home is on the distant Arctic island of Greenland, a sparsely populated semiautonomous Danish territory.

In the battle to beat their Scandinavian neighbors, Finland’s public broadcaster YLE every year sends out a video of a red-cloaked Santa leaving his log cabin on a sleigh drawn by a white reindeer in the frozen snowy landscape that reaches millions of viewers worldwide. A regular feature for the past 30 years, it was first broadcast in 1960. The biggest town in Finnish Lapland, Rovaniemi, has been dubbed the official hometown of Santa Claus and depends on the myth for a large part of its yearly tourism turnover of some 210 million euros ($230 million). Situated just south of the Arctic Circle, it attracts more than 300,000 visitors annually — five times the town’s population. “Santa Claus is a very important and known person globally ... and that’s a good basis for us to build up this kind of business,” Mayor Esko Lotvonen said in a recent interview with The Associated Press.

The origins of Santa Claus — widely known elsewhere in Europe also as St. Nicholas — are shrouded in the mists of mythology, but the benevolent figure is believed to be based on St. Nicholas of Myra, a 4th century Greek Christian bishop who lived in a province of the Byzantine Empire that now is Turkey. Danes, Swedes and Norwegians base their Santa on a mythological figure — a gnome known as a “tomte” or “nisse” in the Scandinavian languages — whereas Finns, who are ethnically and linguistically a different people, know Santa as “joulupukki,” a Christmas buck or goat, derived from old pagan Norse mythology. In the Nordic region, Santa doesn’t clamber down chimneys but visits homes Dec. 24, meeting the children, or, if he’s too busy, leaving behind a bag or basket of presents. Mora in central Sweden has claimed itself as

Santa’s home since 1984, with some 50,000 visiting Santaworld annually. Nicklas Lind, director of Santaworld, which includes Santa’s house, a troll safari, moose park and restaurants, says the town, known for its knives and an annual 90-kilometer cross-country skiing race, welcomes the extra money brought in by Santa but was unable to give figures. “It’s very important for the region and the town, for hotels and skiing,” he said. “We get some millions; that’s all I can say.” A group of schoolboys enjoying their Christmas break at a shopping mall in Helsinki are just as confident Santa is from Finland. Six-year-old Matias, who doesn’t want to give his family name, looks puzzled when asked the question, before blurting out: “He lives in Korvatunturi (Ear mountain), of course. “And he’s coming to see us again; he did last year,” Matias says.

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The lead writer on the paper was Sean LaHusen, a PhD student in geomorphology at the University of Washington. He was joined by Duvall, David Montgomery, who is a professor of Earth and Space Science at the UW, and Adam Booth, an assistant professor of geology at Portland State University. The paper, titled “Surface roughness dating of longrunout landslides near Oso, Washington (USA), reveal persistent postglacial hillslope instability,” is online now on Geology’s website (geology. gsapubs.org) and is expected to appear in print early in 2016. The authors arrived at their conclusions through a two-step process. The first involved radiocarbon dating, a common method of estimating the age of organic material. Woody debris often contains a small amount of a radioactive isotope of carbon mixed in with the nonradioactive form of the element. Because the radioisotope decays over time, comparing the ratio of radioactive to nonradioactive carbon in an older wood sample to that of a contemporary sample allows scientists to estimate the age of the older samples. At Oso, researchers gathered samples of woody debris from the Headache Creek slide, a smaller feature that lies just northeast of the Oso slide, and the Rowan landslide, which is older and much larger than the Oso slide and stretches from the Oso slide west almost to the Whitman Bridge. Those landslides have long been covered by forest, but lidar imaging, which penetrates tree cover and accurately shows the contours of the land, makes it easier to spot older slide zones. Three wood samples found buried in the Headache Creek slide were found to have approximate ages between 5,757-6,278 years. Six samples of debris from the Rowan slide, however, turned out to be much younger: between 300-694 years old. That dates them before the arrival of the first European explorers in the Northwest. On a geologic time scale, that’s a blink of an eye. Those results helped pinpoint those two landslides in time, but the next step was to figure out the relative ages of other major slides in the valley. “In order to do any risk

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A lidar image of the Stillaguamish Valley surrounding the Oso landslide shows where scientists gathered wood samples on two nearby slides to determine their ages. The graphic was published in the scientific journal Geology along with new research findings.

analysis, one needs a frequency,” Duvall said. “You need to understand the hazards to understand the risk,” LaHusen added. The second step was to use a mathematical model that LaHusen and Booth developed that analyzed the relative roughness of the ground in the slide zones. Landslides deposit their runout in uneven clumps. As seen in Oso, younger slides leave behind broken ground and uneven deposits. Over time they erode into gentler shapes. The model is based on calculating the roughness of the surface of landslides of a known age, such as Oso, and now also Rowan and Headache Creek. That model was then applied to all the other known landslides within a roughly two-mile radius of the Oso slide, to estimate their ages. Lidar imaging of the valley has shown that there are 25 deep-seated landslides within that area. Those landslides have occurred on both the north and south sides of the valley, and some of them have similarly long runouts, Duvall said. In some places, you can walk from one side of the valley to another entirely on landslide deposits, except when you are wading in the river, she said. Using the mathematical model, the scientists estimate that landslides have occurred in that vicinity at a rate of one every 140 to 500 years. The actual rate is probably closer to 140 years than 500 years, LaHusen said, because some old slides get completely buried under new ones and can’t be measured. “The 2014 Oso landslide was the latest event in

an active history of slope failures throughout the Holocene,” the new paper states. The Holocene epoch is the most recent geologic time period, starting with the end of the ice age about 12,000 years ago. It is concurrent with the growth of human civilization. The study is by no means definitive. Duvall and LaHusen said that the mathematical model is more of a means than an end, and it can be used to strategically select targets in other landslides for carbondating, which in turn will help put a more precise age to those slides as well as further refine the model. But finding woody debris to make those measurements — usually embedded in long-deposited soils and clays — is a difficult task involving a lot of field work. For example, a wooded knoll on the south side of the valley, informally known as Engineer’s Lookout, is actually part of the runout of an older slide on the south side of the valley, Duvall said. The researchers couldn’t find any samples in that slide. “We tried four times to find wood matter there,” Duvall said. One hypothesis the scientists had going into the study has already been largely disproved: that when the glacial ice sheets receded, there followed a period of active landsliding before the valley settled into the shape it is in today. The most likely model is what the study now supports: continuous sliding of hillsides in the valley throughout human history. “Instead of just falling all at once, they continue up to the present day,” LaHusen said.

Duvall and LaHusen hope that their study will provide a new direction for exploration: Using lidar imaging to map landslides, using the mathematical model to estimate slide age and frequency, and then using more expensive carbon-dating at selected sites to more accurately estimate the ages of those slides. That data can be used to determine which landslide zones are the most likely to pose a danger. The first steps in that process are already under way. This year, the Legislature approved $4.6 million in funding to kick-start a lidar mapping program for the most slide-prone regions of the state. The state is expected to hire seven new staff members, including four geologists, to do that work, said Joe Smillie, a spokesman for the Department of Natural Resources. “We’ve tried to get some flights under way, but it’s tough with all the cloud cover,” Smillie said. The state’s plan calls for aerial lidar mapping of 3,023 square miles in the “North Puget lowland” area stretching from Everett to Bellingham, and from Puget Sound into the Cascades. The work would be done in the next two years. The state also plans to map a smaller area in King County and in 2018 will move into southwest Washington. That would go a long way toward scientists’ goals of developing a comprehensive landslide map of the state. “It would be really nice to have lidar for the whole state,” Duvall said. Chris Winters: 425374-4165; cwinters@ heraldnet.com. Twitter: @ Chris_At_Herald.

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Robert Donald Koenig

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Aug. 11, 1978 - Dec. 15, 2015

Dec. 7, 1960-Dec. 18, 2015

Ross Douglas Hoagland, II came into this world on August 11, 1978 and left us suddenly on December 15, 2015 at the tender age of 37. Ross was raised in Everett, Wash. and graduated from A r l i n g to n H i g h S c h o o l i n 1997. Ross was a free spirit and l i ve d h i s l i fe o n h i s ow n terms in the Everett area, although he had friendships a s fa r s o u t h a s Ta c o m a , Wash. and as far nor th as Mt. Vernon, Wash. Over his short life span, Ross forged many life long friendships with his outgoing personality and big hear t. Family and friends were always in his mind and heart and he always reached out to all of h i s f r i e n d s a n d fa m i l y i n times of need. R o s s e n j o y e d m a n y pastimes but his true passion was golf, and he very much enjoyed playing in his youth at the Everett Golf and County Club. Ross also loved spending time with his nieces, Haylee and Sienna and his nephews, Davis and Maxwell. Ross also enjoyed fishing and camping especially in the company of his best friend and brother, Christopher. Ross will be missed and will continue to live in the memories of all of his friends and family for time immortal. R o ss was predeceased by his namesake and g r a n d fa t h e r, Ro s s D . Hoagland; and his g r a n d m o t h e r, J o a n D . Hoagland. Ro s s i s s u r v i ve d by h i s son, Zacher y; mother and f a t h e r, C i n d y a n d J i m Hoagland; brothers Christopher and Sean; s i s t e r, S a n d y ; m a t e r n a l grandmother; many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins and special friend, Leah. E a c h o f u s i s a s t a r. Sometime situations take our shine away. Clouds set in and we can’t see our own light. Sometimes we shine with the rest. Sometimes we twinkle alone, but we have to realize that sometimes we a r e t h e o n l y l i g h t fo r someone in times of darkness. It is our hope that with the sudden closing of the door o n t h e l i fe o f Ro s s , t h a t eve r yo n e l e f t b e h i n d w i l l have an opportunity to open new doors, rekindle family relationships and move for ward in a loving and c o m p a s s i o n a te way, a s Ross would have loved for us to do. A memorial celebration of Ross’s life will be held at a later date.

Rober t Koenig was an inspiration to his family and friends. He always had a smile on his face and loved watching the Mariners, going to Aqua Sox games, attending church services, and spending time with family and friends, especially for holiday meals. His sense of humor and dry wit will be remembered by those who loved him and knew him. Ro b e r t w a s a p ro u d graduate of Mammoth Lakes High School and worked at the Mammoth Mountain Ski Resor t until he moved to Everett, Washington in 1999. Rober t is survived by his parents, Ruth and Donald; h i s s i s te r, L i n d a a n d h e r husband, Joe; his four brother s and their wives, Dave and Heather, Philip and Deborah, Mark and Susan, and Daniel and K i m b e r l y. Ro b e r t i s a l s o survived by fourteen nieces a n d n e p h e w s a n d s ev e n great nieces and nephews who loved him and will miss him. Fo r t h e p a s t t w o y e a r s Robert lived at the Mukilteo Green House where he r e c e i ve d l ov i n g c a r e . H i s family is very appreciative of their care and compassion. In lieu of flowers, memorial tributes may be made in his n a m e to Pe a c e Lu t h e r a n Church or Little Doves Preschool at 202 Dickinson St., Monroe, Washington, 98272. Robert will remain in the hear ts of those who knew him.

June M. Carter June M. Car ter passed away in Everett, Wash. on December 18, 2015, at the age of 90. She is survived by her son, Jess Carter, her daughters, Edith Car ter and Ramona Silsbee; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

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Scandal ousts Powerball boss Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa — A prominent lottery official who has run the Powerball game since its inception was quietly removed from his 28-year post leading the Multi-State Lottery Association after a jackpot-fixing scandal spread, according to a document obtained by The Associated Press. Charles Strutt, 63, executive director of the association since its 1987 founding, was stripped of his duties in October by the group’s board, which includes directors of lotteries in 37 states and U.S. territories. The move came days after prosecutors said their investigation of jackpot-fixing by the association’s former security director, Eddie Tipton, had expanded nationwide. The association, which operates multi-state games such as Hot Lotto and Wild Card in addition to Powerball, has kept

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the leadership change quiet. It didn’t announce its decision and its website lists Strutt as executive director. Idaho Lottery director Jeff Anderson, the board’s chairman, said Monday he couldn’t comment on a “personnel matter.”

But in an Oct. 15 email, Anderson told the board Strutt had been placed on indefinite leave and that his longtime deputy, Bret Toyne, was appointed interim director. “He accepted the decision of the MUSL Board and was helpful in sharing his thoughts on what was necessary for the future,” Anderson wrote of Strutt. He said that Toyne “will be an effective leader who can guide the future of the MUSL.” Strutt declined comment, saying Anderson is the group’s spokesman during “internal reviews.” Investigators have said the evidence so far shows Tipton was the only lottery official involved in the scheme. The Urbandale, Iowa, group has been rocked by the case against Tipton, who was convicted in July of fraud for working with associates to attempt to claim a fixed $16.5 million Hot Lotto jackpot. Strutt testified for the prosecution,

saying he believed a person shown on video buying the winning ticket was Tipton. On Oct. 9, investigators announced they had uncovered new evidence showing Tipton worked with associates to fix jackpots and claim prizes worth millions of dollars in Colorado and Wisconsin. Since then, the case has expanded to include jackpots in Oklahoma and Kansas. Investigators allege Tipton used his access to the association’s random number generators to know winning combinations in advance, then he and his associates played those numbers and shared the prizes. Tipton, who denies the allegations, is scheduled to face a second trial next month. The association fired the 11-year security employee after his January arrest, replaced machines he worked on and strengthened its security measures.

Fireball has folks abuzz It was likely debris from a launch to the International Space Station, experts say.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — A man who acknowledges killing three people in an attack on a Colorado Planned Parenthood clinic defiantly told a judge Wednesday that he would not submit to a mental competency evaluation and wanted to fire his public defender and represent himself. Robert Dear, 57, interrupted Judge Gilbert A. Martinez during a hearing where Martinez went ahead and ordered the evaluation to determine whether Dear is capable of deciding to represent himself. Martinez told Dear it was his right to refuse to answer an evaluator’s questions. Dear replied that if he did not cooperate, a doctor would declare him incompetent and “administer the drug treatment and make me a zombie.”

Nevada: Series of quakes A series of more than 30 earthquakes that rattled the Reno area over the past two days occurred on the most significant fault structure in the area, and scientists are monitoring for potentially bigger shock waves to follow, experts said Wednesday. The quakes began Tuesday evening and continued into Wednesday morning. The largest — a magnitude-4.4 late Tuesday — shook homes and businesses in a 300-square-mile area near the NevadaCalifornia line. No significant damage was reported.

A Roman Catholic priest serving a federal prison term for possession of child pornography has been removed from the priesthood, according to the Diocese of Pittsburgh. David F. Dzermejko, of Braddock, has been incarcerated at the Federal Medical Center in Devens, Massachusetts, since his sentencing in April 2014 in U.S. District Court for possession of what prosecutors said were more than 100 images of child pornography.

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The streak of light is seen over an apartment complex in Las Vegas on Tuesday.

It makes sense that people are skeptical. — Hannah Thoburn, Hudson Institute researcher

punctuating their comments with a rocket emoji and saying the light across the sky looked Santa’s sleigh. Some people expressed distrust about the U.S. government’s comments on the rocket. “I was kind of freaked out to see something like that blowing up in the air, and you don’t know what it is,” said Gunnar Lindstrom, who saw the streak of light as he got out of a car

at his Las Vegas apartment complex. He initially thought it was an airplane. Lindstrom, a bartender with a side business as a videographer, said his first instinct was to grab his cellphone camera. “I was upset I couldn’t grab my real camera,” he said. The flash of light is not unusual in portions of the Western United States, which offer an effective stage for sky shows. Dark skies and few tall mountains make Nevada and northern Arizona a good spot to view the atmosphere at night, said Josh Bangle, a spokesman for the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff. Light pollution over major metro areas might make such a flash of light hard to see. The same areas got a good view of a U.S. military

missile test two weeks ago in New Mexico that produced a white contrail across the sky. Officials shared details about the launch with communities hundreds of miles away to cut down on the speculation. The debris that burned up Tuesday was part of a rocket that’s frequently used in the Russian space program, according to Hannah Thoburn, a research fellow at the Hudson Institute who specializes in the internal politics of Russia and Ukraine. She also said it wasn’t something that should stir concern, but she understands why some people would distrust the government’s comments on the spectacle, given the heightened tensions between the United States and Russia. “It makes sense that people are skeptical,” Thoburn said.

Ben Carson plans a staff shakeup Los Angeles Times Ben Carson has plans for a staff shakeup — soon. The retired neurosurgeon, who for a time this fall appeared to be a viable candidate for the GOP presidential nomination, is preparing to reorganize his campaign amid tumbling poll numbers and underwhelming debate performances. “Everything. Everything is on the table,” Carson said of the potential changes Wednesday. “Every single thing is on the table. I’m looking carefully.” Carson, whose campaign has raised large sums but spent money almost as quickly as it has come in, told The Washington Post he wanted “to see more efficiency in terms of the

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Associated Press PHOENIX — The body of a Russian rocket that burned up as it entered the Earth’s atmosphere set off a wave of excitement on social media and fueled speculation over what caused the flash of light to shoot across the sky in the American West. The fireball seen over Arizona, Nevada and California on Tuesday night was an SL-4 rocket body booster from Russia that launched Monday, U.S. Strategic Command spokeswoman Julie Ziegenhorn said. U.S. and Russian officials declined to discuss the rocket’s use, but experts outside the government say it was launched as part of a project to bring materials to the International Space Station. They say the rocket’s body likely detached from the craft taking items into space and burned up as it started to go out of orbit. “It’s not something people need to worry about,” said David Wright, a space-debris expert who is co-director of the Union of Concerned Scientists. An unmanned Russian cargo ship lifted off Monday from that nation’s launch complex in Kazakhstan on a journey to the space station. The craft, which carried fuel, water, food and other supplies, has since docked at the station. People who witnessed the burning light posted photos and video on social media, with some speculating that it was a meteor. Others resorted to humor,

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Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson speaks at his home in Upperco, Maryland, on Wednesday.

way money is utilized.” A request for comment from Barry Bennett, Carson’s current campaign manager, was

not immediately returned. With the Iowa caucuses just a little more than five weeks away, a staff shakeup could be

too late for a struggling campaign to gain traction. In recent weeks, Carson’s campaign has been hit with questions about his biography and his comments about Muslims and Syrian refugees. He has often blamed the media for, in his view, not accurately reporting his statements. His debate performances, in which he has sometimes struggled to show a basic understanding of foreign and domestic issues, have not helped. While on the trail, Carson speaks at length about his Christian faith, which has given him support of some evangelical Christian voters, particularly in Iowa. Yet that support has declined, with Texas Sen. Ted Cruz picking up many former supporters, polls indicate.

A retired police detective is being hailed as a hero for engaging in what authorities called a “life-and-death struggle” to apprehend a robbery suspect at the Roosevelt Field Mall on Long Island. A bystander was wounded by a stray bullet from the suspect’s handgun as the retired New York Police Department officer, who was working as a security guard at a luxury watch store, wrestled the suspect to the ground. Another mall security guard who went to assist suffered a broken hand, police said.

Florida: PETA protester A protester dressed as an orca who climbed atop a baggage carousel at Orlando International Airport was arrested Tuesday on a charge of trespassing on property after a warning, records show. Bryan Wilson, 47, was one of two costumed people staging the demonstration on behalf of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. The other protester left after being warned of an impending arrest. One held a sign boasting, “SeaWorld: Orcas Deserve Better.” Wilson refused to budge and was arrested after being removed by wheelchair, the report states.

AROUND THE WORLD France: Terrorism laws President Francois Hollande is seeking to underpin the government’s powers to strip dual-nationality terrorists of their French citizenship and invoke a state of emergency when the country is under threat. Hollande’s cabinet Wednesday approved his plan to modify the Constitution to extend the government’s power to remove French nationality from people convicted of terrorism if they have another passport. The 1958 Constitution doesn’t include references to a state of emergency.

Brazil: New viral threat Health authorities are sounding the alarm about a mosquito-borne virus that they believe may be the cause of thousands of infants being born with damaged brains. The pathogen, known as Zika and first discovered in forest monkeys in Africa more than 70 years ago, is the new West Nile — a virus that causes mild symptoms in most but can lead to serious neurological complications or even death in others. The health ministry said it had found the Zika virus in a baby with microcephaly — a rare condition in which infants are born with shrunken skulls. From Herald news services

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2015’s winners and losers Energy and materials companies were flattened by weak demand at a time of abundant supplies.

is up a respectable 6.5 percent. Here are the stories behind some of the stock markets biggest winners and losers for 2015.

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NEW YORK — In a flat year overall for stocks, there was still plenty of excitement to be enjoyed — or endured — by 2015’s biggest winners and losers. It was a year to make old guard companies shudder. New media companies like Netflix, which rose 142 percent to notch the biggest gain in the S&P 500, became more valuable than established media companies like CBS. Amazon eviscerated traditional retailers like Macy’s and

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The Netflix logo at the company headquarters in Los Gatos, California.

Wal-Mart. And energy and materials companies were flattened by weak demand at a time of abundant supplies. The biggest loser was Chesapeake Energy, down almost 80 percent in 2015. The Dow Jones

industrial average, dominated by long-established companies in traditional industries, is down 1.2 percent for the year through Wednesday. The Nasdaq composite, with its heavy concentration of technology companies,

Netflix has enjoyed top billing before: it was the biggest gainer in the S&P 500 in 2010 and 2013, and it more than tripled in value both years. But another big year in 2015 pushed the company’s value past established media rivals like CBS and made it about the same as Time Warner. The streaming entertainment service had 69 million subscribers at the end of the third quarter, and almost a quarter of those signed up in the See 2015, Page A8

Airlines gird for holiday crush Hubs like Houston, Chicago and Denver will see large increases of flights departing after 10 p.m. Associated Press DALLAS — Airlines are shifting the timing of thousands of flights, even adding dozens of redeyes, as they try to avoid delays while hauling millions of passengers from now through the Christmas weekend. Success or failure could all depend on the weather and Mother Nature isn’t making it easy on airlines. Rain and fog in the Northeast caused delays and cancellations Wednesday in Boston, New York and Washington — the busiest part of the country’s airspace. Rain in Chicago and Atlanta caused some delays in those cities, too. Severe storms that ripped through Mississippi and Alabama, however, had little impact on air travel since no major airports are in those states. Weather wasn’t the only culprit for travel headaches. A Black Lives Matter protest in Minneapolis blocked roads around the airport and access to one of the two terminals. There were about 3,600 delays and 300 cancelations by 4 p.m., according to flight tracking site FlightAware. More than 28,000 flights were scheduled for Wednesday and a typical day sees about 150 cancelations and 4,000 delays. The catch: flights are extremely full over the holiday period, with most travelers unable to make

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o you still think Pepsi made a huge mistake by taking Diet Crystal Pepsi off the market? Did you love McDonald’s Arch Deluxe, FritoLay Lemonade, Colgate Kitchen Entrees, and Watermelon Oreos? If so, you’re probably a “Harbinger of Failure” — a consumer whose taste is so unusual that companies can use your preferences to figure out what not to sell. “Some customers can actually be a strong signal of future failure,” says a paper published in

New home sales begin to slow down Americans appear less inclined to buy new homes as the year ends. Sales improved in November only because fewer people bought new homes in October than initially reported. The Commerce Department said Wednesday that new-home sales rose 4.3 percent last month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 490,000. But that increase was made possible mainly because the sales rate for October was revised sharply down to 470,000 from 495,000. The housing market has strengthened for much of this year. Yet it has noticeably cooled since September as purchases of new homes in the Northeast and Midwest have been uneven.

Consumer spending and incomes increase Consumer spending, a key driver of the U.S. economy, showed solid growth last month to kick off the holiday shopping season as incomes also kept rising, the Commerce Department said Wednesday. After spending stagnated in October, Americans opened their wallets wider last month. Consumer spending increased 0.3 percent in November, in line with economists’ forecasts. Income growth slowed a bit, increasing 0.3 percent in November. Incomes had increased 0.4 percent the previous month. Still, November was the eighth straight month that incomes rose, an encouraging sign for the economic recovery.

Retailers reduce fees for shipping Travelers walk to their gates at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago on Nov. 29.

changes in their schedule. Airlines expect about 38 million passengers over a 17-day period spanning Christmas and New Year’s, an increase of about 3 percent, according to an industry trade group, Airlines for America. The group says the average flight could be 90 percent full. Crowds like that mean that any hiccup in the system — delays at a major airport, a technology glitch — can ripple across the country and leave tens of thousands of passengers standing in airport lines. “The biggest factor is always weather,” said American Airlines spokesman Ross Feinstein.

Back-to-back storms led to more than 4,300 canceled flights around Christmas 2012. This time the Northeast corridor not only should be free of snow and ice, it should be relatively balmy with temperatures on Christmas Day in the 60s from New York to Boston. But rain and snow are forecast through Thursday in parts of the West, and the South and Ohio Valley could see severe storms before Christmas. Airlines have been helped recently by the El Niño pattern that has brought above-average temperatures to northern states. “We saw that through the Thanksgiving holiday season, and

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we’ve seen that through November and December,” said Steve Hozdulick, Southwest Airlines’ managing director of operational performance. United posted its lowest flight-cancellation rate ever for a Thanksgiving week, and Southwest had its best on-time performance ever for the day before the holiday, which helps reduce other problems such as lost or delayed bags. From 9 percent to 19 percent of flights were delayed over the peak five-day Thanksgiving period, according to tracking service See TRAVEL, Page A8

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the latest issue of the Journal of Marketing Research. Catherine Tucker, a co-author of the paper, said harbingers of failure don’t stand out in terms of age, gender, income, or place of residence. Something about their tastes, though, just doesn’t line up with everyone else’s. “When I present this paper, there’s always one person in the audience who realizes that this is them. They list all the products that they’ve bought, and at that point everyone stares at them in the audience and says, ‘Really? We thought you were normal’ ” said Tucker, a marketing

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professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Sloan School of Management. Added Tucker: “It’s always the person you’d least expect.” The research began when a large convenience store chain asked Tucker and some other scholars to figure out which products would succeed and which would fail, so it could optimize its use of shelf space. The data came from more than 10 million transactions made using frequent-shopper cards, enabling the researchers to tell who was buying what. “They were hoping to build an early warning system,”

Shopping Center. Nominations are sought for a new award to recognize the Emerging Leaders of Snohomish County. The awards seeks to honor people who are respected in their field, accomplished at what they do and are making the county a better place to live and work. The

nomination form can be found at https://pnwlocalnews.wufoo. com/form/2016-emergingleaders-nominee-form. The Port Commission of the Port of Edmonds on Dec. 14 elected commission officers for 2016. Bruce Faires was elected president, Fred Gouge is vice president and Jim Orvis is

she said. It’s not just that certain people try out new products that turn out to be unsuccessful. It’s that they keep going back for more of them. The same people are more likely to buy niche products that aren’t new, the researchers found. They don’t try to explain what causes “flop affinity,” but it turns out Tucker may herself be a Harbinger of Failure. She once bought a self-cleaning cat litter box that didn’t clean itself. And she admits that she used to drink Crystal Pepsi. “This paper may be slightly autobiographical,” she said in MIT’s press release.

secretary. In 2015, Faires served as vice president and Gouge was secretary. Orvis served on multiple committees for the commission, as did his two colleagues. Biz Bits runs Monday through Saturday. Send your business news and high-resolution photos to businessnews@heraldnet.com.

Stung by a spending slowdown, more retailers are offering free online shipping, giving consumers a holiday gift but cutting into profits. This year, 90 percent of all retailers are providing free delivery, up from 78 percent in 2014, according to HRC Advisory. The strategies vary by company: Target and Best Buy are providing free delivery on every purchase, for example, while Gap and Wal-Mart Stores require a $50 minimum. Retailers are adding the incentive as they battle declining foot traffic in malls, record-shattering warm temperatures and a move toward more spending on services, travel and entertainment.

Anheuser-Busch buys craft brewer One of Colorado’s largest and oldest craft breweries is promising beer lovers that nothing will change even though it’s being bought by beer giant Anheuser-Busch, a brand many of them love to hate. The maker of Budweiser said it was acquiring Breckenridge Brewery for an undisclosed amount and adding it to its craft and import brand unit, The High End. Breckenridge president J. Todd Usry said that the brewery will continue to make its own decisions about the beers it creates and there are no plans to change its employees or culture. He said the deal will allow it to bring its beers to more people. From Herald news services

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last year. Netflix also continued to win fans for shows like “Orange is the New Black” and “Narcos.” The company says its service will be available in 200 countries by the end of the year.

Amazonian proportions E-commerce giant Amazon celebrated its 20th anniversary with results that sent investors into a buying frenzy. Amazon was the second biggest gainer in the S&P 500 for the year, up 114 percent through Wednesday. The company is on track to report more than $100 billion in revenue in 2015 and it has started to turn in higher profits more frequently despite a loss in the first quarter. Its stock surge pushed the company’s market value past that of longtime competitor Wal-Mart. Wal-Mart stock fell 29 percent in 2015, which made this WalMart’s worst year since 1974, when it had fewer than 100 stores. Wal-Mart was the Dow’s biggest loser. “This year seemed to mark an inflection point for Amazon,” wrote Christine Short, an analyst at Estimize, who said Amazon was “almost solely responsible for the downfall of big box giant Wal-Mart.” Macy’s and Staples also were among the 20 biggest losers as fewer shoppers trekked to stores and bought more goods online instead. Amazon is now in a battle with the other high-flying stock of 2015: Amazon and Netflix are rivals in creating original entertainment for subscribers. This year the two snagged almost 50 Primetime Emmy nominations between them. Netflix shows received far more nominations but Amazon’s shows won five Emmys to Netflix’s four.

Warcraft gets a Candy Crush The third biggest gainer in the S&P 500 was Activision Blizzard, the video game maker behind “Call of Duty” and “World of Warcraft.” It rose 93 percent as it moved to expand into the sweeter side of games. In November the company agreed to buy King Entertainment, the maker of the smartphone hit “Candy Crush Saga,” to strengthen its mobile games business. It is also working on a “World of Warcraft”

movie and a TV show adapted from its kid-focused “Skylanders” game. The rest of the top ten winners in the index were a mix of companies representing several industries, including the video graphics chip maker NVIDIA, the payments processor Total System Services, the website domain name company VeriSign, and Spam maker Hormel Foods. First Solar also made the top 10, getting a major boost when Congress extended tax breaks for solar installations in December.

The biggest losers Six of the 10 biggest losers in the S&P 500 were energy companies, led by Chesapeake Energy, Southwestern Energy and Consol Energy. All three are dependent on the price of natural gas and all fell between 75 percent and 80 percent this year. Nine energy companies in the index lost at least half their value. A big reason: Mother Nature. An extraordinarily warm fall and early winter in the U.S. is slashing demand for heating, and half the nation uses natural gas to heat their homes. Natural gas supplies were already high coming into the winter. That combined with low demand pushed natural gas prices to their lowest levels since 1999 in mid-December. The rout in crude oil prices that began in mid-2014 deepened in 2015, pulling down the value of oil company shares and the performance of the overall stock market. All this pain for energy companies is good for consumers, who are now enjoying low prices for gasoline and shrinking heating bills. There were four non-energy losers in the S&P’s bottom 10. ■ Mining company Freeport-McMoRan fell 68 percent, hurt by slowing economic growth in China that reduced demand for raw materials. ■ Watchmaker Fossil Group lost nearly two-thirds of its value as fitness trackers grew more popular and the Apple Watch was launched. ■ Chipmaker Micron Technology fell 59 percent as consumers continued to turn away from personal computers. ■ Casino operator Wynn Resorts fell 54 percent because a corruption crackdown in China has dampened the enthusiasm of high-rolling gamblers in Macau, an important location for Wynn.

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Stocks advanced for a third straight day Wednesday, once again helped by higher oil prices, which lifted shares in oil and gas companies. Trading was light as Wall Street and the rest of the country heads into Christmas and the New Year. Associated Press

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Hackers hit Hello Kitty Associated Press HONG KONG — The Japanese company that owns the Hello Kitty brand said it has fixed a security leak in an online fan site for the character that compromised the personal information of 3.3 million users. Sanrio Co.’s digital arm said Tuesday that it “corrected” a security vulnerability on the SanrioTown.com website and was investigating. The leak was discovered Saturday by a security researcher. Hong Kong-based Sanrio Digital said anyone who knew the Internet addresses of “specific vulnerable servers” could

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FlightAware.com. A year earlier, when the weather was worse, delays ran between 12 percent and 31 percent. Besides the vagaries of weather, airlines in recent years have done a better job of adjusting schedules for peak holiday periods. According to Mark Duell of FlightAware, U.S. airlines added up to 700 flights a day Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday, compared with the same days last week. They cut about 4,400 flights Christmas Eve and 5,700 Friday, Christmas Day, when fewer people want to travel, he said. Delta Air Lines and its Delta Connection affiliate scheduled 5,253 flights next Sunday, compared with fewer than 5,000

have accessed personal information such as names and birthdates. Passwords were also available but encrypted. However, it added that the data did not include credit card or other payment details, and that no information was stolen. “We investigated the problem and applied fixes, including securing the servers identified as vulnerable” by the researcher, the company said in a security advisory posted on the site. The security researcher who identified the problem, Chris Vickery, disputed Sanrio’s claim that information was not accessed, since he used multiple IP addresses

himself to access data and confirm the vulnerability. He also believes Sanrio would have discovered the problem easily had it paid attention to its security practices. SanrioTown.com is an online community for Hello Kitty enthusiasts around the world operated by Sanrio Digital. The site lets users play games, watch videos and keep up with news on their favorite cute character. The site’s members include 186,261 minors, said Mark Leeper, whose public relations firm is representing Sanrio Digital. It’s the second Internet security breach in the past month involving a large amount of children’s data.

on a typical winter Sunday. Southwest expected Wednesday to be its busiest day, with more than 3,800 flights. The peak day was last Friday for American, with 6,900 flights, and United, nearly 5,000, but both will also operate increased flights each of the next two Sundays. Some of the additional flights are late at night, which gives travelers more options — and sometimes a lower fare. American and United successfully used the redeye tactic over Thanksgiving. “Hubs like Houston, Chicago and Denver will see large increases of flights departing after 10 p.m. — very similar to what we did over Thanksgiving,” said United Airlines spokesman Charles Hobart. American added night flights at Dallas-Fort Worth, Phoenix and Charlotte. At Delta, some extra flights will connect big cities that get heavy traffic all the time, while others will

go to warm-weather destinations, said spokesman Morgan Durrant. Delta will occasionally use bigger planes. Through Jan. 3 there is an Atlanta-Salt Lake City round trip using a 293-seat Airbus A330 instead of smaller planes such as Boeing 737s with just 160 seats. The airlines say they will have enough employees on hand to handle the extra passengers. The Transportation Security Administration is also adjusting staffing, said spokesman Mike England. Wait times at security checkpoints have increased this year, and passengers can expect longer delays during the holidays, he said. Holiday travelers slow the process when they overstuff carryon bags, which makes them harder to screen. Many travelers are bound to be stressed out. Patience will be a valuable commodity. Along with portable chargers for phones and other gadgets.

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Patch needed for teacher pay making the education funding problem and other funding crises even more difficult to address. A supplemental budget proposal by Gov. Jay Inslee offers a couple of patches that offer a starting point for discussion when the session begins Jan. 11. Inslee’s supplemental proposal address three major needs: $178 million to pay for fighting this summer’s record wildfire season; $137 million to address the state’s other crisis regarding mental health treatment; and $100 million to increase the state’s share of starting teachers’ pay by about $5,000, an expenditure the governor would shift to the next fiscal year. Inslee has proposed paying for the bump in starting pay by ending certain tax exemptions for oil refineries, real

estate excise taxes paid by banks and the tax on bottled water and by requiring residents from states without a sales tax to apply for a sales tax refund for items bought in Washington state rather than being provided the refund automatically. Sen. Andy Hill, R-Redmond, the Senate Republican’s chief budget writer, criticized the governor’s proposal as a spending plan that “fails to provide a sustainable way to pay for it.” Whether Inslee’s proposals for paying for the additional spending are sustainable or not, the need remains. Without quickly adding desperately needed health care staff to the state’s mental health system, the state risks further state and federal court orders and the increasing potential for costly lawsuits. The proposal to increase

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starting teacher pay acknowledges the responsibility that the state has for reducing reliance on local school levies for a significant portion of teacher pay. It also should help address an alarming teacher shortage in the state. A survey released in November by the University of Washington College of Education found that 80 percent of the state’s school principals reported having to hire underqualified teachers; 61 percent of principals of urban schools still had positions that were unfilled as of mid-October; and 54 percent reported not being able to find enough substitute teachers on most days. The supplemental spending that Inslee outlined offers temporary patches for the problems, but it allows more time for the Legislature to find a more permanent fix for the larger issues.

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There can’t be enough reporting Regarding the letter about Aaron Reardon, “Enough from newspaper, state”: Hers is a very good example of why I am glad that I live in an environment in which one reader’s personal biases do not dictate and censor what I may or may not read of legitimate, local, relevant news. Thank you, Herald, for keeping me informed. Doris Sinclair Everett

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Caving to China claim so wrong I was appalled to read, in Sunday’s Herald that the U.S. had declared a flight of two B-52 bombers over international water, claimed by China, to be inadvertent. (Dec. 20 article, “Bombers didn’t intend to fly over island, U.S. says.”) We have never recognized China’s claim to these various areas of open water. Why do we now do so? We should have said “It’s international water and we’ll fly over it if we want to.” This back-handed apology does not help our allies’ confidence in the U.S.

Beating in-state rival a big deal Regarding the Dec. 14 letter, “UW evidence of too many bowls”: I had to reply about the Husky football team’s schedule. I wonder who they beat real good to become bowl eligible? I think it was the worthy Washington State Cougars. Maybe they should schedule someone better to play.

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A plea for reason and sanity at Christmas By Petula Dvorak The Washington Post

anta, baby, just slip a little something useful under America’s Christmas tree. We don’t need hoverboards, Apple watches, drones or the pie face game. Our country needs courage. Reason. Sanity. But we’d settle for sedation. Maybe a Valium in every stocking? Probably not. And if Santa did bring us some meds to soothe our collective rage, pharma bro Martin Shkreli would find a way to price gouge it. There is too little Christmas spirit and too much fear and outright hatred. On Monday morning, the schools in Nashua, New Hampshire, closed after a threat of violence supposedly aimed at two high schools. This, of course, follows the closing of the entire Los Angeles County school district after officials received similar

threats last week. The overreaction is understandable. There have been nearly 150 shootings on school campuses since 20 first-graders and six adults were killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary rampage three years ago. Oh, wait. A university professor in Florida insists that the Sandy Hook massacre was all a hoax and even harassed parents of one of the children killed, demanding proof that their little Noah was real and evidence they are the rightful owners of their dead child’s photographic image. Don’t we all wish that wasn’t real. Instead of passing common sense background checks and other limits that the majority of responsible gun owners support, the majority of our lawmakers did absolutely nothing. Out of fear. Fear of the gun lobby and their millions in campaign cash and their army

of angry voters. Santa baby, slip some courage under their trees, please. This week, as Christians across the country and the world celebrate the birth of a baby to two Middle Eastern refugees seeking shelter in a stable, too many people are buying into crazy talk about refugees, immigrants and Muslim Americans. People have raised the possibility of internment camps for Muslims. The leading contender in the Republican race for the Oval Office has suggested that Muslims not be allowed into the country. Earlier this month, I met the family of a Muslim Daisy Scout who worries she’ll never be able to leave America because she won’t be let back in. My children’s own classmates have worried aloud that the Muslim children in their school will be seized and deported. More than half of the nation’s governors have said

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The Legislature’s 60-day sessions, which alternate with the longer biannual budget sessions, are where low expectations spend the winter. To reprise: The Legislature remains under a state Supreme Court contempt order and is being fined $100,000 a day for having failed to provide the court an adequate plan as to how it will meet its constitutional mandate to amply fund K-12 education and remove a significant portion of the burden from local school levies to provide basic education, namely teacher salaries and benefits. The highest hope for the coming session is that lawmakers can agree to a basic framework of a plan that can be refined and adopted during the budget session in 2017. But some short-term fixes must be addressed this session if the state hopes to avoid

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that Syrian refugees fleeing the holocaust in their homeland will not be welcome in America. There are few things less charitable than that stance. Thousands of people gather at rallies staged by Donald Trump to cheer insults aimed at Muslims, Latinos, women, protesters, Republican rivals and anyone else he feels moved to heap hatred upon. In Texas, Agriculture Secretary Sid Miller has declared that he is going to slap anyone who wishes him “happy holidays” instead of “Merry Christmas” this season. It keeps getting harder to recognize our country amid all this ugly, mean-spirited rhetoric. Santa baby, please bring this country courage. Tie a bow around some reason. Pack a giant heap of sanity into all our stockings. Hurry down that chimney. Petula Dvorak is a Washington Post columnist.

GOP must rally around a putz alternative

ei Gezunt, Lindsey Graham. The Republican senator from South Carolina had good reasons to quit the Republican presidential race, as he did this week. He had succeeded in his goal of making the rest of the field more hawkish. He avoided an embarrassing defeat in his home-state primary. DANA MILBANK And, in leaving, he is being a mensch. Specifically, he is helping his Republican Party avoid getting shtupped by Donald Trump. Or make that “schlonged.” Trump, in his latest bit of narishkeit, proclaimed Monday night that Hillary Clinton got “schlonged” by Barack Obama in their 2008 contest. Thus did Trump bastardize a Yiddish noun for penis (literally, serpent) by turning it into a verb in front of 7,500 people and millions more who would see it on TV. Oy vey iz mir! What a putz! No wonder half of U.S. voters would be embarrassed to have Trump as president, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll. In Monday’s “schlonged” speech, Trump also called it “disgusting” that Clinton, who would be the first woman to be president, took a too-long bathroom break during the Democratic debate. My grandmother, were she alive, would had a choice phrase for such a vulgarian: Shemen zich in dein veiten haldz. Literally, this translates as “you should be ashamed in your far neck,” but that doesn’t quite convey the deep contempt the speaker has for the schmuck who committed such a shandeh un a charpeh (shame and disgrace). Alternatively, my bubbe might have opted to give Trump some classic and colorful Yiddish advice: “Gai kaken oifen yam” — go defecate in the ocean. Since Trump has started us on this tour of Yiddishkeit, it’s worth noting that Yiddish insults are custom-tailored for the overbearing and boorish gantseh macher that Trump has made of himself. He’s a shmegegi and a mamzer, a fabrecher and a nudnik with a lot of chutzpah (and a tuches un a halb). You’ll have to look those up. Graham, in quitting the race Monday, said he would back Trump over Clinton if the mogul wins the primaries. “I’m going to support the Republican nominee,” he said in his sole interview, with CNN. Bist meshugeh? Are you nuts? But Graham also said Trump won’t beat Clinton “without some major adjustments.” Graham suggested that Trump might be able to “adjust” his candidacy. Uh-huh. Az di bobe volt gehatn beytsim volt zi geven mayn zeyde: If my grandmother had testicles she would be my grandfather. Though Graham didn’t cite this reason in withdrawing his candidacy, his departure furthers the urgent process of consolidating support behind a consensus Republican alternative to Trump (or Ted Cruz, whose drek and chazzerei are much like Trump’s). Tuesday’s Quinnipiac poll finds Trump with 28 percent and Cruz at 24, with Marco Rubio, who polls best among mainstream candidates, way back at 12. But if, say, Rubio were to gain the support of those backing Chris Christie (6 percent), Jeb Bush (4 percent), Carly Fiorina (2 percent), John Kasich (1 percent) and the various candidates scoring bupkis in the poll, he’d be neck-and-neck with Trump. Republican strategists I’ve talked with believe voters would flock to Rubio if he were to rise above 20 percent in the polls — a reasonable possibility, given that 58 percent of Republican voters who named a candidate in the Quinnipiac survey said they might change their minds. The sooner other Republican candidates follow Graham out of the race, the better the chances of them presenting voters with a unified alternative to Trump. Graham hasn’t endorsed another candidate yet (he praised Rubio and Bush, saying they “get it”) but he seemed to appreciate the stakes. “This is not a reality show,” he said. “This is an election for the heart and soul of the Republican Party.” Right. So why are so many other Republican leaders looking so farblondzhet (confused) and serving as Trump’s shnooks and shlubs while voters fall for Trump’s shvindel? Genug iz genug, Republicans: Enough is enough. End the shpilkes and tsores and settle on a responsible alternative who can cut Trump down to size with perhaps the greatest Yiddish aphorism of all: Du kannst nicht auf meinem rucken pishen unt mir sagen class es regen ist. You can’t pee on my back and tell me that it’s raining. Dos iz alts. Danken Got. Dana Milbank is a Washington Post columnist.

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Complaints against Spokane mayor In the latest, the National Organization for Women claims David Condon failed to provide a safe work environment for female employees of the Spokane Police Department. By Nicholas K. Geranios Associated Press

SPOKANE, Wash. — Complaints are piling up against Spokane Mayor David Condon over his handling of allegations of sexual harassment against former police Chief Frank Straub. The fourth and latest complaint was filed Tuesday by the Spokane chapter of the National Organization for Women. It contends Condon failed to provide a safe work environment for the women of the Spokane Police Department by mishandling sexual harassment

$1.5M awarded in Harborview negligence case Associated Press SEATTLE — A King County jury has awarded $1.58 million to a Port Angeles carpenter whose hand and arm were injured in 2011 at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. The Seattle Times reported John Pluard, 56, lost the use of his left hand after a medical resident allegedly failed to recognize and treat a serious complication. Officials with the University of Washington, which operates Harborview, disputed the jury decision. Pluard was airlifted to Harborview from the Olympic Peninsula after falling 16 feet from a scaffold. On his second night at the hospital, he developed a complication that let to permanent damage to muscles and nerves. Trial evidence showed that a first-year orthopedic resident, Dr. Courtney O’ Donnell did not respond when Pluard’s wife, Lisa, reported he had significantly increased pain, a key symptom of the problem.

allegations by the former police spokeswoman against the police chief. Condon said an on-going investigation will bring about any changes needed to city policy. Straub has denied the accusations of sexual harassment. Former police spokeswoman Monique Cotton complained to the mayor earlier this year that Straub had grabbed her and tried to kiss her. Condon transferred Cotton to the parks department and left Straub in charge for five months. When police leadership came to Condon with reports of

explosive, inappropriate behavior from Straub, Condon forced Straub to resign. City Hall has since been thrown into turmoil as Straub filed a $4 million claim against the city for a violation of due process. An investigation has been launched into the matter. The Spokane Ethics Commission has decided to consolidate all complaints made against Condon. Former City Council President Joe Shogan, businessman Jamie Pendleton and Mara Spitzer, a Spokane resident, previously filed ethics complaints against the mayor. The complaint by NOW referred to a September news conference where Condon was asked about allegations of sexual misconduct or harassment

against Straub. Condon denied there were such allegations, but later said he was responding to questions about “official complaints.” Cotton did not file an official harassment complaint. The complaint from NOW also contended that the mayor was dishonest about Cotton filling “an existing need” in the parks department when she was transferred. Meanwhile, Nancy Goodspeed, the parks department spokeswoman who was on medical leave for brain surgery when Cotton was transferred, is demanding up to $1 million from the city. She is accusing officials of age discrimination and of using her medical condition as an excuse to give her job away.

Salem’s angry owl returns Associated Press SALEM, Ore. — The year is ending the way it began in Salem, with an aggressive owl going after people. At least two attacks have been reported more than a mile north of a park where joggers were attacked in January, said Julie Curtis, spokeswoman for the Department of State Lands. Dwight French said he was jogging from his office to a parking garage Monday when he felt a bump on the back of his head. He turned around and saw an owl fly into the trees and stare at him. As he crossed a street, the owl hit him again and then a third time. “At the moment it was just really bizarre and kind of scary for a minute,” he told the Statesman Journal. French sustained several little cuts. He said it looks like he “got a really violent haircut.” The January attacks on several joggers got national attention, most of it humorous. Inspired by a segment from MSNBC host Rachel Maddow, Oregon’s capital city posted “angry owl” warning signs in the park where the owl was likely

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John Kleeman, parks operations supervisor for Salem, Oregon, installs a sign at Bush’s Pasture Park on Feb. 12 warning visitors of owl attacks.

defending its nest against perceived threats. The Statesman Journal had an online naming contest, with “Owlcapone” getting the most votes. And, of course, there’s an Owl Attacks Facebook page. David Craig, a biology professor and animal behavior specialist at Willamette University, said there’s no way of knowing if the owl that attacked French is the notorious

Owlcapone establishing a new home or if it’s another barred owl. He said this is the time of year when owls and eagles are courting and establishing their territory, which makes them aggressive. They lay eggs as early as February. If an owl scratches you and it breaks the skin, Craig recommends monitoring the wound like you would a cat scratch.

Arctic rig expected to leave Port Angeles Associated Press PORT ANGELES — An Arctic drilling rig that has made its home in the Port Angeles harbor is expected to depart for Europe. The Peninsula Daily News reported the giant oil drilling platform, the Polar Pioneer (seen at right), has been welded to a ship owned by a company from the Netherlands. A representative of the U.S. division of that company, Dockwise Shipping, said it was ready to depart Wednesday. Robb Erickson said the 902foot semi-submersible heavy-lift ship will take the Polar Pioneer to Norway by following the coast to the Strait of Magellan at the tip of South America.From there it will cross the Atlantic.

PORTLAND, Ore. — A $12,000 gift from an anonymous donor has made the holidays easier for a Portland family whose father lost a job after a news article described his challenges as a lowwage worker. The Oregonian reported it confirmed the donation; it was made Tuesday via an online fund set up for Keith Fons, his fiancee and three children. The donor told the newspaper she felt inspired by how much Fons does to take care of his family and was outraged that he was fired. Fons’ story of living on $11.50

Yakima records 7 homicides YAKIMA — Yakima has seen seven homicides in 2015, with the shooting death this week of a 36-year-old man. Police told The Yakima Herald they found William Martin Jr., 22, on Tuesday at the home where Jeramiah Hunsaker was found dead. Martin has been booked into the Yakima County jail on suspicion of first degree murder. Hunsaker’s death was Yakima’s seventh homicide this year. There were two homicides in 2014, and eight in both 2013 and 2012. Those numbers do not include police shootings or a drug overdose case that resulted in a homicide investigation in 2013.

Olympia: 10 held in online child sex sting State authorities say they have arrested 10 people who made arrangements with undercover detectives to have sex with children in Pierce County. The Olympian reported that during the two-week undercover operation that ended Saturday, detectives posed online as underage girls or parents selling their children for sex. Nine men and one woman were arrested after they showed up to meetings they had arranged with detectives. Nine of the 10 people arrested have been charged. They face charges of attempted child rape and attempted commercial sex abuse of a minor.

Seattle: Trafficking charges against family Four people are facing human trafficking charges after federal prosecutors say they brought a 14-year-old girl from Mexico and made her work long hours in factory kitchens. Seattlepi.com reported that prosecutors say Angel Sandoval Mondragon brought the girl to the U.S. in 2005. The girl told investigators she was promised a chance to go to school and learn English. Instead, she was put to work making pies, doughnuts and chocolates at factories in Kent and Federal Way. Sandoval, his sister Marbella Sandoval Mondragon and his ex-wife, Monica ArcefFlores, have pleaded not guilty to the charges. The fourth defendant has not yet been arraigned because he is in jail on child molestation charges.

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an hour was featured on the newspaper’s front page in November. The 35-year-old father worked 60 to 80 hours every week at two Subway shops to make ends meet. He managed one shop and worked the graveyard shift at another. His fiancee, who has multiple sclerosis, isn’t able to work. She receives a small disability check every month that covers some costs. As a result of the article, Fons was fired from his overnight shift; he still works at the other shop. That meant losing $1,400 to $2,000 a month in income. Fons has worked for Subway for nearly 13 years. Despite

the long hours, he said he loved working for Subway and doing customer service. The company declined to comment on why one of his jobs was cut. Although Fons worked up to 80 hours every week, he believed he did not accrue overtime because the stores were separate entities. State labor regulators said that is correct if the companies are truly distinct. Hundreds of people have since sent money and gifts like coats and shoes to help the family. The donations helped pay their bills. Job leads also have poured in. Fons found a new position that will pay $15 an hour at Attis

Trading Co., a company that’s opening a medical marijuana dispensary in Portland. Fons said he has been overwhelmed by the outpouring of support from strangers, including via the online account. “I am just so grateful not only to this person but to everyone that has given,” Fons wrote the newspaper in a text message after discovering the account had more than doubled overnight, to nearly $24,000. Fons said he plans to use some of the money to pursue a business management degree by attending night classes. He hopes to turn that into operating a food cart someday.

The former chief financial officer of the Curry Health Network has been arrested on accusations he vandalized the Gold Beach home of the chief executive officer. The World newspaper reported that Kenneth Landau, 49, was arraigned Monday on charges of criminal mischief and criminal trespass. CEO Virginia Razo reported the vandalism at her home last week. The Curry County Sheriff’s Office said graffiti done with spray paint caused $3,000 damage.

Portland: Designer suit A Portland woman struck by a drunken driver in a crosswalk has filed a lawsuit seeking $4,600 for the designer clothes she was wearing at the time, on top of the cost of her medical bills. The Oregonian reported Tuesday that Susan Layne sued in Multnomah County Circuit Court earlier this month. She says the crash not only left her with bruises, scratches and pain but destroyed a Chanel handbag, Prada boots and Burberry trench coat. From Herald news services

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Sound Publishing, Inc. has an immediate opening in our Pre-Press department at our Print Fac i l i t y i n E ve r e t t , WA . Position is FT; and the schedule requires flexibility and requires ability to work nights and weekends. Duties include downloading ďŹ les from various sources, the preflight and correction of PDF files as needed, imposition for var ious press conďŹ gurations, and plate output. REQUIREMENTS: Âˇ Intermediate computer knowledge Âˇ Basic knowledge of 4color offset printing Âˇ Must be experienced with Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Acrobat, ScenicRN MDS Coordinator Soft Pitstop, Kodak Wanted Preps (Knowledge of Kodak Prinergy Evo RIP MDS Coordinator posisoftware is preferred but tion available. Long term care facility/nursnot required) Âˇ Ability to prioritize and ing home is creating a multi-task in deadline- new position. The job duties would involve driven environment t h e ove r s i g h t o f a l l Âˇ Attention to detail MDS forms for accuraPlease email your cover cy. We are a privately letter and resume to: caowned and operated reers@soundpublishfacility with a philosoing.com phy of living life. If inATTN: PrePress terested, please apply Sound Publishing is an in person at: Equal Opportunity EmDelta Rehab. Center ployer (EOE) and 1705 Terrace Ave. strongly supports diverSnohomish, WA sity in the workplace. 98290 360-568-2168 Check out our website to ďŹ nd out more about us! Vocational Rehabilitation www.soundpublishCounselors (VRC) or ing.com VRC Intern Trainee for the Lynnwood/EverNow accepting appli- ett/Mount Vernon area. cations for PT/FT Meal Duties include the perP r o g r a m A s s i s t a n t s . formance of contracted Will provide paid train- vocational ser vices to ing. We are a family the Washington State owned and operated D e p a r t m e n t o f L a b o r facility that offers a re- and Industries. Requirelaxed atmosphere and ments: Bachelorâ€™s dea flexible schedule. If gree, valid WSDL with interested, please ap- working vehicle. ply in person at: Delta Please email resume to Rehab. 1705 Terrace vocresumes@gmail.com Ave. Snohomish, WA 98290 ~ 360-568-2168

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PUGET SOUND CLEAN AIR AGENCY BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING A meeting of the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency Board of Directors will be held on Thursday, January 28, 2016, beginning at 8:45 a.m. The meeting will be held at the agency’s office at 1904 3rd Ave, Ste 105, Seattle WA 98101. Items on the agenda may include: a Legislative Update; a Resolution approving a General Regulatory Order for Ash Grove Cement; Brieﬁngs on FY17 Budget Planning, 2015 Air Quality Monitoring Data, Civil Penalties, and Progress on Reasonable Alternatives to Outdoor Burning; Resolutions Passing a Budget Amendment and Appointing Advisory Council Positions; staff reports; and approval of vouchers and previous meeting minutes. For further information contact Judith White-Crow at 206689-4079 or check our website at www.pscleanair.org. The Agency will make reasonable accommodations for any person who needs assistance to participate in the Board of Directors’ meeting, or to access our services. Our meeting facilities are ADA accessible. Sign language services, language translation and interpretation, and communications materials in alternative formats can be made available given sufﬁcient notice by contacting Judith White-Crow at 206-689-4079, or you may reach her by dialing 800552-3565, ext. 4079. Published: December 24, 2015. EDH675159

CITY OF SNOHOMISH Snohomish, Washington ORDINANCE 2295 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SNOHOMISH, WASHINGTON, ANNEXING CERTAIN PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY KNOWN AS “13TH STREET AND AVENUE A”, AND E S TA B L I S H I N G T H E E F F E C T I V E D AT E O F S A I D ANNEXATION PASSED by the City Council and APPROVED by the Mayor this 3rd day of November, 2015. CITY OF SNOHOMISH Karen Guzak, Mayor A copy of Ordinance 2295 shall be mailed without charge to any person who requests it. Copies are also available at City Hall, 116 Union Avenue, Snohomish, Washington. Torchie Corey City Clerk Effective Date: January 21, 2016 EXHIBIT A LEGAL DESCRIPTION FOR PROPOSED ANNEXATION TO THE CITY OF SNOHOMISH THAT PORTION OF GOVERNMENT LOT 3 AND GOVERNMENT LOT 6, LOCATED IN SECTION 7, TOWNSHIP 28 NORTH, RANGE 6 EAST, W.M., DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID GOVERNMENT LOT 6; THENCE WEST 30 FEET MORE OR LESS ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID GOVERNMENT LOT 6 TO THE POINT OF INTERSECTION WITH THE WEST LINE OF PARK AVENUE RIGHT OF WAY PROJECTED SOUTHERLY, AND THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING, SAID POINT BEING 30.00 FEET WEST OF THE EAST LINE OF SAID GOVERNMENT LOT 6 AS MEASURED PERPENDICULAR THERETO, SAID POINT ALSO BEING THE SOUTHWESTERLY CORNER OF PARCEL 3 OF THAT CERTAIN TRACT OF LAND ANNEXED TO THE CITY OF S N O H O M I S H P E R C I T Y O F S N O H O M I S H A N N E X AT I O N ORDINANCE No. 934, DATED JUNE 4, 1963; THENCE WEST ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID GOVERNMENT LOT 6 A DISTANCE OF 1300 FEET MORE OR LESS TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID GOVERNMENT LOT 6; THENCE CONTINUE WEST ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF AFOREMENTIONED GOVERNMENT LOT 3 A DISTANCE OF 60 FEET MORE OR LESS TO A POINT ON THE WEST LINE OF AVENUE A RIGHT OF WAY, SAID POINT BEING 60.00 FEET WEST OF THE EAST LINE OF SAID GOVERNMENT LOT 3 AS MEASURED PERPENDICULAR THERETO; THENCE NORTH ALONG THE WEST LINE OF AVENUE A RIGHT OF WAY, PARALLEL WITH AND 60.00 FEET WEST OF SAID EAST LINE OF GOVERNMENT LOT 3 A DISTANCE OF 486 FEET MORE OR LESS TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THAT CERTAIN TRACT OF LAND CONVEYED BY LOUIS KUHBANK BY DEED RECORDED IN VOLUME 126 OF DEEDS, PAGE 525, UNDER RECORDING NUMBER 182013, RECORDS OF SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WASHINGTON, SAID POINT BEING LOCATED ON THE SOUTH LINE OF THAT CERTAIN TRACT OF LAND ANNEXED TO THE CITY OF SNOHOMISH PER CITY OF SNOHOMISH ANNEXATION ORDINANCE No. 1302, DATED JANUARY 20, 1976; THENCE EAST ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID ANNEXATION AND PERPENDICULAR TO THE EAST LINE OF SAID GOVERNMENT LOT 3 A DISTANCE OF 60.00 FEET TO A POINT ON THE EAST LINE OF SAID GOVERNMENT LOT 3, SAID POINT ALSO BEING THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF T H AT C E R TA I N T R A C T A N N E X E D T O T H E C I T Y O F S N O H O M I S H P E R C I T Y O F S N O H O M I S H A N N E X AT I O N ORDINANCE No. 1302, DATED JANUARY 20, 1976; THENCE SOUTH ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID GOVERNMENT LOT 3 A DISTANCE OF 456 FEET MORE OR LESS TO A POINT ON THE NORTH LINE OF 13TH STREET RIGHT OF WAY, SAID POINT BEING 30.00 FEET NORTH OF T H E S O U T H L I N E O F S A I D G OV E R N M E N T L OT 6 A S MEASURED PERPENDICULAR THERETO; THENCE EAST ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF 13TH STREET RIGHT OF WAY, PARALLEL WITH AND 30.00 FEET NORTH OF THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID GOVERNMENT LOT 6 A DISTANCE OF 1300 FEET MORE OR LESS TO A POINT ON THE WEST LINE OF PARK AVENUE RIGHT OF WAY, SAID POINT BEING 30.00 FEET WEST OF THE EAST LINE OF SAID GOVERNMENT LOT 6 AS MEASURED PERPENDICULAR TO THE EAST LINE THEREOF; THENCE SOUTH PARALLEL WITH AND 30.00 FEET WEST OF SAID EAST LINE OF GOVERNMENT LOT 6 A DISTANCE OF 3 0 . 0 0 F E E T M O R E O R L E S S TO T H E T RU E P O I N T O F BEGINNING. SITUATE IN SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WASHINGTON. IT IS THE INTENT OF THIS LEGAL DESCRIPTION TO FOLLOW THE EXISTING CORPORATE CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF S N O H O M I S H . R E F E R E N C E S H E R E I N A R E M E A N T TO C O N V E Y T H AT A LT H O U G H P R E S E N T R I G H T S O F WAY BOUNDARIES MAY BE DIFFERENT, THE RIGHTS OF WAY B O U N D A R I E S AT T H E T I M E O F T H E O R I G I N A L I N C O R P O R AT I O N A N D S U B S E Q U E N T LY A D O P T E D ORDINANCES ARE INTENDED TO BE FOLLOWED SO THAT NO GAP OR OVERLAP EXISTS BETWEEN THIS ANNEXATION AND THE EXISTING CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF SNOHOMISH. Published: December 24, 31, 2015. EDH675081

TS #60128-25571-NJ-WA APN #00-9172-000-032-00 Reference Number: 200706180850 Abbreviated Legal: LOT 32 HILLSDALE Grantor: Chelsea Carrato and Joseph Brian Corrato aka Brian Carrato Grantee: North Cascade Trustee Services Inc. Original B e n e f i c i a r y : M O RT G AG E E L E C T RO N I C R E G I S T R AT I O N SYSTEMS, INC., solely as nominee for AMERICAN BROKERS CONDUIT 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. 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: 1-87-894-HOME (1-877-894-4663). Web site: http://www.dfi.wa.gov/consumers/homeownership/post_purchase_ counselors_foreclosure.htm. The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development Telephone: Toll-free: 1-800-5694287. Web Site: http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/sfh/hcc/fc/index.cfm? webListAction=search&searchstate=WA&filterSvc=dfc The statewide civil legal aid hotline for assistance and referrals to other housing counselors and attorneys Telephone: Toll-free: 1800-606-4819. Web site: http://nwjustice.org/what-clear. I. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned Trustee will on January 22, 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) 32, HILLSDALE, ACCORDING TO T H E P L AT T H E R E O F R E C O R D E D U N D E R S N O H O M I S H C O U N T Y AU D I TO R ’ S F I L E N U M B E R 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 5 0 0 4 , I N SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WASHINGTON. APN: 00-9172-000-03200 More commonly known as: 2203 145th Place Southwest, Lynnwood, WA 98087 which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated June 7, 2007, recorded June 18, 2007, under Auditor’s File No, 200706180850, records of Snohomish County, Washington, from CJoseph Brian Carrato, Chelsea Carrato, Husband and Wife, as Grantor, to Ticor Title Company, as Trustee, to secure an obligation in favor of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., solely as nominee for AMERICAN BROKERS CONDUIT as Beneficiary, the beneficial interest in which was assigned to Wilmington Trust Company, as Successor Trustee to Bank of America, National Association (successor by merger to LaSalle Bank National Association) as Trustee for Morgan Stanley Mor tgage Loan Trust 2007-15AR, Mor tgage Pass-Through Cer tificates, Series 2007-15AR pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of October 1, 2007 under an Assignment recorded on January 9, 2014 under Auditors File 201401090015 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 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: Payments $34,234.10 Interest Due $43,221.34 Escrow Payment $24,661.42 Grand Total $102,116.86 IV. The sum owing on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust is: Principal $427,974.59, 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 he 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 22, 2016. The defaults referred to in paragraph III must be cured by January 11, 2016 (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 January 11, 2016 (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 January 11,2016 (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: Joseph Brian Corrato aka Brian Carrato 2203 145th Place Southwest Lynnwood, WA 98087 Joseph Brian Corrato aka Brian Carrato 6608 Linden Avenue North Seattle, WA 98103 Chelsea Carrato 2203 145th Place Southwest Lynnwood, WA 98087 Chelsea Carrato 1717 l49thAve SE Snohomish, WA 98290 Chelsea Carrato 6608 Linden Avenue North Seattle, WA 98103 Occupant 2203 145th Place Southwest Lynnwood, WA 98087 by both first-class and certified mail on August 7,2015, 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 wr itten 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. 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 Trustees sale. X. NOTICE 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 6 1.24.060. To access sale information, please go to salestrack.tdsf.com or call the automated sales line at: 888-9886736. Dated: September 15, 2015 Nor th Cascade Trustee Ser vices Inc., Duly Appointed Successor Trustee By Tayln Schalow, Authorized Signatory 801 Second Avenue, Suite 600 S e a t t l e , Wa s h i n g t o n 9 8 1 0 4 Te l e p h o n e 1 - 8 5 5 - 6 7 6 - 9 6 8 6 Tac#984746 Published: December 24, 2015; January 14, 2016. EDH675315

EDMONDS TOWNHOMES OWNERS ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff, v. ANNA RESICH; Defendant. THE STATE OF WASHINGTON TO: ANNA RESICH 1177 Queen St. Apt. 908 Honolulu, HI 96814 TO THE DEFENDANT: You are hereby summoned to appear within sixty days after the date of the first publication of this summons, to wit, within sixty days after the 10th day of December, 2015, and defend the above entitled action in the above entitled cour t, and answer the complaint of the plaintiff, Edmonds Townhomes Owners Association, and serve a copy of your answer upon the undersigned attorneys for plaintiff, Western Washington Law Group, PLLC, at their ofﬁce below stated; and in case of your failure so to do, judgment will be rendered against you according to the demand of the complaint, which has been ﬁled with the clerk of said court. The object of the action is (1) foreclosure of lien for unpaid condominium assessments; and (2) preliminary injunction and specific enforcement of Edmonds Townhomes Rules and Regulations. Robert Cadranell, WSBA No. 41773 Dennis J. McGlothin, WSBA No. 28177 Attorneys for Plaintiff WESTERN WASHINGTON LAW GROUP, PLLC 7500 212th St SW, Suite 207 Edmonds, WA 98026 EDH673063 Published: December 10, 17, 24, 31, 2015; January 7, 14, 2016.

1VCMJD /PUJDFT CITY OF MUKILTEO 11930 Cyrus Way - Mukilteo, WA 98275 425-263-8000 NOTICE OF APPLICATION Date of issuance: Thursday, December 24, 2015 Walt Roestel on behalf of Electroimpact applied for a Project Permit with the City of Mukilteo on December 10, 2015. The application became complete on December 10, 2015. The application and all supporting documents are available at City Hall for public viewing under City File No. PPR-2015-008. Project Name: Electroimpact Building H & Parking Lot Descr iption of Proposal: Development of a 4-stor y manufacturing/office building of approximately 41,000 square feet at one site (Satellite Campus #3) and an associated 102-space parking on a different site 250 feet away (Satellite Campus #4). Both sites will have associated grading, storm drainage, and landscaping improvements. Location of Proposal: The building is on two lots legally described as Lots 28 & 29 of the Harbour Pointe Sector 07 Business Park, located at the northwest corner of Chennault Beach Road and 47th Ave W., otherwise known as 11200 47th Ave. W. The parking lot is on two lots legally described as Lots 22 & 23 of Harbour Pointe Sector 07 Business Park, otherwise known as 11110 of 47th Ave W. Environmental Documents Prepared for the Proposal: Geotechnical Repor t, October 28, 2015, prepared by Ear th Solutions NW LLC; Traffic Impact Update, October 13, 2015, prepared by David Evans and Associates Inc.; Wetland Reports, February 10, 2015 and March 11, 2015, prepared by Wetland Resources, INC. List of Required Permits: Land Use Development Permit; Right-ofway Permit; Engineering Permit Comment Period: The application and supporting documents are available for review at the City of Mukilteo, 11930 Cyrus Way, Mukilteo, WA 98275. Contact: Glen Pickus, Planning Manager at (425) 263-8042. Website: http://www.ci.mukilteo.wa.us/ActionNotices The public is invited to comment on the project by submitting written or email comments to the Planning Department at the above address by 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 14, 2015 The City will not act on this application until the end of the 14-day public comment period. Upon completion of project review the proposed application will be administratively approved, approved with conditions, or denied. You may request a copy of the final decision on the project by making a written request to the City contact person named below. Appeals: The final decision on this project is administratively appealable. An appeal must be filed within 14 days after the final decision on the project is issued. Only persons who file written comments on the project in response to the Notice of Application are considered parties of record who may appeal the decision. If you do not file written comments within the comment period, you may not appeal the final decision. Published: December 24, 2015. EDH675312

1VCMJD /PUJDFT City of Mukilteo NOTICE OF DETERMINATION OF NONSIGNIFICANCE (DNS) The City of Mukilteo has issued a Determination of Nonsignificance (DNS) under the State Environmental Policy Act Rules (Chapter 197-11 WAC) for the following project: Project name and File No.: Electroimpact, Inc. Master Plan Development Agreement Amendment (File No. DA-2015-002) Proponent: Walt Roestel on behalf of Electroimpact, Inc. Location: Lots 5-8, 12-13, and 19 of the Plat of Puget Acres (also known as 4408, 4413, 4503, 4630, and 4708 Chennault Beach Road); and Lots 22-23 and 28-29 of the Plat of Harbour Pointe Sector 7 Business Park (also known as 11200 and 11110 47th Avenue W.), Mukilteo, Washington. Description of Proposal: The proposed Amendment to the Electroimpact, Inc. Master Plan Development Agreement would make development activity on five additional parcels subject to the development agreement rules and standards. Lead Agency: City of Mukilteo Determination: The lead agency for this proposal has determined based on the proposal as referenced here and compliance with the Mukilteo Municipal Code, that it will not have a probable significant adverse impact on the environment. Thus, an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is not required under RCW 43.21C.030(2)(c). This decision was made after review of a completed environmental checklist and other information on file with the lead agency. This information is available to the public on request. Date of Issuance: December 24, 2015 Comment/Appeal Period: This DNS is issued under WAC 197-11340(2); the lead agency will not act on this proposal for at least 21 days from the date below. Comments/Appeals must be submitted by 4:30 p.m. on January 14, 2016. Project Contact: Glen Pickus, Planning Manager, 425-263-8042 Published: December 24, 2015. EDH675133

1VCMJD /PUJDFT IN ACCORDANCE WITH SNOHOMISH COUNTY CODE 6.01.060 THE FOLLOWING HAS APPLIED FOR A BUSINESS LICENSE: GRIFFIN, AMANDA 19209 112TH PL NE ARLINGTON, WA 98223-6724 LICENSE TYPE: PRIVATE KENNEL NONBREEDING ANY CITIZEN OR BUSINESS IN SNOHOMISH COUNTY MAY PETITION THE COUNTY LICENSE DIVISION, IN WRITING TO DENY THE ISSUANCE OF THE BUSINESS LICENSE APPLIED FOR. SUBMIT YOUR NAME, ADDRESS, PHONE #, SIGNATURE AND GROUNDS OR FACTS REGARDING THE DENIAL WITHIN 5 WORKING DAYS MAIL AFFIDAVIT TO: SNOHOMISH COUNTY AUDITOR, LICENSE DIVISION 3000 ROCKEFELLER M/S 306 EVERETT, WA 98201 #21482 Published: December 24, 2015. EDH675076

1VCMJD /PUJDFT Re: S15-86 Notice of Summons by Publication Glendon Nelson versus Kenworth Northwest Inc. Glendon Nelson, of Monroe, WA, is hereby notiﬁed by publication that he is summoned to appear at the Snohomish County District Court, Evergreen Division at 14414 179th Ave SE, Monroe, WA on January 29, 2016, at 9:30 a.m. EDH675103 Published: December 24, 31, 2015; January 7, 14, 21, 28, 2016.

HOROSCOPE Happy Birthday: Settle down and settle in. It’s your staying power that will make the difference this year. If you jump from one thing to another, you will fall short in the end. Believe and trust in yourself. Offer love and patience to others and you will get more than your fair share in return. Your numbers are 2, 7, 15, 23, 34, 39, 44. ARIES (March 21-April 19): Get in touch with old friends or relatives you don’t get to see often. Sharing memories and catching up on what’s new will motivate you to put some plans together for the upcoming year. Positive thoughts will bring good results. ★★★★ TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Your charm and diplomacy will make everyone want to be around you. Make a difference to someone who has been feeling a little down. Express your opinion, make suggestions and offer help. Do something nice for someone you love. ★★★ GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Don’t go overboard. There will be plenty of excitement and it will be easy to overdo it. Overspending, overindulging and making promises you cannot keep will all lead to trouble. Slow down and pace yourself before you burn out. ★★★ CANCER (June 21-July 22): Deck the halls and spread a little festive cheer. Whether you are at home, with friends or your colleagues, do your best to make those around you smile. Someone you love will offer you something special. Children will brighten your day. ★★★ LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Show your gratitude and pay it forward. Lend a helping hand to someone in need or volunteer at your community soup kitchen. The greatest gift you can give is to do something nice for someone. If someone disappoints you, be gracious and forgiving. ★★★★

IT IS HEREBY certified that the following are full, true, and accurate accounts of the costs of executing the work for the speciﬁed County Road Projects. PROJECT NUMBER RC1559 RC1360 RC7411 RC7415 RC7874 RC7878

TOTAL COST

PROJECT NAME 180th St SE and interurban Blvd Intersection Improvements Jim Creek Bridge #42 Replacement Mitigation Hilltop Elementary School Pedestrian Beacons Martha Lake Elementary School Pedestrian Beacons 51st Ave SE Pedestrian Facility Improvements 184th St NE Culvert Replacement near 14101 (Jim Creek Culvert Replacement)

$40,525.03 $21,477.94 $28,675.16 $11,869.03 $341,082.34 $69,892.74

Certiﬁed By: STEVE THOMSEN - Public Works Director Date: 12-16-15 Published: December 24, 2015. EDH675120

1VCMJD /PUJDFT NO. 14 2 05985 8 SHERIFF’S NOTICE TO JUDGMENT DEBTOR FOR SALE OF REAL PROPERTY IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WASHINGTON HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE HOLDERS OF THE DEUTSCHE ALT-A SECURITIES, INC., MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2007-OA4, PLAINTIFF, V. THE ESTATE OF GEORGE PELLS, DECEASED; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF GEORGE PELLS, DECEASED; SHARON A. HARDWICK; DANIEL B. PELLS; AND PERSONS OR PARTIES UNKNOWN CLAIMING ANY RIGHT, TITLE, LIEN, OR INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN THE COMPLAINT HEREIN, DEFENDANTS. TO: ESTATE OF GEORGE PELLS, DECEASED, THE SUPERIOR COURT OF SNOHOMISH COUNTY HAS DIRECTED THE SHERIFF OF SNOHOMISH COUNTY TO SELL T H E P R O P E RT Y D E S C R I B E D B E L OW TO S AT I S F Y A J U D G M E N T I N T H E A B OV E E N T I T L E D AC T I O N . T H E PROPERTY TO BE SOLD IS DESCRIBED ON THIS NOTICE. IF DEVELOPED, THE PROPERTY ADDRESS IS: 36901 MANN RD, SULTAN, WA 98294. THE SALE OF THE DESCRIBED PROPERTY IS TO TAKE PLACE AT 10:00 A.M. ON FRIDAY, 1/29/2016, IN THE FRONT DOOR LOBBY AREA OF THE SNOHOMISH COUNTY COURTHOUSE, EVERETT, WASHINGTON. THE JUDGMENT DEBTOR CAN AVOID THE SALE BY PAYING THE JUDGMENT AMOUNT OF $975,691.75, TOGETHER WITH INTEREST, COSTS AND FEES, BEFORE THE SALE DATE. FOR THE EXACT AMOUNT, CONTACT THE SHERIFF AT THE ADDRESS STATED BELOW. THIS PROPERTY IS SUBJECT TO: (CHECK ONE) (X) 1. NO REDEMPTION RIGHTS AFTER SALE. ( ) 2. A REDEMPTION PERIOD OF EIGHT MONTHS WHICH WILL EXPIRE AT 4:30 P.M. ON ______. ( ) 3. A REDEMPTION PERIOD OF ONE YEAR WHICH WILL EXPIRE AT 4:30 P.M. ON _________. THE JUDGMENT DEBTOR OR DEBTORS OR ANY OF THEM MAY REDEEM THE ABOVE DESCRIBED PROPERTY AT ANY TIME UP TO THE END OF THE REDEMPTION PERIOD BY PAYING THE AMOUNT BID AT THE SHERIFF’S SALE PLUS ADDITIONAL COSTS, TAXES, ASSESSMENTS, CERTAIN OTHER AMOUNTS, FEES, AND INTEREST. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN REDEEMING THE PROPERTY CONTACT THE UNDERSIGNED SHERIFF AT THE ADDRESS STATED BELOW TO DETERMINE THE EXACT AMOUNT NECESSARY TO REDEEM. IMPORTANT NOTICE: IF THE JUDGMENT DEBTOR OR DEBTORS DO NOT REDEEM THE PROPERTY BY 4:30 P.M. O N , T H E E N D O F T H E R E D E M P T I O N P E R I O D, T H E PURCHASER AT THE SHERIFF’S SALE WILL BECOME THE OW N E R A N D M AY E V I C T T H E O C C U PA N T F RO M T H E PROPERTY UNLESS THE OCCUPANT IS A TENANT HOLDING UNDER AN UNEXPIRED LEASE. IF THE PROPERTY TO BE SOLD IS OCCUPIED AS A PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE BY THE JUDGMENT DEBTOR OR DEBTORS AT THE TIME OF SALE, HE, SHE, THEY, OR ANY OF THEM MAY HAVE THE RIGHT TO RETAIN POSSESSION DURING THE REDEMPTION PERIOD, IF ANY, WITHOUT PAYMENT OF ANY RENT OR OCCUPANCY FEE. THE JUDGMENT DEBTOR MAY ALSO HAVE A RIGHT TO RETAIN POSSESSION DURING ANY REDEMPTION PERIOD IF T H E P R O P E RT Y I S U S E D F O R FA R M I N G O R I F T H E PROPERTY IS BEING SOLD UNDER A MORTGAGE THAT SO PROVIDES. DATED THIS 12/18/2015 TY TRENARY, SHERIFF SNOHOMISH COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE T. MURPHY, CIVIL DEPUTY EVERETT, WASHINGTON, 98201 (425) 388-3522 DOCKET # 15006688 NOTE: IF THE SALE IS NOT PURSUANT TO A JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE OF A MORTGAGE OR A STATUTORY LIEN, THE SHERIFF HAS BEEN INFORMED THAT THERE IS NOT S U F F I C I E N T P E R S O N A L P RO P E RT Y TO S AT I S F Y T H E JUDGMENT, AND IF THE JUDGMENT DEBTOR OR DEBTORS DO HAVE SUFFICIENT PERSONAL PROPERTY TO SATISFY THE JUDGMENT, THE JUDGMENT DEBTOR OR DEBTORS SHOULD CONTACT THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE IMMEDIATELY. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: THE LAND REFERRED TO IN THIS GUARANTEE IS SITUATED IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, C O U N T Y O F S N O H O M I S H , C I T Y O F S U LTA N , A N D I S DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: PARCEL A LOT 4 OF REVISED SNOHOMISH COUNTY LARGE TRACT SEGREGATION 32 (8-80), REVISED AND RECORDED OCTOBER 24, 1986 IN VOLUME 23 OF SURVEYS, PAGE 92, UNDER SNOHOMISH COUNTY RECORDING NO(S) 8610245001, RECORDS OF SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WASHINGTON, BEING A PORTION IF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER AND OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER, ALL IN SECTION 2, TOWNSHIP 27 NORTH, RANGE 8 E A S T, W. M , R E C O R D S O F S N O H O M I S H C O U N T Y, WA S H I N G TO N . PA R C E L B E A S E M E N T F O R ROA D A N D UTILITIES AS DELINEATED AND DEDICATED ON SNOHOMISH COUNTY LARGE TRACT SEGREGATION 32 (8-80), RECORDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1982 IN VOLUME 16 OF SURVEYS, PAGES 1 7 6 T H RO U G H 1 7 8 , I N C L U S I V E , U N D E R S N O H O M I S H COUNTY RECORDING NO(S) 8209305025 SITUATE IN THE COUNTY OF SNOHOMISH, STATE OF WASHINGTON. A S S E S S O R ’ S P RO P E RT Y TA X PA R C E L O R AC C O U N T NUMBER: 27080200400600. PROPERTY ADDRESS: 36901 MANN RD, SULTAN, WA 98294. EDH675301 Published: December 24, 31, 2015; January 7, 14, 21, 28, 2016.

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'PSFDMPTVSFT TS #60128-25285-NJ-WA APN #007924 000 012 00 Reference Number: 200701220981 Abbreviated Legal: LT 12, RIDGE LANE, VOL. 51/220, SNOHOMISH COUNTY Grantor: Cory R Dahl and Judy M Dahl Grantee: Nor th Cascade Trustee Services Inc. Original Beneficiary; BANK OF AMERICA, NA. 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. 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: 1-87-894-HOME (1-877-894-4663). Web site: http://www.dfi.wa.gov/consumers/homeownership/post_purchase_ counselors_foreclosure.htm. The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development Telephone: Toll-free: 1-800-5694287. Web Site: http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/sfh/hcc/fc/index.cfm? webListAction=search&searchstate=WA&filterSvc=dfc The statewide civil legal aid hotline for assistance and referrals to other housing counselors and attorneys Telephone: Toll-free: 1800-606-4819. Web site: http://nwjustice.org/what-clear. I. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned Trustee will on January 22, 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) 12, RIDGE LANE ,ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN VOLUME 51 OF PLATS, PA G E ( S ) 2 2 0 A N D 2 2 1 , I N S N O H O M I S H C O U N T Y, WASHINGTON. APN: 00792400001200 More commonly known as: 6 75th Street Southwest, Everett, WA 98203 which is subject to that certain Deed of Trust dated January 16, 2007, recorded January 22, 2007, under Auditor’s File No. 200701220981, records of Snohomish County, Washington, from Cory R Dahl and Jody M Dahl, husband and wife, as Grantor, to PRLAP, INC., as Trustee, to secure an obligation in favor of BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. as Beneficiary, the beneficial interest in which was assigned to Wilmington Trust, National Association, not in its individual capacity hut as Trustee of ARLP Securitization Trust, Series 2014-1 under an Assignment recorded on January 22, 2015 under Auditor’s File 201501220207 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: Payments $21,146.38 Interest Due $99,007.66 Escrow Payment $33,616.44 Grand Total $153,770.48 IV. The sum owing on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust is: Principal $206,930.05, 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 22, 2016. The defaults referred to in paragraph III must be cured by January 11, 2016(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 January 11, 2016 (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 January 11, 2016 (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: Cory R Dahl 6 75th Street Southwest Everett, WA 98203 Jody M Dahl 6 75th Street Southwest Everett, WA 98203 Occupant 6 75th Street Southwest Everett, WA 98203 by both first-class and certified mail on July 27, 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. Anyone having any objection to the sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to he 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 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: September 15, 2015 North Cascade Trustee Services Inc., Duly Appointed Successor Trustee By Katherine Forneret, Authorized Signatory 801 Second Avenue, Suite 600 Seattle, Washington 98104 Telephone 1-855-676-9686 Tac#984749 Published: December 24, 2015; January 14, 2016. EDH675313

NO. 15-4-02044-0 NONPROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS RCW 11.42.030 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF PIERCE In re the Estate of: JOY D. PERRY, Deceased. The notice agent named below has elected to give notice to creditors of the above-named decedent. As of the date of the filing of a copy of this notice with the court, the notice agent has no knowledge of any other person acting as notice agent or of the appointment of a personal representative of the decedent’s estate in the State of Washington. According to the records of the court as are available on the date of the ﬁling of this notice with the court, a cause number regarding the decedent has not been issued to any other notice agent and a personal representative of the decedent’s estate has not been appointed. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time they 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 the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.42.070 by serving on or mailing to the notice agent or the notice agent’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court. The claim must be presented within the latter of: (1) thirty (30) days after the notice agent served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.42.020(c); (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 will be forever barred except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.42.050 and 11.42.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets. Date of First Publication: 12-10-15 Date of Filing with Court: 12-4-15 The notice agent declares under penalty of perjury according to the laws of the State of Washington that the foregoing is true and correct. DAT E D a t Wo o d i nv i l l e , Washington, this 28th day of November, 2015. /s/ Virginia Perry-Failor VIRGINIA PERRY-FAILOR Notice Agent Notice Agent: Virginia Perry-Failor Attorney for Notice Agent: Robin H. Balsam Address for Mailing or Service: 911 South I Street, Tacoma, WA 98405 /s/ Robin H. Balsam ROBIN H. BALSAM, WSBA #14001 Attorney for Notice Agent Published: December 10, 17, 24, 2015. EDH672752

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THURSDAY, 12.24.2015

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Huskies will miss Choate’s presence UW’s defensive line coach and special-teams coordinator will coach his final game Saturday before taking over at Montana State. By Christian Caple The News Tribune

will be making its fourth straight playoff appearance, Jackson and Rubin will be experiencing their first postseasons. This despite coming into the season with a combined 15 years in the NFL. So those two have more than paid their dues. “It’s everything,” Rubin said about making the playoffs for the first time in his career following Sunday’s game. “It’s one step forward to getting to where I’ve always wanted to be at. It’s a great feeling. Like I said, I’ve never won more than eight games, and this is a great feeling.” Jackson has been waiting a long time for this moment — at 34-years-old he’s the oldest running back in the league. He spent the past eight seasons with the Buffalo Bills, with whom he distinguished himself by rushing for 5,646 yards on 1,279 carries and adding in 322 catches for another 2,640 yards. However, the Bills never made the playoffs in those eight years.

SEATTLE — Kickers, Cameron Van Winkle explains, have a tendency to be overlooked, even by their own special-teams coaches. Kickoff coverage? That deserves attention. Kickoff return? Definitely. Field-goal formation? Of course. But the kicker himself? Well, Van Winkle said, “in my position, some special-teams coaches I’ve met, recruiting-wise, the kicker’s just there.” And that is why he will miss Jeff Choate, UW’s defensive line coach and special-teams coordinator who will coach his final game for the Huskies on Saturday before leaving to begin his fulltime duties as the head coach at Montana State. “He’s one of those guys who cares about every little detail,” Van Winkle said. “When Choate is working with us, he’s encouraging us to get better, he’s pushing us. It’s something that’s really unique with Jeff Choate: just him. And I can “I think I’m tell with kickoffs unorthodox. and all of that — ... I want to punts, field goals try to create — he deeply cares problems for about it. He’s not the opposing some guy who’s coordinator in just going through terms of his the motions. He preparation, just cares about give him some every person on headaches every now and the team.” Most positive then.” reviews of Choate’s two-year stint at UW center around the work he did with the Huskies’ defensive line, and rightfully so — after an all-senior group anchored a defense that totaled 52 sacks in 2014, Choate helped develop a younger, deeper defensive line this season that wound up performing better than some might have expected. For that reason alone, the Huskies will miss him. But his contributions to UW’s special teams shouldn’t be forgotten, either. “He’s one of the better special teams guys in the country,” UW coach Chris Petersen said earlier this month. In Choate’s two seasons at UW, the Huskies returned two kickoffs for touchdowns, and did not allow a touchdown on a kickoff or punt. They allowed only 4.17 yards per punt return in 2014, and only 6.7 in 2015. Van Winkle made 33 of his 41 field-goal tries the past two seasons. And Dante Pettis became the first UW player

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The Silvertips’ Remi Laurencelle (13) and Brycen Martin (4) watch the puck narrowly miss the goal during a game against the Americans on Dec. 2.

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Breaking down the first half of the second-place Silvertips’ season By Jesse Geleynse Herald Writer

The Everett Silvertips have reached the unofficial halfway point of their season and remain in the thick of the race for the U.S. Division crown as they sit in second place, trailing Seattle by a single point with a record of 19-11-0-2.

Goal scoring Goals scored: 89 (20th in WHL), 2.78 per game (19th in WHL) Power play: 18.4 percent, 14th in WHL Scoring goals was one of the primary concerns for the Silvertips coming into this season, and that worry has shown to be well-founded. Everett lost three of its top four point-producers from last season, and consequently the scoring is significantly lower than at the

same juncture last year. The Tips were averaging 3.20 goals per game at the break and finished last season with a 3.36 average. This year they’re near the bottom in goals scored and toward the bottom on the power play. One pleasant offensive surprise has been the emergence of Remi Laurencelle. The overage center is just 29th in the league in total points, but is 10th in goals with 19. However, none of Everett’s other players have scored more than eight goals. Several players have seen their per-game point averages drop, notably Noah Juulsen and Carson Stadnyk. Juulsen (three goals, eight assists) averaged 0.76 points per game a season ago, but is at just 0.46 so far this season. Stadnyk (eight goals, 17 assists) went from nearly a point per game last year at 0.97 to 0.78 this year. The first line of Stadnyk, Laurencelle and captain Dawson Leedahl is responsible for 35

goals and 41 assists. One key going forward will be to develop some more scoring depth on the second and third lines to present foes with more than only one line to contain. Everett traded for Buffalo Sabres defensive prospect Brycen Martin at the beginning of the month in the hope that he could provide some additional offensive support from the back end. Martin has three goals and 28 assists on the season, but just four assists in nine games as a Silvertip thus far. One reason for optimism is the fact that Everett has improved its offensive production since returning from its first Alberta road trip. The Tips are averaging 3.5 goals in those dozen games including a three-game stretch in which they outscored opponents 15-1. Grade: C See SILVERTIPS, Page C2

Jackson, Rubin in playoffs for 1st time The Seahawks’ duo will play in a postseason game for the first time in a combined 15 years in the NFL. By Nick Patterson Herald Writer

RENTON — Less than an hour after the Seattle Seahawks’ 30-13 victory over the Cleveland Browns last Sunday at CenturyLink Field, Fred Jackson posted a video clip on his Twitter account of then-Indianapolis Colts coach Jim Mora’s famous postgame rant: “What’s that? Playoffs?” Mora bellows from the clip following his team’s loss to the San Francisco 49ers in 2001. Yes, playoffs. For the first time in his lengthy NFL career, Jackson finally gets to talk about the playoffs. “It’s one of those things where I felt like that for a long time,” Jackson said about posting the clip in advance of his first foray into the postseason. “To be able

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The Seahawks’ Fred Jackson runs after a reception with the Browns’ Johnson Bademosi (left) and Christian Kirksey closing on Sunday.

to have a chance to compete in the playoffs and try and win a Super Bowl is something I’m really excited about.” Making the playoffs is special

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for any football player. But for Jackson and fellow veteran Ahtyba Rubin, the feat means a little more than it does to the average Seahawk. While Seattle

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DECEMBER

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Next game: at WSU 8 p.m., Tue., Dec. 29 UWWOMEN WOMEN UW

Next game: UC-Davis 7 p.m., Mon., Dec. 28

Next game: at Oregon 6 p.m., Mon., Dec. 28

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M’s send Robertson to Tacoma, lose Rasmussen to Angels By Bob Dutton The News Tribune

SEATTLE — The Seattle Mariners announced two preholiday housekeeping waiver items Wednesday that cleaned up their roster. Seattle sent outfielder Dan Robertson to Triple-A Tacoma on an outright assignment after he cleared waivers, and they lost lefty reliever Rob Rasmussen to the Los Angeles Angels on a waiver claim. Both players were designated for assignment recently to clear space on the club’s 40-man roster for free-agent signings. The Mariners removed Rasmussen on Dec. 14 to make room for closer Steve Cishek and Robertson on Dec. 18 to accommodate the return of righthanded starter Hisashi Iwakuma. Robertson, 30, was acquired in a Nov. 6 waiver claim from the Angels after batting .280 last season in 75 at-bats in 37 big-league games. He also batted .265 with one homer and 20 RBI in 60 games at Triple-A Salt Lake. The Mariners obtained Rasmussen, 26, as part of the three-return in a July 31 trade that sent veteran reliever Mark Lowe to Toronto. Rasmussen was 2-1 with a 10.67 ERA in 19 games for the Mariners.

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preliminary draft of Columbia River fish returns for 2015 and expectations for 2016 has been released by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and, as usual, fishing on the big river ranged from good to not so good this past year. The difference between 2015 and some past seasons, however, was that the good returns (and fisheries) were very, very good — records and near-records for some species on some parts of the river, as a matter of fact. State biologist Joe Hymer, at WDFW’s Vancouver office, said chinook were the big news in 2015, and all three of the major runs — spring, summer and fall fish — were strong. Springers probably generate the most interest of the three, Hymer said, partially at least because they’re the first chinook fishery of the year. While the catch in 2015 was very good, an adult king for every five to six rods, it wasn’t a record. Hymer noted, however, that there were enough springers in the river to allow WDFW to extend the season to 102 days. The 189,000 spring kings forecast for 2016 is well under the return of 289,000 fish in 2015. Last season’s catch of summer chinook, just under 6,000 fish, was the highest on record. The fishery for these largest of the Columbia’s chinook, called “June hogs,” took place mostly in July, and Hymer said the late action was perhaps due to warm water conditions in the Columbia. The best fishing took place above the Astoria-Megler bridge, he said. “Summer chinook are getting more popular every year as the runs keep improving and opportunity keeps expanding.” Some 93,300 summers are forecast for 2016, which would be above the 2015 prediction but under the actual 2015 return of 127,000 adult kings. The fall chinook run of 969,000 upriver brights and 289,000 lower river “tules,” totalled better than 1.25 million fish, a record

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Preventing goals Goals against: 70 (2.13 per game) first in WHL Penalty kill: 75.8 percent, 20th in WHL Defense is the primary reason the Silvertips are only a point back of Seattle, and goaltender Carter Hart is a big part of that. Hart has firmly established himself in the upper echelon of WHL goaltenders, leading the league in wins (19), goals-against average (1.97), shutouts (six), and is second in save percentage (.925). Those numbers would be even better were it not for Everett’s five-goal thirdperiod meltdown in a 7-5 loss to Portland on Dec. 9. Hart also leads the league in games played with 31, and it will be interesting to see if Hart starts every game of the second half. Backup Mario Petit has appeared in just four games with one start. Everett leads the WHL in allowing just 2.13 goals per game, a significant improvement over last season’s 2.76. Hart has also benefited from an experienced defensive corps in front of him. The pairings have shuffled a bit from time to time with various injuries, the addition of Martin and several stretches without Juulsen, who has missed time at Montreal Canadiens training camp and Hockey Canada commitments. Overager Cole MacDonald, 19-year-olds Lucas Skrumeda, Tristen Pfeifer

The first razor clam dig of the season has been approved by the state Department of Health. Marine toxin levels are low enough to be safe for human consumption and will allow the opening of Copalis Beach from now through Saturday. The beach runs from the Grays Harbor north jetty at Ocean Shores, north about nine miles to the mouth of the Copalis River, just north of the town of Copalis Beach. All other coastal beaches remain closed to digging. State Fish and Wildlife Department razor clam manager Dan Ayres in Montesano said the state will continue sampling and will open other beaches as they’re declared safe. Marine toxins have been a

return. It also provided a record catch in the lower Columbia and a near-record at buoy 10 (the catch average was better than a half-fish per rod) and in the Hanford Reach, where 48,000 angler trips landed 35,400 kings. The 2016 fall chinook forecast is for a run above average and similar to recent years. Hymer said the other side of the coin produced several clunkers on the Columbia in 2015. Upriver summer steelhead was one, as the run of 261,000 came back well below the 10-year average of 348,000 fish. The sockeye run suffered appalling losses from toowarm water conditions above Wenatchee, and a very strong return of 513,000 fish counted at Bonneville Dam, the third largest on record, was reported by Fisheries and Oceans Canada to have dwindled to 10,400 fish in the Canadian Okanagan. The Lake Wenatchee component of the sockeye run was robust at 51,500 fish over Tumwater Dam, the second highest count since 1999. Hymer said some adult sturgeon also succumbed to high water temperatures above Bonneville Dam. The real bummer, though, was the coho run, which came in way below the 540,000-fish forecast. The numbers haven’t been completely crunched yet, but are expected to be dismal. Hymer said poor ocean conditions along the Oregon and Washington coasts could potentially have negative impacts on coho and tule fall chinook returns, and that updated forecasts by stock will be available in February. Shad will once again be

and Martin, and 18-yearolds Kevin Davis and Juulsen make the defense the oldest unit on the team. The lone exception is 16-year-old Jake Christiansen, who played his way into the regular rotation. The penalty kill remains the big concern for this year’s team. Everett was 20th last season at 76.6 percent, and the Tips are 20th again this season at 75.8 percent. The Portland loss, for example, included four power-play goals — three of which came in the final period. The new 3-on-3 overtime format means that fewer games go to a shootout. Everett hasn’t lost a game that was decided in overtime (3-0), but hasn’t won when the game progresses to a shootout (0-2). Overall grade: B+

Intangibles Everett doesn’t have the scoring numbers it did a season ago, but head coach Kevin Constantine has raved about the group’s passion and level of competitiveness all season. The Tips are rarely out of any contest and have shown they can win games in various ways, be it a 2-1 defensive battle or a 7-4 offensive onslaught. With the exception of the Portland game, Everett normally clamps down defensively after it takes the lead and is able to close the game out. Everett has also shown resiliency following defeats this season. The Silvertips haven’t won more than four in a row at any point, but have lost three in a row only once. Avoiding prolonged losing streaks speaks to the team’s fortitude and veteran

problem since the spring digging season was closed early because of high levels of domoic acid in the clams. Ayres said the clam population on Copalis is higher than it was in 2014, and better than the longterm average, both in numbers and size. It’s the most popular of the five Pacific beaches, Ayres said, and since it will be the only one open, it could be crowded. He prefers not to open a single beach for that reason, but with this situation there’s little choice. Afternoon tides over the three days are as follows: Thursday, 5:47 p.m., minus 1.2 feet; Friday, 6:30 p.m., minus 1.3 feet; and Saturday, 7:12 p.m., minus 1.1 feet. — Wayne Kruse

strong, the forecast says, and a very short smelt dipping season may or may not happen on the Cowlitz. Biologist Lisa Harlan, also in Vancouver, said things are looking good for spring chinook in the Kalama and Cowlitz in 2016. The springer forecast on the Kalama is for 5,000 fish, compared to a run of 1,900 in 2015. The prediction on the Cowlitz is for 25,100 fish, compared to a run of 11,200 last season.

Local blackmouth All Star Charters owner/skipper Gary Krein of Everett said windy conditions have kept most salmon fishermen ashore the last couple of weeks, but that there are still a few feeder chinook to be had in Marine Area 8-2 when the boats are able to get out. His boat took a nice fish of seven or eight pounds on Saturday and released a couple of shakers, Krein said, off the north end of Hat Island. He’s been using 4-inch Coyote spoons in green/white, he said, sticking to the larger lures to cut down on the number of sub-legal fish hooked. Marine Area 7, the San Juan Islands, has probably offered the best fishery and some protected water recently. “There are some fish being taken up there,” Krein said, “but you have to keep moving around to find ‘em.” The wind died down enough one day last week to allow fishermen to venture out to MacArthur Bank, off the south tip of Lopez Island, and they scored well, also on spoons. Another good bet would be Parker Reef, off the north end of Orcas Island, Krein said. Most blackmouth in the islands have been averaging six to eight pounds, with a scattering of 12- or 13-pounders.

Wenatchee steelhead Most of the upper Columbia tributaries have been closed to steel-

leadership. It is also a critical component of staying in the U.S. Division race. Once again the Tips are the class in the league in terms of team discipline. They lead the league in fewest penalty minutes with 303 (9.5 per game) and one of just five squads with fewer than 400. Last season Everett turned a corner by winning its first U.S. Division title and first playoff series since 2007. The organization clearly believes this is a team that can win now as evidenced by the acquisition of the 19-yearold Martin. Thus far Martin has shown himself to be an impressive passer and puckhandler, and the Tips hope the points will continue to come. Grade: B

Overall The Seattle Thunderbirds were expected to win the U.S. Division, but have lost both games to the Silvertips so far this season. Everett wasn’t expected to challenge for the division title, but it wasn’t expected to last year, either. Seattle, Everett and Spokane are all bunched within three points of one another, with Portland five points back of the Chiefs. Opponents and fans might not understand how the Tips are so successful while scoring so few goals, but you can’t argue with victories. The Silvertips had a season-long four-game winning streak snapped in their final game before the break, and consequently the Tips should have reason for optimism in the second half after closing on a strong note. Grade: B-

n The Evergreen Fly Fishing Club will offer a series of flytying classes this winter at the Rosehill Community Center in Mukilteo. The 12 classes begin at 6:30 p.m. on Jan. 6 and continue each Wednesday through March 23. Classes are taught by club members and include some of their favorite patterns. Attendees need to bring a fly-tying vise, tying thread and bobbins, and other basic tools. To register, call the center on Dec. 12 or later at 425-2638180. The cost is $60 to cover the facility and materials. Items for the Outdoor Calendar can be submitted by e-mail (sports@heraldnet. com), by fax (425-3393435) or by mail (P.O. Box 930, Everett, Wash.). The deadline is noon Monday. head fishing, but a portion of the Wenatchee remains open and productive. Rick Graybill at Hooked on Toys in Wenatchee said the river is open from its mouth up to the Icicle River, and that the Leavenworth area offers the best fishing. These are good looking fish, Graybill said, averaging five to seven pounds. “The river is a good color right now,” he said, “but still running high. That makes it tough to bank fish effectively, so most guys are using drift boats.” Back-trolling the new Mag Lips 3.0 is a popular technique, or drifting float/jig setups. Good colors, Graybill said, include chrome, silver, chrome with black back, or chrome/pink. Call for more info at 509-663-0740.

C&R sturgeon Ever wonder how popular catch and release fishing for sturgeon is? Here’s a hint: A 2015 lower Columbia white sturgeon status report says angler trips for the species have dropped from a high of 209,000 in 2000 to about 3,000 during the past couple years of catch and release only fishing. The number of sturgeon kept in the mainstem Columbia below Bonneville Dam has dropped from a high of 62,400 fish in 1987 to no retention in 2014-15.

Stilly re-opens Whitehorse Hatchery personnel have taken enough early winter steelhead eggs, so the mainstem Stillaguamish and its North Fork have reverted to steelhead retention and standard gear as shown in the Fishing Regulations pamphlet.

For more outdoor news, read Wayne Kruse’s blog at www.heraldnet.com/huntingandfishing.

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Boise State routs Northern Illinois in Poinsettia Bowl Associated Press SSAN DIEGO — Jeremy McNichols scored three touchdowns, the first one just 58 seconds into the game, and finished with 189 total yards as Boise State embarrassed Northern Illinois 55-7 in the Poinsettia Bowl on Wednesday. This one was essentially over when Northern Illinois won the coin toss and deferred, allowing Boise State to get the ball first and unleash its talented offense. The Broncos (9-4) needed just three plays to score the first TD, the fastest in school bowl history. After completions of 7 and 39 yards by Brett Rypien, McNichols scampered in from 29 yards. McNichols and the Broncos kept piling on as the back from Long Beach scored on each of the next two possessions, on a 4-yard pass from Rypien and on a 1-yard run. McNichols ran 19 times for 93 yards and caught five passes for 96 yards. Rypien was 29 of 40 for 377 yards and three touchdowns, with one interception. The Broncos outgained the Huskies (8-6) 654 yards to 33.

GoDaddy Bowl Georgia Southern 58, Bowling Green 27 MOBILE, Ala. — Favian Upshaw ran for 199 yards and four touchdowns to help Georgia Southern beat Bowling Green. Georgia Southern (9-4) won the first bowl game in school history thanks to their trademark running game. They had 452 yards rushing to top their nation-best season average of 355.6 yards. Bowling Green (10-4) led 27-23 at halftime, but Georgia Southern scored the final 35 points.

The Daily Herald Thursday, 12.24.2015

NFL upholds 1-game ban for Beckham Jr. By Barry Wilner and Tom Canavan Associated Press

NEW YORK — Odell Beckham Jr. is going to have to serve his onegame suspension. Hearing officer James Thrash on Wednesday upheld the suspension for multiple violations of safety-related playing rules after hearing an appeal by the New York Giants wide receiver earlier in the day. Beckham will miss the game Sunday night at Minnesota. The secondyear Pro Bowler is barred from team meetings; attending or watching practices; attending Sunday’s game; or having contact with any club personnel except to arrange off-site medical treatment or rehabilitation. He will be reinstated next Monday. “I owe some people an apology. I wasn’t raised to act like I did the other day,” Beckham said in a statement issued by the Giants. “I am not here to make excuses for my conduct. This isn’t about anything that was said or done to me. This is about my behavior, and I am responsible for my behavior. People expect better from me, and I expect better from myself.” The league suspended Beckham on Monday for his conduct last Sunday against Carolina, when he drew three personal foul penalties, including one for a diving helmetto-helmet hit on Panthers cornerback Josh Norman. Norman was fined $26,044 for his role in the confrontations. Beckham also had a run-in with a Panthers’ player in the pregame warmups. The suspension was

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The closest Jackson ever came to making the postseason was last season, when the Bills finished 9-7 to finish a game back of the Baltimore Ravens for the AFC’s final wild card spot. He’s headed to the playoffs now. “My son is ecstatic, he still can’t believe it,” Jackson said prior to Wednesday’s practice at the Virginia Mason Athletic Center. “He told me, ‘I’ve waited all my life for this.’ He’s 9-years-old now, so it was well played by him and I cracked up when I heard that. It’s a lot of fun to be able to joke around and actually have a chance to do it. “It’s always the goal to have a chance to chase a Lombardi Trophy,” Jackson added. “That’s here for me, to help this team in any way that I can to go out there and get that championship. We still have a lot of work ahead of us, the road’s not going to be easy. But it’s something I’m excited to be a part of.” Rubin, who’s 29, hasn’t had quite the same wait as Jackson, but it’s close. The starting defensive tackle played the previous seven seasons with the Cleveland Browns, making 75 starts and recording 338 tackles and 12 sacks. His 82 tackles in 2010 were the most in the NFL among defensive linemen. However, Rubin never even sniffed the playoffs in Cleveland. The Browns’ best season during Rubin’s tenure was last season, when the team finished 7-9.

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New York Giants’ Odell Beckham Jr. leaves NFL headquarters in New York Wednesday after his 1-game suspension was upheld by the league following an appeal.

handed down by NFL Vice President of Football Operations Merton Hanks, who wrote in a letter to the player: “Acts that jeopardize the safety of players or expose them to unnecessary risk cannot be tolerated.” Beckham was penalized three times for unnecessary roughness, including a late helmet-to-helmet hit against a defenseless player in which Beckham left his feet prior to contact to spring forward and upward into his opponent. “I appealed my suspension because it is a right granted to all players under the NFL’s CBA,” Beckham said Wednesday on Twitter, “and because I owe it to my teammates to do everything I can to be on the field this week. Regardless of the outcome of my appeal, I apologize for my actions on Sunday. I work hard to be great and accepting the Blessing of having the physical skills to play at this level brings the responsibility to conduct myself in a certain way on and off the field. Sportsmanship and respecting the game are as important as blocking, running routes, catching the football. I dropped the ball on sportsmanship on Sunday.”

Beckham has a base salary of $893,000 and will lose $55,813 for being suspended for Sunday night’s game. The 2014 Offensive Rookie of the Year, Beckham has 91 catches for 1,396 yards and 13 touchdowns, tied for the league lead. His absence could be a huge factor for a team barely in playoff contention. Beckham and Norman tangled from the beginning of the game, with plenty of pushing, shoving, swinging, wrestling, late hits and trash talking between them. “At numerous times during (Sunday’s) game against the Carolina Panthers, your actions placed a fellow player at unnecessary risk, and clearly did not represent the high standards of sportsmanship expected,” Hanks said in his letter to Beckham. Giants coach Tom Coughlin noted that his receiver was not the only player at fault for the rough and sometimes dirty play in the game. He referred to the Panthers’ recent tradition of carrying a baseball bat during warmups, and to comments allegedly made by Carolina players to Beckham.

He’ll finally get a taste of the postseason, too. “I think it feels good for him,” Rubin’s fellow defensive lineman Michael Bennett said. “He’s always played great football, but he’s never gotten to that moment where he’s felt like it was the pinnacle of what he was supposed to be doing. I think now he’s getting the opportunity to play in this playoff game, and I think he really wants to do it. I think he’s been a great addition to our team, and I think he’s going to be hyped and ready to go, like he always is.” Jackson had to accept a more limited role in Seattle. He ran for 525 yards and caught 66 passes with the Bills last season, but he’s been used almost exclusively on third down by the Seahawks, rushing just 24 times for 89 yards and catching 26 balls for 208 yards. Rubin’s role is similar to what it was in Cleveland. But he’s now living in the shadow of fellow defensive linemen Bennett, who was named to the Pro Bowl on Tuesday, and Cliff Avril, who was named a Pro Bowl alternate. Yet those were the type of sacrifices they were willing to make to sign with the Seahawks — Rubin signed as free agent during the offseason, Jackson signed after being cut by the Bills late in the preseason — and get a chance at the playoffs. “It was one of the main focuses when I had the opportunity to pick where to go,” Jackson said. “These guys have done tremendous things over the past years, so I have an opportunity to

come here and help compete, and trying and win a championship is something I wanted to do.” Seattle coach Pete Carroll has used the examples of Jackson and Rubin to show the rest of his players that getting into the playoffs is not a Seahawk-given right, it’s something that has to be earned. “It was the first thing we talked about (Monday),” Carroll said. “To make the point that those guys, Freddie and Rube, get their first shot at going to the playoffs, and to point out to the young guys where it’s their first year, to realize that it doesn’t always come right away. It doesn’t come along with being an NFL football player, being in the playoffs. Those guys really respect it and regard it highly that they have this opportunity.”

Eason AP Player of the Year By David Krueger Herald Writer

Lake Stevens High School football star Jacob Eason was named the state Player of the Year on Wednesday by the Associated Press. Eason, who’s headed to the University of Georgia, also was picked as the Class 4A Player of the Year and as the first-team quarterback on AP’s Class 4A all-state team. Joining Eason on the 4A first team were his go-to target, senior tight end Riley Krenz, and Cascade offensive lineman Josh Watson. Several of Eason’s teammates received honorable mention, including Andrew

Grimes (running back), Hunter Eckstrom (wide receiver), Michael Nelson (defensive line) and Sam Burke (linebacker). Archbishop Murphy standout Anfernee Gurley was a 2A first-team pick as an all-purpose player. He was joined on the first team by Archbishop Murphy kicker Ryan Henderson. Wildcats sophomore linebacker Ben Hines received honorable mention, as did Lakewood offensive lineman Jordan Jira. In 3A, the Herald’s Defensive Player of the Year, Glacier Peak linebacker Iain Black, received honorable mention.

Cascade Conference defensive MVP Cooper Wright, a linebacker from King’s, received honorable mention in the 1A classification, and Tulalip Heritage’s Robert Miles Jr. earned honorable mention at wide receiver on the 1B all-state team. Candidates for the all-state teams were nominated by, and voted on, by a panel of sports writers and editors from around the state. Unlike past years, AP did not name a second team this year, just a first team and honorable mention. In order to earn honorable mention, a player had to receive at least two votes.

Offensive line — Keith Moore, sr., Olympic; Tommy Brassfield, sr., Tumwater; Riley Lusk, sr., Prosser; Erik Lunker, sr., Sedro-Woolley; Tait Stevenson, sr., Ellensburg. Kicker — Ryan Henderson, jr., Archbishop Murphy. Defense Defensive line — Keith Moore, sr., Olympic; Dylan Beeler, sr., Clarkston; Lane Andersen, Ridgefield; Riley Lusk, sr., Prosser. Linebackers — Cade Otton, jr., Tumwater; Zach Carter, jr., River Ridge; Cameron Loos, sr., Hockinson; David Ledesma, sr., Prosser. Defensive backs — Griffin Shea, sr., Tumwater; Michael Kernan, jr., Prosser; Taylor Rapp, sr., Sehome; Kason Blair, sr., Prosser. Punter — Nick Thomas, sr., Ridgefield. HONORABLE MENTION Offense Running back — Griffin Shea, sr., Tumwater. Wide receivers — Kasen Blair, sr., Prosser; Ben Peterson, jr., Squalicum; Bryce Helgeson, jr., Ellensburg; Jordan Wittenberg, sr., Lynden. Tight end — Dylan Beeler, sr., Clarkston. Offensive line — Aidan Beeson, sr., Clarkston; Colton Moorehead, sr., W.F. West; Will Ortner, sr., Hockinson; Isaac Anderson, jr., Woodland; Ieremmia Pelupelu, sr., Washington; Jordan Jira, sr., Lakewood. Kicker — Kainen Warren, jr., North Kitsap. Defense Defensive line — Jake Burns, jr., Squalicum; Kelle Sanders, jr., River Ridge; Tait Stevenson, sr., Ellensburg. Linebackers — Thomas Niemeyer, sr., Prosser; Seth Walker, sr., Ellensburg; Bob Evans, sr., North Kitsap; Ben Hines, so., Archbishop Murphy; Jensen Mayberry, sr., Lynden. Defensive backs — Carter Crosby, sr., SedroWoolley; Jordan Wittenberg, sr., Lynden; Kane Stoddard, Sr., Sequim; Ben Peterson, jr., Squalicum; Michael Kernan, jr., Prosser. CLASS 1A Player of the year — Bryce Hoisington, jr., Vashon Island. FIRST TEAM Offense Quarterback — Kaden Jenks, jr., Royal. Running backs — Bryce Hoisington, jr., Vashon Island; Jed Schleimer, jr., Mount Baker. Wide receivers — Sam Christensen, sr., Royal; Jacob Cleveringa, sr., Zillah. Tight end — Steven Kroontje, sr., Connell. All-purpose — Kylar Prante, sr., Montesano. Offensive line — Hutton Napier, sr., Montesano; Kodie Hathaway, sr., Zillah; Mathew Davidson, sr., Connell; Kolton Zender, sr., Mount Baker; Jared Flattum, sr., Cascade Christian. Kicker — Connor Lovell, sr., Montesano. Defense Defensive line — Oscar Cantu, sr., Cashmere; Te’ave Magalei, sr., Cascade Christian; T.J. Bass, jr., Mount Baker; Hutton Napier, sr., Montesano. Linebackers — Gabriel Wallis, sr., Klahowya; Hunter Esary, sr., Kalama; Tahj Malone, sr., Hoquiam; Blaine Ross, sr., Zillah. Defensive backs — Josh Seaton, sr., Cascade Christian; Joe Lang, sr., Royal; Sam Christensen, sr., Royal; Nick Perry, jr., La Salle. HONORABLE MENTION Running backs — Thomas Pier, sr., Tenino; Joe Lang, sr., Royal. Tight end — Blaine Ross, sr., Zillah. All-purpose — Jose Ponce, sr., Royal. Offensive line — Ridge Walston, sr., Colville; Keegan Khile, sr., Port Townsend; Te’Ave Magalei, sr., Cascade Christian; David Hoglund, sr., Port Townsend. Defensive line — Zane Cully, sr., Goldendale; Jared Flattum, sr., Cascade Christian; Ridge Walston, sr., Colville. Linebackers — Kyle Milton, sr., Cascade Christian; Peyton Berry, sr., Cascade Christian; Jack Hinds, sr., Colville; Garrett Brown, jr., Lakeside; Dallas Rodriguez, sr., Connell; Cooper Wright, sr., King’s; Keegan Khile, sr., Port Townsend. Defensive backs — Jacob Ralls, sr., Port Townsend; Logan Boardman, sr., Goldendale. CLASS 2B Co-players of the year — Clay Ashworth, sr., Okanogan and Wyatt Stanley, jr., Napavine. FIRST TEAM Offense Quarterback — Wyatt Stanley, jr., Napavine. Running backs — Braiden Elledge, sr., MortonWhite Pass; Stone Whitney, sr., Onalaska. Wide receivers — Mac Fagerness, jr., Napavine; Mason Guerrette, sr., Okanogan. Tight end — Diego Garza, so., Mabton. All-purpose — Saul Gonzalez, sr., North Beach. Offensive line — Jacob Johnston, sr., Napavine; Tyler Shepherd, sr., Pe Ell-Willapa Valley; Skyler Oestreich, sr., Lind-Ritzville/Sprague; Joe Mintzer, sr., Okanogan; Zion Branson, sr., Waitsburg. Kicker — Joey Biel, sr., Northwest Christian. Defense Defensive line — Dakota Robins, jr., Toledo; Jacob Amato, jr., Tri-Cities Prep; Thomas Canning, jr., Liberty; James Colbert, jr., Okanogan. Linebackers — Chase Van Wyck, sr., Napavine; Seth Schuh, sr., LaConner; Morgan Poulin, jr., Okanogan; Jonny Law, sr., North Beach. Defensive backs — Trevor Cook, sr., Pe Ell-Willapa Valley; Cade Smith, sr., Brewster; Mason Guerrette, sr., Okanogan; Roy Zavala, sr., Mabton. HONORABLE MENTION Quarterback — Clay Ashworth, sr., Okanogan. Running backs — Matt Poulin, jr., Okanogan; Kaelin Jurek, jr., Pe Ell-Willapa Valley. Wide receiver — Cade Smith, sr., Brewster. Tight ends — Tyler LaBrousse, jr., Concrete; Gabe Fuentes, jr., Toledo. Offensive line — Jonny Law, sr., North Beach; Simon Williams, jr., Northwest Christian; Salvador Urbina, sr., Mabton; Jackson McKenna-Kier, sr., Life Christian; Robert Nevin, sr., Concrete. Defensive line — Tyler Shepherd, sr., Pe Ell-Willapa Valley; Skyler Oestreich, sr., Lind-Ritzville/Sprague; Jackson McKenna-Kier, sr., Life Christian; Tim Poplin, sr., North Beach. Linebackers — Joe Esquievel, sr., Okanogan; Christian Clark, sr., White Swan; Dalton Toepelt, sr., Pe

Ell-Willapa Valley. Defensive backs — Wes Abrams, jr. White Swan; Chase Burnham, jr., Liberty. CLASS 1B Player of the year — John Lesser, sr., Liberty Christian. FIRST TEAM Offense Quarterback — Dallas Isaak, sr., Almira/CouleeHartline. Running backs — Cole Svec, jr., Neah Bay; Jake Lawrence, sr., Evergreen Lutheran. Wide receivers — Brady Chadwick, jr., Colton; Grant Kinzer, jr., Colton. Offensive line — Stephen Carter, so., Liberty Christian; Mason Bates, jr., Garfield-Palouse; Nate Weller, sr., Quilcene. Defense Defensive line — Eric Swanson, jr., Liberty Christian; Leo Garcia, sr., Touchet; Jericho McGimpsey, sr., Neah Bay. Linebackers — Dallas Isaak, sr., Almira-CouleeHartline; John Lesser, sr., Liberty Christian; Ian Neibergs, sr., Garfield-Palouse. Defensive backs — Mitch Godwin, sr., Liberty Christian; Eli Harrison, sr., Quilcene; Cameron Buzzell, jr., Neah Bay. HONORABLE MENTION Quarterback — John Lesser, sr., Liberty Christian. Running backs — Leo Garcia, sr., Touchet; Hank Hoskins, sr., Lummi; Charles Hunt, jr., Almira/CouleeHartline. Wide receivers — Free Borsey, jr., Lummi; Robert Miles Jr., sr., Tulalip Heritage; Mitch Godwin, sr., Liberty Christian. Defensive line — Mason Bates, jr., GarfieldPalouse; Payton Nielsen, so., Almira/Coulee-Hartline. Linebackers — Lot Butler, jr., Touchet; Cole Svec, jr., Neah Bay. Defensive backs — Carlos Rincon, sr., Touchet; KC Spencer, so., Crescent.

PREP | Scoreboard BOYS BASKETBALL Meadowdale 49, South Whidbey 44 At Meadowdale H.S. 14 9 8 13 —44 South Whidbey Meadowdale 15 12 7 15 —49 South Whidbey—Charlie Patterson 0, Kellen Boyd 0, Tyler Heggenes 0, Chase White 28, Lewis Pope 0, Jared Eckert 0, Maxfield Friedman 6, Tyler Dow 2, Donovan Miller 8. Meadowdale—Tyree Carson 1, Xavier Meekins 8, Nathan Heilpap 3, Drew Tingstad 2, Lee Bruemmer 10, Dan Barhoum 5, Zach Plummer 2, Harry White 10, Mustapha Sonko 8, Zach Walsh 0. Records— South Whidbey 4-5 overall. Meadowdale 6-4.

FOOTBALL AP All-State State player of the year, all classifications — Jacob Eason, sr., Lake Stevens. CLASS 4A Player of the year — Jacob Eason, sr., Lake Stevens FIRST TEAM Offense Quarterback — Jacob Eason, sr., Lake Stevens Running back — Rashaad Boddie, sr., Skyline; Andrew Vargas, jr., Chiawana. Wide receivers — Jared Bentley, sr., Camas; Kyle Olson-Urbon, sr., Gig Harbor. Tight end — Riley Krenz, sr., Lake Stevens. All-purpose — David Woodward, sr., Olympia. Offensive line — Elijah Lugo, sr., Graham-Kapowsin; Henry Bainivalu, jr., Skyline; Scott Peck, sr., Central Valley; Brett Thompson, sr., Olympia; Josh Watson, sr., Cascade (Everett). Kicker — Jack Crane, sr., Skyline. Defense Defensive line — Evan Weaver, sr., Gonzaga Prep; Ezra Cleveland, sr., Bethel; Lakota Wills, sr., Richland; Amandre Williams, sr., Tahoma. Linebackers — Andrzej Hughes-Murray, sr., Federal Way; Conor McKenna, sr., Gonzaga Prep; Eric Briscoe Jr., sr., Davis; Dylan Axelson, sr., Woodinville. Defensive backs — Kale Wong, sr., Gig Harbor; Aaron Wright, sr., Graham-Kapowsin; Isaiah Walter, sr., Davis; Danny Sinatro, sr., Skyline. Punter — Ryan Rehkow, jr., Central Valley. HONORABLE MENTION Running back — Andrew Grimes, sr., Lake Stevens. Wide receivers — Tyler Torgerson, sr., Puyallup; Hunter Eckstrom, jr., Lake Stevens; Emmanuel Daigbe, sr., Kent-Meridian. Offensive line — Clark Barrington, sr., University; Chris Mitchell, sr., Mountain View; Kameron Silvers, sr., Chiawana; Trevor Wochnick, sr., Camas. Defensive line — Jack Machtolf, sr., Gonzaga Prep; Michael Nelson, sr., Lake Stevens. Linebackers — Sam Burke, sr., Lake Stevens; Erik Glueck, sr., Bellarmine Prep; Brecken Galliher, sr., Richland; Clay Markoff, sr., Olympia. Defensive backs — Donnell Diego, sr., Curtis; Alex Chapman, jr., Richland; Sean Ramage, sr., Camas. CLASS 3A Player of the year — Harley Kirsch, sr., Eastside Catholic. FIRST TEAM Offense Quarterback — Harley Kirsch, sr., Eastside Catholic. Running backs — Connor Wedington, jr., Sumner; Dionte Simon, sr., Lincoln. Wide receivers — Clinton Allen Jr., sr., Bishop Blanchet; Matt Laris, sr., Eastside Catholic. Tight end — Cale Lindsay, jr., Lakes. All-purpose — Brandon Wellington, sr., Eastside Catholic. Offensive line — Maxwell Nauer, sr., Lakes; Kameron Smith, sr., Lincoln; Caleb Davis, jr., Bonney Lake; Korbin Sorenson, sr., Kamiakin; D.J. Dyer, sr., Kennewick. Kicker — Van Soderberg, sr., Capital. Defense Defensive line — Maxwell Nauer, sr., Lakes; A.J. Ruffin, sr., Wilson; Omar Dyles, sr., Bellevue; Doug Russell, jr., O’Dea. Linebackers — Josh Riley, sr., Sumner; Oshea Trujillo, sr., Blanchet; Dalton Dixon, sr., Mt. Spokane; Sam Schuler, sr., Enumclaw. Defensive backs — Kendal Yaegle, sr., Central Kitsap; Salvon Ahmed, jr., Juanita; Isaiah Gilchrist, sr., Bellevue; Darreon Moore, jr. Kamiakin. Punter — Race Porter, sr., O’Dea. HONORABLE MENTION Running backs — Ercle Terrell, sr., Bellevue; Andrew Bostic, jr., Lakes. Wide receiver — Chris Hunter, sr., Lakes. Offensive line — Chase Gyllenhammer, sr., Mt. Spokane; Nick Bartel, Sr., Ferndale. Defensive line — Austin Crawford, sr., Kamiakin; Marquis Deweert, sr., Bellevue; Komisi Siolo, sr., Peninsula; Chris Hunter, sr., Lakes; Jacob Reitmeier, sr., Columbia River; Caleb Davis, jr., Bonney Lake Linebackers — Elijah McMillon, sr., Lakes; Iain Black, sr., Glacier Peak; Jason Day, jr., Bonney Lake. Defensive backs — Connor Wedington, jr., Sumner; Gresch Jensen, sr. Auburn Mountainview. Punter — Van Soderberg, Sr., Capital. CLASS 2A Player of the year — Tanner Bolt, sr., Prosser. FIRST TEAM Offense Quarterback — Tanner Bolt, sr., Prosser. Running backs — Tariq Ellis, sr., Washington; Jarid Barrett, sr., Tumwater. Wide receivers — Trevon Allen, sr., Clarkston; Kendrick Johnson, Hockinson. Tight end — Cade Otton, jr., Tumwater. All-purpose — Anfernee Gurley, Jr., Archbishop Murphy.

GIRLS BASKETBALL Kamiak 57, Meadowdale 29 At Mountlake Terrace H.S. Kamiak 21 21 13 2 —57 Meadowdale 3 8 5 13 —29 Kamiak—Hunter Beirne 2, Alex Gallaher 12, Alexie Morris 2, Sarah Payne 6, Tylor Adcock 4, Sami Wendt 0, Kate Huguenin 7, Brittney Kessel 2, Jamie Beirne 12, Aliea Marrero 4, Erin Dahl 6. Meadowdale—Camryn Cassidy 0, Selina Tekle 11, Ngozi Ezeokeke 0, Grace Wilson 7, Kaeli McKinley 0, Eva Taylor 11, Mari McLaughlin 0. Records—Kamiak 5-3 overall. Meadowdale 2-7.

Juanita 83, M. Getchell 50 At Mountlake Terrace H.S. M. Getchell 9 14 12 15 —50 Juanita 18 15 26 24 —83 Marysville Getchell—Kyla VanHorn 0, Mylanie Cabrera 9, Gabrielle Grandbois 11, Jadyn Noriega 2, Maguire Rossnagle 8, Oshinaye Taylor 2, Carley Wika 18. Juanita—Shallexus Aaron 20, Taylor Byrne 5, Brittany White 0, Natalie Kalda 18, Hannah Kleppe 4, Tea Adams 27, Allie Kerr 0, Alexis Intong 7, Tera Rouholfada 0, Natayah Bauer 2. Records—Marysville Getchell 5-4 overall. Juanita 3-5.

Stanwood 68, Shorewood 47 At Mountlake Terrace H.S. Shorewood Stanwood

14 7 12 14 —47 23 12 17 16 —68

Stanwood—Kayla Frazier 8, Kylie Wright 2, Anna DePew 0, Jillian Heichel 2, Haley Strowbridge 20, Kaitlin Larson 14, Ashley Bierer 12, Ashley Alter 10. Shorewood—Jalyn Hizey 7, Danica Bernabe 2, Abby Gustafson 8, Dakota Laut 0, Kaitlyn Amundsen 3, Lily Gustafson 8, Katie Taylor 0, Taryn Shelley 17, Jasmine Pollard 2. Records— Shorewood 6-4 overall. Stanwood 6-3.

Jackson 55, Skyline 49 At Jackson H.S. Skyline Jackson

11 12 14 12 —49 11 10 16 18 —55

Skyline—Gina Grossi 3, Narissa McIrvin 0, Kailey Kassuba 9, Maddie Adamson 6, Cassidy Daugherty 2, Julia Mitchell 2, Jade Loville 13, Taylor McKerlich 14. Jackson—Jaelen Williams 2, Emily Brown 11, Imari Clinton 13, Megan Mattison 3, Olivia Skibiel 4, Drew Locknane 18, Kassaundra Jackson 0, Caitlin Monten 4. Records—Skyline 3-4 overall. Jackson 2-5.

WRESTLING O’Dea 46, M. Pilchuck 36 At O’Dea H.S. 106—Austin Alverado (O) won by forfeit; 113—Cole Daurie (MP) pinned Crisanto de Guzman :54; 120—Nick Holbrook (O) dec. Ahmad Humoud 17-0 (TF); 126—Devin Fahlman (MP) pinned Jack Pauly 1:20; 132—Greg Steele (MP) pinned Jake Porter :42; 138—Korey Broderick (O) dec. Steven Duong 9-6; 145—Ellis Tran (O) maj. dec. Justin Collier 16-2; 152—Alex Hatch (MP) pinned Ben Beale 1:49; 160—Marcutio Hamaker (O) pinned P.J. Galindo :56; 170—Keith Pablo (MP) pinned Leo Rivera 1:48; 182—Preston Jones (MP) pinned Thomas Padilla 3:58; 195—Jack Markowitz (O) pinned Austi Taylor 2:34; 220—Chris Harper (O) pinned Cesar Zatarain 4:28; 285—Julius McDade (O) pinned Adam Holston 2:45.

Extra points Carroll said reports on No. 1 running back Marshawn Lynch, who is rehabilitating from abdominal surgery in San Francisco, are positive. However, Lynch will not practice with the team this week, and Carroll said there is still no definitive timetable for Lynch’s return. ... Strong safety Kam Chancellor, who missed last Sunday’s game because of a bruised tailbone, has started running again and there’s a chance he may be able to return for this Sunday’s home game against St. Louis. ... Carroll said tackle Russell Okung, who left last Sunday’s game because of a strained calf, is working through the problem. However, Carroll said it would likely be a game-time decision whether Okung is able to play this week.

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to return a punt for a touchdown since 2003 — and needs only one more to tie the UW career record. “It’s exciting,” said Pettis, a sophomore receiver. “There’s nothing more exciting than a blocked kick, (or a) kickoff return. So when (Choate) is bringing in all this energy and all this new stuff for the gameplan, everyone’s like, ‘OK, what’ve we got this week? Let’s see what we can do now.’” Pettis said Choate’s knowledge of the game helps him identify weaknesses based on each week’s opponent. “He’s always thinking of new stuff, crazy stuff,” Pettis said. “He’s like a visionary.

He sees something and is like, ‘oh, what if we did this, right there?’ He sees one person not going hard on the other team. We’re going to attack him, and hopefully he gives up one time and then we win that.” That creativity helps keep players engaged. Take the opening kickoff of UW’s 52-7 win at Oregon State this season. Huskies kick returner Chico McClatcher laid down on the 10-yard line — right on top of the number “1” in “10,” his white uniform blending in with the paint — before popping up and catching a lateral from Marvin Hall, a trick play that resulted in a 56-yard return. UW also scored a touchdown this season on a fake field goal against Utah State, sophomore kicker Tristan Vizcaino catching a direct

snap and sprinting to the right corner of the end zone for a 2-yard score. And Van Winkle praises Choate’s willingness to encourage rather than belittle, and to apply pressure when needed. “He knows kickers, we have our bad days,” Van Winkle said. “He understands that as a coach. When we’re down, he’s not just going to scream at us.” “I think I’m unorthodox,” Choate said, asked to describe his coaching style on special teams. “I think we try to be sound in what we do in how we teach the fundamentals of the game. I want to try to create problems for the opposing coordinator in terms of his preparation. I know what bothers me, and I try to include that into our gameplan.”

C4 Thursday, 12.24.2015 The Daily Herald TODAY

Western WA Northwest Weather

39°33°

Mostly cloudy today. A shower; a couple of showers, perhaps mixed near the Cascades with snow early.

Bellingham 42/30

A rain or snow shower in spots

TOMORROW

37°28° Snow showers possible early

SATURDAY

Mountains

Stanwood 42/32

Arlington Eastern WA 41/31 Granite Mostly cloudy today. Falls Cloudy tonight; cold Marysvile 40/30 near the Cascades. Cold 42/33 tomorrow with partial Langley EVERETT Lake Stevens sunshine. Saturday: 39/33 43/34 40/30 cloudy and cold. Mukilteo Snohomish Gold Bar 44/36 42/33 42/33 Lynnwood Mill Creek Index Monroe Sultan 43/34 39/30 43/34 42/33 42/33 Kirkland Redmond 44/34 44/35 Seattle Bellevue 44/34 44/34

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MONDAY

41°34° Scattered showers

Mount Vernon 41/29

Oak Harbor 43/34

Mix of sun and clouds

SUNDAY

Cloudy today with snow, accumulating a coating to an inch. Snow level mostly near 1,000 feet. A couple of snow showers tonight.

Port Orchard 44/34

Puget Sound

Wind southeast 4-8 knots today. Seas 1-3 feet. A shower. Wind west 3-6 knots tonight. Seas 1-3 feet. Rather cloudy.

Everett

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Feet

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Sun and Moon

through 5 p.m. yesterday High/low ..................................... 40/37 Normal high/low ....................... 43/35 Records (1925/1983) ................... 59/6 Barometric pressure (noon) ... 29.51 S 24 hours ending 5 p.m. ............... 0.18” Month to date ............................. 7.25” Normal month to date ............... 3.87” Year to date ............................... 31.42” Normal year to date ................. 34.67”

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

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BASKETBALL NBA WESTERN CONFERENCE Northwest Division W L Pct GB Oklahoma City 20 9 .690 — Utah 12 15 .444 7 Denver 12 17 .414 8 Minnesota 11 18 .379 9 Portland 11 20 .355 10 Pacific Division W L Pct GB Golden State 27 1 .964 — L.A. Clippers 16 13 .552 11½ Sacramento 12 17 .414 15½ 12 19 .387 16½ Phoenix L.A. Lakers 5 24 .172 22½ Southwest Division W L Pct GB 25 5 .833 — San Antonio Dallas 16 13 .552 8½ Memphis 16 15 .516 9½ Houston 15 15 .500 10 New Orleans 9 19 .321 15 EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Toronto 18 12 .600 — Boston 16 13 .552 1½ New York 14 16 .467 4 Brooklyn 8 21 .276 9½ Philadelphia 1 30 .032 17½ Southeast Division W L Pct GB Atlanta 19 12 .613 — Miami 16 11 .593 1 Orlando 17 12 .586 1 Charlotte 15 13 .536 2½ Washington 13 14 .481 4 Central Division W L Pct GB Cleveland 19 7 .731 — Chicago 15 11 .577 4 Indiana 16 12 .571 4 Detroit 17 13 .567 4 Milwaukee 12 18 .400 9 Wednesday’s games Cleveland 91, New York 84 Sacramento 108, Indiana 106 Orlando 104, Houston 101 Washington 100, Memphis 91 Boston 102, Charlotte 89 Dallas 119, Brooklyn 118, OT San Antonio 108, Minnesota 83 New Orleans 115, Portland 89 Milwaukee 113, Philadelphia 100 Atlanta 107, Detroit 100 Denver 104, Phoenix 96 Golden State 103, Utah 85 Oklahoma City 120, L.A. Lakers 85 Today’s games No games scheduled

College men’s scores Gonzaga 85, L. Marymount 62 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT (7-6) Jacko 9-15 1-4 19, Haney 4-9 2-2 14, Johnson 2-4 0-0 4, Brown 5-14 4-6 14, Tuach 1-6 0-0 2, Spiers 1-2 0-0 3, Tutu 0-1 0-0 0, Herman 1-2 0-0 2, Mornar 1-4 0-0 2, Humphries 0-3 2-2 2. Totals 24-60 9-14 62. GONZAGA (10-3) Sabonis 6-7 3-3 15, Wiltjer 7-13 8-8 26, Alberts 5-7 0-0 12, Perkins 2-4 0-0 5, McClellan 2-5 2-2 7, Melson 2-4 3-3 7, Dranginis 2-3 3-3 8, Bakamus 1-1 0-0 3, Edwards 0-1 2-4 2, Triano 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-45 21-23 85. Halftime—Gonzaga 40-24. 3-Point Goals— Loyola Marymount 5-20 (Haney 4-9, Spiers 1-2, Humphries 0-1, Tutu 0-1, Brown 0-2, Mornar 0-2, Tuach 0-3), Gonzaga 10-18 (Wiltjer 4-6, Alberts 2-3, Bakamus 1-1, Perkins 1-2, Dranginis 1-2, McClellan 1-2, Melson 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Loyola Marymount 28 (Jacko 11), Gonzaga 30 (Sabonis 13). Assists—Loyola Marymount 10 (Brown 4), Gonzaga 19 (Dranginis 7). Total Fouls—Loyola Marymount 23, Gonzaga 13. A—6,000.

FOOTBALL NFL NATIONAL CONFERENCE West W L T Pct PF PA y-Arizona 12 2 0 .857 445 269 x-Seattle 9 5 0 .643 370 248 St. Louis 6 8 0 .429 241 294 San Francisco 4 10 0 .286 202 339 East W L T Pct PF PA Washington 7 7 0 .500 316 332 Philadelphia 6 8 0 .429 318 362 N.Y. Giants 6 8 0 .429 373 358 Dallas 4 10 0 .286 246 324 South W L T Pct PF PA y-Carolina 14 0 0 1.000 449 278 Atlanta 7 7 0 .500 302 312

through 5 p.m. yesterday High/low ..................................... 45/34 Normal high/low ....................... 43/35 Records (2014/2009) ................. 54/25 Barometric pressure (noon) ... 29.53 F 24 hours ending 5 p.m. ............... 0.45” Month to date ............................. 8.70” Normal month to date ............... 4.42” Year to date ............................... 47.87” Normal year to date ................. 45.79” Rises Mercury ..... 9:23 a.m. Venus ......... 4:36 a.m. Mars ........... 2:03 a.m. Jupiter ...... 11:12 p.m. Saturn ........ 6:07 a.m. Uranus ..... 12:32 p.m. Neptune ... 11:17 a.m. Pluto ........... 8:34 a.m.

Sets ........ 5:40 p.m. ........ 2:10 p.m. ...... 12:57 p.m. ...... 11:54 a.m. ........ 3:00 p.m. ........ 1:31 a.m. ........ 9:58 p.m. ........ 5:20 p.m.

World Weather City

Today Hi/Lo/W Amsterdam 53/43/sh Athens 64/47/s Baghdad 57/44/c Bangkok 92/78/s Beijing 41/16/s Berlin 50/45/pc Buenos Aires 83/64/s Cairo 69/50/pc Dublin 44/37/pc Hong Kong 74/60/c Jerusalem 54/37/s Johannesburg 91/62/s London 53/41/r

Feet 9.0 6.5 9.0 -2.0

through 5 p.m. yesterday High/low ..................................... 43/36 Normal high/low ....................... 45/35 Records (1950/1983) ................... 55/7 Barometric pressure (noon) ... 29.52 S 24 hours ending 5 p.m. ............... 0.50” Month to date ............................. 4.92” Normal month to date ............... 1.64” Year to date ............................... 25.38” Normal year to date ................. 19.82”

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

Full Dec 25

Last Jan 1

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7:57 a.m. 4:20 p.m. 4:17 p.m. 6:46 a.m.

First Jan 16

Tomorrow Hi/Lo/W 50/48/c 63/46/s 61/40/pc 91/76/pc 41/23/s 48/41/pc 86/66/s 70/49/s 51/47/r 64/60/c 55/39/s 88/60/pc 56/52/sh

Today Tomorrow Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W Madrid 55/32/pc 57/32/pc Manila 87/75/s 87/76/s Mexico City 74/42/pc 73/46/pc Moscow 42/31/c 36/33/c Paris 55/46/c 55/46/c Rio de Janeiro 94/77/pc 94/77/c Riyadh 69/53/sh 55/45/r Rome 58/40/s 59/38/pc Singapore 87/76/pc 88/77/pc Stockholm 44/40/pc 45/32/pc Sydney 75/65/sh 77/65/sh Tokyo 60/49/c 58/42/c Toronto 58/39/c 46/35/c

8 0 .429 311 353 9 0 .357 350 432 North W L T Pct PF PA x-Green Bay 10 4 0 .714 347 265 Minnesota 9 5 0 .643 296 272 Detroit 5 9 0 .357 302 363 5 9 0 .357 289 352 Chicago AMERICAN CONFERENCE West W L T Pct PF PA Denver 10 4 0 .714 308 259 Kansas City 9 5 0 .643 365 257 Oakland 6 8 0 .429 319 356 4 10 0 .286 280 348 San Diego East W L T Pct PF PA y-New England 12 2 0 .857 435 269 9 5 0 .643 344 272 N.Y. Jets Buffalo 6 8 0 .429 341 336 Miami 5 9 0 .357 278 361 South W L T Pct PF PA 7 7 0 .500 275 301 Houston Indianapolis 6 8 0 .429 285 372 Jacksonville 5 9 0 .357 343 380 Tennessee 3 11 0 .214 269 359 North W L T Pct PF PA x-Cincinnati 11 3 0 .786 378 243 Pittsburgh 9 5 0 .643 378 287 4 10 0 .286 292 360 Baltimore 3 11 0 .214 253 387 Cleveland x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division Today’s game San Diego at Oakland, 5:25 p.m. Saturday’s game Washington at Philadelphia, 5:25 p.m. Sunday’s games Houston at Tennessee, 10 a.m. Cleveland at Kansas City, 10 a.m. New England at N.Y. Jets, 10 a.m. Indianapolis at Miami, 10 a.m. San Francisco at Detroit, 10 a.m. Dallas at Buffalo, 10 a.m. Chicago at Tampa Bay, 10 a.m. Carolina at Atlanta, 10 a.m. Pittsburgh at Baltimore, 10 a.m. Jacksonville at New Orleans, 1:05 p.m. St. Louis at Seattle, 1:25 p.m. Green Bay at Arizona, 1:25 p.m. N.Y. Giants at Minnesota, 5:30 p.m. Monday’s game Cincinnati at Denver, 5:30 p.m.

CLEVELAND BROWNS at KANSAS CITY CHIEFS — BROWNS: DNP: RB Isaiah Crowell (not injury related), WR Taylor Gabriel (not injury related), RB Duke Johnson Jr. (hamstring), C Alex Mack (calf), DT Randy Starks (not injury related), T Joe Thomas (knee). LIMITED: DE Desmond Bryant (thumb), G Cameron Erving (ankle), WR Marlon Moore (ribs), CB K’Waun Williams (shoulder). FULL: K Travis Coons (right groin). CHIEFS: DNP: S Husain Abdullah (concussion), LB Tamba Hali (thumb, knee), LB Justin Houston (knee). LIMITED: RB Spencer Ware (rib). FULL: G Jeff Allen (ankle), TE Travis Kelce (groin), WR De’Anthony Thomas (concussion). INDIANAPOLIS COLTS at MIAMI DOLPHINS — COLTS: DNP: S Colt Anderson (ankle), S Winston Guy (hamstring, shoulder), LB Josh McNary (groin), WR Donte Moncrief (toe), CB D’Joun Smith (knee). LIMITED: TE Jack Doyle (toe), LB Jerrell Freeman (hamstring), QB Matt Hasselbeck (back, ribs), LB D’Qwell Jackson (quadriceps), QB Andrew Luck (abdomen, kidney), LB Erik Walden (foot). DOLPHINS: DNP: T Branden Albert (knee), DT Earl Mitchell (calf), C Mike Pouncey (foot, ankle). LIMITED: T Ja’Wuan James (toe), LB Jelani Jenkins (ankle), WR Jarvis Landry (knee), RB Lamar Miller (quadriceps), G Billy Turner (calf). FULL: WR Rishard Matthews (ribs), TE Jake Stoneburner (foot). JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS at NEW ORLEANS SAINTS — JAGUARS: DNP: DE Chris Clemons (not injury related), WR Allen Hurns (thigh), DT Roy Miller III (knee), LB Telvin Smith (shoulder, finger), RB T.J. Yeldon (knee). LIMITED: DE Ryan Davis (knee), LB Dan Skuta (hamstring). FULL: S Sergio Brown (thumb), CB Dwayne Gratz (hamstring), TE Nic Jacobs (hamstring), LB Paul Posluszny (hand), RB Denard Robinson (foot), WR Bryan Walters (back). SAINTS: DNP: T Terron Armstead (knee), QB Drew Brees (foot), WR Marques Colston (chest), LB Dannell Ellerbe (hip), T Zach Strief (elbow), TE Benjamin Watson (knee). LIMITED: S Jairus Byrd (knee). SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS at DETROIT LIONS — 49ERS: No Data Reported LIONS: DNP: S Glover Quin (concussion). LIMITED: LB Josh Bynes (foot), WR Calvin Johnson (ankle), DT Haloti Ngata (neck), T Michael Ola (knee), DT Caraun Reid (ankle), G Larry Warford (quadriceps). DALLAS COWBOYS at BUFFALO BILLS — COWBOYS: OUT: TE Gavin Escobar (Achilles), QB Tony Romo (shoulder). DNP: WR Cole Beasley (knee, illness), WR Dez Bryant (foot), CB Morris Claiborne (hamstring). LIMITED: S Jeff Heath (shoulder), P Chris Jones (knee), DE Demarcus Lawrence (chest), LB Kyle Wilber (shoulder), TE Jason Witten (chest). FULL: LB Rolando McClain (concussion). BILLS: DNP: RB LeSean McCoy (knee), S Bacarri Rambo (knee). LIMITED: LB Nigel Bradham (ankle), DT Stefan Charles (shoulder), TE Charles Clay (back), CB Ronald Darby (groin), RB Boobie Dixon (knee), G John Miller (ankle), WR Walt Powell (hip), RB Karlos Williams (shoulder), C Eric Wood (shoulder). FULL: CB Ron Brooks (neck). CHICAGO BEARS at TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — BEARS: DNP: WR Alshon Jeffery (hamstring), LB Shea McClellin (concussion). LIMITED: S Adrian Amos (shoulder), CB Bryce Callahan (quadriceps), LB Pernell McPhee (knee), CB Tracy Porter (ankle), WR Eddie Royal (knee). BUCCANEERS: DNP: LB Kourtnei Brown (groin), WR Vincent Jackson (knee), G Logan Mankins (knee), DT Akeem Spence (ankle). LIMITED: S Chris Conte (knee). FULL: LB Bruce Carter (ankle), DE George Johnson (calf), DT Gerald McCoy (hand). CAROLINA PANTHERS at ATLANTA FALCONS — PANTHERS: DNP: LB David Mayo (hamstring), RB Jonathan Stewart (foot). LIMITED: WR Ted Ginn Jr. (quadriceps), DE Charles Johnson (calf), DT Kyle Love (concussion). FALCONS: DNP: G Chris Chester (shoulder). LIMITED: WR Devin Hester (toe), DT Grady Jarrett (shoulder), T Jake Matthews (back), NT Paul Soliai (calf), LB Paul Worrilow (knee). NEW YORK GIANTS at MINNESOTA VIKINGS — GIANTS: DNP: WR Dwayne Harris (shoulder), LB Devon Kennard (foot), DT Markus Kuhn (knee), S Cooper Taylor (concussion). LIMITED: RB Orleans Darkwa (illness), LB James Morris (quadriceps), DE George Selvie (concussion). VIKINGS: DNP: TE Rhett Ellison (ankle), RB Adrian Peterson (ankle, shoulder), CB Josh Robinson (concussion). LIMITED: LB Anthony Barr (knee), DT Sharrif Floyd (not injury related), DE Everson Griffen (shoulder), DT Linval Joseph (foot), S Harrison Smith (knee, hamstring). FULL: WR Charles Johnson (ankle). ST. LOUIS RAMS at SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — RAMS: DNP: T Andrew Donnal (knee), CB Eric Patterson (ankle). LIMITED: CB Lamarcus Joyner (back), WR Bradley Marquez (knee). SEAHAWKS: OUT: RB Marshawn Lynch (abdomen). DNP: DE Cliff Avril (not injury related), WR Doug Baldwin (hamstring), S Kam Chancellor (pelvis), DT Jordan Hill (toe), CB Jeremy Lane (knee), TE Anthony McCoy (knee/ankle), T Russell Okung (calf). LIMITED: DE Michael Bennett (toe), WR Jermaine Kearse (calf). FULL: S Deshawn Shead (ankle). GREEN BAY PACKERS at ARIZONA CARDINALS — PACKERS: DNP: T David Bakhtiari (ankle), DT Mike Daniels (hamstring), LB Jayrone Elliott (quadriceps), DT Letroy Guion (foot), CB Sam Shields (concussion). LIMITED: T Bryan Bulaga (ankle), RB Eddie Lacy (rib), G T.J. Lang (shoulder), LB Clay Matthews (ankle), G Josh Sitton (back). FULL: C Corey Linsley (ankle), CB Quinten Rollins (groin). CARDINALS: DNP: RB Andre Ellington (toe), S Rashad Johnson (ankle), DT Josh Mauro (calf), LB Sean Weatherspoon (illness). LIMITED: TE Jermaine Gresham (knee), QB Carson Palmer (right finger), CB Jerraud Powers (calf), DE Cory Redding (ankle),

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NFL injury report NEW YORK — The National Football League injury report, as provided by the league (OUT— Definitely will not play; DNP—Did not practice; LIMITED—Limited participation in practice; FULL—Full participation in practice): SAN DIEGO CHARGERS at OAKLAND RAIDERS — CHARGERS: OUT: T King Dunlap (ankle), LB Kyle Emanuel (concussion), NT Sean Lissemore (shoulder). QUESTIONABLE: TE Ladarius Green (ankle), WR Stevie Johnson (groin). PROBABLE: T Chris Hairston (abdomen), CB Steve Williams (hip). RAIDERS: OUT: S Nate Allen (knee). QUESTIONABLE: CB Neiko Thorpe (neck). PROBABLE: WR Amari Cooper (foot), DE Khalil Mack (knee), WR Seth Roberts (abdomen), S Charles Woodson (shoulder). WASHINGTON REDSKINS at PHILADELPHIA EAGLES — REDSKINS: DNP: S Dashon Goldson (rib, knee, shoulder), DE Jason Hatcher (neck, knee), WR DeSean Jackson (foot, knee), LB Perry Riley Jr. (foot). LIMITED: WR Ryan Grant (abdomen), RB Matt Jones (hip), LB Ryan Kerrigan (toe), C Josh LeRibeus (ankle), T Morgan Moses (ankle). FULL: LB Will Compton (neck), DE Kedric Golston (calf), S Jeron Johnson (hamstring), DE Frank Kearse (finger), TE Jordan Reed (shoulder), LB Keenan Robinson (shoulder), RB Chris Thompson (shoulder). EAGLES: DNP: WR Seyi Ajirotutu (ankle), DT Bennie Logan (calf), CB Byron Maxwell (shoulder). FULL: QB Sam Bradford (left shoulder), CB Eric Rowe (concussion). NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS at NEW YORK JETS — PATRIOTS: DNP: LB Jonathan Freeny (hand), TE Rob Gronkowski (not injury related). LIMITED: WR Danny Amendola (knee), TE Scott Chandler (knee), S Patrick Chung (foot), S Nate Ebner (ankle), WR Julian Edelman (foot), LB Dont’a Hightower (knee), G Josh Kline (shoulder), WR Brandon LaFell (foot), S Devin McCourty (ankle). FULL: CB Justin Coleman (hand), DE Chandler Jones (abdomen). JETS: DNP: CB Dee Milliner (hamstring), QB Geno Smith (illness). LIMITED: TE Kellen Davis (back), WR Quincy Enunwa (neck), LB David Harris (back), LB Calvin Pace (abdomen). FULL: WR Eric Decker (knee), QB Ryan Fitzpatrick (left thumb), T Breno Giacomini (ankle), C Nick Mangold (hand), WR Brandon Marshall (ankle). HOUSTON TEXANS at TENNESSEE TITANS — TEXANS: DNP: S Rahim Moore (illness), WR Cecil Shorts III (hamstring). LIMITED: QB Brian Hoyer (concussion), T Derek Newton (elbow), DE J.J. Watt (hand, groin). FULL: RB Alfred Blue (back), LB Max Bullough (shoulder), LB Jadeveon Clowney (hamstring), DT Christian Covington (ankle), TE Ryan Griffin (Achilles), CB Kareem Jackson (ankle), C Ben Jones (hand, ankle), LB Whitney Mercilus (back), RB Chris Polk (knee), G Xavier Su’a-Filo (calf). TITANS: DNP: NT Sammie Hill (knee), QB Marcus Mariota (knee). LIMITED: S Da’Norris Searcy (hamstring), WR Kendall Wright (ribs).

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Today Hi/Lo/W Jackson, MS 80/67/t Kansas City 46/30/pc Knoxville 72/60/c Las Vegas 55/40/pc Little Rock 72/53/s Los Angeles 62/46/pc Louisville 65/53/pc Lubbock 62/36/s Memphis 75/57/pc Miami 84/75/pc Milwaukee 41/30/pc Minneapolis 29/21/c Mobile 75/67/t Montgomery 79/68/t Newark 74/54/c New Orleans 79/67/t New York City 74/59/c Norfolk 78/64/c Oakland 53/39/r Oklahoma City 58/33/s Omaha 37/26/sn Orlando 85/67/pc Palm Springs 66/47/pc Philadelphia 74/57/t Phoenix 67/49/c Pittsburgh 62/46/pc Portland, ME 58/40/sh Portland, OR 43/33/c Providence 68/51/c

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Barrow -11/-22/c -16/-20/pc Fairbanks -14/-24/s -6/-9/pc Juneau 25/12/pc 23/20/c British Columbia Chilliwack 40/27/sn 37/25/pc Kelowna 32/21/sn 29/15/pc Vancouver 42/30/c 39/26/pc Victoria 41/32/r 38/30/pc City

Today Hi/Lo/W Raleigh 78/66/c Rapid City 35/9/pc Reno 39/22/sn Richmond 77/64/c Sacramento 53/33/r St. Louis 57/40/s St. Petersburg 84/70/pc Salt Lake City 34/23/c San Antonio 80/58/pc San Diego 64/54/pc San Francisco 52/43/r San Jose 53/39/r Stockton 52/34/r Syracuse 67/39/pc Tallahassee 79/64/pc Tampa 84/70/pc Tempe 64/47/c Topeka 48/28/pc Tucson 66/45/c Tulsa 60/36/s Washington, DC 75/61/t Wichita 52/32/s Winston-Salem 74/65/c Yuma 69/48/pc

Tomorrow Hi/Lo/W 75/64/c 27/10/sn 35/18/c 74/59/c 51/33/pc 57/51/c 85/70/pc 28/11/sn 80/69/c 62/43/c 51/39/pc 53/34/pc 50/31/pc 51/37/pc 82/63/pc 85/70/pc 56/37/pc 51/45/pc 58/33/c 65/58/pc 73/59/sh 55/47/pc 72/62/c 63/42/pc

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: McAllen, TX ............................ 91 Low: West Yellowstone, MT ........... -12

Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. DT Frostee Rucker (ankle), C Lyle Sendlein (knee), DT Ed Stinson (shoulder). FULL: CB Patrick Peterson (ankle). PITTSBURGH STEELERS at BALTIMORE RAVENS — STEELERS: DNP: CB William Gay (not injury related), LB James Harrison (not injury related), S Mike Mitchell (shoulder). RAVENS: DNP: WR Marlon Brown (back), LB Albert McClellan (ankle), CB Jimmy Smith (thigh), G Rick Wagner (knee).

College bowls Wednesday’s games Poinsettia Bowl San Diego Boise State 55, Northern Illinois 7 GoDaddy Bowl Mobile, Ala. Georgia Southern 58, Bowling Green 27 Today’s games Bahamas Bowl Nassau Middle Tennessee (7-5) vs. Western Michigan (7-5), 9 a.m. Hawaii Bowl Honolulu Cincinnati (7-5) vs. San Diego State (10-3), 5 p.m.

GOLF Battle Creek Men’s Club Better Nine Dec. 1 Net: Ron Chilson 31.5, Herb Barstad 34 Stableford Dec. 5 Points: Paul Roop 23, Gary Baunsgard 22. 3s and 5s Dec. 6 Net: Jay Snyder 32, Scott Yanagida 34.5. Most Net Birdies Dec. 8 Points: Kal Holler 3, Herb Barstad 3, Bill Binns 3, Paul Roop 3 Nine-Hole Eclectic Dec. 10 Net: Charlie Hanks 27, Ron Baunsgard 28, Don Rubidoux 28 Even Holes Dec. 12 Points: Paul Roop 38.5, Charlie Hanks 39 12-Hole Eclectic Dec. 13 Net: Charlie Hanks 40, Jay Snyder 40.33. Odd Holes Dec. 15 Points: Kal Holler 29.5, Ron Baunsgard 32, Bill Binns 33. Monthly Medal Dec. 19 Net: Paul Roop 70, Chas Hanks 72, Bob Wallin 72. Ham Shoot Dec. 20 Net: Jay Snyder 74, Graham Herring 80, Don Adams 85

Camaloch Men’s Club Low Net By Flight Dec. 9 Flight One (0-16): Cem Mattson 68, Bill Dreyer 70, Walt Matteson 72, Al Peterson 72 Flight Two (17-38): Steve Helaas 74, Alan Wentzel 74, John Gildow 74, Phil Trautman 74 Low Gross: Steve Penry 74 Front Nine or Back Nine Dec. 16 Flight One (0-16): Cem Mattson 35, Steve Penry 35.5, Joe Comereski 35.5, Jim LaRoche 35.5 Flight Two (17-38): Doug Groseclose 31.5, Steve Helaas 33.5, Pat Getty 33.5

Hole in One Lynnwood Golf Course Mike Ryan aced the 126-yard, No. 17 hole on Dec. 4 with a 4-hybrid

HOCKEY NHL WESTERN CONFERENCE Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Los Angeles 33 20 11 2 42 84 76 San Jose 34 17 15 2 36 93 94 Vancouver 36 13 14 9 35 91 103 Arizona 33 16 15 2 34 90 104 Calgary 34 16 16 2 34 91 113 Edmonton 35 15 18 2 32 91 106 Anaheim 33 12 15 6 30 62 85 Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Dallas 35 26 7 2 54 124 88 St. Louis 36 21 11 4 46 92 85 Chicago 36 20 12 4 44 96 87 Minnesota 33 18 9 6 42 91 80 Nashville 34 17 11 6 40 90 86 Colorado 35 17 17 1 35 99 97 Winnipeg 34 15 17 2 32 92 104

EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Montreal 36 20 13 3 43 105 89 Boston 33 19 10 4 42 104 85 35 19 12 4 42 95 81 Florida Detroit 34 17 10 7 41 89 89 35 17 12 6 40 105 104 Ottawa Tampa Bay 35 17 15 3 37 87 82 Buffalo 34 14 16 4 32 79 89 Toronto 33 12 14 7 31 86 93 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Washington 33 25 6 2 52 105 71 N.Y. Rangers 36 20 12 4 44 104 93 N.Y. Islanders 35 19 11 5 43 96 82 New Jersey 35 17 13 5 39 83 87 Philadelphia 34 15 12 7 37 74 92 Pittsburgh 33 16 14 3 35 76 84 34 13 16 5 31 80 101 Carolina Columbus 36 13 20 3 29 88 112 Wednesday’s games No games scheduled Today’s games No games scheduled

WHL U.S. DIVISION GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pt 33 19 11 3 0 113 99 41 32 19 11 0 2 89 70 40 34 17 13 3 1 114 117 38 33 16 16 1 0 113 108 33 34 14 19 1 0 105 130 29 B.C. DIVISION GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pt Kelowna 35 25 9 1 0 133 101 51 Prince George 34 21 11 1 1 118 95 44 Victoria 35 21 12 1 1 117 85 44 Kamloops 32 17 11 3 1 117 101 38 Vancouver 36 12 19 3 2 102 127 29 EASTERN CONFERENCE EAST DIVISION GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pt Brandon 35 21 11 1 2 131 99 45 Prince Albert 34 20 11 2 1 108 102 43 Moose Jaw 34 17 12 4 1 117 107 39 Regina 35 15 15 3 2 107 121 35 Saskatoon 33 13 17 3 0 102 138 29 Swift Current 34 10 20 3 1 78 109 24 CENTRAL DIVISION GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pt Lethbridge 35 24 11 0 0 148 105 48 Red Deer 35 23 12 0 0 127 104 46 Calgary 37 22 13 1 1 123 115 46 Edmonton 36 14 19 3 0 99 118 31 Medicine Hat 34 12 19 2 1 108 134 27 Kootenay 36 6 28 2 0 70 154 14 Wednesday’s games No games scheduled Today’s games No games scheduled Seattle Everett Spokane Portland Tri-City

LINE College Football FAVORITE TODAY UNDERDOG Today Bahamas Bowl At Nassau W.Michigan 4½ MIDDLE TENN. Hawaii Bowl At Honolulu San Diego St 1½ Cincinnati Saturday St. Petersburg Bowl At St. Petersburg Marshall 4½ UCONN Sun Bowl At El Paso Washington St 2½ Miami Heart of Dallas Bowl At Dallas Washington 9 Southern Miss Pinstripe Bowl At Yankee Stadium Indiana 2 Duke Independence Bowl At Shreveport Virginia Tech 13½ Tulsa Foster Farms Bowl At Santa Clara 6½ Nebraska UCLA NFL FAVORITE Today UNDERDOG at OAKLAND 5 San Diego Saturday at PHILADELPHIA 3 Washington Sunday at MINNESOTA 6 NY Giants at TAMPA BAY 3 Chicago 7 at ATLANTA Carolina at BUFFALO 6 Dallas at NEW ORLEANS 3½ Jacksonville at DETROIT 9 San Francisco at KANSAS CITY 12½ Cleveland at MIAMI OFF Indianapolis New England 3 at NY JETS at TENNESSEE OFF Houston at ARIZONA 4 Green Bay at SEATTLE 13 St.Louis Pittsburgh 10 at BALTIMORE Monday at DENVER 3½ Cincinnati

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Gonzaga rips LMU Associated Press SPOKANE — Kyle Wiltjer scored 20 of his 26 points in the first half, Domantas Sabonis had 15 points and 13 rebounds, and Gonzaga beat Loyola Marymount 85-62 on Wednesday night for its 13th straight victory in the series. The Bulldogs have beaten LMU 27 straight times at home, dating to Feb. 7, 1991. Sabonis only missed one of his seven field goal attempts and recorded his sixth double-double of the season for Gonzaga (10-3, 2-0 West Coast Conference), which shot 60 percent on 27-of-45 shooting. Bryan Alberts scored all 12 of his points in the second half. Gonzaga went on an early 10-0 run, all scored by Sabonis and Wiltjer, for a 17-9 lead. The Bulldogs made six 3-pointers in the first half, with four from Wiltjer, and led 40-24 at the break. Przemek Karnowski missed his eighth straight game with a back injury. Adom Jacko led Loyola Marymount (7-6, 0-2) with 19 points and 11 rebounds.

N. Iowa 63, WSU 59 HONOLULU — Paul Jesperson led the Panthers with 18 points, including seven in the final three minutes, to help put away the Cougars in a consolation game at the Diamond Head Classic on Wednesday. Former Shorewood standout Josh Hawkinson led Washington State with 14 points and 13 rebounds in the game.

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Try a tiny house on for size Before committing to minimalist living, people can see if it’s the right fit

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Shane Lentz, of Pittsburgh, and his wife, Hilary, talk before leaving a tiny house, which they rented for a weekend, in Croydon, New Hampshire. As the tiny house phenomenon sweeps the nation, Harvard’s Millennial Housing Lab thinks a tryout is in order for people toying with radically downsizing their lives. Its new Getaway project gives the curious an opportunity to spend time in a tiny house and get a real feel for the lifestyle before taking the plunge.

By Collin Binkley Associated Press

CROYDON, N.H. — Hilary and Shane Lentz were hooked on the idea of a tiny house, but they weren’t sure the reality would be so appealing. Their curiosity led them to the hills of New Hampshire, where a business that started at Harvard University rents out tiny houses for $99 a night. The company, Getaway, has drawn visitors from afar who come to sample life in a 160-square-foot house before they dive headlong into the lifestyle. “It’s a way to test -drive tiny house living,” said Jon Staff, the founder and CEO of Getaway. “We operate them a little bit like hotel rooms in the woods.” Across the country, more businesses are letting the curious try out tiny living. Caravan, a hotel in Portland, Oregon, offers six tiny houses ranging from 84 to 170 square feet, for $145 a night. Dozens of tiny houses are available through vacation rental websites,

posted by their owners. Definitions vary, but some say a tiny house is anything smaller than 400 square feet. Advocates tout the environmental and financial perks of tiny living. The Lentz couple, from Pittsburgh, had been considering a major downsize for years. It could free them from the mortgage on their three-bedroom home. They could build the house on wheels and take it anywhere. By shedding some belongings, there would be fewer distractions. “Having a smaller living space allows you to be more open to experiences, and to really enjoy your day to day life,” said Hilary, 27. But the couple had a few lingering questions. Shane, 29, wondered whether waterless toilets, a common feature in tiny houses, were odorless, too. They both worried about cooking in a tiny kitchen. Hilary wanted to know whether the coziness would fade to isolation. Getaway is the first project at

Harvard’s Millennial Housing Lab, a group of business, law and design students exploring new housing ideas. Staff, a graduate student in business, said his stints living on a boat and in an Airstream trailer inspired him to help spread the tiny house movement. “Small spaces force you out into the world, and I think that’s a good thing,” he said. Backers of tiny living say the movement is growing, and certain areas have become hot spots. Villages of little homes have popped up in cities like Seattle and Portland. Other cities have considered relaxing their zoning rules to open the door for more tiny houses. But industry experts say it’s hard to pinpoint actual numbers behind the trend. In an annual survey, the National Association of Realtors found that the share of home buyers who opted for houses of less than 1,000 square feet has stayed at about 1 percent for the past five years.

“The data is revealing that the tiny-sized home is not what people will consider the American dream,” said Lawrence Yun, the association’s chief economist. He predicts that the growth of big cities will fuel demand for smaller apartments and condos, but not stand-alone houses. Either way, tiny houses have caught the public’s attention as the subject of TV shows and documentaries. Popular websites entice audiences to ogle at small houses in bucolic landscapes. Some cities are exploring tiny houses as a tool to fight homelessness. The Lentz couple signed up for a rental as soon as they heard online about Getaway. They spent the weekend in a wood-paneled house the size of a shipping container, powered by solar panels. The only water came from a 110-gallon tank. Its composting toilet required a spritz of water from a spray bottle after use. “Our tiny houses are a little

bit simpler than the standard tiny house,” Staff said. “They’re rustic.” During their tryout, the Lentzes played board games and went hiking. They built a campfire and looked at the stars. Despite their concerns, the cramped kitchen had plenty of space to prepare a spaghetti dinner. After warming up slowly, the small propane heater eventually warded off the fall chill. “It was very comfortable,” Hilary said. “I was pretty surprised. I didn’t feel that closed-in feeling, even up in the loft.” By the end of their stay, Shane wasn’t sold on the composting toilet. But overall, they said, the trip bolstered their decision to downsize. They’ve even chosen possible designs. The only obstacle now is the zoning in Pittsburgh, which can make it tough to find space for a tiny home, they said. “If we can find a place,” Hilary said, “I don’t think there would even be a question about it.”

ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES | Terry and Kim Kovel

Santa’s predecessor valuable “B This Belsnickle, the old man now remodeled into the modern Santa Claus, was made in the late 1800s of molded plaster, or as experts say, chalkware. The-22 inch-high figure sold for $18,400. PUBLICITY PHOTO

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elsnickle” is a German name said by some to be taken from the words “belzen,” meaning “to wallop,” and “Nickel,” a form of the name Nikolas. Others say the name is from “pelz,” the German word for fur. Modern tradition prefers the more friendly idea of an old man dressed in fur and rags who gave toys to good children. He visited children at their homes and asked them if they had been good all year. Of course they said “yes,” so he gave them all gifts. The Belsnickle figure represents a poor man who wanted food or money. He was usually made with a bent back, large face and long beard. Many were shown with their hands hidden in the rags as if they were cold. Those images disappeared in 1862 when Thomas Nast created the fat, smiling Santa for Harper’s Weekly.

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Today, most Santas look like the one from the 1930s Coca-Cola ads. Early Belsnickles did not wear red, so figures with green, gray and dark blue coats are the oldest and probably the most expensive. But be careful, very good reproductions are still being made. They are originally sold as modern copies, but after going to a house sale, the history is lost and they might fool an unwary collector. This Pennsylvania German folk art Belsnickle was sold a few years ago by Bertoia Auctions for $18,400. It was made of brown chalkware in the late 1800s. Q: We have a wooden folding pool table from the late 1950s or early 1960s. It’s 40 inches by 22½ inches and folds down for storage. There are two cues, the balls, and the triangle to set them. The original tab on the underside reads “The

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Burrowes Corporation, Model 408, Pool/ Billiard Tables, Portland Maine.” It’s in great condition. Is this of any value? A: E.T. Burrowes was founded in Portland, Maine, in 1873. The company made wire screens for doors and windows, folding card tables, cedar chests, billiard and pool tables, and parts for automobiles. In an 1892 ad, the company claimed it was the world’s largest maker of wire window and door screens. A 1903 ad listed Burrowes combination billiard and pool tables that could be set on top of a dining room or library table. Legs could be added to stand the table on the floor. Prices ranged from $6 to $15 for small tables and $25 to $75 and up for larger versions. By 1906 the company was advertising spare wheels, rims See KOVEL, Page D3

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Use winter to reconnect with nature’s rhythms D

ec. 21 is what we officially refer to as the Winter Solstice. This day has the ignominious distinction of being the shortest day of the year (in the northern hemisphere). Of course while every day is essentially the same length (24 hours the last time I checked) the solstice has the fewest number of daylight hours. This day is synonymous with coldness and darkness and dormancy but it is also associated with celebrations of renewal and hope and generosity and introspection. It is the beginning of the return of the sun. Historically, the winter

STEVE SMITH THE WHISTLING GARDENER solstice has been celebrated in many cultures over thousands of years. In Ancient Rome it was called Saturnalia and commenced Dec. 17 and lasted for seven days. In Scandinavia it was called the Feast of Juul (this is where our Yule Log tradition comes from). Poland has a festival called Gody

that centers on forgiveness and sharing. Pakistan celebrates Chaomos, which focuses on purification. There are many examples of cultures that celebrate the winter solstice as a time of rebirth and renewed light in the world and it is no coincidence that the Roman Catholic Church decided to designate Dec. 25 as the birth of the “true light of the world.” Back when life was simple and humanity was rooted to nature, it was recognized that the worst was over after Dec. 21, at least in terms of light. Indeed, each day hence forward will be about 3 minutes longer. This predictability and rhythm can

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bring us peace and hope. Yes, it will still be dark when we wake up and probably dark when we come home from work, but ever so slowly it will improve. Our gardens will transcend from total dormancy to gradual awakening starting with winter bloomers like witch hazel and lionel fortesque mahonia, winter daphne, sarcococca and dawn viburnum. Bulbs will emerge from the cold damp ground and burst into full bloom as early as next month (my daffodils are already up). Perennials like primroses and hellebores are already blooming as are pansies (seems like they never stop blooming).

contemplate than in our gardens? Regardless of our religious persuasion, winter is an excellent time to deepen our spiritual understanding of life and how interconnected we are. Bundle up, go outside and commune with nature. Tune into natural rhythms and find your center where the physical reality of our gardens meets the spiritual awareness of our souls. That meeting place is where one can truly see the light of creation. Steve Smith is owner of Sunnyside Nursery in Marysville and can be reached online at info@ sunnysidenursery.net.

CALENDAR “Oak Leaf” Fundraiser: Put your message on a stainless steel oak leaf. From now until the end of 2015, individuals or businesses can make a gift of $250 or more to help finish the South Arboretum Plan at Evergreen Arboretum at Legion Park in Everett. The leaves are 4-by-6 inches and will be embedded in a wall to be created at the entrance to the south area. Messages can be up to three lines, with 25 characters and spaces per line. Makes a great gift idea. Leaves can be ordered online at www.evergreenarboretum. com. Call the Arboretum message phone at 425-257-8597 for more information. Master Gardener training class: Applications are now being accepted for the training class, which starts in January. Training focuses on how to use resources to research, educate, mentor and answer horticulture questions for the general public in a collaborative environment. All training is open book and no memorization is expected. Training involves approximately 80 hours of classroom and workshop instruction held once a week daytimes every Thursday, from January through March. Tuition is $275 plus a volunteer commitment of 40 hours each year for two years. Volunteers work, learn and have fun with other like-minded volunteers on a variety of horticultural and environmental educational projects. Without the volunteer commitment, tuition is $775. For more information and an application, go to the Extension website at http://bit.ly/1mwxKod or call the Extension Office at 425-338-2400.

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Umbrella pine (Sciadopitys verticillata)

WHAT: Umbrella pine (Sciadopitys verticillata). This magnificent tree is not a pine at all, and is so unique that it is the only member of its family and genus. Native to Japan, it should not be allowed to dry out and should be sheltered from strong winds. Umbrella pine needles grow in a whorl at the end of the branches, giving the appearance of umbrella spokes. This tree sets eye catching cones, 2 to 4 inches long.

My Cornelian cherry typically blooms all of January and February. So while Dec. 21 is the first day of winter, it is also the end of shorter days and that is cause for celebration. In this crazy world — where commercialism bombards us and the majority of us are disconnected from the rhythms of nature — it is worth it to stop and contemplate our place on this planet. Contrary to the holiday hustle, winter is a quiet season when we should spend time reflecting on our relationships to nature, our community, our family and the world as a whole. And what better place to

SIZE: 25 to 30 feet tall with a spread of 15 to 20 feet over many decades. SUN OR SHADE: A moist situation is needed, so plant in a location with morning sun, but shield from the hot afternoon exposure. SEE IT: WSU Master Gardener Discovery Garden, WSU NW Washington Research & Education Center, 16650 Highway 536, Mount Vernon. Source: Sandra Schumacher

Sustainable gardening winter speaker series: The WSU Master Gardener Foundation of Snohomish County’s 13th annual speaker series. The lectures are 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Fridays at Mukilteo Presbyterian Church Social Hall, 4514 84th St. SW, Mukilteo. The entire series of lectures is $85. Single lecture tickets are $20 at the door on a

first come/first served basis the day of the lecture. More at www.gardenlectures.com. Speakers are: Jan. 8: Ladd Smith, “Soils, Compost, and Mulches.” Jan. 22: Richie Steffen, “Perennials for Difficult Sites and Year-Round Beauty.” Feb. 5: Susie Egan, “Shade Gardening: Bringing Beauty to Your Garden With Shade-Loving Plants.” Feb. 12: Sam Benowitz, “Unusual Fruits Proven to Thrive in your Garden.” Feb. 26: Linda Chalker-Scott, “The Landscape Below Ground.” March 11: Ciscoe Morris, “Everything’s Going to Pot!” March 18: Colin McCrate, “Maximizing Your Yield: Increasing Efficiency and Productivity in the Home Vegetable Garden.” April 1: Emily Bishton “Wildlife-Friendly Gardening for Beauty and Sustainability.” Growing Groceries Education Series: 7 to 9:30 p.m. Wednesdays, WSU Snohomish County Extension’s Cougar Auditorium, 600 128th St. SE, Everett, inside McCollum Park. Jan. 20: What to Grow in Western Washington. Variety and technique are key to successful harvests. Feb. 3: Small Fruits, Big Harvests. Strawberries, cane berries, blueberries, and other small fruit. Feb. 17: Small Space & Vertical Gardening. No matter how little space you have, you can grow food. March 2: Early Start = Early Harvest. What to plant and how to get a jump on the season. March 16: Good Bugs, Bad Bugs, & Pollinators. Learn who’s who and how to attract the good guys. April 6: Seed Starting & Growing Transplants. Save money and raise the varieties that do best here. April 20: Weeding and Watering. Get smart about weeds and water; save time, harvest more. April 27: Growing the heat lovers in the chilly NW. Learn the tricks to growing ripe tomatoes, peppers and melons. Register online at GrowingGroceries. BrownPaperTickets.com. For more information go to snohomish.wsu.edu/ growing-groceries, call Kate Halstead at 425-357-6024 or email khalstead@

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NURSERY CLASSES These local nurseries feature classes, guest speakers and special events throughout the year, often for no charge. Check their websites or call for details. Christianson’s Nursery and Greenhouse: 15806 Best Road, Mount Vernon; 360-466-3821; www. christiansonsnursery.com. Falling Water Gardens: Free classes in creating and caring for a pond, 17516 Highway 203, Monroe; 360-863-1400, www.fallingwater gardens.com. McAuliffe’s Valley Nursery: 11910 Springhetti Road, Snohomish; 360-862-1323; www.mcauliffes valleynursery.com. Molbak’s Garden & Home: 13625 NE 175th St., Woodinville; 425-4835000; molbaks.com. Li’l Sprout Nursery: 17414 BothellEverett Highway, Mill Creek; 425482-5276; www.lilsproutnursery.com. Upcoming topics include hydroponic gardening, houseplant propagation, garden clean-up, cooking with herbs. Pine Creek Nursery: 23225 Sofie Road, Monroe; 360-863-8866; www. pinecreeknursery.com. Sky Nursery: 18528 Aurora Ave. N., Shoreline; 206-546-4851; www. skynursery.com. Sunnyside Nursery: 3915 Sunnyside Blvd., Marysville; 425-334-2002; www.sunnysidenursery.net. Classes are free. Wight’s Home & Garden: 5026 196th St. SW, Lynnwood; 425-7753636; www.wights.com. To submit an item for the Home & Garden calendar, e-mail abrown@ heraldnet.com.

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A pet will fill your home with love, but it will also fill your home with fur, odors and lots of mess. A recent study by North Carolina State University researchers found that homes with dogs have more bacteria and more types of bacteria in them than homes without dogs, with the pillowcases and TV screens containing the most detectable dogrelated microbes. “Their coats act like big, hairy slippers, and they bring everything from the outside in,” said Mikkel Becker, a pug owner and a Seattle-based certified trainer for Vetstreet.com, a veterinary and training website. But it is possible to have pets without having your home look or smell like it’s housing animals as long as you take care to groom your pets efficiently and clean up after them effectively. Get the right fabric for your couch. Some fabrics are simply going to be easier to clean (and they may even disguise the dirt and fur), said Samantha Lane, operations manager for April Lane’s Home

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Cleaning in Seattle. If you’re planning on letting your pets sit on the furniture, you’re going to have fur and dirt on there. So it’s a great idea to think about getting a leather couch or a microfiber couch, which are easier to clean than silk, which stains easily, or velvet, which is a pet-hair magnet, Lane said. “Anything with a thick weave fabric is going to be good,” she said. Lane also suggested matching the color of your furniture to the color of your animal so that the shedding fur becomes less noticeable. Get rid of the fur. Pet fur is inevitable, but you can get rid of this easily with the right type of vacuum. Donna Smallin Kuper,

certified house cleaning technician and small space living expert at Unclutter. com, said her favorite vacuum for pet hair is the PowerGlide Deluxe Pet Vacuum with Lift-Off Technology. “I like it because of the turbo tools, and because you can lift off the portable vacuum in order to vacuum stairs or your car,” she said. Those who really don’t like to see pet fur around their home should simply avoid those dogs that shed frequently: pugs, Labradors, golden retrievers and huskies. Those that don’t shed are poodles, shih tzus and Pomeranians. Spot-clean messes ASAP. Marty Becker, author of 22 books, including “Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover’s

Soul” and “The Healing Power of Pets,” said techniques used at a vet hospital to keep clean and odorfree can also be used at home. Becker, a veterinarian at North Idaho Animal Hospital, said he always spot-cleans messes as soon as they happen, using cloth or a paper towel to get the bulk of the solids or liquids up. Then he uses a washcloth to wipe clean and to dilute the offending material with liberal amounts of water. After the moisture evaporates somewhat, he suggests using liquid enzymatic cleaner liberally. The enzymatic cleaner shouldn’t simply mask the odor, but should cannibalize the organic materials that are the source, Becker said, suggesting Anti-Icky Poo MisterMax Stain Remover ($24.95 at Antiickypoo. com.) Use your entrance wisely. Since dogs and outdoor cats carry dirt and allergens in from the outside, Mikkel Becker always keeps Earthbath All Natural Hypo-Allergenic and Fragrance-Free Grooming Wipes ($13.84 at Amazon.com) next to her pet’s leash — and she wipes her dogs before they enter the house. “They’re fragrance-free, and they

get rid of odor,” she said. Becker also makes her dogs step on a Muddy Buddy Paw Mat ($24.99 at bedbathandbeyond.com), which is a microfiber chenille doormat that is made to absorb and contain dirt, mud and water, soaking up to seven times its weight in water and mud. “I make it a positive experience by giving him treats when he’s on there,” Becker said. Change the litter box often. Cats will not use a dirty litter box, Kuper said. If you have one cat, you need to scoop the litter daily, and if you have two, then it needs to be done twice if they share a box. “If you notice an odor, then scoop,” Kuper said. “If the odor lingers, it’s time to change the litter and clean the box.” Kuper suggests using Fresh Step Odor Shield with ClumpLock Odor Technology ($12.99 for a 25-pound bag at Petco.com), and scooping and disposing of the waste in an outdoor trash bin. A covered cat litter box will help reduce unpleasant odors, and will minimize messy fallout from digging and burying action, Kuper said. Wash your pet frequently. The new recommendation is to bathe

your pet weekly or every two weeks, Mikkel Becker said. She recommended the Kong ZoomGroom brush ($10.49 at Petsmart. com) at bathtime, to break up and scrub away loose fur during the lathering process. Becker also always covers the bath drain using a drain cover or steel wool so hair doesn’t clog the drain. Between baths, use grooming wipes and keep them near the entranceway. Get the fur out of the carpet. For embedded hair in carpet or the fabric, Marty Becker suggests using a balloon or latex glove to rub over the fur. “The static electricity makes it stand up, and then it can be vacuumed up or removed using a sticky tape roller,” he said. Clean the pet beds. Make sure pet beds are machine washable, otherwise, odors collect there, Mikkel Becker said. They should be washed at least every month. You can also use an odor-eliminating freshening spray in the crate if your pet uses one, in addition to on the bedding and on the furniture. Becker likes Febreze Fabric Refresher Pet Odor Eliminator Air Freshener ($9.99 at Amazon.com.)

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and other items for automobiles. Your table might sell for $50 to $150 at auction. Q: I am 67 years old and when I was 10, I was given Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse marionettes. Rarely used, they are in excellent condition. Is there any value to my puppets? A: A few different Mickey and Minnie Mouse marionettes were made in the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s. Disney character marionettes were made in England for Walt Disney Productions by Pelham Puppets from 1953 to the early 1970s. They were made with composition, and later plastic, heads, hands and feet, wooden segmented arms and legs and cloth clothing. They are about 10 inches high and sell today for $25 to $50 each, or about $200 for both Mickey and Minnie with original boxes. Mickey and Minnie marionettes were

Current prices Current prices are recorded from antiques shows, flea markets, sales and auctions throughout the United States. Prices vary in different locations because of local economic conditions. Nutcracker, dog, mechanical, cast iron, movable jaw, painted white, Tex-a-Toy label, 1950s, 5 x 11 inches, $25. Picture, theorem, winter scene, Richland, Pennsylvania, signed A. Wiest, 1970s, 10¼ x 12¼ inches, $140. Coca-Cola sign, Santa, holding bottles and sign, stand up, cardboard, 1950s, 11½ inches, $150. Christmas, figurine, Santa, hitchhiking, on vacation, plastic fiberglass, also made in the 1950s by Peter Puppet Playthings. They were composition and wood with cotton and felt clothing, about 12 inches high, and are worth about $50 each. The “holy grails” of Mickey and Minnie Mouse marionettes

73 inches, $180. Cloisonne dish, partridge, storks, enameled center, blue ground, Japan, c. 1910, 11¾ inches, $235. Toy, Yeti, The Abominable Snowman, vinyl head and hands, fur, remote control, 11 inches, $240. Christmas ornament, carousel horse, rabbit, sterling, Cazenovia Abroad, box, 4 by 3¼ inches, 2 pieces, $245. Sterling-silver bread plate, leaf rim, round foot, turned out rim, monogram, Gorham, 1930, 6¼ inches, 12 pieces, $605. Gaudy Dutch, cream pitcher, oyster pattern, helmet shape, 5½ x 4¾ inches, $885. Furniture, sleigh bed, Louis XVI style, fruitwood, padded back, scrolled headboard, c. 1910, 65 x 85 inches, $1,720.

were made in the 1930s by Hestwood Marionette Studio of Glendale, California. Mickey, Minnie and Pluto were made of wood, composition and cloth and came in fabric drawstring bags. They are rare and sell today from $600 to $4,000

each, depending on character and condition. Q: I have a set of Patty Berg original Wilson golf clubs for ladies. There are the woods and also the irons, all in good condition. Do they have any

monetary value? A: Patty Berg (1918-2006) played golf as a pro from 1940 to 1962. She won more major golf tournaments than any other female player. Wilson made several different sets of Patty Berg golf clubs. Collectors want old clubs with wooden handles, not relatively new used clubs. Some of the old clubs sell for thousands of dollars, but more common modern clubs are difficult to sell. Q: I have a Dick Tracy wristband AM radio. The radio is 2 inches by 2¾ inches and snaps onto the vinyl strap, which is 1¼ inches wide. The radio has three knobs: On, Off, and one to dial the station. It’s marked “Design Patent Pending.” Is it worth anything? A: Your wristband radio came with an earphone and two batteries and was

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Adapted from a recent online discussion. Dear Carolyn: My father has dementia. Unfortunately, his dementia manifests itself as paranoia and aggressive language. He doesn’t physically harm anybody, but he is very difficult to be around. My kids are in middle and high school and are starting to object to visiting their grandfather. My oldest child has good memories of him, but the younger two mostly remember him as he is now, a belligerent man with volume control issues. I am torn on whether I should make them visit their grandfather out of a sense of obligation, or respect their wishes. Once, when it was just the two of us, my youngest said she was scared of him and gets stomach aches when she goes to the nursing home. I understand her feelings, but I don’t think she shouldn’t ever visit him, even if it’s hard. What do you suggest? — Visiting One of the important things parents teach kids is that you don’t abandon people you love just because they fall ill. Accordingly, you could require your kids to spend at least some time with their grandfather. However, when a child is stressed to the point of physical symptoms, it’s time to find another way to teach

CAROLYN HAX TELL ME ABOUT IT values. Your kids are seeing you take care of your father, and I think it’s OK to let that set the example. Admit to them that you’re torn but say they’re excused from the visits, at least until they feel emotionally strong enough to handle them. Remember, you find these visits difficult and you’re the grown-up whom this man raised. Imagine his effects on a child, with a child’s not-yet-fully-developed coping resources. And without the loving history. Re: Nursing home: Explain in a general (i.e., not scary) way that this illness has turned him loud and angry, but that it is not his fault, he still loves them deep down, and tell them about the man he was before the illness — who he really is but who is being hidden by his illness. Then tell them that because of

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Songwriter-bandleader Dave Bartholomew is 97. Author Mary Higgins Clark is 88. Federal health official Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., is 75. Recording company executive Mike Curb is 71. Rock singer-musician Lemmy (Motorhead) is 70. Actress Sharon Farrell is 69. Sen. Jeff Sessions, RAla., is 69. Actor Grand L. Bush is 60. Actor Clarence Gilyard is 60. Actress Stephanie Hodge is 59. The former president of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai, is 58. Rock musician Ian Burden (The Human League) is 58. Actor Anil Kapoor is 56. Actor Wade Williams is 54. Designer Kate Spade is 53. Rock singer Mary Ramsey (10,000 Maniacs) is 52. Actor Mark Valley is 51. Actor Diedrich Bader is 49. Actor Amaury Nolasco is 45. Singer Ricky Martin is 44. Author Stephenie Meyer is 42. “American Idol” host Ryan Seacrest is 41. Actor Michael Raymond-James is 38. Rock singer Louis Tomlinson (One Direction) is 24. Thought for today: “Christmas comes, but once a year is enough.” — American proverb. Associated Press

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What viewers can expect in second half of season This biblical epic drama was originally slated to air in the fall but was pushed back due to creative retooling. “The Catch” (10 p.m. March 24): Another Shonda Rhimes production, this one stars Mireille Enos (“The Killing”) as a Los Angeles private investigator who gets conned out of millions by her fiance (Peter Krause, “Parenthood”). Returning: “Galavant” (8 and 8:30 p.m. Jan. 3), “The Bachelor” (8 p.m. Jan. 4), “American Crime” (10 p.m. Jan. 6), “Beyond the Tank” (10 p.m. Jan. 7), ....Carter” (9 “Marvel’s Agent p.m. Jan. 19), “Quantico” (10 p.m. March 6), “Once Upon a Time” (8 p.m. March 6), “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” (9 p.m. March 8), “Nashville” (10 p.m. March 16), “Dancing With the Stars” (8 p.m. March 21).

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ABC “My Diet Is Better Than Yours” (8 p.m. Jan. 7): Celebrity trainers coach average Americans to lose weight. “The Real O’Neals” (8:30 and 9:30 p.m. March 2; regular time slot: 8:30 p.m. Tuesday starting March 8): One of the season’s better new comedies starring Martha Plimpton, as matriarch of an IrishCatholic family with a gay son. “The Family” (9 p.m. March 3; regular time slot: 9 p.m. Sunday starting March 3): A politician’s presumed dead son returns a decade later, but is he who he says he is? Joan Allen stars. “Of Kings and Prophets” (10 p.m. March 8):

CBS “Angel From Hell” (9:30 p.m. Jan. 7): Delayed from its planned fall launch, this comedy stars Jane Lynch as a woman who may be an angel or she may be crazy.

“Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders” (10 p.m. March 2): Gary Sinise (“CSI: New York”) headlines CBS’s latest crime procedural spin-off. Returning series: “Undercover Boss” (8:30 tonight), “I Get That a Lot” (8 p.m. Dec. 30), “2 Broke Girls” (8 p.m. Jan. 6), “Mike & Molly” (8:30 p.m. Jan. 6), “The Amazing Race” (8 p.m. Feb. 12), “Survivor” (8 p.m. Feb. 17), “The Odd Couple” (8:30 p.m. April 7).

Fox “Cooper Barrett’s Guide to Surviving Life” (8:30 p.m. Jan. 3): Cooper (Jack Cutmore-Scott, “Kingsman: The Secret Service”) struggles through hilarious disasters, like a night in jail and going broke. “Bordertown” (9:30 p.m. Jan. 3): Satirical animated comedy about a white and Hispanic family living side by side in a Southwest desert town. “Second Chance” (9 p.m. Jan. 13): A Frankenstein story about a 75-year-old former sheriff brought back to life in the body of a 35-year-old.

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