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Pedestrian killed on I-5 near Marysville
Jan 19 2011, 8:58 AM MARYSVILLE - A man was struck and killed on southbound Interstate 5 near the 88th Street overpass in Marysville on Jan. 18.

Arlington's Jesse Taylor becomes ‘Singing Cowboy’ in Hawaii
Jesse Taylor of Arlington has found a new life for himself as a wrangler at the Koele stables on the island of Lanai, which is part of Hawaii, where he’s become known by the locals as the “Singing Cowboy.” - Courtesy Photo Jan 19 2011, 2:52 PM ARLINGTON — Jesse Taylor still considers himself an Arlington cowboy through and through, but in his quest to become a country musician the 23-year-old has made a name and a new home for himself in a place that’s about as far removed from the rainy Puget Sound region as he can get without leaving the United States.

Lakewood’s D creates chaos on the hardwood, but Cougars fall to Coupeville
Senior guard Lucas Harkins passes the ball to a wing. - Travis Sherer Jan 19 2011, 11:11 AM LAKEWOOD — Knowing that his Cougars were shorthanded, coach Matt Hart decided to create disarray on the defense end.

Marysville accident victim identified as Arlington man
Jan 21 2011, 9:06 AM MARYSVILLE — The Snohomish County Medical Examiner's Office has released information about the man who was struck and killed on southbound Interstate 5 near the 88th Street overpass in Marysville on Jan. 18 .

Joshua J. Irwin, a 27-year-old Arlington resident, died of multiple blunt impacts, according to the Medical Examiner's Office, which deemed the death an accident.

Boy killed in Lake Goodwin plane crash
Jan 23 2011, 6:33 AM LAKE GOODWIN - Marysville Fire District crews were dispatched shortly after 2 p.m., Jan. 22, to reports that a plane had crashed and was upside down in Lake Goodwin.

According to Kristen Thorstenson, Marysville Fire District Public Information Officer/Education Specialist, it was reported that two people were in the plane - one adult and one child. The adult was able to get out. Bystanders were the first to get to the plane and made several attempts to get the young boy out.

Float plane recovered from Lake Goodwin after fatal accident
Snohomish County Technical Water Rescue Team members bring a float plane into the Wenberg County Park boat dock on Jan. 24, after its crash landing in Lake Goodwin on Jan. 22. - Kirk Boxleitner Jan 26 2011, 11:33 AM LAKE GOODWIN — A float plane crash on Jan. 22 has left a 6-year-old boy dead.

First-grader Jacob Jeter of Anacortes was a passenger in the plane piloted by his 55-year-old father, which flipped upside down as it landed in Lake Goodwin. While Jeter's father was able to escape, Jeter himself remained trapped under the water for an estimated 40 minutes before a diver from the Snohomish County Technical Water Rescue Team pulled him from the wreckage. Jeter was rushed to the Colby Campus of the Providence Regional Medical Center in Everett, where he passed away at approximately 7:15 p.m. on Jan. 22. According to Kristen Thorstenson, public information officer for the Marysville Fire Department, the father did not require medical transport.

Investigation into the cause of the accident began in earnest on Jan. 24, when personnel from the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office and Technical Water Rescue Team worked with representatives of the state Department of Ecology, the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board to recover the plane.

Tulalip Tribes' smoking cessation program benefits local children
From left, Arlington “Organ Lady” Kathy Ketchum gave Tulalip Elementary students Deandra Grant and Codeey Johnny a hand-on look at smokers’ lungs in December of 2009. - File Photo Jan 27 2011, 10:23 AM TULALIP — The Tulalip Tribes have spent more than $300,000 a year on smoking cessation programs for Tribal members and the surrounding community, and a recent grant from the Tribes will give kids throughout the county a firsthand look at the damage done by smoking and other unhealthy lifestyle choices.

The Tulalip Tribes and the Providence General Foundation have provided grants totaling $135,000 for the next three years to the Providence Medical Center’s “Inside Out: The Original Organ Show,” so that this health program can be provided at no charge to Snohomish County public middle and high schools.

‘Superfekta’ performs at Tulalip Casino
Superfekta performs Jan. 21 at Aces Casino in Smokey Point. - Courtesy Photo Feb 02 2011, 8:24 AM TULALIP — After more than a decade of paying its dues, a rock band made up of Marysville natives is finally getting its shot at the big time.

GUEST OPINION | Let’s get Washington working again
Feb 02 2011, 10:06 AM Several days ago, financial guru Jim Cramer’s Web site, The Street, listed its pick of the best and worst states for small business. Surprisingly, the New York-based Web site listed Washington the fifth best in the nation for small business.

GUEST OPINION | I can do that
Feb 02 2011, 10:25 AM We recently had the opportunity to visit Little Bit Therapeutic Riding Center in Woodinville. They had visited our early learning center to see and hear about our work of inclusion in the classroom. Now it was our turn to see their work. The Little Bit website describes therapeutic riding as a place “where miracles happen every day.” The day we visited was no exception.

After a quick tour of the offices where t-shirts are on sale that say “my therapist weights 1,100 lbs,” we went out to the arena. We shivered in the cold as three teenage girls in the adaptive riding program prepared their horses and themselves for a workout. After the girls mounted horses in turn with just the right touch of help and encouragement from the coach, they began walking slow circuits around the arena to warm their horses and to put themselves into the proper state of concentration necessary for the drills ahead.