Outdoors calendar

06/04/11 Everett Mountaineers: Meetings at 7 p.m. first Wednesday of the month, Snohomish County East Administration Building, 3000 Rockefeller Ave., Everett. www.everettmountaineers.org .

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Washington Digest,Advisory

06/04/11 Washington state at 1 a.m. The Seattle bureau can be reached at (800) 552-7694 or (206) 682-1812. The photo supervisor is at (206) 682-4801 or (800) 552-7694.

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Seems Like Yesterday

05/31/11 Members of the staff of Washington school joined with former teachers to honor Principal Orvie V. Lange at a dinner at Cedarcrest. Lange, who had been at Washington since 1944, was retiring at the end of the school year.

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Teenagers of all ages cruise Colby

05/31/11 EVERETT-- Decades ago, Colby Avenue was the main spot where teenagers cruised on the weekends to meet and have fun. "It was the thing you did after high school games," said Connie Wittren, foundation director of Providence Hospice and Homecare of Snohomish County.

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COMMUNITY ROUNDUP: EvCC softball enjoys best finish in school history

05/31/11 The Everett Community College softball team wrapped up its 2011 season last week by placing second at the Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges tournament, the highest finish in program history.

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Business People

05/31/11 Speech therapist Kevin Johnson of Everett will attend an intensive workshop on therapy for stuttering beginning June 13 at Boston University. Leigh Hopkins of Everett was named staff member of the year at Seattle Pacific University.

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EvCC hosts SnoCo Together

05/30/11 Speakers will address a number of topics relevant to life in Snohomish County at a People for Puget Sound gathering Saturday.

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Judge says public should see Scherf letter; defense appeals

05/30/11 EVERETT -- The public has a right to see a letter that murder suspect Byron Scherf sent prosecutors earlier this month, a Snohomish County Superior Court judge ruled Friday.

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Memorial Day events around the county

05/30/11 Memorial Day is celebrated Monday around Snohomish County. Don't get it confused with Veteran's Day, which is the day to honor military veterans. Memorial Day is a time to honor those who died serving our country. It was first recognized in 1868 to honor those who died fighting in the Civil War.

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Arlington, Marysville hope to win the big prize: a Boeing supersite

05/30/11 Will the third time be the charm for Arlington and Marysville? Let's hope so. After first trying to lure Nascar to build a track at a huge industrial site between the two communities, then trying to lure a University of Washington technology branch campus, officials are now courting the Boeing Co.

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Community roundup: Everett boats take first

05/27/11 The men's varsity eight from the Everett Rowing Association placed first Saturday at the USRowing Northwest Junior Regional Championships on Vancouver Lake in Vancouver.

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Health Calendar

05/25/11 Eating well: Karen Lamphere, a certified nutritionist who owns Whole Health Nutrition, a private practice in Lynnwood, teaches a variety of nutrition classes. See www.wholefoodsnutrition.com for a full listing of classes and registration information with handy links.

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John Varnum "Fletch" Fletcher

05/24/11 John Varnum "Fletch" Fletcher, age 92, of George, WA, passed away May 14, 2011. He was born the oldest of eight children in Marlboro, MA on July 4, 1918 to Ralph and Laura Fletcher. He attended school in Massachusetts, graduating from Maynard High School in 1936.

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Concierge Care Advisors Adds Certification Program to Deliver Uniform, Trustworthy Recommendations for Senior Care

05/23/11 SEATTLE, WA--(Marketwire - 05/23/11) - Concierge Care Advisors , a pioneering Seattle-based senior care and housing referral agency, has expanded its service to Washington State with seven advisors completing the company's rigorous certification process and receiving regional assignments. Concierge Care Advisors is the only referral agency specializing in the needs of the aging population to ...

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Business People

05/23/11 Tristan Klesick, president of Klesick Family Farm Inc. in Stanwood, has recently completed an 18-month agriculture and forestry leadership development program. The program is offered through the Washington Agriculture and Forestry Education Foundation.

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Public Meetings

05/22/11 Island County Board of Commissioners, 2 p.m., Board of County Commissioners hearing room, Island County Annex Building, 1 NE Sixth St., Coupeville. www.islandcounty.net.

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Trooper lost in North Cascades admits he shouldn't have hiked alone

05/20/11 MARYSVILLE -- Daniel Anderson knows he made a mistake. The Washington State Patrol trooper readily acknowledges he shouldn't have headed out for a solitary trek across the North Cascades east of Darrington.

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Tuesday, May 17, 2011 - 11:04

05/19/11 BY DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS -- Harmon Killebrew, the affable, big-swinging Hall of Famer whose tape-measure home runs made him the cornerstone of the Minnesota Twins, died Tuesday at his home in Scottsdale, Ariz., after battling esophageal cancer. He was 74. The Twins said...

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Tuesday, May 3, 2011 - 11:04

05/19/11 The Associated Press VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Ryan Suter tied the game with 67 seconds left and Matt Halischuk won it 14:51 into double overtime as the Nashville Predators beat the Vancouver Canucks, 2-1, on Saturday night and tied the Western Conference semifinal series 1-1. After Pekka...

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Governor signs bill to bring WSU to Everett

05/13/11 Gregoire signs a new law to bring the school to Everett. OLYMPIA -- Washington State University is coming to Everett with hopes of offering its first class in the fall of 2012.

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