Archive | June, 2011

Snohomish Health Director Responds to E. coli Outbreak at Forest Park Animal Farm

June 16, 2011

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I had a chance to talk with Gary Goldbaum, Director of the Snohomish Health District, about the E. coli problem at the Forest Park Animal Farm. In less than two weeks, four people including an animal farm employee and two children were sickened by E. coli with one child hospitalized for three days.  He tells me what […]

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Everett, WA Animal Farm Worker, 3 Others Infected with E. coli at Forest Park

June 16, 2011

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Open less than two weeks, The Animal Farm at Everett’s Forest Park has already undergone a thorough cleaning after four people, 2 children and two adults came down with E.coli. One of the adults was an Animal Farm employee and one of the children had to be treated at a Seattle hospital. Because adults and […]

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What Would You Kiss for Tickets to KISS?

June 16, 2011

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Next Thursday night, legendary rock band KISS will play Comcast Arena Everett. Opening for KISS are the bands, Bad City and The Envy. The creative folks at Comcast Arena Everett have come up with a contest that could lead to all kinds of unusual entries, here are the details… Want to WIN your way in […]

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Providence Hospital in Everett, WA Using Road Signs to Advise of Emergency Room Closure

June 16, 2011

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Providence Regional Medical Center in Everett is doing everything they can to let people know that the Emergency Room at the Pacific Campus is closed and you must go to the new Colby Campus. They’ve even put up reader boards on major streets leading to Pacific Campus to steer you back to Colby. [ad#Google Adsense]

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Skotdal Family Proposes to Turn Old Everett Greyhound Station into Housing and Retail

June 16, 2011

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Skotdal Family Plans to build nearly 100 residential units at Hoyt and Pacific In 2002 the Skotdal Family purchased the former Greyhound Bus station at Pacific and Hoyt. At the other end of the block was the Imagine Children’s Museum. In 2008 several other parcels on the block were put up for sale by the […]

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Seattle Artist Selected for Hoyt Avenue Street Lamp Art Project Valued at $110,000.00

June 15, 2011

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  The Everett City Council has approved a contract with Seattle artist Susan Zoccola for the design, fabrication and installation of sculptural pieces to be placed on eleven light poles on Hoyt between Wall Street and Everett Avenue. The total contract is worth $110,000.00 with the money coming from the city’s one percent for the […]

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Fatal Car-Pedestrian Accident to Affect P.M. Commute between Everett and Lynnwood

June 15, 2011

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Not a lot of details yet but the State Patrol is handling a Fatal Car-Pedestrian Accident in the Southbound lanes of Highway 99 north of Lincoln Way. This is going to cause major problems for those heading out of Everett into Lynnwood or those who take the 525-Highway 99 interchange to southbound I-5, 405 or […]

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Firefighters Make Quick Work of Dental Office Dumpster Fire in South Everett

June 14, 2011

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It took Everett Firefighters only about 2 minutes to put out this dumpster fire next to the Silver Lake Dental Office at 100th street SE and 21st SE at the entrance to the Fir Grove Neighborhood. No word on the cause of the blaze but a quick response by Everett Fire kept it from spreading […]

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More Full Closures of Westbound Hewitt Ave. Trestle into Everett Tonight and Thursday

June 14, 2011

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The State Department of Transportation is advising of full closures of the Westbound Hewitt Avenue Trestle into Everett tonight and Thursday night. The DOT is working on girders that support the trestle. This is about to become a regular closure all summer. Here’s a link to updates on this and other projects in Snohomish County. […]

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Baseball is Back in Everett – Annual Everett Cup Tomorrow Night, Home Opener June 22nd

June 14, 2011

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Everett’s 1st Home Game is June 22nd Everett Aquasox players began arriving in town last night and today will take to the field for the first time together as a team. They’ll face off against the Everett Merchants tomorrow night at Everett Memorial Stadium in the annual Everett Cup. Last year the Merchants topped the […]

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