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Vol.119, No. 7, February 17, 2009
The Voice of The Sky Valley Since 1899
Much more inside!
Page 1: Bikers could bring huge summer show to Sultan this summer / Monroe ready to cut off water to prison but dispute may be nearing resolution / Monroe student artists make mark on competition
Page 2: Around The Valley / Flashback / U.S. 2 Safety Coalition Fundraiser / Massive "arrest" of local leaders to benefit Muscular Dystrophy Association / More Wildlife, Less Taxes / Marilyn Monroe in Monroe
Page 3: Facing low revenue, Monroe vows no more layoffs / Dave “the Sweeper” leaving the Sky Valley / Passport service at Monroe City Hall
Page 4: Blueberry Children’s Park reopens with help from volunteers large and small / People / Find It Fast Directory
Page 5: Editor's Notebook: "No More Red Ink" / Guest Column: "Keep the promise on
Highway 522 expansion" / Letters / Church Directory / Professional Directory
Page 6: The Valley News:New fine for misuse of Sultan Parks / Sultan considers adding zone for public buildings /
Page 7: Get on track to fitness with new Monroe running club / Obituaries / Classifieds / Legal notices / Low impact development workshop and tour of
Evergreen State Fairgrounds:
Page 8: Monroe trains new recruits, focuses on child burn prevention
Monroe student artists make a mark on the competition
Seven Monroe students are making a splash in the art world, winning prestigious recognition for their artworks in a competition hosted annually by the Arts Council of Snohomish County. Read story
Bikers could bring huge summer show to Sultan
For one day a year, Sultan’s population could exceed Monroe’s, if a motorcycle event usually held in Snohomish moves to Sultan beginning this summer.
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Monroe ready to cut off water to prison but dispute may be nearing resolution
For years, the city of Monroe and the Monroe Correctional Complex have been at loggerheads about what, if any, taxes the prison should pay on the water it buys from Monroe.
Such is the city’s frustration with the ongoing dispute that the city council last month authorized the mayor to turn off the water to the prison if the impasse was not resolved. But there are signs that years of dispute may be nearing resolution, as the leaders of the city and the prison prepare to sit down to talks.
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