The Monroe Monitor & Valley News, Monroe, Washington, The Voice of the Sky Valley Since 1899

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Page 1: Red Light, Green Light: City of Monroe transportation levy moved from April to August / The Village at Sultan Crossing: Developer plans 17-acre center for shopping, apartments, and museum in Sultan
Page 2: Around The Valley / Flashback / Dairy Women seeking ambassador / Join WSU beach watchers in Sno-County / See "Some Like It Hot" on the big screen
Page 3: Need at tood bank doubles / Monroe theatre group hopes to help work a miracle / Reardon proposals to aid ailing housing industry
Page 4: Monroe High School swim team off to a good start / Monroe FFA wins major award / Monroe FFA supporters' page
Page 5: Editor's Notebook: "Taildragger!" / Letter / People / Obituaries / Church Directory / Professional Directory
Page 6: The Valley News:"The Music Man" marches into Sultan / Bread baking class in Startup / Gold Bar teens crash stolen car / Find It Fast Directory
Page 7: The Penny Pincher / Sultan FFA a growing group / Sultan FFA supporters' page / Phone scam targets Hispanics
Page 8: Sports / Classifieds / Legal notices

Monroe theatre group hopes
to help work a miracle
The members of Monroe's theater community didn't know the Conner family. But they knew that Dan Conner of Seattle was a member of the theatre community there, and that was good enough. So when they heard that Dan Conner's little girl, blind since birth, needed a $75,000 for a surgery to give her the ability to see, they decided to pitch in and help out. Read story

City of Monroe transportation levy
moved from April to August

In August, Monroe will try a second time to persuade citizens to pay for improvements to local streets. But officials aren’t sure which form the request will take; that of a bond or a levy lid lift.

In November, a majority of Monroe residents voted to approve a bond that would have paid for about $7 million in improvements to eight trouble spots around town. But since the majority only reached 57%, not 60%, the amount required to pass a bond issue, the bond failed. Read story

The Village at Sultan Crossing:
Developer plans 17-acre center for shopping, apartments, and museum in Sultan

Where the Sultan Saw
Shop now stands may
lie the future of Sultan.
Today, the saw shop
reflects a past that is
quickly fading; when
men like the now-
deceased owner, Sam
Wold, wore overalls
every day and made
their lives in the woods.
Read story