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Much more inside!
Page 1: Dog owners rally against proposed Monroe law / Sultan Comp Plan makes the grade / Flood damage not as bad as feared
Page 2: Around The Valley / Flashback / Light-Up Monroe events planned / Pre-diabetes seminar offered in Monroe
Page 3: Monroe High librarian voted president of four-state region of school librarians / VGH looks for a few good minds: New advisory panel needs members / November classic movie is "Singing In The Rain"
Page 4: Professional Directory / Church Directory / Find It Fast Directory
Page 5: Editor's Notebook: "Rehabbing at Ma and Pop's"/ Letter / Obituaries / Births / Food bank holiday hours and dropoff locations
Page 6: The Valley News: Everett attorney gets three years for Sultan Airfield fraud / Sultan turns police services over to Snohomish County Sheriff's office / FEMA will present flood zone restudy / Classified ads / Legal notices
Page 7: New Business / Valley General gets a new wound healing center
Page 8: Sky Valley Special Olympics team members place in tournament / Lady 'Cats win district title, head for state competition / Ski and snowboard helmets now available at Monroe Fire Department
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Vol.118, No. 47, November 18, 2008
The Voice of The Sky Valley Since 1899
Sultan Comp Plan makes the grade
After years of legal challenges, the meltdown of the planning commission in 2004, more than a year of remedial work and $800,000 in costs, the City of Sultan has succeeded in a last-ditch effort to complete a comprehensive plan that met the standards of the state. Read story
Breed law the pits, owners say. Bull, others say — Dog owners rally against proposed Monroe law
“Punish the deed, not the breed.” That was the message dog owners brought from around the state to Monroe over the weekend, where pet owners and advocates held a demonstration Saturday protesting an ordinance under consideration by the city. Read story
Food damage not as bad as feared
The floods that struck the Sky Valley early last week weren’t nearly as bad as officials had feared, but things still got plenty wet. At noon Wednesday, county officials were anticipating flood levels near those of 2006, deemed at the time a flood-of-the-century. “Along the Skykomish River near Gold Bar, flood stage is 15 feet. We’re expecting above 22 feet,” said Christopher Schwarzen, spokesman for the county executive’s office, speaking from a Department of Emergency Mangement site near Everett Wednesday morning. “That is close to the 2006 flood level.” Read story
