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Sultan Boy Scout Troop 52 earns top award

Sultan Troop 52 has been recognized by Edwin Reger, District Executive for the Mount Baker Council, for earning the prestigious “Gold Journey to Excellence Award.” This special award is a…

On track to draw tourists

Skykomish soon to celebrate opening of small-scale steam train By Chris Hendrickson, Valley News The earth shook as huge boulders crashed to the ground last week while Skykomish Town Councilmember…

Sultan Lip Sync winners announced, moving on to Lip-Off

The 25th Annual Community Lip Sync contest was held on Saturday, April 13. The Sultan High School Tech Club managed sound, lights, backstage and a live feed of the show,…

Ten experienced rafters all fine after flipping rafts in whitewater

By Chris Hendrickson, special to the Monitor Snohomish County Sheriff’s Officers, Snohomish County Fire District 5 and other Sky Valley emergency management officials were together debriefing the mass casualty incident…

Old time music duo to appear in Index

By Chris Hendrickson, special to the Monitor Traditional old-time musicians Greg and Jere Canote will be bringing their cheerful blend of fiddle tunes and quirky humor to the Sky Valley,…

Mass casualty drill involves actors, overturned bus, emergency workers

    By Chris Henrickson, special to the Monitor Photos by Chris Hendrickson A man was wrestled to the ground by three Snohomish County Sheriff’s Officers last week, just off…

Sultan seeks disaster center/convention center

By Chris Hendrickson, Monitor Volcanos, floods, wind storms, snow storms and earthquakes have all placed Snohomish County well ahead of the game when it comes to presidentially-declared disasters. In fact,…

Coalition forms in Sultan to fight substance abuse in youth

By Chris Hendrickson, Monitor The perception still strongly exists among many Sky Valley teenagers that in order to be cool, you need to smoke cigarettes, drink alcohol and use drugs.…

Sultan girl, 13, makes money for medical mission with movie nights

Ellen Coy’s parents supported her idea for a classic movie night fundraiser, just not the concept of hosting her movie night in their home. Not in the least dissuaded, 13-year…

Sultan Elementary students try to rack up 2 million minutes reading

By Chris Hendrickson If minutes were dollars, these Sultan Elementary students would be millionaires. This year’s school-wide goal is two million minutes of extracurricular reading, and the students are well…