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Sultan serenades spring

Jill Sumpter, Sultan High School Music Director, leads the Wind Ensemble in Robert W. Smith’s “Earhart” during the SHS Spring Concert on Thursday evening in Sultan. The Women’s Choir led off…

Dog bites woman in Gold Bar

A woman who was bitten by a pitbull outside the Gold Bar Family Grocer last week still doesn’t know the identity of the woman who was with the dog at…

Dam: environmental boon or blight?

  Sky Valley residents question hydroelectric proposal for scenic falls     By Chris Hendrickson, special to the Monitor Green energy is supposed to preserve the environment. But opponents of…

Sky Valley gets $500,000 from county to conserve land near Heybrook Ridge, Wallace River

By Chris Hendrickson, Special to the Monitor The Snohomish County Council has awarded over $500,000 to assist in the preservation of Sky Valley forestland. Both Heybrook Ridge and the Lower…

Sultan middle school student serves as Senate page

Kira Estes, an eighth-grade student from Sultan Middle School, served last month as a page for the Washington State Senate at the Capitol in Olympia. Estes was one of 23…

Hodo appointed to Gold Bar City Council

Lee Hodo, 79, of Gold Bar, has been appointed to a vacant Gold Bar City Council seat. Hodo, a Korean War veteran and former maintenance engineer, moved to Gold Bar…

Gold Bar attorney at heart of Reardon resignation

By Chris Hendrickson, special to the Monitor Gold Bar activist Anne Block’s recall petition against Snohomish County Executive Aaron Reardon may have finally succeeded, albeit in a rather roundabout way.…

Bonanza! Gold prospecting emerges as popular Sky Valley outdoor recreation

By Chris Hendrickson, special to the Monitor Ever wondered what it would be like to find treasure? Visit Prospector’s Plus, a real, working gold mining and prospecting store located in…

Dutch Cup building to be new GROW Washington home

By Chris Hendrickson, special to the Monitor Carolyn Eslick is going back into business at The Dutch Cup. Only now she won’t be running a restaurant. Instead, she’ll move the…

Beauty and the Beast enchants audiences

Silverware made a strong showing in this production number performed during Sultan High School’s “Beauty and the Beast,” Wednesday. Allaura Adams played “Belle,” the beauty of the piece, and Jordan…