MLTnews.com » History http://mltnews.com Community News for Mountlake Terrace Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:51:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 On this day in history: Brier incorporates on Feb. 11, 1965 http://mltnews.com/on-this-day-in-history-brier-incorporates-on-feb-11-1965/ http://mltnews.com/on-this-day-in-history-brier-incorporates-on-feb-11-1965/#comments Mon, 11 Feb 2013 15:24:03 +0000 teresa http://mltnews.com/?p=23314 From HistoryLink.org On Feb. 11, 1965, the City of Brier (Snohomish County) officially incorporates.  The incorporation comes after a brief but intense legal battle seeking to derail the incorporation, followed by a city councilman’s high-speed flight to Olympia to file the incorporation papers with the Secretary of State before his

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]]> http://mltnews.com/google-maps-imagery-mlt/feed/ 10 Bethesda Lutheran Church, 48 1/2 Years Old and Counting http://mltnews.com/bethesda-lutheran-church/ http://mltnews.com/bethesda-lutheran-church/#comments Thu, 01 Jul 2010 04:18:19 +0000 Dustin DeKoekkoek http://MLTnews.com/?p=4455 In 1951 the community of Mountlake Terrace was just forming. There were several homes where people met to have Bible studies but few church buildings. The Lutheran Free Church decided to send a mission worker to meet with people in the community about possibly forming a church. One of the

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]]> http://mltnews.com/bethesda-lutheran-church/feed/ 1 Learn about area history at Heritage Park http://mltnews.com/learn-area-history-heritage-park/ http://mltnews.com/learn-area-history-heritage-park/#comments Fri, 21 May 2010 17:20:19 +0000 Dustin DeKoekkoek http://MLTnews.com/?p=6296 One of our news partners, Lynnwood Today, reports that the Alderwood Manor Heritage Association is hosting an event tomorrow at Heritage Cottage in Lynnwood. You will be able to look at old maps of southwest Snohomish County from 1910, 1927, 1934, 1940, 1952 and 1975 as well as learn about

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]]> http://mltnews.com/learn-area-history-heritage-park/feed/ 0 Mountlake Terrace Elementary Celebrates 50 years http://mltnews.com/mountlake-terrace-elementary-celebrates-50-years/ http://mltnews.com/mountlake-terrace-elementary-celebrates-50-years/#comments Fri, 23 Apr 2010 04:23:23 +0000 Dustin DeKoekkoek http://MLTnews.com/?p=5811 Mountlake Terrace Elementary is turning 50 years old. The school opened in 1959 and is celebrating their half a century of staff, students, parents, and a community. Mountlake Terrace Elementary’s staff, students, families, friends, and neighbors are invited to celebrate the school’s 50 years on Friday, May 21 from 6-8

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