MTHS senior Karin Redden in her role as Rhetta Cupp.

Sophomore Calvin Martin as LM.

By Doug Petrowski

Students from Mountlake Terrace received three nominations for The 5th Avenue Theatre High School Musical Theatre Awards last week for their production of “Pump Boys and Dinettes” in March.

The entire cast was nominated for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble Cast. Senior Karin Redden was nominated for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role. Sophomore Calvin Martin was nominated for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role.

This year judges viewed and evaluated a total of 93 high school musical productions from throughout Washington state.

The winners will be announced Monday, June 4, at the 5th Avenue Theatre in Seattle.

Kennedy qualified by winning the javelin competition at districts with a toss of 163 feet, 8 inches. Penner finished second in the 800 meters with a time of 2:18.82, putting her into the state meet. Hunt is heading to state following her second-place finish in the 300 meter hurdles with a time of 45.99.

The state meet takes place at Mount Tahoma High School, 4634 S. 74th St. in Tacoma. Events begin at 11 a.m. Thursday, May 24, and at 10 a.m. Friday and Saturday, May 25 and 26. Tickets prices are $5 for adults, $4 for seniors over 62 and students with ASB card on Thursday; $9 for adults, $7 for seniors and students with ASB card on Friday and Saturday; $18 for adults, $14 for seniors and students with ASB card for all three days.

Both MTHS teams lost their final game in the last inning.

The boys found themselves in a tight game with the Chieftains of Columbia River, scoring a single run in the first inning, only to fall behind 2-1 after two. The Hawks scored three in the bottom half of the sixth to take a 4-2 lead, but fell apart in the last inning. With two outs and needing just one more strike to end the game, instead Terrace gave up a game-tying RBI triple and then an RBI single that put Columbia River ahead for good.

Columbia River collected half of their total hits for the game in that final inning.

The girls were also involved in a nail-biter. Meadowdale took an early 3-0 lead, but the Hawks scored one in the fourth inning and two more in the sixth to tie the game. The Mavericks pushed one run across in the bottom of the seventh for the walk-off victory.

The Meadowdale softball team went on to beat Sedro-Woolley in a later game on Saturday to earn a spot in the 3A State Tournament.

The baseball squad ends its season with a record of 14-9 and the crown of District 1 Champions. The softball team finished with a record of 15-9.

Luis Moscoso speaks at his campaign kickoff in Mountlake Terrace Thursday. (Photos by Mark Hopkins Photography)

By Doug Petrowski

The fields are now set for the Aug. 7 primary election for state offices, including State Legislative District 1 Senate and House positions. All three current incumbents in District 1 have challengers for their seats.

In the race for State Senator, incumbent Rosemary McAuliffe (D) is up against Guy Palumbo (D) and Dawn McCravey (R). On the House side, Position 1 incumbent Derek Stanford (D) is in a crowded field with Greg Rankich (D), Sandy Guinn (R) and Brian Travis (R). For Representative Position 2, incumbent Luis Moscoso (D) will face off against Mark T. Davies (R).

Those who live east of I-5 in Mountlake Terrace still reside within Legislative District 1, but those who live west of I-5 near Lake Ballinger and in the Melody Hill area are now part of Legislative District 32. The change is part of statewide redistricting approved on Jan. 1.

In Legislative District 32, State Sen. Maralyn Chase is midway through her four-year term that doesn’t expire until 2014. In the House races, Position 1 incumbent Cindy Ryu (D) will be running against Randy J. Hayden (R). In Position 2, incumbent Ruth Kagi (D) is facing Republicans Robert Reedy and Eric R. Alvey.

In each race, the top two vote-getters, regardless of party affiliation, will move on to the general election in November.

Moscoso, who is running for a second term in the State House, began his re-election effort on Thursday evening at the Nile Shrine Golf Center.

When asked why he chose the Nile for the campaign kick-off, Moscoso responded, “This is my home town; I live in Mountlake Terrace. This is also where I announced my first run for office two years ago.”

Another Mountlake Terrace resident, Robert Reddy, is taking advantage of the redistricting change and running in the 32nd District, Position 2 race. Reedy made an unsuccessful bid for Mountlake Terrace City Council last fall; he also ran unsuccessfully for state House Representative in 1986 and 1990.

Mountlake Terrace police made more traffic stops and issued more citations for traffic infractions during the first quarter of this year compared to the first quarters of 2011 and 2010, according to statistics released by the police department this week.

Drivers were pulled over by officers 2,292 times in the first three months of 2012, up from 1,947 stops in January-March of 2010, and 1,870 stops in January-March of 2011. As a result of those traffic stops, 1,237 tickets were issued in January-March of this year, compared to 927 in January-March of 2010 and 1,036 in January-March of 2011.

The numbers were part of the 2012 First Quarter Code Enforcement and Crime Statistics Report given during the City Council work/study session May 17.

Police Chief Greg Wilson and police department leadership have placed an emphasis on patrols watching for traffic infractions and stopping drivers for moving violations. Both traffic stops and infractions written in the city have risen significantly from the first quarter of 2008, when 1,316 stops and 584 infractions were written. Wilson took over the top job in the department in August, 2008.

“We’re measuring traffic stops, but a lot of crime is discovered during traffic stops,” reported Assistant Chief Pete Caw. “It’s not unusual to make drug arrests, DUI arrests, driving while suspended arrests, warrant arrests.”

“All the bad guys seem to drive, and it’s a really good way to contact them,” Caw added.

By emphasizing active patrol stops on city streets, police are highly visible to the public and become a deterrent to overall crime, according to Caw. “When an officer makes a traffic stop and is standing outside an offender’s vehicle, people pass by, people see it,“ Caw said. “It tends to have a psychological effect; it helps us reduce crime.”

Councilmember Seaun Richards asked Chief Wilson if the patrols constituted “aggressive police activity” that some might call “being a revenue generator for Mountlake Terrace.” Wilson responded, “It’s more a proactive approach, aggressive way of dealing with misbehavior within the city. We want to make this a safe place to live.”

Wilson also commented on other statistics in the report. Although there hasn’t been a significant increase of violent crime in the city so far this year, “we did see a slight increase in property crime, burglaries, but that’s not unique to Mountlake Terrace,” Wilson said. “It’s occurring throughout the region.”

Police are working to address that issue through “proactive work by our detective division,” Wilson said. “We’ve been very successful in identifying a number of people, and arresting those individuals, who were responsible for several burglaries.

“I’m very pleased with the results that we’ve been able to accomplish,” Wilson said.

The police department’s first-quarter report also presented statistics covering calls to 911, filing of court cases, revenue collected from fines and electronic home monitoring, traffic accidents, code and parking enforcement, animal control and monitoring of sex offenders.

Firefighers Memorial Park will be hydro-seeded Monday.

Story and photo by Doug Petrowski

For a few weeks it’s been a demolition zone, but soon it will become an inviting space for fun and enjoyment.

With debris cleared and the parking lot resurfaced, the next step for Firefighters Memorial Park at 228th Street Southwest and 39th Avenue West is to plant new grass in the area where Fire Station 18 use to sit. The newly-graded ground is scheduled to be hydro-seeded Monday. Temporary fencing will keep visitors off the seeded area for approximately eight weeks.

Demolition of Fire Station 18, which sat in front of the park, began last month; materials from the building were separated, with steel, wood, brick and concrete sent to various recyclers. The remaining materials were trucked to the transfer station.

Ever since Snohomish County Fire District 1 moved operations of Fire Station 18 in December 2010 to its new facility at 21206 Poplar Way in Brier, the city has discussed how to revamp the site. The city’s Recreation and Parks Advisory Committee is compiling testimony from community meetings, and seeking input from the Fire District 1 Foundation and the local branch of the International Association of Fire Fighters concerning plans for the expansion of the park.

Tentative plans call for relocating the play equipment in the back of the park up closer to 228th Street. Possible additions to the park include additional fencing, a lit flagpole, new walkways and a fallen firefighters’ memorial.

Fire District 1 has in its possession an 8-foot World Trade Center steel beam salvaged from Ground Zero; the City of Mountlake Terrace has formally requested a part of the beam to possibly be used in a memorial at the park. A final decision as to the fate of that beam is expected within the next few weeks.

Cost to the city for demolition and removal of the 48-year-old building, re-grading of the property, and expansion and resurfacing of the parking lot was approximately $65,000.

May 11
COLLISION:  At 5:46 p.m., a car struck a motorcyclist in the 1700 block of Filbert Road east of Lynnwood. Firefighters transported the motorcyclist to Swedish/Edmonds Hospital.

May 12
CAR FIRES:  At 3:07 a.m., a car fire was reported in the 2700 block of Lincoln Way north of Lynnwood. Firefighters arrived to find one car engulfed in flames. Two other cars sustained heat damage. Damage to all three vehicles is estimated at $42,000. While the firefighters were awaiting the arrival of a fire investigator, a second car fire was reported a half-block away. Fire damage to this car was confined to the passenger side of the vehicle and is estimated at $20,000. Both fires are being investigated as arson.

COLLISION:  At 10:38 p.m., a car struck a pole in the 18700 block of Larch Way east of Lynnwood. Firefighters transported one patient to Swedish/Edmonds Hospital.

May 13
TRUCK FIRE:  At 3:12 p.m., a truck fire was reported in the 500 block of 128th Street Southwest south of Everett.  The truck was engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived. They quickly extinguished the blaze. No injuries were reported.

BRUSH FIRE:  At 3:21 p.m., firefighters quickly extinguished a brush fire on the west side of southbound SR-525 east of Highway 99.

May 14
COLLISION:  At 2:15 p.m., firefighters transported one patient to Swedish/Edmonds Hospital after responding to a collision at 220th Street Southwest and 70th Avenue West in Mountlake Terrace.

COLLISION:  At 7:31 p.m., two boys under the age of 11 were injured when the mini-motorbike they were riding collided with a car in the 5800 block of 120th Southeast east of Everett. Firefighters transported one boy with serious injuries to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle and the other boy to Providence Regional Medical Center Everett.

May 15
COLLISION:  At 5:15 p.m., a three-car collision was reported at Filbert Drive and Filbert Road east of Lynnwood. Firefighters transported one patient to Swedish/Edmonds Hospital.

May 16
DUMPSTER FIRE:  At 12:18 a.m., firefighters extinguished a dumpster fire in the 7300 block of 213th Place SW in Edmonds.

COLLISION:  At 1:32 p.m., a motorcycle and a car collided on Alderwood Mall Parkway just south of 164th St. SW north of Lynnwood. The motorcyclist was seriously injured and was transported by firefighters to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.

COLLISION:  At 4:08 p.m., a car struck a telephone pole at Filbert Road and Larch Way east of Lynnwood. Firefighters transported one patient to Swedish/Edmonds Hospital.

COLLISION:  At 4:08 p.m., a collision was reported at 44th Avenue West and Highway 99 north of Lynnwood. Firefighters transported two patients to Swedish/Edmonds Hospital.

Sue Gifford passed away from metastatic melanoma, and Carol and Tyrone Hardy work tirelessly to raise awareness of the effects of skin cancer and prevention. A portion of the proceeds are donated to the American Cancer Society and are specifically earmarked for skin cancer/melanoma.

The tournament is an 18-hole, four-person scramble, and walk-in entries will be accepted, Carol Hardy said. The entry fee is $60 per person and includes continental breakfast, lunch, tee prizes and golf. Check-in begins at 7 a.m.

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