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EvCC students oversee monitoring of Possession Sound
By Bill Sheets
Herald Writer
MUKILTEO — Information on water quality in Possession Sound is now more readily available than it’s ever been before, thanks in large part to a group of high school students.
Students enrolled in the Ocean Research College Academy (ORCA) at Everett Community College, an early college program for high school juniors and seniors, are maintaining a piece of equipment the state didn’t have the staff time for.
The device, about a yard long, is attached to a piece of concrete in about 50 feet of water off Port of Everett property on the northern shore of Mukilteo. It was permanently installed in November with the agreement that the students would clean and maintain it.
The $30,000 device measures water conditions every 15 minutes and feeds them to a Web site. The students will use the data for short-term projects and plan to build a long-term picture of the influence of human activity on local waterways, said Ardi Kveven, director of the ORCA program.
The state has six other similar devices, called moorings, anchored in Western Washington waters, officials said. They measure temperature, salinity, conductivity, pressure and, most importantly, oxygen levels.
Boeing Celebrates 40-year anniversary for 747
By Michelle Dunlop
Herald Writer
The Boeing Co.'s iconic 747 jumbo jet, built here in Everett, made its first commercial flight 40 years ago today. The 747-100, flown by launch customer Pan American Airlines, was scheduled to depart from New York's JFK International Airport on Jan. 21, 1970. But a delay pushed back the first commercial flight into the early hours of Jan. 22.
Boeing constructed its Everett factory, now the largest building by volume on Earth, for 747 production. The company's employees, known as the Incredibles, worked on the first 747 as the factory was being built around them. The original 747, dubbed “The City of Everett” was never delivered to a customer and is now on exhibit at the Museum of Flight in Seattle.
The 747, with its upper deck up front, ushered in a new age for air travel. Until Boeing's rival Airbus delivered its first A380 super jumbo jet, Boeing's 747, known as the “Queen of the Skies,” remained the largest passenger airplane in commercial service.
The 747 has won 1,526 orders in its lifetime. And Boeing has delivered 1,418 jumbo jets to customers. Boeing's newest version, the 747-8, is expected to make its maiden flight shortly. The company plans to deliver the first 747-8 Freighter late this year.
Tulalip Tribes
With the opening of its new luxury hotel, Tulalip Resort Casino has become a distinctive meeting, gaming, entertainment and shopping destination in Washington State. What began with a bingo hall established by the Tulalip Tribes in 1983, has evolved into a world-class resort destination which includes 192,000 square feet of gaming; six dining venues headlined by the exceptional Tulalip Bay Restaurant; the intimate Canoes Cabaret; the 3,000-seat Tulalip Amphitheatre, a leading entertainment venue; and Seattle Premium Outlets, featuring more than 110 name brand retail discount outlets.
The crown jewel of Tulalip Resort Casino is its new luxury hotel featuring 370 guestrooms and suites, as well as premier meeting, convention and wedding space, and an elegant, 14,000 square foot, full-service spa.
Surrounded by the Cascade Mountains and Puget Sound, Tulalip Resort Casino is situated on 83 acres within the municipality of Quil Ceda Village on the Tulalip Indian Reservation. Tulalip Resort Casino is located between Seattle and Vancouver, B.C. just off Interstate-5 at exit 200 and is an enterprise of the Tulalip Tribes. For reservations call (866) 716-7162 or visit www.tulalipresort.com.
Marysville Chamber
Marysville Healthy Communities Project to combat obesity through fitness, healthier eating
The City of Marysville, in partnership with schools, businesses, health care, nonprofit and community leaders have taken a huge first step in the fight against obesity and related chronic diseases when the partners unveiled the Marysville Healthy Communities Project Action Plan. Healthy Communities is the blueprint for Marysville to become a healthier community done through a smart, collaborative, community-based policy approach. For details and how you can become involved, visit the Healthy Communities web page.
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Hotel 360
Navigator Hotel Adds 727 Wing for New Aviation Theme
You'll know you're in flying country when you walk under a 727 wing and a Fokker F-28 fuselage canopy to enter the newly expanded and remodeled Best Western Navigator Inn & Suites in Everett, Wash.
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Cascadia President Christopher Announces Retirement
Accomplishments Include Initial Accreditation, No. 2 Ranking in U.S.
January 20, 2010
Bothell, WA – Dr. William Christopher, President of Cascadia Community College, recently announced his intent to retire effective June 30, 2010. Christopher came to Cascadia in July 2005 when the college was just 5 years old.
Workforce Development Council of Snohomish County
Snohomish County to receive green jobs training funds
The U.S. Department of Labor awarded an almost $6 million Recovery Act grant to the Washington Energy Sector Partnership, a broad-based public-private team headed by the Workforce Board. The grant will fund three Workforce Development Councils, including Workforce Development Council Snohomish County, to provide training for targeted populations in high demand, professional-technical occupations needed for energy efficiency in commercial and public buildings. More information coming soon!
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