Einstein would be proud of HP Middle’s 7th grade scientists 06/10/2009 EDUCATION Mukilteo Beacon / STPNS Mukilteo, Washington (STPNS)- Photosynthesis, lactose intolerance and the eating habits of finches highlight a school year’s worth of research by Harbour Pointe Middle School seventh graders. ... View
	Meet the candidates 06/10/2009 LOCAL POLITICS Mukilteo Beacon / STPNS Mukilteo, Washington (STPNS)- It was a busy filing week this season with most candidates facing at least one opponent. We asked those running for relevant offices to provide their age, occupation and political experience; those who did so by press time have their information included below. Over the next several weeks we’ll int... View
	Can you smell the asphalt? 06/10/2009 COMMUNITY Mukilteo Beacon / STPNS Mukilteo, Washington (STPNS)- According to the grassroots organization Japanese Gulch Group (JGG), the 100 acres of green space known as Japanese Gulch is so close to being paved over and developed that “you can smell the asphalt.”... View
	Children with special needs find special place at HP Montessori 06/10/2009 COMMUNITY Mukilteo Beacon / STPNS Mukilteo, Washington (STPNS)- When 2-year-old Ethan first toddled into Harbour Pointe Montessori Early Learning Center, he was a young man of few words, to put it mildly. ... View
	Parents want pay-to-play plan for school sports 06/10/2009 EDUCATION Mukilteo Beacon / STPNS Mukilteo, Washington (STPNS)- Close to 250 parents, student athletes, coaches and other supporters of the Mukilteo School District protested the school district’s proposal to cut the funding of sports programs at the school board’s June 8 meeting.  ... View
	Developer eyes Gulch; plans drawn up 06/10/2009 COMMUNITY Mukilteo Beacon / STPNS Mukilteo, Washington (STPNS)- Japanese Gulch – it’s a wildlife refuge, a sanctuary, a source of wetlands, home to herons and pileated woodpeckers, a salmon spawning ground, a valuable tract of some 100 acres of green space in an asphalt covered world where green is becoming scarce. ... View
	Annexation:Berk says it could work 06/10/2009 LOCAL GOVERNMENT Mukilteo Beacon / STPNS Mukilteo, Washington (STPNS)- According to Berk and Associates’ latest numbers, Mukilteo’s proposed annexation pencils out as a positive – the caveat is putting that into context. In two of three scenarios Berk studied, which assume the economy recovering slowly or quickly, annexing the south Municipal Urban Growth Area under d... View
	Goal: to make us pedestrian friendly 06/19/2008 SMALL TOWN BUSINESS Mukilteo Beacon / STPNS Mukilteo, Washington (STPNS)- Many business owners would like to see some changes made downtown in order to make shopping locally a more enjoyable experience.... View
	School board gets 1st look at next year's budget 05/15/2008 EDUCATION Mukilteo Beacon / STPNS Mukilteo, Washington (STPNS)- Students? eyes are on the calendar. In just a few weeks, the school year comes to an end.... View
	Tony tinsley shows 'True Grit' 05/15/2008 COMMUNITY Mukilteo Beacon / STPNS Mukilteo, Washington (STPNS)- Mukilteo City Councilmember Tony Tinsley may be down (temporarily), but he?s certainly not out.... View
	Kamiak student headed for Naval Academy 05/15/2008 EDUCATION Mukilteo Beacon / STPNS Mukilteo, Washington (STPNS)- Lauren Taglialavore, 17, a senior at Kamiak High School, has received a congressional nomination and was appointed to the Naval Academy at Annapolis, class of 2012. ... View
	Letter carriers? food drive helps growing need 05/15/2008 COMMUNITY Mukilteo Beacon / STPNS Mukilteo, Washington (STPNS)- Neither snow nor rain nor heavy bags of food stayed your local letter carriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds on Saturday.... View
	Rain fails to dampen Yacht Club spirits 05/07/2008 CLUB AND ASSOCIATIONS Mukilteo Beacon / STPNS Mukilteo, Washington (STPNS)- Seattle was not the only place to go see the Opening Day of Boating Season ceremonies.  ... View
	Did you really think it was over? 05/07/2008 LOCAL GOVERNMENT Mukilteo Beacon / STPNS Mukilteo, Washington (STPNS)- Mukilteo City Councilmember Tony Tinsley dropped a bombshell on the council Monday, during a discussion of a contract amendment for Community Center Design and Construction Management.... View
	Bruins select Kamiaks? Thomas Keyes for Pathway program 05/30/2007 ACCOMPLISHMENT Mukilteo Beacon / STPNS Mukilteo, Washington (STPNS)- Thomas Keyes, a senior at Kamiak High School, has been accepted to Pathway at UCLA.  Thomas is the son of Meridith and Russell Keyes. ... View
	Group sets social to save the gulch 05/07/2008 CLUB AND ASSOCIATIONS Mukilteo Beacon / STPNS Mukilteo, Washington (STPNS)- The Japanese Gulch Group has announced a community social event to kick off a fund-raising campaign to help secure eight acres of Japanese Gulch for community parkland.... View
	Students weigh in on quality of education 05/07/2008 EDUCATION Mukilteo Beacon / STPNS Mukilteo, Washington (STPNS)- High school students don?t much like the idea of year-round schools.... View
	Mukilteo Citizens Academy is the hot ticket 04/30/2008 CRIME Mukilteo Beacon / STPNS Mukilteo, Washington (STPNS)- Mukilteo Crime Prevention Officer Cheol Kang went overboard in preparing an interesting, enjoyable program as part of the first Citizens Academy program.... View
	Recognizing historic trees in Mukilteo 04/30/2008 CLUB AND ASSOCIATIONS Mukilteo Beacon / STPNS Mukilteo, Washington (STPNS)- To many Mukilteo residents, the abundant trees in town are an important part of the quality of life. Almost everywhere you go, the city is blessed with tree-lined streets.... View
	Kamiak student injured in skateboard accident 04/30/2008 DISASTER AND ACCIDENT Mukilteo Beacon / STPNS Mukilteo, Washington (STPNS)- AC Thomson, 15, a Kamiak High School freshman, was taken to Harborview Medical Center by helicopter Tuesday, April 22, after falling from his skateboard and being run over by a pickup that was towing him up the hill.... View