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Slug Season and Other Garden Varmints Are Here

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Spring is here. The weather is warmer. Fresh plantings are purchased and now in your yard. The next day, you discover those beautiful new flowers and vegetables have been chewed down. What?  No! It is slug season. There are almost too many species of these... Read More.

TAKE MOM TO THE BEACH FOR CLAMS

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GO SHELLFISHING FOR MOTHER’S DAY!  With our weather warming and everyone antsy to get out of the house, you can certainly entertain the idea of a beach picnic and having fun with the kids harvesting our local bounty. Nothing is more fun than digging for... Read More.

The Straight Scoop on Cow Poop…Er, Energy

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For Snohomish County PUD customers, you may have caught the most recent edition of their quarterly newsletter – Current. One brief article caught my eye entitled Poo Power Coming to a Home Near You. Did I mention it was brief? But wait, there has... Read More.

J MATHESON GIFTS CELEBRATES 30 YEARS

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J Matheson Gifts, Kitchen and Gourmet is celebrating 30 years in business with an open house this Friday and Saturday (April 23rd and 24th).  Located at 2615 Colby Avenue in Everett, WA, their hours are 10am – 6pm.  There will be drawings and gifts... Read More.

EARTH DAY 2021 SNOHOMISH COUNTY CLEANUP

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HELP SAVE THE EARTH – APRIL 22ND IS EARTH DAY 2021  What a year or so it has been, but now, the weather is changing, and we all have an opportunity to help our community by helping clean our shoreline for the summer.

REMEMBER THIS GREAT COMMUNITY ASSET

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IN MEMORIUM OF MARK BRINKMAN, A GIANT LOSS  Snohomish County lost one of its finest last weekend.  Mark Brinkman, a selfless Police Officer for the Lynwood Police Department, spent his life dedicated to public service and... Read More.

WEATHER WITH A CHANCE OF “TED BUEHNER”

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DON’T BLAME THE WEATHERMAN, HE’S JUST THE MESSENGER  If you don’t like the forecast, it’s just Ted providing you with reality.  If Ted says it will rain, snow, blow or hail, you can count on it.  He'll tell you when and where as well.  As... Read More.

RAINY WITH A CHANCE OF “FLYING GYMNASTS”

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RAINY WEEKEND, NO PROBLEM!  This weekend an approximately 600 gymnasts from around the state will converge on the Angel of the Winds Arena for a two-day USA Gymnastics Washington 2021 XCEL Gold/Platinum/Diamond State Championship, including many of your local clubs. The competition will consist of four... Read More.

TIM HUNTER – KRKO’S RESIDENT JOKESTER

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What an appropriate photo for this time of year. Tim Hunter was born in comedy.  On the way to the hospital his father got lost, so he was born in Gardena, CA, not Torrance, CA, where he would grow up beginning a few days later. ... Read More.
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