June Masthead
IN THIS ISSUE
Movies in the Park Series
McCollum Pool Open
Benefit Golf Tournament
New Amphitheater
Cathcart Project
Park Rangers Deliver Interpretive Programs
Evergreen State Fair Contests
Evergreen Fairgounds Events in July
Related Articles
QUICK LINKS
 

Snohomish County Parks online

 

Aaron Reardon

County Executive
425-388-3460
 

Tom Teigen, Director

425-388-6600
 

Evergreen Fairgrounds

Mark Campbell, Manager
360-805-6704
 
Administration/ Reservations
425-388-6600
parks.department@snoco
.org
 
Ballfield Reservations/Programs 

Bill Karras, 425-388-6608 bkarras@snoco.org

 

Contracts, Land & Capital Projects

 Russ Bosanko, 425-388-6602 russ.bosanko@snoco.org
 

Maintenance

Bob Leonard, 425-388-6606 bob.leonard@snoco.org  
 
Marketing-Evergreen Fair

Elizabeth Grant, 360-805-6709 elizabeth.grant@snoco.org

 
 

Marketing-Parks

Marcie Allen, 425-388-6611

 

Operations

Rich Patton, 425-388-6609 rich.patton@snoco.org

 
Resource Management and Community Partnerships
Hal Gausman, 425-388-6606
 
Willis Tucker Park Information
Cabot Fuqua, 425-388-6644
 
Send Your Kid to Camp this Summer
Register on line at www.snocoparks.orgor contact the Parks Administration Office at 425-388-6600.
 
Lifeguards, Swim Instructors Needed
Are you 16 or older and have above average swimming skills, enjoy working with people and can commit to working 25-35 hours per week in July and August? Free training is provided to successful applicants. If interested, contact Tony Trofimczuk, recreation supervisor at 425-338-6604 or tony.trofimczuk@snoco.org.  

Kids, Get Movin' this Summer!
Now that school is out, join Get Movin' and find free recreational activities all summer long, ending with a free ticket to a minor-league baseball game! Visit Get Movin' Snohomish County for more information. Read related article. 
Workshops and Classes at Adopt-A-Stream 
The Adopt-A-Stream Foundation conducts Streamkeeper Academy classes for all ages, produces environmental education materials and provides local communities with stream/wetland restoration technical assistance. Visit www.streamkeeper.org or call 425-316-8592 for a current schedule of Streamkeeper Academy classes. 
 

Campfire Dinner
Around the campfire is a wonderful place to congregate in the evening to discuss the day's events, plan tomorrow's avenues of discovery, tell ghost stories, relax and cook dinner! The campfire smoke does something unspeakably wonderful to the flavor of the food and the conversations wafting around with the breeze. Try one of these recipes on your next trip and see what wonderful memories develop. 
 
Cast Iron Skillet Dinner     
1 Package Polish Sausage
   (any kind you like)
3 Sweet Potatoes
3 White Potatoes
1 Large Onion
2 Bell Peppers (1 green/1 red)
2 Medium Yellow Squash
Vegetable oil

Using your favorite skillet, heat oil, then add sliced sweet potatoes and begin cooking. Cut other ingredients as listed and add them as you cut. Add sausage last (if precooked) and cook until potatoes are soft. Best when cooked on a campfire, but works fine on stove. 

Fish in Foil     
Any kind of fish that you catch and are willing to eat, cut into fillets (we have used trout, salmon, fluke, flounder and red snapper).
Set fillets in heavy duty foil which can be wrapped up.
 
Add tablespoon of butter or olive oil, couple of tablespoons of white wine (optional), add juice from half a lemon, seasonings to taste (salt, pepper, and others such as dill, or oregano, basil, red pepper, etc.).
Wrap completely closed in the foil and cook over hot coals or in oven for about 30 minutes.

Shrimp and scallops, along with onions, garlic, and julienne of vegetables, etc. may also be added.
 
Relatively simple ... tastes great.
 
Hobo Pouches     
Chopped Sirloin
  (or hamburger or meat of
   your preference)
Canned Mixed Vegetables
Butter or Non-stick spray
Seasonings of choice
Heavy Duty foil
Double the foil into about a 10 inch square and spray with non-stick spray or cover with butter. Put meat patty in the center of the square and cover with a serving size of mixed vegetables. Season and either add a pat of butter or a coating of non-stick spray. Gather foil sides into a point resembling a hobo's pouch. Do NOT leave an opening for steam. You can cook these on the grill or set them inside a pan if using the campfire...or perhaps even by putting them on a hot stone near but not touching the fire.
 
Cook until the meat is done. Open and enjoy right from the foil. Have fun with this one. I've tried it with smoked sausage, fish and ham. It's all good! 
 
Watch for more unique recipes next month! Find more recipes at chuckwagondiner.com
Kayak RainbowWelcome . . .
 
to your Snohomish County Parks & Recreation's electronic newsletter with brief updates on our projects and events.

This month your Parks Department is completing the amphitheater at Willis Tucker Park, provided environmental education classes, opened the McCollum Park Pool, began operating summer camps and worked on building more park facilities.
 
For in-depth information, please visit our Web site at www.snocoparks.org
Movies in the Park 
 
McCollum Park Pool Open pool
The popular outdoor pool at McCollum Pioneer County Park opened June 23rd. Thirty-minute swim lessons are offered mornings beginning at 9:00 a.m. Monday through Friday. Open swim sessions are scheduled during the afternoon and early evening hours. Find more information at www.snocoparks.org/McCollumPool.
 
Golf Tournament Benefits Camp Scholarships
Help send a kid to camp!
5th Annual Charity Golf Tournament July 12 at the
Flowing Lake Golf Course
benefits the
Snohomish County Parks & Recreation
Helping Hands Program

Sponsored by Thasher's Corner Pub & Grill
For more information, visit
www.thrasherscorner.com
or contact james.friesen@verizon.net 
 
Willis Tucker Park AmphitheaterAmphitheater at Willis Tucker Park opens in July
 
Construction of the amphitheater at Willis Tucker Community Park is near completion, just in time for the Movies in the Park series. An opening celebration is scheduled for July 17th. Be sure to check www.snocoparks.org often for the grand opening and other park events.

 
 
Cathcart Vision Project
Snohomish County held its second public meeting June 24 to discuss County Executive Aaron Reardon's vision for the Cathcart property. More than 110 residents from the surrounding area filled the main meeting room at Willis Tucker Community Park, once part of the Cathcart property that is now county owned.
 
Reardon is leading the charge on how best to utilize more than 600 acres of property at the crux of Cathcart Way and Highway 9. The idea is to protect 80 percent of the land for green space, parks and infrastructure while modestly building out 20 percent through private/public partnerships.
 
Residents offered ideas through small breakout groups, discussing what to do with each section. Proposals include green-built housing, a business center, transportation hub as well as experimental agriculture efforts on the former landfill section of the property.
 
County planners are now reviewing the comments so as to better define how the property will be used. For more updates or to comment on the Cathcart vision, go to www.snoco.org and search "Cathcart vision."
Park Rangers Deliver Interpretive Programs
 
Ranger & Red tailed hawkPark Rangers Tom Cowper and Erika Miranda, along with Parks Naturalist Tom Murdoch, recently taught six environmental education classes, guiding 240 seventh-grade science students through a series of ecological consciousness-raising activities at River Meadows County Park.
 
Park Ranger Cowper displayed a red-tailed hawk on loan from Sarvey Bird Sanctuary in Arlington and talked about her habitat, life cycle and survival skills.
 
Ranger Miranda teaching Food WebThrough exercises such as the "food web," Park Ranger Miranda taught how different animal and planet species connect to one another. Parks Naturalist Tom Murdoch demonstrated how the watershed serves as a filter, how humans impact it and the effect of flooding on forests.
 
Students also conducted a dissolved oxygen test in the Stillaguamish River and learned about the fish and wildlife that inhabit it, as well as about how to protect the watershed.
Park Ranger Miranda passed on the seven principles of "Leave No Trace" to use when they visit parks and other areas of nature. See related Arlington Times article: Students explore ecology experience.
 
Snohomish County Park Rangers are available to speak to classrooms, school assemblies or other groups on a variety of topics, including environmental issues, nature, local plant and animal identification, outdoor and water safety and park volunteer stewardship. Contact Operations Supervisor Rich Patton at 425-388-6609.  
The Evergreen State Fair Celebrates 100 Years Hokey Pokey Graphic
With a Contest-A-Day!
When it comes to participating at a Fair, there are contests that have become annual events. Fairgoers have come to expect that they will compete in one or more of a variety of contests with a friend. So, this year, The Evergreen State Fair is planning a Contest-a-Day, in celebration of 100 years of Fairs in Snohomish County! 
 
Most days represent a different decade and the contests are connected to that period. Join in playing Quarter in the Haystack; Egg Toss; Guess the Number of Jelly Beans; Guinness Record Attempt at Largest Gathering of Centenarians; Hula Hoop Race; Bubble Gum Blowing; Pie Eating; 1980s Hair Do Contests; Texting Contests; Guinness Record Attempt at Largest Hokey Pokey; or the Baby Diaper Derby. Find more details, dates, locations for these contests at www.evergreenfair.org.
  
In addition to the food contests in the Agriculture Display booth, the Snohomish County Office of Economic Development is hosting Grape Stomps, Ice Cream Making, Corn Shucking and a Patriotic Ice Cream Making Contest.

Participating radio stations and sponsors also have their own contests. The winner of the Karaoke Store's Evergreen Country Idol finals will perform before the Gary Allan Concert. State Roofing will offer a Plinko game throughout the Fair. The Washington Lottery has a Scratch Off offer on Tuesday, August 26th. KISS FM will host a Frisbee Throwing Competition and B97.3 will have their Music Trivia Game.

Media Contact: Elizabeth Grant, Marketing Specialist, Evergreen State Fair, 360-805-6709 elizabeth.grant@co.snohomish.wa.us 
Evergreen Fairgrounds Events in July 
There is more to see and do at the Fairgrounds than just the Fair! Exciting year-round events are happening all the time. July events include:
 
July 4        THE EVERGREEN SPEEDWAY DEMOLITION DERBY
July 10-13  WASHINGTON STATE QUARTER HORSE SHOW
July 12      GREAT NW RABBIT SHOW
July 12-13  AMERICAN PIT BULL DOG SHOW
July 15-19  REGION 5 ARABIAN HORSE SHOW  
Find more information at evergreenfair.org
 
Related Articles
Job on a stick: Lifeguard at McCollum Pool
                                                                     June 26, 2008   Everett Herald
Students explore ecology experience
                                                   June 25, 2008   Arlington Times
                                                  June 21, 2008   Everett Herald
New State Park Opens at Cama Beach
                                                   June 20, 2008    Everett Herald
How the Old Landfill at Cathcart Might be Used
                                                   June 16, 2008    Everett Herald 
Kayak Raises Fees For Golfers     June 10, 2008     Everett Herald
Better Get Movin'                                  June 8, 2008 Everett Herald
                                                                   June 1, 2008       Everett Herald
Launching a New Era at Cama Beach State Park
                                                   June 12, 2008    Seattle Times
Contact Information:
 
Marcie Allen, Marketing Coordinator
Snohomish County Parks Department
425-388-6611 /
marcie.allen@snoco.org