Mill Creek resident Mary Kay Voss and Cowlitz tribe member Dr. Robin LaDue released their co-written book “Totems of September” on September 29, 2013, a historical fiction of personal stories that "examine the events of September 11, 2001 and the aftermath from a non-political viewpoint."

Fom November 1–15, Snohomish County Fire District 7 responded to 225 calls, 58 of which were in Mill Creek.

Those of us who drive along Village Green Drive may have been wondering what happened to the metal utility box in front of the Woodfern monument this week.

Chuck Wright, a long time Mill Creek resident, was on hand to take a few photos of a Mill Creek Police officer investigating the one-car a traffic accident on Sunday, November 17, 2013, at the entrance of Woodfern.

According to a Mill Creek Police spokesperson, the 21 year-old driver was traveling westbound on Village Green Drive, “way-way too fast on a wet road.”

The pursuit of weight loss at Inner Athlete Fitness Studio's Thanksgiving Turkey Burn Workout will not only enhance the fitness of participants, it will also benefit individuals and families in our area who utilize the services of the Mill Creek Food Bank.

Bright and early at 7 am on Thanksgiving, November 28, 2013, and then again on at 9 am and 10 am on Black Friday, November 29, 2013, the trainers at Inner Athlete Fitness Studio will be offering a great workout in exchange for a $10 cash donation to the Mill Creek Food Bank.

Another generation continues the tradition of honoring the service and sacrifice of our military men and women.

In honor of this celebratory day, Mr. Kenneth Harvey’s 4th/5th grade students at Penny Creek Elementary School created a poppy themed multi-media artwork display.

Inspiration for their artwork came from the poem “In Flanders Fields” written by Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, a military physician/surgeon on the battlefield during WWI.

We are told, “Salute our military personnel!” Yet, after a war these men's and women’s sacrifices are too often no longer saluted. That is until July 4th, Memorial Day, D-Day, Pearl Harbor Day, or Veteran’s Day comes around; then our warriors are brought back into our collective conscience.

As my wife, Karen, and I walked around the town of Sainte-Mere-Eglise, Normandie (French spelling) it brought a chill to our hearts when we saw all the daily remembrances acknowledging what the USA, Canada, and England did to liberate France from Germany.

Mill Creek Police Officer Marc Schuermeyer was given his oath of office at the Mill Creek City Council meeting on October 22, 2013. He is a 2006 Jackson High School graduate and has a Bachelors Degree in Criminal Justice from Western Oregon University.

From October 1-15, 2013, Snohomish County Fire District 7 responded to 211 calls, 80 of which were in Mill Creek.