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Spirit Week: Today was picnic in your yard, and tonight is the night to get your lights up! Even if you can just keep your porch lights or a light in a window on, you can participate tomorrow night, on Wednesday.

Our Mukiltean of April 28, 2020 is Deb Bordsen. Deb is a longtime Mukiltean and the Chief Operating Officer at Domestic Violence Services of Snohomish County. She is dedicated to their mission and brings her passion to her support of the organization. Connecting with the public, donors and fundraising, she always has a "yes, and" for her work. I'm proud to know Deb and proud to highlight her efforts!

In honor of Deb, check out their online auction and save their 24-hour help hotline (425-252-2873) to share with someone who might need it someday.

Do you know someone who deserves to be the Mukiltean of the Day? Nominate them!

Not only is this Mukilteo's Spirit Week, it's also Small Business Week. Today their suggestion is to buy online from an artisan who can longer attend a market. Etsy is a good place to start, here are their links for Mukilteo items, Everettand Seattle, here are some other locals: Magpie Mouse enamel jewelry; Gene Nastri Art School (online classes); and the Nature Together (now online) store!

You can follow along at the Washington Small Business Development Center facebook page.

Domestic Violence Services of Snohomish County also launched their online auction this week, check it out here! New items are posted for bid each day at noon. Incidents of domestic violence increase in situations like the one we are in. Your support for their work is so important. Get to auction shopping, each day this week!

Here's another one- one of my favorite restaurants in Paris, Verjus Paris (with Seattle expat owners) has a week long bracket of French desserts! Check out their instagram story each day to vote (and drool).

Information below is about state recreation- tomorrow I'll have details about our parks and boat launch.

As of Tuesday, May 5, some state outdoor recreation will be allowed with appropriate safety precautions including: fishing; hunting; playing golf; day use at state parks, state public lands managed by the Department of Natural Resources and at state Fish and Wildlife areas. “If we see a sharp uptake in the number of people who are getting sick or are not following appropriate steps, then we won’t hesitate to scale this back again,” Inslee said. “This is not a return to normal. This is only a beginning phase of relaxing outdoor recreation restrictions.”

1) Anyone exhibiting any cold or flu-like symptoms shall not participate in outdoor recreation activities.
2) Any parks and trails may be closed at any time if there is reason to believe unsafe conditions exist or social distancing practices are not being adhered to.
3) People must recreate locally: Do not travel farther than necessary and do not stay overnight to recreate.
4) Recreate only with people you live with.
5) Practice social distancing at all areas where you encounter others.
6) Use facial coverings in any situation where social distancing is not possible.
7) Bring your own food and supplies when possible.

Snohomish County is opening Solid Waste facilities for the public starting Saturday, May 2. Transfer stations will be open 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily to both hand-unload, self-haul customers and mechanical-unload customers.

Take a moment to relax and be calm: check this link for an exercise.

Check out Mukilteo's Nature Together's facebook page for daily story times and activities!

All parks are closed except for 76th Street/Community Garden entrance to Japanese Gulch for trail access. If you want to access Big Gulch, I would encourage you to park at the library, rather than on the street near 92nd Street Park.

Trails and sidewalks continue to be open for your physical activity! Please respect physical distance of six feet.

All City Facilities closure: City operations will continue via primarily phone, email and online. The public is encouraged to call (425) 263-8000 for assistance with City services or visit our website at www.mukilteowa.gov.

Remember the non-emergency number at (425) 407-3999 or email cv19violations@mukilteowa.gov. If you have an emergency, call 911. (But don't call with questions about the Governor's order and what's open or not). You can also report violations or questions about violations to the State via this link.

For more information on city facilities, see this link.

Current case count is 51 confirmed or probable COVID-19 cases identified in Mukilteo, with no deaths amongst those cases. County case counts are available at this link, updated each weekday at 2pm.

If our ratio of recovery is the same as the County, approximately 33 of those cases should be recovered.

City of Mukilteo COVID-19 page

Snohomish Health District
Washington State Department of Health
Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
COVID-19 Testing Guidelines from Public Health – Seattle & King County
Find information in other languages
Washington State COVID-19 Response

What to do if you are sick: CDC Resources

Watch out for COVID related scams. If you are unsure about whether something is real or a scam, the Justice Department created a central fraud hotline (1-866-720-5721 or disaster@leo.gov). You can also call the non-emergency line at 425-407-3999.