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Every business owner knows the adage: customer service is king.  At Granite Falls Liquore Store, owners Thom and Mary Bruders are relying on the truth of that saying, as changes to Washington's liquor laws take effect on June 1.

With his resignation from Granite Falls Police Department in September 2010, ex-Police Chief Tony Domish likely thought the headaches associated with his job with Granite Falls were behind him; if he did, he was wrong.

Councilman Josh Golston was at the helm for his first meeting as Mayor Pro Tem. Only Councilman Matt Hartman and Councilwoman Elizabeth Adams were in attendance to discuss two new issues and make recommendations on the special events ordinance.

All members of the City Council were present when the Wednesday evening meeting of the Granite Falls City Council convened at 7:00

May 18 Friday SCHOOL EVENTS HS Art Festival 4-8pm

While they're not in our city, the roundabouts planned in our "front yard" will impact traffic headed this way.

During 2011, the members of the Granite Falls Chamber of Commerce voted to invest a few hundred dollars in developing a young local leader.  The Chamber is again looking for a young person between 21 and 29 years of age who would like to apply for the 2012-2013 program.

Contemporary Christian/folk/pop artist, Dennis Zender, will perform at a benefit concert Saturday, May 19 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at The Way Cafe on S. Granite Avenue.

The Granite Falls Library will host an e-reader class at 1:00pm on June 1.

Snohomish County has asked for comments from the City of Granite Falls concerning the proposed Granite Falls Motocross Track along the Mountain Loop Highway.

President Trisha Broughton welcomed everyone at 6:15 and invited them to enjoy dinner, hosted and prepared by the GenCare staff.  The meeting officially began at 6:32 with twenty members and guests in attendance.

What is prom? Is it just another dance; an event to see who has the prettiest dress or lost the most weight; or even to see who has the cutest date?

Once upon a time, in the little town of Granite Falls, there were two kindergarten teachers who wanted to help children read better. 

From the very beginning, the Granite Falls Ladys Tigers softball team has proven to all challengers that indeed they compete to win.

Two tennis players had a match Tuesday, the 15th in the district tournament at Sehome High School, 12 track athletes participated in the district meet Wednesday, the 16th at Cedarcrest High School, and the softball team plays its first round in the district tournament, also Wednesday, the 16th at Janicki Field in Sedro Woolley. GO TIGERS!

Interested in seeing paintings, drawing, photographs and more?

The Granite Falls School District announced its second semester Success in Education award winners at the May 16, 2012 School Board meeting.

Let’s talk about “SPAM."

The past several months homes have been selling at a record pace.  Here in Snohomish County listing inventory is down by a staggering 47%!

Most people don't realize we had a local coal mine in the early '20s.  The excitement of gold, silver and even copper mines far outweighed the discovery of an excellent grade of coal near Jordan.

When celebrating Mother’s Day last weekend, you may not have considered the mothers who live in the forests around us, mother black bears.

Four years ago this Memorial Day, his family and friends bid farewell to an American hero. They’d had no idea of the service Jerry ClasChee Begay, Sr. performed for his country until many years after World War II had ended. Jerry didn’t talk much about it. He said, “They call us heroes, but the real heroes are the ones who didn’t come back.”

Loki, the deceptive brother of Thor, makes a deal with the leader of a alien race known as Chitauri. In exchange for stealing a powerful staff called "Tesseract", the leader of the monstrous race will give Loki his army to help him take over Earth.

When Caitlin's older sister Cass runs away just weeks before heading to Yale, she sees her chance to step out of the shadows and into the spotlight that her sister has occupied for so long. At first, Caitlin's goal is to be a different person than Cass, to do things she never did and win her own awards. However, when a chance encounter with the mysterious Rogerson occurs, Caitlin discovers the biggest difference between her and Cass; she's a victim. 

Jacob and Sophia are America's most popular baby names for 2011, with Elvis making a comeback.

Get Vaccinated – It’s called the TDAP vaccine.

Multiage Families and Friends to do Susan G Komen benefit walk as "All Peppermint Susies” team.