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quake began. She said it sounded like a jet was going to hit the building, so she quickly dove under a round, sturdy table. The force of the earth- quake knocked her out for what Zook thought was an hour. When she awoke, she saw that her left side, includ- ing her leg, was buried under rubble. She couldn’t yell — her nose was full of concrete dust and she would later find out that she had a collapsed lung. Zook said she talked to herself to stay calm. “Fear outweighed panic after the earthquake,” Zook said. “When I came to, I thought I could get out. I told myself to stop being a wuss. I now realized that it was God talking to me.” Zook was eventually res- cued and, after being air- lifted to Guantanamo Bay, flown to Florida where she would spend 25 days receiv- ing treatment for her exten- sive but non-life threatening injuries, which included a compound fracture to her vertebrae and substantial crush damage to the left side of her body. Specialists were able to fuse her damaged vertebrae and ease the swelling of her body that resulted from being smashed under debris. She came home in February, and has continued to rehabilitate her injuries. That includes wearing a back brace for another five weeks and undergoing physical therapy once per week for her left shoulder and arm. “As soon as I can take off my brace, I can resume a pretty normal life,” Zook said. “My doctors have been impressed. They tell me I’m young and healthy.” Zook, who attended Arlington High School and has been an active mem- ber in the Free Methodist Church, said she has been grateful for all the support her family and she have received since coming back to Arlington. “We’ve had an outpouring of support,” she said. “We have two insurance compa- nies and we recently found out that we might need some help. We are blessed to have people thinking ahead for us.” Despite the trauma that resulted from the earthquake, Zook said that she can’t wait to go back — sooner rather than later. WWW.ARLINGTONTIMES.COM 3 The Arlington Times • March 31, 2010 ZOOK FROM PAGE 1 SPECIAL TO THE ARLINGTON TIMES ARLINGTON — Community members again are being encouraged to bring their Easter baskets, cameras and smiles to the city of Arlington’s upcom- ing Easter egg hunt. The event takes place at 11 a.m. on April 3 at the Arlington Municipal Airport. Prizes will be offered in various age categories for children 1-12. The Easter bunny will also be on hand for photos during the event. Last year, hundreds of families took part in the egg hunt, which happens behind the Stillaguamish Athletic Club. Organizers and volun- teers provided more than 5,000 eggs for the different age groups of children to find. Parking will be available in a grass field near the intersection of 172nd Street NE and 51st Avenue NE. The hunt is sponsored by the city of Arlington, Cascade Valley Hospital and the Arlington United Church. Arlington egg hunt set for April 3 Courtesy Photo The Easter bunny will again available for photos during this year’s annual Easter egg hunt April 3 at the Arlington Municipal Airport. BY ADAM RUDNICK [email protected] ARLINGTON — A school administrator from the South Whidbey School District has accepted a new position in Arlington. Mike Johnson, the district’s director of teaching and learning and former South Whidbey High School prin- cipal, will take over as the Arlington School District’s executive director of person- nel effective June 30. “I can’t wait to get start- ed in the Arlington School District,” Johnson said in an e-mail. “The (district) has a wonderful reputation in the educational community. Every staff member that I have met has been knowl- edgeable, caring and profes- sional.” Johnson will be taking current administrator Shirley Case’s position in the district office. The Arlington School Board unanimously approved the hiring at its March 22 meeting, which was attended by Johnson and his wife. Arlington School District spokeswoman Misti Gilman said that district officials interviewed about six can- didates for the position on March 16. According to its job description, responsibilities of the district administra- tor include implementing a comprehensive human rela- tions program, managing compliance with state laws and managing open com- munication with bargaining units, or labor unions. The executive director of personnel position has a base salary of $119,004. Johnson took over as prin- cipal of South Whidbey High School in 1999, according to the South Whidbey Record, and was hired in 2007 to be the district’s director of teaching and learning. As head of school person- nel, Johnson could have his work cut our for him as the Arlington School District is facing a possible $2.5 mil- lion budget shortfall for the 2010-11 school year. School officials have said that reducing staff could again be an option for the district this year, which cut $3.8 million from the 2009- 10 budget during last year’s budgeting process. District gets new administrator Photo courtesy of the South Whidbey Record Mike Johnson will be the Arlington School District’s executive director of personnel.
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The Easter bunny will again available for photos during this year’ s annual Easter egg hunt April 3 at the Arlington Municipal Airport. BY ADAM RUDNICK The hunt is sponsored by the city of Arlington, Cascade Valley Hospital SPECIAL TO THE ARLINGTON TIMES [email protected] Photo courtesy of the South whidbey Record courtesy Photo
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quake began. She said it sounded like a jet was going to hit the building, so she quickly dove under a round, sturdy table.
The force of the earth-quake knocked her out for what Zook thought was an hour. When she awoke, she saw that her left side, includ-ing her leg, was buried under rubble.
She couldn’t yell — her nose was full of concrete dust and she would later find out that she had a collapsed lung.
Zook said she talked to herself to stay calm.
“Fear outweighed panic after the earthquake,” Zook said. “When I came to, I thought I could get out. I told myself to stop being a wuss. I now realized that it was God talking to me.”
Zook was eventually res-cued and, after being air-lifted to Guantanamo Bay, flown to Florida where she would spend 25 days receiv-ing treatment for her exten-sive but non-life threatening injuries, which included a compound fracture to her vertebrae and substantial crush damage to the left side of her body.
Specialists were able to fuse her damaged vertebrae and ease the swelling of her
body that resulted from being smashed under debris.
She came home in February, and has continued to rehabilitate her injuries. That includes wearing a back brace for another five weeks and undergoing physical therapy once per week for her left shoulder and arm.
“As soon as I can take off my brace, I can resume a pretty normal life,” Zook said. “My doctors have been impressed. They tell me I’m young and healthy.”
Zook, who attended Arlington High School and has been an active mem-
ber in the Free Methodist Church, said she has been grateful for all the support her family and she have received since coming back to Arlington.
“We’ve had an outpouring of support,” she said. “We have two insurance compa-nies and we recently found out that we might need some help. We are blessed to have people thinking ahead for us.”
Despite the trauma that resulted from the earthquake, Zook said that she can’t wait to go back — sooner rather than later.
www.ARLINGTONTIMES.cOM 3The Arlington Times • March 31, 2010
ZOOK FROM PAGE 1
SPECIAL TO THE ARLINGTON TIMES
ARLINGTON — Community members again are being encouraged to bring their Easter baskets, cameras and smiles to the city of Arlington’s upcom-ing Easter egg hunt.
The event takes place at 11 a.m. on April 3 at the Arlington Municipal Airport.
Prizes will be offered in various age categories for children 1-12. The Easter bunny will also be on hand for photos during the event.
Last year, hundreds of families took part in the egg hunt, which happens behind the Stillaguamish Athletic Club.
Organizers and volun-teers provided more than 5,000 eggs for the different age groups of children to find.
Parking will be available in a grass field near the intersection of 172nd Street NE and 51st Avenue NE.
The hunt is sponsored by the city of Arlington, Cascade Valley Hospital
and the Arlington United Church.
Arlington egg hunt set for April 3
courtesy Photo
The Easter bunny will again available for photos during this year’s annual Easter egg hunt April 3 at the Arlington Municipal Airport.
BY ADAM [email protected]
ARLINGTON — A school administrator from the South Whidbey School District has accepted a new position in Arlington.
Mike Johnson, the district’s director of teaching and learning and former South Whidbey High School prin-cipal, will take over as the Arlington School District’s executive director of person-nel effective June 30.
“I can’t wait to get start-ed in the Arlington School District,” Johnson said in an e-mail. “The (district) has a wonderful reputation in the educational community. Every staff member that I have met has been knowl-edgeable, caring and profes-sional.”
Johnson will be taking current administrator Shirley Case’s position in the district office.
The Arlington School Board unanimously approved the hiring at its March 22 meeting, which was attended by Johnson and his wife.
Arlington School District spokeswoman Misti Gilman said that district officials interviewed about six can-
didates for the position on March 16.
According to its job description, responsibilities of the district administra-tor include implementing a comprehensive human rela-tions program, managing compliance with state laws and managing open com-munication with bargaining units, or labor unions.
The executive director of personnel position has a base salary of $119,004.
Johnson took over as prin-cipal of South Whidbey High School in 1999, according to
the South Whidbey Record, and was hired in 2007 to be the district’s director of teaching and learning.
As head of school person-nel, Johnson could have his work cut our for him as the Arlington School District is facing a possible $2.5 mil-lion budget shortfall for the 2010-11 school year.
School officials have said that reducing staff could again be an option for the district this year, which cut $3.8 million from the 2009-10 budget during last year’s budgeting process.
District gets new administrator
Photo courtesy of the South whidbey Record
Mike Johnson will be the Arlington School District’s executive director of personnel.
