penniesf June 12th, 2008 | 300 views
| June 22, 2008 |
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The Encounters will be headlining the annual K-9 Koncert in Marysville, Washington to be held on Sunday, June 22nd as part of the annual Stawberry Fesitival. In addition to great music, there will be several food and product booths as well as carnival rides for the children. The event is being held at Asberry Field (behind Totem Middle School) at 4th and Alder in Marysville and will run from 12:00PM to 4:00PM.
Featured at the event (which benefits the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office K-9 and Mounted units) will be several of the sheriff’s office K-9 deputies as well as mounted deputies with their k-9 and equine partners. Citizens will have an opportunity to meet and talk to the deputies as well as see a brief demonstration by them.
penniesf June 9th, 2008 | 294 views
| June 14, 2008 |
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The Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office will be one of the featured attractions at the first annual Lake Stevens (WA) Health and Safety Fair to be held on Saturday, June 14th at Lundeen Park. Sgt. Anthony Aston and his police horse, Deputy Shaker as well as Dep. Ken Shefveland and police horse Deputy Slick will be on hand to meet and greet the attendees and answer an questions regarding the mounted unit, specifically and/or the sheriff’s office in general.
penniesf June 9th, 2008 | 304 views
Police Horse Deputy "Willy" and his partner, Detective Kelly Willoth are the newest members of the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office Mounted Patrol Unit. Graduating from the 40 hour basic mounted academy last week Deputy "Willy" and Detective Willoth join Deputy "Shaker" (Sgt. Aston), Deputy "Willie B" (Det. Taylor), and Deputy "Slick" (Dep. Shefveland) as the fourth team in the unit.
penniesf March 24th, 2008 | 152 views
On March 3rd, Deputy Kurt McGowan announced that the time had come for his partner, P.H. Deputy Rocky to retire from police work and begin to enjoy the green meadows and pastures with a new family in the mountains of Northeastern Washington. Deputy McGowan noted that it was a difficult decision, but the right one for both himself and of course for Rocky.
P.H. Deputy Rocky was the second commissioned police horse of Snohomish County and had served with distinction over the past 6 years. He was often seen on the streets of Snohomish County, at the Evergreen Fair each year, and he and Deputy McGowan had deployed with the Seattle Police Department during a period of unrest in the University District of Seattle.
Deputy McGown noted in his announcement that both he and Rocky really appreciated all the help and support that everyone had provided them over the last 6 years. He was especially grateful for the assistance and support of the citizens of Snohomish County.
For the present Deputy McGowan will be focusing his special operations support with the Sheriff’s Office SWAT Unit. We hope to see him back in the saddle at some point in the not too distant future.
penniesf January 3rd, 2008 | 155 views
Retired K9 Deputy Stryker was humanely euthanized on Christmas Day. He had been recently diagnosed with a form of rapid onset cancer.
Deputy Stryker was the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office longest-serving K-9 and had racked up a record of over 447 captures in his long and distinguished career. He had also donated countless hours of service to Pennies for Puppies and Ponies and was our “partner,” as well as Deputy Jim Gibson’s, his K9 handler (and owner in retirement).
Deputy Gibson noted that Stryker enjoyed his retirement, carefully guarding Deputy Gibson’s daughter as well as her bunnies, chickens, pheasants, as well as the other members of his family’s menagerie. Stryker was also a constant companion of Deputy Gibson’s wife on her morning jogs.
K9 Stryker will be greatly missed by all who knew him and worked with him. A special service will be held in January to honor the memory of this fine K9 hero.
penniesf October 26th, 2007 | 420 views
Deputy Kenneth Shefveland was named the 2007 Reserve Deputy of the Year at the annual Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office awards events on October 23rd, 2007. Shefveland, a member of the sheriff’s office Mounted Patrol Unit, also received the Meritorious Service Medal in recognition for his efforts.
penniesf October 26th, 2007 | 363 views
Snohomish County Sheriff Rick Bart awarded the Mounted Patrol Unit the Office’s Letter of Commendation at the sheriff’s annual awards event on October, 23rd, 2007. Receiving this special recognition were Lt. Robert Beidler, Sgt. Anthony Aston, Det. Barbara Taylor, Dep. Kenneth Shefveland and Dep. Kurt McGowan.
penniesf September 14th, 2007 | 171 views
| September 29, 2007 5:00 pm | to | September 30, 2007 8:00 pm |
The Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office Mounted Patrol Unit will be the special guests of the Evergreen Speedway at the final race of the year on Saturday, September 29th. Working with the “Pennies for Puppies and Ponies” foundation, the Speedway will play host to a special 50/50 raffle with 50% of the proceeds planned to be donated to the Mounted Patrol Unit and 50% slated to be awared to the citizen with the winning ticket that they will be puchasing at the races (contestants must be present to win). In addition to being presented to the audience a member of the unit will be granted the honor of drawing the winning ticket and awarding, what has historically been a handsome sum of money to the winner.
penniesf September 14th, 2007 | 172 views
“Pennies for Puppies and Ponies” received a $1,500 gift from one of Marysville’s Rotary Clubs to cover the costs of equipping and supplying K9 Deputy LIDAR. This generous contribution by the rotary was quickly put to work and allowed the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office and specifically, K9 Deputy LIDAR’s handler, Deputy Brandon McCullar to make this critical team operational in record time. “Pennies for Puppies and Ponies” gratefully thanks the members of the Marysville Rotary for their generous donation.
The Encounters will be headlining the annual K-9 Koncert in Marysville, Washington to be held on Sunday, June 22nd as part of the annual Stawberry Fesitival. In addition to great music, there will be several food and product booths as well as carnival rides for the children. The event is being held at Asberry Field (behind Totem Middle School) at 4th and Alder in Marysville and will run from 12:00PM to 4:00PM.
