Scott Skiles Memorial Service and Scholarship Information Diana Hefley Sep 01, 2006

A memorial service for Scott Skiles is set for noon Tuesday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Smokey Point, 17222 43rd Ave. NE, Arlington. There will be viewings from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday and from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday at Solie Funeral Home, 3301 Colby, Ave., Everett. Scholarship set up The Lakewood Education Foundation has received a donation to establish a Scott Skiles Memorial Scholarship. Donations for this scholarship may be made to Lakewood Education Foundation, P.O. Box 55, N. Lakewood, WA 98259. Please mark

Bridge not to blame for death of Lakewood runner Diana Hefley Sep 01, 2006

LAKEWOOD - The narrow lanes of a bridge cannot be blamed for a crash that took the life of a Lakewood High School student earlier this week, police said Thursday. The 60-year-old bridge is narrower than current standards and is on a list for the county to replace in coming years. Neighbors have complained that the bridge, spanning West Fork Quilceda Creek, is dangerous. Snohomish County sheriff\'s detectives, however, say the narrow width of the two-lane bridge wasn\'t the reason Scott Skiles collided head-on with a dump truck Tuesday. Scott, 17, died at the scene of the crash. \"The bridge is ruled out based on the actual point of contact in the roadway,\" sheriff\'s deputy Rich Niebusch said.