Editing Mill Creek, Washington (section)

==Culture==

===Events===

Mill Creek hosts a twice-annual community [[garage sale]] in May and October that was permitted by the [[covenant (law)|covenant]]s of the original development.<ref name="Herald-Garage"/> The event, one of the largest of its kind in the county, brings an influx of outside traffic and is also coordinated with charity donations.<ref name="Herald-Garage"/><ref>{{cite news |last=Koch |first=Anne |date=October 3, 1991 |title=Getting set for the sale |page=B1 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref> The city's [[chamber of commerce]] has an annual festival in July, while the town center has weekly concerts during the summertime. The city also hosts annual parades on [[Memorial Day (United States)|Memorial Day]] and [[Veterans Day (United States)|Veterans Day]]. Mill Creek's [[farmers market]] runs from June to August and is located in the city hall parking lot.<ref>{{cite web |date=January 30, 2019 |title=2019 Community Events |url=https://www.cityofmillcreek.com/news/2019_community_events |publisher=City of Mill Creek |access-date=April 7, 2019}}</ref>

===Parks and recreation===

Mill Creek has ten parks and two other recreational facilities maintained by the city government and located within city limits, comprising a total of {{convert|43|acre|ha}}.{{sfnp|City of Mill Creek Comprehensive Plan|2015|page=VIII-3}} The city's ten neighborhood parks include [[playground]]s, sports facilities, and [[picnic]] tables; they range in size from the {{convert|1.2|acre|ha|adj=mid}} Library Park to the {{convert|19.75|acre|ha|adj=mid}} Nickel Creek Park.{{sfnp|City of Mill Creek Comprehensive Plan|2015|page=XIII-8}}<ref>{{cite news |date=November 6, 2016 |title=Things to do in Mill Creek the week of Nov. 6 |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/events/mill-creek/ |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=September 15, 2019}}</ref> The Mill Creek Sports Park is a {{convert|4.8|acre|ha|adj=mid}} park with a [[multi-purpose stadium|multi-purpose]] field for baseball, softball, and youth soccer, along with stands and a [[skate park]].{{sfnp|City of Mill Creek Comprehensive Plan|2015|page=XIII-7}}<ref>{{cite news |last=Halpert |first=Oscar |date=June 14, 2009 |title=No Mill Creek Sports Park expansion for now |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/no-mill-creek-sports-park-expansion-for-now/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=September 15, 2019}}</ref>

The county government has several parks and recreational facilities near Mill Creek, including [[McCollum Park]] on State Route 96, [[Martha Lake Park]] to the west of the city, and [[North Creek Park]] at the south end of the city.{{sfnp|City of Mill Creek Comprehensive Plan|2015|page=XIII-6}}<ref>{{cite news |date=February 28, 2008 |title=Step into liquid |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/uncategorized/step-into-liquid/ |work=The Enterprise |access-date=September 15, 2019}}</ref> McCollum Park and North Creek Park are connected to Mill Creek by a north–south [[shared use path|multi-use pathway]], the [[North Creek Trail]], which continues south to Bothell.<ref>{{cite news |last=Nile |first=Amy |date=November 4, 2015 |title=County finishes refurbishing floating boardwalk at North Creek Park |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/county-finishes-refurbishing-floating-boardwalk-at-north-creek-park/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=September 15, 2019}}</ref> Mill Creek and the county also share joint ownership of Tambark Creek Park, located southeast of the city.{{sfnp|City of Mill Creek Comprehensive Plan|2015|page=XIII-7}}

The [[golf course]] at the center of the original Mill Creek subdivision is owned by the members of the private [[country club]], who purchased the facility for $5.2 million in 2007.<ref>{{cite news |last=Myhre |first=Rich |date=May 31, 2007 |title=Mill Creek members raise $4 million |work=The Everett Herald}}</ref> The golf course is {{convert|300|yd|m}} short of the required length to host a professional men's tournament.<ref>{{cite news |last=Bergsman |first=Jerry |date=May 13, 1987 |title=Golf course is just 300 yards short of fame |page=H2 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref> Mill Creek also has a private indoor sports [[arena]] that opened in 2017, encompassing {{convert|98,500|sqft|sqm}} with three soccer fields, a [[bowling alley]], and a [[laser tag]] arena.<ref>{{cite news |last=Stiles |first=Marc |date=January 25, 2018 |title=Kickin' it in Mill Creek: New Arena Sports facility houses three soccer fields and more |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2018/01/25/arena-sports-mill-creek-soccer-bowling-don-crowe.html |work=[[Puget Sound Business Journal]] |url-access=subscription |access-date=April 6, 2019}}</ref>

===Media===
[[File:Mill Creek, WA library.jpg|thumb|right|The Mill Creek library, operated by [[Sno-Isle Libraries]]]]

Mill Creek is served by several community publications, including the twice-monthly ''Mill Creek Beacon'', the weekly ''News of Mill Creek'', and the quarterly ''Mill Creek Living'' magazine.<ref>{{cite web |title=Resident Resources |url=https://www.cityofmillcreek.com/resident_resources |publisher=City of Mill Creek |access-date=September 13, 2019}}</ref> The ''Beacon'' was founded in 2014 and is owned by [[Edmonds Beacon|Beacon Publishing]], which also operates weekly newspapers in [[Edmonds, Washington|Edmonds]] and [[Mukilteo, Washington|Mukilteo]].<ref>{{cite web |title=About Us |url=https://millcreek.villagesoup.com/page/about |publisher=Mill Creek Beacon |access-date=September 15, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150628175041/http://millcreek.villagesoup.com/page/about |archive-date=June 28, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The ''Mill Creek View'' is a biweekly newspaper founded by Fred Fillbrook that has served the area since January 1991.<ref>{{cite news |last=Soergel |first=Brian |date=March 1, 2022 |title=Mill Creek View owner Fred Fillbrook dies at 85 |url=https://www.millcreekbeacon.com/story/2022/02/25/news/updated-mill-creek-view-owner-fred-fillbrook-dies-at-85/13536.html |work=Mill Creek Beacon |accessdate=January 19, 2023}}</ref> A regional weekly newspaper, ''[[The Enterprise (Washington)|The Enterprise]]'', formerly published a Mill Creek edition until a consolidation in 2009.<ref name="Herald-Weekly">{{cite news |last=Yefimova |first=Katya |date=August 28, 2012 |title=Weekly Herald succumbs to industry trends |url=http://www.heraldnet.com/uncategorized/weekly-herald-succumbs-to-industry-trends/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=September 15, 2019}}</ref>

The city's [[public library]] was constructed in 1987 and expanded several times by [[Sno-Isle Libraries]], its operator.<ref>{{cite news |last=Pope |first=Leone |date=January 9, 1990 |title=Mill Creek to expand crowded library |page=B3 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref> Due to overcrowding at the current building, the city government considered a proposal to build a new library atop a [[Target Corporation|Target]] store in the East Gateway urban village, but the plan fell through.<ref>{{cite news |last=Nile |first=Amy |date=January 6, 2014 |title=Library may top Mill Creek's Target store |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/library-may-top-mill-creeks-target-store/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=April 6, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Nile |first=Amy |date=July 24, 2015 |title=Safeway closure leaves no anchor store at Mill Creek shopping center |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/safeway-closure-leaves-no-anchor-store-at-mill-creek-shopping-center/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=April 6, 2019}}</ref> The Mill Creek branch has 15,000 monthly visitors and the highest hold and pickup rate in the Sno-Isle Libraries system. The building was renovated in 2024 to improve its [[HVAC]] systems to serve as a [[cooling center]] during heat waves.<ref>{{cite news |last=Hansen |first=Jordan |date=September 18, 2024 |title=Now a cooling center, Mill Creek Library gets big upgrades |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/now-a-cooling-center-mill-creek-library-gets-big-upgrades/ |work=The Everett Herald |accessdate=September 19, 2024}}</ref>

===Notable people===

* [[John E. Corbally]], academic administrator and philanthropist<ref>{{cite news |last=Bhatt |first=Sanjay |date=July 27, 2004 |title=John E. Corbally, 79, foundation leader |url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/20040727/corballyobit27m/john-e-corbally-79-foundation-leader |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=March 30, 2019}}</ref>
* [[Mark Harmsworth]], state legislator<ref>{{cite news |last=Cornfield |first=Jerry |date=November 11, 2014 |title=All but official: Harmsworth wins 44th District seat |url=http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20141111/NEWS01/141119778 |work=The Everett Herald |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141229122329/http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20141111/NEWS01/141119778 |archive-date=December 29, 2014 |access-date=March 30, 2019}}</ref>
* [[Jerry Jensen]], American football player and coach<ref>{{cite news |last=Myhre |first=Rich |date=April 9, 2015 |title=Nomadic Archbishop Murphy boys soccer team waits for installation of new turf |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/sports/nomadic-archbishop-murphy-boys-soccer-team-waits-for-installation-of-new-turf/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=March 30, 2019}}</ref>
* [[Ivan Koumaev]], dancer<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chansanchai |first1=Athima |last2=McFarland |first2=Melanie |date=July 25, 2006 |title=Seattleite follows his own beat |url=https://www.seattlepi.com/lifestyle/article/Seattleite-follows-his-own-beat-1209885.php |work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer |access-date=March 30, 2019}}</ref>
* [[Brent Lillibridge]], baseball player<ref>{{cite news |last=Myhre |first=Rich |date=April 20, 2015 |title=Lillibridge is teaching others how to play the game he loves |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/sports/lillibridge-is-teaching-others-how-to-play-the-game-he-loves/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=March 30, 2019}}</ref>
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* [[John Lovick (politician)|John Lovick]], state and county legislator<ref>{{cite news |last=Haglund |first=Noah |date=June 8, 2016 |title=Lovick picked for legislative seat, but appointment process draws fire |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/lovick-picked-for-legislative-seat-but-appointment-process-draws-fire/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=March 30, 2019}}</ref>
* [[August P. Mardesich]], state legislator<ref>{{cite news |last=Cornfield |first=Jerry |date=February 10, 2016 |title=Augie Mardesich, former Everett master politician, dies at 95 |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/augie-mardesich-former-everett-master-politician-dies-at-95/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=March 30, 2019}}</ref>
* [[Brett McClure]], Olympic gymnast<ref>{{cite news |last=Newnham |first=Blaine |date=August 10, 2004 |title=Men's gymnastics: Triumph of good will lures McClure |url=http://old.seattletimes.com/html/athens2004/2002000562_olymcclure10.html |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=March 30, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331000638/http://old.seattletimes.com/html/athens2004/2002000562_olymcclure10.html |archive-date=March 31, 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Jared Mead]], state representative<ref>{{cite news |last=Haglund |first=Noah |date=December 14, 2018 |title=A spot opens on the Mill Creek City Council after Mead's win |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/a-spot-opens-on-the-mill-creek-city-council-after-meads-win/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=March 30, 2019}}</ref>
* [[Ramsey Nijem]], mixed martial artist<ref>{{cite news |last=Allen |first=Trevor |date=May 21, 2019 |title=Former UVU Wrestler Motivated After Disappointing 2018 Season |url=https://kslsports.com/410191/former-uvu-wrestler-motivated-after-disappointing-2018-season/? |publisher=[[KSL-TV|KSL]] |access-date=July 4, 2019}}</ref>
* [[Jordan Schweitzer]], soccer player<ref>{{cite press release |date=January 7, 2016 |title=Sounders FC signs Jordan Schweitzer as a Homegrown Player |url=https://www.soundersfc.com/post/2016/01/07/sounders-fc-signs-jordan-schweitzer-homegrown-player |publisher=[[Seattle Sounders FC]] |access-date=March 30, 2019}}</ref>
* [[Travis Snider]], baseball player<ref>{{cite news |last=Myhre |first=Rich |date=December 17, 2012 |title=Snider looks back on trade from Blue Jays to Pirates |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/sports/snider-looks-back-on-trade-from-blue-jays-to-pirates/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=March 30, 2019}}</ref>
* [[Paul Soloway]], world [[bridge (game)|bridge]] champion<ref>{{cite news |last=Alder |first=Phillip |date=November 8, 2007 |title=Paul Soloway, 66, World Bridge Champion, Dies |page=B7 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/08/arts/08soloway.html |work=The New York Times |access-date=September 15, 2019}}</ref>
* [[Wendy Sue Swanson]], pediatrician and author<ref>{{cite news |last=Brown |first=Andre |date=February 3, 2014 |title=Media-savvy 'Mama Doc' authors parenting manual |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/life/media-savvy-mama-doc-authors-parenting-manual-2/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=March 30, 2019}}</ref>
* [[Daniel Te'o-Nesheim]], American football player<ref>{{cite news |last=Jude |first=Adam |date=September 27, 2018 |title=What happened to Daniel Te'o-Nesheim? Nearly a year after ex-UW star's death, family finds answers |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/uw-husky-football/what-happened-to-daniel-teo-nesheim-nearly-a-year-after-ex-uw-stars-death-family-finds-answers/ |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=March 30, 2019}}</ref>