Editing Mountlake Terrace, Washington (section)

==Culture==

Mountlake Terrace has an annual festival, known as Tour de Terrace, that is staged during the last weekend of July as part of the regional [[Seafair]]. It includes a parade, live music, a [[5K run]], vehicle shows, a carnival, and a [[firework]]s display. The festival was established in 1993 by the city government ahead of a 40th anniversary celebration and is run by volunteers with support from the city.<ref>{{cite news |last=Wright |first=Diane |date=July 28, 2004 |title=Terrace a gateway to the world |page=H29 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref> In 2017, the Tour de Terrace and its associated events in July attracted 70,000 visitors.<ref>{{cite news |last=Salyer |first=Sharon |date=July 26, 2018 |title=Seattle's Seafair kicks off with a parade in Mountlake Terrace |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/life/seattles-seafair-kicks-off-with-a-parade-in-mountlake-terrace/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=April 22, 2020}}</ref>

===Arts===

The city government adopted a [[percent for art]] program in the 1980s, funding arts projects from community groups and individuals for city projects. The municipal art collection is maintained by the Arts Advisory Commission.<ref>{{cite news |last=Jay |first=Susan |date=August 17, 1989 |title=Lending the arts a needed hand |page=B3 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref> Mountlake Terrace is home to several bronze [[sculpture]]s, including a pair of [[American black bear|black bear]]s cast in bronze at the library and a firefighter statue at a [[fire station]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Public Art |url=https://www.cityofmlt.com/1699/Public-Art |publisher=City of Mountlake Terrace |access-date=April 24, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Halpert |first=Oscar |date=November 10, 2009 |title=Statue honors 'hero' firefighters |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/noaa-sets-conditions-for-navy-sonar-use-off-the-northwest-coast/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=April 24, 2020}}</ref>

The Arts Advisory Commission and Friends of the Arts sponsors an annual juried [[art show]], named Arts of the Terrace, which was founded in 1978. The competition typically receives hundreds of entries and includes cash prizes.<ref>{{cite news |last=Fiege |first=Gale |date=September 21, 2017 |title=39th annual Arts of the Terrace attracts regional artists |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/life/39th-annual-arts-of-the-terrace-attracts-regional-artists/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=April 24, 2020}}</ref> The city's lone [[movie theater]] was built for [[Regal Cinemas]] in 1994 and re-branded as a Cinebarre in 2009.<ref>{{cite news |last=Sheets |first=Bill |date=March 3, 2009 |title=Mountlake Terrace theater to serve food, cocktails |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/business/mountlake-terrace-theater-to-serve-food-cocktails/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=April 25, 2020}}</ref>

===Parks and recreation===
[[File:Lake Ballinger NAIP 2017.png|thumb|right|Aerial image of [[Lake Ballinger]] in 2017, showing the city park and part of the Nile Shrine [[golf course]]]]

Mountlake Terrace has 18 public parks with {{convert|262|acre|ha}} of open space that is maintained by the city government.<ref name="Herald-60Years"/> The city also partners with the [[Edmonds School District]] and privately owned recreation spaces to host events and activities for residents.<ref name="ParksPlan"/>{{rp|23}} The public and private parks have a total of 14 [[baseball]] fields, 13 [[association football|soccer]] fields, 19 [[playground]]s, 15 [[tennis court]]s, and 4 indoor [[basketball court]]s.<ref name="ParksPlan"/>{{rp|24}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Parks & Trails |url=https://www.cityofmlt.com/389/Parks-Trails |publisher=City of Mountlake Terrace |access-date=April 24, 2020}}</ref> The main [[community center]] in the Mountlake Terrace is the Recreation Pavilion, which opened on November 26, 1968, and includes several [[swimming pool]]s, a [[lazy river]], [[racquetball]] courts, and an indoor gymnasium.<ref name="Herald-60Years"/> The facility was renovated in 2003 and has been the subject of replacement or expansion plans that were not realized.<ref>{{cite news |last=Halpert |first=Oscar |date=November 25, 2008 |title=Pavilion looks to the future |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/uncategorized/pavilion-looks-to-the-future/ |work=The Enterprise |access-date=April 24, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Halpert |first=Oscar |date=January 27, 2009 |title=New MLT Rec Pavilion proposed |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/uncategorized/new-mlt-rec-pavilion-proposed/ |work=The Enterprise |access-date=April 24, 2020}}</ref>

Terrace Creek Park is the city's largest, at {{convert|60|acre|ha}}, and includes [[hiking trail]]s, open fields, and a [[disc golf]] course.<ref>{{cite web |title=Terrace Creek Park "Candy Cane Park" |url=https://www.cityofmlt.com/Facilities/Facility/Details/Terrace-Creek-Park-Candy-Cane-Park-9 |publisher=City of Mountlake Terrace |access-date=April 24, 2020}}</ref> It is located adjacent to the Recreation Pavilion and straddles the boundary between the Town Center and Cedar Terrace neighborhood along a section of Lyon Creek.<ref name="Facilities"/> The west side of the Town Center is home to Veterans Memorial Park, a forested area near Interstate 5 with hiking trails and a playground.<ref>{{cite web |title=Veterans Memorial Park |url=https://www.cityofmlt.com/1988/Veterans-Memorial-Park |publisher=City of Mountlake Terrace |access-date=April 24, 2020}}</ref>

The city government's former [[golf course]] was converted into Ballinger Park in 2013, located on {{convert|42|acre|ha}} on the north end of Lake Ballinger.<ref name="PI-Bailey1998"/><ref>{{cite news |date=September 13, 2013 |title=Gone is golf course; Ballinger Park opens Saturday |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/gone-is-golf-course-ballinger-park-opens-saturday/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=April 24, 2020}}</ref> The park includes a [[boat launch]], a [[fishing pier]], swimming areas, sports fields, and [[Edmount Island]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Ballinger Park |url=https://www.cityofmlt.com/446/Ballinger-Park |publisher=City of Mountlake Terrace |access-date=April 24, 2020}}</ref> The [[Shriners|Nile Shrine]] had built their own golf course on the east side of the lake in 1968 and opened it to the public in 1996, which drew people from the municipal course.<ref>{{cite news |last=Myhre |first=Rich |date=May 14, 2008 |title=Nile heads over the hill |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/sports/nile-heads-over-the-hill/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=April 24, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Slager |first=Melissa |date=January 9, 2013 |title=Terrace closes golf course but has plans for park there |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/terrace-closes-golf-course-but-has-plans-for-park-there/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=April 24, 2020}}</ref> The park is adjacent to the [[Interurban Trail (Snohomish County)|Interurban Trail]], an inter-city hiking and cycling trail developed in the late 1990s that travels between Seattle and Everett on the former [[interurban]] railway route.<ref>{{cite news |last=Sheets |first=Bill |date=March 3, 2006 |title=Edmonds to finish Interurban Trail |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/edmonds-to-finish-interurban-trail/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=April 24, 2020}}</ref> The privately owned Olympicview Ice Arena in Mountlake Terrace is home to the [[Washington Huskies]] college hockey team, the [[Seattle Totems (junior hockey)|Seattle Totems]] junior hockey program, and other skating groups.<ref>{{cite news |last=Myhre |first=Rich |date=February 6, 2012 |title=Huskies' hockey players pay a steep price |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/sports/huskies-hockey-players-pay-a-steep-price/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=April 14, 2019}}</ref>

===Media===
[[File:Mountlake Terrace library, 2019.jpg|thumb|right|The city library, operated by [[Sno-Isle Libraries]] and opened in 1988]]

Mountlake Terrace is served by regional newspapers and television broadcasters as part of the Seattle-area media market. A local weekly newspaper, named ''[[The Enterprise (Washington)|The Enterprise]]'', published a dedicated Mountlake Terrace edition from 1958 to 2009; it was owned by ''[[The Everett Herald]]'' and later folded into a regional newspaper before ceasing publication in 2012.<ref>{{cite news |last=Benbow |first=Mike |date=September 29, 2009 |title=Enterprise newspapers to drop Shoreline edition |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/business/enterprise-newspapers-to-drop-shoreline-edition/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=April 24, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{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=April 24, 2020}}</ref> ''MLTnews'', a local [[blog]], was founded in 2009 and acquired by ''My Edmonds News'' in 2012.<ref>{{cite news |date=March 23, 2012 |title=Exciting news for My Edmonds News: We have acquired MLTnews.com |url=https://myedmondsnews.com/2012/03/exciting-news-for-my-edmonds-news-we-have-acquired-mltnews-com/ |work=My Edmonds News |access-date=April 24, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=King |first=Caitlin |date=September 23, 2019 |title=People of SU: News Maker |url=https://www.seattleu.edu/newsroom/stories/news-maker.html |publisher=[[Seattle University]] |access-date=April 24, 2020 }}{{Dead link|date=August 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

The city's [[public library]] has been managed by the regional [[Sno-Isle Libraries]] system since it was annexed in 1985. The former city-operated library had opened in 1976 at a closed elementary school that was also leased to a [[private school]], but was determined to be too small to serve the community.<ref>{{cite news |last=Bergsman |first=Jerry |date=July 24, 1985 |title=3 options for Terrace library under consideration |page=H1 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref> The library building, located adjacent to Veterans Memorial Park, was opened on July 29, 1988, at a cost of $1.6&nbsp;million (equivalent to ${{Format price|{{Inflation|US-GDP|1600000|1988}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US-GDP}} dollars).{{inflation-fn|US-GDP}}<ref>{{cite news |last=Monson |first=Suzanne |date=July 28, 1988 |title=New library will be ready for readers tomorrow |page=F3 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref>

===Notable people===

* [[Seamus Boxley]], professional basketball player<ref>{{cite news |date=December 30, 2014 |title=Seamus Boxley inducted into Mountlake Terrace Athletic Hall of Fame |url=https://mltnews.com/stage-1-burn-ban-called-snohomish-county/ |work=MLT News |access-date=April 22, 2020}}</ref>
* [[Maria Cantwell]], U.S. Senator and former state legislator<ref>{{cite news |last=Searcey |first=Dionne |date=October 3, 2000 |title=Cantwell's mother a hit on campaign trail |url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=20001003&slug=4045911 |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=April 22, 2020}}</ref>
* [[Ariana DeBoo (singer)|Ariana DeBoo]], singer-songwriter<ref>{{cite news |date=November 14, 2016 |title=MTHS grad to perform alongside Macklemore on Wednesday's 'Tonight Show' |url=https://mltnews.com/mths-grad-to-perform-alongside-macklemore-on-wednesdays-tonight-show/ |work=MLT News |access-date=April 22, 2020}}</ref>
* [[Devante Downs]], professional American football player<ref>{{cite news |date=April 28, 2018 |title=Mountlake Terrace graduate Downs goes to Vikings in Round 7 |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/sports/mountlake-terrace-graduate-downs-goes-to-vikings-in-round-7/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=April 22, 2020}}</ref>
* [[Lily Gladstone]], actress<ref>{{cite news |last=Owen |first=Rob |date=January 7, 2024 |title=Lily Gladstone, formerly of Mountlake Terrace, makes history at Golden Globes |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/tv/lily-gladstone-formerly-of-mountlake-terrace-makes-history-at-golden-globes/ |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=January 7, 2024}}</ref>
* [[Lil Mosey]], rapper<ref>{{cite news |last=Rietmulder |first=Michael |date=June 20, 2019 |title=Seattle's Lil Mosey makes XXL Freshman Class of 2019, a coveted nod for rising teen rapper |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/music/seattles-lil-mosey-makes-xxl-freshman-class-of-2019-a-coveted-nod-for-rising-teen-rapper/ |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=April 22, 2020}}</ref>
* [[Mark O'Connor]], fiddler<ref>{{cite news |last=Fiege |first=Gale |date=December 5, 2019 |title=Renowned fiddler Mark O'Connor comes home for Christmas show |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/life/renowned-fiddler-mark-oconnor-comes-home-for-christmas-show/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=April 22, 2020}}</ref>
* [[Esther Reed]], fraudster<ref>{{cite news |last=Sullivan |first=Jennifer |date=January 11, 2007 |title=A disappearance, stolen identities and a trail of clues |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/a-disappearance-stolen-identities-and-a-trail-of-clues/ |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=April 22, 2020}}</ref>
* [[Dino Rossi]], former state legislator and gubernatorial candidate<ref>{{cite news |last=Brunner |first=Jim |date=August 2, 2018 |title=Republican Dino Rossi sees a long-sought victory in the 8th Congressional District race |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/republican-dino-rossi-sees-a-long-sought-victory-in-the-8th-congressional-district-race/ |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=April 22, 2020}}</ref>
* [[Ryan Strieby]], professional baseball player<ref>{{cite news |last=Cane |first=Mike |date=July 15, 2009 |title=Where they are now: Ryan Strieby |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/sports/where-they-are-now-ryan-strieby/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=April 22, 2020}}</ref>
* [[Xavier Videau]], competitive figure skater and coach<ref>{{cite news |date=March 5, 1998 |title=Without skating, 'I'll go crazy' |page=25 |work=[[The Wenatchee World]]}}</ref>
* [[Aaron Ybarra]], perpetrator of the 2014 [[Seattle Pacific University|Otto Miller Hall]] shooting<ref>{{cite news |url=https://mltnews.com/mountlake-terrace-man-pleads-not-guilty-to-spu-shootings-insanity-defense-may-be-sought/|date=June 23, 2014|title=Mountlake Terrace man pleads not guilty to SPU shootings; insanity defense may be sought|work=Mountlake Terrace News}}</ref>