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Everett council praises community rescue, highlights youth internships and weekend events
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Council leaders lauded a community rescue at Silver Lake and highlighted summer internships and downtown events during the July 9 Everett City Council meeting.
City leaders at the Everett City Council—s July 9, 2025 meeting praised a quick bystander rescue at Silver Lake, described the city—s youth summer internship program, and promoted a slate of weekend downtown events.
Vice President Zarlingo told the council that a 13-year-old helped rescue an 11-year-old from drowning at Silver Lake and that "quick action by a 13 year old along with CPR by nurses and others nearby appears to have saved the boy's life." She credited bystanders, Everett Fire Department responders and later care at Providence Medical Center and said the city has free loaner life jackets stored in a small shed at the Thornton Sullivan Park beach area.
Mayor Franklin announced that Everett is hosting 24 interns this summer through a partnership with the Everett School District; interns are working across nearly every city department on special projects and initiatives. The mayor and councilmembers also promoted downtown events this weekend: Salty Sea Days (live music, a beer garden and family activities), the Everett 3-on-3 basketball tournament with a morning slam-dunk contest, and an Omnium bike race affecting the Grand Avenue Loop Saturday (read in the record as "11:30 to 09:30PM") and the Riverside neighborhood Sunday (9 a.m. to 6 p.m.). Residents were directed to visiteverett.com for event details.
Council members thanked volunteers who helped run the July 4 parade and noted ongoing discussions about traffic calming and upcoming budget committee work. No members of the public offered oral or written comment during the meeting.
Clarifying details from the meeting record include the number of interns (24), the partnership with the Everett School District, the presence of free loaner life jackets at Thornton Sullivan Park, and the race times as announced in the meeting transcript. The transcript does not include operational details about the loaner program (such as lending rules) or specific next steps on traffic-calming measures.
