Lakewood High School’s annual spring play reached a new audience this year as its run of “Little Women,” adapted from the Louisa May Alcott novel, began with a free showing for area senior citizens.
After scrambling to complete their entry before winter break, Arlington High School not only got to watch the fruits of its labors on April 24, but also got to see its team take first place in this year’s WESCO Lip-Dub competition, that was judged that evening at the Byrnes Performing Arts Center.
Although Arlington’s Jesse Taylor already had his horizons broadened by becoming the “Singing Cowboy” of Hawaii for two years, and recording a country-western album of his songs in Nashville last fall, he still felt a bit out of his depth entertaining U.S. Navy sailors from USS John C. Stennis and Carrier Strike Group Three during a port call to the United Arab Emirates in March.
The Great Stilly Duck Dash will be ringing in its 25th anniversary this year, and 2013 Duck Dash Chair Cindy Huleatt was joined by Arlington Rotary President Linda Byrnes in commending the community for keeping the annual Fourth of July fundraiser going strong, at the same time that they encouraged Arlington-Smokey Point Chamber of Commerce members to continue supporting the event.
ARLINGTON — Jesse Taylor, the country-western singer and songwriter who recently returned to his native Arlington after two years in Hawaii, has been invited to perform for American military members serving overseas.
The closest Wayne Brady has been to the Tulalip Resort Hotel and Casino is Seattle, but he told The Marysville Globe and The Arlington Times that he’s eager to try out a new venue.