ARLINGTON — Fifth-grader Zac Hartman was not too thrilled to be heading back to school, but not for the typical reasons.
The former Trafton Elementary School student, along with his third-grade sister Sage, were now enrolled at Eagle Creek Elementary School after their previous school was shut down in June.
“They’re going to make the most of it,” said Jenni Hartman, the two children’s mom, about the situation.
Approximately 5,500 students, including the children who attended Trafton last year and will be enrolled at Eagle Creek this school year, were scheduled to head back to the classroom in Arlington on Wednesday, Sept. 8 and Thursday, Sept. 9.
Students in kindergarten through ninth grade, including middle-schoolers, were back in the classroom Sept. 8, while 10th through 12th graders were slated to arrive the following day.

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ARLINGTON — Less than two years ago, Nelson Beazley was a finalist for the open Arlington police chief position.
Now, the job is his.
On Sept. 7, the City Council approved an employment agreement with Beazley to take over as chief less than three weeks after current Police Chief Robert Sullenberger announced his resignation.
Beazley, a former captain in the Fresno County, Calif., Sheriff’s Office, will begin serving in the new position Sept. 20.

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It’s been more than 25 years since the old Oso School building saw a fresh coat of paint. But after four weeks of sanding, scraping and painting, the building’s external walls have begun to sparkle.
The exterior is starting to match the former school’s interior.

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United States Rep. Rick Larsen saw a local face during his recent trip to Afghanistan.
The 2nd District Congressman was able to pin a combat infantry badge on U.S. Army Spc. Denis Moynihan, a Marysville resident who serves out of a combat outpost in southern Kandahar.

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Curtis Tiff was out of options.
The Arlington resident’s 14-year-old son needed school clothes and, like many parents, he was currently out of work and strapped for cash.
So when he learned that Helping Hands Thrift Store was handing out free gift cards, he made sure to sign up.

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Cheri Dieckman prepared for the worst when her highly trained Blue Merle Sheltie escaped.
Dieckman and her husband John, who live in Allen, Wash., were in Arlington Aug. 23 getting a new windshield put in on their RV, when Lamor, a highly trained agility dog, slipped out of the vehicle and into downtown Arlington.

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The Lakewood School Board has approved its budget for the 2010-11 school year.
The $22.4 million general fund budget includes about $700,000 in reductions last year, said Patty Dowd, director of finance for the district.

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ARLINGTON — A 22-year-old Canadian man has been arrested in connection with an Interstate 5 accident that killed a Vancouver, B.C., woman on Monday, Sept. 6.
The Quebec resident, who was driving a 1997 Nissan Pathfinder by milepost 208 near Arlington when it left the roadway and collided with a cement barrier, was booked in Snohomish County Jail, said Trooper Keith Leary of the Washington State Patrol.

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ARLINGTON — It was a regular Friday night for Taj Posey, her boyfriend Jared and her two children. As they…

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