ARLINGTON — What became a worldwide community devoted to supplying people with prosthetic limbs started out as an Arlington dad’s nerdy hobby.
LAKEWOOD — Last year’s first-time experiment has become this year’s winter tradition as the Lakewood High School Drama group will present “It’s a Wonderful Life” for the second season in a row.
ARLINGTON — What began as a simple rearrangement of the lounge’s decor led members of American Legion Post 76 to discover a 71-year-old piece of history that had been sitting under their noses for decades.
ARLINGTON — The Arlington Community Food Bank had a harder time than usual preparing for the start of its Thanksgiving basket distributions on Nov. 20.
ARLINGTON — Christy Whetstine is glad to be back home at 223 N. Olympic Ave. Whetstine had worked as a waitress for 15 years at Brooster’s restaurant, and was there when owner Bruce Bruch died of lung cancer in 2008.
SMOKEY POINT — A shift from October to November proved to be a good move for the Stillaguamish Senior Center’s annual fall bazaar, which drew more vendors and shoppers than previous years Nov. 14.
LAKEWOOD — The Lakewood school board voted unanimously Nov. 18 to put two replacement levies on the ballot, one for educational programs and operations, the other for capital projects and technology.
ARLINGTON — Shame enables drug addiction.
All the speakers agreed on that message at the Nov. 19 “Beyond the Shadows” event.
ARLINGTON — A weekend of moderate flooding that led to the temporary closures of Haller and Twin Rivers parks served as a prelude for a more severe storm the following week.
SILVANA — ”Last night, we got hit with flooding, heavy rains, hail and wind,” Silvana Fire Chief Keith Strotz said Nov. 18. ”It was much more than was predicted. To have all four things in the same night is a huge challenge.”
ARLINGTON — As of 2 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 13, Haller and Twin Rivers parks are expected to close for the duration of the Stillaguamish River’s flooding, but Arlington officials aren’t expecting any street closures.
ARLINGTON — If not for the Grocery Outlet, Rona Garcia would be unemployed.
SMOKEY POINT — Snohomish County Councilman Ken Klein reflected on 2014 as “a year of tragedy,” even as he looked forward to tackling 2016 with a spirit of post-partisanship and a pragmatic approach toward issues such as homelessness.
