What started out as a simple tradition for the Vanney family on Olympic Avenue has become a spectacle that never fails to draw crowds during the holiday seasons, and if you swing by 425 S. Olympic Ave. in Arlington before the New Year, you just might catch it.
The food bank program at Jake’s House Prayer & Worship Center, located in Suite 105 at 18824 Smokey Point Blvd., was able to help at least three families in need during its inaugural Friday afternoon on Dec. 13.
The second floor of the Arlington American Legion Post 76 again served as the site for the holiday toy store serving the client families of the Arlington Community Food Bank, on the afternoon and evening of Dec. 18, but according to the annual event’s volunteer organizers, it almost didn’t happen this year.
Arlington’s Hayley Brickle was 7 months old when her daddy finally came home.
Members of the Bark-n-Time 4-H Dog Club of Arlington acknowledged that their first holiday gift-wrapping fundraiser on Dec. 14 met with less success than they would have liked, but they remained optimistic that they’d helped to raise awareness about their club’s activities.
The Arlington City Council’s final meeting for the year, on Dec. 16, included a final farewell to two of its Council members, who were honored by city officials.
After 10 nights, the Arlington Fire Department’s annual “Santa Run” for 2013 wrapped up on the evening of Sunday, Dec. 15, with another year of record-breaking totals.
Before its winter extravaganza kicks off near the end of the month, the Arlington Library is inviting kids to take part in some hands-on science experiments and holiday activities on Dec. 21 and 23, starting with the Pacific Science Center’s “Volts and Jolts” exhibit at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 21.
SMOKEY POINT — The food bank program at Jake’s House Prayer & Worship Center, located in Suite 105 at 18824 Smokey Point Blvd., was able to help at least three families in need during its inaugural Friday afternoon on Dec. 13.
ARLINGTON — The Arlington City Council’s final meeting for the year, on Dec. 16, included a final farewell to two of its Council members, who were honored by city officials.
Olympic Avenue will lose a number of its businesses, at least two with the close of this year.
ARLINGTON — While there were a few new wrinkles to this year’s seasonal celebrations, Arlington’s “Hometown Holidays” on Dec. 7 still featured plenty of familiar favorites for the whole family, starting with the 20-minute Santa Parade at noon.
ARLINGTON — While the 14th annual “Military Day” at the Stillaguamish Valley Pioneer Hall and Museum on Dec. 7 received relatively modest attendance numbers, event organizers were heartened to see local Boy Scouts such as 10-year-old Michael Vaughn in attendance, as they took the time to shake the hands of the veterans in attendance, and thank them for their service to their country.
