ARLINGTON — The Cascade Valley Hospital Foundation “Festival of Trees” drew an estimated 200 attendees to the hospital itself, on the evening of Friday, Nov. 1, to bid on eight trees, which were donated by seven sponsors and decorated by teams of artists, ultimately raising close to $15,000 for the foundation in the process.
ARLINGTON — Monday, Nov. 11, will see the return of the annual Veterans Day Parade to downtown Arlington, as well as the return of Arlington American Legion Post 76’s free dinner for all veterans.
ARLINGTON — The Arlington City Council voted unanimously on Monday, Nov. 4, to approve an ordinance adopting a moratorium on the establishment of marijuana producer, processor and retailer establishments, as well as the licensing and permitting of the same. However, rather than going with city staff’s initial recommendations for a three-month moratorium, the Council followed the advice of Arlington City Attorney Steve Peiffle to extend it to six months, just so they would run less risk of needing to renew the moratorium before they might reach their decision.
ARLINGTON — As of Thursday, Nov. 7, at 4:46 p.m., at least two of the Arlington City Council races remained extremely close.
ARLINGTON — The Arlington Garden Club invites the community to its second annual Holiday Garden Art and Crafts Show at the Gleaneagle Golf Course Country Club, located at 7619 W. Country Club Dr. in Arlington, on Saturday, Nov. 23, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
ARLINGTON — As Studio 5 Hair Design has celebrated its 10-year anniversary in Arlington this year, its employees are again devoting the fall and winter to showing the local community how much they appreciate their support.
While the Arlington High School Drama Department is no stranger to the demands of rapid-fire comedy, intricately plotted murder mysteries and elaborately staged musicals, this fall’s production will see them tackling an even weightier challenge, as they present a new version of “The Diary of Anne Frank” at 7 p.m. on Nov. 8, 9, 15 and 16 at the Byrnes Performing Arts Center.
Arlington Police Officers Peter Barrett and Jason Rhodes took questions from Arlington business owners and city residents during a crime prevention seminar on Tuesday, Oct. 29, that focused largely on the linked problems of vagrancy and drug addiction in town.
ARLINGTON — The word “rosy” became unexpectedly controversial during the Arlington City Council workshop meeting on Monday, Oct. 28, as city of Arlington Finance Director Jim Chase initially characterized the city’s funds situation in a more optimistic light than Arlington City Administrator Allen Johnson cared for.
ARLINGTON — Downtown Arlington was thronged with costumed trick-or-treaters of all ages on Saturday, Oct. 26, as the city’s “Hometown Halloween” attracted another year’s round of crowds for the Downtown Arlington Business Association’s trick-or-treating along Olympic Avenue, the Arlington Arts Council’s costume contest at Legion Park and the Arlington United Church’s Harvest Party.
ARLINGTON — Kids’ Kloset was bustling with activity at its offices in the former Arlington High School building on Friday, Oct. 25, as its facilities were refurbished by 24 employees of Lowe’s, representing store branches in Smokey Point, Everett, Monroe, Mill Creek, Lynnwood, Bellevue, Bellingham, north Seattle and even Issaquah.
Although the two tables of kids at their laptops did their best to maintain respectfully low tones, the Arlington Library was nonetheless abuzz with flashing lights and electronic noises on Wednesday, Oct. 23, as the eight students in the fourth and final week of “Explore Arduino” saw their programming lessons pay off.
ARLINGTON — Friday, Oct. 25, saw the Angel of the Winds Casino officially break ground on construction of a new $20-million, 125-room, five-story hotel.
