LAKEWOOD — The Lakewood School District’s two levies that had been slated for the Feb. 14 ballot are instead expected to appear on the April 17 ballot.
The Arlington Community Food Bank’s first Christmas basket distribution at its new location met expectations and exceeded last year’s demand, according to food bank volunteers who served an estimated 400 families or more on Thursday, Dec. 22.
With frosted windows in the morning, it might seem like a strange time to be thinking of the Great Stilly Duck Dash that’s held on the Fourth of July.
Last year, James Clark hoped to help those who were coping with cancer and those interested in working on their New Year’s resolutions at the same time.
Henry Boede has been a Washington boy all his life, and while many local residents can say the same, few can boast of having been born on Orcas Island 100 years ago.
More than two dozen Arlington children were treated to midday holiday shopping excursions alongside area police officers on Saturday, Dec. 17, as the Fraternal Order of Police brought together “Cops and Kids.”
A split vote and harsh words marked the Arlington City Council’s adoption of a budget for 2012.
Those in need in the local community will find familiar helping hands at a new location, as the Arlington Community Food Bank opened its doors for the first time at the Arlington Municipal Airport on Tuesday, Dec. 6.
Arlington’s stormwater treatment system now has the equivalent of a kidney, according to city Natural Resources Manager Bill Blake.
The Trafton Community told prospective square dancers to “Kick Up Your Heels” on Saturday, Nov. 26, and close to a dozen dancers-in-training turned out that evening to take advantage of Cristine Titus’ two-hour lesson.
SMOKEY POINT — The winter holiday season is still well underway, but the Stillaguamish Senior Center already has its eyes on ways to help people lead healthier lives in the New Year.
The Stillaguamish Senior Center’s ice cream social on Thursday, Dec. 8, treated visitors to a pair of health experts who will be offering unique ways to feel better in January and beyond.
Hands Together of Arlington provided cold-weather shelter for 24 different homeless people from November of last year through March of this year, and as early as Nov. 4, Pastor Deena Jones of the Arlington United Church saw the need in the community again.
The Arlington City Council continues to winnow its budget to try and reduce what began as a roughly $2 million deficit.
