EVERETT — Doctors Johnny and Billy Kroeze come from a family with deep roots in the region, but even as they’ve become well-known throughout the world, their priority has not been promoting their own names, but spreading the word of God.
LAKEWOOD — After being delayed for a couple of weeks due to the school football team making the quarter finals, Lakewood High School’s performances of “Robin Hood” will start running on Dec. 2.
The two-hour play starts at 7 p.m. not only on its debut night, but also on Dec. 3, 9 and 10, during which it will boast a completely new feature for LHS drama productions, in the form of choreographed fight scenes.
Families and Friends of Violent Crime Victims called upon citizens of north Snohomish County for their support at their annual breakfast fundraiser to respond to the “Voices of Victims.”
Debora Nelson is an Arlington business owner who’s served as president of the Downtown Arlington Business Association and was a candidate in this year’s primaries for the Arlington mayor’s race.
Lori Kirkeby’s career has included jobs as diverse as a distribution engineer for PUD and a city planner for Stanwood, but in all that time, she maintained the skills as a barber that she honed in 1981.
While many holiday shoppers are already gearing up for “Black Friday,” the Arlington and Marysville communities are asking that they keep “Small Business Saturday” in mind as well on Nov. 26.
ARLINGTON — The city of Arlington is set to have not only a new mayor, but also three new members on its City Council.
As of Nov. 15 at 4:22 p.m., Barbara Tolbert is leading Steve Baker in the Arlington mayor’s race by 2,224 votes, or 52.75 percent of the vote, to 1,954 votes, or 46.35 percent of the vote, out of 4,216 votes counted.
The day’s heavy downpour failed to drown out the community spirit of the crowds who lined both sides of the street to cheer for Arlington’s Veterans Day parade this year.
The Marysville Armed Forces Reserve Center is still a ways away from its official dedication, but the recently constructed facility is already serving those who serve.
Barely more than seven months after opening in downtown Arlington, Cascade Companion Care has reopened in Smokey Point to better serve the community.
Beth Hauck and Melissa Gilbertson both graduated from Marysville-Pilchuck High School in 1993, and they’ve since teamed up to benefit their hometown in an eye-catching way.
ARLINGTON — The Trafton Community Center welcomed the public to its Fall Festival on Oct. 30, which gave former students of the Trafton School and area residents alike a chance to check out its programs.
While the afternoon was mostly devoted to Halloween-themed activities for the kids, Trafton Community Center Program Coordinator Randi Ray was ready to talk with visitors about its upcoming classes and meetings for both children and adults.
ARLINGTON — Half a dozen members of the Arlington Lions Club braved a cold downpour to spruce up the Arlington Cemetery as part of an international campaign by their organization.
Wing-Kun Tam, international president of Lions Club, called upon Lions to continue planting trees after they’d surpassed his initial goal of 1 million trees planted, and Arlington Lions did their part on Nov. 3 by planting close to 40 arborvitae evergreen trees that they’d purchased from the Smokey Point Lowe’s store.
