In spite of what one might expect from Washington state weather, organizers of the Silvana Fair take pride in pointing out that it’s almost never rained on the day of their fair. The 64th annual Silvana Fair proved to be no exception as the day’s warm sun and cloudless skies seemed to attract even more attendees than usual to Silvana’s Viking Hall and the adjacent fields on July 30.
s of Aug. 1, those looking to swing by the Arlington-Smokey Point Chamber of Commerce’s offices and Visitor Information Center will need to update their address books.
ARLINGTON — Close to a month later, Arlington police are still searching for a bank robbery suspect whose image was captured on video.
“Snohomish just had a bank robbery with the same suspect and the exact same M.O. as ours,” Arlington Police Detective Peter Barrett said of the July 28 robbery of the Key Bank in Snohomish. Just as the Snohomish robbery occurred shortly before 4:30 p.m., the June 30 robbery of the Chase Bank in Arlington occurred at approximately 4:20 p.m.
The suspect has been described as a white male in his mid 40s to early 50s, standing between 5’5″ to 5’8″ tall and weighing between 230 to 260 pounds, with “a medium build with a large gut.” At both robberies, he was seen wearing dirty blue jeans and a black Carhartt-style jacket. Barrett added that the suspect has grayish hair, is slightly balding and was described as having a “quiet demeanor.”
Ask Arlington resident Jesse Scott and he’ll tell you that necessity was the mother of his invention. However, even though Scott is an avid fly fisher, he doesn’t need to be able to tie his flies one-handed since he has the use of both his arms.
ARLINGTON — Sandy Catiis faced her fears last year to help out the Arlington Eagles Special Olympics Team that she coaches.
This year, she’ll not only be repeating that feat, but she’s also roped her son, Mike, into joining her as she goes “Over the Edge.”
Special Olympics’ Over the Edge fundraiser will once again see volunteers rappelling down the side of the 514-foot Rainier Tower in Seattle.
After more than two decades, Arlington’s annual Street Fair still offered attendees new avenues of entertainment this year. “The Purse Lady” Debbie Whitis chaired the event for the first time this year and credited pleasant weather, local newspaper coverage, and a mix of new features and familiar favorites with drawing plenty of foot traffic to Olympic Avenue from July 8-10.
Automobile and motorcycle enthusiasts didn’t let the weekend downpour stop them from supporting the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society. Sound Harley-Davidson drew an estimated 14 entrants for its July 16 bike show and 26 entrants for its July 17 car show, both of which raised funds for NMCRS.
Arlington High School graduate Ryann Lewis has danced onboard the USS Intrepid, she’s twirled in the shadow of the Statue of Liberty and she’s a mentor to young girls in the community. She also carried a 3.87 grade-point average throughout high school.
We’ve been at a standstill,” said Koran Andrews, CEO of the Stillaguamish Tribal Enterprise Corporation. “But this is the first of many new programs by the Tribe, and we’re not stopping here.” Andrews then presented golden shovels to more than half a dozen Stillaguamish Tribal elders on July 6, to break ground on a planned gas station at the Angel of the Winds Casino.
The Arlington Municipal Airport received some precious (and furry) cargo on July 1. More than 50 cats and kittens from the tornado-ravaged city of Joplin, Mo., were collected by representatives of the Northwest Organization for Animal Help in Stanwood and the Progressive Animal Welfare Society in Lynnwood, after receiving their initial examination on the tarmac.
The afternoon of the Fourth of July in Arlington opened with a brand-new activity and eventually led into a familiar favorite that was observed in a new way. The Arlington-Smokey Point Chamber of Commerce’s first-ever “Mini-Marshmallow Madness” drew close to 300 attendees to Legion Park, according to Chamber Executive Director Michael Prihoda.
Although the B-17 Flying Fortress “Sentimental Journey” won’t be putting in its previously scheduled appearance at this year’s Arlington Fly-In, the Arizona Wing of the Commemorative Air Force is making sure that those who visit the Arlington Municipal Airport from July 8-10 still get to see a vintage World War II bomber.
More than 30 bikers took to the road to support the fight against a type of cancer that event organizers say needs more attention. Sound Harley-Davidson teamed up with the Smokey Point Safeway store to offer the “Ride Today, Live Tomorrow” round-trip fundraiser which started at, and returned to, Sound Harley on June 11, collecting at least $25 from each rider to combat prostate cancer.
