“There was this one little old man who kept coming by and telling Fred he would lose his shirt,” laughed Lorita Eoff, Fred’s wife, as they sat together in the Fountain Drive-In, at the corner of Division and Broadway streets in Arlington.
Two 19-year-old entrepreneurs will be putting their money where their mouths are to support this year’s American Cancer Society Relay for Life in Arlington.
Craig Davis and Conner Cave are the co-owners of the Arlington-based Vitalire Apparel, a clothing brand that does its business online, and they’re kicking off the month of May by offering their customers a couple of chances to pitch in for the Relay for Life, which takes place from June 4-5 in Arlington this year.
ARLINGTON — On the final day to return ballots for the special election, supporters of the city of Arlington’s proposed permanent emergency medical services levy are looking to the factors that could swing the vote in their favor.
“I’ve been encouraged by the amount of returns within the past week,” said Barbara Tolbert, who’s served as campaign manager for the EMS levy on the Nov. 2 and April 26 ballots. “The firefighters, their families and large numbers of other citizen volunteers have really shown impressive levels of commitment and dedication in getting the word out. I’ve seen people holding signs on street corners in the pouring rain for this levy. Regardless of tomorrow’s outcome, I think we can be proud of the collective hard work that’s been invested in this effort.”
“I’m cautiously optimistic that the community will mandate a continuation of our paramedic service by voting yes on Proposition 1,” Arlington Fire Chief Bruce Stedman said. “I believe this due to the feedback that our volunteers have received from the hundreds, if not thousands, of people whom we’ve talked to during the last few months regarding this issue.”
MARYSVILLE — More than 50 protestors from around Snohomish County converged on the Marysville branch of Bank of America to call out what they saw as taxation inequities.
On this year’s tax deadline, April 18, residents of Marysville, Arlington, Everett and beyond carried signs and shouted slogans on State Avenue, at the intersections of Fourth and Fifth avenues, accusing Bank of America and other corporations of not paying their fair share of taxes.
Marysville’s Frank Gibson feels like he’s gotten his life back after visiting the Puget Sound Kidney Center in Arlington.
Gibson, who served 20 years each in the military and on the police force, has been on dialysis for the past three months for which he visits the kidney center in the afternoons.
In addition to staging cleanup and recycling events in time for Earth Day, the local community is also home to alternative energy sources that can help area residents conserve natural resources while saving some money in the long run.
ARLINGTON — Like many local residents, Dawn Cahoon was shocked and saddened by the devastation wrought on Japan by its recent earthquake and subsequent tsunami, so she and her fellow parishioners at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Arlington are taking steps to help those who have been hit hardest by this disaster.
According to Cahoon, the congregation of Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church has been working overtime to get as many personal care kits as possible assembled and ready to ship out to Lutheran World Relief Headquarters. These personal care kits are given to individuals when they arrive at refugee camps or aid distribution centers.
Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church will be hosting a kit-assembling party on April 16 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at 615 E. Highland Drive. For more information, please contact the church office at 360-435-8921.
SMOKEY POINT — Arlington Police Chief Nelson Beazley and Snohomish County Sheriff John Lovick recently teamed up to talk to seniors about staying safe from fraud and in case of emergencies.
AARP Snohomish County Chapter 2308 hosted the law enforcement duo’s talk at the Stillaguamish Senior Center on April 1 at 1 p.m., during which Lovick warned seniors against dealing with strangers on the phone.
ARLINGTON — Necessity proved to be the mother of Stacey Johnson’s invention when a medical diagnosis nearly a decade ago radically altered her diet.
“It’s All Good Without Gluten!” contains 130 recipes, ranging from dinners to desserts, for which Johnson admitted to using her husband and son as taste-testers.
ARLINGTON — The Arlington City Council not only unanimously adopted a resolution supporting the establishment of a permanent emergency medical services levy, but also amended it to stipulate that the levy would not represent an additional tax on the city’s citizens.
The City Council members wound up offering the only opinions voiced after they opened the floor to public comment during their April 4 meeting, which Arlington Mayor Pro Tem Steve Baker led off by reporting that he’d heard from a number of citizens who believed that the proposed levy did represent an additional tax.
Although the morning’s rain brought with it a significantly reduced attendance, the enthusiasm of those who did turn out for the Walk MS at the Tulalip Amphitheatre wasn’t dampened.
Michael Lobaito has been taking part in the three-mile walk fundraiser for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society since it started at Tulalip four years ago, and his “Lobaito Mafia” of family and friends showed up in force, in spite of the unpleasant weather thinning their numbers slightly.
If the community learns nothing else from the ongoing series of youth suicide awareness forums, Arlington mom Joan Frable wants them to understand that suicide can happen in any family.
“Our family is so stable and loving and caring,” said Joan Frable, whose daughter Jessie committed suicide on Sept. 24, 2009, at the age of 22. “Jessie was on track and involved in the community and had so many friends. She was just starting to live by herself. I never could have imagined that this would happen.”
When word broke that Boeing had secured a $35 billion Air Force tanker contract, Arlington-based AMT was among the local companies who saw it as good news.
When U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen met with representatives of AMT and toured their facilities on March 25, he found out how much the company stands to benefit from Boeing’s fortunes.
