ARLINGTON — Visitors to Regency Care Center can support the Arlington Fire Department with the first meal of the day this weekend.
Regency Care is hosing a pancake breakfast fundraiser for the Arlington Fire Department from 9-11 a.m. on April 2.
Any donations will be accepted for the morning meal, and all donations will go toward the Arlington Fire Department.
Kids can also sit in fire trucks and ambulances during the pancake breakfast at Regency Care Center, located at 620 Hazel St.
ARLINGTON — The Stillaguamish Valley Genealogical Society, located at 135 N. Olympic Ave. in downtown Arlington, is having a “Super Saturday” bake, book and historical newsletter sale on April 2 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Fresh-baked goods will be offered for sale, along with Civil War history books, plus a huge selection of newsletters and magazines pertaining to genealogy and history from around the United States. Buyers can set the price on the magazines and newsletters.
SMOKEY POINT — Village Community Services are aiming to offer a taste of “Wonderland” to those who join them in helping out community members with disabilities, but they could use some support behind the scenes to do it.
VCS’s ninth annual “Taste of Decadence” fundraiser on April 9 has adopted “Alice in Wonderland” as its theme, and they’re looking for volunteers and donors to help them make it a wonderful experience for everyone involved.
ARLINGTON — In response to the suicides of a number of young people in the community during the past two years, a group of Arlington community members, including parents and concerned professionals, are taking action to raise awareness about youth suicide.
The Arlington High School Booster Club and the Northwest Educational Service District are sponsoring a series of youth suicide awareness forums, with the first one scheduled for March 30 and the remaining four set to run throughout the month of May.
ARLINGTON — Ten of 12 Arlington High School Band students received “superior” scores at the Mount Pilchuck Music Educators Association Senior Division Solo and Ensemble Contest.
Cascade High School in Everett served as the site for the MPMEA Solo-Ensemble Contest on Feb. 5, from which the top-scoring students in each category were selected to compete this April at the Washington Music Educators Association State Solo and Ensemble Contest, which will take place at Central Washington University in Ellensburg.
AHS soloists going to the state competition this year include Rosalie Boyle on harp and Becca Kostick on bass clarinet. AHS clarinet trio players Jacob O’Bryant, Andrew Clark and Ryann Lewis won First Alternate in the Woodwinds and Small Ensemble division.
ARLINGTON — Arlington Police Detective Mike Phillips is getting his 15 minutes of fame, and then some, for his role in investigating a complex robbery in which all eight suspects were arrested within two days.
On March 1, Phillips was named the Washington state Officer of the Month for February by the “Washington’s Most Wanted” television show, which airs Fridays and Saturdays at 10:30 p.m. on Q13 FOX. Phillips was joined by Arlington Detective Sgt. Jonathan Ventura and Police Chief Nelson Beazley in meeting the program’s host and producers to accept the award.
SMOKEY POINT — Snohomish County Council member John Koster is teaming up with the Puget Sound Blood Center to offer a spring blood drive.
The blood drive is set to run between 12:30-6:30 p.m. on March 16, in the third floor banquet room of the Medallion Hotel, located at 16710 Smokey Point Blvd. in Arlington.
ARLINGTON — The Arlington Garden Club hopes to help area horticulturists with “Trouble Spots in the Garden.”
The club’s March 14 meeting will offer tips on how to kill Morning Glory Roots, as well as how to respond to moss and unproductive Iris. Drainage field planting will be among the other topics discussed by certified professional horticulturist Michelle Clark, which were determined in advance by feedback solicited from club members.
ARLINGTON — Customers at the Arlington Food Pavilion can help support families served by the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
Through March 17, stores in the Washington state Food Pavilion’s chain are conducting a “Shamrocks Against Dystrophy” fundraising program, selling paper shamrock mobiles for $1, $5 and $10. Customers can choose to purchase the mobiles at the Food Pavilion’s check-out line, with the proceeds benefitting local families serviced by the MDA.
ARLINGTON — Arlington Airport businesses and pilots will celebrate the women of aviation by doing their part to get more women into aviation.
Out of the Blue Aviation will commemorate International Women of Aviation Week with a free talk by professional pilot Karlene Petitt at 5 p.m. on March 11, followed by free plane rides to women and girls starting at 9:30 a.m. on March 12.
SMOKEY POINT — Everett Community College is pleased to announce their GED and Adult Basic Education classes, which are available in the mornings and evenings, as well as online.
These courses are held between 6-8:50 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays at Weston High School, located at 4407 172nd St. NE in Arlington, as well as at the Marysville Tulalip Tribal Court, located at 6103 31st Ave. NE, from 8:30-11:20 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Further class and contact information is available at www.everettcc.edu.
The Pentagon’s decision to award a $35 billion Air Force tanker contract to Boeing has drawn praise from government officials at the city, county, state and federal levels in Washington.
“The Arlington Airport has more than a hundred businesses on site, and a large portion of those are either Boeing suppliers or else manufacture parts and equipment that Boeing uses,” Arlington Assistant City Administrator Kristin Banfield said. “This contract should help our businesses expand even more, and hopefully put a lot of folks back to work.”
ARLINGTON — On Feb. 10, the city of Arlington’s redesigned website was launched at www.arlingtonwa.gov.
Arlington Assistant City Administrator Kristin Banfield explained that the website has been redesigned to give its visitors an easier time locating key information about the city, from contacting city officials and conducting business with the city, including online bill payments, to searching the city’s completely updated municipal code.
