When 10-year-old Maddy White was diagnosed with leukemia barely two months ago, Melody Lich and Danica Kazen mobilized the other friends of the White family to show their support for a little girl in Arlington who was fighting for her life, which was what led to the Puget Sound Blood Center’s “Bloodmobile” drawing more than 30 donors to the parking lot of the Arlington Co-op on Thursday, July 18.
ARLINGTON — The Calvary Arlington Church will welcome Seattle’s Taproot Theatre Company to Terrace Park in Arlington on Saturday, July 27, at 6 p.m.
ARLINGTON — Drivers on State Route 531 east of Interstate 5 should expect some nighttime delays due to single-lane closures on the evenings of Tuesday, July 23, and Wednesday, July 24. Contractor crews working for the Washington State Department of Transportation will install roadway sensors that will keep several traffic signals operating when highway grinding and paving kicks into gear in late August, and traffic will be flagged on SR 531 and its side streets each night.
ARLINGTON — Crews successfully installed a new culvert under 67th Avenue NE for Portage Creek during the weekend of July 19-22. To complete this work in a safe and timely manner, a section of 67th Avenue NE was closed to through traffic. Crews completed their work on July 22 and the roadway opened up in time for the Monday evening commute, almost a full day ahead of schedule.
Haller Middle School’s grandstands were filled with spectators on Saturday, July 13, as the Eagle Mamas battled to a 14-0 victory over the Stanwood-Camano moms to claim the Stilly Puff Cup in the annual Powder Puff football game fundraiser.
ARLINGTON — Local law enforcement agents are warning area residents that Paul Landis Gorden, a Level 3 sex offender, is moving into the 12700 block of Terrace Falls Road in Arlington.
SMOKEY POINT — The Stillaguamish Senior Center is collecting items now for a large fundraising garage sale on Aug. 17.
ARLINGTON — Crews will install two new culverts under 67th Avenue NE for Portage Creek and Prairie Creek as part of the 67th Avenue Final Phase project. Installing the culverts will require full roadway closures of 67th Avenue NE between 204th Street NE and 211th Place NE over two separate weekends.
For the past five years, the Arlington Street Fair has hosted an art project for local youths. One year, the kids painted rocks; another, a mural.
The Arlington Fly-In returns this year with a three-day run that’s shorter than previous years, from July 11-13, but it will still be offering its “Kids Day” on its opening day of Thursday, July 11, during which all children accompanied by adults are admitted for free.
Great live music, delicious food, handmade goods and family activities can all be found at the 23rd annual Arlington Street Fair set for July 12-14 in downtown Arlington.
Especially in the wake of the June 30 drowning of 10-year-old Elijah Spratt on the Stillaguamish River, Lt. Rodney Rochon of the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office Marine Services Unit wants to educate the public well enough that his rescue services will never be needed.
The Kiwanis Club of Arlington drew an increase in both donations and auction bidders during their annual Fourth of July auction fundraiser at Haller Park on Thursday, July 4.
