When someone mentions small town America a glimpse of my favorite play by Thornton Wilder comes to mind. Places where people are born, grow up, grow old and die. They never move from the same town. However, that isn’t the demographics of today’s America. Today, we are born, grow up, move and move again, then we grow old and die.
A 14-year-old musician who lives in Oso, Sarah Hall was named in January the region’s finalist in the Music Teacher’s National Association junior string competition. To reach this level she won the top prize in both the MTNA Washington State Junior String Competition in November and the MTNA 6 Western States Regional Competition.
After 30 years working for the United States Postal Service, John Vistaunet settled on five acres in Marysville to resume a long-neglected art career.
ARLINGTON — Puget Sound Blood Center will hold a blood drive at Highland Christian School, 135 S. French St., from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 26, thanks to the efforts of HCS senior Chelsea Graber, 18.
LAKE STEVENS — Fourteen musicians from Haller and Post middle schools participated recently in the Mount Pilchuck Music Educators Honor Band Festival. The students joined an 87-member ensemble, attended two rehearsals and recorded a live CD, all on one day, Jan. 29, at Cavelero Mid-High in Lake Stevens.
EVERETT — An Arlington High School senior, Alvin Moore has his future all planned out.
In her first term at college, Sacia Flowers learned an important thing.
LAKEWOOD — With their last game of the regular season, the Lakewood boys basketball team had a chance to sneak into the playoffs despite a poorer-than-average record of 3-16.
SMOKEY POINT — Shane Werner was riding the bus daily from Arlington to work, transferring in Smokey Point.
City attorney Steve Peiffle reported at the Feb. 17 City Council meeting that the Growth Management Hearings Board discussed Arlington’s annexation of Island Crossing Feb. 12.
ARLINGTON — Using $500,000 left over from the North Olympic Avenue project, the city is planning to remodel its first fire station, Fire Station 46, on MacLeod Avenue in downtown Arlington.
ARLINGTON — At approximately 4:30 a.m., Feb. 21, the Arlington Police Department began receiving the first of 19 calls to 9-1-1 from home owners in the Gleneagle neighborhood. Residents were reporting subjects attempting to break into vehicles in the neighborhood, said the city of Arlington’s spokeswoman, Kristin Banfield.
MILL CREEK — The friendships will go on, but the seniors of the Arlington boys basketball team have played their last game together.
