ARLINGTON — In the weeks before president-elect Barack Obama takes office, the city of Arlington has prepared an impressive packet of projects that could be funded with Obama’s proposed $800 billion economic stimulus package.
ARLINGTON — Flood waters were seven inches higher than ever before at O’Brien’s Turkey House Restaurant Thursday morning, Jan. 8, according to Kerry O’Brien, owner of the restaurant.
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The 4 a.m. projections for flooding were revised to 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 8, and the 22 feet was changed to 25 feet of water.
Arlington schools started two hours late but bus transportation up valley was cancelled because SR 530 was closed to traffic from 11 p.m. into Thursday mid day.
The Stillaguamish River was seeping over Highway 530 at Twin Rivers Park in Arlington by 9 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 7, and it was flowing rapidly across the highway by noon.
When legislators come to Olympia later this month, they will not only face a $6 billion budget deficit, they must also change our unemployment insurance (UI) system to comply with federal requirements.
Controlling a family budget may be thought of as keeping a firm hand on the spending-valve. Relax your grip and the flow increases. Tighten your grip to reduce it to a trickle. Like many, I’m facing a need to cinch the valve a little tighter to get through these troublesome times. Happy-go-lucky shopping and recreational habits of the past just don’t fit my finances.
ARLINGTON — Marilyn Oertle and her brother who was in town for the holidays walked Arlington’s labyrinth when it was barely covered in snow recently.
MARYSVILLE — Paul Henderson insists that music fans should throw away all their preconceived notions about acoustic rock music before listening to The Senate, a Seattle-based band that will perform in Marysville Saturday, Jan. 10 at the Evergreen Coffeehouse.
Janet Myer will demonstrate how to make dream catchers at the January meeting of the Greater Marysville Artists’ Guild starting at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 7, in the Red Barn at Jennings Park. Myer is a talented artist who paints recurring themes incorporating traditions, legends and tribal colors from her Cowlitz Native American heritage, as well as diverse subjects like jazz singers and architecture. She has a fine arts degree from the University of Puget Sound. All are invited to join the program whichis followed by a short meeting. For information call Shirley Fulfs at 360-435-3887.
ARLINGTON — If anyone stayed awake late enough on New Year’s Eve to hear a the KCTS Channel 9 TV replay of a 2007 Garrison Keillor show filmed in Nashville, Tenn, they might have heard a lively performance by Rhonda Vincent and The Rage. Vincent will be bringing her band to Arlington in one of two bluegrass concerts presented by the Arlington Arts Council this winter.
