ARLINGTON — It’s an unlikely sight to see at the school board meeting — Weston High School principal Maurene Stanton knitting feverishly at the same time her school was named in the top 10 highest performing alternative schools in Washington state by the BERC Group.
ARLINGTON — A junior at Arlington High School, Yuki Dorff created the winning design that will be featured on this year’s Respect t-shirt and posters. Her design was selected from among more than 200 entries by the district’s board of directors Monday, Nov. 24.
ARLINGTON — John Kroeze was born in Trafton on Dec. 12, 1908 and he’ll be 100 years old pretty soon. Indeed, there’s a big party planned starting 1 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 6 at the Gospel Hall, at 323 S. Stillaguamish Ave. in Arlington.
ARLINGTON — The community of Arlington has launched a campaign to help the family who lost two foster children and their house in a fire Nov. 21.
The community of Arlington has launched a campaign to help the family who lost two foster children and their house in a fire Nov. 21.
A funeral service for 11-year-old Kyler Opstrup-Williams and 10-year-old Tyler J. Emory starts 11:30 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 2, at the Arlington Free Methodist Church, 730 E. Highland Dr., in Arlington with Pastor Verlin Elmore officiating.
ARLINGTON — Smokey Point Community Church will present its annual Christmas musical, “A Star is Born” at 4 and 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7, at 17721 Smokey Point Blvd. in Arlington.
CAMANO ISLAND — Lance Carleton, of Sunnyside, will be the featured artist at Islander’s Restaurant, 848 N Sunrise Blvd. on Camano Island in December, coordinated by Seagrass Gallery.
For a pleasant evening out, take in the M-PHS concert on Dec. 18. Polished young musicians, some in their final year of high school, will fill the hall with sounds fit to gladden any parents’ ears. Two more concerts slated for March 20 and May 28 will wind up the musical year. Years of practice and lessons on instruments costing up to or above a thousand dollars hit their peak in these concerts. Don’t miss them.
As an American citizen, I am totally fed up with our judicial system. They can put Martha Stewart in prison for her actions with the stock market but the CEO’s of all these banks, stock market and mortgage companies can walk away with their big salaries and huge bonuses. Then they get money from the government “bailout” and then give bonuses to the executives, for what, grand theft? What is wrong with this picture.
For a pleasant evening out, take in the M-PHS concert on Dec. 18. Polished young musicians, some in their final year of high school, will fill the hall with sounds fit to gladden any parents’ ears. Two more concerts slated for March 20 and May 28 will wind up the musical year. Years of practice and lessons on instruments costing up to or above a thousand dollars hit their peak in these concerts. Don’t miss them.
ARLINGTON —
Persis the Potter has announced she will be opening her kiln again for her annual Thanksgiving weekend tradition, offering fresh-baked pottery from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Nov. 29 and 30, and again Dec. 6 and 7. Along with Persis Gayle, there will be hand-crafted wool items by Karen Keith and art by Keith Pace. The studio is located near Grandview, at 9525 N. Cedarvale Loop Rd., northeast of Arlington. For information call 360-435-5152.
