Not just farmers and developers showed up for the meeting Oct. 30 on the TDRs.
With nearly 70 in attendance, there were also some real estate agents there, too, on behalf of the land owners, who are curious to see how this Transfer of Development Rights will work.
The American Legion Post No. 76 and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 1561 work together to make Veterans Day in Arlington special for Veterans and the community. They organize the Veterans Day Parade each year, followed by a free lunch for all Vets at the Legion Hall at 1 p.m.
Arlington High School Choral Director Lyle Forde is seeking singers in the community to join a community choir to present Handel’s “Messiah,” this year, the first in the Byrnes Performing Arts Center.
A challenge for the technical crew, the Marysville-Pilchuck High School production of “Clue” brings to life the board-game characters of the high school students’ childhoods.
ARLINGTON — After attending a job fair at Meridian Manufacturing Plant Oct. 29, U.S. Representative Rick Larsen zoomed over to the Stillaguamish Senior Center to talk economy with the elders.
It’s been a picture perfect autumn, a textbook October. With a moist summer, the trees were still thick with leaves when the first frosts hit, making for a very colorful fall. Bright yellow big leaf maple trees, and dark red Japanese maples. The sumac too were brilliant orange.
In 1998, Washington voters passed Initiative 688 by a large margin. It uncoupled our state’s minimum wage from the federal act and approved automatic annual increases. Those increases have outstripped the national standard, giving Washington the highest minimum wage in the country.
Thirty people, mainly representatives from several community churches and support groups, met at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Arlington Oct. 30 to assess the extent of homeless and other severely ‘at need’ individuals and families in the north county community.
Ed Schulz loves osprey. A former employee of the U. S. Geological Society, Schulz has researched the lives of osprey and is a champion for their cause.
Gerry Andal & The Roughriders will be performing a special show at Blazing Saddles Restaurant & Lounge in Stanwood on Friday Nov. 7. Many folks remember Gerry and his crew from his many restaurants and clubs from Auburn to Everett and all over the state through the years. Andal has four country albums and two CDs to his credit and has produced and starred in his own T.V. show. The Roughriders have shared the stage with many great artists such as Johnny Cash, Vince Gill, Reba McIntyre, Hank Jr., Merle Haggard, Roy Rogers, Clint Black, just to name a few. Andal will take the stage at Blazing Saddles at 9:15 p.m. directly after western dance lessons. There is no cover charge but country music fans are advised to get to the club early that night for dinner to secure a seat for this special show.
An evening of remarkable music and wit with Teresa Tudury and Jim Page is set for 8 p.m., Friday, Nov. 7, at the Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/Main Street in Conway, just a few miles up the road from north Snohomish County.
