MARYSVILLE Pumpkin pushing paid off for children as the Marysville Rotary Club handed out checks to Arlington, Lakewood and Marysville schools last weekend. Over the last seven years the noon group has contributed more than $110,000 to help literacy efforts in the three north Snohomish County districts by selling pumpkins and concessions, with lots of free fun on the side.
Those pumpkins entering buckets were the top winners:
LAKEWOOD KMPS 94.1 FM normally doesnt award its Student of the Week title to more than one student for the same week, but for Lakewood Middle School eighth-graders Jamie Due and Michelle Schoon, the radio station made an exception Jan. 26.
ARLINGTON After its home game for the season against Everett and Lake Stevens high schools in the AHS gymnasium Jan. 18, the Arlington High School HiQ team and its advisors expressed confidence that they could pull a repeat of last years season, winning first place in the Sno-Isle district.
ARLINGTON Its hard to believe we got all this attention for doing what you hope anybody would do, under the same circumstances, said Rick Bowers, who received the state Medal of Valor Jan. 24 with fellow Arlington resident Timothy Bourasaw.
ARLINGTON A local mother is outraged that the Arlington School District allowed police to question her 12-year-old daughter about a possible drug purchase on school grounds without her knowledge or consent.
LAKEWOOD The Lakewood High School Cheerleaders competed recently at the state cheerleading championships, after placing first at the fourth annual Fall Cheer Classic at Monroe High School and first at LSJAA Cheerfest 2006 at Lake Stevens High School.
ARLINGTON After a few fender benders in the small Arlington Hardware parking lot and many years of struggling to find ways to meet the parking needs of the stores customers, the owners of Arlington Hardware are continuing an ongoing process of revamping that will provide space for customer parking behind the store and more room for merchandise inside the store.
ARLINGTON When Kent Prairie Elementary fifth-grade teacher Donnica Farnsworth corralled her students into the cafeteria May 8, she wasnt expecting to be the star of the assembly.
ARLINGTON A German school group toured through Arlingtons City Hall and Fire Department last week, reflecting on the differences between the two countries as part of a month-long student exchange.
LAKEWOOD Nearly one year to the day after the car accident that left her comatose, friends and family of Meggi Ward came together to support her care.
EVERETT We were just doing our duty, said Arlington resident Wellington Overman. You see something like that happening, you cant just stand around and do nothing.
