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ARLINGTON Dozens of Republicans gathered at Haller Middle School Feb. 9 to participate in the Republican caucus, which was a new experience for many of them. Those interviewed appreciated the opportunity, even if they didnt agree, or couldnt make up their minds, on other issues.
ARLINGTON Christine Burgess has withdrawn her application for superintendent of the Arlington School District, but the ASD Board will continue the selection process with Warren Hopkins and Kristine McDuffy.
DARRINGTON A memorial scholarship fund for Darrington students has been established in honor of Kay Shuler Brooks, a member of the Darrington School Board of Directors who died a year ago in February. Born and raised in Darrington, Brooks was a reporter with the Arlington Times from 1998 to 2004. She then took a job with the Sauk-Suiattle Tribe and was elected to a position on the school board of directors in Darrington.
ARLINGTON Pioneer Elementary fourth-graders received a hands-on education in human anatomy, through a Marysville doctor with a bag of cow parts.
Voters will be asked to approve $45 million project
Captain Thomas Mascolo presents $5,000 National AOK Scholarship to Arlington freshman Amanda Weaver, who also won the privilege of lighting the Giving Tree at Smokey Point Navy Exchange, launching the Season of Giving. The project was co-coordinated through the NAVSTA Everett Chaplains office, NEX Smokey Point and NWCA Totem No. 277.
ARLINGTON An embassy from Marysville met the Arlington-Smokey Point Chamber of Commerce last week to explain how the tale of two cities doesnt have to end in a knot, that is, a mess of tangled roads.
ARLINGTON The new owners of Arlington Thai Cuisine want the customers of the former Oui Thai Food to know that theyll still be getting authentic, well-made Thai food.
ARLINGTON Volunteers helped replenish the local ecosystem Dec. 7, when the Stillaguamish Tribal Hatchery led a group of eight Snohomish County residents to five sites for this years fish fling.
A group of nine Arlingtonians, including members of Arlington United Church and friends, traveled to Vancleave, Miss., this fall to spend their vacations helping a family in need.
DARRINGTON Washington State Department of Transportation crews began emergency repairs on State Route 530 Dec. 14, after heavy rain pushed the Sauk River to near-flood levels the week before, eroding the riverbank and moving the river to within several feet to State Route 530 in two locations north of Darrington.
