MARYSVILLE What were going to do is try and cancel each other out without coming to blows, quipped Gene Marckx, who like hundreds of others crammed into the Marysville School District Service Center for one of several local party caucuses held Feb. 9.
ARLINGTON Patrons of the Arlington Kids Kloset had their holidays brightened Dec. 4, when city of Arlington staff dropped off supplies for students and nearly $500 in cash.
MARYSVILLE Curt McNelley is fully aware he could have had a much easier time of it. But, in this case, easier doesnt equal as much fun. Or as much of a tradition.
ARLINGTON Gambling was once again a topic of debate at the Dec. 3 Arlington City Council meeting, as citizens and council members discussed a city staff-proposed ordinance to allow house-banked card rooms in certain locations in the citys highway commercial zone, isolated 1,000 feet from existing schools, daycares, churches and synagogues.
MARYSVILLE The worlds largest retailer wont be coming to town for at least another two years, as Wal-Mart announced a one-year delay for stores planned in Marysville and Arlington. The Bentonville, Ark. based retailer will scrap plans to build a store in Mill Creek and said that despite persistent rumors, the busy Quil Ceda Village facility on the Tulalip Indian Reservation will stay open. According to a company spokesperson Washington state is underserved by the company, which will continue to build more stores here.
ARLINGTON Kyle Emery and Steven White were recently named the latest Eagle Scouts of Arlington Boys Scouts of America Troop 92, while Whites family was also named Scouting Family of the Year by Troop 92.
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Four young women, including one from Arlington, seeking to represent the dairy industry for 2008-09 are competing for the title of Snohomish County Dairy Ambassador.
SMOKEY POINT Area police officers will be working side jobs to support Special Olympics.
ARLINGTON The Sarvey Wildlife Centers fourth-annual Sweet on Sarvey donation drive generated more than $1,200 in cash and five SUVs full of food and supplies for the animals in their care, but donation drive coordinator Dorthy Ottaway emphasized that more is always needed and appreciated.
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ARLINGTON With an estimated crowd of more than 120 auction bidders and paying diners, the Pioneer Elementary Parent Teacher Student Associations Nov. 4 fundraiser, for their proposed new community playground, raised more than $12,000 toward their goal.##M:more]##
ARLINGTON When Verlaine Meyers ninth- through 12th-grade science students meet once a week in their classroom at the Stillaguamish Valley School, the notes they take at their desks are a primer for the lessons theyll learn that day.
