SMOKEY POINT Paradise Burgers has a new owner, but it still has fried mushrooms on the menu.
SMOKEY POINT The sign for the new Smokey Point Fire Station was unveiled Sept. 19 by city officials and fire department and district staff from both Arlington and Marysville.
10 years ago 1997
The new bridge on Smokey Point Boulevard south of Island Crossing is now open and the detour sign is gone
ARLINGTON Ruth and Harry Yost donned big smiles at the Stillaguamish Senior Center fundraising breakfast Sept. 19 when a crowd of 200 supporters enjoyed breakfast in their honor. The Yosts are the third and fourth recipients of the Lifetime Achievement Award after Howard Christianson and Don Meier.
ARLINGTON Local students will have chances to win a $10,000 savings bond, a $30,000 scholarship and a trip to Washington, D.C., by submitting essays to the Arlington Veterans of Foreign Wars.
10 Years Ago 1997
MARYSVILLE Thanks to a new program of the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency, city residents have a chance to turn in their old wood stoves and receive discounts of between $200 and $750 on the purchase of new, more efficient and environmentally friendly units.
ARLINGTON A gathering of local aviation enthusiasts convened at the Arlington Airport on Friday Nov. 16 to celebrate the launch of a new plane for Out of the Blue Aviation. The introduction of the Cesna 172 was a hit as community members gathered to inspect the plane and enjoy appetizers and drinks.
MARYSVILLE With about 120 titles and discussion kits available, between 80 and 100 already are spoken for according to Sno-Isle Library community relations manager Mary Kelly.
SMOKEY POINT Carletti Architects of Mount Vernon have been awarded the architectural contract for the planned fire station in Smokey Point.
Nola Smith examines the progress of the bricklayers Jared Middleton and Luke Gagnon, of Wayne Gagnon Masons, as they put a new facade on the building into which she is moving her two businesses, Pacific Learning Soluitons and Shoe Box. Formerly home to the Arlington Bookstore the building is now owned by Scott Wolmack, of Grandview Homes, also on N. Olympic Ave. Smith said that Pacific Learning Solutions will open in the new location Jan. 7 and Shoe Box will open Jan. 15. She is moving to 316 N. Olympic Ave. from the north end of downtown on Division Street, where she has been doing business since 1997. Smith has been attending the weekly meetings of the new Downtown Arlington Merchants Association and volunteered to chair the Holiday Open House and Hometown Holidays.
ARLINGTON The pioneers have lost a good friend. Jack Gray, the son of the founder of Arlington Hardware store, finally gave in to the inevitable Wednesday, Feb. 13 at age 88. He was the son of the founder of Arlington Hardware and ran the store with his siblings until 1983 when they sold it to Mike Jones.
