I read Kristin Banfield’s quotes in both the local daily and the Arlington Times with a great deal of interest. She states that since Mayor Larson came on board, they have really worked to raise the bar. If you do the math, you will find that Larson has been in office most of the time this theft was going on. How much was missing before Larson took office? Obviously, since some $775,000 was embezzled within the last six years — no one was watching the store. Whatever happened to auditors that could catch this kind of major fiasco or using Generally Accepted Accounting Principles? Did the annual audits specify who had dual responsibility in two departments and therefore, had the opportunity to perpetrate this kind of theft? I believe the citizens of Arlington are responsible for these monies being paid into the city. I hope that everyone in Arlington that pays these taxes are as incensed as we are. How could this happen if anyone was paying attention.
What can a family do for summer fun on an income of less than $30,000? Not the Birch Bay Waterslides where tickets for a family of four runs $64 and gas to get there and back will set you back another $32. Rule out an air-conditioned movie at Marysville’s Regal Cinema where tickets for four will cost $34.50 plus having to explain to the kids why dad won’t buy popcorn.
A different crowd showed up to hear Straight On in Arlington’s Music in the Park concert last Thursday. Quite a few rock-n-roll musicians were in the crowd to hear the Heart tribute band, Straight On.
Art Dujardin and the Greater Marysville Art Guild will be painting “plein air” at Lavender Hills Farm, 7508 108th St. N.E. in Marysville, starting at 10 a.m., Friday, Aug. 22. Visitors are welcome to watch the artists painting and enjoy the beautiful surroundings. Original paintings, prints and cards will be offered for sale.
10:05 a.m.: Police arrested a male attempting to elude police vehicles and outstanding warrants on the 15000 block of 51st Avenue NE.
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Movement Arts yoga and dance studio is celebrating its 10-year anniversary Saturday, Aug. 23 with a day of free sample classes at the studio in the Big Red Barn near Island Crossing.
SUPERIOR COURT OF
OSO — A teenage hunter who fatally shot an Oso woman on a popular hiking trail Aug. 2 was called “reckless” by Skagit County Prosecutor Rich
They say all good things must come to an end and so goes the “Taste of the Times” recipe column that we have enjoyed doing for over a year now. We have both decided to go into semi-retirement which will give us both more time to experiment with our recipes even more.
Free lunch and networking meeting with La-De-Biz. For women in any kind of business. Meetings third Thursdays, 11 a.m. to noon. Contact Jyl P. Westbrook at fishwash@tgi.net or 425-231-5246.
The following students made the Winter 2008 Honor roll for Central Washington University.
A teenage hunter who fatally shot an Oso woman on a popular hiking trail Aug. 2 was called “reckless” by Skagit County Prosecutor Rich Weyrich Aug. 12.
