HALLER PARK — The smell of bacon over Legion Park had diminished in time for the Kiwanis Auction at noon Friday, July 4. Big black clouds billowed overhead, cracking with light every now and then, but they never shed rain on the large crowd of Kiwanis supporters ready to bid.
ARLINGTON — After 20 years, it’s a first. The ducks of The Great Stilly Duck Dash were not able to go into the river because the water was just too high and too fast.
The rising gas prices, the failing economy. When will the media learn? In my opinion it is not that we are in a bad economy. No, I believe that the media is much at fault for our nation’s current rising costs and foreclosures.
ARLINGTON — The Fourth of July in Arlington begins with Pancakes in the Park at 7 a.m., in Haller Park, when registration for the Pedal, Paddle, Puff runs from 8 – 9 a.m. until the race starts at 10:30 a.m. The Pedal, Paddle, Puff triathlon begins at Haller Park with the bicyclists riding up river to River Meadows County Park on Jordan Road. The paddlers in canoes and kayaks then proceed down stream back to Haller Park, where they hand the baton to the runners (a.k.a. puffers). The runners head east on Burke Street to Twin Rivers Park and back to Haller Park.
ARLINGTON — Neither the city nor Arlington’s Police Chief John Gray are saying much regarding the June 24 announcement that he would no longer be leading the city’s police department.
I would like to thank the gentleman I met at the cemetery where my son, Shane, is buried.
I’ve been a resident of Marysville for nine years and every year around July 4 they put up fireworks stands and sell them and how many kids are going to have their hands blown off or faces disfigured. I had a confrontation in the parking lot of Haggen ’s when I saw them unloading boxes of fireworks. I confronted the man who then called police. I waited for the police to come and he warned me if I harass anyone else I’ll go to jail.
Thank you, thank you, to the many businesses in the Smokey Point, Arlington, Marysville and Everett areas who so generously donated cash, prizes and merchandise for the Lakewood Class of 2008 Graduation Night Party.
A recent action by the Marysville School Board approved a settlement with an elementary school leader in the district who resigned after reaching agreement with the district that will pay her more than $175,000. An investigation instigated by the district, conducted by Terry Brandon could find that allegations against principal Jane Colson could not be substantiated.
During the past six months, my math and science students participated in a classroom economics project. Each day that a student was present in class, $100 was deposited into his or her checking account. In return, students were required to pay the bank if they broke a classroom rule that was established to provide a safe learning environment for all students.
“In your article about the person in Port Angeles who had received medals and benefits not awarded, it seemed the fellow did receive a proper sentence,” writes Dennis Wojciak of Marysville.
With the high price of gas, many families might be thinking twice about driving down to one of the large Fourth of July celebrations and fireworks displays in the Seattle area. But not to worry, they don’t have to as they have a great Fourth of July Celebration in their own back yards.
“There oughta be a law ….”
So say critics of Marysville’s schools. A law to make kids behave. A law requiring kids to do their homework. A law prohibiting gang activity. A law against graffiti. A law that orders teachers to make kids behave. Laws to penalize whoever doesn’t obey all the laws.
