The annual Strawberry Festival Golf Tournament has stoked the fires of rivalry as teams of golfers from Marysville and the surrounding areas vie for bragging rights at Cedarcrest Golf Course, June 13.
Visitors to Pioneer Hall now have safe, comfortable benches on which to sit, thanks to an Eagle Scout project by Caleb Hermann , sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
MARYSVILLE — Obviously, the presidential election coming in November has gotten lots of media attention and that attention is guaranteed to continue.
ARLINGTON — Input on 14 proposed amendments to the city of Arlington’s comprehensive plan will be taken by City Council June 16, and the hearing will be continued to July 7 for some items and to Aug. 5 for others. The proposals were reviewed by the planning commission June 3.
As Linda Byrnes completes the tasks she usually does this time of year, there are several extra things she must do.
“I am documenting everything I do so that they will know next year what and how to do it,” Byrnes said recently in a telephone interview with The Arlington Times. She is also introducing the new superintendent, Kristine McDuffy, around town.
A reception to honor the retiring Byrnes will be held at Haller Middle School from 3 – 6 p.m., Thursday, June 12.
At 3:30 a.m. Wednesday morning, a resident of in the 11200 block of 99th Ave. NE near Arlington called 911 to report a shooting at his house, reports the Snohomish County Sheriffs Department.
The man who lives at the house with his wife and adult nephew called 911 to report that someone had fired shots at him. The man had gone outside because the light sensor in his driveway indicated someone was there. When he got outside, he saw a vehicle in his driveway. A suspect fired shots at his front door where the man was standing but he wasn’t hit.
It took two games, but the Stilly league softball champs beat Mukilteo to win the tournament of champions.
Undefeated through the tournament bracket, the Stilly Valley girls had the chance to put the Magic away in their first meeting on May 31. But Stilly Valley coach Butch Diemer prepared his team to win the championship in two games, a luxury they were afforded by their no-loss performance.
The recent death of an incarcerated young man at the hands of his cellmate is a sad result of the mentally ill being incarcerated without proper treatment and care. The plight of the mentally ill cannot be ignored.
Another sad fact is that a very large percentage of those incarcerated are suffering from mental illness and, as in this case, are not getting medication or therapy.
In that part of heaven reserved for heroes of labor, I can almost bet Joe Hill is whistling a merry tune — way to go union members, way to go.
Mr. Stav’s opinion piece was entertaining to say the least. So allow me to get up on the old soapbox and have a stab at it. Does anyone even need a reason to vote yes or no? I personally know of five voters that told me even though they were born and raised here they had never used the library, so that is their reason for a no vote. I was told by 12 people who listened to my reasons for voting no that I’d convinced them to do the same.
