ARLINGTON — Brayden Broetz is an old hand at first days of school.
As he started third grade at Presidents Elementary Sept. 3, his biggest transition was moving up to the second floor.
ARLINGTON — After their parents had filled two parallel tracks of rain-gutters with water at Legion Park, the boys of Cub Scouts of America Pack 92 proceeded to huff and puff and blow their miniature sailboats down those tracks for their “Rain-Gutter Regatta.”
ARLINGTON — Although the Arlington Library’s summer reading program doesn’t wrap up until Aug. 15, teen readers celebrated their accomplishments with a pizza-and-prizes party Aug. 8, during which they voted on which movie to watch. Divergent won by a broad margin.
ARLINGTON — Soil scientist Dave Peterson stood in the shallow pit that he’d dug on the Graves family’s property, surrounded by trees and fellow woodland owners. Peterson served as the instructor for one of six stations at the North Puget Sound Forestry Field Day, which was jointly coordinated July 26 by the Washington State University Forestry Extension program, the state Department of Natural Resources and the Snohomish Conservation District.
ARLINGTON — Although the City Council won’t vote until Monday, Aug. 4, to approve an art project, the council members informally gave the go-ahead July 28 for project organizers to schedule a work party the day after the council’s official decision.
SILVANA — The 67th annual Silvana Community Fair drew between 3,000 to 3,500 attendees to the fairgrounds outside Viking Hall July 26, which fair treasurer Darlene Strotz deemed one of the best levels of turnout yet.
ARLINGTON — The Bryant Blueberry Farm’s sixth annual festival returned to its fields July 26, drawing a thousand attendees from throughout the western side of the state and beyond.
SILVANA — The Silvana Fair marks its return July 26 to the tiny town between Stanwood and Arlington, whose Viking Hall and surrounding fairground fields come alive with the sounds of family farming fun on the last Saturday of every July. The event marks the start of fair season in the Pacific Northwest.
Visitors to the Arlington Street Fair who pulled into the city’s parking lot July 12 were asked if they wanted their cars checked for oil leaks, but Snohomish County motorists will have other chances throughout the summer to make sure they “Don’t Drip & Drive.”
ARLINGTON — In the midst of the Arlington Street Fair’s hustle and bustle, the Arlington Arts Council offered younger attendees a chance to cool down and exercise their creativity during their “Youth Engaged in Art” activities under tents in the City Hall Plaza July 11-12.
ARLINGTON — The Arlington Community Garden hosted the second session of its Children’s Storybook Gardening Program July 12, and organizers encouraged families to check out the third session later this summer.
ARLINGTON — The Arlington Fly-In marked the weekend of July 11-12 with military vehicle parades, a motorcycle stunt show and aircraft that lit up the night sky.
ARLINGTON — While the Arlington Street Fair might have brought some extra attention to the weekly Arlington Farmers’ Market July 12, organizers pointed out that the selection of farmers’ market vendors at the street fair is significantly less than they can expect to see most other Saturdays.
