Oklahoma State University’s Center for Veterinary Health Sciences welcomed the Class of 2017 with a White Coat Ceremony held recently at the Stillwater Community Center. Among the 82 students in the class was Ian Frye of Arlington, Wash.
Hundreds of auto enthusiasts turned out again to generate thousands of dollars for the Arlington Boys & Girls Club at the annual Sittin Pretti Summer Slam car show at the Arlington Airport on Saturday, Aug. 17.
ARLINGTON — Those who happen to swing by the Haggen Food & Pharmacy at 20115 74th Ave. NE in Arlington between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 24, should expect to see some unexpected vehicles in the grocery store’s parking lot, as part of a car and motorcycle show to help raise funds for Volunteers of America’s Ending Homelessness program.
ARLINGTON — The 24th annual Stillaguamish Festival of the River and Pow Wow was shorter by one day this year, but the line of backed-up cars leading to River Meadows County Park was certainly no shorter on either Saturday, Aug. 10, or Sunday, Aug. 11, as participating educators declared the unique reorganization of the grounds’ layout to be a success.
LAKEWOOD — The Faith Lutheran Church of Lakewood saw a more sizable turnout and a larger pot of donations from this year’s Hot August Car Show, which drew 19 vehicles from around the area to show off some classic cars and pitch in for local folks in need on Saturday, Aug. 10.
When the 2012-13 school year ended, the K-12 students of Highland Christian School all occupied the same campus, in the old Arlington High School building, but when the 2013-14 school year starts this fall, the K-5 students of Highland Christian School will be going to the Arlington Assembly of God Church, while the school’s grades 6-12 students will head off to the Cascade Christian Reformed Church of Marysville.
ARLINGTON — The Arlington Airport will again serve as the site for the Sittin Pretti Summer Slam car show, presented by Toyo Tires, on Saturday, Aug. 17.
SMOKEY POINT — After its first community barbecue cook-off last year, the Arlington-Smokey Point Chamber of Commerce is offering its first cook-off sanctioned by the Pacific Northwest BBQ Association this year, in conjunction with its second annual community barbecue cook-off and marketplace street fair from Aug. 16-18, at the intersection of 172nd Street NE and 51st Avenue.
ARLINGTON — The Stillaguamish Valley Genealogical Society will be hosting Laura Pemberton Sparr, an expert on conducting research into Pennsylvania, at the Arlington Free Methodist Church, located at 730 E. Highland Dr., on Tuesday, Aug. 13, from 1-2 p.m.
ARLINGTON — As the Stillaguamish Festival of the River and Pow Wow head into their 24th year on Saturday, Aug. 10, and Sunday, Aug. 11, festival coordinator Tamara Neuffer has promised attendees that they’ll encounter an entirely different map of the grounds to go along with the event’s renewed focus on community education.
ARLINGTON — The city of Arlington Parks and Recreation Department presents Arlington’s Music in the Park the first four Thursday evenings in August at Terrace Park starting at 6:30 p.m., and a final concert at the Farmers Market at Legion Park on Saturday, Aug. 31, at 1:30 p.m. This is a great opportunity to hear bands for free.
The city of Arlington Parks and Recreation Department presents Arlington’s Music in the Park the first four Thursday evenings in August at Terrace Park starting at 6:30 p.m., and a final concert at the Farmers Market at Legion Park on Saturday, Aug. 31 at 1:30 p.m. This is a great opportunity to hear excellent bands for free.
Michael Wendland has been honing his craft as a woodworker for decades, but it took the recent economic downturn to persuade him to pursue the more artistic side of the field.
