MARYSVILLE — Marissa Brugger has saved hundreds of lives.
She is not a doctor or an emergency responder. She is not a nurse or a combat medic. She is a foster mom — a kitten foster mom.
Brugger is one of more than 100 foster parents of young kittens and puppies, who help to save the lives of animals that otherwise would have been euthanized. The program was started by Lani Kurtz, animal welfare director at the Northwest Organization for Animal Help, or N.O.A.H.
ARLINGTON — The Stillaguamish Valley Genealogical Society’s presentation on Tuesday, Aug. 14, from 1-2 p.m. will inform attendees about the Arlington community’s portion of the “Find A Grave” worldwide project.
ARLINGTON — The Stillaguamish Festival of the River and Pow Wow are fast approaching.
The 23rd annual event, which takes place starting at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 11, and Sunday, Aug. 12, will again be held at River Meadows County Park. This year will also include an additional day for the festival, starting at 1 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 10, for a music show. The festival became a three-day event starting last year.
ARLINGTON — The third annual Bryant Blueberry Festival on Saturday, July 28, attracted a record turnout to the the Bryant Blueberry Farm & Nursery in Arlington, as attendees of all ages picked their own blueberries and took part in an assortment of activities during the sunny summer day.
When little Declan Hartman was born to mom Jillian and dad Nathan in Cascade Valley Hospital at around 8 p.m. on Tuesday, July 24, he was continuing a family tradition that extends across at least four generations.
ARLINGTON — A dozen young people from ages 9-12 years are invited to take a multi-class drama course courtesy of city of Arlington and the Blue Stilly Players.
The Arlington-Smokey Point Chamber of Commerce will be raising funds by staging a barbecue cook-off later this summer, before their wine-tasting early in the fall.
SILVANA — While Saturday, July 28, will mark the Silvana Community Fair’s 65th year, it will also be the first Silvana Fair in more than 40 years to be held without longtime Fair Board President Roy Strotz, who passed away on Feb. 8 of this year.
ARLINGTON — The Arlington Free Methodist Church will be helping to raise funds for two good causes while providing an afternoon and evening of rock music at “Love That Rocks,” running from 2-8 p.m. on the church grounds on Saturday, Aug. 4.
ARLINGTON — Blueberries will take center stage during the Bryant Blueberry Festival on the Red Rooster Route on Saturday, July 28, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The annual Blueberry Festival of the Bryant Blueberry Farm & Nursery, located at 5628 Grandview Rd. in Arlington, offers a variety of family activities for all ages.
The evening of Thursday, July 12, marked the kickoffs for free outdoor summer entertainment in both Marysville and Arlington, as rock-and-roll band Shameless Hussy performed in Jennings Park starting at 7 p.m., while “Scooby Doo: Curse of the Lake Monster” began around 9 p.m. in Terrace Park, after the standard 7 p.m. karaoke session for all ages.
ARLINGTON — Even before the fireworks show in the skies above the Arlington Boys & Girls Club that evening, this year’s Fourth of July celebrations in Arlington had one lucky couple seeing stars.
Local residents looking for a way to blend outdoor activities and entertainment in their hometown can find several events this summer, sponsored by the cities of Arlington and Marysville, starting this week.
