The 19th annual Festival of the River Aug. 9 and 10 is presented by the Stillaguamish Tribe to help people who live and work in the Stillaguamish watershed and surrounding regions to realize how their actions can make life better for all critters: people, fish and wildlife.
The founder and lead guitar singer for the popular Northwest band, Flowmotion, Josh Clauson grew up in Arlington and came home to the Stilly Valley in search for a home for his summer party, a.k.a. the Summer Meltdown.
The owner of The Family Dog, Pam McCord will bring the family business to the 23rd annual HomeGrown for the first time this year.
Walking 60 miles in three days is not a simple task.
Growing up in Southern California where the weather is mild most of the year, we never gave much thought about when we could or couldn’t plant. It was never too cold or hot or too wet or dry. When it came to shrubs and trees, you could plant them any time you wanted to. Even in Northern California where I lived and worked as a Landscape Contractor we could plant year round, provided we could work the soil. Despite temperatures in excess of 100 degrees, we did most of our planting in the summertime. But for some goofy reason, there seems to be this misconception that it’s not okay to plant this time of year if you live in the Northwest. Go figure.
An Arlington artist, Aleks Kargopoltsev, who runs a studio/gallery in La Conner, is participating in the first “Le Nu Air” art exhibit which opens Friday, August 15 with a public artist reception from 4 - 7 p.m., at
They say all good things must come to an end and so goes the “Taste of the Times” recipe column that we have enjoyed doing for over a year now. We have both decided to go into semi-retirement which will give us both more time to experiment with our recipes even more.
Art Dujardin and the Greater Marysville Art Guild will be painting “plein air” at Lavender Hills Farm, 7508 108th St. N.E. in Marysville, starting at 10 a.m., Friday, Aug. 22. Visitors are welcome to watch the artists painting and enjoy the beautiful surroundings. Original paintings, prints and cards will be offered for sale.
A different crowd showed up to hear Straight On in Arlington’s Music in the Park concert last Thursday. Quite a few rock-n-roll musicians were in the crowd to hear the Heart tribute band, Straight On.
Bob Sindelar and his wife Sheila are hooked on bird watching.
With the adoption of a new name recently, the Centennial Trail Coalition of Snohomish County has launched a new campaign.
Artists with works that express their political opinions are invited to display and sell their works at the Sisters Restaurant Sept. 7 to Nov. 2. Works will be judged on the bases of artistry, as well as political input, clearness of the message. Works, containing elements of bigotry, racism or insult won’t be accepted. Otherwise, curator is open-minded and fair to all political groups, parties and non-partisan’ voices. There is no limit of entries. Agreements and presentation requirements will be mailed upon acceptance of the entries. Commission from sales is 30 percent. Not for sale items are welcome. Only two-dimensional wall art is accepted at the restaurant. Send digital jpeg images sized 500 pix one dimension and include the medium, size and price of your works with “I Vote” in the subject line to lyussy@earthlink.net.
Nearly 90 people gathered at Ninety Farm in Arlington to enjoy lunch at the farm recently. The members of Slow Food Seattle and friends were hosted by Linda Neunzig, who offered the city folk a chance to watch her Corgys chase the sheep, swing under the apple tree, and wander along the bank of the Stillaguamish River, while eating an expansive array of real food.
If I am remembered for nothing else when I die, it will probably be for the question I always ask my customers when they are purchasing plants: “Have you got some fertilizer and compost?” Beyond all the planting advice and horticultural wisdom, the single most tantamount message I want to leave with all of you is the importance of amending your soils with natural fertilizers and compost and covering them with some kind of organic mulch.
Last week I shared with you my experience of putting up several feeders in my yard and the thrill of watching all the birds come to them. There is something about birds that completes the gardening experience. And there are several things we all can do as gardeners to encourage birds to visit our yards.
Father Christopher Wanyonyi is starting to feel like an old hand at finding his way around Arlington.
Wanyonyi is the director of the Christ the King Parochial Academy in the Western Province of Kenya, and he paid a return visit to the city July 10 - Aug. 12.
We would like to encourage our readers to send in their favorite recipes. Send recipes to The Arlington Times. PO Box 67, Arlington, WA, 98223 or you can e-mail them at: arltimes@arlingtontimes.com. Att: Deb or Di.
ARLINGTON — For Florence Pryor, a single photo was enough to reunite her with her father and brother, at least in spirit.
