ARLINGTON — The word “rosy” became unexpectedly controversial during the Arlington City Council workshop meeting on Monday, Oct. 28, as city of Arlington Finance Director Jim Chase initially characterized the city’s funds situation in a more optimistic light than Arlington City Administrator Allen Johnson cared for.
Although the two tables of kids at their laptops did their best to maintain respectfully low tones, the Arlington Library was nonetheless abuzz with flashing lights and electronic noises on Wednesday, Oct. 23, as the eight students in the fourth and final week of “Explore Arduino” saw their programming lessons pay off.
The Stillaguamish Athletic Club will be hosting its fifth annual Health and Fitness Fair from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 4.
ARLINGTON — The Arlington Police Department is inviting all area business owners to a drug and crime awareness seminar on Tuesday, Oct. 29, from 6-7 p.m. in the Arlington City Council Chambers, located at 110 E. Third St.
ARLINGTON — Wednesday, Oct. 23, marked the end of an era for the city of Arlington and the Arlington Municipal Airport, as Arlington Airport Manager Rob Putnam was congratulated on his retirement from more than 32 years of service to the city, the past 21 of which have been spent at the airport.
ARLINGTON — Tanner Gaskin was honored by the city of Arlington on Monday, Oct. 21, for his Eagle Scout project, earlier in the year, to install a road and parking pads for 12 campsites at the Country Charm Conservation and Recreation Area.
SMOKEY POINT — Smokey Point Boulevard will be closed on Tuesday, Oct. 22, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
ARLINGTON — The National Day of Service and Remembrance project to paint a fence in the Arlington Heights neighborhood, whose preparation work ran from Sept. 11-13, was finally completed on Saturday, Oct. 5, nearly a full month after its originally scheduled completion date of Sept. 14.
ARLINGTON — Cascade Valley Hospital was chosen from more than 1,900 hospitals nationwide to receive the T-System Client Excellence Award. This award recognizes the emergency departments which improve their quality of patient care and operational processes.
Six years ago, Pastor Deena Jones of Arlington United Church was approached by a homeless person looking for help. It wasn’t the first time that someone in need had turned to the church for assistance during cold winter nights, but that didn’t make it any easier to turn him away.
The Arlington City Council will be conducting a public hearing on its revenue sources on Monday, Oct. 21, in the wake of its Oct. 14 workshop meeting which discussed setting the 2014 property tax levy.
The public hearing for US HealthVest’s Certificate of Need application, proposing to establish a 75-bed psychiatric hospital in Smokey Point, drew attendees from Arlington, Marysville and throughout the Puget Sound region on Thursday, Oct. 17.
Laurie Cadwallader has served the Arlington community as a registered nurse at Cascade Valley Hospital for 32 years, but members of the community are looking to give back to her in the wake of her cancer diagnosis.
