Those who drive past the Windermere Real Estate office in downtown Arlington may have noticed what looks like a smaller version of the building on a post near the street. It is not a tiny real estate agency, but a Little Free Library.
The Arlington City Council reviewed its 2014 budget revenue options during its Monday, Sept. 30, workshop meeting, and the findings were stark.
In spite of heavy rain and high winds on Saturday, Sept. 28, the Arlington Airport Appreciation Day drew an estimated 200 attendees, who piloted flight simulators and painted toy airplanes in lieu of going up in the air themselves.
A local pizza restaurant has made a crusade out of stopping bullying in schools, and area school districts are touting their anti-bullying measures.
SMOKEY POINT — While the turnout might not have been huge, the Arlington City Council candidates’ forum at the Stillaguamish Senior Center on Wednesday, Oct. 2, proved to be a lively affair nonetheless, as those who did attend did not hesitate to speak their minds to the candidates in attendance.
ARLINGTON — The Stillaguamish Valley Genealogical Society will host Loren Kraetz and Sue Walde’s presentation on Tuesday, Oct. 8, from 1-2 p.m., about schools that have operated in the area near the current Exit 208 off Interstate 5.
LAKEWOOD — Lakewood High School will be conducting the first in what they hope to turn into an annual series of parking lot sales on campus, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 28.
ARLINGTON — Traffic conditions on 172nd Street NE made up much of the focus of the Arlington City Council’s workshop meeting on Monday, Sept. 23, as Council members considered proposed ordinances to lower the speed limit on 172nd Street NE and to publicly advertise for construction of the 173rd Street Utility Improvement Project.
The Arlington-Smokey Point Chamber of Commerce’s 10th annual Black & White Gala grossed more than $12,000 at the Medallion Hotel on Saturday, Sept. 21, thanks to its 44 attendees and host of sponsors and donors of silent and live auction items.
The Arlington and Marysville community food banks were again among the beneficiaries of this year’s National Day of Service and Remembrance, thanks to the Arlington stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints conducting their third annual food drive from Sept. 9-14, to honor the memory of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
Even though this year’s National Day of Service and Remembrance projects were meant to conclude on the weekend after Sept. 11, an inhospitable drizzle on Saturday, Sept. 14, postponed at least one project until it can be completed when both the skies and the volunteers’ schedules are clear.
The Downtown Arlington Business Association recently presented a check for $1,000 to the Arlington Community Food Bank, courtesy of Show ‘N’ Shine’s 14th annual year on Olympic Avenue in downtown Arlington this June.
SMOKEY POINT — The Arlington-Smokey Point Chamber of Commerce is presenting a forum for the Arlington City Council and Snohomish County Council candidates on Wednesday, Oct. 2, from 1-3 p.m. in the main hall of the Stillaguamish Senior Center.
