United Way of Snohomish County is proud to announce the hiring of Arlington resident Kristina Raezer as its new engagement coordinator. Raezer’s work will be focused around creating opportunities for individuals to get more involved with United Way through giving, advocating and volunteering.
ARLINGTON — The fire and emergency medical services regionalization study results presentation has been rescheduled for Thursday, Sept. 5, starting at 5:30 p.m. in the Byrnes Performing Arts Center on the Arlington High School campus, with doors opening at 5 p.m.
MOUNT VERNON — The joint boards of commissioners for the Cascade Valley, Island and Skagit Valley hospitals are inviting the public to receive information and provide comments at a community forum at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, July 31, at McIntyre Hall in Mount Vernon, about possibly affiliating with Providence/Swedish, Virginia Mason, the University of Washington or PeaceHealth.
UPDATE — Filmmakers request that all extras please wear red or blue. No logos, art or copyrighted material of any kind allowed.
ARLINGTON — The football stadium at Haller Middle School will soon be used as the location for a film called “Seven Minutes” the feature-length directorial debut from Jay Martin — and the filmmakers are looking for extras to fill the stands.
With three candidates and no incumbents, the race for Position 7 is the only one on the Arlington City Council appearing on the Aug. 6 primary ballot.
Last year’s Silvana Fair was the first in more than 40 years to be held without longtime Fair Board President Roy Strotz, but this year’s Silvana Fair marked a number of other passages during its otherwise festive day in the summer sun on Saturday, July 27.
ARLINGTON — The Rotary Club of Arlington’s 25th annual Great Stilly Duck Dash raised more than $170,000 on July 4 at Haller Park. Tom Lane, representing the Duck Dash’s first-time $10,000 Platinum Sponsor Dwayne Lane’s, was on hand at Haller Park to congratulate the winners of the rubber duck race.
ARLINGTON — Arlington Assistant City Administrator Kristin Banfield wishes to remind Arlington residents of the Aug. 6 ballot measure to approve a Transportation Benefit District for their city.
At approximately 6:30 p.m., Monday night, the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue team, with tremendous support and assistance from the Granite Falls Fire Department, recovered the body of the hiker who fell yesterday near the Robe Valley trail, according to Shari Ireton, director of communications for the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office.
ARLINGTON — The fire and emergency medical services regionalization study results presentation which had been scheduled for Wednesday, July 31, has been cancelled.
The summer robotics day camp at Arlington High School followed its debut last summer with a new set of advanced classes to accompany the basic classes it had already offered in the computer-aided design and wood-shop building behind the main AHS building, and the advanced classes that ran from July 15-17 saw the return of not only several elementary and middle school students from last year, but also a student mentor who’s no longer a student at AHS.
Arlington Fire Chief Bruce Stedman is inviting the community to attend a special meeting of the Arlington City Council to discuss the results of a study that was commissioned to explore how fire and emergency medical services in North Snohomish County might work together in the future.
When 10-year-old Maddy White was diagnosed with leukemia barely two months ago, Melody Lich and Danica Kazen mobilized the other friends of the White family to show their support for a little girl in Arlington who was fighting for her life, which was what led to the Puget Sound Blood Center’s “Bloodmobile” drawing more than 30 donors to the parking lot of the Arlington Co-op on Thursday, July 18.
