The American Legion posts of Arlington and Marysville will once again be organizing observances of Memorial Day, this year on Monday, May 27.
SMOKEY POINT — In recognition of the upcoming national holidays, Arlington Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1561 will partner with Funeral Alternatives of Marysville to collect weathered and distressed U.S. flags for proper retirement, in accordance with U.S. flag code. All flags will be properly handled, cared for and honored.
ARLINGTON — Arlington High School’s Advanced French class will present a reader’s theater production on Wednesday, May 22, entitled “Les Enfants d’Izieu,” about 44 children and seven teachers who were taken by the Nazis from their school, in an isolated area of France during World War II, and ultimately put to death at Auschwitz.
ARLINGTON — The Arlington Relay For Life to benefit the American Cancer Society is staging its own “Bark For Life” event on Saturday, May 18, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Haller Middle School football field.
The annual Letter Carriers Food Drive on Saturday, May 11, couldn’t have come too soon for the Arlington Community Food Bank.
The Arlington School District’s Board of Directors and superintendent met with those of the Marysville, Everett and Mount Vernon school districts on Saturday, May 11, to take a tentative new method of measuring superintendent performance out for a test drive.
The Downtown Arlington Business Association’s May Hunt sale drew two dozen vendors and a steady stream of shoppers and browsers to the Arlington city parking lot next to Legion Park on Saturday, May 11.
The Carbajal family’s blood drive on Saturday, May 11, had two Puget Sound Blood Center Bloodmobiles bustling in the parking lot of the Arlington Haggen Food and Pharmacy.
ARLINGTON — On the morning of Monday, May 6, Stillaguamish Senior Center staff members found they’d been made the victims of a second weekend burglary within a two-week period.
At an April 22 workshop, the Arlington City Council considered the renewal of a contract with the Humane Society of Skagit Valley for the care and housing of stray animals found in Arlington, and while the contract has already saved money for the city, officials have additional ideas on how to drive down the cost for animal control.
ARLINGTON — Hubb’s Pizza & Pasta is teaming up with the Rotary Club of Arlington and the 25th annual Great Stilly Duck Dash to present the “Dine & Donate” event on May 10 from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
ARLINGTON — The Carbajal family is providing yet another community blood drive in Arlington.
On May 11, the next Carbajal family blood drive will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Arlington Haggen Food and Pharmacy, located at 20155 74th Ave. NE.
ARLINGTON — On Sunday, May 5, Arlington Police arrested two 19-year-old male suspects from Arlington for investigation of robbery in the first degree and assault in the second degree, related to three armed robberies of an espresso stand and two convenience stores in downtown Arlington that occurred over the weekend. The suspects are also believed to be responsible for the Feb. 5 armed robbery of Moe’s Espresso, located in the 100 block of W. Division Street.
