ARLINGTON — The music group Third Day sings, “I want to feel Christmas like a child … it’s all about Jesus, asleep in the straw, this infant, this King, this Savior for all.”
At the end of September, the Trafton Community Co-Op commemorated its first anniversary and the centennial of the former Trafton School that serves as its facilities.
In honor of surpassing $100 million in funds raised to help animals, the Petco Foundation awarded Old Dog Haven $11,000 to help pets in the local community.
ARLINGTON — Monday, Nov. 5, marks the return of the annual food drive at Arlington High School.
SMOKEY POINT — The Pilchuck Hot Rod Academy raised more than $2,000 at their first car show on Saturday, Oct. 27, and hosted more than a dozen vintage and hot rod models.
The Saturday before Halloween was once again jam-packed with festive events on Olympic Avenue and beyond, as Arlington celebrated its Hometown Halloween all day on Oct. 27.
After an Aug. 30 meeting between representatives of 14 fire districts, the Arlington City Council convened a second special meeting with several North Snohomish County fire districts on Thursday, Oct. 25, albeit with the representatives of the Marysville and Darrington fire districts absent this time around, and representatives of the Tulalip Bay Fire Department and the North County Regional Fire Authority expressing reservations about continuing to participate.
A new thrift shop supporting local community services for people with disabilities is ready to welcome new customers.
LAKEWOOD — Lakewood High School, at 17023 11th Ave. NE, will serve as the site for an assembly and brunch for all veterans on Friday, Nov. 9, in honor of Veterans Day.
TRAFTON — The Trafton Community Center at 12616 Jim Creek Rd. is staging another Fall Festival at the former Trafton School building on Saturday, Nov. 3, from noon to 4 p.m.
ARLINGTON — When the initial projections for the 2013 Arlington city budget were being made, Arlington Fire Chief Bruce Stedman recognized the city had a problem. With property values declining again and the economy still recovering, the city’s EMS system was going to be $380,000 short in 2013.
LAKEWOOD — The Lakewood School District Board of Directors has a study session scheduled for 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 30, in the Board room of portable 209 at English Crossing Elementary.
ARLINGTON — On Wednesday, Oct. 24, officers from the Stillaguamish Tribal Police Department assisted the Arlington Police Department in locating and detaining a 25-year-old homeless man in relation to the Smokey Point Subway Restaurant robbery that occurred at 8:03 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 2. The man’s last known residence was in Arlington.
