Attendance was lighter than in previous years, and the weather presented a number of problems for event attendees and organizers alike, but the Arlington Fly-In still drew sizable crowds of both spectators and aviators to the Arlington Municipal Airport from July 11-15.
SMOKEY POINT — Close to 100 motorcycle riders packed the parking lot of the Buzz Inn for the third year in a row on Saturday, July 14, to help raise money for those facing end-of-life issues at young ages.
More than 2,000 new cases of pertussis, also known as “whooping cough,” have been reported since the state Secretary of Health declared an epidemic on April 3. The epidemic is up to 2,883 reported cases and remains active, especially in Snohomish County, as state health officials urge vaccination and other disease prevention measures.
ARLINGTON — Linda M. Byrnes assumed the duties of president of the Rotary Club of Arlington for the 2012-13 club year on July 1.
Also installed in leadership positions were Bucky Tart as president-elect, Cindy Huleatt as vice president, Pamela Beaton as treasurer, Brad Giles as secretary and John Peeters as past president, as well as committee chairs Jody Nelson in administration, Kathy McCone in the foundation, Duane Rhodes in membership, A.J. Chase in public relations and Bruce Stedman in service.
A backpack containing a fuel-siphoning tube was found and turned into the police department.
The Kiwanis Club of Arlington held its annual Fourth of July auction fundraiser at Haller Park, starting at 8:30 a.m. on July 4.
A long line of locals wrapped around Haller Park on the morning of July 4, all waiting to get a pancake breakfast from members of the Arlington Heights Firefighters Association.
ARLINGTON — After being forced to dump its rubber ducks on the grounds of Haller Park last year, the Great Stilly Duck Dash lived up to its name again this year by sending the ducks downriver on the evening of July 4, albeit reduced from their usual complement of 10,000 to only 150, due to this year’s river conditions.
ARLINGTON — The afternoon of July 4 touted plenty of spirited festivities in downtown Arlington, including the town’s first “Old Fashioned Fourth” in Legion Park, an event devised by the Arlington-Smokey Point Chamber of Commerce to fill the gap between the morning activities at Haller Park and the Kiddies and Grand parades in the afternoon on Olympic Avenue.
Dennis Murphy would have celebrated the one-year anniversary of opening Arlington Tobacco Express on the Fourth of July, but the latest legal developments regarding the status of roll-your-own tobacco, both in Washington state and at the federal level, have him facing the possibility that he’ll have to shut his doors for good.
The Port Gardner Vintage Auto Club recently presented more than $6,000 in funds to representatives of various area community groups, as proceeds from last year’s Arlington Drag Strip Reunion and Car Show, and is already gearing up for this year’s reunion and car show.
While sudden storms knocked out power for thousands throughout Snohomish County on Saturday, June 23, the National Weather Service reported that a “straight-line wind event” — similar to a tornado, but without the circular motion — struck approximately 10 miles northeast of Arlington on Jim Creek Road, taking out a path of trees about 100 feet in width and roughly half a mile in length before it dissipated.
People Helping Horses recently received a $19,500 grant from PetSmart Charities to help with an especially challenging set of horse seizures.
