MARYSVILLE — A Marysville solar panel manufacturer provided an education on solar energy to several Arlington-area students and their families, but their teacher is already aiming to use what they gained that day to educate the community beyond.
LAKEWOOD — The Arlington Chapter of Dollars For Scholars will stage a fundraising event at Boston’s Gourmet Pizza Restaurant in Lakewood from 5-8 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 21.
SNOHOMISH COUNTY — U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen of Arlington informed farmers in the Snohomish, Skagit, Whatcom, San Juan and Island counties on Monday, Jan. 30, that they’re eligible to apply for federal disaster support.
ARLINGTON — The Arlington Public Schools will be hosting their second “Know Your Schools” event for members of the community on Wednesday, Feb. 8, from 8:30-11:30 a.m.
ARLINGTON — Stillaguamish Tribal Chair Shawn Yanity found himself on the receiving end of a succession of handshakes from Arlington firefighters and police officers after his presentation to the Arlington City Council on Monday, Jan. 23.
“We made a commitment,” Yanity said, as he announced the Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians’ donations of more than half a million dollars to area agencies that serve the community and its citizens. “We wanted to help. We asked the police and fire departments what they needed. We wanted hard numbers. We had to ask twice,” he chuckled, before turning serious. “We know the impact these hard times have had on everyone.”
ARLINGTON — On Feb. 14, Arlington voters will be asked to vote on the replacement of an expiring school programs and operation levy for the Arlington Public Schools.
LAKEWOOD — The local chapter of the American Association of University Women is offering two or three scholarships ranging from $1,500 to $2,500.
ARLINGTON — The city of Arlington is looking for volunteers to fill vacancies on the Parks, Arts and Recreation Commission, the Planning Commission and the Cemetery Board.
OLYMPIA — Two state Legislators representing the local area have come out on opposite sides of a proposed law that would allow same-sex marriages in Washington.
EVERETT — The Arlington and Lakewood high school Hi-Q teams will once again be testing their intellectual mettle, against each other and 11 other Snohomish and Island county high school teams, during the 36th year of the region-wide academic competition run locally by Everett Community College.
With the cost of health insurance increasing year after year, Rep. Kirk Pearson introduced legislation he believes will lower prescription drug costs and ensure locally-owned pharmacies can keep their doors open. House Bill 2303, which would create greater transparency for Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBM), received a hearing Jan. 25 in the House Health Care and Wellness Committee.
The three-day weekend for Martin Luther King Jr. Day turned into a full week’s worth of snow-days for many Arlington residents, but even as the snow finally stopped falling and started melting on Friday, Jan. 20, there were still veritable mountains of cold, grey, thick slush left behind on the streets and sidewalks of downtown Arlington.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen, of Washington state’s 2nd Congressional District, will hold a telephone town hall on Wednesday, Jan. 25, starting at 1 p.m. Pacific Standard Time.
