The Arlington Community Food Bank’s first Christmas basket distribution at its new location met expectations and exceeded last year’s demand, according to food bank volunteers who served an estimated 400 families or more on Thursday, Dec. 22.
Post Middle School students recently helped make the holidays a bit less burdensome for local families in need with a five-day donation drive for the Arlington Community Food Bank that collected 1,350 pounds of food and raised $1,150, all of which went to the food bank.
With frosted windows in the morning, it might seem like a strange time to be thinking of the Great Stilly Duck Dash that’s held on the Fourth of July.
Henry Boede has been a Washington boy all his life, and while many local residents can say the same, few can boast of having been born on Orcas Island 100 years ago.
ARLINGTON — Early in the morning of Tuesday, Dec. 20, the Arlington Police Department arrested a suspect for a vehicle prowl in the 4000 block of 166th Place NE.
More than two dozen Arlington children were treated to midday holiday shopping excursions alongside area police officers on Saturday, Dec. 17, as the Fraternal Order of Police brought together “Cops and Kids.”
They consider themselves one of the best-kept secrets in the area, albeit not by choice, so on Friday, Dec. 16 the organizers of the Blue Sky Swap Meet at the Arlington Municipal Airport did their best to get the word out for themselves and for Operation Homefront.
SMOKEY POINT — Members of the Marysville and Arlington communities have already pitched in on behalf of Operation Christmas Child, but with the number of suffering children served worldwide by the non-profit program its organizers hope that local residents will take advantage of one last chance to contribute to its cause before the end of the year.
ARLINGTON — With frosted windows in the morning and snowmen (and snow-women) popping up around town, it might seem like a strange time to be thinking of the Great Stilly Duck Dash held on the Fourth of July.
For the Rotary Club of Arlington, though, that fundraiser for the whole community is foremost in its members’ thoughts.
This season is the time when all of the Rotary Club’s efforts to raise money in support of programs and organizations that enhance life for kids, seniors and communities in Arlington, Lakewood and Darrington pay off.
A split vote and harsh words marked the Arlington City Council’s adoption of a budget for 2012.
There will be no Community Transit bus service on Dec. 25-26 and Jan. 1-2 because Christmas and New Year’s Day fall on Sundays. The following Mondays, Dec. 26 and Jan. 2, will be recognized as holidays. Community Transit does not operate on Sundays. Other Community Transit facilities also will be closed those days, including Customer Information and the RideStore.
Snohomish County’s Human Services Department is gathering input on community residents’ experiences when trying to find housing for purchase or rent.
Specifically, it’s conducting an online survey to measure the impacts of potential housing discrimination and housing choice in Snohomish County. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development requires communities receiving federal funding for housing and development activities to analyze barriers to housing choice.
Effective at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 14, the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency is lifting the air quality burn bans issued for Snohomish and Pierce counties.
