The Arlington United Church aims to provide some holiday cheer for the Arlington Kids’ Kloset with a “Community Giving Tree,” whose gift tags will suggest items to donate.
ARLINGTON — The National Weather Service in Seattle has issued a flood warning for the Stillaguamish River at Arlington until the morning of Thursday, Nov. 24.
At 5:39 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 23, the stage was 12.4 feet. Flood stage is 14 feet.
Minor flooding is forecast, with the river anticipated to crest at 16.4 feet around 4 p.m. on Nov. 23. The river is then expected to fall below flood stage later this same Wednesday night.
The student actors of Arlington High School are well accustomed to performing comedy plays by now, with last fall’s run of Neil Simon’s “Rumors” drawing both crowds and laughs in the Linda M. Byrnes Performing Arts Center.
Debora Nelson is an Arlington business owner who’s served as president of the Downtown Arlington Business Association and was a candidate in this year’s primaries for the Arlington mayor’s race.
ARLINGTON — The Arlington Garden Club is holding its annual holiday wreath-making workshop on Saturday, Nov. 26, at 10 a.m. in the Arlington Boys and Girls Club Community Room, located at 18513 59th Ave. NE in Arlington.
The Centennial Trail Coalition is set to elect its officers for next year at its next general membership meeting.
The Snohomish County Marine Resources Advisory Committee (MRC), part of the nationally recognized Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative, is seeking three motivated members to serve as citizen advisors on a committee that addresses local marine issues and recommends action to County Executive and the County Council.
ARLINGTON — It’s time for an extreme makeover, highway edition, at a busy intersection in Arlington.
What is now a congested traffic signal at the intersection of state routes 9 and 531 will soon be transformed into a modern, efficient roundabout.
The Washington State Department of Transportation awarded contractor Interwest Construction Inc. of Burlington a $5 million contract to remodel the intersection into a roundabout starting in the spring of 2012.
A wind advisory will go in effect from 7 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 21, to noon on Tuesday, Nov. 22, for Everett and the surrounding area.
The National Weather Service in Seattle issued the wind advisory for anticipated south winds of 20-30 miles per hour, with gusts to 45 miles per hour.
ARLINGTON — On Nov. 16, the Arlington City Council unanimously appointed local business owner Debora Nelson to fill the vacant seat on the Arlington City Council.
In the coming year, Snohomish County Public Utility District expects its energy assistance programs to help more than 19,000 senior citizens and low-income customers struggling with their electric bills. The programs currently provide reductions of 20 percent, 40 percent or 60 percent off PUD electric and water bills. The discount percentage that a customer receives depends on their income level.
ARLINGTON — The city of Arlington is set to have not only a new mayor, but also three new members on its City Council.
As of Nov. 15 at 4:22 p.m., Barbara Tolbert is leading Steve Baker in the Arlington mayor’s race by 2,224 votes, or 52.75 percent of the vote, to 1,954 votes, or 46.35 percent of the vote, out of 4,216 votes counted.
The day’s heavy downpour failed to drown out the community spirit of the crowds who lined both sides of the street to cheer for Arlington’s Veterans Day parade this year.
