Soroptimist International of Marysville has inducted its Board members for the 2011-12 year, which they’re kicking off by reaching out to the community this fall.
The Walmart in Arlington has reopened after being closed as a precaution after a bomb threat was received early Thursday morning.
“We left last Sunday and came back today,” Brian Price said on Saturday, Aug. 20, of the round trip he and three of his fellow Arlington firefighters took to New York City, “but we’ll never forget what we saw.”
ARLINGTON — The public is invited to join U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen and Arlington Mayor Margaret Larson in celebrating the grand opening of the city of Arlington’s wastewater treatment plant upgrade and expansion, as well as its stormwater wetland project.
Tours of the wastewater treatment plant and stormwater wetland will be available from 9:30-11 a.m. on Aug. 24, after which Larsen and Larson will offer dedication speeches and conduct a ribbon-cutting ceremony from 11-11:30 a.m.
“Both of these projects are significant because of the positive environmental benefit they will have on the Stillaguamish River and Puget Sound, and because these are two of the largest public infrastructure projects ever undertaken by the city,” Arlington Assistant City Administrator Kristin Banfield said. “Without the teamwork of all our partners, these projects would still be on the drawing board.”
LAKEWOOD — The Lakewood School District Board of Directors will meet Aug. 31 at 5:30 p.m. to review a proposed director district boundary realignment.
Every 10 years following the completion of the U.S. Census, Washington state law requires school district jurisdictions with internal director districts to redraw these boundaries to equalize population among the districts. A realignment of the internal director districts for Lakewood has been completed using the 2010 Census data.
The public hearing to review this proposed realignment will take place in the Board room of Portable 209 at English Crossing Elementary, located at 16728 16th Dr. NE.
MARYSVILLE — Steve Baker and Barb Tolbert appear to be headed for the general election as candidates for the Arlington mayor’s race this fall.
In the wake of the Aug. 16 primary election, the results as of 4:17 p.m. on Aug. 19 show Arlington City Council member Baker, the mayor pro-tem of Arlington, with 815 votes, or 29.58 percent of the votes counted, and Tolbert with 781 votes, or 28.35 percent of the vote. Of their fellow candidates, Debora Nelson received 480 votes, or 17.42 percent of the votes counted, while Craig Christianson received 385 votes, or 13.97 percent of the votes counted, and Carsten Mullin received 186 votes, or 6.75 percent of the votes counted. Kari Ilonummi received 86 votes, or 3.12 percent of the vote, and write-ins received 22 votes, or 0.8 percent of the votes counted.
ARLINGTON — On Aug. 19 at approximately 10:54 a.m., Arlington Police responded to the US Bank branch located in the 17100 block of Smokey Point Boulevard for the report of a robbery that had just occurred.
The Washington State Patrol’s Major Accident Investigation Team is investigating the three vehicle, one pedestrian serious injury collision that occurred on Tuesday, Aug. 16, at about 12:15 p.m. The collision occurred on State Route 532 at Sunrise Boulevard on Camano Island.
Snohomish Health District reports the death on Aug. 16, of a newborn child from pertussis, or “whooping cough.” The Snohomish County infant’s illness brings to the number of confirmed cases to 52 reported in Snohomish County so far in 2011. The Health District reported a total of 25 confirmed cases of the illness for all of 2010.
ARLINGTON — The city of Arlington is inviting citizens to visit Olympic Avenue on Saturday, Aug. 20, as Arlington firefighters return home with a precious artifact from the remnants of the World Trade Center, which was destroyed in the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The artifact will be driven down Olympic Avenue at 12:30 p.m. to its final home at Firehouse 46, located at 137 N. McLeod Ave.
Between July 15 and Aug. 7 extra law enforcement patrols were out in search of speeding drivers. During the patrols in Snohomish County, 1,189 speeding tickets were written, in addition to four felony and seven misdemeanor drug arrests, four DUIs, 36 aggressive driving violations, 33 cell phone/text citations, 87 seat belt tickets, as well as 69 uninsured motorist and 17 suspended/revoked license violations.
It is no secret that the current state of the economy has hit local food banks hard. With that in mind, five communities are working together as one to collect non-perishable foods for their hometown food banks. From Sept. 12 – 17, families and friends will unite in remembrance of the 911 attacks and to celebrate our country’s National Day of Service through a multi-community food drive.
Adding a third day to its events calendar delivered a record attendance for the Stillaguamish Festival of the River in its 22nd year at the River Meadows County Park. Stillaguamish Tribal Chair Shawn Yanity estimated that the Aug. 12-14 event drew 18,000 visitors over the weekend, thanks in part to an expanded music lineup that started one day early on Friday, Aug. 12.
