ARLINGTON — The deadline to register in the upcoming special election is right around the corner.
Voters must register no later than March 18 with the Snohomish County Elections and Voting Division to receive their ballots for the special election by mail on April 8. Those ballots must be returned by mail no later than April 26.
For Arlington voters, this year’s special election will impact the emergency medical services provided by the Arlington Fire Department not only to the city of Arlington itself, but also to the Arlington Heights, Oso, Silvana and Darrington fire districts.

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To Jim Kelly, a simple glass jar of clear water is a compelling example of the value of his work.
“This is untreated raw sewage,” said Kelly, director of the city of Arlington Public Works Department, as he held a glass jar filled with an almost black liquid. “And this is the effluent of our wastewater treatment plant,” he added, holding up the glass jar of clear water. “We’re sending out water into the Stillaguamish River that’s just as clean as what’s already in it.”

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For Rosemary Waterman, a medical records specialist, it will mean being able to look up files on a computer rather than wading through stacks of paperwork.

For Chasity White, it will mean finally being able to work with a fully digital x-ray machine, and for White’s fellow certified medical assistant, Tannis Chamberlain, it will mean working in an office that doesn’t also serve as an office supplies storage area for an already overcrowded facility.

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ARLINGTON — In response to the suicides of a number of young people in the community during the past two years, a group of Arlington community members, including parents and concerned professionals, are taking action to raise awareness about youth suicide.
The Arlington High School Booster Club and the Northwest Educational Service District are sponsoring a series of youth suicide awareness forums, with the first one scheduled for March 30 and the remaining four set to run throughout the month of May.

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ARLINGTON — Arlington Police Detective Mike Phillips is getting his 15 minutes of fame, and then some, for his role in investigating a complex robbery in which all eight suspects were arrested within two days.
On March 1, Phillips was named the Washington state Officer of the Month for February by the “Washington’s Most Wanted” television show, which airs Fridays and Saturdays at 10:30 p.m. on Q13 FOX. Phillips was joined by Arlington Detective Sgt. Jonathan Ventura and Police Chief Nelson Beazley in meeting the program’s host and producers to accept the award.

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SMOKEY POINT — Snohomish County Council member John Koster is teaming up with the Puget Sound Blood Center to offer a spring blood drive.
The blood drive is set to run between 12:30-6:30 p.m. on March 16, in the third floor banquet room of the Medallion Hotel, located at 16710 Smokey Point Blvd. in Arlington.

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ARLINGTON — Customers at the Arlington Food Pavilion can help support families served by the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
Through March 17, stores in the Washington state Food Pavilion’s chain are conducting a “Shamrocks Against Dystrophy” fundraising program, selling paper shamrock mobiles for $1, $5 and $10. Customers can choose to purchase the mobiles at the Food Pavilion’s check-out line, with the proceeds benefitting local families serviced by the MDA.

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SMOKEY POINT — Everett Community College is pleased to announce their GED and Adult Basic Education classes, which are available in the mornings and evenings, as well as online.
These courses are held between 6-8:50 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays at Weston High School, located at 4407 172nd St. NE in Arlington, as well as at the Marysville Tulalip Tribal Court, located at 6103 31st Ave. NE, from 8:30-11:20 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Further class and contact information is available at www.everettcc.edu.

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Arlington High School students condensed several decades’ worth of generational musical touchstones into a three-hour extravaganza of colorful costume changes and elaborate light-and-sound effects.

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ARLINGTON — A midweek snowfall seemed to inconvenience Arlington residents and workers more by affecting their school schedules and numbers of customers than by impacting driving conditions within the city itself.
On Olympic Avenue, Petite Sweet and Magic Shears saw their foot traffic decline sharply on Feb. 22-24, while the Local Scoop and the Blue Bird Cafe held steady at their regular levels for this time of year.

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The Pentagon’s decision to award a $35 billion Air Force tanker contract to Boeing has drawn praise from government officials at the city, county, state and federal levels in Washington.
“The Arlington Airport has more than a hundred businesses on site, and a large portion of those are either Boeing suppliers or else manufacture parts and equipment that Boeing uses,” Arlington Assistant City Administrator Kristin Banfield said. “This contract should help our businesses expand even more, and hopefully put a lot of folks back to work.”

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The Arlington and Lakewood school districts have announced they will be opening two hours late on Friday, Feb. 25.

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A “ziggy-zaggy” might not sound like a serious teaching tool, but Eagle Creek Elementary students were eager to learn more about math through the handmade toy.

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