On Aug. 17, voters will determine whether to continue funding North County’s expiring levy beyond 2010.
The EMS levy pays for firefighter/paramedic wages, training, supplies, apparatuses and support vehicles — in other words, all the necessary items to cover one of the largest service areas for a fire district in Snohomish County, said North County Fire Chief Dale Fulfs.
If approved, the EMS levy would charge taxpayers 50 cents per $1,000 of assessed value to maintain the authority’s current level of service. That would amount to approximately $12.50 per month for the owner of a $300,000 home.

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Two-year-old Matthew Brown’s concern went away as soon as he sat in the driver’s seat of a fire engine.
After he glanced around the interior of the cherry-red Arlington Fire Department truck, he was all smiles.
“I think he’s going to grow up and be a firefighter,” said Smokey Point resident Sabrina Brown, Matthew’s mom. “He definitely knows who the real heroes are.”

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Three nearby school districts have come to the aid of Arlington School District transportation personnel during their time of need.
With more than 40 school buses badly damaged during a vandalism spree sometime between Friday, July 30 and Monday, Aug. 1, Arlington transportation staff were scrambling to make repairs to windshields, windshield wipers, broken windows and torn seats before the district’s inspection from the Washington State Patrol later this month.

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ARLINGTON — Two Arlington teens have been arrested in connection with a vandalism spree that left more than 40 school buses with broken windshields and windows.
The two 17-year-old males were booked into Denny Youth Center in Everett on the charge of second-degree burglary.
Detectives from the Arlington Police Department seized a number items as evidence linking the teenagers to the crimes. The juveniles also confessed to the vandalism, which took place at the Arlington School District bus yard sometime between Friday, July 30 and Monday, Aug. 2.

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ARLINGTON — Authorities are investigating yet another vandalism case in Arlington.
Sometime between 11 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 3, and 5 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 4, seven vehicles and one house in the Gleneagle neighborhood sustained damage from apparent BB projectiles, said Kristin Banfield, city of Arlington spokeswoman.
Windows of five vehicles and one house in the 7200 and 7400 blocks of W. Country Club Drive were damaged, as were two vehicles in the 7700 block of Eaglefield Dr.

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Sarah Herrmann’s grandmother has always told stories about growing up in Germany.
Now, after a four-week exchange in the European country, Herrmann has some stories of her own.

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City officials are still trying to obtain funds to construct a restroom in Legion Park.
Earlier this month, the City Council approved a resolution for the city to apply for a $120,000 Washington Wildlife and Recreation Program matching grant to pay for a restroom in the downtown Arlington park.

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Tracy Ruybal of Arlington recently won the Old Bags of Arlington’s annual “Reno Raffle.”
The drawing took place at the American Legion in Arlington during the Fourth of July.

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ARLINGTON — Organizers are using their creativity to fund a sign project in Arlington.
City employees and Arlington Arts Council volunteers will be holding a charity golf tournament at Gleneagle Golf Course on Saturday, Aug. 7.
Proceeds from the event will help pay for a gateway sign into Arlington — something the city has never had.

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The Arlington Heights Improvement Club’s annual beef barbecue and auction drew an estimated 125 attendees and raised approximately $375 in scholarship donations alone on July 25.

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ARLINGTON — Gary Moffett knew something bad had happened when he opened the gate to Arlington School District’s bus yard.
“I saw a couple of wipers hanging down,” Moffett said. “I didn’t notice the glass. I’ve never seen anything like this before.”
Upon further investigation, the district bus mechanic noticed that the damage appeared to be much worse — 40 school buses had been damaged.
Authorities said that sometime between Friday, July 30 and Monday, Aug. 2, somebody broke into the district’s bus yard, located in the 19000 block of 63rd Avenue NE, and damaged bus windows, windshields, seats and windshield wipers.

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The city of Arlington is inviting citizens to its 27th annual National Night Out Against Crime.
The crime and drug prevention event, which takes place from 6-8 p.m., will include activities at two locations in Arlington this year — at Arlington City Hall (238 N. Olympic Ave.) and at Arlington Fire Station No. 48 (18824 Smokey Point Blvd.).

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SNOHOMISH COUNTY — Voters should soon start seeing their 2010 primary election ballots in the mail.
The Snohomish County Auditor’s Office was scheduled to mail the ballots July 29 for the Aug. 17 election.
The top two candidates from each partisan race will move on to the Nov. 2 general election. Non-partisan races, such as state supreme court, will not appear on the primary unless there are three or more candidates running.
In northern Snohomish County, a number of local and statewide positions are on this year’s ballot.

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