ARLINGTON — The City Council Chambers were filled excitement Dec. 1 when five city police officers got promoted to sergeant. The police officers’ families filled the room and each wife enjoyed the honor of pinning on their husband’s new badges after they were sworn in by acting police chief Terry Quintrall.
ARLINGTON — A buzz of excitement rang through the air in Arlington Saturday when Santa Claus was welcomed to town by many kids of all ages. Boy scouts and girl scouts, dancers and kids with their pets were among those who joined the parade to welcome Santa into town.
ARLINGTON — New officers were elected Dec. 3 by the Downtown Arlington Business Association, with two officers returning for a second term, and new folks stepping in as president and vice president.
ARLINGTON — As the city of Arlington moves forward with its annexation of Island Crossing, Snohomish County Council has threatened to sue if the city doesn’t reverse it’s ordinance of annexation.
Many fellow students and their parents remembered the unique characteristics (a passion for sports and an artistic bent, as well as a good sense of humor) of 10-year-old Tyler J. Emory at the Arlington Free Methodist Church in Arlington Dec. 2 and a memorial gathering for the 11-year-old, Kyler Grant Opstrup-Williams will be held at Loyal Heights Community Hall at 3 p.m. Dec. 5.
The Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction commissioned a study to examine the secondary alternative education programs across Washington and out of the 242 alternative secondary schools in Washington, Weston was named in the top 10 of academic achievement.
ARLINGTON — It’s an unlikely sight to see at the school board meeting — Weston High School principal Maurene Stanton knitting feverishly at the same time her school was named in the top 10 highest performing alternative schools in Washington state by the BERC Group.
ARLINGTON — A junior at Arlington High School, Yuki Dorff created the winning design that will be featured on this year’s Respect t-shirt and posters. Her design was selected from among more than 200 entries by the district’s board of directors Monday, Nov. 24.
ARLINGTON — John Kroeze was born in Trafton on Dec. 12, 1908 and he’ll be 100 years old pretty soon. Indeed, there’s a big party planned starting 1 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 6 at the Gospel Hall, at 323 S. Stillaguamish Ave. in Arlington.
ARLINGTON — The community of Arlington has launched a campaign to help the family who lost two foster children and their house in a fire Nov. 21.
The community of Arlington has launched a campaign to help the family who lost two foster children and their house in a fire Nov. 21.
A funeral service for 11-year-old Kyler Opstrup-Williams and 10-year-old Tyler J. Emory starts 11:30 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 2, at the Arlington Free Methodist Church, 730 E. Highland Dr., in Arlington with Pastor Verlin Elmore officiating.
ARLINGTON — Third-graders in Arlington were all smiles when Kiwanians Sue Weiss, Michael Prihoda and Dennis Byrnes, along with Michelle Heiderer from Friends of the Library, gave them bright yellow dictionaries recently.
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