MARYSVILLE The worlds largest retailer wont be coming to town for at least another two years, as Wal-Mart announced a one-year delay for stores planned in Marysville and Arlington. The Bentonville, Ark. based retailer will scrap plans to build a store in Mill Creek and said that despite persistent rumors, the busy Quil Ceda Village facility on the Tulalip Indian Reservation will stay open. According to a company spokesperson Washington state is underserved by the company, which will continue to build more stores here.
ARLINGTON Kyle Emery and Steven White were recently named the latest Eagle Scouts of Arlington Boys Scouts of America Troop 92, while Whites family was also named Scouting Family of the Year by Troop 92.
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Four young women, including one from Arlington, seeking to represent the dairy industry for 2008-09 are competing for the title of Snohomish County Dairy Ambassador.
SMOKEY POINT Area police officers will be working side jobs to support Special Olympics.
ARLINGTON The Sarvey Wildlife Centers fourth-annual Sweet on Sarvey donation drive generated more than $1,200 in cash and five SUVs full of food and supplies for the animals in their care, but donation drive coordinator Dorthy Ottaway emphasized that more is always needed and appreciated.
11-acre site could hold 375 cars
ARLINGTON With an estimated crowd of more than 120 auction bidders and paying diners, the Pioneer Elementary Parent Teacher Student Associations Nov. 4 fundraiser, for their proposed new community playground, raised more than $12,000 toward their goal.##M:more]##
ARLINGTON When Verlaine Meyers ninth- through 12th-grade science students meet once a week in their classroom at the Stillaguamish Valley School, the notes they take at their desks are a primer for the lessons theyll learn that day.
ARLINGTON Arlington Police arrested Timothy Martin, a 38-year-old Everett resident, on three counts of kidnapping and one count of theft in the first degree for the Oct. 18 carjacking at the Smokey Point RiteAid. At the time of his arrest, Martin was already in custody at the Snohomish County Jail, on unrelated burglary charges and two outstanding warrants.
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LAKEWOOD Lakewood High School commemorated National Career and Technical Education Week by recognizing the achievements of its own CTE students at its annual Career and Technical Education First Semester Awards Breakfast Feb. 15 in the LHS commons.
SMOKEY POINT The Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians handed a check for $10,000 to the Arlington Boys and Girls Club Feb. 13, for the Boys and Girls Clubs May 5 auction.
