ARLINGTON A parade and dancing in the street were just some of the ideas thrown out as possibilities for the celebration of the reopening of North Olympic Avenue, at the first planning meeting coordinated by the city of Arlington, June 27.
SMOKEY POINT Motorists in Smokey Point, Arlington, Marysville and Bryant should factor road construction and closures into their drive times for the next few months.
ARLINGTON — Families will have a chance to prepare for school while acquainting themselves with Arlington’s downtown merchants during the Aug. 30 “Back to School Scavenger Hunt,” sponsored by the Downtown Arlington Business Association.
LAKEWOOD — If they hadn’t risked their lives and thought outside the box, the Lakewood Elementary School building would have been lost.
Glenn Rengen
• The Marysville Police Department needs volunteers to help fight crime in its Marysville Volunteer Program. Volunteers get First Aid and CPR training and learn how to use the police radio. Volunteers must pass a background check, get fingerprinted and be able to physically perform the duties as required. Call the MVP office 360-363-8325, leave a message if no one is there or email msac@marysillewa.gov or visit www.ci.marysville.wa.us to download an application.
MARYSVILLE — Nick Agostinelli, who worked for The Marysville Globe and The Arlington Times for the past nine years, lost his battle with leukemia Aug. 25.
ARLINGTON — They were just a couple of good ol’ boys, meaning no harm, but a shoplifter near the Arlington Safeway found out the hard way that their roping skills were not just for show.
ARLINGTON — “Let’s find these guys and put them on the front page,” laughed one police officer, donning his sunglasses to imitate David Caruso on “CSI.”
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ARLINGTON — Arlington resident Alan Jenks bought a ticket for the July 16 Hit 5 drawing, but then he forgot about it. It was only two weeks later that he recalled he had the lottery ticket in his wallet, so he checked to see if it was a winner, and discovered it was worth $110,000.
EVERETT — They’re heading off to Iraq, many of them for the second or third time, but those who were asked about it shrugged off the hardships and sacrifices of their service.
ARLINGTON — Not as many people showed up to pick up trash as did for previous clean-ups, but fortunately there wasn’t as much trash for them to pick up.
