The Arlington-Smokey Point Chamber of Commerce’s champagne and silent auction raised an estimated $15,000 April 10, as close to 100 attendees dressed up for the James Bond-themed event at the Medallion Hotel.
Many patrons of the Lakewood Red Robin restaurant were surprised to see their waiters wearing a slightly different uniform April 17, as members of the Marysville, Arlington and Lake Stevens police departments got a chance to walk in somebody else’s shoes, all on behalf of charity.
In spite of gray skies and a light drizzle, this year’s “Healthy Kids Day” at the Marysville YMCA drew more than 400 attendees of all ages.
The Marysville Boys and Girls Club got a boost from a pair of fundraisers on wheels April 10.
The Marysville School District’s slimmed-down $32 million bond proposal is on the ballot for the April 27 special election.
Silicon Energy of Arlington became the state’s first solar panel manufacturer last summer, and after being purchased by Spectrum Renewable Investments in California from the Arlington-based OutBack Power Systems at the start of this year, Silicon Energy is set to move to a new facility this summer.
Close to a dozen Marysville and Everett Rotarians spent roughly a week in March building schools for villagers in Guatemala, and the volunteers included a variety of returning Rotarians and first-time visitors to the Guatemalan municipality of Barillas.
U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen found himself facing an inquisitive audience April 6, when his tour through the 2nd Congressional District took him to a general membership meeting of the Cascade Chapter of the National Electrical Contractors Association, and NECA members put him on the spot about his support for health care reform.
A second community forum on local education is set for April 17, and event organizer Jim Strickland is eager to take the conversation to the next level.
Soroptimist International of Marysville has been active in fundraisers and donation drives for the community, and incoming Marysville Soroptimist President Renae James looks forward to staying busy in the months to come.
In spite of gray skies, this year’s Easter Egg Hunt at Jennings Park drew an estimated 1,500 attendees April 3, who donated more than 700 pounds of food and took as many as 300 seed packets.
Carlton Doup knows what it’s like to experience bullying, which is why he and the owners of 200 other martial arts schools across the country are teaming up to put a stop to it.
Military children got a taste of what their moms and dads experience at sea during Naval Station Everett’s Kids Deployment Camp April 1.
