• The Marysville Community Food Bank is in need of volunteers. One hour or two; some needs are Thursday and Fridays, 8-11 a.m., strong backs to help unload trucks; Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, 8-11 a.m., drivers of vans or pick ups to go to local stores to pick up donations (mileage is reimbursed); Wednesday afternoon cleaning (mopping the floor, vacuuming; paid service or volunteers do it); help with data entry on the computer. Call Joyce at 360-658-1054.
Arlington Lions Club meets second and fourth Wednesdays at the Local Scoop at 6:30 p.m. Call Doug Merz at 360-435-5424 or Randy Tendering at 360-435-3094.
Silvana Community Association general meeting, Wednesday, Sept. 10, at 7 p.m., Viking Hall in Silvana.
MARYSVILLE — During the summer months donations can be meager to local food banks as people tend to associate a greater need during the holiday season.
MARYSVILLE — With a craving and longing in her heart to feed the hungry and assist the poor, Jo Ann Mulligan and the St. Mary’s Catholic Church began what is now the Marysville Community Food Bank.
The Arlington boys tennis team is in a rebuilding year, but it’s not without individual bright spots, according to first-year coach Sean Cunningham.
Arlington cross country returns all but one of its runners from last year’s state-qualifying girls team.
In the end, this game turned out to be a contest between Lakewood’s aerial game against Lakeside’s ground attack.
The scores say it all about eight-man football – 54-8 over Mansfield, 54-28 over Lopez Island and 48-28 at Evergreen Lutheran.
Despite all their experience at running back, it was junior running back Austin Denton who tore up the Shorecrest defense as the Tomahawks got a sound start to their season. True to the Tomahawk playbook, M-P ran the ball reliably and Denton scored four touchdowns, including two on breakaway runs in the first half.
LAKEWOOD — While the Lakewood boys cross country team has enjoyed its fair share of the spotlight for the last several years, Cougar coaches say the girls team is poised to have a breakthrough season.
ARLINGTON — While both Glacier Peak and Arlington entered their season-opening game with big questions, Arlington came up with some decisive answers, defeating the Grizzles 37-7.
MARYSVILLE. — The Marysville Library will host an Early Learning Resources Open House on Saturday, Sept. 20, from 10 a.m.-12 p.m., in the children’s area of the library. The event will include crafts and giveaways for children, demonstrations of library resources for early learning, information about the six essential pre-reading skills, and dissemination of other community resources related to early learning.
