Thank you, Arlington
As I said last year, one of the luxuries of retirement is being able to attend all meetings. I have maintained a perfect attendance as of this writing.
This is a response to Input from Readers in the Jan. 10 issue.
A recently published article stating the U.S. divorce rate is at the lowest rate since 1970 doesnt accurately portray divorce statistics in Snohomish County. Regardless of what factors one uses to determine the rise or fall of divorce rates, local divorce statistics from the County Clerk and Auditors Office show the incident of divorce to be much higher in Snohomish County than the national average.
How can we of the Stillaguamish Valley Pioneer Association thank all of you? The yearly (and sometimes biannual) Pioneer Garage Sale grew from a financial necessity to practically a community tradition. Most may not remember those earlier years, when our members (all volunteers) were not only holding the garage sales, but also building a museum at the same time. This continues to be our on going task. Everything takes time and effort. So, like all good things, the sales must come to an end. At our last meeting we voted to retire the garage sale. It in no way reflects the lack of community support in donations or sales. It is more a reflection of our ability to provide the required time and effort to run a successful museum. We will not be accepting items of any kind for sale. We do invite you to come visit our museum and if you are so moved, to join our organization
May is National Foster Care Month and I wanted to take the opportunity to thank foster parents for all the work they do caring for foster children. By opening their home and heart, the play a vital roll in the childs healing,
I recall that if you put a frog in a pan of water on the stove, it wont jump out even though it is being cooked and eventually dies.
On behalf of the Marysville Community Food Bank, I want to express out deep appreciation to all the Postal Workers who participated in the Letter Carriers Food Drive on May 12, 2007. We also extend a special thanks to Rocky, the Post Office coordinator for the drive. The extra time and effort resulted in a collection of 35, 196 pounds of food, all of which will remain in Marysville and will be distributed to the hungry in our service area.
The large number of people in prison and the huge costs to society, both financially and socially, should be enough to not only justify but mandate serious criminal justice reform.
Arlington Dollars for Scholars Foundation would like to thank the Arlington Runners Club and their sponsors for donating the proceeds from their fun run in Glen Eagle Saturday, June 9, to ADFSF. Other supporters of ADFSF for this run were Action Sports, Arlington Pharmacy, Carl Tosten, Denton Massage and Wellness Clinic, Electric Beach, Favorite Pastimes, Flowers by George, Frontier Bank and the Village Restaurant. Each donated items to be used for prizes for the runners. I am pleased and proud of being part of Arlington and the way it supports ADFSF and in this case the youth and their future. Thank you from the Officers and Board of ADFSF and next years recipient of this scholarship.
I am a Vietnam Veteran. Treated like dirt, shunned by most democrats and abused by the Social Welfare System. They are afraid of getting their hands dirty.
On behalf of our entire family, we wish to thank the Silvana Fair Board for its touching dedication of the 2007 fair to Martin Danner. We were especially moved by the Dedication of the Lamp Post at noon. For many years, dad could not wait to get up at 5 a.m. on the fourth Saturday of July and drag out all of the electrical cords, speakers and do whatever else electrical people needed. He seemed to just get done by 930 a.m., to then run the Kids Games. From the Danner family, thank you.
We have lived in Arlington our entire lives and all eight of our children were born at Cascade Valley Hospital. With eight active children, we have also visited the ER many times and have always been thankful for the prompt service and caring staff.
