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 — As temperatures climbed into the upper 80s over the weekend and heat advisories made news, north county residents sought relief in the area’s waters.
MARYSVILLE — When long-time Managing Librarian Maggie Buckholz left the Marysville Library for a new position in February, Eric Spencer agreed to take her spot for six months.
When John Scalf tells his granddaughter about the big fish that almost got away, she’ll have to believe him.
In a July 18,2008, statement, a Ben-Gurion University historian named Benny Morris predicted that Israel will attack Iran to take out its nuclear sites “in the next four to seven months.” His view is generally accepted by most Israelis. Remember that the generation ruling Israel now are the children and grandchildren of people who faced the holocaust — and they won’t let that happen again.
MARYSVILLE — As of the afternoon after the incident, Police Commander Ralph Krusey said officials do not know what led to a more than four-hour standoff with a man inside an apartment complex in the 900 block of Columbia Avenue.
MARYSVILLE — Olympic fever must have been running high. For the second week in a row, turnout at Marysville’s all-comers track meet hovered around 100 participants.
Nature has established a rhythm through the millennia of our planet’s existence. It’s a rhythm that, for the sake of our children’s children, society cannot continue to ignore.
I read Kristin Banfield’s quotes in both the local daily and the Arlington Times with a great deal of interest. She states that since Mayor Larson came on board, they have really worked to raise the bar. If you do the math, you will find that Larson has been in office most of the time this theft was going on. How much was missing before Larson took office? Obviously, since some $775,000 was embezzled within the last six years — no one was watching the store. Whatever happened to auditors that could catch this kind of major fiasco or using Generally Accepted Accounting Principles? Did the annual audits specify who had dual responsibility in two departments and therefore, had the opportunity to perpetrate this kind of theft? I believe the citizens of Arlington are responsible for these monies being paid into the city. I hope that everyone in Arlington that pays these taxes are as incensed as we are. How could this happen if anyone was paying attention.
What can a family do for summer fun on an income of less than $30,000? Not the Birch Bay Waterslides where tickets for a family of four runs $64 and gas to get there and back will set you back another $32. Rule out an air-conditioned movie at Marysville’s Regal Cinema where tickets for four will cost $34.50 plus having to explain to the kids why dad won’t buy popcorn.
Marysville-Pilchuck grad Haley Nemra competed in the Olympic women’s 800 meters preliminaries in Beijing.
Last Thursday, I went to Everett Public library for a book singing by J.A. Jance. I parked in the lot on the corner of Everett Avenue and Rucker, designated for library patrons. Approximately 45 minutes later, I returned to my vehicle and discovered the catalytic converter had been cut off my truck, a 1993 Toyota. I expect a part of my sense of safety was the beautiful day, the open, designated parking lot and the age of my “old girl.”
They say all good things must come to an end and so goes the “Taste of the Times” recipe column that we have enjoyed doing for over a year now. We have both decided to go into semi-retirement which will give us both more time to experiment with our recipes even more.
