Tulalip resident J.R. Nakken will be at The BookWORKS bookstore on Third Street in Marysville, 5 – 8 p.m., Wednesday, July 30, reading from her new book, “Stream and Light — A Woman’s Journey.” Her first book, young adult novel “Three-Point Shot,” won a Writer’s Digest award.
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS — The last dairy farmer of Arlington Heights, Don Tillman, is donating a bull calf to the upcoming auction at the Arlington Heights Improvement Club’s barbecue.
The American Red Cross is looking for “real heroes,” who live or work in Snohomish County, to honor at the Snohomish County Chapter’s 13th Real Heroes Breakfast in December. Nominees must have performed a heroic act between Oct. 6, 2007 and Oct. 6, 2008. Nomination forms are available at the Red Cross, 2530, Lombard Ave., Everett, or online at snohomishcounty.redcross.org. Call 425-740-2324.
MARYSVILLE — The erstwhile Galde’s Gang, a team that won last year’s city kickball league with just a one-loss season, has been on a rampage this season to go undefeated in six weeks of competition.
Tomahawk graduate Taylor Stevens caps a blockbuster basketball season with an offer to play college ball at North Idaho College in Coeur d’Alene.
ARLINGTON — Bring up dodgeball to the average person and you’ll probably end up reliving memories circa elementary school or talking about the Ben Stiller movie.
LAKEWOOD — While most of the kids sat in the stands, 7-year-old Nate Morford lined up at one end of the Lakewood High School track and ran 100 meters to the finish line.
WALLA WALLA — “Two-out rally” is a universal cheer among the Little League set, but it proved to be the decisive attitude behind the Stilly Valley majors’ state championship win.
KIRKLAND — It was all over.
After trailing 1-0 for four and a half innings, the Stilly Valley minors tied up against Sedro-Woolley in the all-stars state opener July 19 when Kendall Fields batted in Jacey Wrigglesworth for the tying run.
MARYSVILLE — After more than a decade in office, Marysville Fire District Board of Directors Chairperson and Fire District 12 commissioner Paul Rochon resigned his positions effective June 30.
MARYSVILLE — Resident Tom Greenlee said that last year fireworks set loose in his neighborhood ignited a bush in front of his home on 54th Place NE.
MARYSVILLE — Snohomish Health District officials are now collecting mosquitoes and some dead birds to test for presence of the West Nile virus.
MARYSVILLE — By planting native trees and shrubs along with blocking access by domesticated animals, three groups set out July 9 to try and restore a section of a tributary of Quilceda Creek on July 9.
