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<< Previous   of   Next >>   ADVERTISEMENT   CONTACT THE HERALD Robert Frank, City Editor frank@heraldnet.com   Published: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 Around North County Arlington Fly-In encourages visitors to camp out If you can't afford to go away for your summer break, Arlington Fly-In director Barbara Tolbert has a suggestion. "Come and camp at the Fly-In and find out what you've been missing at night," Tolbert said. The nonprofit Fly-In and its annual air show and convention are set for July 9-13 at the Arlington Municipal Airport. Nighttime activities include outdoor movies at dusk at the Runway Theater, a fireworks air show display and a lighted hot air balloon event. Camping can be arranged at the Fly-In's Web site, www.nweaa.org. More info: 360-435-5857. Summer programs for kids at library and parks Arlington Library offers story times, a summer reading project and special programs for younger readers. The city parks and recreation department also offers summer activities for kids. More info: Library, 360-435-3033, www.sno-isle.org; Parks and Recreation, 360-403-3448, www.ci.arlington.wa.us. Darrington Town uses tax money to promote tourism The town of Darrington recently received a Snohomish County hotel-motel tax grant of $9,400 for tourism promotion. Town Councilman Dan Rankin and fellow Darrington Improvement Club members are working on improvements to the town's Web site as it relates to tourism activities in and near the town. The grant also is slated to be used for brochures on various topics of interest to visitors as well as a regional tourism map. More info: 360-436-1131. Island County Property values will be mailed today Property assessment notices for Island County are scheduled to be mailed today. Last year, the notices were mailed on Aug. 31. The Island County Assessor's Office has made significant strides in catching up on the property tax schedule this year, according to a notice released by the county Tuesday. Most property owners should expect no change or a slight decrease in property values this year. The only property value increases this year were in high-demand areas, according to the assessor's notice. More info: 360-678-7850. Marysville City awards money to local nonprofit groups The Marysville City Council voted Monday to award $25,099 in hotel-motel tax money to nonprofit organizations in the city. State law allows cities to distribute funds for these taxes to groups that promote tourism or economic development. The city awarded the funds as follows: n $7,000 to Maryfest for costs associated with festival promotion; n $2,379 to the Marysville Historical Society for freestanding display racks; n $1,075 to the city of Marysville for advertising in the Snohomish County Visitors Guide; n $2,195 to city for advertisement in Marysville Tulalip Chamber of Commerce and visitors map; n $3,450 to the Marysville Kiwanis Club for holiday banners on State Avenue; n $4,000 to Snohomish County Tourism Bureau's Services for costs of running the visitor information centers; n $5,000 to Production Sports for costs associated with the 2008 Skate America Event. Tulalip Tribal members get free night at new hotel Tulalip tribal members ages 21 and older are eligible for a gift certificate entitling them to one free night at the luxury Tulalip Hotel, which had its soft opening Friday. Hundreds of tribal members gathered for Tribal Night at the hotel on June 18. There, each person over the age of 21 received a swag bag with a T-shirt, a framed piece of artwork, a $100 casino chip and the hotel gift certificate. Tribal members who did not attend the hotel's Tribal Night can pick up their hotel gift certificates at the tribal enrollment office in tribal headquarters on Totem Beach Road in Tulalip. All gift certificates must be used within six months.

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