Buses thoroughly stuffed for kids

The Everett Public Schools Foundation Stuff the Bus for Kids campaign yielded thousands of school supplies and hundreds of backpack donations, resulting in 1,868 filled backpacks to requesting Everett public schools.

Backpacks will be distributed by school office staff.

Program partners included The Boeing Company, World Vision, Durham School Services, Fred Meyer, NW Plus Credit Union, Everett Association of Paraeducators and Molina Healthcare of Washington. Major donors were Frontier Communications, K &H Printing and Inspirus Credit Union.

Boots overflow with $5k for MDA

The Mukilteo Firefighters Local 3482 Fill the Boot for MDA campaign Aug. 12-13 collected $5,174.76 for the Western Washington Muscular Dystrophy Association. Fifteen volunteers, including off-duty firefighters and family, passed around the big boot at the local QFC and the ferry holding lanes.

Free physicals help 139 student athletes

Group Health medical staff provided free physicals to 139 student athletes on Aug. 13 at Everett High School.

Any middle or high school student who is participating in fall sports was eligible.

Arlington Rotary elects leaders

The Rotary Club of Arlington recently installed a new board of directors for the 2016-17 club year. Erik Granroth was elected president. Jola Barnett is president elect.

Other directors: Paul Ellis, Robin Reining, Pamela Beaton, Narda Tudder, Jeff Huleatt, Mike Britt, Lyanne Rolf, Jessica Ronhaar, AJ Chase, Devin Brossard, Brad Kihm, Carla Rankin Gastineau, Tina Davis, Kathy McCone and Joan Tilton.

Veterans memorial backers honored

The Snohomish County Council and Republic Services honored the groups that are striving to complete a Monroe veterans memorial with the 2016 Community Stewardship Award. The award was presented on Opening Day, Aug. 25, at the Evergreen State Fair.

Honored were the Monroe Historical Society, Park Place Middle School, American Legion Arthur Kincaid Post 58 and Boy Scout Troop 53.

“The four organizations are making good on a promise that was made in 1946 to create a memorial with the names of past Monroe High School students who were lost in World War II,” county Councilman Hans Dunshee said.

The American Legion installed the concrete stand, which bears a small bronze plaque, in Memorial Stadium on Kelsey Street in 1951. Originally, the plan was to include the names of Monroe soldiers killed in the line of duty during World War II on the plaque. But the names were never added.

In 2015, Park Place teachers and students collected the names, and researched and wrote biographies for 18 soldiers from Monroe. They hope to add the names to the monument.

Republic Services also contributed $3,000 to help fund the memorial marker.

More donations can be made through the Monroe Historical Society, a nonprofit. Learn more at www.monroehistoricalsociety.org.