Our Towns: North

Published 8:27 pm Thursday, November 22, 2007

Arlington: Hometown Holidays celebration coming

Arlington’s annual Hometown Holidays celebration is scheduled for Dec. 1 in downtown Arlington.

The event features a parade with Santa at noon followed by a tree lighting ceremony at City Hall.

Children are invited to have their pictures taken with Santa from 2 to 4 p.m. in the City Council Chambers. Participants should bring their own cameras.

Covered wagon rides through downtown Arlington are scheduled for 1 to 5 p.m.

For more information, call 360-403-3448.

Marysville: Seniors can get on video

Marysville’s Ken Baxter Senior-Community Center and White Owl Arts Videography are offering free keepsake video portraits to seniors by appointment from Dec. 11 through 18.

Seniors can share favorite stories, communicate with faraway family and friends, or even to talk future generations.

Video portraits will be custom-edited and presented to participants on DVD in time for the holidays. Sittings are 20 minutes in duration.

For more information or to make an appointment, call the senior center at 360-363-8450, White Owl Arts at 360-653-6726 or e-mail info@WhiteOwlArts.net.