North County Update
Published 11:08 pm Thursday, October 9, 2008
Granite Falls
Dine, dance on Sunday to benefit museum
The Granite Falls Historical Society plans a dinner and dance Sunday to benefit the city’s museum.
The event is 7 p.m. at the Granville Grange, 9401 163rd Ave. NE.
Music will be provided by The Jangles, a Northwest swing band. A spaghetti dinner is 7 p.m.; dancing starts at 8 p.m.
Admission is $20 per person with proceeds benefitting the Granite Falls Museum, which is run by the historical society.
More info: Bill or Carolyn Davisson, 360-794-4405.
Marysville
Sno-Isle Libraries district board has vacancy
Sno-Isle Libraries has a vacancy on its Board of Trustees.
Sno-Isle Libraries, based in Marysville, manages libraries in most of Snohomish County and all of Island County. Its governing board consists of five Snohomish County residents and two Island County residents.
The upcoming vacancy is for a Snohomish County position. Preference will be given to applicants from central Snohomish County — Lake Stevens, Lynnwood, Mukilteo, Mill Creek, Snohomish and surrounding unincorporated areas.
The position would fill the remaining three years of an unexpired seven-year term, and it would begin immediately. The application deadline is Oct. 31.
More info: www.sno-isle.org or Judy Carter at 360-651-7002.
Marysville Community Christmas group lauded
Operation Marysville Community Christmas recently received the President’s Volunteer Service Award from the President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation.
Operation Marysville Community Christmas is a group of volunteers that distributes food and toys to families in need during the holidays.
The group, now in its 23rd year, operates under the Marysville Community Food Bank.
This year’s food drive begins Nov. 1. Grocery stores, businesses, public buildings, churches and schools will display red Operation Marysville Community Christmas food barrels for dropping off nonperishable food items and unwrapped toys.
More info: Joyce Zeigen, Marysville Community Food Bank, 360-658-1054.
Arlington
Student plans event for neighborhood kids
Arlington High School student Brooke Stovall, with help from the Arlington Parks and Recreation Department, plans to throw a harvest party for Smokey Point area children. The party is part of Stovall’s senior project at school.
The event is set for noon Saturday at York Park, 3209 180th St. NE, Arlington.
Three-legged races, basketball games, snacks and more are planned.
More info: 360-403-3448.
Airport makes way for new development
Four concrete foundations have been removed at the Arlington Municipal Airport.
Three of the structures were built by the Navy in 1944 as foundations for a fire station, an armory and radio-radar office.
The land is now clear and clean and available for development, airport supervisor Dale Carman said.
Inquiries can be made at the airport office.
More info: 360-403-3470.
Planned street work not expected to cause delays
Arlington Public Works Department has a contractor working on the medians on 67th Avenue NE and work is scheduled to take about two weeks, city officials said.
Caution markings are up in the area, but no traffic delays or lane closures are expected. The project will reduce the length of the medians to allow larger trucks a safer and more efficient turning motion to and from 67th Avenue NE, officials said.
In addition, Verizon will perform vault repair at 172nd Street NE and 59th Avenue NE for several days beginning today. The damaged vault is at the southwest corner of the intersection.
State troopers are scheduled to be on hand to help control traffic. No lane closures are expected.
More info: www.ci.arlington.wa.us.
