Our Towns: North county update
Published 11:03 pm Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Arlington
Middle, high schools bands to perform
Arlington High School will host a combined high school and middle schools band concert at 7 p.m. next Tuesday p.m. at the Byrnes Performing Arts Center, 18821 Crown Ridge Blvd. in Arlington.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Admission is free.
Arlington’s middle schools’ selections include “Brookpark Overture” and “Pandora,” directed by Post Middle School’s band director Kipp Otterness with his 32-member eighth-grade band.
Haller Middle School’s band director, Joe Horsak, will lead his 37-member eighth-grade band in “Carpe Diem” and “In Darkest Night.”
The two bands will join to play “At Sight March.” They will be directed by Arlington High band director John Grabowski.
Grabowski will conduct the freshmen Arlington High Concert Band of 74 students in “Symphonic Overture” and “March of the Grand High Poobah.” The 50-member Symphonic Band, grades 10 through 12, will play “Bombasto March” and “Suite Provencale.” Wind Ensemble, grades 10 through 12 and by audition, with 49 students will conclude with “Variations on a Korean Folk Song” and “Second Suite in F” by Gustav Holst.
More info: 360-618-6300 or www.ByrnesPerformingArts.org.
Marysville
Artists guild to meet
The Greater Marysville Artists Guild plans to meet at 6:30 p.m. today at the Red Barn in Jennings Park at 6915 Armar Rd. in Marysville. The meeting, “Art of Making a Living from Art,” will be hosted by nature photographer Randall Hodges.
More info: Shirley Fulfs, 360-435-3887.
Administration changes at Marysville-Pilchuck
Tracy Suchan Toothaker has transitioned from her job as principal of the Bio-Med academy at Marysville-Pilchuck High School to the full-time planning principal at Marysville-Getchell High School, which is under construction. Judith Murdock is scheduled to be the interim principal at the Bio-Med Academy for the remainder of the year. She previously supervised secondary learning at the Mukilteo School District.
The Marysville School district is looking for candidates to fill the position next year.
Stanwood
Cedarhome students help dogs seized in raids
The Cedarhome Elementary School student council collected dog food donations to help support the large number of dogs recently rescued from a Mount Vernon puppy mill last month.
The donations were taken to the Northwest Organization for Animal Help, also known as NOAH, where many of the animals were taken.
The student council members, their parents and local residents donated about $500 worth of blankets, towels, canned food, bags of dog food and dog beds.
Cedarhome teacher Amy Kelley said the collection drive was done over a school week.
Kelley said she that everything went really well considering they decided on a Monday that they would do the drive and finished up collecting donations that Friday.
“Our parents responded, and we were pleasantly surprised by their generosity,” she said.
Conversation to cover video game violence
People concerned about video game violence and children are invited to a free presentation and discussion set for 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the Stanwood Middle School auditorium, 9405 271st St. NW.
The session is sponsored by the Healthy Choices Coalition and the Stanwood Camano Community Resource Center.
More info: 360-629-5257.
Tulalip
Free blood sugar monitors available
The Tulalip Health Clinic is offering free blood glucose monitors to diabetic patients.
People with diabetes are encouraged to regularly check their blood glucose levels. The monitors offered at the health clinic use new technology that health officials say will be almost painless for most patients.
American Indians have among the highest rates of diabetes in the United States.
More info: Roni Leahy, 360-651-9714.
