North County Update
Published 10:22 pm Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Arlington: Two win arts advocate award
Jean Olson and Terry Marsh are the winners of the first Sarah M. Arney Art Advocate of Arlington Award. The award was made Saturday at the Arlington Eagle Festival art show.
Winners in the art show contest were: David McFarland, best eagle photo; Leon Storla, best nature photo; Jim Kummerlee, second-place nature photo; Jim Stiles, people’s choice award photo; Fran Kaufman and Jordan Huot, tie for best nature poem; E.A. Credgington, second-place nature poem.
The contests were sponsored by the Arlington Arts Council and the Friends of the Arlington Library.
Camano Island: Mardi Gras dance
The Camano Senior and Community Center sponsors a Mardi Gras dance from 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday at the center, 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island.
The band is Camano Junction. Tickets will be sold at the door. Costumes and masks are encouraged.
Marysville: Class on citizenship is soon
A free preparatory class for people hoping to gain United States citizenship is scheduled in Marysville.
The class runs from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays from March 15 to May 24 at the Marysville Goodwill Job Training and Education Center, 9315 State Ave.
Participants must have started or completed paperwork to apply for citizenship and be able to read and write some English.
Prospective students must register in person from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. March 1 or 2 at the Goodwill job center. Registration consists of paperwork, an assessment and a short interview and could take up to two hours.
More info: Tania Siler, 360-657-4418 or Tania.siler@ seattlegoodwill.org.
Marysville: Fire district receives grant
The Marysville Fire District has been awarded a $44,000 federal grant for equipment.
The Assistance to Firefighters program awards grants to firefighters, emergency response personnel and first responders throughout the nation for training, health and safety programs, equipment and vehicles.
The Marysville Fire District will use the money for an air compressor to fill breathing containers; for a machine to determine whether face masks fit properly, and for firefighter training.
The Marysville Fire District plans to pitch in $11,000, on top of the money from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, toward the equipment and training.
Stanwood: Deputy to be honored
The Stanwood City Council plans to honor police deputy Rick Nauman at the council’s meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday in the board room, Stanwood-Camano School District administration building, 26920 Pioneer Highway.
Nauman, 52, has served as an officer with the county sheriff’s department in Stanwood for 30 years.
He also served as a volunteer fireman in Stanwood for many years. Nauman is married and has two children.
Index: Water service interrupted
The water went out in this mountain town of 166 people for a few hours on Tuesday.
The problem was caused by a waterline break, Town Clerk Lisa Stowe said. The break occurred sometime around 10 a.m. and was fixed by 4:30 p.m. Stowe wasn’t sure what caused the break.
Residents were told to run their water for 5 to 10 minutes after the break was fixed, and boil the water they intended to use in the following 24 hours.
