It’s not heading for Hollywood, but it’s delightful.
On Dec. 20, during a Winter Extravaganza series of holiday happenings, the Stanwood Library hosted artist Lukas Allenbaugh.
Thirty children from Stanwood and Camano Island participated in a Claymation workshop.
Groups of four or five were each given clay and a camera.
Their imaginations did the rest. After about an hour, each group completed a short Claymation-style movie.
The completed video, which condenses all of the kids’ projects into a single film, is a darling way to see the results of creative minds.
Take a peek at http://tinyurl.com/claymationvideo.
Marvel at dinosaurs, horses and fun blobs that shimmy and shake.
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James Clark organized “Cross Country 4 A Cure” for his senior project at Arlington High School.
The 5K run ran well, he says. It started at the Stillaguamish Athletic Club in Arlington.
“There was sleet, rain, snow and cold, but the community still came out big,” James says. “We had about 125 runners from as far out as Shoreline, Mukilteo and Gold Bar, and quite a few spectators.”
Race administers and volunteers were great, he says, and everything ran smoothly and on time.
Talk about running the talk — first place for men was Lakewood High School’s cross country coach, Jon Murray, who ran a time of 16:08.
First place for women was a high school student named Heather Pearson from Mukilteo, who ran a 22:59.
Proceeds will benefit an Arlington Relay for Life Team.
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Jo Reed, administrative assistant at Warm Beach Christian Camps and Conference Center, says the annual Lights of Christmas festival was a success.
“We had the best attendance ever, with a little over 56,000 people,” Reed says. “Our overnight facility rentals were good, I think about the same as last year.”
For those considering seeing the massive light show next season, there are cottages to rent to make the outing a cozy overnight affair.
Check it out at www.warm beach.com.
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Christmas tree sales were brisk in Oak Harbor, thanks to Darrington.
The Oak Harbor Lions tree sale ended a week before Christmas because the merchandise sold out, says spokeswoman Sharon Ryan.
“It was awesome,” Ryan says. “We kept our prices the same as last year and other businesses didn’t. We also have a new provider from Darrington so trees were so fresh they had snow in amongst their branches. People appreciated that.”
Kristi O’Harran: 425-339-3451; oharran@heraldnet.com.
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