Darrington
Highway celebration includes street fair
The Mountain Loop Experience, a celebration of the seasonal opening of the Mountain Loop Scenic Highway, includes a variety of activities in Darrington.
A street fair is 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at Old School Park, at the corner of Alvord Street and the Mountain Loop Highway. Historical, informational, arts and crafts, food, and activity booths are planned.
Also scheduled in town is the Darrington Open Air Market, musical entertainment, a car show, a salmon bake sponsored by the Sauk-Suiattle Tribe, homemade pie and coffee served by the senior center, and a baseball and softball tournament at Whitehorse County Park.
More info: 360-436-1863 or www.mountainloopexperience.com.
Granite Falls
Mountain Loop festival to become annual event
The Mountain Loop Experience, new this year to celebrate the reopening of the Mountain Loop Scenic Highway, is set to become annual event in Granite Falls.
A variety of events are scheduled from about 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday at the old high school field, 405 N. Alder St., and along Granite Avenue.
A barbecue, a bike rodeo, an arts and crafts fair, an activity center for children, a cake walk, and a variety of races are planned.
Music, ice cream and a fireworks display are scheduled for the evening at the old high school football field.
More info: www.mountainloopexperience.com.
Arlington
Kiddies’ Parade celebrates summer
Kids age 12 and younger are invited to dress up and participate in the annual Kiddies’ Parade, sponsored by the Arlington Fire Department Women’s Auxiliary.
The parade is set for 2 p.m. Saturday along Olympic Avenue in downtown Arlington. Registration, line up and judging begins at 1 p.m. at Centennial Park, in the 200 block of Division Street.
At the end of the parade, participants are invited to the downtown fire station for Popsicles and a chance to meet Tilly the Clown.
More info: 360-403-9306.
Highway 9 realignment requires weekend detour
A new segment of Highway 9 north of Arlington is almost complete, but over the weekend, drivers should plan to take an alternate route north from the city.
Highway 9 just north of the city is scheduled to be closed from 10 tonight to noon Monday from Armstrong Road to Harvey Creek Road.
Drivers should plan to detour around the closure using 268th Street NE, Highway 530 and I-5. At noon Monday, crews will open the highway to drivers and alternate traffic between the northbound and southbound lanes until the road work is complete.
More info: www.wsdot.wa.gov/Projects/SR9/SchlomanTo268thNE.
Boys &Girls Club offers Teen Night for older kids
Teens in middle school and high school can enjoy activities at the Arlington Boys &Girls Club from 8 to 11 p.m. Fridays at the club, 18513 59th Ave. NE.
Food and games are planned.
A club membership costs $20 a year, but the first visit to Teen Night is free.
More info: 360-435-4442.
Camano Island
Library celebrates first birthday with a party
Celebrate the one-year anniversary of the Camano Island Library during a party planned Saturday.
The party is 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the library, 848 N. Sunrise Blvd. The event is expected to feature music and games.
Unlike other libraries, which are packed with shelves upon shelves of books, the Camano Island Library is smaller. However, it’s stocked with more copies of popular new books and feels more like a bookstore than a library.
The Sno-Isle Library System opened the library as a three-year pilot program to test how successful a smaller, bookstore-style library would be.
It’s been successful so far, library officials said.
More info: www.sno-isle.org/page/?ID=2858.
Marysville
New law spells out cottage housing rules
The city of Marysville has added a section to city law pertaining to cottage housing.
The City Council approved the ordinance at its meeting Monday.
The section spells out rules for cottage housing and areas where it could be allowed in the city.
Cottage housing consists of smaller, single-family homes built closely together.
More info: 360-363-8000.
Snohomish County
Wait times available for border crossings
Going to Canada? Drivers can pick the border crossing with the shortest lines by consulting new border wait times provided by the state Department of Transportation.
Wait times are displayed online and on I-5 roadside signs, helping northbound drivers choose the crossing with the shortest wait times.
More info: www.wsdot.wa.gov/ congestion/border.
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