Arlington
67th Avenue NE will be down to one lane today
Part of 67th Avenue NE will be reduced to one lane today while a city water main is installed.
Flaggers will direct traffic on 67th Avenue NE between 172nd Street NE and Highland View.
The project began Thursday.
For more information, call Tim Cross at 360-403-3537.
City Council names Oertle mayor pro tem
Marilyn Oertle is Arlington’s new mayor pro tem.
The City Council unanimously voted her to the two-year post at a meeting on Tuesday evening.
As mayor pro tem, Oertle will fill in for Mayor Maragret Larson when she is not available.
Oertle has lived in Arlington for more than three decades. She manages the Urology Department for Western Washington Medical Group in Everett.
Councilwoman Sally Lien was the previous mayor pro tem. She remains on the council.
Silvana
Disaster assistance meeting planned
Farmers can learn about disaster assistance programs available to them during a meeting planned by the United States Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency.
The meeting is 2 p.m. Tuesday at Peace Lutheran Church at 1717 Larson Road in Silvana.
Producers and ranchers with eligible losses between Jan. 1, 2005, and Dec. 31, 2007, may qualify for aid.
Losses incurred to livestock, pasture or milk production must be the result of excessive heat, flooding or severe winter storms.
For more information, call the Farm Service Agency at 425-334-3131, ext. 2.
Tulalip
Diabetes Wellness Day planned Thursday
The Tulalip Tribes plan to hold a Diabetes Wellness Day from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Thursday at the Tulalip Health Clinic at 7520 Totem Beach Road in Tulalip.
Tribal health employees will offer dental and vision check-ups, blood pressure screenings and blood draws for lab tests if necessary. Tribal members are asked to fast starting at midnight the day of the event. You must limit your intake to just water between midnight and the time of the test.
Doctors will be there to answer questions.
American Indians are more than twice as likely to be diagnosed with diabetes as white Americans. The National Institutes of Health has referred to the incidence of diabetes among Indians as an epidemic.
More info: Marsha Gray-Airis at 360-651-8113, Verna Hill at 360-651-9325 or Sara Pattison at 360-651-9197.
Marysville
New water main, road work is planned
The state Department of Transportation wants to replace portions of Highway 528 between I-5 and State Avenue in Marysville, and Marysville’s city planners have approved the idea.
The work will require that traffic be detoured onto other city streets. The total cost of the project is estimated to be $850,000, and state transportation officials have asked that the city pay about $127,000 before work begins.
The city hopes to also replace a 54-year-old water main along Highway 528 east of Beach Avenue.
The Marysville City Council is expected to consider the proposal at its regular meeting at 7 p.m. on Monday at Marysville City Hall, 1049 State Ave.
City to discuss forming transportation district
Marysville city officials plan to discuss again on Monday the possibility of forming a transportation district with other jurisdictions.
Such a district, allowed by state law, allows cities and counties to form special taxing districts to raise money for roads and transit.
The meeting is 7 p.m. at Marysville City Hall, 1049 State Ave.
Donation will go toward drinking fountain at park
HomeStreet Bank of Marysville has donated $3,000 to the city of Marysville to go the purchase of a drinking fountain at Kiwanis Park, where an off-leash dog park is planned.
The fountain would supply water for people and dogs. The Marysville City Council is expected to accept the donation at its regular meeting, scheduled for 7 p.m. Monday at Marysville City Hall, 1049 State Ave.
Darrington
New Sauk-Suiattle tribal leaders are elected
Jay Roberts was elected the new Sauk-Suiattle tribal chairman, replacing Ronda Metcalf, in an election that occurred late last year but wasn’t certified until this month.
Roberts was elected for a three-year term, then named tribal chairman by other members of the tribal board.
Cammie Carrigan and Nancy DeCoteau were also elected to the tribal board.
The tribe, with about 200 members, is based near Darrington.
For more information, go to www.sauk-suiattle.com.
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