Our Towns: North County Update

Arlington

Snow delays trash pickup

Snow and ice kept Waste Management trucks off Arlington roads Monday.

Waste Management is asking residential customers who were scheduled to have their garbage picked up Monday to double up next week. The company said it will not charge for double loads of garbage, recyclable materials and yard debris next week.

Waste Management plans to try to pick up trash for all commercial customers on a delayed schedule throughout this week.

Soccer try-outs approach

Lakewood Youth Soccer Club plans to hold try-outs next week for under 11 and under 12 boys and girls soccer teams.

The teams are part of the “legacy select” development program that connects professional full-time trainers with coaches and teams. All players, coaches, and teams are invited to participate.

Try-outs begin Feb. 3 on Quake Fields at the Arlington Boys &Girls Club, 18513 59th Ave. NE.

More info: 360-654-1744, 425-508-1293 or 425-512-2744, or at www.lakewoodsoccer.org.

Marysville

Mayor reappoints two park board members

Keith Armstrong and Mike Elmore have been reappointed to the city’s Parks and Recreation Board. The reappointments, proposed by Mayor Dennis Kendall and confirmed by the City Council on Monday, are effective through Feb. 28, 2011.

The Parks and Recreation Board advises the City Council and mayor on parks-related matters. The board meets at 7 p.m. the second Wednesday of each month at the Jennings Park Barn, 6915 Armar Road.

More info: 360-363-8000.

Water drainage surveyed

Marysville residents who have concerns about water drainage in their neighborhoods are asked to take part in a survey that will help city planners identify needed improvements. The survey is part of the city’s comprehensive storm water planning process.

To participate in the survey, go to the city’s Web site at www.ci.marysville.wa.us.

More info: e-mail surfacewater@ci.marysville.wa.us.

Credit for replacing dirty wood burners

City residents with wood stoves and fireplaces are eligible for $750 to replace the stoves or fireplace inserts in a new program to fight pollution.

The program is being conducted in partnership with the city of Marysville and the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency. Marysville is in jeopardy of exceeding the Environmental Protection Agency’s air quality standards, according to the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency.

To apply, go to www.pscleanair.org/woodstove.replacement.

Stanwood

150 scholarships available

Students can apply for more than 150 scholarships through the Stanwood-Camano Area Foundation starting Friday.

The scholarships, roughly an average of $1,000 each, are funded by more than 50 organizations, businesses and families in and around Stanwood and Camano Island, said Theresa Metzger, executive director of the foundation. Last year, scholarships were awarded to every student who applied, she said.

Applications are due by March 14. Downloadable applications are scheduled to be posted Friday on the foundation’s Web site at www.s-ccs.org.

Tulalip

Feds to consider tribal health care

The U.S. Senate is expected to discuss today the Indian Healthcare Improvement Act, which would be the first update to federally-funded tribal health care in 15 years.

If passed, the act will allow federally-recognized tribes, which include the Tulalip, Stillaguamish and Sauk-Suiattle tribes in Snohomish County to use federal dollars for programs such as in-home elder care, diabetes prevention programs and drug awareness projects.

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