Our Towns: North county update

Arlington

Commission to discuss new clinic, coffee stand

The Arlington Planning Commission is scheduled to meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday to discuss a proposal for two new businesses at the northwest corner of Division Street and West Avenue.

Plans call for the Oosterwyk Chiropractic Clinic to occupy a new, one-story 2,516-square-foot building. A 200-square-foot espresso stand is also planned.

The commission meets in the City Council Chambers, 110 E. Third St.

Public hearing set for Wal-Mart street work

A public hearing involving the new Wal-Mart is among items on the agenda at an Arlington City Council meeting at 7 p.m. Monday.

The public hearing involves street improvements, including a traffic light, planned for the intersection of 172nd Street NE and 43rd Avenue NE. The repairs are expected to cost $559,626.

The hearing will focus on a proposal to charge Whidbey Island Bank and Wal-Mart for the work.

The meeting is in the City Council Chambers, 110 East Third St.

More information: A complete agenda is at www.ci.arlington.wa.us. You may also call 360-403-3441.

Darrington

4-H kids to help restore salmon stream

Kids participating in 4-H plan to remove invasive species and plant red alder saplings along Mouse Creek near Darrington on Tuesday.

Mouse Creek’s native salmon populations have dwindled over the years, largely because of damage from livestock, according to Washington State University’s Snohomish County Extension Office.

Students in fourth, fifth, and sixth grade from Darrington Elementary School and Stillaguamish Valley School in Arlington plan to participate.

The event is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Mouse Creek on Sauk Prairie Road.

More information: Call 425-357-6011 or e-mail gabrielle90@wsu.edu.

Granite Falls

Spar Tree pub benefit to aid accident victim

A benefit for Sean Peeler, who was critically injured in a motorcycle accident in December, is planned for Feb. 10 in Granite Falls.

The event is 2 p.m. at the Spar Tree Tavern, 106 W. Stanley St.

Peeler, a Granite Falls native, lost his left leg and spleen and suffered numerous other injuries in the Dec. 8 hit-and-run accident in Everett. He remains in Harborview Medical Center in Seattle and faces more surgery, said Spar Tree owner Mike Perry.

Proceeds from an auction at the event will go to Peeler’s medical bills and to help his five children. Live music, a barbecue and a chain saw demonstration by Bill Pellham of Adrenalin Rush Hot Saws also are planned.

More information: 360-691-6888.

Marysville

Mayor’s address to be shown on cable TV

Marysville cable access station TV21 is airing Mayor Dennis Kendall’s 2008 state of the city address through Tuesday.

The program will air at noon, 4, 7 and 11 p.m. daily.

In his address Jan. 25 at the Tulalip Casino, Kendall highlighted the developments of the past year, including changes and additions to the police department; improvements being done to Fourth Street between 47th and 67th avenues NE; planning for the Whiskey Ridge-Sunnyside area; and annexation of the area once proposed for a NASCAR track.

Coming in 2008, Kendall said, are plans for a new Marysville civic campus and downtown and riverfront redevelopment, along with plans for the former NASCAR area.

More information: 360-363-8000.

Tulalip

Tribes to elect three to tribal board in March

Three positions for the Tulalip Tribes Board of Directors will be open for election on March 22, when tribal members gather for a General Council meeting and elect leaders for three-year terms.

The current terms of Chuck James, Glen Gobin and Board Chairman Mel Sheldon all expire this year. All three leaders may choose to run for re-election. The board has a total of seven members serving staggered terms.

Enrolled tribal members who are interested in campaigning for one of the three open positions must be at least 21 years old, must have resided on the Tulalip Indian Reservation for at least one year prior to the election, and cannot have criminal charges issued within the past three years. To run for office, a tribal member must get the signatures of at least five tribal members who are eligible to vote. The deadline for petitions is 4 p.m. Feb. 8. They must be turned in to the Tulalip Tribal Center at 6700 Totem Beach Rd in Tulalip.

More information: 360-651-4108.

Free legal clinic offered for elders and families

Tribal families with incomes of less than 125 percent of the federal poverty guideline ($1,426 for a family of two and $2,151 for a family of four) are eligible for free legal advice from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the first Friday of each month at the Quil Ceda Business park. Tribal elders, regardless of income, are eligible.

An attorney from the Northwest Justice Project in Everett will provide legal consultations for civil cases. The attorney will not offer consultations for criminal cases. Civil issues include family law, consumer credit counseling, and wills and estate planning.

More information: 425-252-8515, ext. 18.

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