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Community members participate in cornhole tournament at Legion Park

By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com

Community members gathered in Legion Park to face each other in a cornhole tournament organized

by Arlington’s Anytime Fitness on July 23.

The beer garden at the event was also supported by the Arlington Community Food Bank who received 100 percent of the proceeds of the sells at the event.

“We’re in the park today to host a community cornhole tournament. People from the gym and the community have signed up and paid an entry fee,” said Krista Patt, Anytime Fitness manager and the main organizer for the event.

“We have 22 teams and the winner is going to win a one-year membership to See CORNHOLE on page 2

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A section of Haller Park will be closed off for the next two weeks as a new shelter area is built for families.

Work continues on second shelter at Haller Park

By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com

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Anthony Richardson, left, and Janay Hunter compete in the cornhole tournament organized

by Arlington’s Anytime Fitness on July 23.

Construction began recently on a park shelter that will be added to Haller Park to provide another location for people to sit in shade.

The construction for the project is scheduled to last two weeks.

“Everything is open except for the concession stand because it is in the

middle of the construction,” said Sarah Lopez, community engagement director with the city of Arlington.

It is part of the city’s Parks Master Plan to create more shaded areas for families at the park, and this project is meant to help with that goal.

“It’s going to be similar

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MSD discusses budget shortfall, next levy

By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com

The Marysville School District is preparing for budget cuts that could necessitate fees for sports and technology use, as well other changes in the district.

Voters in the district failed to pass an Educational Programs and Operations levy twice in 2022 and the district will be without those funds for part of the upcoming 2022-23 school year.

The reductions could reach as high as $13.5 million and 35 teachers were given layoff notices earlier this year in May. EPO levies are relied on by the vast majority of school districts in the state to fill educational needs that state funding does not completely cover.

“Without community money, the school system is not set up in Washington state to appropriately care for the needs of students while they’re being educated,” said Paul Galovin, school board president, during a school board retreat on July 21.

Because levy tax collections do not perfectly align with the school year, the district will still collect their final remaining local levy dollars from their previously passed levy.

Pandemic relief funds have also been able to fill positions, such as counselors, that has been helpful to relieve some of the budget, but cuts are still coming for the 2022-23 school year.

Those two pots of money soften the blow See MSD on page 2

PHOTO BY CHRISTOPHER ANDERSSON

Marysville School District Superintendent Zac Robbins, right, and school board member Katie Jackson talk at a school board retreat on July 21.

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of the levy rejection, but will not last forever, said Galovin.

“We are dialing things back with our class sizes and running some pretty big class sizes to save some dollars,” said David Cram, executive director of finance with the school district.

During their July 25 meeting the school board will consider whether to implement fees for sports and for Chromebook use, which students in middle and high school receive.

There is a reduced fee for those on free and reduced lunch and assistance is available from grant funds the district keeps for those who still need financial support.

“We have the ability to find help for those who need the assistance,” said Cram. “[These funds] would also help kids if, for example, they want to play basketball and can’t afford new basketball shoes, we have funds for that."

The technology use fee is needed as the district was unable to renew the warranty for the Chromebook issued by Marysville secondary schools, but still needs to repair them yearly.

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to the existing shelter, but it will be next to the concession stand,” said Lopez.

After identifying the need for some additional

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A budget presentation is also scheduled for the district’s Aug. 1 meeting.

School board members may opt to dip into the reserve funds to offset some of the impacts of the budget shortfall.

Galovin said that method can put the district at risk however.

“Not keeping a reserve is incredibly dangerous to our survivability,” Galovin said.

In the past the district has hit a zero balance in their reserves and had to borrow to pay teachers, creating a debt that the district is carrying which puts additional burden on the budget today.

“I’m not saying it’s out of the realm of possibility, but we do put ourselves at risk,” he said.

Officials have begun the work to plan the next levy attempt, which could happen as soon as February 2023.

The funds are critical for the school district as it currently exists.

“If the district does not pass a levy, the district will be insolvent eventually.

Now I can’t tell you when that would happen, but it would happen in the future,” said Cram.

The district’s second attempt at a levy was at a reduced tax proposal, but

was still rejected.

Whether school board members continue with the same amount or change it is still to be decided.

School board members said that effectively getting the message out will be critical for the success of the levy.

“We started that process during the last levy,” said school board member Wade Rinehardt, who added those efforts need to be increased this time.

“Somebody was asking me ‘in the upcoming levy, are we going to know where the money is going,’ and the answer to that should absolutely be ‘yes,’” he said.

School board member Connor Krebbs agreed that the communications need to be sent out as early as possible.

“Making the information thorough and getting the information out earlier than we did before is important,” he said.

Superintendent Zac Robbins said there are a couple of committees that have already begun work.

“A lot of folks have come forward and said ‘how can we help? and that has been very encouraging,” he said.

“The district office is on the same page. Let’s get started with what we can get started as soon as possible.”

shelter areas, the city began planning for the project and then looked for money for the construction.

“We were on hold waiting until we had more funding,” said Lopez.

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ended up providing a small capital projects grant that paid for the entirety of the project.

The park has received a number of improvements over the last several years.

Arlington officials de-

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the gym and $200 cash,” she said.

The gym hoped to put together a fun event for locals.

“We are a fitness facility but we wanted to do something that brought the community together that is not so focused fitness, but still gets people out and in the sunshine and having a good time,” said Patt.

In total they were able to bring 44 participants to Legion Park for the event.

“It’s way better than I anticipated,” said Patt.

All of the proceeds from the adjacent beer garden went to the Arlington Community Food Bank.

“We’re just really grateful to Anytime Fitness because they were hosting this cornhole tournament and to have a beer garden here you have to support a nonprofit and they chose us,” said Carla Rankin, executive director of the Arlington Community Food Bank.

About 10 volunteers from the food bank came to support the beer garden operations.

“It’s fun for them to get out of the box,” said Rankin.

Rankin said she got to meet with many Arlington residents at the event, some of whom were not aware of cided to target the park for upgrades because of its location and close proximity to the Stillaguamish River.

“Haller Park serves the larger Stilly Valley area,” said Lopez.

“It’s really a regional park

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Anytime Fitness owner Zach Fullwiler makes a toss during the cornhole tournament his business helped to organize on July 23. the local food bank.

“We want to be involved in the community and let them know we’re here, so this is great,” said Rankin.

The food bank has received increased demand this year, which began in January and has not regressed yet.

Client use of the food bank is up about 68 percent from last year, said Rankin, who suspects rising prices are a factor in the high food bank usage this year.

“I’m definitely recognizing a lot of people who are even dual income that are coming back to the food bank,” she said.

Meanwhile, support for the food bank is dropping.

“Donations are still low

and grants are tighter,” she said.

The best way to donate to the local food bank is through their website at arlingtonfoodbank.org.

The cornhole tournament was able to bring out a lot of people and Anytime Fitness owner Zach Fillwiler was happy with the turnout.

“This is our first year doing it and we just kind of threw it together,” he said.

“It turned out great.”

Patt said they hope to bring the tournament back next summer.

“Any feedback that people have once it’s over and suggestions are something we’re open to. We’d love to see it grow,” she said.

that people come to from all around the area to get into the river and now to enjoy the splash pad,” she added.

Those improvements began with installing the playground and expanding

the land of the park.

“It was substantially smaller then but we were able to purchase a nearby property to expand it,” said Lopez.

The Stillaguamish Tribe and Arlington Rotary both provided support to get the playground and the splash pad installed, which now brings many families into the park during the summer months.

Lopez said he city is happy with how the improvements are now shaping the park.

“It’s a really important area and I think it is now the most popular park in Arlington, especially at times like these with the hot weather,” said Lopez.

Arlington still has future plans for the park as well.

“We’re still trying to make improvements,” said Lopez.

They are looking into paving the parking lot, redoing the sidewalks and putting in a stairway that will provide a more direct route to step onto the Centennial Trail.

Lopez said the city is thankful for the county’s support on the current shelter upgrades at Haller Park.

“We appreciate the partnership with Snohomish County,” she said.

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ASD discusses budget, potential future cuts

By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com The Arlington School District could be facing budget reductions in the coming years due to a general downward trend in the district’s budget.

Gina Zeutenhorst, executive director of finance with the school district, gave an update to the 2022-23 budget planning to school board members during the July 18 board meeting.

She said the district will have about $10 million in their budget at the end of the current fiscal year, and enough to get through next year.

“We have a healthy fund balance to sustain our operational programs,” said Zeutenhorst.

The district will be able to make it through the 2022-23 school

year, she said.

However, money spent outpaced incoming funds this year and next year could follow the same downward trend.

“In 2017-18 there was the McCleary decision and it resulted in a ballooning of our district fund balance,” said Zeutenhorst.

Those funds plus pandemic relief funds have helped keep the school district’s budget under control, however those sources of money are fading.

“With the 2022-23 budget we’re heading into a further spend down of our budget,” said Zeutenhorst.

If those trends continue that would mean budget cuts coming to local schools as early as the 2023-24 school year.

“More drastic actions will need to be taken to change the trend of

expenditures heading into 202324,” said Zeutenhorst.

She said school officials will need to begin work next year to find the best places to reduce spending if that becomes necessary.

“We have time and the right tools and skills to tug on the right strings to make adjustments,” she said.

The proposed budget for 202223 will include $100.1 million of spending allocated with $93.9 million in revenues.

The school district does not typically use the full amount of funds allocated to spend each year and the actual amount spent usually comes in less than the full budgeted amount.

The majority of the school district’s funds come from Washington state, which provides about 80 percent of the budget.

Local taxes support 10 percent of the budget with federal funds supporting about 6 percent.

Funds received from the state for programs such as special education and food services are not always enough to pay for those programs.

“For the special education area, that does continue to highlight that the state is not fully funding or adequately funding for what the needs show,” said Zeutenhorst.

The budget shows an increase in teacher staff and support staff, however those positions were already brought in last school year.

“They’ve already been hired and now we’re budgeting for them,” said Zeutenhorst.

The district is estimating 5,500 students for next year after having 5,247 students this year.

Many districts struggled with declining enrollment during the heights of COVID-19 pandemic.

“Our enrollment is recovering at a slower pace that we had hoped,” said Zeutenhorst. “We have recovered some, but not all.”

School board members will consider whether to approve the proposed budget in August.

After that, Zeutenhorst said finance officials at the district plan to look at potential cuts for the 2023-24 year.

“For a long time we’ve been in ‘spend mode … now, we’re having to draw back on those reins,” she said. “I strongly believe this next year will allow us to do that thoughtfully, purposefully, intentionally and in a way where we can communicate with people that are impacted.”

Arlington begins initiative to improve traffic safety

By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com The city of Arlington is beginning a plan to improve traffic safety across the city with a number of measures they are currently testing.

Toward the beginning of July the city began some of these efforts by giving some special paint to crosswalks at Division Street and Broadway Street meant to make the crosswalks more impactful and visible.

The two street sections were chosen due to the number of pedestrians they get crossing them.

“These are crosswalks that haven’t necessarily had a large amount of accidents at them, but they get a lot of foot traffic because of where they are,” said Paul Ellis, Arlington’s city administrator.

The paint creates a distinctive red strip across the pavement that breaks up the normal design of the road.

“For the cars, the crosswalk is just so much more visible now,” said Ellis. “We’re doing it at a couple of crosswalks to see how it works.”

The city of Arlington hopes to test the two locations to see if the paint is an economical option to improve pedestrian crosswalks.

Giving crosswalks new paint is something the city has tried before, but hasn’t had much success with yet.

“We have tried some different products over the years and had mediocre results,” said Ellis.

Ellis is more hopeful with this paint because it has been durable and useful in other cities.

“With this particular product we have seen some other jurisdictions use it and it has worked there,” he said.

City officials hope to find some economical options to improve safety across the city’s streets and have begun other similar tests.

“We’re putting together a program for traffic safety in general,” said Ellis.

They have had some

problems at the roundabout at 204th Street and S. Olympic Avenue and added some flashing signs for pedestrians to make it through the area.

“Those lights really light up the crosswalk well,” said Ellis.

“This can be used as a response to areas where the

crosswalk needs more visibility,” he added.

A stop sign at 5th Street and McLeod Avenue also received some flashing lights.

“We have received some complaints about people running the stoplight there,”

said Ellis, and the changes were meant to make the stop sign more visible.

The safety projects could eventually be rolled into the mission of Arlington’s Transportation Benefit District.

The district is funded by

a sales tax that was approved by voters. Those funds can only be used to improve or maintain transportation infrastructure.

“We’re hoping to add these types of projects to the Transportation Benefit District program,” said Ellis.

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Silvana Fair is returning to a full schedule this year

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Youth who are members of Future Farmers of America and 4-H, and other animal enthusiasts will come together to show their animals in what will be the first exhibition of the summer during the Silvana Fair that takes place on July 30.

One of the youth who will be participating is Raya Jakobsen who will show her llama, Bella, at the Silvana Fair “It’s such a small fair and it’s easy to connect with the people,” said Jakobsen, who is going into her junior year at Stanwood.

She has raised Bella for four years and got interested in llamas while she was raising pigs. Jakobsen also raised 14 pigs, each weigh-

Phoebe Fuentes will show Flora during the Silvana Fair July 30.

ing between 200 and 600 pounds.

“The Silvana Fair is all about encouraging youth

to try something new,” said Mary Fuentes, Silvana Fair president, adding the one-day fair is a chance for youth to experience agriculture from a hands-on level.

The Silvana Fair is a steppingstone for bigger fairs that take place later in the summer. Jakobsen said she will take her animals to the Stanwood-Camano Fair that takes place the first weekend in August.

Fuentes said participants at Silvana move on to fairs in Skagit and Whatcom counties, as well as the Evergreen State Fair in Monroe. The Evergreen State Fair takes place Aug. 25-30 and Sept. 1-5.

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The Silvana Fair draws kids from as far away as King County.

“We really reach a broad spectrum of the county,” Fuentes said.

Animals go through a vet check when they arrive before the start of the fair.

Jakobsen will sing the National Anthem at the start of the fair.

Judging for the animals goes from 10 a.m. to noon and starts again at 1 p.m. with the Parade of Champions and closing ceremony at 3:30 p.m. Animal exhibitions are dairy, beef, swine, sheep, rabbits, cavies, dogs, poultry, waterfowl, pigeons, fiber goats, pygmy goats, alpacas, and llamas.

The greased-pole contest takes place at 12:15 p.m. Children try to grab envelopes with cash in them at the top of a greased pole, which they climb. The Silvana Fair also has several food trucks on tap.

The Silvana Fair will also announce the winners of two, $750 scholarships to a high school graduate who has exhibited at the fair for three years and reside in Snohomish, Island or Skagit counties. The scholarship can go college or technical programs.

The July 30th fair is the first full fair to happen since 2019. The 2020 fair was canceled due to the pandemic. The 2021 fair was a “show and go” event “just so we had something for them,” Fuentes said.

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With combination of water events, parades, competitions, live music and camaraderie, Aquafest in Lake Stevens will provide a weekend of celebration.

Marking its 60th anniversary in 2022, Aquafest is returning July 29-31 after a three-year hiatus due to COVID-19.

“We’re excited to be back,” said Michele Hampton, president of Aquafest.

She likened this year’s celebration to an unplugged, acoustic version, “but still equally wonderful.”

Aquafest has a host of events crammed into the summer weekend. Friday includes a pet show and a movie in the park with a viewing of “Sing 2.” Saturday’s events include a waterskiing tournament, the Aquarun, pie-eating contest and the boat parade.

Sunday’s events include Family Funfest, a car show and a watermelon-eating contest.

“We try to gear Aquafest to a community, family friendly event,” Hampton said.

Two parades are scheduled during Aquafest – a children’s parade, with a costume party theme, takes place at 6 p.m. July

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30. There isn’t any advance sign-up to participate in the Children’s Parade, Hampton said.

The Aquafest Grand Parade takes place at 1 p.m.

July 31 on Main Street in Lake Stevens. Hampton said the parade as of press time has about 25 entrees, but that number typically increases as the July 27 signup deadline approaches.

Fireworks take place after sundown July 31 and can be viewed from North Cove Park.

A 16-member Aquafest Royalty was crowned in April. Hampton said the girls were chosen on leadership, commitment, and service. She said they completed so many hours of community service “it will make your head spin.”

The circus and carnival won’t take place this year, Hampton said. Instead,

Aquafest's Grand Parade will be Saturday, July 30, on Main Street and begins at 1 p.m.

Water Wars and a pickleball tournament are on tap.

In Water Wars, competing teams, armed with water balloons, fight from opposing battle stations that include a water balloon launcher, according to the Aquafest website.

“I think the kids are going to love it,” Hampton said.

The pickleball tournament, also a first-time feature at Aquafest, goes from July 28-31 at Lake Stevens High School.

“There are literally a

couple hundred people participating,” Hampton said.

Hampton highlighted the Lake Stevens app people can download to access up-to-date information about Aquafest.

She added the community comes out for Aquafest. “We just have a good time together.”

“Lake Stevens is growing, but still feels like a small-town community,” Hampton said.

For more information, go to www.aquafest.com.

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Arlington's 1982 championship Legal Notices team heads to Hall of Fame LEGAL NOTICE

By Nathan Whalen christopher@northcountyoutlook.com

Forty years after winning the state championship, the 1982 Arlington girls basketball team is receiving another recognition.

The Eagles basketball team will enter the Snohomish County Hall of Fame during an induction banquet taking place in September.

“It’s a great honor to get inducted into that,” said Brenda Robinson, who was a member of the team.

In 1982 the Eagles almost failed to qualify for the state AA championships and had to defeat Woodway and Lake Stevens to advance, according to information from the Snohomish County Sports Commission. The Eagles defeated Anacortes in regionals to enter the state tournament. In the semifinals, they topped undefeated Olympia and won the championship with a victory over Prairie of Vancouver.

“It took them a while to find their good play. After that, they didn’t look back,” said Donna Torpey, who Arlington’s head coach of the girls basketball team. She started the program and coached the team for 18 years.

The 1982 championship marked the first time Arlington’s girls basketball team appeared in the state tournament, according to information from the WIAA. She said the girls on the team were competitive and hard-working. Torpey highlighted the stamina they developed through running and box-jumping.

“We won a lot of games in the fourth quarter because they were fit,” Torpey said.

Robinson, whose maiden name is Souther, said the team was described in news reports as a “Cinderella team.”

“I had the privilege of being part of a great team,” Robinson said, highlighting the leadership of teammates Lisa Carlson, Jerri Anne Meirs and Lori Carlson (no relation). She also highlighted con-

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The state-championship-winning 1982 Arlington girls basketball team was recognized for the 40-year anniversary of their win. Members of the team were honored at an Arlington girls basketball game in February. tributions of teammates Deanne Kemp, Krysti VanPutten and Robin Hollingsworth.

“I felt it was a team worthy to be nominated,” said Tammy Dunn, executive director for the Snohomish County Sports Commission, who also nominated the 1982 team.

She said she learned about the team’s accomplishments from news reports about the 40th anniversary of their state championship win.

“That’s fantastic. The kids deserve it. That’s for sure,” Torpey said of the team’s Hall of Fame induction.

Arlington High School recognized the 40th anniversary during a girls basketball game in February.

The Eagles girls basketball team has enjoyed success on the hard

court in recent years. In March they took third place in the state championship. They earned third place in 2020, sixth place in 2016 and second place in 2013, according to information from the WIAA. The 1982 team joins an Induction Class that includes four athletes, two coaches and two sports contributors. The 2022 class is the 12th class for the Snohomish County Sports Hall of Fame.

Dunn said a committee of 25 individuals comprised of retired athletic directors along with other business leaders evaluate nominations, which were made in February.

Other people being inducted in 2022 are: Bianca Rowland, volleyball; Car-

ol Quarterman-Kummerly, swimming; Darrel Storkson, bowling; Grady Sizemore, baseball; Enoch Badgshaw, football coach; Ernie Goshorn, cross country and track coach; Jim Carter, football official; and Robert Polk, athletic director.

The Hall of Fame Induction Banquet takes place Wednesday, Sept. 28, at the Edward D. Hansen Conference Center at Angel of the Winds Arena. Social hour and silent auction takes place at 4:30 p.m. with the dinner and awards program starting at 6 p.m. Memorabilia cases and wall mural will be available to view during the social hour.

Tickets cost $80 per person or $750 for a table of 10 people and can be purchased at www.auctria.events /2022SportsHallofFameBanquet.

Kids enjoy 3-on-3 basketball at Boys & Girls Clubs

By Nathan Whalen christopher@northcountyoutlook.com Youth and teenagers from around Snohomish County are playing some hoops as Boys & Girls Club members are spending evenings in July playing threeon-three basketball games at the local clubs.

“It’s just kind of a fun environment,” said Tom Cohee, athletic director at the Marysville Boys & Girls Club.

Cohee said clubs used to organize five-on-five basketball games during the summer in previous years, but the three-on-three format is a little more relaxed

for participants.

“The parents loved it and kids seemed to like it,” said Harlan Roberson, athletic director at the Arlington Boys & Girls Club.

Roberson said the Arlington club has around nine teams of three-to-five players on each team ranging from third-and-fourth graders through high school.

“Kids can just show up,” Cohee said. Marysville’s sign-ups for the 3-on-3 games were low, so the kids who want to play went to clubs in Arlington and north Everett.

Basketball players from around Snohomish County

came to the organization’s building in North Everett July 20, which provided a central location for club members to play, Cohee said.

Teams were surrounded by parents watching the games and a staff member prepared hot dogs on a grill outside during a recent event in north Everett.

The Boys & Girls Club three-on-three program started July 11 and concludes July 28.

Three-on-three basketball has a visible presence in Snohomish County. Downtown Everett hosted a weekend tournament in early July for basketball players of

all ages and abilities.

In its 11th year, the Arlington Airport hosts the 3on3x tournament Aug. 13 and Aug. 14 where hundreds of teams compete.

Registration closes Aug. 1.

The Marysville Boys & Girls Club also offers a couple other sports for kids as summer vacation ends.

The Marysville club is organizing a youth pickleball program that returns to play the first Thursday in August after taking month of July off. Cohee said kids play on three courts and the sport is more popular since the pickleball courts in Jennings Park recently opened.

In addition, Premier Martial Arts is teaching kids martial arts on Wednesdays, Cohee said.

Clubs in both Arlington and Marysville are looking for kids to participate in soccer, volleyball and flag football starting in September.

“We have fall sports around the corner,” Cohee said.

Registration for fall sports at the Boys & Girls Clubs in Marysville and Arlington closes Sept. 14, according to the Boys and Girls Club of Snohomish County website.

For more information, go to www.bscsc.org.

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Christmas in July comes to Arlington Farmers Market

By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com The Arlington Farmers Market will hang holiday decorations and bring in special vendors and activities for their Christmas in July event.

The event is part of the normal market on July 30 which will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Legion Park.

This is the second year for the event which also collects toy donations to support the local A Christmas Wish program.

“We’re collecting donations of new unwrapped toys,” said Diane Krieg, executive director of the Stilly Valley Chamber of Commerce.

The annual holiday program is run by local volunteers in coordination with the Arlington Community Food Bank to provide gifts to families in need in December.

Each year A Christmas Wish

provides gifts to hundreds of local children in the Stillaguamish Valley, including around 1,500 kids last year.

Donations can also be dropped off at the Visitors Information Center at Legion Park on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The Christmas in July event will also host some family fun.

“What I enjoy is seeing the kids and all the energy they have around the games and activities,” said Krieg. “We had a big snowball fight last year and it was a lot of fun.”

Mrs. Santa will not be able to attend this year’s event, but Krieg said she is working on procuring other entertainment.

In addition to the holiday decorations put up around the farmers market, there will be a number of special vendors there.

“We will have some Christmas vendors at the market that wouldn’t normally be there,” said Krieg.

They will be selling items such as toys, Christmas stockings or other holiday related items.

“It’s good to have something different to bring to the market,” said Krieg.

Being able to do some Christmas shopping during the summer is also fun, she said.

“It’s nice to see that juxtaposition of summer produce with all the holiday gifts, that’s something you can’t get during normal Christmas shopping.”

Krieg was glad to be able to bring the event back to the market for a second year.

“It was surprising that it went as well as it did,” she said. “That’s why we wanted to bring it back this year because it was so much fun.”

Krieg added that she also likes bringing the event to the local market.

“I enjoy Christmas, too, so I just like having another day to celebrate it,” she said.

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Jayden Dickson, left, and Shirley Holloway donate some socks to Arlington Kids x during the Christmas in July event at the Arlington Farmers Market on July 31, 2021.

Marysville's Popsicles in the Park begins July 29

By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com Families can come pickup free popsicles and meet with local officials as part of the upcoming Popsicles in the Park program in July and August.

LINC NW, a local nonprofit that runs the Marysville Community Resource Center, is organizing the event.

“We have some partnerships with local businesses so that we can run what

will essentially be a popsicle giveaway at the Marysville splash pad,” said Ryan Brown, executive director of LINC NW. “We will be setting up a popsicle stand and giving away as many of them as we can to whoever stops by,” he said.

The Popsicles in the Park event will be at Comeford Park at 514 Delta Avenue, Marysville on July 29 and Aug. 5, 12 and 19.

“We wanted to create a safe space for our local

families to come out and engage with the public servants that serve them,” said Brown. “Each week we will have a different department with us.”

Representatives from those departments will come to talk with community members during the event.

On July 29 the Marysville Parks, Culture and Recreation Department is joining the event. On Aug. 5 the Marysville Fire District can talk about local fire and

emergency services.

Police department officials will be out at the Aug. 12 event and finally city administrators plan to come to the Aug. 19 event.

Brown said they don’t have any intended outcomes with the program and just want to support the community.

He hopes that LINC NW can connect with families while there.

“This is a great opportunity for us to engage with the community,” he said. “As

a way for us to interact with the public in a different way than we usually do.”

The Marysville Community Resource Center that the nonprofit organization operates is in Lakewood and provides a space to give individuals an opportunity to learn what the center does.

The center provides a number of programs meant to help families in need such as a community clothing closet program or the Hope Mentoring program

meant to connect students with supportive adults.

Brown hopes the event can introduce more people to the center.

“So hopefully they can remember our name when they’re in need of services,” he said.

Business partners that are helping to sponsor the event will also be out at Comeford Park to meet with the public, including Kim Thompson of PrimeLending, Muller Financial and Asgard Massage.

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