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Vol. 13 No. 49 n January 6, 2021 - January 12, 2021
MARYSVILLE • ARLINGTON • SMOKEY POINT • LAKEWOOD • TULALIP • QUIL CEDA VILLAGE
Voices of the Village present Music on the Move concerts
By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com
Voices of the Village has begun offering drive-in concerts with its "Music on the Move" program for its members and the Arlington community. The drive-in concerts are from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., every Sunday in January, at the Village Community Services office building at 3210 Smokey Point Drive, Suite 200, in Arlington. The music program from Village Community Services, a local nonprofit organization, provides adults with developmental disabilities a chance to make music and form their own community while performing at various events. The COVID-19 pandemic interrupted the proSee VOICES on page 7
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Lakewood High School students help create the 2020 virtual Winter Concert which was broadcast on Dec. 21.
Lakewood High School puts on virtual Winter Concert By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com
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Voices of the Village music director Jon Dalgarn leads the drive-in concert at Village Community Services on Jan. 3.
Lakewood High School's concert bands and choirs held a virtual Winter Concert this year to bring some music back to the community. The Dec. 21 concert was put together virtually with recordings made before the broadcast and is available on YouTube. The school had never tried a virtual concert before, said Katy Trapp, band and choir director for the school. In the spring the school
worked with an outside company to produce one song, but in December they put on the concert themselves featuring the Lakewood High School Concert Band, Concert Choir Ensemble, 'Swingbeat,' the school's jazz choir, and '11th Avenue,' the school's jazz band. Trapp said the school and district administration wanted to provide what they could for kids this year for music.
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Mayor Tolbert discusses 2020 and the new year By Christopher Andersson christopher@northcountyoutlook.com Arlington Mayor Barbara Tolbert said 2020 was defined by unprecedented challenges for Arlington but the new year can bring the first steps to recovery. Tolbert said the year has been tough on most people and businesses because of the pandemic. "You'd be remiss in not talking about all the challenges that the COVID-19 pandemic has brought," she said. The city has worked with federal and state agencies, as well as local organizations, in response to the coronavirus. "We used a majority of our portion of the CARES Act funds to help small businesses," said Tolbert.
Some of those funds were also used for rent and mortgage assistance that was often distributed through local nonprofit organizations. "We've been partnering with the Arlington Community Resource Center to help residents pay their bills." The Stilly Valley Chamber has also worked with the city to promote small businesses and provide initiatives such as the Arlington Outdoor Eatery, which provided a place for locals to eat their takeout food from restaurants. The Arlington Farmers Market was also able to stay open longer to provide an outdoor marketplace for local farms and businesses. "I'm very impressed with the city's reSee TOLBERT on page 2
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Arlington Mayor Barbara Tolbert, right, talks with City Administrator Paul Ellis on Dec. 29.
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