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Arlington Festival

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• Fireworks July 4• Food• Fun • Races

• Duck Dash• Street Fair• Grand Parade

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Arlington Festival ∫ Arlington Fly-In ∫ July 4-12, 2009Page2

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Arlington’s festival brings people out of the woodwork

W hile the local merchants enjoy an extra crowd of visitors in town, the real virtue of the Arlington

Festival is community building.Presented by many different com-

munity service groups and numerous other volunteers, the festival provides many opportunities for community folks to come together for some fun, and for visitors to see the best of Arlington.

Not only that, many fundraisers benefit the youth, seniors and various projects around town.

The Great Stilly Duck Dash funds the Arlington Rotary Club’s many community beneficiaries. The Kiwanis Auction raises money for scholar-ships. A raffle by the Old Bags of Arlington funds the Old Bags’ many service projects, scholarships and helping people in need.

The Friends of the Arlington Library doesn’t offer an event, but member Karen Hobson is one of many loyal festival supporters.

“I never miss it,” Hobson said. “I love the Arlington Festival and

always attend all the events, except sometimes I run out of energy before

the fireworks,” Hobson said. “That gets a bit late.”

Hobson shows up for Pancakes in the Park early on the Fourth of July, seeing the Pedal Paddle Puff bikers head up the road as she comes down-town from her Jordan Road home. She bids generously on her favorite items at the Kiwanis Auction, and returns to town for the Grand Parade and the Duck Dash later in the day.

The festival has evolved through the years with the Fourth of July Frontier Days honoring the history of events that hail back as far as the 1880s. Even back then, city residents competed in river boat races and marched in the Grand Parade, although sometimes it went from south to north instead of north to south.

Now Arlington’s festival is a two-weekend extravaganza. Along with the day full of fun on the Fourth of July, the activities continue with the nationally renowned Arlington Fly-In starting on the Wednesday after the Fourth, July 8-12 this year, and the Arlington Street Fair July 10-12. The street fair is presented by the Downtown Arlington Business Asso-ciation under the leadership of Julie

Tate, with help from Kara Keating and MaryRose Denton who planned the entertainment.

On the Fourth, don’t miss stocking up on the great breakfast provided by Arlington Heights Fire District 21 at Pancakes in Haller Park, and watch the more ambitious people racing out of the Haller Park, in the Pedal, Paddle, Puff Triathlon, coordinated by the manager of the Arlington Airport, an avid biker, Rob Putnam.

The Arlington Kiwanis Club has a new strategy this year, with silent auction bidding starting bright and early at 8:30 a.m. and a second one at 10:30 a.m. The live auction begins at noon in Haller Park, as the Pedal Paddle Puff announces its winners.

Another change this year is the Kiddies Parade leading off the Grand Parade at 4:30 p.m. Don’t let the kids miss the judging at 4 p.m. The Kiddies Parade is presented by the Arlington Fire Department Auxiliary.

Presented by the staff and friends of Cascade Valley Hospital and Clinics under the guidance of Kelly Penny, the Grand Parade starts at 5 p.m.

As usual, members of the Rotary Club will be causing a ruckus and

quacking it up, selling tickets for the Great Stilly Duck Dash. The race begins at 7:30 p.m., but you should head down to Haller Park immediately after the parade to hear rock-n-roll music by Becky Foster and the A Band. The ducks are back in the river this year; last year the water was too high, but that’s not a problem this year.

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Arlington’s Grand Parade on the Fourth of July attracts thousands of people to town, but it is just one of many events which begin early in the morning and continue through the day on Independence Day. The parade is coordinated by staff and friends of Cascade Valley Hospital.

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The Rotary Club of Arlington’s 21st AnnualGreat Stilly Duck Dash

July 4th ~ 7:30pm ~ Haller Park ~ ArlingtonCash Prizes! See 12,000 Rubber Duckys fl oat the river! featuring Becky Foster and the “A” BandWhere? Haller Park (Hwy 9 & the Stillaguamish River) • $5.00 to enter one duck! • Only $20 for 5 ducks!

Tickets at Arlington Pharmacy or just come down after the parade! ((Need not be present to win))Bring this ad for free kid’s hot dogs, free bouncy house and listen to great live music. And enter to win:

1st Prize: $5,000 from Dr. Jeff Cartwright at Advanced Orthopaedics sponsorGrand Prize of $1,000,000 – (not always awarded, but it’s possible)2nd Place - $2,000 by Acute Autoworks & Smokey Pt. Animal Hospital

3rd Place - $1,000 by Flowers by George 4th –10th - $50 Gift Certifi cates

Help Rotary End Polio Now! After 21 years of hard work, Rotary and its partners are within reach of wiping out this terrible disease. It’s a window of opportunity of historic proportions. Two bil-lion children have been immunized, fi ve million spared disability and over 250,000 deaths from polio have been prevented. Some of Duck Dash’s proceeds are making this happen. Most all proceeds stay local, but with your participation, the Duck Dash is helping make a real difference in the world. For more information go to:

www.rotary.orgArlington Rotary’s Duck Dash has Raised over $596,000 for the following programs and others: Annual Scholarships for Arlington, Darrington and Lakewood graduates, Local Christmas Food Baskets, Stillaguamish Senior Center, Arlington Boy’s & Girls Club, Arlington Cocoon House, Kids Kloset, Children’s Burn Victim Camp and Scouting. A small portion goes to fund projects that address world health issues and that foster international cooperation and understanding.

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Finally, Fireworks on the Fourth will blast off at dusk behind the Arlington Boys & Girls Club, at 18501 59th Ave., thanks to the efforts of the Arlington-Smokey Point Chamber of Commerce recruiting donors. Donors as of press time are Acute Autoworks, The Spa and Salon at The Medallion, Wilzdezign, Olympic Place Retirement, BECU, Eaglesnest Secretarial Service and Artistic Drywall Textures, Inc.

Thanks to all for making Arlington’s Festival special.

Fourth of July schedule7-11 a.m. — Pancakes in the Park8-9 a.m. — Registration begins for

Pedal Paddle Puff Triathlon8:30 a.m. — Kiwanis Auction

begins with first silent auction10:30 a.m. — The race begins with

the bikers10:30 a.m. — Kiwanis second

silent auction beginsNoon — Kiwanis Club live auction2 p.m. — Ice Cream Eating Contest4 p.m. — Kiddies Parade judging

4:30 p.m. — Kiddies Parade begins5 p.m. — Grand Parade begins6:30 p.m. — Music by Becky Foster

and the A Band at Haller Park7:30 p.m. — Ducks are dumped into

the river for the Great Stilly Duck Dash 9 p.m. — Fireworks on the Fourth

Arlington Fly-InJuly 8-12, gates open 8 a.m. daily,

and close at 6 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday

Enter from 188th Street on the west side of the Arlington Airport.

Admission is $15 on Wednesday and Thursday, $18 on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, with children 15 and young admitted free. Weekly passes are $40.

Purchase tickets on-line for $3 less or get discount coupons from Haggens.

Arlington Street FairJuly 10 and 11 — 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Entertainment in Legion Park until

10 p.m.July 12 — 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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Festival brings out people

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The annual Frontier Days — Fourth of July events kick-off at 7 a.m., with the traditional pancake breakfast, the Kiwanis

silent & live auctions to support local scholarship funds, and the Pedal, Paddle, Puff Triathlon.

Leading into this year’s grand parade is the annual Kiddies Parade, sponsored by the Arlington Fire Department Wom-en’s Auxiliary. It will start at Olympic

Avenue and Division Street at 4:30 p.m. The Fourth of July would not be com-plete without a fantastic display of com-munity and national pride. The Fourth of July Grand Parade, sponsored by Cascade Valley Hospital and Clinics and the Arlington-Smokey Point Chamber of Commerce, will be back on Olympic Avenue starting at 5 p.m. and promises

to show off the best of Arlington.After the parade, join us once again

at Haller Park for the annual Rotary Duck Dash, before heading out to Bill Quake Memorial Park to “ooh and aah” at the spectacular fireworks display sponsored by the Arlington-Smokey Point Chamber of Commerce

The 41st Annual NW EAA Fly-In starts on Wednesday, July 8 and continues on through the weekend, concluding on Sunday, July 12. The Fly-In draws over 1,000 aircraft and 60,000 visitors annu-ally to Arlington Airport for five days of pure aerospace excitement. The Fly-In promises something for everyone this year, with new displays from NASA, a chance to “drive” a NASCAR stock car, a hot air balloon night glow on Saturday night, and a special Veterans Apprecia-tion Day on Sunday, July 12.

In concert with the Fly-In, the Arling-ton Street Fair packs Olympic Avenue with booths from local artisans and vendors, along with fabulous entertainment and food. The Street Fair kicks off on Friday, July 10 and concludes on Sunday, July 12. New to the Street Fair this year will be Friday evening’s Pet Parade, a chance for

our four-legged furry friends to join us in the festivities. Entertainment is provided all weekend long in Legion Park, with the second Annual Arlington Idol Competition on Friday night, local blues talent on Sat-urday, and jazz on Sunday.

So come join in the fun. We hope you enjoy yourself at this year’s many activities and make plans to spend a day in Arlington in the near future.

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Rotary Club asks for community support for

Duck Dash Festival

T he Rotary Club of Arlington is once again staging its annual “Duck Dash” fundraiser, to take place July 4 starting at 7:30 p.m.,

but it needs the community’s support.Duane Rhodes of the Arlington

Rotary explained that 100 percent of the monies generated by the Duck Dash go back into community organiza-tions, including the Arlington Boys & Girls Club, the Stillaguamish Senior Cen-ter, Cocoon House, the Arlington Food Bank, Kids Kloset, the Friends of the Arlington Library, local Scout troops and students from the Arlington, Dar-rington and Lakewood school districts.

“We support youth and seniors, but we’re not limited to that,” Rhodes said.

Rhodes estimated that 12,000 ducks will race in of this year’s Duck Dash, starting in the Stillaguamish River, at the Lincoln Bridge and finishing in Haller Park. The first 10 winners will receive $5,000 each, while one winner could receive an award worth $1 million, if their duck is the first through the gate and its number matches a preselected

number. This prize is in the form of an insurance policy, sponsored by Dr. Jeff Cartwright of the Advanced Orthopaedic Institute of Arlington. A second-place prize of $2,000 is being jointly sponsored by Acute Auto work of Arlington and the Smokey Point Animal Hospital. A third-place prize of $1,000 is being sponsored by Flowers By George of Arlington.

Rhodes acknowledged that spon-sorship has been more difficult this year, especially since many banks don’t want to be seen as “giving away their money” in the wake of government bailouts for the banking industry. He added that Kurt McVay, as “the keeper of the ducks,” suffered a serious blow, when the barn that he was using to house the ducks collapsed from the weight of the snow during the winter. Working parties had to be called in to salvage as many ducks as they could from the wreckage.

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Kiddies Parade becomes lead-in to Grand Parade

T he Arlington Festival Grand Parade will kick off at 5 p.m. July 4 on Olympic Avenue, and Kelly Penny of Cascade Valley Hospital

expects it to maintain the level of quality and entertainment that festival-goers have come to expect.

Penny estimated that most Grand Parades average about 100 entrants a year, a mark that she believes this year’s Grand Parade should be able to hit. One of the main differences she cited between this year and last year was that last year was an election year, and as such, there won’t be nearly as many political entries this year. At

the same time, Penny noted that she’s seen more and more local community groups stepping up to enter, and even design their own floats, and she’s been happy to answer their questions.

“We had the Arlington Library last year, along with some horse entries, which there haven’t been a lot of,” Penny said. “The parade is better when you have more vari-ety in the entrants. If you’re going to make a float, make it fun, with lots of color and activity. There should movement, either on the float or around it, as part of its visuals. People like to see a lot of action. I want as many community groups as possible to

enter this year.”Penny touted the Grand Parade as a cost-

effective way for community groups to get seen, since the only two types of entrants who have to pay to enter are commercial, business or marketing entities, who are charged a fee of $25, and political candi-dates and causes, for whom the fee is $100.

Penny noted that the Scottish Mission Pipe Band that’s come down from Canada for the past two decades will be making a return appearance to the Grand Parade this year, and she is optimistic about the prospects of a first-time appearance by a group of Civil War re-enactors.

“They’ll probably be walking along the streets theatrically, carrying their muskets,” Penny said. “The group even has a canon. This is the fourth year that Cascade Valley Hospital has sponsored the Grand Parade, and we love to do it. It’s a great way of serving the community. Our own float this year will be a celebration of our 100th anniversary.”

Printable registration forms can be downloaded at the city of Arlington Web site, at www.ci.arlington.wa.us, or at the Arlington-Smokey Point Chamber of Com-merce Web site, at www.arlington-smokey-pointchamber.com.

T his year, the Arlington Fire Depart-ment Women’s Auxiliary Group was faced with a decision — they could either discontinue the Kid-

dies Parade, ask another organization to coordinate it, or reschedule it to a time when it would be less likely to be forgot-ten, in conjunction with the other Arling-ton Festival events.

After speaking with Kelly Penny of Cascade Valley Hospital, which is coordi-nating the Grand Parade, the Arlington Fire Women’s Auxiliary rescheduled the Kiddies Parade to take place July 4, as the

lead-in to the Grand Parade. Registration will take place at 3:30 p.m. at the PUD building, located at 210 E. Division St., followed by judging of the Kiddies Parade entrants at 4 p.m., after which the Kiddies Parade itself will kick off at 4:30 p.m., pro-ceeding southbound on Olympic Avenue toward First Street.

While previous years’ Kiddies Parades included award categories for groups, floats and pets, Jonna Dickison of the Women’s Auxiliary explained that this year’s Kiddies Parade has been narrowed down to its three most popular categories of

costumed, patriotic and “wheels” entrants.“With the economy, we really wanted to

streamline it and scale it back a bit, espe-cially with the expense of buying trophies,” Dickison said. “By having the Kiddies Parade right before the Grand Parade, we’re also cutting back on police expenses, since they don’t have to close the street two different times for two different events.”

Dickison encouraged all entrants to exercise their creativity, noting that inven-tive and well-thought-out displays are most likely to attract the attention of judges.

“Last year, we had one boy who

dressed up as Indiana Jones,” Dickison said. “He had a paper-mâché boulder behind him, with speakers playing the theme song from the movies.”

Dickison is proud to be able to con-tinue a community tradition that many Arlington parents remember fondly from when they were children.

For more information, you can call Dickison at 360-403-9306, or the Arling-ton Fire Department at 360-403-3600. Printable copies of registration forms can be downloaded off the city of Arlington Web site, at www.ci.arlington.wa.us.


T he Arlington Street Fair will fill North Olympic Avenue with 80 vendors selling all kinds of treasures and good food, too.

From kettlekorn to hotdogs, from hand-crafted pottery to imported baskets, from hand-knit hats, to stained glass sil-ver jewerly and wind chimes, the street fair will be bustling with the sounds of steel drum music all day Friday and blues music Saturday afternoon in the gazebo.

Bakra Bata will bring the sights and sounds of the Caribbean to the heart of the fair with the sound of steel drums, at the Merchants Parking Lot in the 300 block of North Olympic Avenue all day Friday.

The six member Bakra Bata Steel Drums Band began providing entertain-ment services in the region in 1984, under the leadership of Michael Shantz.

When Shantz was asked by colum-nist John Roos, of the L.A. Times, what audiences should expect from a per-formance of Bakra Bata, Shantz replied, “I would be delighted if the audience leaves stronger, more positive and a bit more joyful about struggling through the life we all have to struggle through.”

Street Fair vendors are open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday and from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, July 10-12, on North Olympic Avenue.

At 6 p.m. Friday there will be a pet parade, with all dog owners invited to dress up themselves and their pets and show off. Prizes are sponsored

by Millers Natural Pet, Pawsitively Styl-ing and Grooming Salon, Paula’s Dog Grooming and Jennifer’s Pet Groom-ing. Registration begins at 5:45 p.m. in Legion Park, and the pet parade begins at 6 p.m.

Local singers vie for a $100 cash prize in the second annual Arlington Idol Contest, beginning at 7 p.m., Friday, in Legion Park, with last year’s winner, Kathy Brainard as emcee. After the win-ner is determined The Cat From Hue will offer alternative rock until 10 p.m.

Saturday, the fun begins with Zumba when all are encouraged to get up and dance for some exercise, at 1 p.m. in Legion Park. Then try laughing heartily for some good health with the Laughter Club at 1:30 p.m. At 2 p.m the Marysville Performing Arts Center Dance Team will show their stuff.

An afternoon of music begins at 3 p.m. with Randy Norris and the Full Degree playing some rockin’ blues, followed by Denton/Nicely Blues Play-ground at 4:30 p.m., and Bobby Holland and the Breadline will offer bluegrass at 6 p.m. At 7:30 p.m., Nick Vigarino will play some rock-n-roll on his solo guitar. Vigarino radiates an unpredictable fer-vor with slashing slide guitar, powerful vocals, funky licks, modern lyrics, and his “slop-jar Delta funk” blues.

Norris is a former member of Jack Mack and the Heart Attack and The Boxtops and his own band opened for many notable acts including the Neville Brothers, Rare Earth, Average White Band, Etta James, Robben Ford and Johnny Winter.

Between musical sets, there will be some dancing going on, featuring danc-ers from Movement arts dancing jazz, belly dances, yoga and Tahitian dances.

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Barbara Tolbert, executive director of the Arlington Fly-In, was filled with

excitement when she spoke to The Arlington Times about the new events that would be making their debut at this year’s Arlington Fly-In.

Whether you’re a fan of speed or outer space, this year’s Fly-In will be hosting computer simula-tions designed to cater to your interests. The NASCAR simulator is an actual full-sized NAPA race car, modified with computer simula-tion screens, that people can sit in and “drive,” while the NASA simu-lator creates an interactive virtual reality experience that allows people to feel like they’re walking on the moon, and even kicking moon rocks.

“The NASCAR simulator has smoke and sound effects, as if you were really driving in a race,”

Tolbert said. “You get to choose your racetrack, and there’s even a TV outside the simulator, so that other people can watch your ‘race.’”

From July 8-11, the full-sized NASCAR simulator, and possibly another, smaller NASCAR simula-tor, will be hosted at the Fly-In, while on July 12, they will be hosted at Stilly Auto Parts, located at 220 N. West Ave. in Arling-ton, from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Stilly Auto Parts and the Tulalip Resort Hotel are jointly sponsoring the NASCAR simulator.

As for the NASA simulator, it’s part of NASA’s “Experience Exploration” program, sited in a

120-foot-long traveling trailer that will also include “Robots on the Road,” which will allow people play with and operate small, tabletop robot units, as well as design and build lunar modules. On “Kids Day” July 8, and possibly later in the week, the Arlington High School Robotics Team will be bringing their five-foot-tall robot, and allowing people to operate it.

The NASA exhibition will be sited at the Fly-In from July 8-12, from approximately 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. all five days.

Turning from the Fly-In’s entry area to its “Warbird” area, Tol-bert explained that this year’s military vehicle display has been expanded to focus on tanks,

including not only World War II military tanks, but also radio-con-trolled scale-model replica German tanks, built one-half to one-fifth the size of the originals. Radio-controlled aircraft from Whidbey, Skagit and Snohomish-area RC clubs will also be represented, ranging from RC helicopters to RC aircraft with jet engines. The RC aircraft will get their chance to show their stuff during the Fly-In’s Air Shows — from noon to 1 p.m. July 8, from 3-5 p.m. July 9-11, and from 1-3 p.m. July 12 — right after the manned aircraft, and Fly-In attendees will be able to test-fly the RC aircraft with simulators, before and after the Air Shows.

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tary vehicles that are new to this year’s Fly-In. Canada is celebrating its 100th anniversary of flight this year, and in recognition of the amount of traffic that the Arling-ton Fly-In receives from Canada, the Royal Canadian Air Force is

sending one of its F-18 aircraft down from

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been informed of its arrival date yet. Naval Air Station Whidbey Island is also sending one of its FA-60 aircraft, in time for the Fly-In’s weekend, while the “Antique Airplane Corral” will include a Boeing 40C aircraft, that had not flown for 65 years until it was restored by a Spokane native.

“He has photos of the original aircraft, with Bill Boeing Sr., and then photos of the rebuilt aircraft, with Bill Boeing Jr.,” Tolbert said.

Of all the Fly-In’s new events for this year, though, Tolbert is

proudest of its first-ever job fair, July 10 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tolbert explained that the FAA, which had previously required its job applicants to submit their resumes to its Oklahoma head-quarters, has since authorized its regional offices to do their own hiring. The FAA’s Western Services Area is headquartered in Renton, and they’re currently hiring, in positions ranging from air traffic control trainees to electricians.

“We’ll be accepting recruits all week, but we also decided to

team up with Everett Commu-nity College, since they have experience with the Snohomish County Job Fair,” Tolbert said. “They’ve never held a job fair this far north. This way, you can attend the Fly-In and meet your resume-filing require-ments, if you’re unemployed.”

Tolbert noted that discounts on admission are available at the Fly-In’s Web site, at www.arling-tonflyin.org, as well as at area Haggen stores.

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Fly-In offers fun for aviators, wannabees

The third largest event of its kind in North America, Arlington’s Fly-In attracts

flying machines of many kinds and their pilots, offering a chance for professionals and novices alike to get up close and personal with a huge variety of airplanes.

Called a “Fly-In” because pilots fly in from all over heck-and-gone, the longest distance traveled last year was from Pennsylvania, according to Fly-In Director Bar-bara Tolbert.

“Please remind locals that they can get coupons at Haggen for

discounts on entry tickets,” Tol-bert said. She said that it takes more than 500 volunteers to put on the five -day event.

One loyal volunteer who is a member of the Cascade War Birds, Art Unruh said the Fly-In is a great event.

“Anyone fascinated by air-planes must go to the Fly-In,” said Unruh, who at age 86 still volun-teers to help at the registration table and also helps park planes.

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past 12 years,” said Unruh, who lives next

to the airport. A recreational pilot who

keeps his plane at the Arlington Airport, Chuck DeGraffenreid agrees.

“We go to the Fly-In a few times every year,” said DeGraffen-reid, who keeps his Cesna 150 “hangared” at the airport year round. His son Tucker will be spending his summer flying the Cessna to get the experience he needs to get his license at age 17 — but not during the Fly-In.

“It’s just too hectic up there,” DeGraffenreid said. They do like to take a flight during the event to see what it looks like from above, he said.

DeGraffeneid has been to quite a few fly-ins across the country and he said that Arling-ton’s is better than all of them except one.

“Except for Oshkosh, Arling-

ton’s the best,” he said.Oshkosh’s Air Venture is the

second largest fly-in and Sun-n-Fun in Lakeland, Fla., is the larg-est in the country, Tolbert said.

DeGraffenreid recommends going to the Fly-In on Saturday because that’s when the most planes are there, and the night air show is very exciting.

“They’ve got rockets attached to the planes when they fly through the air. We like to go once during the week, too, when it’s not so crowded,” DeGraffen-reid said. He expecially likes to see Bud and Ross Granley per-form in the air show.

“They are the best,” DeGraffen-reid said.

The air show is different every day, Tolbert said, depending on a variety of factors.

“It depends on who is around on what days, so we really don’t know the line-up until the day of the show,” she said.

The air show runs 3-5 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, with a mini air show offered from noon to 1 p.m. on the opening day. The Sunday air show starts a bit early, from 1-3 p.m., before everyone starts to pack up and head out.

Performers include Ken Fowler/Eric Hansen Rocket Aero-batics, Renny Price, John Mrazek, Kathy Hirtz, Matt Groth, Hans von der Hofen, John Pierson and Will Allen, a tenor who sings opera during his performance.

The Fly-In honors the military with an extensive display of his-toric military vehicles along with the huge War Birds. A complete Army/Marine encampment with 100 vehicles and combat equip-ment from WWII, Korea and Vietnam eras will be displayed adjacent to military aircraft.

Unruh will be sharing stories about flying in the big birds dur-ing World War II, along with

some old friends, including Tuskegee Airman Bill Holliman III, who shows up every year, Unruh said.

Veterans and active service members are encouraged to bring family and friends to the display area to share their experi-ences during Veterans Apprecia-tion Day, Sunday, July 12, when veterans will be invited to ride in a parade of vehicles.

Unruh recommends checking out all the beautiful exhibits as well as the tasty food available in many “little food shacks.”

“It’s a great big carnival,” Unruh said.

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Don Melchior retired from the Arlington School District in 1983, but he still meets local folks who remember

having him as their school counselor.Likewise, his wife Lucy worked at

Bayliner for 10 years, long enough to see it purchased by Brunswick, before she retired five years after her hus-band, but both Don and Lucy have remained active in their community through the Immaculate Conception Church of Arlington.

The Melchiors first moved to Arling-ton in 1973, and this year, they’ve been chosen to serve as joint mar-shals of the Arlington Festival Grand Parade. No one was more surprised to hear the news than Don and Lucy themselves, who have been married 63 years and have 10 grown children, who are now living everywhere from the Puget Sound region to Oregon, Montana, British Columbia and even New Zealand.

Don worked as an engineer for Boeing for 26 years before he decided he needed a change of pace. He quit his job, went back to his alma mater of the University of Washing-ton, got his master’s in education, and became a counselor for the local middle school for the next 10 years. He admitted that, as careers go, it was “a complete switch” from what he’d been doing, but according to Lucy, it was also a way for him to put his money where his mouth was.

“We had 10 children, plus two foster girls, and when he saw the school counselors and psychologists he thought, ‘I could do a better job of that myself,’” Lucy Melchior said.

“I was basically their grandfather,” Don Melchior said. “I had a rocking chair in my office and when students were upset, I had them sit in that

chair. Even now, there are students I had in my office who are grown up now, who still recognize me. That’s been a nice payoff.”

The Melchiors lived in a three-story house on Fifth Street until 2000, when they moved to the Portage Green mobile home community, in order to simplify their house and yard work. They’ve kept busy, though, working with Housing Hope since it came to the area more than a quarter-century ago, and staying involved with their “second family” of friends at Immaculate Con-ception Church. Lucy even served as a board member for the Catholic Com-munity Services of Everett, which dealt largely with adoptions at the time, and went to Everett Community College to earn her associate’s in accounting, which got her hired at Bayliner.

As far as the Melchiors are con-cerned, Arlington is “the friendliest place on Earth.” Early in their mar-riage, they lived and attended church in Renton, and they much prefer the smaller congregation and com-munity of Arlington, where “you can get to know everybody.” When they first moved to Arlington, Lucy made a point of not only patronizing local businesses, but also using her credit card to pay for her purchases, so that the merchants of her new hometown would learn her name. Don likewise appreciated being able to ride his bike to work.

“Businesses here serve their cus-tomers well and stand behind their names,” Lucy Melchior said, citing Flowers By George, Arlington Hard-ware and the Bluebird Cafe as exam-ples. Her husband’s advice for the city of Arlington ran along similar lines.

“Don’t get too big,” Don Melchior said. “Stay generous and keep looking out for each other.”

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Bidding begins earlier this year at the Arlington Kiwanis Club’s annual Fourth of July scholar-ship auction in Haller Park

“We are offering two silent auctions this year, starting the first one at 8:30 a.m.,” said auction coordinator Sue Weiss. “We wanted to tap the market of all the people eating pancake break-fast,” Weiss explained.

“Last year we had a lot of people asking, ‘what time does it start?’ but they didn’t stick around.”

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Donated items range for tickets to sport events of many kinds, art and hand-crafted items by local artists, adventures and experiences, like lunch with the mayor and County Councilman John Koster and a Blackjack flight with Marty Foy, and of course, the much sought after Kay Duskin cheesecake and lots of baskets and certificates.

Last year’s auction raised more than $10,000 and provided $2,000 to Zach Tankersley, Megan Edmonds and Nancy Nguyen at Arlington High School and Lakewood student Hannah Michele Reisdorff. For information call Weiss at 425-501-8503.

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Karen Hobson joins the community at the Arlington Kiwanis Club auction to raise money for the club’s scholarship fund. Last year they raised more than $10,000 and gave away four $2,000 scholarships, three to AHS students and one to a Lakewood student.

Kerry Munnich won the “split the pot” raffle at last year’s Kiwanis Club Schol-arship Auction, accepting more than $200 from Kiwanis members Jan Bauer and Deena Jones.

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“It’s half a triathlon,” said event organizer Rob Putnam. “It’s short enough where most

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It’s a workout nonetheless, beginning at Haller Park with a 5.8 mile bicycle ride to River Meadows Park. From there, the triathlon continues six miles down the Stillaguamish River by canoe or kayak. At Twin Rivers Park, the final leg of the event takes over, a two-mile run through the park and back toward the finish line at Haller Park.

Would-be triathletes can register as a relay team

or compete as an Ironman, performing all three legs of the race.

“We have a few Ironmen that seem to make a circuit around the area. But then we also have some local ones, like Charlie Mullins, he used to do the Ironman for several years in a row,” Putnam said. But he is quick to play down the July 4 event’s competitive side, saying many families and participants come out just to say they made it to the finish line.

The event is an Arlington institution, around at least since the 1980s when Putnam remembers competing a few times on a team with his wife.

He suggested participants just enjoy the course.

“We just had a beat up old canoe that we paddled down the river. Just have fun,” he said. “It’s not going to qualify you for any triathlons or anything. So grab your family, come out and challenge somebody from your block and just have fun doing it.”

Arlington police and fire departments will block

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Incentive to finish — the pancake breakfast await-ing at the finish line at Haller Park.

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On the Fourth of July, Haller Park turns into the biggest backyard in Arlington.

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With a choice of strawberry pancakes or plain cakes and sausage links, hundreds of Arlington residents are lured out of bed in spite of the holi-day to mix with their neighbors and friends. The spectacle of the Pedal, Paddle, Puff triathlon on the nearby Stillaguamish River doesn’t detract from the atmosphere.

The pancake feed started as a result of the triathlon, recalled Arlington Heights fire chief Lon Langdon.

“They held that down there in the mornings and we came down there,” he said. “We got started on it years ago, it’s kind of a tradition, we’ve never gotten out of it.”

The whole department turns out to feed their fellow citizens. Although any proceeds from the breakfast benefit the Firemen’s Association, the department’s goal is merely to break even on the event. Occasionally, a little extra money is scraped together, which has purchased equipment.

“It’s more public relations. We’re not trying to make big money off of it or anything. All we try to do is make enough money so we can continue on,” Langdon said.

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Firemen serve up pancakesat Arlington Festival

Staff with the Arlington Heights Fire District No. 21 handle all aspects of the pancake feed.

A member of the Arlington Heights Fire District No. 21 adds sausage links to a plate before handing it off to a hungry Arlington resident.


With July 4 temperatures averaging 72 degrees in Arlington, one can scarcely afford to miss the

ice cream eating contest that is part of the city’s daylong festivities.

Especially when the contest is just $1 to enter.

Starting at 2 p.m., contestants are presented with a half-gallon of ice cream and five minutes to eat as much as they can.

“We weigh what’s left,” said Local Scoop owner Bev Angerbauer, who runs the shop and the contest with her husband Dave and sister Linda Clif-ford.

The contest is held in front of the Olympic Avenue business, on the sidewalk to stay out of the way of the festival parade. There will be two divi-sions, a 7-12 age category and 12 and older.

Ice cream fans may select from

vanilla, chocolate and strawberry ice cream, but must register by July 1 so that Angerbauer can order all of the ice cream.

Winners will get a $25 gift certifi-cate to the restaurant and ice cream shop to enjoy the store’s wide selec-

tion of flavors at a more leisurely pace.Angerbauer added that few contes-

tants actually experience brain freeze from participating in the contest.

She hopes to hold an arm wrestling contest at the shop shortly after the ice cream eating contest concludes.

Ice cream eating contest keepsArlington festival-goers cool

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Don’t let your busy Arlington Festival schedule end before 10 p.m.

That’s when the July 4 fireworks begin at Quake Field, wrap-ping up a long day of activities all over the city.

Jennifer Shaw, the executive direc-tor of the Arlington-Smokey Point Chamber of Commerce, has long attended the fireworks with her family, well before helping to coordinate the annual pyrotechnic spectacular three years ago.

“Personally, I love the fireworks. We’ve been attending as a family as long as I can remember,” she said. “We open Quake Field up at 9 p.m. and the fireworks themselves start at dusk, which is close to 10 p.m. We have about a half hour show.”

Although Quake Field viewers will be closest to the fireworks, Shaw added that they can be seen from the airport field off of 172nd Street and the parking lot of Crown Distributing,

on the south side of the street.While Shaw said that the show will

go on, she added that the chamber of commerce is still looking for sponsors to help put on the best possible show. Economic practicalities have cut into the fireworks budget and the group is looking for donations of any size, even $20, to enhance the show, she said.

“Every little bit helps,” Shaw said. “We certainly appreciate all of the sponsorships we’ve had so far and are looking for a little more help to do this for the community. We’re apprecia-tive of private citizens wanting to help sponsor.”

Any donations would go toward the fireworks show. Donations of $25 or more would result in donor names on a banner at the show and the cham-ber’s website.

“It all wraps up at the fireworks,” Shaw said. “Come early and find a good seat and settle in for an awe-some show.”

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Fireworks go off near Quake Field, where the Arlington Festival’s Fourth of July festivities wrap up. Seating opens at 9 p.m. with the show beginning at dusk.

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