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January 16, 2013
The Arlington Times • The Marysville Globe
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The Downtown Arlington Business Association Executive Board includes, from left, Secretary/ Treasurer Debbie Whitis, President Marilyn Bullock and Vice President Tami Sauter. said. “If you’re a Chamber member, it costs nothing to be on DABA.” Smith added that Hometown Holidays would also be on tap for this year, and encouraged Chamber and DABA members to do outreach of their own to bolster attendance at their events. “This has been hard work, but fun,” Bullock said. Morse expressed her appreciation to outgoing Chamber President Logan, Past President Jesica Stickles and Board member John Cronin, as well as outgoing DABA Vice President Smith and Board members Senff and Tyler Moore. “On behalf of the Arlington-Smokey Point business communities, please accept our gratitude for your service and commitment that benefits our entire community,” Morse said.
Old Bags name raffle winner ARLINGTON — The Old Bags of Arlington’s annual meat raffle helped one Arlington woman stock up her fridge over the holidays. Bonnie Siegert won a $150 gift card to Silvana Meats, after buying a number of tickets in the hopes of winning. Club member Alice Parker sold her the winning ticket. The Old Bags of Arlington is a nonprofit philanthropic club that focuses on local children and families, and it’s looking for new members. Club member Sharon Singer touted the club’s local value, noting that the proceeds of its fundraisers go back into the community. The only membership
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Old Bags of Arlington member Alice Parker, left, hands a gift card for $150 at Silvana Meats to Arlington’s Bonnie Siegert. requirement to become one of the Old Bags of Arlington is to be a woman 39 years or older. The club meets on the first Friday of the month
at noon in the Arlington Boys & Girls Club, located at 18513 59th Ave. NE. For more information, please call Etta Melhart at 360-435-3279.
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Carrie Byrum, Scott Derr, Sid Logan, Nola Smith, Jason Busch, Michelle Foster, Fritz Fittinger and Jean Simpson. In addition to Bullock as president, DABA’s Executive Board includes Vice President Tami Sauter and Whitis as secretary/ treasurer. “It’s been quite a challenge,” said Bullock, who estimated that she’s been involved with the downtown Arlington merchants for 12 years, as she addressed the Chamber and DABA members during the Jan. 8 swearing-in ceremony. “When the existing DABA Board resigned in September, I stepped in along with Nola [Smith], Debbie [Whitis] and Rich Senff [of Action Sports on Olympic Avenue]. Our December election of
new Board members got us moving forward again, and we’re on track for a good new year.” Bullock reported that the Arlington Hometown Holidays proved to be a considerable success “in spite of the weather,” with this year’s wagon riders numbering more than 318 over the course of the three days of wagon rides in December. “There’s a family from Bellevue that’s made our Hometown Holidays their family tradition,” Bullock said. “Our events are bringing in people from all over to Arlington.” Bullock reported that this year promises the return of such familiar favorites as the May Hunt, the Street Fair, the “Show N Shine” Car Show and the October Hunt. “Our biggest challenge is getting all our businesses back on board,” Bullock
He expects that “Out Here in the Country,” the first single from his new album, will hit local radio stations this month, before its official release on March 26, which he plans to celebrate with a party at the Skookum Brewery on March 23. “Hawaii was great, but believe it or not, I actually missed the weather out here,” said Taylor, who also aims to do a radio tour in February and to follow the rodeo circuit starting in April. “I couldn’t wait to get back home and see the faces of my friends and family here. I missed the rain, and I missed the small-town vibe of this place. I love this town.” For more information, log onto Taylor’s website at www.jessetaylormusic.com.
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wrote and two more written by his father. “Kenny Chesney and J. Michael Montgomery were there at the same time,” Taylor said. “Everyone there was professional and had no ego. Nashville is just a really big family. Being around people who are so much better pushes you to do better.” Just as Taylor credits his father with teaching him how to play the guitar at rodeos, so too does he pay tribute to his mother with the name of his label, “Mama’s Kitchen Records,” a nod to how he recorded his first album in her kitchen.
Taylor’s role models in country music include Waylon Jennings, George Strait and Chris LeDoux, and he believes his authenticity helps set his own music apart from his peers. “I want people to know that I’m an actual cowboy,” Taylor said. “What’s in my songs isn’t just made up. It’s based on my lived experiences. I want my concerts to feel like rodeos. Hopefully, people swing by, have a good time and dance with some girls.” After performing at the Mirkwood and Shire Cafe and the White Horse Tavern in downtown Arlington, Taylor’s next performance is set for 5 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 19, at the Skookum Brewery, located at 17925 59th Ave. NE in Arlington.
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