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ARLINGTON — The student actors of Arlington High School are well accustomed to performing comedy plays by now, with last fall’s run of Neil Simon’s “Rumors” drawing both crowds and laughs in the Linda M. Byrnes Performing Arts Center. This year, AHS drama took a turn toward the dark, both figuratively and literally, with a sparse-set staging on Nov. 11, 12, 18 and 19 of “Rehearsal for Murder,” a mystery that traded the elaborate two-floor set of “Rumors” for a mostly bare, almost black stage, save for the few spotlights that illuminated the characters. By presenting a serious play set on an abandoned Broadway stage, AHS drama teacher Scott Moberly hoped to make the audience feel like
part of the show, especially when characters walked onto the stage from out in the stands. “After three years of comedies, I decided this year’s senior actors needed to stretch and experience a drama,” Moberly said. “The cast of this play has perfected the art of comedic timing in some of our previous productions. It was time for them to learn to infuse a sense of wit and tension into their acting, and ‘Rehearsal for Murder’ has been a great vehicle to teach them these new skills.” AHS senior Josiah Miller played Alex, a playwright who assembles the actors of his previous play, as well as its director and producer, to find out who killed that play’s leading lady, Monica, who was also his fiancee. SEE MURDER, PAGE 2
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Nathan Haskew, left, and Nate Braaten, who had previously worked together on ‘The Fantasticks,’ offer a rare moment of levity during ‘Rehearsal for Murder.’
Council appoints Nelson to fill vacant seat BY KIRK BOXLEITNER
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Debora Nelson describes herself as a team player with strong community ties during her interview with the Arlington City Council on Nov. 16.
ARLINGTON — Debora Nelson is an Arlington business owner who’s served as president of the Downtown Arlington Business Association and was a candidate in this year’s primaries for the Arlington mayor’s race. As of Nov. 21, she can add another title to her list of roles after being sworn in as the Arlington City Council member for Position 3. On Nov. 16, the City Council reviewed applications from and interviewed all eight candidates for the position left vacant when Council member Scott Solla passed away on Sept. 3 of this year after a long battle with cancer. Other candidates included Vickie Solla, widow of Council member Scott Solla, as well as retired Arlington Fire Chief Jim Rankin, local Smokey Point resident Michael Rexford, Seattle firefighter Craig Christianson, Arlington business
owner Marcia Smothers, Arlington architect Ruth Gonzales, and Andy Tift, manager of the Marysville Holiday Inn Express and member of the Marysville Lodging Tax Advisory Committee and Snohomish County Tourism Promotion Area Board. During her interview, Nelson noted that she’s a regular attendee of the Council’s meetings, which she sees as her responsibility not only as a local business owner, but also as a citizen who’s concerned about the city’s budget. “I’ve seen you all struggling with these tax issues,” Nelson said. “I’m nervous that a sales tax increase wouldn’t bring in that much more revenue, and I don’t think the car tab proposal would make for good policy. It doesn’t build public trust.” Nelson credited her photography business SEE COUNCIL, PAGE 2
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