May 9, 2012
The Arlington Times • The Marysville Globe
RED Day lends helping hands Roundabout construction begins in Marysville, Arlington what an impact it made on each of us personally. It felt so great to give back to the community we know and love.” During RED Day 2011, more than 40,000 Keller Williams associates participated in activities ranging from food and blood drives to cleaning up trash in public parks, doing yard work for neighbors in need and revamping gardens at nursing homes, totaling more than 190,000 hours of service and making RED Day one of the biggest events in the real estate industry. For more information about RED Day, visit www. kw.com/redday.
signs and fencing, and moving equipment into the area. Work began in earnest during the week of Monday, May 7, during which crews are closing lanes at night, and drivers can expect minor delays. Drivers are encouraged to sign up for WSDOT’s Snohomish County email updates, or to visit the “Construction Updates” page of its website, to get the latest information on this and other construction projects in the region. WSDOT designed this roundabout to accommo-
date large trucks, buses and emergency response vehicles. More information and YouTube videos about how to drive roundabouts are available on the WSDOT roundabout website. The project website is www.wsdot.wa.gov/projects/sr9/sr531intersection. Its page on roundabouts is www.wsdot.wa.gov/Safety/ roundabouts/default.htm. For email updates, log onto www.wsdot.wa.gov/ emailupdates. For construction updates, log onto www. wsdot.wa.gov/Northwest/ Snohomish/Construction.
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the yard at Cocoon House in Arlington and Comeford Park in Marysville. Keller Williams Marysville associates will be revitalizing both locations’ appearance with fresh plants, flowers and a good landscape trimming. “This event is an entrenched part of Keller Williams Realty’s culture and displays the extraordinary effect a company can have when individuals come together to work as a team for the greater good of everyone,” said team leader Ivy Jo Houghton. “Last year, we revitalized the Marysville Boys and Girls Club. We can’t tell you
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MARYSVILLE — Keller Williams Realty associates will be taking the day off on Thursday, May 10, but it will hardly be a day of rest. Associates with the Keller Williams Marysville Market Center have chosen to “Give Where They Live” as part of RED Day, one of the biggest events in the real estate industry. Short for “Renew, Energize and Donate,” RED Day was created to unite Keller Williams Realty offices and associates in an international day of service. As part of the RED Day effort, Keller Williams Marysville has chosen to spend the day cleaning up
ARLINGTON — Crews are kicking off construction early in May on a new roundabout at the intersection of State Routes 9 and 531 near Arlington. The summer-long project will replace a traffic signal at the busy intersection with a roundabout to help reduce collisions and congestion. The Washington State Department of Transportation’s contractor, Interwest Construction, began prepping the work area starting on Monday, April 30. Crews expect to spend the week installing
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