Arlington Times, August 14, 2013

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BY LAUREN SALCEDO lsalcedo@arlingtontimes.com

SPORTS: Arlington’s Ginnis competes at Junior Nationals. Page 10

ARLINGTON — When police officers, firefighters, K9 units and city officials convene on one location, it’s generally not a good sign. But on Tuesday, Aug. 6, it was a welcome celebration between community members and law enforcement for Arlington’s annual National Night Out Against Crime. This year marked a slight change in the event — rather than hosting it at one central location for all Arlington residents to visit, several neighborhoods hosted their own individual Night Out. “These events are important because they break down barriers,” said Arlington Mayor Barb Tolbert. “When you are doing public safety, it’s more than just police and fire. The best thing a community can do to stay safe is know their neighbors, know their habits, SEE CRIME, PAGE 2

SPORTS: City hosts hardball, softball leagues. Page 10

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Officer Mike Gilbert of the Arlington Police Department speaks with Gleneagle resident Tony Macchiarella at the neighborhood’s National Night Out Against Crime on Tuesday, Aug. 6.

Schuette, Hopson lead Council race BY KIRK BOXLEITNER kboxleitner@marysvilleglobe.com

ARLINGTON — Initial results from the Aug. 6 primary election show Jan Schuette and Mike Hopson leading in the three-person race for Arlington City Council Position 7. As of Thursday, Aug. 8, at 5 p.m., Jan Schuette was leading the Arlington City Council Position 7 race with 1,115 votes, or 46.40 percent of the total votes counted, while Mike Hopson was coming in second with 688 votes, or 28.63 percent of the total votes counted. The third candidate, Scott Keith, had received 561 votes, or 23.35 percent of the total votes counted, while write-in candidates made up the remaining 39 votes, or 1.62 percent of the total votes counted. “I underestimated my opponents, but

this was a good learning experience,” said Keith, who plans to continue serving on the city of Arlington’s Parks, Arts and Recreation Committee. “I’ll re-evaluate in two years, and depending on who else is running then, I might see about running again, but I’m staying involved in this community regardless.” While a third-place finish for Keith would knock him out of contention for the general election, Hopson appears poised to move on to the fall with his second-place standing, and he described himself as “absolutely thrilled” to have received that many votes in the primary election. “I’m a relative unknown who ran a bare-bones campaign,” Hopson said. “I had a fraction of the signs that Jan did,

Jan Schuette

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