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Generations survive cancer By KIRK BOXLEITNER kboxleitner@arlingtontimes.com
Business: High school students build an airplane. Page 12.
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Olivia, Lori and Elaine have all survived cancer.
SEE CANCER, PAGE 2
Kids on the bus laugh and read BY STEVE POWELL spowell@arlingtontimes.com
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OPINION
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SPORTS
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WORSHIP
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Vol. 125, No. 46
ARLINGTON – Terri Bookey has the perfect name for someone who loves reading. As director of learning for Arlington Public Schools, she wants to instill that love of reading in students, too. She hopes her “Books on Bus” idea will do just that. “This is my baby,” she said. If the first day June 17 is any indication, the novel idea will be a success. The district took a school bus that was going to be surplussed, took out some seats, and put in some cushions. Teachers and paraeducators added posters and other decorations. Books were purchased and donated by school libraries and
others. Bookey said the bus has about 5,000 books to choose from. “We bought books of high interest to kids, like Minecraft,” Bookey said. The bus will travel to six locations. Students will be able to check out up to three books each week. They get points for every book returned. At the end of the summer, those with the most points will get prizes. Although the program is not targeted for English as a Second Language students, there were a number of hispanic kids who participated in the project at Presidents Elementary. Jose Garcia, who just graduated from kindergarten, proudly read out of a Spanish book to his mom, Bookey and
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Terri Bookey, left, and Maria Pittson laugh on the bus, along with Jose Garcia and his mom. interpreter Maria Pittson. Bookey said research shows reading helps literacy so she wants books to get out to kids who may not have easy access to a library. Many of the kids acted more like they were in a candy store than a library. They knew just what to do because through their Accelerated Reading program at school they are told
to look for a certain color code to match their ability. President’s Elementary had dozens of kids on hand, thanks in part to the Arlington Boys and Girls Club having a summer camp there. Bookey predicted Books on Bus will get even more popular. “We’re going to have music like an ice cream
truck, so they will know when we are here.” Schedule, ever y Wednesday through Aug. 19: Twin Ponds Apartments, 9 a.m.; President’s Elementary, 10 a.m.; Bryant Community Church, 11 a.m.; Silvana Peace Lutheran Church, 12:45 p.m.; High Clover Development, 2 p.m.; 67th Street Mobile Estates, 3 p.m.
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Sports:
Arlington runner wins Berry Run in Marysville. Page 10.
BUSINESS
ARLINGTON — When the Arlington Relay For Life returns to the John C. Larson Stadium from noon to midnight on Saturday, June 20, its teams will include a family with four generations of women who have survived cancer. Elaine Lilgreen was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2000, while her daughter, Lori Miller, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2004. Miller’s daughter, Olivia Erken, was diagnosed with cancer in 1992, while Lilgreen’s great-granddaughter, Emily, was diagnosed with lymphoma in 2011, at the age of 12. Except for Miller, all four women were cancer-free within a year, and Miller was
clear the year after she was diagnosed. “Cancer affects everyone, no matter what their age,” Lilgreen said. “Every other generation seems to get it especially bad in our family, though.” Indeed, Miller required chemotherapy, while Emily lost almost an entire lung in surgery. “She still struggles with it,” Lilgreen said. “If she gets so much as a cold, she has to go to Seattle Children’s Hospital.” At one point, Miller’s chemo was so bad that she wanted to quit treatment. “I just felt miserable,” Miller said. “Even today, I still haven’t gotten all my energy back. Chemo kills good cells, too.”