THE NEWSPAPER AT THE HEART & SOUL OF OUR COMMUNITY
WEEKEND EDITION JULY 2015 WWW.ARLINGTONTIMES.COM 75¢ WEEKEND EDITION JUNE 8,19, 2014 WWW.ARLINGTONTIMES.COM 75¢
Herald THE SUNDAY
An Edition of
Businesses love 531 funds By Times Staff
ARLINGTON – Businesses along Highway 531 are glad to hear the state is going to fund $39.3
million in improvements to that road. “We are ecstatic with the full funding for the expansion of SR531,” said
Chris Nussbaum, Universal Aerospace Co. Inc. “This would not have happened without the determination of Mayor (Barbara)
Tolbert and members of the Arlington City Council, who took every opportunity to remind state legislators of the need for the roadway
widening.” The work from 43rd to 67th Avenue NE will SEE 531, PAGE 2
Tulalips to replace I-5 bridge
Community:
Boys and Girls Club to get long-awaited fixes. Page 3.
By Times Staff
Valley advances to state softball tournament. Page 10.
INDEX
Steve Powell/Staff Photo
Mimi Tansayni encourages visitors to the Arlington Street Fair to chop a board in half, to promote a local martial arts business.
BUSINESS
6
CLASSIFIED ADS 15-18 LEGALS
9
OPINION
4
SPORTS
10
WORSHIP
Vol. 125, No. 50
5
Crafty vendors make needed money at fair BY STEVE POWELL spowell@arlingtontimes.com
ARLINGTON – Jordan Baugh needed money for college, so she and her mom, Traci, turned to the United States for help. Not the government, the flag. They started making flags out of wood. They sold their first one at the Arlington Street Fair last weekend.
They were one of dozens of vendors selling crafts at the annual event. Traci said a friend had a big wooden fence and was going to burn all the wood, but now they’ve used it to make art. Traci, of Marysville, got the idea for the flags at another event when her brother-in-law saw something similar and said he
wanted one. She said she could make him one cheaper. They sold some to family before deciding to try the craft fair circuit. She said they thought they would sell well in Arlington because it’s so patriotic. They also can be ordered on Facebook at “Handmade Americana” or by emailing handmadeamericana@gmail.com.
Oz Ragland at the downtown Olympic Avenue New Beginnings Thrift Store actually had a booth outside of the store. He said some people just won’t go into a thrift store, but they will look and buy stuff if they are part of the street fair. Mimi Tansayni of Arlington was in her USTA SEE FAIR, PAGE 2
1351769
Sports: Stilly
TULALIP – Work is scheduled to start July 20 on a Tulalip Tribes project to improve the interchange of I-5 and 116th Street NE. From 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. weekdays, up to two lanes in each direction of I-5 at 116th will close, and traffic will shift for a center work zone. This phase of the project will replace the 116th Street bridge over I-5 with a wider bridge to include more traffic lanes as well as bike lanes and sidewalks. Dates will be posted on the affected ramps 5 days prior to any closure. At least one lane will be open to traffic at all times on mainline I-5 and 116th Street. The project will be done in September 2016. Granite Construction began shoulder closures last week to install construction signs and for erosion/sediment control measures. The state says the bridge built in 1971 causes backups on I-5 and has stifled economic development in the area. The fix will cost $43.1 million and reduce accidents, delays and gas emissions. For every $1 spent, $29 will be generated, it says.