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Ex-Eagles coach in hall of fame BY BRANDON ADAM
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Artistic dancing in the park
The Moon Sirens belly dancing troupe brought music and motion to Legion Park Sept. 12. For more on the Arlington Arts Council’s annual showcase of local talent, turn to Page 16.
Sports:
Arlington’s soccer team getting better. Page 12.
Lifetime achievers BY KIRK BOXLEITNER kboxleitner@marysvilleglobe.com
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SMOKEY POINT — Chuck and Bea Randall moved to Arlington in the fall of 1967 because they wanted to raise their children in a small town. “Chuck also wanted to be a biology teacher, so they couldn’t fire him if he had a bad season as a coach,” Bea told the Stillaguamish Senior Center Sept. 16, drawing laughter. Although the senior center presented its 10th annual Community Lifetime Achievement Awards to the Randalls for their service to Arlington, Bea thanked Arlington in turn for welcoming them, thereby making their contributions to the community possible. Chuck and Bea also worked
for the city itself. C h u c k became an emergency medical technician, one of only two in the volunteer ambulance service at Kirk Boxleitner/Staff Photo the time, Chuck, left, and Bea Randall, right, are congratulated by while Bea Mayor Barbara Tolbert. was elected to 20 years Arlington, but he and Bea liked on the City Council, the last 10 as the town so much that they stayed. mayor pro-tem. His interest in biology was sparked Born in an Oregon logging by his boredom while policing the camp in 1939, Chuck had origi- demilitarized zone in Korea dur— nally planned to return to logging after his first year of teaching in SEE RANDALLS, PAGE 2
EVERETT — Legendary high school basketball coach Jack DeKubber coached his last game 57 years ago in Snohomish. But he still remembers his short tenure with Arlington High School from 1961-62 quite well. He was inducted into into the Snohomish C o u n t y Sports Hall of Fame Sept. 16. “I love Arlington. Sometimes I regretted when I moved to Brandon Adam/Staff Photo Snohomish because I had Jack DeKubber really great teams,” he said. When he was with Arlington, he took the basketball team to its firstever state tournament in 1962. “Unfortunately, we lost two really close games but I had great kids,” he said. “We were undefeated in the league.” DeKubber most remembered the “hard-nosed” defense of his team, recalling that he only had two good scorers. It was a short but meaningful time in the school’s history. DeKubber moved on to coach at Snohomish High School, where he went to five state tournaments. Meanwhile, he was a professional football player for three years and before that, was renowned as one of SEE HALL, PAGE 2
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Lakewood sporting goods store to open in November. Page 23.