Charter Members John Mitchell & Don Richards Important Dates in Club History

 

 

First Meeting--April 6, 1970;

 

Charter Issued (Rotary Club of Marysville-North County)--June 20, 1970;

 

First Board Meeting--July 13, 1970;

 

First Newsletter--July 16, 1970;

 

Move from Turkey House to Bob 'n Ann's ......(Weller's)--August 13, 1970;

 

Charter Night--September 11, 1970;

 

Name Change to Rotary Club of North Snohomish County--December 15, 1978;

 

Founded Marysville Rotary--1984;

 

First Duck Dash--July 4, 1989;

 

First Lady Inducted--January 26, 1990;

 

Founded Stanwood Club--1992;

 

First Lady President--1998-99 (Marcia Smothers);

 

First Million $$ Duck--July 4, 1999;

 

Vote to Change Name to Rotary Club of Arlington--June 22, 2000;

 

Name Change Official--April 26, 2001;

 

Weller's Family Restaurant Closes... June 20, 2005;

 

June 23 meeting at Stillaguamish Sr. Center; Meeting locations until present include Hadley Hall (Boys & Girls Club), GlenEagle, Eagle Crest Restaurant, and starting March 2010 back to GlenEagle under new management. We moved to our current location, Arlington Free Methodist Church, July 1, 2014.

 

March 12, 2020 was the last luncheon meeting we had before the Covid-19 epidemic closed down meeting in person.

 

March 19 & 26, 2020:  Turned to Facebook Live for our meetings.

 

April 2, 2020, with all non essential workers ordered to stay home, we held our first meeting on the Zoom application.

 

April 6, 2020, the 50th Anniversary of our first meeting--logo introduced.

 

June 20, 2020: Our 50th anniversary but no celebration because of the pandemic.

 

July 4, 2020: With the pandemic closing many public events including the annual Independence Day celebration in Arlington, our Duck Dash took on a different form.  There were no Ducks in the river, but nonetheless, with a promise that all sponsorships would be used for scholarships, our sponsors donated enough fund to give $60,000 in scholarships for graduating seniors.

 

April 29, 2021: With the pandemic improving we held our first in person meeting at the Centennial Bar and Grill with a Zoom feed--we were "hybrid".

 

June 11, 2021: We held our first in person social event since the pandemic started--the installation of our 2021-22 officers at the Club House at 7 Lakes.

 

September 16, 2021 :Because of supply chain issues for restaurants, we moved our meetings from the Centennial Bar and Grill to the Hadley Hall Community Room at the Arlington Boys and Girls Club, with the hybrid format continuing.