50th Anniversary

50 Years of Service!

Three of Our First Officers; President (Trooper) Gordon Shea on the Left, on the far right is Chet Williams.  Unknown in the middle
 
April 6 is the 50th anniversary of our first meeting.  The club was sponsored by the Rotary Club of Everett.  In the 30's it had sponsored a club in Marysville, but the club failed after a few years.  The Everett club decided to try again, but with a north Snohomish County service area.  The first meeting was held at the Turkey House at Island crossing.  On June 20, 1970, the club was chartered as the Rotary Club of Marysville-North County.
 
Here are the important dates in our club's history, including two name changes:
 
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.
 
This is the first of historical stories on our 50th anniversary.  We have a celebration scheduled for June 20 at the Angel of the Winds Resort.  The Covid-19 epidemic may require that the celebration be postponed.