Ace Hardware- Ladies Night

photos by SMW

See that cool old time wood floor! Yes, it's original to Arlington's local hardware store that's over 100 years old.  Nifty huh?!

This place is an icon in town.  Not only do they have free popcorn (which tastes super yummy) but you can get one-of-a-kind gifts here!  Like stuff for your parents that are hard to buy for!

"I want that ship!"  

If you are a Napoleon Dynamite fan, go buy that ship!  If you're a stuffed moose head fan, they have every kind of dead animal on the planet hanging around all over the store.  You could make a treasure hunt out of it.  No kidding!  We saw a wart hog!  Who hunts wart hogs?

Sorry for the blurry pic.  I was juggling popcorn AND a camera.  Not my talent.  I love this tree in the middle of the store.  So artistic!

The second floor is for girls.  And Ladieeesss, you'll want to go. Saturday, October 18th 6:30-9pm  they are allowing only ladies in the store.  No men, no kids.  Just females.  Because upstairs they have some darn cute clothes.  The style is uptown country and some is casual rhinestone jeans, like Miss Me jeans.

There's refreshments, prizes, and sales, plus a photo booth.  

I'll be there!  How 'bout ya'll?  

Bet you didn't know I used to live in Texas?  I actually went to middle school and high school there but never picked up the accent.

What to do....In the Summer? Fly In at the Arlington, WA airport

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The Arlington Fly-In is really hopping.  If planes can hop, that is? It's a whole week of planes, planes, and anything that flies.

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These pictures are from the Saturday show towards the end of the week long events.  We live up the hill from this small airport so we can see the loop-de-loops from our deck, but we wanted to be up close for the special air show.

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There were old, new, and fancy planes doing tricks.  There were many professional photographers by us with HUGE lenses getting shots.  What a hard thing to photograph?!

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Lots of oohs and aahs from the huge crowd.  All week traffic near the airport has been at a stand still as cars slow down to watch the acrobats and not get in a wreck.

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There are people from all over the country and Canada that come to this airshow.  For a week before and a week after the airshow we'll be hearing planes coming and going.  It makes our little town feel important.  Just for a week!

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We went back for the night show at 9:30 pm.  This was the piece de resistance- the pyrotechnics show.  Let me tell you it's more than cool!  They light something dangerous on the planes and fly all over the sky and do cool tricks, cooler than the day shows.  The only reason I think the stuff was dangerous on the planes because below on the tarmac they had firetrucks at the ready.  Nothing happened, just lots of cool stuff happening in the sky.  To top the week and evening off, when the planes landed they lit fireworks!

The Arlington Fly In is always the week after July 4th.

What to do? Art Walk in Arlington

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 In a small town like Arlington, there are small, yet joyful things to do.  Our families' latest find is the Art Walk.  The Arlington Arts Council has placed upwards of 17 pieces of art forms- sculptures, paintings on walls, active art such as the Sound Garden, and art designs such as the Labyrinth.  The Walk travels along side the Centennial trail that goes through town and ends across the Stilly River over the bridge.  

We had an enjoyable time as a family seeing all the different pieces that make up history and the culture of Arlington, WA.

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Arlington Children's Theater

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Arlington Children's Theater is a great asset to our community.  Our elementary and middle schools in the area have limited theater curriculum.  We are fortunate that the Missoula Theater comes around once a year and that a foundation, the Arlington Children's Theater, was created a few years ago to enable more opportunities like the Missoula Children's Theater.  We are so lucky!

By participating in the week long experience with your child you are saying "Well thank you, organizers for supporting my child!"

This year the show is Pinnocchio, running August 18-22. Rehearsals will be in the morning from 9:00-1:30 at Kent Prairie Elementary in Arlington and the show will be at the Byrnes Performing Arts Center on Friday night.   As always, they are limited to a total of 60 kids in specific age groups so registration is on a first come, first served basis. Spots are going fast.  See  www.arlingtonchildrenstheater.org for more information on how to register.  You will be thrilled at the quality of these productions!

In harmony,

Leslie