Stillaguamish: School lunch has never looked so good - The buy-local movement that helped spur the growth of farmers markets in Snohomish County and across the state has now reached what might be its culinary final frontier -- the school lunch plate. The Stillaguamish Tribe recently announced a $100,000 grant to the Arlington School District to help its program continue and grow.

Stillaguamish: Work to restore salmon habitat on Stillaguamish River near Darrington nearly complete - A side channel along the North Fork Stillaguamish River once provided salmon habitat, until railroad tracks cut it off from the river's main channel in the 1930s. Now, work by the Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians to restore the waterway is nearly complete.

Stillaguamish: Eagles rule the roost at Arlington Eagle Festival on Saturday - The city and the Stillaguamish Tribe are holding the fifth annual festival Saturday in downtown Arlington.

Stillaguamish: Tribe donates $590,000 to Arlington police & fire departments, plus schools and charities - Stillaguamish Tribal Chair Shawn Yanity found himself on the receiving end of a succession of handshakes from Arlington firefighters and police officers after his presentation to the Arlington City Council on Monday, Jan. 23. "We made a commitment," Yanity said, as he announced the Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians' donations of more than half a million dollars to area agencies that serve the community and its citizens. "We wanted to help. We asked the police and fire departments what they needed. We wanted hard numbers. We had to ask twice," he chuckled, before turning serious. "We know the impact these hard times have had on everyone."

Lummi-Stillaguamish: Ecology partnership awards save Puget Sound wetland habitat - The Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) has secured seven federal grants totaling $5.7 million to help protect or restore 960 acres of marine wetlands and connected freshwater and upland habitat areas in Puget Sound. To accomplish the acquisitions, Ecology is working in partnership with the Lummi Nation, Stillaguamish Tribe, Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement Group, North Olympic Salmon Coalition, Whidbey Camano Land Trust, Mason County, and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.

Stillaguamish: Tribe announces more than $500K gifts to city of Arlington, school district, agencies - The Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians announced Monday the donation of more than a half-million dollars to benefit those who live in the Arlington area. The contributions made this week are above and beyond what is required of tribes with casinos in the state, said Stillaguamish tribal Chairman Shawn Yanity. "We are not a private business, but a government eager to cooperate with and help other jurisdictions," Yanity said. "We need to work together as partners. It means so much for the tribe to have those relationships."

Stillaguamish: Watershed council to explain its work in keeping Stillaguamish River healthy - People are invited to learn what the Stillaguamish Watershed Council does at a meeting set for 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Stillaguamish Tribe's Angel of the Winds Casino restaurant conference room, 3438 Stoluckquamish Lane. The original focus of the group was to assist in the cleanup of water pollution in the Stillaguamish River by guiding a plan approved that year by the state Department of Ecology. In more recent years, the mission has expanded with a focused effort on the recovery of Stillaguamish chinook salmon after they were listed as threatened in 1999.

Stillaguamish: Watershed Council's next meeting on Jan. 26 - The Stillaguamish Watershed Council will ring in its 12th year with its next meeting at 1 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 26. at the Angel of the Winds Casino Watershed Restaurant conference room. "The significance of this diverse group is that we can address issues from varying perspectives, in an open forum where all voices can be heard in an atmosphere of respect and value," said Franchesca Perez, an assistant with the Stillaguamish Watershed Council and an outreach biologist with the Stillaguamish Tribe's Natural Resources Department.

Stillaguamish: Snohomish County gets nearly $2.5 million in state salmon recovery grants - The Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians will use a $300,000 grant to install five or six logjams for salmon habitat in the north fork of the Stillaguamish River west of Darrington.

Stillaguamish: Arlington close to passing budget - Arlington City Council directs the mayor to sign a interlocal agreement with the Stillaguamish Tribe. The agreement seeks to provide the two governments with a framework to deal with issues of common concern.