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<< Previous   of   Next >> Dreana Berggren photo  (click to enlarge) Ah, delicious pancakes Dressed as pancakes topped with butter and syrup, Kathryn Tensen (left) and Judith Murdock are out advertising the Kiwanis Club of Mukilteo's annual all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast set for 8 a.m. to noon Saturday at Olympic View Middle School, 2602 Mukilteo Speedway.   ADVERTISEMENT   CONTACT THE HERALD Robert Frank, City Editor frank@heraldnet.com   Published: Thursday, March 6, 2008 Community Extra: Calendar TODAY Help plan fundraisers for the Camano Animal Shelter at a meeting set for 7 tonight at the Camano Multi-Purpose Room, 141 N. East Camano Drive, Camano Island. The shelter needs more money to keep up with the island's growing population. Call 360-387-7406. Senior exercise at the pool, 10:45 a.m. today, Mountlake Terrace Recreation Pavilion, 5303 228th St. SW, Mountlake Terrace. Low-impact water fitness. Call 425-776-9173. Story time for 2- and 3-year-olds, 10:30 a.m. today, Evergreen Branch, Everett Public Library, 9512 Evergreen Way, Everett. Call 425-257-8030. Story time for 3- to 6-year-olds, 10:30 a.m. today, Everett Public Library, 2702 Hoyt Ave., Everett. Call 425-257-8030. Mukilteo area Writers Group meeting, 7 tonight, Art Workshop Studio, 724 First St., Mukilteo. Bring your work. Call 425-423-0450. Open mike music and poetry, 7 to 9 tonight, Zippy's Java Lounge, 1804 Hewitt Ave., Everett. Call 425-258-4940. Science lecture series, "Witness the Universe," for adults and teens, 7 tonight and March 13, Stanwood Library meeting room, 9701 271st St. NW, Stanwood. Call 360-629-3132. Preschool story times, 10 and 11 a.m. today and each Thursday in March, Mukilteo Library, 4675 Harbour Pointe Blvd., Mukilteo. Call 425-493-8202. Stitch in Time, 1:30 to 3 p.m. today, Mountlake Terrace Senior Center, 5605 235th St. SW, Mountlake Terrace. Make hats and scarves for Clothes for Kids. Yarn provided. Bring your needles. Call 425-672-2407. FRIDAY Ballroom dancing for seniors, 1 to 3 p.m. Friday, South County Senior Center, 220 Railroad Ave., Edmonds. Call 425-774-5555. Playgroup for Preschoolers, a weekly play group for parents or caregivers and their young children. Babies and toddlers welcome. Meets 10 a.m. to noon Friday at the Evergreen Branch Library, 9512 Evergreen Way, Everett. Call 425-257-8030. SATURDAY In celebration of Women's History Month, the American Association of University Women, Everett Branch, features David Dilgard of the Everett Public Library talking about a local woman in history, 11 a.m. Saturday at the Everett Senior Center, 3025 Lombard Ave., Everett. Marysville Firefighters Local 3219 plans a benefit from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday at Boston's Gourmet Pizza, 16918 Twin Lakes Ave., Smokey Point, to help a Lake Stevens firefighter and paramedic pay for cancer treatments. Firefighters will wait tables and bus dishes for donations during a Fuel the FLAIM (Firefighters Lending Assistance In Marysville) event. Arlington Garden Club Green Thumb Workshop, 10 to 11:30 a.m., Saturday, Arlington Boys & Girls Club Community Room, 18513 59th Ave. NE, Arlington. Dividing perennials is the topic by speaker Tina Wilson. Cost is $2 for nonmembers and free for members. Go to www. arlingtongardenclub.org. Kiwanis Club of Mukilteo annual pancake breakfast, 8 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Olympic View Middle School, 2602 Mukilteo Speedway, Mukilteo. Live entertainment, raffle prizes. Cost is $5 per plate or $20 a family. Benefits youth programs and scholarships. Gathering of the Green, corned beef and cabbage, music by Baird of Armagh, 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Camano Senior and Community Center, 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island. Call 360-387-0222. Everett's Marcus Whitman Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, 10 a.m. Saturday, Snohomish Public Library's multipurpose room, 311 Maple Ave., Snohomish. Awards for young writers. Edmonds Branch of the American Association of University Women, 10 a.m. Saturday, Room 304-A, Snohomish Hall, Edmonds Community College Campus, 20000 68th Ave. W., Lynnwood. Discussion on educational opportunities for women, book sale, coffee, pastries. Call 425-741-1826. Daughters of Norway, Ingeborg Lodge No. 43, 10 a.m. Saturday, Sons of Norway Hall, 9910 270th St. NW, Stanwood. Celtic dinner concert, 6 p.m. Saturday, Grandview Community Club, 11506 Smokes Road, Arlington. $10 suggested donation. Corned beef and cabbage, shepherd's pie, Irish stew, salads and desserts, live music of Cantabile and Old Time Fiddlers. Call 360-691-5907. Mukilteo Library film presentation, 2 p.m. Saturday at the library, 4675 Harbour Pointe Blvd., Mukilteo. The award-winning Argentinian movie features 8-year-old Valentin, raised by his grandmother in Buenos Aires. Searching for the reason his parents abandoned him and looking for a new family, he realizes he will have to find out the answers on his own. In Spanish with English subtitles. Phone the library at 425-493-8202 for the film title. Monroe High School's Band Boosters plan a Sweet Swing Spectacular fundraiser Saturday at Park Place Middle School, 1408 W. Main St., Monroe. Tickets are $15 per person and are available from jazz band students or at the door. The evening begins at 6:30 p.m. with a silent auction and desserts. Entertainment features 30 musicians from the school's instrumental jazz department under the direction of band teacher Lisa White. Band boosters have been collecting auction donations from merchants and residents. Proceeds benefit the musicians performing at the Heritage Band Festival in Anaheim, Calif., later this year. Amadoo and the Crocodile: Stories from Africa, program and puppet show for children and families, 2 p.m. Saturday, Snohomish Library, 311 Maple Ave., Snoho­mish. Call 360-568-2898. Everett Steelhead and Salmon Club is sponsoring a Blackmouth Derby on Saturday. Cash and prizes will be awarded. Go to www. everettsteelheadandsalmonclub.com for more details. The 47th annual Stanwood Coin Show is set for 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at the Stanwood Senior Center, 7430 276th St. NW, Stanwood. Free coin appraisals and admission, drawings for coins, refreshments and raffle. Bring your questions, specimens and curiosity. Make pottery and help Camp Erin, the bereavement camp for kids who have lost a loved one, various times on Saturday, Kids 'N' Clay Pottery Studio, 19125 33rd Ave. W., Suite D, Lynnwood. Refreshments with the Easter Bunny. Call for an appointment, 425-673-2529. SUNDAY Professional wrestling benefiting the Tulalip Boys & Girls Club, 5 p.m. Sunday, 7707 36th Ave. NW, Tulalip. Tickets from $8 to $15, kids 8 and under free with a paying adult. Call 425-931-9485 for advance tickets and more information Community Yarn Creations meeting, 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Main Street Yarn, Mill Creek Town Center. The group donates creations to local social service agencies. Call 425-787-0736. Grandview Community Club acoustic music jam, 2 p.m. second Sundays, 11506 Smokes Road, Arlington. Call 691-5907 or e-mail dlthomas@fastmail.fm. Jam session, 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Art Workshop Studio, 724 First St., Mukilteo. Bring your instruments. Call 425-971-5521. MONDAY Snohomish Senior Center weekly Scrabble group meets 1 p.m. Monday, St. Michael's Church, 1514 Pine Ave., Snohomish. Call 360-568-0934 to sign up. Arlington Garden Club, noon to 2 p.m. Monday, Arlington Boys & Girls Club community room, 18513 59th Ave. NE, Arlington. Carol Jacques talks about the gardens of Ireland. Social time and business meeting planned. Visitors welcome. For more information contact Tina Wilson at info@arlingtongardenclub.org or go to www. arlingtongardenclub.org. Monroe Garden Club, 1 p.m. Monday, Monroe United Methodist Church, 342 South Lewis St., Monroe. Speaker is Cass Turnbull, noted expert on pruning, talking about pruning rhododendrons and hydrangeas. Visitors welcome. Call 425-338-0705. Snohomish Garden Club, 7 p.m. Monday, Snohomish High School PAC, 1316 Fifth St., Snohomish. Speaker is writer and educator Mary Robson. Visitors welcome. Call 425-334-3881 or 425-359-7604 or go to www. snohomishgardenclub.com. Camano Island Disaster Action team of the American Red Cross, Island County Chapter, 7 p.m. Monday, Madrona Fire Hall, 916 Fifth St., Camano Island. Seeking Camano Island residents to join the team. 888-216-5727, johnsonb@islandredcross.org. Family story time series in the Korean language, 7 p.m. Mondays through March, Mukilteo Library, 4675 Harbour Pointe Blvd., Mukilteo. TUESDAY Grandview Community Club, 7 p.m.the second Tuesday of the month through May, 11506 Smokes Road, Arlington. The club hosts community activities and the hall is available for rent. Call 360-435-4256. Dealing With Downsizing, a free seminar with guest speaker Marsha Stephens, who takes an innovative, comprehensive approach to the process of downsizing a home, 9 a.m. Tuesday, Merrill Gardens at Stanwood, 7212 265th St. NW, Stanwood. Everett Chess Club, 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Everett Public Library, 2702 Hoyt Ave., Everett. Story time for 2- and 3-year-olds, 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays, Everett Public Library, 2702 Hoyt Ave., Everett. Call 425-257-8030. Mukilteo Library story time in March: 10 and 11 a.m. Tuesdays for infants up to 18 months; and 7 p.m. Tuesdays for toddlers up to 3 years. Mukilteo Library, 4675 Harbour Pointe Blvd., Mukilteo. Call 425-493-8202. WEDNESDAY Line dancing classes are offered 4 to 5 p.m. Wednesdays at the Snohomish Senior Center, lower level small hall of St. Michael's Catholic Church, 1514 Pine Ave., Snoho­mish. Taught by former Radio City Rockette Eleanor Leight. Drop-in rates are available. Call 360-568-0934. Story time for 3- to 6-year-olds, 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Evergreen Branch, Everett Public Library, 9512 Evergreen Way, Everett. Open mike night in Old Town Mukilteo, 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Mukilteo Cafe, 619 Fourth St., Mukilteo. Mukilteo ARTS Guild opens the free event to all ages. Reserve a spot by calling 425-423-0450. Mukilteo Library story times in March: 10 and 11 a.m. Wednesdays for toddlers up to age 3, and 7 p.m. Wednesdays for preschoolers up to age 5. Mukilteo Library, 4675 Harbour Pointe Blvd., Mukilteo. Call 425-493-8202. Friends of the Mill Creek Library, 9 a.m. Wednesday, Mill Creek Library, 15429 Bothell-Everett Highway. New members are welcome. The group puts on the twice-yearly used book sale, offers a professional grant to promote literacy, does monthly book reviews and supports children's programs throughout the year. Call 425-337-4822. South Whidbey Historical Society's World War II program, 7 p.m. Wednesday, fireside room at Trinity Lutheran Church, 18341 State St., Freeland. Bring photos and memories to share. Call 360-579-4553. THURSDAY East County Senior Center offers a free writing class at 2 p.m. on the first and third Thursdays of each month, at 276 Sky River Parkway, Monroe. Call 360-794-6359. THIS WEEK Bingo, 1 to 3 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, Everett Senior Activity Center, 3025 Lombard Ave., Everett. AARP two-part, 8-hour refresher safe driving course for ages 50 and older. AARP membership is not required. $10 fee. No test is involved. 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, Group Health Cooperative, 2930 Maple St., Everett. Call 425-261-1635. ONGOING Grandview Community Club meets at 7 p.m. the second Tuesday of the month through May at 11506 Smokes Road, Arlington. The club hosts community activities and the hall is available for rent. Call 360-435-4256. Mill Creek Seniors Club meets for a potluck at noon Monday in the community room at Mill Creek City Hall, 15728 Main St. The group meets the first and third Monday of each month. Sultan's Early Words Toastmasters, 7:30 a.m. Thursdays, Sultan Community Center, 319 Main St., Sultan. Toastmasters teaches confidence in public speaking and overall communication skills. Visitors welcome. Call Donna Murphy at 425-346-7077. Mill Creek Toastmasters Club, 7:15 p.m. Wednesday, Mill Creek City Hall Annex, Large Community Room, 15728 Main St., Mill Creek. Call 425-218-1661. Everett Public Library Brown-Bag Book Discussion, noon, the first Tuesday of each month, in the main library training room, 2702 Hoyt Ave, Everett. Call 425-257-8000. Beginning genealogy class offered by Sno-Isle Genealogy Society, 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday at the society's library, 19827 Poplar Way, Lynnwood. Call 425-775-6267. The society's monthly meetings are at 6:30 p.m. on the first Tuesday of the month at the Mountlake Terrace Library, 23300 58th Ave. W., Mountlake Terrace. Whidbey Island Genealogical Searchers meeting, 1 p.m. the second Tuesday of the month, 2720 Heller Road, Whidbey Island. Contact Lyle Zimmerman at zimlj@verizon.net. Stillaguamish Valley Genealogical Society meeting, 1 p.m. the second Tuesday of the month at the society's library, 135 N. Olympic Ave., Arlington. It's not necessary to have roots in Snohomish County to participate in the Stillaguamish Valley Genealogical Society. Call the SVGS library at 360-435-4838. Greater Everett Area Council of the Blind meets 2 to 4 p.m. the second Saturday of the month except July and August, at Patty's Egg Nest, Evergreen Way, Everett. Call 425-335-4031. VFW Post 1040 of Lynnwood, meets at 7 p.m. the first Thursday of each month at Alderwood Youth Club, 19619 24th Ave. W., Lynn­wood. For information call Post Commander Martin Spani at 425-774-7416 or Post Quartermaster John Beam at 425-486-2637. Rotary Hispanic Center, 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, New Beginnings Church, 21705 58th Ave. W., Mountlake Terrace. Marysville Lions Club, 6:30 p.m. first and third Thursdays, Village Restaurant, Marysville. Call 360-659-8484. Golden K Kiwanis of Everett, 10 a.m. on Thursdays at Everett Senior and Activity Center, 3025 Lombard Ave., Everett. For information, call 360-653-7239. Edmonds Kiwanis Club, 10 a.m. Tuesdays, South County Senior Center, 220 Railroad Ave., ­Edmonds. The Improved Order of Redmen, an organization that had its beginnings at the Boston Tea Party, second and fourth Wednesdays in Everett. Call 360-387-9888. Mill Creek Senior Walking Group, 10 a.m. Thursdays, meets behind Zinnia Restaurant on Main Street near the University Bookstore to walk the North Creek Trail, Mill Creek. 425-337-6970. OPPORTUNITIES Mill Creek Senior Center Foundation is looking for volunteers to help raise money to build a senior center near the Mill Creek County Club. For more information or to volunteer, call 425-742-9125. Stanwood Camano Community Resource Center, 9620 271st St. NW, Stanwood, has volunteer opportunities for youths and adults, including working in the bookstore and doing grounds maintenance. 360-629-5257. The Everett Food Bank takes donations from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday at Volunteers of America, 1230 Broadway, Everett. Snohomish Community Food Bank needs volunteers to help with a variety of jobs, including food processing and lifting assistance, on weekday mornings. Must be 16 or older. For information or to volunteer, call 360-568-7993. Lake Stevens Family Support Center needs volunteers to assist with a variety of jobs, including clerical work, reception, programs, special-event planning, committee work and child-program assistance. For information or to volunteer, call 425-397-7433. NOAH animal center offers free spay and neuter services for feral cats Mondays. The nonprofit organization northeast of Stanwood also needs volunteers. For information, call 360-629-7055.

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