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<< Previous   of   Next >>   ADVERTISEMENT   CONTACT THE HERALD Robert Frank, City Editor frank@heraldnet.com   Published: Thursday, March 13, 2008 Community Spotlight Bookmobile adds neighborhood stop The Sno-Isle Libraries Mobile Services Bookmobile is adding a stop on Saturdays in south Everett. The bookmobile is open from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturdays at Albertson's grocery, 520 128th St. SW, Everett. The Bookmobile continues a weekly stop from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays at Voyager Middle School, 11711 Fourth Ave. W., Everett. Quilts needed for wounded veterans The Stanwood-Camano Hero Quilters group is looking for more help to supply quilts to a growing number of wounded soldiers returning to Fort Lewis. The quilt group meets from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Stanwood Community and Senior Center, 7430 276th St. NW, Stanwood. For more information, contact Sharon Szekely at 360-387-4800 or sharonsseams2b@ ­peoplepc.com. Since January 2007, the Stanwood quilt group has made and delivered more than 150 quilts for soldiers at Madigan Army Medical Center. For more information, go to www.americanheroquilts.com. Dance group's gala funds scholarships Everett Dance Theatre plans a scholarship benefit gala set for 8 p.m. March 28 at the Snohomish County PUD Auditorium, 2320 California St., Everett. Advanced tickets for A Touch of Class gala are available in advance at the dance studio, 7207 Evergreen Way Suite K, Everett. The gala benefits scholarships for students who are unable to afford dance classes. Everett Dance Theatre, a nonprofit school, annually awards about $10,000 in scholarships and discounted tickets to performances. For more information, go to www.everettdancetheatre.com. EquiFriends needs more volunteers EquiFriends, a therapeutic horseback riding program in Snohomish, is looking for more volunteers to work with the nonprofit organization's horses and clients. Two volunteer orientation sessions are scheduled: 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, March 13, 20 and 27; or 10 to 11:30 a.m. March 19-21. For more information, go to www.equifriends.org or call 425-377-0802. Food bank to host informational tours Volunteers of America Western Washington Everett Food Bank has scheduled Stories of Hope informational tours set for 8 to 9 a.m. today, April 10, 17, May 15 and 22 in Everett. Participants learn firsthand about the work of Volunteers of America. To schedule a tour and learn the tour location, call 425-259-3191. Teaching students offered scholarship Sno-Isle Unit 22 of the Washington State School Retirees Association offers a $1,000 renewable scholarship to a prospective teacher candidate. Interested students already have been accepted into the education department at any four-year state university. Funds will be available for the 2008-2009 academic year. Applicants must be state residents with a grade point average of 3.0 or higher. Deadline for the receipt of applications is June 15. For more information and an application, call 425-347-2719. Knitting group to serve hospice A new knitting group making shawls for Providence Hospice plans to meet from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. March 29 at the Evergreen branch of Everett Public Library, 9512 Evergreen Way. Instructions, even for left-handers, will be available. For information, leave a message at 425-353-1010.

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