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<< Previous   of   Next >>   ADVERTISEMENT   CONTACT THE HERALD Melanie Munk, Features Editor munk@heraldnet.com   Published: Saturday, May 3, 2008 Choices in registering for classes and hikes Register starting May 12 There are four ways to register for Everett Parks and Recreation classes. Online: Registration begins online at 7 a.m. May 12 at signmeup.everettwa.org. You must have a previously assigned PIN number to register online. Phone: Call 425-257-8300, ext. 2, beginning at 9 a.m. May 12 or from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday May 13 or later. Walk in: Hours will be extended from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. May 12 only at the parks and rec offices at Forest Park, 802 E. Mukilteo Blvd., Everett. Regular hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mail: Follow the instructions in the summer guide. Sign up early for hikes Many of the summer hikes offered through Everett Parks and Recreation are popular. Follow these tips to get the trips you want. Choose mid-week trips: Demand is lower and the crowds are thinner. Don't give up hope. Though waiting lists can be long, spots often become available, especially a day or two before the trip. If there is a large waiting list, department staff sometimes add extra trips to meet demand. Visit www.AlpineAndy.com periodically throughout the season for hike agendas and regular updates about trips with openings. Register for your skill level and age group. Each trip in the guide includes a description, mileage and the amount of elevation gain. Get a guide The entire 56-page guide is online in PDF format at www.everettwa.org/parks under "Guides" and guides are available at Everett library branches and at the parks and rec office. Herald subscribers in certain Snohomish County ZIP codes will receive the guide in their copy of the paper on Wednesday. You can request to be put on the parks and rec quarterly guide mailing list by calling 425-257-8300, ext. 2, or online at parks@ci.everett.wa.us. Top picks A sample of activities: Kayaking on Silver Lake, Parent/Child: Explore Silver Lake and learn sit-on-top kayaking basics together in this program for ages 7 and older with a parent, offered 4 to 6 p.m. June 22 or July 9 and 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 3. Fees are $25 for adults, $20 for ages 7 to 13. Outdoor Cooking With a Dutch Oven: Learn to use this pioneer method of cooking over coals to turn everything from breakfast to desserts into flavorful feasts, offered to ages 7 and older on June 18. Free. Teen Team Summer Camp: Ages 12 to 15 entering grades 7 through 10 have their choice of camps from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays for $105 per three-day camp. Themes include "The Need for Speed," offering access to go-carts, kayaking and zip lines (July 8-10); "Wet and Wild," with trips to a water park, Jetty Island, Silver Lake and the Stillaguamish River (July 15-17); "Great Balls of Fire," which includes seeing a Seattle Storm game, plus golf, disc golf and mini-golf (July 22-24); "Loud and Proud," including an Aqua Sox game in Everett, the Blue Angels at Seafair, plus a visit to Alki Beach in Seattle (July 29-31); "The Full Wheel Deal," including paintball, a Mariners game and a spin around Lopez Island (Aug. 5-7); "Lazy Hazy Daze of Summer," including a float trip down the Cedar River to Lake Washington, swimming at an outdoor pool, rowing in a racing shell on the Snohomish River and a visit to Leavenworth for a tubing adventure (Aug. 12-14). Sarah Jackson, The Herald

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