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<< Previous   of   Next >>   ADVERTISEMENT   CONTACT THE HERALD Robert Frank, City Editor frank@heraldnet.com   Published: Wednesday, July 30, 2008 FYI: Donate money to fix headstones at Everett cemetery Several groups of veterans, along with the Elks and Eagles, are joining forces to raise money to fix or replace headstones recently damaged by vandals at Evergreen Cemetery in Everett. The damage was estimated at $12,000, July 16 or 17. Donations may be made to any First Heritage Bank branch, for the Fund for Vandalized Veterans' Graves. African orphanage director tells story Tyler Anderson, medical director of Rafiki Orphan Village Uganda, offers a "Doc Talk" at 6 p.m. Thursday at Providence Everett Medical Center, Colby Campus, Rainier Room, 1330 Rockefeller Ave., Everett. A light dinner is planned. Anderson and his family recently returned from a two-year trip to Uganda, where they worked with orphans. Anderson plans to provide a presentation with first-hand information about what it's like to work in Africa at a medical outreach clinic. Reservations for the talk are appreciated but not required. For more information, call 425-350-5837, e-mail annie.rafiki.nw@hotmail.com or go to www.rafiki-foundation.org. Arts of the Terrace deadline extended Mountlake Terrace Arts Commission seeks paintings, prints, drawings, miniatures, calligraphy, photographs and three-­dimensional works for its 30th annual juried art show. Entries are due Aug. 30. The 30th annual Arts of the Terrace show is planned for Sept. 27 through Oct. 4 at the Mountlake Terrace Library. There is more than $3,000 in cash awards and art merchandise available this year. Artists should submit entries as digital photos, saved to a CD, and mailed with the entry fee of $10 per piece with a limit of three entries per category to Friends of the Arts, 5303 228th St. SW, Mountlake Terrace, WA 98043. For more information, call Judy Ryan at 425-771-7068. Paving to limit Highway 526 ramps State Transportation crews are closing as many as eight onramps and offramps on Highway 526 in south Everett for paving through Thursday and again Monday through Aug. 7. Watch for detours and follow the signs. Contact us If you have an item for FYI, a news tip or a local story idea, call 425-339-3451 or e-mail newstips@heraldnet.com.

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