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<< Previous   of   Next >>   ADVERTISEMENT   CONTACT THE HERALD Robert Frank, City Editor frank@heraldnet.com   Published: Sunday, October 12, 2008 Community Calendar Adoptions BARKtober Fest Adoption Event, noon to 3 p.m. Oct. 19, Academy of Canine Behavior, 4705 240th St. SE, Bothell. www.pawsitivealliance.org Bazaars Loyal Heights Community Club annual fall bazaar, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, 4305 269th Place NE, Arlington. Holiday Art Mart, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 8, Rosehill Community Center, 304 Lincoln Ave., Mukilteo. Tables, 425-501-5922, debbymcgehee@comcast.net. Afton Chapter Order of the Eastern Star second annual Holiday Bazaar, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 1, 419 Columbia Ave., Marysville. Lunch, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tables, $10, 425-337-6493. Stanwood Community and Senior Center fourth annual holiday bazaar, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 14-15, 7430 276th St. NW, Stanwood. Tables, $15, 360-629-7403 www.stanwoodseniorcenter.org. Arlington Arts Council sixth annual Fall into Art Auction, 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Hawthorne Inn, 16710 Smokey Point Blvd, Arlington. Tickets, $30, Brushstrokes Art Supply, 3704 172nd St. NE, Arlington. 360-435-5866. 2008 Assistance League of Everett Gala Dinner & Auction, 5 p.m. Nov. 8, Comcast Arena at Everett Events Center, 2000 Hewitt Ave., Everett. $75. 425-252-3011, contact@ assistanceleagueofeverett.org. Movie to support Team Peggy, 6:30 p.m. Oct. 20, Edmonds Center for the Arts, 410 Fourth Ave., Edmonds. Benefits ALS Association Evergreen Chapter. "State of the Union." Donations accepted. www.alsa-ec.org. Everett Public Schools Foundation third annual Dine Out for Kids, Tuesday, Alfy's Pizza, Silver Lake; Boston's Restaurant & Sports Bar, Mill Creek; Buck's American Cafe, Everett; Burgermaster, both Everett and Mill Creek; McDonald's on Evergreen Way and Colby Ave in Everett; Shawn O'Donnell's, South Everett; and Villa Nouva Ristorante Italiano, Bothell. A portion of proceeds benefits Foundation. www.epsf.org. Bridgeways providing mental health services, Gala event featuring "CSI" creator Anthony Zuiker, Thursday, Comcast Arena at Everett Events Center. www.bridgeways.org, 425-513-8213. Breakfast Norwegian pancake breakfast, 7:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Ebenezer Lutheran Church, 2111 117th Ave. NE, Lake Stevens. All-you-can-eat Norwegian pancakes with strawberries, maple syrup, sliced ham, beverages. $5. Children 3 and younger eat for free. Benefits Lake Stevens High School coach with medical bills. Dinners Sixth annual Crab Feed, 6 p.m. Saturday, Archbishop Murphy High School, 12911 39th Ave. SE, Everett. $35. Dessert auction. 425-379-6363. 56th Stanwood Lions Club Lutefisk Dinner, 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Oct. 26, Stanwood High School, 7400 272nd St. NW, Stanwood. $19, $7 ages 7 to 12, free for age 7 and younger. Classes Snohomish County Fire District 1 Community Emergency Response Team training begins Oct. 27, 12310 Meridian Ave., Everett. 425-551-1254, kschroeder@firedistrict1.org. Mushroom identification, Fall Mushroom Class and Foray, 9 a.m. Oct. 25, Forest Park, 802 Mukilteo Blvd., Everett. Includes field trip. By Snohomish County Mycological Society. 425-257-8300. Domestic Violence Education Training, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Edmonds Community College by the South Snohomish County Domestic Violence Task Force. Open to the public and professionals. Topics include power and control, effects of domestic violence on children, strangulation, stalking, protection orders, immigration, law enforcement response and perpetrator accountability. $45. 425-275-4502, Hovorka@ci.edmonds.wa.us. Lecture "Election 2008: How Will You Decide?" with journalist and historian Rick Shenkman, 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Edmonds Community College, Triton Union, 20000 68th Ave. W., Lynnwood. Free. Meetings Stanwood-Camano Hero Quilters, 10 a.m. Saturday, Stanwood Community and Senior Center, 7430 276th St NW, Stanwood. Sew quilts for wounded soldiers. www.americanheroquilts. com. Sharon Szekely, 360-387-4800, sharonsseams2b@ peoplepc.com. Thelma Lodge No. 26, Daughters of Norway, 10 a.m. Saturday, St. Paul's Church, 2005 Colby Ave, Everett. "Norse Mythology." Sisco Heights Community Club annual winter gathering and spaghetti dinner, noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, 13527 99th Ave. NE, Arlington. Bring donation for the homeless. Red Cross Live, What is the Red Cross doing here and around the U.S.? 11:45 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 19, Dec. 17. Free. Lunch included. 425-740-2323. Whidbey Island Genealogical Searchers, 1 p.m. Tuesday, fire station, 2720 Heller Road, Oak Harbor. Celia Tomlin, finding female ancestors. Refreshments and door prizes. 360-675 5565, randr.hancock@verizon.net. Mill Creek Evening Book Group, 7 p.m. Thursday, Mill Creek Library, 15429 Bothell-Everett Highway, Mill Creek. "Heart of the Matter." The Genealogical Society of South Whidbey Island, 1 p.m. Monday, Trinity Lutheran Church, 18341 Highway 525, Freeland, Whidbey Island. Karen Sipe, "Greek Revival and Clock Towers, Courthouse of Your Ancestors" 360-579-2352. Programs Educational forum for parents, 6 p.m. Oct. 19, Cavalero Mid-High School, 8220 24th St. SE, Everett. drugsrhistory@gmail.com. Power, Perception and Prejudice with Jane Elliott, 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Edmonds Community College Triton Union 202, 20000 68th Ave. W., Lynnwood. Free, Elliot, best known for the controversial blue eyes/brown eyes classroom exercise she developed to expose students to the experience of being a minority, is an internationally known teacher. Northwest Stream Center, Adopt-A-Stream Foundation, 600 128th St. SE, Everett. How to Adopt a Stream, 7 p.m. Tuesday. Bat night, 7 p.m. Friday, $7, $5. 425-316-8592, aasf@streamkeeper.org. Reunions Everett High School, class of 1958, Nov. 22. www. everetthigh1968.myevent.com. Everett High School, class of 1968, Nov. 22. EHS1968reunion@yahoo.com. Volunteers "The Lights of Christmas," 3 p.m. Oct. 19, Warm Beach Christian Camps and Conference Center, 20800 Marine Drive, Stanwood. 360-652-7575. Send Community Calendar items to newstips@heraldnet.com. Please include a description of the event, time, date, a complete address and a phone number for readers to get more information.

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