Local News

<< Previous   of   Next >>   ADVERTISEMENT   CONTACT THE HERALD Robert Frank, City Editor frank@heraldnet.com   Published: Friday, October 31, 2008 Would a Swede pick waffles or pancakes? By Kristi O'Harran Herald Columnist Stanwood is full of delicious surprises. Sure, breakfast tomorrow includes Swedish pancakes. Uff da. But wait. There is also a Belgian waffle option. Gail Ryer says breakfast is served by members of the Stanwood Area Historical Society from 9 a.m. to noon at the Floyd Norgaard Cultural Center, 27108 102nd Ave. NW in Stanwood. You get your main dish choice, and sausage, juice, coffee or tea, for $6. "We chose the Swedish pancakes because Stanwood has a Scandinavian heritage, with many descendants of Scandinavian settlers from the late 1800s," Ryer says. "We chose the Belgian waffles just in case there could possibly be someone who didn't like pancakes." There is an added incentive to choose the pancakes. They will be served with traditional lingonberry butter, which is fondly called "smoosh," Ryer says. And if you are more of a bacon and eggs person, and don't even want to eat, show up for the craft fair. They can get serious at the Arlington Garden Club, but it's still about gardening. Sort of. At 10 a.m. Nov. 8, their topic for a "Turn Your Thumb Green Workshop" is storm-water taxing. The meeting is at the Arlington Boys & Girls Club, 18513 59th Ave. NE in Arlington. Bill Blake with the city of Arlington will discuss why they need a storm water tax and what homeowners can do for storm-water runoff. Member Judy Ness says storm-water runoff is the biggest polluter of streams. "What many people do not understand is their direct involvement in the process," Ness says. "I will do a brief Power Point presentation on what we, as homeowners, gardeners and just general members of the community can do to clean up storm-water runoff." Last month, Patrick Carey from Hadj Design spoke about green roofs. "It was well received," she said. "Since I schedule the topics for our 'Turn Your Thumb Green Workshop' I felt that these two topics should probably be the last for this year's workshops." She does not want to have the members think they have given up on garden chats. Meetings and workshops coming up are about farm fresh vegetables, winter gardening and gardens in Italy. "They do lighten up significantly," Ness said. This is the sort of offer, for loud musicians, that doesn't come along very often. The Ken Baxter Senior Community Center in Marysville invites a band to use their space for practice. "I think it would be nice to have regular music for the seniors to listen to," Manager Maryke Burgess says. "Also, if we ever want to have a dance, then perhaps they might be kind enough to perform for us for special events." A band can practice daytime at the center, once a week. For more information, call 360-363-8450. Perhaps the band can feature modern music. Seniors can put a little hip in the hop, too. Fun Fact: There isn't much fun planned tonight for parents with trick-or-treaters. The little tramps and vamps are cute for like 15 minutes, then while you tromp from house to house, your feet get sore, traffic won't stop while you cross dark streets and then it rains. Up the fun factor. There are couple of good reasons to visit the Madrona Haunted House from 5:30 to 8:30 tonight at the Madrona Fire Station, 916 W. Fifth St. on Camano Island. The Madrona Fire Sirens create a suitably creepy place for kids. And everyone, adults too, get free hot dogs. Columnist Kristi O'Harran: 425-339-3451 or oharran@heraldnet.com. READER COMMENTS Be the first to comment. You must be a registered user and verify your e-mail address to post comments to blogs or articles on HeraldNet. To register, click here. To read other terms and conditions, click here. Log out

1. Snohomish County man dies of swine flu 2. Lynnwood bank reprimanded by government 3. Police ID make of vehicle in fatal hit-and-run 4. Armed man shot by deputies in Arlington 5. IRS joins puppy mill investigation 6. Jetty Island ready for sand castles 7. Boeing's 6-month tally: 1 net order 8. Warriors & Patriots: Many American Indians served before getting full citizenship rights 9. Movin' out 10. Marshals seize swindler's home 2 - Top 10 Stories Most Talked about 3 - Top 10 Stories Most Emailed

• Warriors looking for balance • Three Scots vying for QB slot • Jackson looks for another title • Decorated veteran continues to serve as active volunteer • City Council reviewing sign regulations • Wildcats get a peek at newcomers • Lynnwood still in rebuilding mode • Shoreline feels a kindergarten growth spurt • Leave the patriotic pyrotechnics to professionals, cities urge • Trading dollars for kilowatts New PUD energy conservation programs save ... • By John Wolcott SCBJ Editor • Record crowd at Paine Field’s General Aviation Day as FHC Celebrate ... • Celebration of aviation's history and future presented in multiple venue ... • The time is ripe for small businesses to take no prisoners • EPA proposal to regulate global-warming gases would be costly for small ... • Innovation helps the town of Forks to offset tough economy • Powering the people