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Halloween carnival scares up some fun

Richmond Beach Community Association is hosting its 23rd annual Halloween Carnival. The carnival is from 2 to 6 p.m. Oct. 31 at Syre Elementary School, 19545 12th Ave. NW, Shoreline.

Scare up some fun at this spooky event, which features games and prizes, inflatable attractions, a cake walk, raffle, haunted house, food and more. Tickets for activities and food are three for $1. Children and parents are encouraged to wear costumes.

For more information or to volunteer, call Sheri Ashleman at 206-542-9147.


Halloween comes early at preschool

The Shoreline Cooperative Preschool is hosting its 22nd annual Halloween carnival and silent auction from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24.

Entry is free and game tickets can be purchased for $1 for four tickets. Donations for the Northwest Harvest are encouraged.

Guests are encouraged to wear a costume and bring a friend.

This event is especially geared at 1- to 8-year-olds. Activities include pony rides, an obstacle course, a raffle and games with prizes. More than 100 items are up for auction.

For more information, call the preschool at 206-362-3257.


Book store organizes fun

Celebrate Halloween at Third Place and the Lake Forest Park Towne Centre:

• 1-1:45 p.m. Northwest Ballet Halloween dance recital. Get into the spirit of the season with spooky and fun dances.

• 4-5:30 p.m. Trick-or-treat. Look for balloons outside participating stores at Towne Centre.

• 5:45 p.m. The Costume Parade. Strut your cool Halloween stuff into Third Place Commons. The parade starts outside the book store or on the lower level of the Centre.

• 6-7:30 p.m. Spooky games and contests. Family fun based on author Neil Gaiman’s “The Graveyard Book.”

• 7:30-9:30 p.m. Snake Suspenderz Family Dance Macabre. Dance to the music of Snake Suspenderz, perfectly fun and scary for the whole family.

In addition, all science fiction, fantasy, horror and Newbery Award-winning books will be 25 percent off at Third Place Books for Halloween day.


True story tells of Iraqi dog, Marine

Newbery Honor award-winning author Kirby Larson will launch her new book, “Nubs: The True Story of a Mutt, a Marine and a Miracle” at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 7 at Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park.

The book, co-written with San Diego veteran Maj. Brian Dennis, tells how the Marine befriended the wild dog while on tour in Iraq.

Larson will be doing a book reading and signing. Homeward Pet Adoption Center will be participating in the event, with adoptable dogs on-site, information about pet adoption, animal welfare and how people can volunteer to help homeless animals.

The public is invited to attend this free, family-friendly event.


Cars & Coffee

A casual car event for hot rods, exotics, customs, historic, foreign cars and motorcycles is held every Saturday through Nov. 14 from 7 to 9 a.m. at Central Market, 15505 Westminster Way N, Shoreline. Rain or shine.

For more information, contact Mark Mayuga at 206-801-2218.


SCC holds fundraiser

The public is invited to attend the 12th annual Student Success Campaign Community Breakfast at Shoreline Community College from 7 to 8:30 a.m. Nov. 5 in the Main Dining Room of the PUB (student union building). Tickets are $50 per person or $400 for a table of eight.

Contact Lynn Yaw at 206-533-6783 or lyaw@shoreline.edu to RSVP or for questions by Monday, Oct. 26.

To learn more about the Shoreline Community College Foundation, visit www.shoreline.edu/foundation or call 206-546-4755.

Shoreline Community College is located at 16101 Greenwood Ave. N, just west of Aurora Avenue and north of Seattle city limits.


Volunteers needed for public schools

The Power of One Senior Volunteer program is recruiting volunteers age 55 and older for several school programs.

Highland Terrace Elementary School is launching a lunchtime homework help center. Volunteers are needed to spend an hour at least once a week helping tutor and support students with questions about homework assignments. Brookside Elementary School needs volunteers to help with its reading resource center. Weekly volunteers are also needed in kindergarten at Syre Elementary School.

Anyone who can give at least an hour of time each week is welcome.

For more information about registration, contact volunteer coordinator Karen Kessinger at 206-365-1169 or karen.kessinger@shorelineschools.org.

Volunteers must undergo a Washington State Patrol background check.

Sponsored by the Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Senior Center, Power of One matches senior volunteers with schools in the Shoreline School District. Volunteers give their time in a variety of ways, including tutoring, mentoring and helping in classrooms and libraries.


Upcoming Senior Center events

These are just some of the upcoming activities at the Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Senior Center, 18560 First Ave. NE, Suite 1, in Shoreline:

• “The library is more than books,” 10 a.m. to noon Monday, Oct. 26: Lake Forest Park Library staff discuss all the resources the library offers for free. Learn how to check your account, search for books, magazines, audio books, DVDs and music, and reserve items.

• “Helping seniors stay independent,” 7 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 28: Learn about housing options, and how to prepare for a move with strategic downsizing. Class will be held in the Friends Meeting Room in Third Place Commons, 17171 Bothell Way NE.


City seeks Town Center opinions

The city plans a Town Center Open House from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Oct. 29 in Council Chambers, Shoreline City Hall, 17500 Midvale Ave. N.

The open house is an opportunity for the city to hear thoughts on how many of the projected 5,000 new jobs and 5,000 new residents that Shoreline must accommodate in the next 20 years should be focused in Town Center.

Planning commissioners and city planners will present several graphic displays about existing conditions, upcoming projects, adopted city plans and strategies, and recent studies done by University of Washington classes.

Attendees will have many different means to express their ideas and opinions, including a new “pulse pad” electronic voting system.