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Nurture: Help support urban farming education

A School Garden Extravaganza fundraiser for Farmer Frog will be held 4 to 8 p.m. Aug. 30 in the garden at Olivia Park Elementary School, 200 108th St. SW, Everett. Join gardening guru Ciscoe Morris (4-6 p.m.), Taco Time NW, Whole Foods and Farmer Frog in the garden where it all began.

The event includes games, prizes, food, garden tours and live music. Each admission includes three raffle tickets for prizes including a pallet box instant raised garden bed, garden tools, fruit trees and more. Tickets are $25, $15 for kids age 11 and older, and free for kids 10 and younger.

All proceeds benefit Farmer Frog’s volunteer farmers, garden education and school gardens.

More info: www.farmer frog.org

Immerse: Everett’s first 50 years in photos

The Everett Museum of History displays the exhibit “Through the Lens: The Story of Everett’s First Fifty Years in Photographs” through Sept. 7 at the Schack Art Center, 2921 Hoyt Ave., Everett.

The images represent the work of many photographers drawn to early boomtown Everett as it rapidly evolved from a forested peninsula to a roaring new industrial city on Puget Sound. Everett’s founding coincided with some of the world’s greatest photographic advancements.

More info: everett- museum.org, 425-309-3439

Prepare: Disaster planning in Sultan

Sultan offers free Community Emergency Response Team classes, 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays, Sept. 15 to Nov. 3, at the Sultan Fire Department, 304 Alder St. Learn disaster preparedness and response.

Registration required. Send your name, phone and email to Sultan City Volunteer Coordinator Donna Murphy at donna.murphy@ci.sultan.wa.us.

More info: 360-793-1811

Ham: Learn a new hobby in Brier

The Emergency Services Coordinating Agency in Brier holds an amateur (or “ham”) radio technician course 7 to 9 p.m. Mondays for seven weeks starting Sept. 21 at Brier City Hall, 2901 228th St. SW. The Federal Communications Commission exam is set for Nov. 9. The beginner-level course is required to enter the hobby of ham radio. Registration is required. The only cost for the course is a workbook for $25, which must be ordered by Sept. 7. The exam fee is $15.

More info: Vickie Fontaine, 425-776-3722 or vickie@esca1.com

Celebrate: Camano Center holds benefit

The Camano Center’s primary fundraiser, an “Evening by the Sea” Gala Auction, will be Sept. 19. Auction donations are accepted until Aug. 28. Stop by the Center with donations at 606 Arrowhead Road or contact Cindy Hand at auction@camanocenter.org. Tickets also are on sale now.

More info: 360-387-0222

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