EVENTS
Arlington fest
Activities for kids, live entertainment, food, a farmers market and 190 vendors will be at the Arlington Street Fair, July 12, 13 and 14, along Olympic Avenue.
More info: www.arlingtonwa.org
Food trucking
Food Truck Fridays are at the Port of Everett Marina from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Fridays through September. A variety of food trucks park in the South Marina parking lot between Port Gardner Landing and Marina Village, 1205 Craftsman Way, Everett.
More info: www.portofeverett.com
Library’s 125th birthday
Party like it’s 1894! The Everett Woman’s Book Club organized and formed the Everett Public Library 125 years ago this summer and the library has planned a weekend worth of celebrations in mid-July.
On July 13, from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m., there will be face painters, balloon artists, crafts, and cake at the main library at 2702 Hoyt Ave. Local author Carole Dagg will present a talk, “Daily Life in 1894,” at 2:30 p.m. From 7 to 9 that evening, a trivia contest for people 21 and older is planned at Lazy Boy Brewing, 715 100th St. SE. The brewery will donate $1 from each beer sale that evening to support the early literacy activities and technology at the Evergreen Branch library in south Everett.
On July 14, the library will present “This Victorian Life,” a look at the food, technology and culture from the time when the library was founded.
More info: 425-257-8000 or www.epls.org/125th
Yum! Pancakes
The Monroe Community Senior Center will have a fundraising breakfast at 8 a.m. July 20 at the center, 276 Sky River Parkway, Monroe. There will be pancakes, French toast, eggs, sausage and ham. Cost is $6. Kids 10 and younger eat free. All proceeds benefit the senior center. The breakfast is held on third Saturdays.
More info: 360-794-6359.
Growing older
Come laugh, cry, make friends and connect with others as we adapt to the limitations that aging brings during a conversation from 10 a.m. to noon Monday at the Freeland Library, 5495 Harbor Ave. Everyone is welcome to the conversation led by Nicole Donovan, aging and disability resource manager for Island Senior Resources.
More info: www.sno-isle.org
TRANSITION
A change in officers
After six years as student resource officer for the Monroe School District, officer Justin Springer is moving to a new position within the Monroe Police Department. He recently received the district’s Challenge Coin Award for providing extraordinary action and invaluable assistance in furthering student safety.
Springer has accepted a new position as the police department’s community outreach officer. He will partner with embedded social worker Elisa Delgado to work with the city’s homeless population. The selection process for a new school resource officer is ongoing.
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