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Published 9:00 pm Monday, October 27, 2003

Two Snohomish County residents were among the winners in an Oregon balloon race.

Dawne Smith from Monroe placed fifth and Larry Simburger of Everett was 10th in the Battle of the Sexes competition at the Wildhorse Balloon Bash near Wildhorse Resort &Casino in eastern Oregon.

The ballooning competition required pilots to guide their hot-air balloons over targets marked on the ground, then drop a weighted streamer to hit a target. The wind determined the direction of the hot air balloons so the pilot must gain and lose altitude to find winds flowing in the right direction.

"Everett 101" debuts at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Weyerhaeuser Room at Everett Station, 3201 Smith Ave. in Everett.

The program is an invitation to newcomers to find out more about the city, and a challenge to long-term residents to come out, welcome their newer neighbors and refresh their vision for Everett’s future. It aims to focus not just on things happening in Everett, but in Everett the community.

Register by calling Ann Averill 425-257-7110.

  • European airlines are seeing more air traffic but still are having a tough time making money, KLM Royal Dutch Airline executive Peter Hartman said Friday at Paine Field in Everett. A subhead on Page A1 Saturday misstated Hartman’s comments. He was in Everett to accept a new 777-200ER from the Boeing Co.

  • A recently released home video of Columbine High School gunmen Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold taking target practice six weeks before their April 20, 1999, rampage shows the teens firing rifles, shotguns and a semiautomatic handgun. An Associated Press story on Page A6 Thursday erroneously reported that the video showed automatic weapons.

    If you have an item for FYI, call Kristi O’Harran at 425-339-3451. If you have a news tip or an idea for a local story, call the city desk at 425-339-3428, or e-mail newstips@heraldnet.com.

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    Everett, 425-339-3200

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    How would you fix the region’s transportation problems? And how would you raise money to pay for your fixes? Here’s your chance to tell the state’s transportation leaders what you would do and how you would do it through Part II of our online simulation. You can find it at cmg-northwest2.go-vip.net/heraldnet/fyc.

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