FYI
Published 9:00 pm Wednesday, July 19, 2006
The Snohomish County-based Riverdawgs U-16 baseball team is headed to Virginia for the Amateur Athletic Union Junior Olympics to represent Washington state.
It will cost more than $15,000 to send the team.
A fundraiser block party is planned for 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at 1415 Pioneer Highway in Silvana.
Veteran offers a way he can help others
Phillip Thompson of Everett has his own volunteer notion. Knowing the ins and outs of the Seattle Veterans Administration Hospital in Seattle, he will ride along with anyone who would like to drive in the carpool lanes.
Or he will drive a veteran to the Seattle hospital in the veteran’s car.
Thompson, a Navy veteran, already rides with another veteran to help with hospital visits. He knows where to park and how to navigate the system.
For more information, call him at 425-252-9276.
Food Bank collects student supplies
The Sky Valley Food Bank’s School Days Rules Days seeks to collect school supplies and money to purchase supplies for needy children.
Last year more than 400 underprivileged children received all the necessary supplies listed on the Monroe School District’s official list.
They hope those most in need don’t slip through cracks.
Cash donations must be designated “School Days” and may be sent to: School Days, SVFB, Box 724, Monroe, WA 98272. For more information, e-mail endhunger@ svfoodbank.org or call 360-794-7959.
Quilt show squares off in Snohomish
The Busy Bee Quilters’ Guild offers its 26th annual quilt show from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, at Snohomish High School, 1316 Fifth St., Snohomish.
The event will include demonstrations and more than 200 quilts.
Admission is $5.
Home planned for steep-slope lot
The public can comment tonight about a proposal to build a home on a lot with a steep slope. The Mukilteo Hearing Examiner meeting is at 7 p.m. at City Hall, 4480 Chennault Beach Road.
The lot in question is located at 860 Mukilteo Speedway.
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