Our Towns

Published 9:00 pm Sunday, November 12, 2006

Bothell

Phone fundraiser rings in today

Residents of the Northshore School District can expect phone calls this week as part of the Northshore Public Education Foundation’s annual Calling for Kids Phonathon fundraiser.

Money raised will help pay for science materials, nonfiction books and teacher training, among other things.

For more information, go to www.npefoundation.org.

Edmonds

Chaperones sought for trip

The Edmonds Sister City Commission is accepting applications from adults interested in leading the annual visit of students to Japan next summer.

Chaperones stay with a host family in Edmonds’ sister city of Hekinan. Travel costs are paid by the Sister City Commission.

For an application packet that includes background information and a sample itinerary, call 425-771-0230 or drop by the Anderson Center, 700 Main St., Edmonds. The application deadline is Jan. 9.

Everett

Scandinavian food demo Thursday

Sons of Norway will have a demonstration featuring some of the most popular delicacies for the holidays.

There will be the new quick lefse made with instant potatoes; hardanger lefse, the nonpotato lefse; krumkake, a cone shaped cookie; rosettes, a deep fried delicate cookie; and kransekake, an 18-ring cake.

The event will start at 7 p.m. Thursday at Normanna Hall, 2725 Oakes Ave. Recipes will be available and coffee will be served. Adults, $5; kids, free.

Call 360-659-4817 for more information.

Riverside meeting on Tuesday

The Riverside Neighborhood Association will hold its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday at North Middle School library, 2514 Rainier Ave.

Jonna Hauser with the city parks department will give an update on Garfield Park improvements. Ross Johnson with the planning department will talk about federal housing grants.

The group also plans to review association projects and go over police reports.

Call association chairman Bob Creamer at 425-303-0739 for more information.

Lake Stevens

2007 city budget hearing tonight

The City Council will hold a public hearing on the 2007 budget proposal at 7 p.m. tonight, Lake Stevens School District Educational Service Center, 12309 22nd St. NE.

City officials are recommending a $3.7 million budget for 2007. That’s a 40 percent increase from this year’s budget.

The increase is part of the startup costs of providing services to newly annexed areas, finance director Jan Berg said.

Lynnwood

City has bike helmets available

The Lynnwood Kiwanis Club has donated bicycle helmets for the Lynnwood Police Department to distribute to children in need.

The Lynnwood Recreation Center also has bicycle helmets for sale for the discounted price of $10 each.

For more information contact Shannon Sessions in the Crime Prevention Unit of the Lynnwood Police Department at 425-744-6938 or Trudy Dana at 425-744-6939.

Marysville

Budget hearing to review ‘07 dollars

The City Council will hold a public hearing on the 2007 budget proposal at 7 p.m. tonight, City Hall, 1049 State Ave.

City officials are recommending a $22.5 million budget for 2007. That’s about an 11 percent increase from this year’s budget.

The increase represents cost of living adjustments, benefit increases, and new police and public works employees needed for newly annexed areas, city administrator Mary Swenson said.

Monroe

Miracle League gets $8,000

The Monroe Miracle League, a baseball group for children with disabilities, recently received an $8,000 donation from a foundation in Omaha, Neb., called the Wiebe Foundation. The foundation supports children with special needs.

The league plans to use the money to build a ball field on a city-owned parcel near Skykomish River Park. The group has raised more than $200,000 for the $1 million project.

Donations can be sent to the Rotary Club of Monroe Foundation, P.O. Box 293, Monroe, WA 98272.

For more information, go to www.monroemiracles.org or contact Sue Skillen at 360-794-7977 or sueskillen@comcast.net.

Mukilteo

Hearing on budget today

The public will get a chance to comment on the city of Mukilteo’s 2007 budget today.

The meeting of the City Council will be 7 p.m. at City Hall, 4480 Chennault Beach Rd.

The council also will discuss the format of the monthly informal “chime-in” meetings.

For more information call 425-355-4141 or go online to www.ci.mukilteo.wa.us.

Snohomish

Senior center offers massage

The Snohomish Senior Center offers massage once a month as part of its health and wellness programs at St. Michael’s Church, 1514 Pine Ave.

The center will hold this month’s session from 10:30 a.m. to noon Nov. 29. A 15-minute seated massage is $15.

To make an appointment, call 360-568-0934.