FYI
Published 10:12 pm Tuesday, October 2, 2007
Tour solar homes, attend energy fair
The Sustainable Energy Fair &Solar Tour 2007 is a hands-on, family-oriented day of “enlightening solutions that sustain our lifestyles while preserving our natural environment” organized by Green Everett and many other local groups.
Check out exhibitors, panel discussions and a 10 a.m. keynote address by Cecile Andrews, founder of the Phinney EcoVillage and author of “Slow is Beautiful: New Visions of Community, Leisure, and Joie de Vivre.” Zippy’s Java Lounge and the Sno-Isle Natural Foods Co-op will provide refreshments.
Fair hours will be 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. The Solar Tour, held in conjunction with the energy fair by the Washington chapter of the American Solar Energy Society, runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at area homes and businesses.
The Snohomish PUD headquarters, 2320 California St., Everett, is the fair location as well as the jumping off point for the solar tour.
Fair admission is either an old cell phone, an empty ink cartridge, a laser-printer cartridge, clean plastic grocery bags or a suggested donation of $5. For information, go to www. sustainableeverett.com or www.solar washington.org or call 360-862-9087 with questions.
Education workers gather in Everett
A Fall Institute sponsored by the Washington Association of Educational Office Professionals is planned for Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Holiday Inn Hotel in Everett. The event includes a 15-hour program and a banquet. For more information, go to www.waeop.org.
Know a Navy ‘brat’ for an interview?
Herald features writer Andy Rathbun is looking for a local family with at least one parent in the Navy and an 8- to 10-year-old daughter to interview for a story on the new children’s book “Piper Reed, Navy Brat.” If you know of such a family, please contact Rathbun at 425-339-3455 or arathbun@ heraldnet.com.
@3. Headline FYI:Writers to meet in Edmonds
The 22nd annual Write on the Sound Writers’ Conference is planned for Friday through Sunday at the Frances Anderson Center, 700 Main St. in Edmonds. Sponsored by the Edmonds Arts Commission, there will be more than 30 writing workshops.
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