FYI
Published 11:00 pm Monday, December 10, 2007
Donate today for flood victims
Fill a truck with goods and food from 8 to 10 this morning at St. Mary Magdalen School, 8615 Seventh Ave. SE, Everett.
Help flood victims in Chehalis.
A 24-foot truck with all the donations will be driven to St. Joseph’s Parish in Chehalis on Tuesday. Students have donated clothing and gently used toys, and made cards with wishes that victims are soon able to rebuild their homes.
Burn ban is on
A stage one burn ban is on in Snohomish, King and Pierce counties.
No burning is allowed in fireplaces or uncertified wood stoves, unless this is your only adequate source of heat, and all outdoor burning is prohibited, even in areas where outdoor burning is not permanently banned. No visible smoke is allowed from any wood stove or fireplace, beyond a 20-minute startup period.
Check air-quality forecasts and current conditions at www.pscleanair.org.
Are you planning a spring cleaning?
Are you planning to go on a cleaning binge after New Year’s, straightening up that disastrous closet or clearing out the garage?
If so, contact features reporter Andy Rathbun at 425-339-3455 or arathbun@heraldnet.com for a story on eliminating clutter.
Bothell ponders transportation plan
A six-year plan to prioritize transportation projects in Bothell could be approved at a meeting of the City Council at 6 tonight at City Hall, 10116 NE 183rd St.
The 2008-2013 Six-Year Transportation Improvement Program contains 49 projects with estimated funding needs of more than $233 million. The list contains projects such as adding signals and turn lanes to key arterial roads and reconstructing Main Street through downtown.
For more information, go to the city of Bothell’s Web site at www.ci.bothell.wa.us.
Adults get to practice English
Adults who are learning to speak English as a second language can practice their skills at talk time, an event planned for the Lynnwood Library at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at the library, 19200 44th Ave. W.
Volunteers from the Snohomish County Literacy Coalition are scheduled to help.
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