Our Towns: South and East

Published 10:25 pm Wednesday, January 2, 2008

Monroe: Arts Council plans fundraising event

The Monroe Arts Council is set to hold its second annual gala celebration and fundraiser from 5:30 to 10:30 p.m. on Feb. 2 at Lord Hill Farms, 12525 Old Monroe-Snohomish Road, Snohomish.

The cost is $50 per person. Tables of eight may be reserved.

The auction and masquerade ball is planned to feature the works of local and national artists who will offer original art and other art-related items in live and silent auctions. Proceeds will support local artists and art programs.

The event includes a Cajun dinner, wine, beer and nonalcoholic beverages and a wide array of homemade desserts.

Reservations may be made by calling Art Merchant International at 360-794-7844.

Mountlake Terrace: City picks interim police chief

A retired Lacey police chief has been named interim chief in Mountlake Terrace beginning Monday.

Larry Dickerson, 64, will serve until the city hires a replacement for Scott Smith, who resigned last month to become chief of the Tulalip Tribal Police Department, said Scott Hugill, a city spokesman.

The search for a new chief likely will take six months, Hugill said.

After retiring as Lacey’s police chief in 2005, Dickerson has served in interim positions for the cities of Battle Ground, Tenino and Union Gap.

today’s MEETING

Sultan Government Services and Public Safety Subcommittee, 6:30 p.m., City Hall, 319 Main St.