Library will close for new carpet Feb. 2-10
Published 5:04 pm Thursday, January 31, 2008
The Mill Creek Library will be closed Feb. 2-10 for recarpeting. The library, located at 15429 Bothell-Everett Highway, will reopen at 10 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 11. Customers may return books to any Sno-Isle Library, as the bookdrop at the Mill Creek Library will not be available during the closure. For nearby locations, please visit www.sno-isle.org. Books or other materials that have been placed on hold will be available when the library reopens.
Streamkeeper class examines swans
Come, share and learn the facts, myths, and legends of Washington’s Swans of Winter.
Biologist Martha Jordan will lead a discussion from 7 – 8:30 p.m. on Feb. 13 at the Northwest Stream Center on one of the world’s largest waterfowl.
Community members are invited to attend and learn about the life history, biology, habitat requirements, and migration patterns of swans. Also learn about viewing guidelines and the best sites in the Skagit Valley, where the largest concentration of Trumpeter Swans in the United States gather each winter. Jordan will talk about lead-poisoning and other threats to birds’ survival, controversies they face on their wintering grounds, and what is needed to insure their future.
Tickets are $5 for Adopt-A-Stream Foundation members and $7 for non-members. Advance purchase is necessary. For more information or to purchase tickets, call 425-316-8592 or email the stream center staff at aasf@streamkeeper.org.
Red Cross to honor local volunteers
The Snohomish County chapter of Red Cross is seeking Humanitarian Award nominees for the chapter’s second annual recognition event scheduled for May 8.
The awards are given for outstanding involvement and dedication of volunteer service resulting in the enrichment of the lives of others and the welfare of humanity. Categories are adult, family/group, and youth.
Nominees must be connected to the county through residence, employment or military assignment. Documents supporting humanitarian acts, such as news articles, letters or other awards, can be included with the nomination form but are not required.
Nomination forms are available at the Web site by visiting www.snohomishcounty.redcross.org. Forms can also be picked up at the Red Cross office at 2530 Lombard Ave. in Everett. For more information, contact humanitarian awards coordinator at 425-740-2324.
Get involved with youth board
Mill Creek’s Parks and Recreation Department is looking for junior high and high school students to serve on the city’s Youth Advisory Board.
The group meets twice each month at Mill Creek City Hall, where members work on various projects and events throughout the year, including recreation events, community service projects and teen programs.
For more information, call Pam Olson at 425-745-1891.
Advocates needed in Snohomish County
Adults living in assisted-living facilities throughout Snohomish County are in need of community help.
More than 2,500 residents of these facilities lack a volunteer ombudsman, who serves as an advocate and problem solver.
Volunteer ombudsmen come from all walks of life, various age groups and educational levels. The common thread is a passion for older adults and persons with disabilities. Volunteers receive four days of training and are asked to volunteer four hours a week. Expenses, including mileage, are reimbursed.
The Snohomish County Long Term Care Ombudsman Program will offer a four-day training session on February 28 and 29 and March 6 and 7.
PAWS to give out youth award
The Progressive Animal Welfare Society is seeking nominations of local children who have shown outstanding compassion toward animals for the Youth Helping Animals Award. The deadline for nominations is Feb. 29.
Last year’s recipient was 7-year-old Caroleve Axtelle, who plays an integral part in caring for foster animals with her family.
She raised nearly $400 for PAWS, selling home-made dog scarves and lemonade and chose to become a vegetarian to lessen her impact on the lives of animals.
Nominees must be 18 years old or younger and live in the Puget Sound area. The recipient will be presented with the award at PAWS’ Wild Night gala on April 5 and recognized on PAWSkids.org.
Nothing to do? Take a class
Winter registration is open for classes and activities through Mill Creek’s Parks and Recreation Department.
The city’s winter recreation guide is available online at www.cityofmillcreek.com/parksrec, and also will be mailed as an insert in the Mill Creek Living Magazine.
If you do not receive a copy of the Mill Creek Living Magazine in the mail and do not have access to a computer, recreation guides are available at City Hall, the Mill Creek Library, La Palmera, the University Book Store at Town Center, the Donaldson Clinic and Les Schwab Tires.
The recreation guide provides a complete list of the season’s classes and activities offered through the parks and recreation department.
Seminar explores human trafficking
Community members are invited to attend a series of classes on human trafficking from 7-9 p.m. on Wednesdays between Jan. 16 and March 26 at North Creek Presbyterian Church.
On Jan. 16, presenter Sarah Sweeney introduced the audience to a four-part study on human trafficking. Movies and documentaries also will be presented, followed by a question and answer session on eradicating global slavery.
Contact Sweeney at sweeneysps@comcast.net or visit www.northcreekpres.org to register.
