FYI
Published 9:37 pm Sunday, March 2, 2008
Marysville officials to visit D.C.
Several Marysville city officials plan to attend the National League of Cities annual Congressional City Conference beginning Saturday in Washington, D.C.
Members of the City Council, Mayor Dennis Kendall, chief administrative officer Mary Swenson and public works director Paul Roberts plan to take the trip.
The group also plans to meet with members of Congress and other federal officials to pursue funding for Marysville-area transportation projects.
Auction benefits community fair
An auction to raise money for the Silvana Community Fair is planned for 6 p.m. Saturday at Viking Hall, 1371 Pioneer Highway in Silvana.
More than 500 items are planned to be auctioned during the annual event, which is the fair’s only fundraiser. Items to be auctioned include an electric golf cart, gravel, sacks of feed and halters. Donations to the auction are being accepted.
The Silvana Community Fair is 9 to 5 p.m. July 26.
More more information, call Roy Strotz, 360-652-8682.
Return those hunting tags
Tulalip Tribal hunters should return their ceremonial hunting tags to Amanda Shelton in the Natural Resources Office.
The tags are released to tribal members to hunt game for cultural purposes. Tribes in the region each offer a limited number of tags.
For more information, call Amanda Shelton, Tulalip Tribes Natural Resources, 360-651-3634.
Passports available in Lake Stevens
Applications for U.S. passports may be submitted through the Lake Stevens Police Department.
The police station, 2211 Grade Road, is open from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.
The department also provides passport photo services.
Police form Explorer post
Students who are interested in a career in law enforcement can join an Explorer post being organized by the Mountlake Terrace Police Department.
Police Explorers assist police and undergo training in certain areas of law enforcement, such as crime scene investigation, hostage negotiation, traffic stops and report writing.
Police officer Tim Krahn is the adviser for the Explorer group.
For more information, call 425-670-8260 or go to www. mltexplorers.com.
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