FYI
Published 10:24 pm Monday, March 3, 2008
Firefighters aid one of their own
Marysville Professional Firefighters Local 3219 plans a benefit from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday at Boston’s The Gourmet Pizza, 16918 Twin Lakes Ave., Smokey Point, to help a Lake Stevens firefighter and paramedic pay for cancer treatments.
Firefighters will wait tables and bus dishes for donations during a Fuel the FLAIM (Firefighters Lending Assistance In Marysville) event.
The firefighter noticed a lump on his neck in July and was diagnosed with head and neck cancer.
FLAIM has been a Marysville program for 15 years. A fire engine will be at Boston’s during daylight hours. Feel free to take pictures.
See plans for Highway 532
The state Department of Transportation plans an open house from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Port Susan Middle School in Stanwood.
See improvements planned for Highway 532. Discuss project designs and how they will improve safety and travel.
Highway 532 runs from Camano Island to I-5. Between 2000 and 2006, Stanwood’s population increased by more than 25 percent and Camano Island’s increased by nearly 11 percent. This link through Stanwood handles almost 20,000 vehicles each day.
Using 2005 Gas Tax funds, crews will build safety and traffic flow improvements from Camano Island to just east of 12th Avenue NW, including longer turn lanes, truck climbing lanes and a replacement for the Gen. Mark Clark Bridge.
Police forming an 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 help police and are trained in certain areas of law enforcement, such as crime scene investigation, hostage negotiation, traffic stops and report writing.
Officer Tim Krahn is the adviser for the Explorer group. For more information, call 425-670-8260 or visit www.mltexplorers.com.
Rotary Club boosts Easter egg hunt
The Marysville Noon Rotary Club has contributed $1,500 for the 2008 community Easter Egg Hunt event scheduled for March 22. Funds will purchase eggs and candy for an estimated 3,000 participants.
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