Around the County
Published 9:50 pm Sunday, March 23, 2008
Edmonds
Scholarship for horticulture students
Students interested in a career in horticulture can apply for a scholarship from the Floretum Garden Club of Edmonds.
High school students who are about to graduate and college students can apply for the $1,000 scholarship. The deadline for all applications is May 2, 2008.
Applicants will be chosen based on their interest in horticulture, financial need, legal residency and achievements in school and in the community. Student applicants must have at least a 3.25 grade-point average.
Scholarship application forms are available at school scholarship offices or by contacting Joyce Johnson, the Floretum Garden Club’s Scholarship Committee chairperson.
More info: JoyceJohnson310@comcast.net or 425-774-7865.
Wetlands restoration event planned
Help restore the wetlands along Lund’s Gulch Creek in early April.
The restoration event is 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 1 and 2. Volunteers meet the first day at the gazebo at Mona Lisa Estates at 165 Place SW. For the second day, volunteers meet at the playground at the intersection of 163rd Place SW and 50th Place W.
The event is planned by the Lund’s Gulch Streamkeepers, Snohomish County, Edmonds Community College, Mona Lisa Estates and the Tannenbaum Homeowner’s Association.
Volunteers will add mulch, compost and native plant species around the creek. The group will also remove invasive plant species.
More info: 425-640-1125, 425-745-5003 or 425-745-8838.
Everett
NAACP honors local minority leaders
The Snohomish County chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is honoring two minority leaders as part of its Local Hero and Minority Student of the Month program.
Monroe City Councilwoman Margie Rodriguez is the March Local Hero. Born and raised in Texas, she is the first Hispanic person to be elected to the Monroe City Council.
Everett High School senior Rendel Jones is the March Minority Student of the Month.
Rendel is a three-sport athlete who maintains a 3.0 grade-point average. He recently earned a scholarship for student achievement at the Students of Color Career Conference at Everett Community College.
Rodriguez and Rendel will be honored at the NAACP meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Greater Trinity Missionary Baptist Church, 11229 Fourth Ave. W. in Everett.
More info: 425-876-2530.
Lake Stevens
Fundraiser poker tournament coming
The Rotary Club of Lake Stevens-Granite Falls has scheduled its second Texas Hold ‘em Fundraiser Tournament for Saturday.
Registration begins at noon and the tournament at 1 p.m. at Team Fitness, 1109 Frontier Circle E.
Buy-in to the tournament costs $100 and includes food and nonalcoholic beverages.
The grand prize is $2,000, dependent on a 70-player minimum. The top five players place in the money.
Participants must be at least 18 years of age, with registration limited to 100 players.
More info: www.rotary.lkstevens.com.
Marysville
Permits sought for fireworks stands
The Marysville City Council is scheduled tonight to consider applications by four groups for permits for summer fireworks stands.
The meeting is 7 p.m. at Marysville City Hall, 1049 State Ave.
Marysville First Assembly Church, Mountain View Assembly of God, Turning Point Church and the Marysville Kiwanis Club have applied to set up fireworks stands leading up to the Fourth of July.
The Kiwanis Club has applied to set up stands at five different locations; the churches, one each.
More info: 360-363-8000.
Monroe
U.S. 2 safety group meets tonight
The U.S. 2 Safety Coalition is set to meet at 7 tonight at the Monroe public library, 1070 Village Way. The group plans to discuss with residents how to spend $10 million earmarked in the state’s budget for U.S. 2 safety improvements.
A project recommended by the state Department of Transportation is to add a mile-long passing lane just west of Sultan to improve safety along the road.
Snohomish
Development planners reappointed
The city reappointed five members to its economic development committee on March 18. The decision was unanimous.
They are Bob Klem, Barb King, Kevin Shinn, Josh Scott and Susan Green. Their new terms expire on April 1, 2010.
More info: 360-568-3115.
