Around North County
Published 10:53 pm Thursday, May 15, 2008
Marysville
Rummage sale to help fire district funds
A rummage sale to raise money for the Marysville Fire District to buy more life-saving devices and for youth scholarships is planned for Saturday and Sunday.
The Marysville Fire District Foundation Rummage Sale is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m at 13728 57th Ave. NE in north Marysville.
Household items such as furniture, small appliances, tools, collectibles, yard art and books are expected to be available. Proceeds will help the fire district buy defibrillators for schools and go to the fire district’s scholarship fund.
The Marysville Fire District Foundation is a nonprofit group that helps raise extra funds for the fire department.
More info: 360-363-8507.
City staff, volunteers to plant flowers Saturday
Marysville invites the public to volunteer for the third annual Community Pride Day from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday.
Volunteers and city staff will plant flowers in several parks and on other city property.
The city has purchased 282 flats of flowers for the event. Volunteers and city staff plan to meet at 9 a.m. at Ebey Waterfront Park, 1404 First St., then break into smaller groups for planting.
Volunteers are asked to bring gloves, small hand trowels and kneepads or something to kneel on.
More info: 360-363-8400 or e-mail mrobinson@ci.marysville.wa.us.
Armed Forces seminar to help retired military
A seminar for retired military personnel is set for 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, which is Armed Forces Day, at the Naval Station Everett’s Smokey Point Naval Support Complex, 13910 45th Ave., Marysville.
Military retirees and their spouses from all branches of the armed services are invited and encouraged to attend this free annual seminar. Topics to be covered include regulations, policies and procedures that affect retired personnel, their families and surviving spouses, as well as earned entitlements, eligibility and legislative changes to programs and services. Surviving spouses are particularly encouraged to attend this seminar to find out about benefits and resources available to them.
Speakers at the event will include representatives from the Defense Finance Accounting Service, Delta Dental, the Navy Retiree Council and Naval Station Everett Branch Medical Clinic. Information booths will be available throughout the seminar.
More info: 425-304-3775.
Arlington
Hearing date postponed
A public hearing regarding a proposed city ordinance establishing rules for nonemergency ambulance service has been postponed. The hearings originally was scheduled for Monday during the city council meeting meeting. A new hearing date has not been scheduled.
Arlington provides info during EMS week
Arlington Fire and Emergency Medical Services department personnel plan to celebrate National EMS week, May 18-24, by giving ambulance tours and offering first aid information.
Firefighters are scheduled to be on hand from 3 to 5 p.m. Thursday at the Arlington Haggen’s store, at the corner of Highway 9 and 204th Street NE and from 3 to 5 p.m. Friday at Arlington Pharmacy on the corner of Division Street and West Avenue. Brochures with first aid information, and blood pressure and glucose checks will be available.
Arlington Fire Department responded to 2,570 emergency calls last year and most of those calls were related to emergency medical problems, a department spokesman said.
Arlington Fire Department EMS serves the residents of the city of Arlington, Darrington Fire District 24, Oso Fire District 25, and Arlington Heights Fire District 21.
Darrington
Library future hinges on May 20 vote
The future of the Darrington Library could be decided with the conclusion of the Tuesday election asking town voters to annex into the Sno-Isle Libraries system and pay a direct tax for the library.
If annexation is approved, town residents would join their neighbors in unincorporated Darrington in paying a property tax to fund library operations. The current library levy is about 31 cents per $1,000 of assessed value. So the owner of a $100,000 home would pay about $31 a year for the library.
Currently, the town of Darrington contracts with Sno-Isle Libraries to provide services for its library. In 2007, the town paid more than $25,000 from its general fund for staff, materials and other operating costs. The annual fee, combined with property tax dollars from those who live outside the town limits, pays for operating the Darrington Library.
Those supporting annexation maintain that passage of the ballot measure would mean that the town could use the money it spends for library services on street repair and park development instead. In addition, library services would not be affected by changes in the town’s budget.
