Provocative name for breast cancer event

Published 11:17 pm Monday, September 29, 2008

Let’s all be adults about this. It’s actually what they named their event.

It’s planned for noon Oct. 7 at the Women’s Wellness Center, 2817 Rockefeller Ave. in Everett.

Reserve your space by calling 425-259-9899.

Learn about breast cancer at the Check Your Boobies party.

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George Moorhouse of Everett wants to shake loose a few memories.

He said he wonders what became of a snappy marching group that used to be in Fourth of July parades in Everett.

The marching ladies wore white sweaters that read “SOS.”

It’s no emergency, but call and let me know if that rings a bell.

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It could be a crime scam, and Ann Crawford of Everett wants women to beware. Her daughter helped a youngster last week at an Everett grocery store and had her purse stolen.

A child asked for assistance finding Mom, so Crawford’s daughter left her cart for a moment. While her back was turned, her purse was snatched. The child skipped off, saying the mother was in sight.

Crawford would like see women use big, red ribbons to tie their purses to carts. Or wear fanny packs in stores, or carry shoulder bags that go securely across the chest.

Don’t carry valuables inside, Crawford said.

“In any case,” she said, “Secure your handbag with the child cart restraints.”

Anything to slow down crooks, she said.

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Not only does Thayer Cueter of Edmonds love amphibians, she is called the “frog lady.”

She’ll be speaking, along with plant expert Don Norman at a meeting with the Edmonds Backyard Wildlife Community Habitat Project at 7 p.m. Thursday at Frances Anderson Center, 700 Main St. in Edmonds.

For more information, call 425-672-2150.

“Being born on St. Patrick’s Day was the start of my little lucky green creature collection,” the veterinary technician said. “My plethora of frog collectibles now stands in the thousands. As a young tadpole myself, I would catch and release live tadpoles, frogs and toads.”

She stays knee-deep in frogs, she said, and that makes her hoppy.

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Fun Fact: At a recent open house for the Mountlake Terrace Police Department, new Chief Greg Wilson greeted a steady stream of visitors.

Officers were on hand with crime prevention tips and a police dog showed how to sniff for drugs.

Phew. No one at the reception was found to be packing any illegal substances.

And the name of the dog?

Hunter.

Columnist Kristi O’Harran: 425-339-3451, oharran@heraldnet.com.