FYI
Published 10:10 pm Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Donate computers at Saturday event
Donate computers, laptops and monitors Saturday at the Green Everett Renewable Living Fair.
Computers will be collected by the InterConnection Computer Reuse Center, a nonprofit organization that provides free computers and training.
The event is 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Snohomish County PUD, 2320 California St. in Everett.
All computers, laptops, keyboards, mice, cell phones and cables will be accepted free. A $10 fee will be charged for monitors, $5 for printers and scanners. Items weighing more than 15 pounds will cost 35 cents per pound.
A tax-deduction receipt will be provided for all donations.
Fire safety coloring contest
During Fire Prevention Month in October, the Snohomish County Fire Prevention Association, Sno-Isle Libraries and Safe Kids Snohomish County are sponsoring a Prevent Home Fires coloring contest.
Cooking and heating are among the leading causes of home fires in the United States. There were 9,666 home fires in which 51 people died in Washington state in 2006.
For more information on the contest, go to www.snosafekids.org. Entries will be collected at Sno-Isle Libraries through Oct. 22.
Service planned for fallen firefighters
The 23rd annual Washington State Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service is 10 a.m. Sunday at the Capitol Rotunda in Olympia.
Three state firefighters who died in the line of duty will be honored: Chief Dan Packer of East Pierce Fire &Rescue, firefighter Marty Hauer of the Kent Fire Department and firefighter Andrew Palmer of the National Park Service.
The service includes speakers as well as music and traditional fire service observance with bagpipes and an honor guard.
New HeraldNet blog is a scream
It’s all horror movies all the time on the Scream Queen blog on The Herald’s Web site during the month of October. Herald copy editor Jacqueline McCartney tosses out a different horror-movie topic for discussion each day, starting with her favorite horror flicks. Go to cmg-northwest2.go-vip.net/heraldnet/screamqueen.
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