Front Porch: Everett Animal Shelter will be closed Tuesday

Published 10:05 pm Sunday, February 28, 2010

The Everett Animal Shelter will be closed for all business Tuesday for a staff training day.

Anyone with an animal-related emergency on Tuesday should call 911 for assistance.

The shelter will open again at 9 a.m. Wednesday and at 11 a.m. for adoptions.

Easter is on its way: Submit details about your community egg hunts, Easter Bunny sightings and more by 9 a.m. March 19 for the Herald’s annual Easter events calendar.

Include times, dates, addresses, costs and contact information.

Send to The Herald, attn.: Features, P.O. Box 930, Everett, WA 98206, or e-mail amcinnis@heraldnet.com. The calendar will appear in the March 26 and April 2 A&E sections.

Give blood, get treats: The Oak Harbor Lions Club is sponsoring a blood drive for the Puget Sound Blood Center from noon to 6 p.m. today at First United Methodist Church, 1050 SE Ireland St.

All blood types are needed. Homemade treats will be served to donors.

Cascade High band boosters host auction: Evening in the Orient, an auction to benefit the Cascade High School Band and Color Guard, is set for 6 p.m. April 3 at the Everett Events Center.

Proceeds will help buy new uniforms for the high school’s marching band. Cost is $35.

Call for reservations by Wednesday at 425-357-0670 or e-mail secretary@cascadebands.com.