North Snohomish County update
Published 10:13 pm Thursday, June 24, 2010
Arlington: Finishing work at interchange
Some overnight ramp closures are scheduled for next week as crews begin finishing work on the I-5-172nd Street NE interchange project.
State crews are installing traffic sensors and completing final paving and striping for the $23.5 million project, which includes new ramps and lane reconfigurations. The new ramps were opened last fall. Crews have been waiting for dry weather to complete the finishing work.
More info: www.wsdot.wa.gov/projects/sr531/i5loopramp/.
Granite Falls: Craft days begin at library
Free summer craft days for school-age kids have begun at the Granite Falls Library.
Each day has a different craft and theme. Craft days are scheduled for 1 to 2:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday next week and July 6-8 at the library, 815 E. Galena St.
More info: 360-691-6087 or www.sno-isle.org.
Marysville: Track and field meets open to all
The 2010 All-Comers Track &Field meets begin July 8 in Marysville.
The events take place at 6 p.m. each Thursday from July 8 through July 29.
This year’s meets will be held in a new location at Lakewood High School Stadium, 17023 11th Ave. NE, while the Marysville-Pilchuck High School field undergoes renovations.
Participants may register at the city Parks and Recreation Office, 6915 Armar Road, register on-site at 5:30 p.m. or call 360-363-8400 for details. The cost to enter is $3 per person.
More info: 360-363-8400 or www.ci.marysville.wa.us.
Camps start Monday
The city of Marysville day camps for children begin Monday. The camps have themes such as games or arts and crafts. Each camp is from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday in the Allen Creek Elementary Cafeteria, 6505 60th Drive NE.
The camp season runs through Aug. 13.
More info: www.ci.marysville.wa.us/.
Snohomish: Farm Fest on Saturday
The FARM Youth Outreach offers its first “Farm Fest” Fundraiser from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday at 11212 92nd St. SE. Find music, hot rods, motorcycles, breakfast ($10), lunch ($5) and dinner ($10), face painting, a petting zoo, bouncy houses, soccer, volleyball, baseball, basketball etc. Proceeds go to help Bruce and Vicki Karr keep up a homeless shelter and offer community events.
Sultan: Memorial sign unveiled
A memorial sign was unveiled Thursday afternoon to honor correctional officer Bruce Ramsey, who died Feb. 17 in a U.S. 2 motorcycle accident. Two signs will sit near the intersection of U.S. 2 and Rice Road, according to the state Department of Transportation. They will ask drivers headed both east and west to watch for motorcyclists, in Ramsey’s memory.
Ramsey, 47 of Sultan, was riding his motorcycle on U.S. 2 when a Honda sedan pulled out from Rice Road. He was unable to stop.
His family requested the memorial signs. About 30 of his friends and family gathered for the unveiling.
Ramsey is among the 54 people killed on U.S. 2 between Snohomish and Stevens Pass since 1999.
