Around the County
Published 8:54 pm Monday, December 27, 2010
Bothell: Cascadia students get global view
Cascadia Community College students recently took part in an interactive cultural exchange.
In a video conference, Cascadia students talked with students from Madinat Zayed College in United Arab Emirates and from Osaka Jogakuin Women’s College in Japan.
“I knew where the United Arab Emirates was on a map, but I never knew about its culture,” said Cascadia student Jacqueline Fuller. “It was great to learn that we like some of the same things, despite our cultural differences.”
Students from each school asked questions about the culture of the other countries. Topics included stereotypes, daily life, education, work and the environment.
There was even time for some lighter topics.
“I thought ‘Twilight’ was more of an American thing, but they went crazy when they heard we’re only three hours away from Forks,” Fuller said.
Everett: Tools to save energy now online
Snohomish County PUD has given its Web site a facelift to make it easier to navigate.
The new look includes calculators that let customers answer questions about their home energy use and identify low-cost improvements to save money.
The PUD Web site also offers more than 40 videos covering a range of topics such as electrical safety and tidal energy.
More info: www.snopud.com.
Island County: Meeting on budget
The Island County Board of Commissioners is scheduled to meet today to work on the county’s 2010 budget.
The meeting begins at 9 this morning in hearing room 102B, County Annex Building, 1 NE Sixth St., Coupeville.
At 2:15 p.m. today in the same hearing room, the commissioners plan to hear public comment on the budget.
Monroe: Chain Lake construction begins
Traffic is expected to be shifted between northbound and southbound lanes on Chain Lake Road starting this morning.
Crews plan to install a gas line at 14751 Chain Lake Road for the city’s new Goodwill store, which may open in the spring.
Work is to take place from 8:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. today to Thursday.
Stevens Pass: Input on bike park sought
The U.S. Forest Service wants comments on a plan to create a bike park in the Stevens Pass area.
The plan calls for seven miles of downhill trails south of the Granite Peaks ski lodge. Additionally, the pass would add a new water treatment system to replace an aging one.
The bike park could help the pass compete with Whistler, B.C., which draws mountain bikers in the summer months with its own trail system.
To see the plan, go to http://tiny.cc/nZbzW.
The public can comment on the plan until Jan. 15. E-mail your thoughts to mbs_stevens_ski@ fs.fed.us or call 425-783-6000.
