North County Update
Published 12:01 am Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Camano Island: Attract good insects
Learn how to attract butterflies and beneficial insects to your garden at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Camano Multipurpose Center, 141 East Camano Drive.
Master gardeners Rosalie Myers and Virgene Link plan to offer a combination of tactics to pre
vent problems and keep pest populations under control. Free Lemon Queen sunflower seeds for the “Great Sunflower Project” and information about the citizen science project will be available.
More info: www.camano wildlifehabitat.org; 360-387-2236; camanowildlife habitat@gmail.com
Darrington: Business association set to meet tonight
The Darrington Area Business Association is set to meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Cascade Senior Center, 1115 Darrington St.
More info: marlaskaglund@yahoo.com
Granite Falls: Attend summit
The Granite Falls City Council is planning a meeting Saturday about the city’s economic future.
The meeting is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Granite Falls High School, 1401 100th St. NE.
Business owners and residents may attend.
More info: 360-691-6441
Marysville: Volunteer soccer coaches needed
Marysville Parks and Recreation is seeking volunteer coaches for the youth soccer league.
Practices begin the week of April 4 and the league activities conclude the first week of June.
Volunteer packets are available at the Marysville Parks and Recreation Office, located at Jennings Memorial Park at 6915 Armar Road. Office hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
More info: 360-363-8400 or e-mail dhall@marysvillewa.gov
Monroe: Mayor of Skykomish to speak
The Monroe Historical Society is hosting Skykomish Mayor Fred Black at its annual membership meeting.
Black will be the guest speaker at the meeting scheduled to start at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, at Tualco Grange, 18933 Tualco Road.
He will speak about the history of Skykomish, the clean-up going on and the launch of the campaign to attract visitors.
Before the presentation, the society plans to elect new officers and trustees.
The event is free and for all ages. People can bring desserts to share in a potluck.
More info: Call 360-217-7223 or visit www.monroe historicalsociety.org.
