Around the County
Published 12:01 am Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Sultan: Sheriff’s office offers more services
People who live in east Snohomish County now can get concealed pistol licenses and fingerprinting services closer to home.
They used to have to travel to downtown Everett. Now, those services are offered at the Snohomish County sheri
ff’s east precinct at 515 Main St. in Sultan.
The sheriff’s office wanted to make those services more accessible to people in east county, Sheriff John Lovick said.
The services are available to everyone who lives in unincorporated county. They also still can get concealed pistol licenses and fingerprints taken at the county campus in downtown Everett.
The precinct in Sultan is open from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday. It is open 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3 p.m. on Fridays, excluding legal holidays.
More info: sheriff.snoco.org.
Residents asked to keep trash from bears
Several people living in the Sky Harbor Estates neighborhood east of Sultan Basin Road have reported seeing bears in recent days.
Nick Jorg, an agent with the state Department of Fish and Wildlife, has handed out a flier with safety tips for people living in the area.
The best thing they can do is to keep their trash cans in a secure spots, such as a garage or shed, he said.
They also should consider taking down bird feeders.
Other tips include cleaning barbecue grills after use and storing them in a secure place and picking up ripe fruit from around trees and shrubs.
Everett: City to get money for cleanup
The city is eligible to receive $200,000 from the state Department of Ecology for cleaning up 64 acres it purchased at 4000 Railway Ave.
The land used to belong to Kimberly Clark and before that was a riverside sawmill. In 2007 the city entered into a voluntary cleanup program to get rid of toxins in the soil.
Officials might relocate the public works service center there, just north of U.S. 2.
Aviation equipment on display at Paine Field
The Puget Sound Homeland Security Aviation Rollout and Celebration is planned for 11 a.m. Thursday at the Paine Field Airport fire station.
The event is hosted by the Snohomish County executive’s and sheriff’s offices, along with the Puget Sound Regional Aviation Group.
Various aviation equipment will be on display, including a newly upgraded sheriff’s helicopter.
Gold Bar: Gold Dust Days starts Friday
With the slogan “step back in time,” this town of about 2,000 people is celebrating its fifth annual Gold Dust Days this weekend.
The celebration starts Friday at 3 p.m. with a bicycle parade and the girls’ beauty pageant.
The community event is scheduled to continue Saturday at 10 a.m. with the parade, and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The festival is scheduled to be at Gold Bar Elementary School, 419 Lewis Ave., and at the U.S. 2 Park, just two blocks away.
More info: www.golddust days.org or call 360-793-1101.
