Opportunities (Dec. 2, 2016)
Published 1:30 am Friday, December 2, 2016
Choo, choo: Model railway in Edmonds depot
The Swamp Creek and Western Railroad Association holds its annual holiday open house, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday at the Edmonds Amtrak depot, 210 Railroad St. Admission is free.
See 400 feet of HO track that passes through miniature towns and detailed scenery. The route models travel from southwestern Washington near the Columbia River, over White Pass and into the central part of the state. It’s a route that was surveyed, considered and nearly constructed by three transcontinental railroads in the late 1800s.
The layout is 4 feet above the floor. Small children will have to be lifted to see the displays. There is limited disability access.
More info: 425-879-2220
Ding, ding: Holiday trolley tours in Lynnwood
Santa and Mrs. Claus will pay a visit to the Lynnwood-Alderwood Manor Heritage Association’s holiday open house, 1-4 p.m. Sunday at Heritage Park, 19903 Poplar Way. Bring your camera.
The Interurban trolley Car 55 will be open for tours. The trolley ran between Seattle and Everett from 1910 to 1939. By the time it shut down, homes and businesses had multiplied along the route, helping form communities we know today as Mountlake Terrace and Lynnwood. A 50-piece band sent it on its last run. “Another monument to man’s winning of the West will be hushed.”
Bring a nonperishable food item for the Lynnwood Food Bank.
More info: www. alderwood.org/events
All aboard: Train tour of lights
The Marysville Noon Rotary train starts chugging next week, taking participants on a 20-minute light-filled tour of a Marysville golf course. The annual Holiday Tour of Lights runs 5:30-9:30 p.m. Dec. 8-10, 15-17 and 19-22 at Cedarcrest Golf Course, 6810 84th St. NE, Marysville. Entry is first come, first served.
Besides the light displays, participants can enjoy hot cocoa and holiday music, roasted marshmallows and a free s’more.
Admission is free, but donations are encouraged. The suggested donation is $5 per adult, $3 per youth, or $20 for the family.
More info: marysvillewa.gov, 360-363-8400
Honor: Pearl Harbor Day ceremony
The Snohomish County Central Memorial Committee holds a Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day ceremony, 11 a.m. Dec. 7 at the eternal flame on the Snohomish County Courthouse campus, 3000 Rockefeller Ave. The short ceremony will include a wreath laying, prayer and presentation of the flag.
More info: 425-258-4201
