Opportunities (Feb. 10, 2017)
Published 1:30 am Friday, February 10, 2017
Learn: Parenting in a Digital World
The Everett School District hosts a workshop, “Parenting in a Digital World,” 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thusday at the Community Resource Center, 3900 Broadway.
Students and their families are invited to learn the benefits and opportunities available through social media and digital tools with speaker Jeff Utecht and his Eduro team. Parents can learn how to help their child make good choices, develop self control and handle distractions in the digital world.
More info: 425-385-4201
Splash: Rainy day wear on the runway
Historic Downtown Snohomish Association holds a Rainy Day Pageant, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 18 at the Carnegie Educational Center, 105 Cedar Ave.
Contestants are invited to don their most fanciful or fashionable rainy day gear and show them off runway-style.
It’s $5 to enter. Everyone who enters gets a gift and a chance to meet Cinderella. Prizes will be awarded in three age categories: kids age 12 and younger, teens age 13-18 and adults age 19 and older.
Sign up online. All proceeds benefit beautification and revitalization projects of the association.
More info: www.historicdowntownsnohomish.org
Hear: Traveler shares Cuba then and now
Head over to Whidbey Island next week to hear Alex Welles share his recent experiences traveling in Cuba. Welles will include the perspective he gained from his grandfather, Sumner Welles, a diplomat who served as President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s special envoy to Cuba.
“Cuba: Following in my Grandfather’s Footsteps” is set for 2 p.m. Sunday at the Coupeville Library, 788 NW Alexander St., and again at 6:30 p.m. Monday at the Langley Methodist Church fellowship hall, 301 Anthes Ave.
Both events are offered through Sno-Isle Libraries and are free and open to the public.
More info: 360-221-4383, ext. 6320
Preserve: Learn to be a Beach Watcher
Help protect Puget Sound’s waters, wildlife and landscape through the WSU Snohomish County Extension Beach Watchers program.
Volunteers will get 80 hours of training, including field trips and expert lectures. After the training, volunteers must commit at least 80 hours in projects they select over the following two years. Projects include giving low-tide education talks at beaches, sampling water quality, and helping at festivals.
The next Beach Watcher training is set for 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Fridays, March 17 to May 19, at Snohomish County’s McCollum Park in south Everett. Field trips are set for April 1 and April 29.
Applications are due Feb. 26. A free background check is required. There also is a $55 (electronic version) or $75 (hard copy) materials fee.
Find the application at www.beachwatchers.wsu.edu/Snohomish/training.
More info: Chrys Bertolotto, chrys@wsu.edu or 425-357-6020
ID: What’s it worth?
The annual Artifact ID Day is 1 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday at the Burke Museum on the University of Washington campus in Seattle. Bring no more than three items to be evaluated. No appraisals will be given. The session is included with admission.
More info: www.burkemuseum.org
Closer to home, register for Marysville Parks and Recreation’s popular “Treasure Trove Antique Appraisal Show,” 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 4 at the Ken Baxter Community Center. Have one or two items appraised for market value. Cost is $10 per item. Drop-ins are welcome only if time allows.
More info: www.marysvillewa.gov, 360-363-8400
