Opportunities (April 14, 2017)
Published 1:30 am Friday, April 14, 2017
Celebrate: Bunny slope takes on new meaning
Stevens Pass again offers special activities to celebrate Easter on Sunday.
A nondenominational sunrise service at the mountain top is set for 8 a.m. Registration starts at 7 at the Stevens blue tent in the base area outside Tye Creek Lodge. Scenic riders are welcome, or ski or board your way back down after the short service.
A mountain-wide egg hunt follows, starting at 9. There will be three golden eggs good for 2017-18 season passes. Other prizes include hot chocolate coupons, lift tickets and more. Egg hunts for kids ages 12 and younger will be at 9:30. Eggs will be hidden in snow piles outside the lodge, including one golden egg for each age group containing a surprise.
All activities are free.
Find a list of other local egg hunts inside today’s Herald.
More info: www.stevenspass.com
Plant: How to be power-line friendly
Snohomish County PUD offers ideas for spring planting around your home to minimize power outages. Trees and other brush growing into power lines are a major cause of power outages during storms.
If you’re planting trees or shrubs in an area near power lines, consider varieties that mature at 25 feet or less. These include evergreen huckleberry, Japanse maple, oceanspray, red flowering currant, vine maple, flowering cherry, serviceberry, witch hazel, star magnolia and wild rose.
Keep in mind, some tags you find on plants at home improvement stores or nurseries don’t list mature heights — if you’re not sure, ask an employee.
More info: www.snopud.com/trees
Protect: EvCC to hold Earth Week events
Everett Community College kicks off Earth Week activities all next week.
Check out an electric vehicle show, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday and 4:30-6 p.m. Tuesday along the Gray Wolf Hall breezeway.
Take half-hour guided tours of EvCC’s rooftop solar project at Liberty Hall, starting at 10 a.m., 11 a.m. or 1:30 p.m. Monday and Thursday.
Swap or buy plants, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesday on the second floor of Whitehorse Hall.
Shop sustainable products while enjoying live music at a vendor fair, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday on the second floor of the Parks Student Union.
Recycle your old computers, printers, cellphones and other electronics, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Thursday in parking lot F (outside near Glacier Hall).
All events are free and open to the public. The campus is at 2000 Tower St.
More info: everettcc.edu/earthweek
Apply: Garden clubs offering scholarships
Monroe Garden Club offers a $1,000 scholarship to a high school senior or a college student pursuing a career in some aspect of horticulture at an accredited college or trade school. Studies may include forestry, botany, landscaping, floral design or other related fields. Applicants must reside in or within about 20 miles of Monroe. The deadline to apply is May 1.
More info: 360-217-8417
The Floretum Garden Club of Edmonds offers a $1,500 scholarship to a 2017 high school graduate, community college student, or individual planning a career in a horticultural field. Applicants must also prove financial need, be a legal resident and list their activities and achievements in school and the community. The deadline to apply is May 8.
More info: JoyceJohnson310@comcast.net
