Front Porch
Published 1:30 am Monday, May 21, 2018
HEADS UP
Spray park season is here
The Water Playground at Forest Park in Everett kicks off spray pad season in Snohomish County Monday.
The splashy play area features 16 interactive water features and an area designed for toddlers. It’s right next to the playground at Forest Park, 802 E Mukilteo Blvd. Hours are 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily through Sept. 26.
Other local spray pads and their opening days:
Marysville: The Marysville Spray Park opens May 26 at Comeford Park, 514 Delta Ave. Hours are 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily through Sept. 3.
Snohomish: The Spray Pad at Willis D. Tucker Community Park, 6705 Puget Park Drive, opens May 26 and remains open while warm temperatures last through September.
Lynnwood: Two spray parks open in June and remain open 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily through Labor Day. They’re located at North Lynnwood Park, 18510 44th Ave. W, and at Daleway Park, 19015 64th Ave. W.
EVENTS
Holocaust talk
Everett Community College’s “Surviving the Holocaust” speaker series concludes Wednesday with Peter Metzelaar, who hid with his mother on a small farm in the Netherlands, in a cave in the forest and in a home in The Hague through the Dutch resistance. The talk is at 12:20 p.m. in the Wilderness Room of the Henry M. Jackson Conference Center. No reservations are required. The event is part of the 2019 Holocaust Survivor Forums put on by the Humanities Alliance with help from the Holocaust Center for Humanity and the EvCC Foundation.
More info: 425-388-9411, everettcc.edu/humanities
Memorial Day ceremony
Edmonds Community College plans a mid-week Memorial Day Ceremony, 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in the Black Box Theatre. The event is open to the public as well as students. EdCC administrator and Air Force veteran Dennis Curran will be the keynote speaker. The ceremony includes music, displays and artwork by veterans.
More info: 425-640-1459
MEETING
Sno-Isle Libraries: The Board of Trustees’ next regular meeting is 5 p.m. Monday at the Lakewood-Smokey Point Library, 3411 169th Place NE, Suite A, Arlington.
More info: www.sno-isle.org/board/trustees, 360-651-7002.
OPPORTUNITY
Nominations sought
The Kiwanis Club of Mukilteo is taking nominations for the 2018 “Citizen of the Year” award.
Individuals or couples can be selected. Posthumous awards are considered. The winner is chosen by former award winners. The award has been given out to 57 residents since 1970. Nominees must live in the city. Deadline is May 31.
More info: Mukilteocitizenof2018@gmail.com, 425-330-0399.
