Front Porch
Published 1:30 am Tuesday, June 26, 2018
WAYS TO HELP
Support Kiwanis scholarship auction
The Kiwanis Club of Arlington Scholarship Auction is set for July 4 at Haller Park, 1100 West Ave. The silent auction starts at 9 a.m., live auction at 10:30 a.m.
Free to attend. Proceeds benefit scholarships.
The club also is collecting donations toward the purchase of a U.S. flag flown over the U.S. capital in memory of George Boulton, an active community volunteer and leader who died in March. The flag will be presented to his family at the auction fundraiser.
Donations may be sent to Arlington Kiwanis Club, P.O. Box 356, Arlington, WA 98223, or left for club treasurer Jim Chase at Flowers by George, 335 N Olympic Ave., an Arlington floral shop Boulton started about 50 years ago.
More info: Rich Bullene, 360-913-0295
Join 3-mile walk to fight cystic fibrosis
Great Strides, a 3-mile walk to benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, is set for 9 a.m. July 7 at the Tulalip Amphitheatre, 10400 Quil Ceda Blvd.
Registration is free; walkers gather pledges and donations. Volunteers also are welcome.
More info: fightcf.cff.org, 206-282-4770
Enjoy pie with a slice of scenery
It’s the bike ride with pie at the end. The 2018 Sea, Trees & Pie Bike Ride to benefit the Whidbey Camano Land Trust starts at 10 a.m. July 22.
The noncompetitive ride offers three scenic routes of 5-, 10- or 20-mile loops. The Land Trust’s 493-acre Crockett Lake Preserve is a prominent feature for all three routes.
Participants enjoy a slice of pie at the finish line thanks to event sponsor Whidbey Pies.
Early registration is $30 per adult and $15 per child (ages 6-16) by noon July 17.
More info: wclt.org/bikeride, 360-222-3310
Make blankets for traumatized kids
The Binky Patrol, a group of quilters, knitters and crocheters who make “binkies” for children in traumatic situations, seeks volunteers and donations of fabric, yarn or thread.
The group meets next July 1 (first Sunday, second Sunday if a holiday) in Marysville.
More info: 360-659-7198
MEETING
Discuss milfoil at Lake Ballinger
The cities of Mountlake Terrace and Edmonds and Tetra Tech Inc. are jointly conducting an aquatic plant inventory Wednesday to take inventory of Eurasian milfoil species incidence and density in Lake Ballinger.
A small internal combustion boat will be used to conduct the survey. A $25,000 Department of Ecology grant is funding the work.
Meet the survey team and learn more about Lake Ballinger milfoil control efforts at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Ballinger Park boat and fishing access, 23600 Lakeview Drive.
More info: cityofmlt.com/488 or Laura Reed at lreed@ci.mlt.wa.us, 425-744-6226
