Front Porch

Published 1:30 am Monday, September 10, 2018

EVENTS

9/11 memorial ceremonies

Local communities plan memorial ceremonies to remember those lost in the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

Edmonds: 9:11 a.m. Sept. 11 at the Fallen Firefighter Memorial Park at Edmonds Fire Station 17, 275 Sixth Ave. N.

The backdrop for the ceremony is the park’s 1-ton beam recovered from the collapsed World Trade Center. Firefighters also will add a plaque to the memorial for Walter “Duffy” Burns, a South County Fire firefighter and paramedic who died June 11.

Lake Stevens: 10 a.m. Sept. 11 at Lake Stevens Fire Station 81, 12409 21st St. NE

Students will participate in this ceremony with presentations and singing. There will be speakers, tolling of the bells, and a playing of taps.

Marysville: 8:30 a.m. Sept. 11 at the Police and Firefighters Memorial outside the Marysville Library, 6120 Grove St.

Firefighters and police officers hold this annual ceremony to remember first responders who died in the attacks, as well as Marysville fire Lt. Jeff Thornton, who died of cancer that same day.

Road celebration is Tuesday

Seattle Hill Road fully reopened to traffic last month after an $8 million widening project between 132nd Street SE and 35th Avenue SE. A ribbon-cutting event is set for noon to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Triway Grange Hall, 3509 Seattle Hill Road, Mill Creek.

More info: www.snohomish countywa.gov/666

WAYS TO HELP

Get muddy, help orphans

A Mud & Muck Aid for Africa run is set for Sept. 15 at 8511 Marsh Road in Snohomish. The all-ages event includes a two-mile course with mud pits, slippery mounds and other obstacles. Registration fees are $35 to $55 and benefit orphan-care programs in Swaziland. The event is put on by the nonprofit Adventure Soccer of Snohomish.

More info: mudandmuckrun.com

Fix bikes for kids

Sharing Wheels has 135 bikes to distribute to children from low-income families through Christmas House in December. Volunteers are needed to get them ready to ride.

A work party is set for 7:30 to 9 p.m. Sept. 13. No experience is necessary. New volunteers can come early to pick up some fundamentals at 6:30 p.m. Other upcoming work parties are noon to 4 p.m. Sept. 30 (training at 11 a.m.) and 7:30 to 9 p.m. Oct. 11 (training at 6:30 p.m.). The nonprofit bike shop is at 2531 Broadway, Everett.

More info: 425-252-6952, sharingwheels.org

Food donations needed

YWCA Pathways for Women shelter in Lynnwood seeks the following items: tuna, snack bars, crackers, ramen, pasta and spaghetti noodles, spaghetti sauce, boxed dinners, instant oatmeal, baking supplies and Jiffy mixes, Jell-O, peanut butter and jelly. Also needed are new pillows.

Donations can be taken to the shelter at 6027 208th St. SW in Lynnwood.

More info: 425-774-9843