Front Porch
Published 1:30 am Thursday, December 20, 2018
HEADS UP
High winds expected again
Gusty winds could cause tree damage and power outages Thursday as part of expected storm, according to the National Weather Service in Seattle.
A high wind warning is in effect from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Gusts could reach 60 mph. There is some rain in the forecast as well.
The weather service also warns that conditions could affect travel through Snoqualmie and Stevens passes, which are seeing snow.
Power outages can be reported to the Snohomish County Public Utility District at 425-783-1001.
More info: www.weather.gov/sew
EVENTS
SAT practice test
A free, proctored practice SAT test for college-bound high school students is offered at 2 p.m. Jan. 5 at the Mariner Library. The practice test takes four hours. Registration is required. The Mariner Library is at 520 128th St., Everett.
More info: 425-423-9017
Aging in a lighter way
Laugh about the realities of growing older and the ways you can rise above the negatives at “Aging is a Laughing Matter,” 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Edmonds Library, 650 Main St. With Dori Gillam of the Northwest Center for Creative Aging.
More info: 425-771-1933
Sugar rush in Sultan
Stop by the library to make your own sugary architectural creation of graham crackers and candy and then take it home at the Candy Cane Workshop, 9 a.m. Friday at the Sultan Library, 319 Main St. All ages welcome.
More info: 360-793-1695
Jellybeans as building blocks
The Darrington Library invites elementary-age children to build structures out of jellybeans and toothpicks at a sweet STEM program, 1 p.m. Wednesday. The library is at 1005 Cascade St.
More info: 360-436-1600
The zoo comes to Lynnwood
Educators from Woodland Park Zoo will teach about an animal through puppet stories, and then let you meet and touch the animal in real life at an “Up Close Little Critters” event, 10 a.m. Dec. 27 at the Lynnwood Library, 19200 44th Ave. W.
Animal species won’t be known in advance.
More info: 425-778-2148
Movie break
School’s out. Come to the Mukilteo Library to watch the movie “Coco” (rated PG) and eat popcorn, starting at 2 p.m. Dec. 27. The library is at 4675 Harbour Pointe Blvd.
The movie also will be shown at 2 p.m. Dec. 28 at the Edmonds Library, 650 Main St.
More info: sno-isle.org/events
Wizarding secrets revealed
Have you ever wondered why can’t you eat an Everlasting Tootsie Sugar Stick? How do you hypnotize a giant slug? And what’s the most dangerous thing about being a wizard? Find out and celebrate the fun of reading at “Secrets of Wizards” with magician Jeff Evans, 11 a.m. Dec. 28 at the Marysville Library, 6120 Grove St. All ages.
More info: 360-658-5000
