Front Porch
Published 1:30 am Wednesday, March 27, 2019
EVENTS
Coloring and conversation
Make friends who love to color and chat from 6 to 7:30 p.m. April 3 at the Everett Library, 2702 Hoyt Ave. No registration required. Coloring pages and pencils provided. Free.
Sustainable gardening series
The Master Gardener Foundation’s annual sustainable gardening speaker series runs through April.
Talks are on Fridays from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church, 6215 196th St. SW, Lynnwood. Cost is $20 for a single session or $85 for the series.
All proceeds go to the Master Gardener Foundation of Snohomish County.
More info: www.gardenlectures.com or 425-357-6010
Get rid of trash and recycling
Marysville residents are invited to bring garbage and unwanted household items from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 27 to the city’s public works department, 80 Columbia Ave. Most items will be accepted for free. The first 50 refrigerators and freezers will be accepted at no cost, but after that people will be charged $35.
Those interested should bring an ID card or utility bill for proof of address.
More info: www.marysvillewa.gov/900/Clean-Sweep
Park cleaning
Help with the spring cleaning of Heritage Park in Lynnwood from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday at 19921 Poplar Way. Lunch is provided.
More info: 425-670-5532, or email mharrington@lynnwoodwa.gov
OPPORTUNITIES
Honor a veteran
In 2005, the American Legion Post 76 and Arlington Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1561 dedicated a monument at Arlington’s Legion Park to memorialize local military veterans. Dozens of pavers remain available for purchase to celebrate the service of those in the U.S. Armed Forces. Application forms are available at the city’s website.
More info: Sarah Lopez at 360-403-3448
Community service credit for students
The Mukilteo Library invites students in grades 6 to 12 to earn community service credit by putting crafts together for library programs, sorting books and more. Those interested can meet in the library’s teen area at 10:30 a.m. on the first Saturday of each month, between September and May. The library is at 4675 Harbour Pointe Blvd.
More info: sno-isle.libnet.info
Finding your roots
Sno-Isle Genealogical Society offers a free beginning genealogy class at 10 a.m. on the first Saturday of each month at the Research Library in Heritage Park, 19827 Poplar Way, Lynnwood. How to get started with your research, plus tips on getting organized, will help the researcher find their ancestors. The class lasts about an hour.
More info: 425-775-6267 between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Thursday or Saturday
Tax help
AARP tax aides will be at the Camano Center, 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island, on Tuesdays and Thursdays through April 11.
More info: 360-387-0222
