North County Update
Published 10:17 pm Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Arlington: Free Shakespeare in park
“A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” Shakespeare’s comedy about a wedding on the summer solstice, is to be presented at 6 p.m. Saturday at Terrace Park’s natural amphitheater, 809 E. Fifth St.
Last Leaf Productions has been presenting plays in the park for seven years. The free production is sponsored by the city of Arlington and the Arlington Library.
More info: 360-403-3448.
Darrington: Mountain Loop Highway closure
Construction will close Mountain Loop Highway from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday at milepost 20. Work to replace the Marten Creek bridge is scheduled.
People can get to the Big Four ice caves through Darrington during the closure.
More info: 360-436-1155.
Darrington: Tribe celebrates new bridge
The Sauk-Suiattle Tribe and the U.S. Forest Service are set to celebrate the opening of Boundary Bridge, which was washed out in the 2003 floods and repaired earlier this spring.
Tribal Chairwoman Janice Mabee and other elders plan to perform a traditional blessing.
The event is set for 10:30 a.m. Thursday on Forest Service Road 26 north east of Darrington. The public is welcome.
More info: 360-436-1155.
Marysville: City boards have openings
The city of Marysville is seeking applicants for vacancies on its Parks and Recreation Advisory Board and its Salary Commission.
The parks board advises city officials on long-range park planning, capital improvements and rules and regulations regarding parks and recreation. The Salary Commission is an independent seven-member board that conducts annual reviews of compensation for the elected mayor and City Council members. Appointees will serve three-year terms.
The Park Board meets at 7 p.m. the second Wednesday every other month. The Salary Commission meets annually between January and March.
Appointees must be Marysville residents. The deadline to apply is 5 p.m. June 30.
More info: 360-363-8075.
Stanwood: City picks board volunteers
Stanwood City Council recently reappointed James Foster and David Pinkham to the city salary commission for additional two-year terms.
The council also appointed Dale Tetlow to the commission for a one-year term.
Bothell: Comment on North Creek bike trail
An open house tonight gives members of the public a chance to comment on Snohomish County’s future North Creek pedestrian and bicycle trail.
The trail would run through Mill Creek and Bothell. It would link the Interurban Trail, which runs from Seattle to Everett, to the Sammamish River Trail and Burke-Gilman Trails in King County.
The meeting is scheduled for 6 to 8 p.m., at Crystal Springs Elementary School, 21615 Ninth Ave. SE, Bothell. Another meeting is scheduled for the same time next Wednesday at Mill Creek City Council chambers.
To read more about the project, or to register for e-mail updates, go to http://tinyurl.com/NorthCreekTrail.
