FYI
Published 10:47 pm Friday, August 24, 2007
Celebrate the sound of the flute
Flute Quest, an event celebrating the American Indian flute, continues today and Sunday at Country Village in Bothell.
The event is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. today and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday at Country Village, 237th Street SE and Bothell-Everett Highway.
Concerts, workshops, vendors, morning camps for kids and a silent auction are planned. The New Breath Stage offers an open-mike venue from 1 to 4 p.m. today.
Workshops include drum making and beading; flute making; flute history and advanced flute playing.
The event is free, with a fee for some of the performances and workshops.
For more information, go to www.flutequest.com.
Whidbey Prowlers coming home
Electronic Attack Squadron 138 “Yellow Jackets” are scheduled to return to Whidbey Island Naval Air Station on Sunday from a seven-month deployment in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The four EA-6B Prowlers and crew plan to fly in at 11 a.m. Sunday from the USS Stennis.
The squadron of 200 men and women left in January, flying more than 650 hours of combat missions over Iraq and Afghanistan.
School supplies available
The Lake Stevens Family Center plans an event Sunday to provide school supplies to children in need.
The Back-To-School Bonanza is scheduled for 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday.
Items expected to be available include:
Clothing will be provided for families in the Lake Stevens School District who need assistance in preparing their children to return to school.
The Family Center is at 1803 123rd Ave. NE. For more information, call the center at 425-397-7433.
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