Our Towns
Published 9:00 pm Wednesday, September 20, 2006
Arlington
Cocoon House open house today
Arlington’s new teen shelter, Cocoon House, is having a grand opening celebration today. A ribbon-cutting ceremony, lunch and tours of the building are scheduled for 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The board and staff at Cocoon House, community supporters and the Stillaguamish Tribe are expected to participate.
Cocoon House is located at 521 Highland Drive, near Smokey Point.
Numerous civic organizations, individuals and businesses donated money and services to help build the shelter.
Call the Development Office at 425-259-3342 or go to www.cocoonhouse.org.
Arlington
Poker &Paw Walk is Saturday
The Cascade Valley Hospital Foundation will hold the 5K Poker &Paw Walk on Saturday. The walk starts at 10 a.m. at 330 S. Stillaguamish Ave. in Arlington.
This noncompetitive fun walk is open to walkers of all ages and dogs of all breeds.
Each walker will receive an envelope containing one poker playing card. Participants will collect four more cards along the route.
Registration is $20 by today and $25 afterwards. Registrants receive a T-shirt and a goodie bag. Goodie bags for dogs cost $5.
Prizes will be given out for the three best poker hands and the most money raised.
For more information and registration forms, go to www. cascadevalley.org/foundation.
Edmonds
Local history of women on exhibit
“A Woman’s Place in History,” an upcoming exhibit at the Edmonds Museum, illustrates women’s history in Snohomish County and the state.
The exhibit opens Saturday at the museum, 118 Fifth Ave. N. The museum is open from 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays. A $3 donation is requested.
For more information call 425-774-0900.
Everett
Pirates drop anchor for kids
Imagine Children’s Museum, 1502 Wall St., will batten down the hatches for High Seas Pirates Day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
Swashbuckling Seafair Pirates from Seattle will be on deck from 1 to 3 p.m. Their pirate ship, Moby Duck, will be anchored on Wall Street.
Kids will get a chance to make and wear pirate hats and eye patches.
Capt. Braid Beard will read “How I Became a Pirate,” by Melinda Long.
For more information go to www.imaginecm.org.
Foss tugboats featured in film
The Everett Public Library is opening its film series Second Sundays: A Festival of Independents.
At 2 p.m. Oct. 8, “Finding Thea,” by Lucy Ostrander and Nancy Bourne Haley, will be shown in the Main Library Auditorium.
The film is a story about Norwegian immigrant Thea Foss, who parlayed a $5 rowboat into a 200-tugboat fleet.
Foss tugboats remain an institution at seaports along the West Coast of the United States.
Ostrander, a Bainbridge Island filmmaker who has won a number of awards, including a Washington State Artist Trust grant, will be in attendance and will be available for questions following the film.
Island County
Firefighter passes program
Island County Fire District No. 1 Firefighter Chad McCoy received his paramedic badge after completing the yearlong program at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.
McCoy is the first firefighter from Camano Island to attend the University of Washington Advanced Life Support program at Harborview. The course provides for over 2,000 hours of classroom and field training in advanced life support skills.
Lake Stevens
New public works director starts
The city has a new public works director.
David Ostergaard started Monday, police Chief Randy Celori said.
Ostergaard joins the city with more than 20 years of public works experience.
He’s worked for Marysville, Snohomish County and in private practice, Celori said.
Celori has been acting as interim public works director since the former director left the city in January.
Ostergaard’s hiring is part of the city’s efforts to gear up to provide additional services to citizens. The city will add about 3,300 people to its population this year if it completes the Frontier Village annexation, as planned.
Mill Creek
City plans hearing on Initiative 933
The Mill Creek City Council has scheduled a public hearing for Tuesday to hear comments on Initiative 933, concerning government regulation of private property.
The hearing is planned for 7:30 p.m. at City Hall,15728 Main St.
Initiative 933 would require compensation when government regulation damages the use or value of private property.
For more information, call the city at 425-745-1891.
Monroe
Teen band plays at free concert
Wicked Phoenix, a band of local teens playing their original music, is set to perform from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Emerald Glen Farm, 23200 Yeager Road.
The free concert will benefit Sky Valley Food Bank in Monroe. People are encouraged to bring canned foods, packaged dinners, pantry staples, paper products, baby needs and cash donations.
For more information, contact Susan Connor at 360-794-7877 or wickedphoenix@comcast.net.
Mukilteo
Illustrator to speak to arts guild
Mukilteo illustrator Ken Morrison is scheduled to speak at a meeting of the Mukilteo ARTS Guild today.
The meeting is set for 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Mukilteo Library, 4675 Harbour Pointe Blvd.
Morrison will speak and show a short film on his process of making art.
A “meet and critique” for artists will follow shortly after the presentation.
The event is free. For more information call 425-423-0450.
Snohomish
Club sells burgers and hot dogs
Snohomish Eagles No. 195 plans to sell hamburgers and hot dogs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at First Street and Cedar Avenue during a classic car show in downtown. Proceeds will benefit the nonprofit group.
For more information call 360-568-8406.
Snohomish County
Sheriff weighs use of Tulalip grant
The Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office has a $60,000 grant from the Tulalip Tribes, and officials are studying how to spend the money.
Sheriff Rick Bart said he and bureau chiefs are discussing what equipment they might buy.
The check was written to the Sheriff’s Office this summer. Following past practices, the County Executive’s office asked Bart to send the money to the general fund for police costs associated with Tulalip gaming operations.
Officials have since changed the policy to allow the money to be spent on equipment rather than requiring it be deposited in the general fund, said Deanna Dawson, who oversees criminal justice issues for County Executive Aaron Reardon.
