FYI

Published 9:00 pm Wednesday, February 4, 2004

At the Heart Butte post office in Montana, the postmarks show a heart in red ink. The post office gets requests every February to postmark mail on time for Valentine’s Day.

If you want a special postmark from a place with a loving name, mail your valentine this week to make sure it arrives by Feb. 14.

Here are some potential destinations:

Romance, AR 72136

Juliette, GA 31046

Loveland, CO 80538

Loveville, MD 20656

Loving, NM 88256

Romeo, MI 48065

Sugar City, CO 81076

Valentine, NE 69201

Valentine, TX 79854

Valentines, VA 23887

Put the Valentine inside a stamped envelope, and that envelope inside another stamped envelope addressed to the postmaster at the preferred city. The envelope will be affixed with the romantic notation and mailed to the destination you wrote on the inside letter.

Then be sure your loved one notices the postmark.

A certified child passenger seat inspector will be on hand 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday at Marysville Fire District Station 61, 1635 Grove St.

Sound Transit seeks citizens to fill vacancies on its oversight panel.

Formed in 1997, the panel monitors Sound Transit’s performance, including budget and financial management, meeting schedules, public participation, evaluation of project alternatives and review of annual independent performance audits.

The agency is requesting letters of interest from those willing to serve a minimum of four years on the panel, which meets twice a month.

Send one-page letters of interest by Feb. 13 along with resumes to John Ladenburg, Chairman, Sound Transit, 401 S. Jackson St., Seattle, WA 98104.

If you have an item for FYI, call Kristi O’Harran at 425-339-3451. If you have a news tip or an idea for a local story, call the city desk at 425-339-3428, or e-mail newstips@heraldnet.com.

Other numbers to call:

Everett, 425-339-3200

425-339-3470, after 4 p.m.