Front Porch: TEDx, genealogy, gardening, library, fire chief

Published 1:30 am Monday, March 27, 2017

TEDx Panel

Edmonds Community College and Sno-Isle Libraries will host a free panel discussion with three local TEDx speakers from 7 to 8:30 p.m. April 6 in the Black Box Theatre, 20310 68th Ave. W.

Into genealogy?: The Sno-Isle Genealogical Society seeks a volunteer intern who has computer skills and is interested in history. This could be an opportunity for a teenager to earn community service hours on Saturdays. Hours are flexible. More info: call Marge at 425-775-6267 between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Thursdays or Saturdays.

Board meets: The Sno-Isle Libraries Board of Trustees meets next at 5 p.m. Monday at the Mukilteo Library, 4675 Harbour Pointe Blvd. More info: www.sno-isle.org/board/trustees or 360-651-7002.

Garden club meeting: The Snohomish Garden Club meets April 10 for a monthly gathering. Duane Decker-Ihle is scheduled to speak. He is a Snohomish County Master Gardener and co-founder of the Snohomish County Growing Groceries program. The meeting is set for 7 p.m. at the Snohomish Senior Center, 506 Fourth Street. More info: www.snohomishgardenclub.com.

Celebrate: A retirement ceremony for Lake Stevens fire Battalion Chief Bruce Huston is planned from 2 to 4 p.m. April 15. Huston has served 30 years.