Front Porch: Concert to benefit Index Museum

Published 12:01 am Monday, October 3, 2011

Concert benefits museum

Northwest Heritage Resources is organizing a traditional Scottish music concert to benefit the Index Museum.

The nonprofit organization aims to preserve the cultural heritage of the Pacific Northwest.

The conce

rt is scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday at The River House, located at the corner of 5th and A streets in Index.

For more information, call Jill Linzee at 206-306-1181.

Admission is by donation.

Walk safely: Safe Kids Snohomish County will walk with children and caregivers Wednesday at Whittier Elementary School to advocate for safer walking environments.

It will be “International Walk to School Day.”

Volunteers will walk home from school with students to promote safe pedestrian behavior and to point out potential dangers and how to avoid them. The walk will begin at Whittier and end at Northwest Neighborhood Park at 13th Street and Colby Avenue.

Nationwide, Safe Kids USA and participating schools will offer more than 1,000 International Walk to School Day activities.

Police hours change: The Lynnwood Police Department has changed its front desk hours. The front desk is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. In emergencies, call 911.

There will be an emergency call box outside the front doors, but people who live in town should call from home, Lynnwood police spokeswoman Shannon Sessions said. Non-urgent crime reports also can be filed online at www.ci.lynnwood.wa.us/police.

Fingerprinting services will be available from 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays. No appointment is required.