Marysville’s public works staff spot-on in safety
Published 12:01 am Friday, February 11, 2011
Easy does it.
Workers with the city of Marysville recently received training from the Evergreen Safety Council to make sure ladder trucks used in the public works department are properly operated.
They use trucks with a 40-foot maximum reach to work on traffic lights and hang banners. The council offers safety training and consultations around the Northwest.
Nancy Abel, risk manager for Marysville, requested training for employees who operate the city’s Terex Highranger equipped “bucket truck.”
The half-day training included the chance for everyone to position the truck and place an object in an elevated location. On day two, all 23 participants set up and operated the truck and lift. They attempted to place a traffic cone on the arched roof of a storage area in the Public Works equipment and materials yard.
The class all earned straight A’s.
“I had numerous participants tell me this was great training, very thorough, and that they all learned something, which isn’t always easy to accomplish when you have seasoned operators,” Abel says.
“I would say that in particular, the hands-on practical demonstration under the instructor’s watchful but encouraging eye made this very effective training.”
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Everett Post-Polio Support Group celebrates its 20th birthday Saturday. In 1991, Chris Van Driel and Merilyn Boyd started the group and will be honored at 1 p.m. at Providence Regional Medical Center, Pacific Campus, 916 Pacific Ave. in Everett.
The group aims to educate and support polio survivors.
Please take along unused eyeglasses to donate to the Lion’s Club. Organizers say they plan to take a group photo, so wear your best smile.
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Chefs from the Tulalip Casino will cook at the Seattle Food & Wine Experience planned for 1 to 5 p.m. Feb. 27 at the Seattle Center Exhibition Hall.
Tickets are $49. The event features wines from 10 countries, gourmet tastes, beer and cider, coffee and music in the lounge.
Two dozen chefs will be available for sampling, including bites from chefs at the Taste of Tulalip Lounge. According to seattlefoodandwineexperience.com, Kathy Casey will be there serving chicken-bacon cupcakes and 400 copies of her latest book will be handed out for free thanks to Foster Farms.
Featured restaurants include Arnie’s in Edmonds and Mukilteo, and Ivar’s Seafood Restaurants.
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An Old-Time Radio show is planned for 7 p.m. Tuesday at Oak Harbor Library at 11000 SE Regatta Drive in Oak Harbor.
There will be information about radio history and a live performance. This free event is funded by the Friends of the Oak Harbor Library.
Kristi O’Harran: 425-339-3451, oharran@heraldnet.com.
