Front Porch
Published 1:30 am Thursday, May 10, 2018
EVENTS
Last minute gifts for Mom
The Mother Lovin’ Market runs 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Ken Baxter Community Center, 514 Delta Ave., Marysville. More than 45 vendors will be selling handmade and homegrown items. Admission is free.
More info: 360-363-8450
The Edmonds Spring Fest indie craft show runs 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday at the Civic Center Playfield in Edmonds, 310 Sixth Ave. N. More than 100 vendors will be selling handmade crafts and food. Admission is free.
More info: urbancraftuprising.com
The Camano Animal Shelter Association holds a plant and bake sale from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Island County Multipurpose Center, 141 E Camano Drive, Camano Island. While you’re there, vote on artwork submitted by local children for Draw-A-Cat and Draw-A-Dog contests.
More info: camanoanimalshelter.org, 360-387-1902
Flag exchange
Fleet Reserve Association Branch 170 of Everett hosts a flag exchange and open house starting at 2 p.m. Saturday at 6802 Beverly Blvd. Bring your old U.S. flag to be properly retired and receive a new one. The Sauerkraut Band provides live music. Spaghetti and horse races, too.
More info: 425-353-2600
Lions donation drive
The Everett Central Lions Club will collect donations 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the QFC at 50th Street and Evergreen Way to kick off White Cane Days, part of Lions Sight and Hearing Month. Donations of used eyeglasses and hearing aids also are welcome.
More info: 425-514-5464
MEETINGS
AAUW honors STEM teens
The Edmonds SnoKing branch of the American Association of University Women will recognize its high school STEM scholars, 10 a.m. to noon Saturday in Snoqualmie Hall 212 on the campus of Edmonds Community College. Mel Cosette of the National Resource Center for Materials Technology Education also speaks.
More info: esk-wa.aauw.net
Church records for family research
Janet Camarata discusses the “Hidden Finds in Church Records” at the next meeting of the Genealogical Society of South Whidbey Island, 12:45 p.m. Monday at the Trinity Lutheran Church Annex at Highway 525 and Woodard Road in Freeland. Church histories include early church experiences, historical images, biographies, genealogies, interviews and stories.
More info: gsswi.org
HEADS UP
City names director
The city of Everett has appointed a new economic development director, Dan Eernissee. He previously worked in Shoreline.
His job will be to work with others “to recruit new jobs and businesses to Everett and to support and retain existing employers and industries,” according to the mayor’s office. He starts in June.
Everett’s previous economic development director, Lanie McMullin, retired in February.
More info: 425-257-8687.
