North Sound Church will offer a free pancake breakfast from 9 a.m. to noon Sunday, Sept. 13, at 404 Bell St. in Edmonds.
Volunteers manning griddles in the church yard will serve pancakes, link sausage, juice and coffee to those participating in the Edmonds Classic Car Show, which kicks off at 10 a.m. downtown, as well as any others who stop by the historic white church just west of Edmonds City Hall.
For that Sunday only, North Sound Church will suspend its regular morning schedule and hold a single service at 10 a.m. in the Edmonds Theatre at 415 Main St. Pastor Barry Crane will begin a new message series called “Rebuilding Your Broken World.”
The breakfast and theater service are part of a centennial celebration being observed this fall by the church, formerly known as First Baptist Church of Edmonds. Founded in 1909, just two blocks east of its present location, it is the oldest continually operating church in Edmonds.
For more information on these and other events, contact the church office at 425-776-9800 or info@northsoundchurch.com.
Council on Aging seeks members
Snohomish County residents interested in the needs and issues facing older persons and younger persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply for a seat on the Snohomish County Council on Aging.
CoA members serve as ambassadors to the community, strategists for funding and program issues, activists around legislative matters, and monitors of quality and responsiveness of programs and services.
New members will begin three-year terms Jan. 1.
Applications are due Friday, Sept. 11, with Snohomish County’s Long Term Care and Aging Division. Applicants will be nominated by the Council on Aging and submitted to Snohomish County Executive Aaron Reardon for recommendation. All nominees are subject to approval by the County Council.
For more information and an application, contact Joyce Frasu at 425-388-7377 or j.frasu@snoco.org. Applications also are on the Council on Aging Web site. Go to www.snoco.org and search “Council on Aging.”
Artists open studios for tour
Edmonds-area artists will open their studio doors Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 19 and 20, for the Edmonds Art Studio Tour. This will be the fourth annual self-guided tour exploring 44 local professional artists’ work throughout the “bowl,” which includes the Maplewood and Meadowdale areas.
See artists’ tools and methods, ask questions and view works in progress. The event also is an opportunity to purchase new work direct from the artists. For more information, visit www.EdmondsArtStudioTour.com.
Poetry reading at Edmonds Library
The Edmonds Library will host an evening of poetry reading and discussion with Fred Marchant at 7 p.m. Sept. 17.
Marchant is the author of three collections of poetry and editor of another. His newest collection, “The Looking House,” was published in 2009.
During the Vietnam War, Marchant was one of the first Marine officers ever to be honorably discharged as a conscientious objector. He directs the Poetry Center and teaches at Suffolk University in Boston and is teaching associate of The William Joiner Center for the Study of War and Social Consequences at the University of Massachusetts-Boston.
For more information, call Edith I. Farrar at 425-771-1933.
Put some green in your holidays
Sustainable Edmonds will host an evening presentation, “Green Alternatives to Celebrate Halloween and Other Holidays,” at 7 p.m. Sept. 17 at the Edmonds PCC Natural Market, 9803 Edmonds Way.
Representatives from GreenHalloween.org and CelebrateGreen.org will offer a new perspective on holiday celebrations and share innovative ways to celebrate holidays that are more creative, enriching, sustainable — and still fun.
For more information, call Richard Bisbee at 425-670-2856.
Volunteers needed
Ÿ The Retired and Senior Volunteer Program, sponsored by Catholic Community Services, seeks persons age 55 and older for more than 400 interesting and meaningful volunteer opportunities throughout Snohomish County. Lifetime skills and expertise are matched with community needs.
For more information, e-mail John McAlpine at johnm@ccsww.org or call 425-257-2111, ext. 3374, or toll free at 888-240-8572.
Ÿ Clothes for Kids seeks volunteers to assist in running its Lynnwood boutique shop. The nonprofit serves more than 5,100 local low-income families per year by providing children with free wardrobes. CFK also offers Working Wardrobes, which provides men, women and teens with work-appropriate clothing for interviews and employment.
Volunteers’ duties include receiving donations, sorting and cleaning clothing and shoes, restocking the boutique and assisting clients in selecting clothing that will enhance their self esteem. CFK has flexible volunteer schedules and can fulfill most community service requirements. To volunteer, contact Nancy Laird-Burris at 425-741-6500 or nlaird@clothesforkids.org
Extension offers garden classes
End tool abuse. Tools used for the wrong purpose — left in the rain, or put away dirty where the metal rusts and wooden handles weaken. Protect your investment and learn about tool care at the WSU Garden Tool Series, Tuesdays, Sept. 15, 22 and 29, from 7 to 9 p.m., at the WSU Snohomish County Extension Education Center.
WSU Master Gardeners will share their tool tips and guide you through repair and sharpening techniques.
“Most gardeners don’t have a clue about tool care, but it’s an investment worth protecting,” said Sharon Collman, an extension educator.
Sessions include choosing the right tools, tool maintenance and small engine repair.
Class fees are $20 each or $50 for the series of three.
WSU Extension is also holding to fall planting seminars. On Sept. 18, the topic will be bulbs; the Sept. 19 topic will be native plants.
All classes will be at WSU Snohomish County Extension Education Center, 600 128th St SE, Everett, WA 98208
Pre-register for classes with Karie at 425-357-6039 or klchristen@cahnrs.wsu.edu. Registration forms are available at: http://snohomish.wsu.edu/ag/workshops/registrationform.pdf.
Federal employees plan meeting
The fall meeting of the Sno-King Chapter of the National Association of Active and Retired Federal Employees will be at 12:30 p.m. Sept. 17 at the Snohomish PUD Auditorium.
Rosario Bernaldez will speak on “Working for Uncle Sam.” Visiting active and retired federal employees are welcome. For more information, call Felix Entenmann at 425-286-1242.
Friends suggest book club picks
Mary Kay Sneeringer, owner of the Edmonds Bookshop in downtown Edmonds, will be the guest speaker for the Friends of the Edmonds Library meeting at 1:30 p.m. Sept. 24 in the Plaza Room of the library.
Sneeringer will share some hot new titles suitable for book club selections, fall reading and holiday gift giving.
The meeting will be preceded by a coffee social at 1 p.m. New members and interested public are invited to attend. For more information about the Friends, visit www.edmondsfriends.org.
Brown Simpson sister to speak
In commemoration of National Domestic Violence month, Domestic Violence Services of Snohomish County (formerly the Center for Battered Women) will be hosting its fourth annual Hope Within Luncheon Sept. 30. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. with the program running from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Everett Events Center.
The guest speaker will be Denise Brown, sister of Nicole Brown Simpson.
Cost is $10 per seat or $100 for a table of 10. For information, to become a table host or reserve your seat, contact Julie Martin at 425-259-2827 ext. 13 or e-mail Julie@dvs-snoco.org.
Domestic Violence Services of Snohomish County provides a wide range of services to victims and their children, including a 24-hour hotline that takes over 5,800 calls each year.
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