Around the County
Published 8:13 pm Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Edmonds: Candidate forum on Thursday
A candidates’ forum is planned for Thursday in Edmonds.
The event is 7 p.m. at Edmonds United Methodist Church, 828 Caspers St. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. for an opportunity to meet the candidates.
Candidates for Edmonds City Council, Edmonds School District, Stevens Hospital District, the Port of Edmonds and the Alderwood and Olympic View water districts have been invited.
Candidates are scheduled to make presentations followed by questions from the floor.
The forum is sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Snohomish County, the Edmonds Branch of the American Association of University Women and the Edmonds United Methodist Church Outreach Team.
More info: Mary Jane Thompson, 425-778-4794.
Lake Stevens: Trail dedication Saturday
A celebration is planned for Saturday to launch a new learning trail at Lundeen Park.
The event is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. at the park, 10020 Lundeen Parkway.
Live music, hot dogs, puppetry, tours of the trail, prize drawings and free books for children are planned.
The Born Learning Trail is sponsored by several local organizations and is part of the Dolly Parton Imagination Library program.
More info: Katrina Ondracek, United Way, Katrina.ondracek@uwsc.org, www.uwsc.org (click on “Tales and Trails.”)
Stanwood: School bus route changes
The Stanwood-Camano School District has had to reduce bus transportation for some students because of state budget cuts and declining enrollment.
One change will be on middle and high school routes. The district will no longer pick up those students who live within a mile of the school where sidewalks and crosswalks are available.
Middle and high school students living on dead-end roads that are less than a mile long will need to meet the bus at the main road.
Routes No. 2 and No. 12 affecting Elger Bay and Utsalady Elementary schools have turnarounds that are one and two blocks from the main road. Those turnarounds will be eliminated and students will meet the bus at the main road.
More info: www.stanwood.wednet.edu.
