Arlington: Scout seeking to build home

Caleb Hermann, a 14-year-old working on his Eagle Scout project, has asked the City Council and Mayor Margaret Larson to help sponsor his proposal to build a low-cost house for a family in need, similar to the Habitat for Humanity approach.

“I believe that there are many people in our community with a need for affordable housing,” Hermann wrote in a letter to Larson. “It seems that people are looking for even modest homes for low costs in our community. I also believe that housing should not be so far out of reach for so many people, especially in our community.”

Bothell

New city park

is in the works

The city of Bothell has started design and engineering work on Cedar Grove Park, the newest addition to the city’s park system, at 22421 Ninth Ave. SE. The City Council recently hired a consultant with Hammond Collier Wade Livingston of Seattle to do the work.

The city received a $300,000 grant from the Interagency Committee for Outdoor Recreation and is matching it by allocating $644,841 of the city’s Park Mitigation funds for design and construction.

The first phase of the project includes a parking lot, restroom facility, playground, picnic shelter, wetland interpretive area with path and buffer enhancement, landscaping and utilities. Project completion for phase one is estimated at the end of this year

The second phase will include more parking, a trail, a ball field and other improvements.

Edmonds

Hearing is set

on amateur radio

The City Council meets at 7 p.m. tonight at the Public Safety Complex, 250 Fifth Ave. N.

The council will hold a public hearing on regulations concerning amateur radio antennas, and is considering revising city code to clarify how amateur radio antennas are regulated and to set standards for their review and permitting.

Everett

YWCA benefit lunch Feb. 25

The Snohomish and King county chapters of YWCA will host a benefit luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Feb. 26 at the Howard Johnson Plaza Hotel, Pacific Ballroom, 3105 Pine St., Everett. Guest speaker is Dr. Helene Gayle, director of the HIV, TB and Reproductive Health Program for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. A donation of at least $150 is requested. Proceeds benefit the YWCA’s programs for women and families in our community. Sign up online at www.ywcaworks.org or call 206-461-4448.

Safety and health event is Feb. 26

The Grandview Community Center, 718 Linden St., in Everett will have a community safety and health event at 10 a.m. Feb. 25. It will include representatives from health clinics, the Everett Police Department, the Boys and Girls Club, the Everett School District, the Refugee and Immigrant Forum and the Everett Housing Authority .

Child car seat

inspections free

Snohomish County Fire District 1 will check child car seats Feb. 24 at the Mariner Fire Station. Nine out of 10 car seats are installed incorrectly, endangering children. Each check takes about 30 minutes and is free.

The fire station is at 12310 Meridian Ave. To make an appointment, call Kate Bogh at 425-551-1250.

Island County

Family center

offers play group

The Stanwood Camano Community Resource Center is offering its Backpack Kids program to help families with young children learn how to play together.

The program is 10:30 a.m.-noon Thursday at Camano Center, 141 N. East Camano Drive. It will continue the first and third Thursdays of each month.

The play group includes story time, arts and crafts, and large-muscle activities. Parents participate with their kids. The program is oriented to ages infants to 5.

Lake Stevens

Library sponsors family story time

The Lake Stevens Public Library hosts a family story for all ages to share stories and songs. The event will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the library, 1804 Main St.

Kreative Kids program offered

The Lake Stevens Family Center hosts Kreative Kids, and arts an crafts program for children ages 6 to 11 each Saturday through March 13. Youngsters are invited to join in for afternoons of arts and crafts.

The program is 4:15-5:15 p.m. Saturdays at the Lake Stevens Community-Senior Center, 1808 Main St. For more information, call the center at 425-397-7433.

Lynnwood

Parking added

at park-and-ride

Sound Transit has adding 190 new parking spaces to the Lynnwood park-and-ride lot operated by Sound Transit. The 900-space lot has been filled to capacity, and the additional spaces, plus another 25 spaces to be added on Fridaywill bring the total to 1,326.

Another 78 parking slots will be added when the direct access ramp from I-5 is completed by the end of this year.

Marysville

AARP seeks items for rummage sale

The Marysville chapter of AARP will conduct a fund-raising rummage sale in May. The group is seeking donations of sale items from the public.

Proceeds will enable the chapter to run its meetings and provide information for senior on new laws, medications and other issues, as well as helping seniors get safety railings or grip bars installed in their homes.

Donors may drop off items or have them picked up. To make arrangements, call 360-653-3992.

The chapter has a potluck at noon the first Thursday of each month at the Ken Baxter Senior Community Center, 514 Delta Ave. Members must have a national AARP card, but can join the group at any time.

Mill Creek

Library offers Internet class

The Mill Creek Public Library offers an “Introduction to the Internet” class for adults 8:30-10 a.m. Wednesday and again 1:30-3 p.m. Saturday at 15429 Bothell-Everett Highway.

Learn basic Internet skills including using a browser and search engines and navigating the Sno-Isle Regional Library System home page. Call 425-337-4822 or 425-743-5544 to register.

Monroe

Senior center

breakfast set

The East County Senior Center invites the public to its monthly pancake breakfast at 824 Village Way 8-10:30 a.m. Saturday. This is a fund-raising event for the center. Admission is $3.50 for adults and $2.50 for children under 12. No reservations are required. For more information, call 360-794-6359.

Mountlake Terrace

Swim lesson registration starts

Registration for swimming lessons at the Mountlake Terrace Recreation Pavilion starts on Wednesday for Mountlake Terrace residents and on Thursday for non-residents.

Classes are available for children starting at 9 months old, preschool, youths and teens. Call 425-776-9173 or stop by the pavilion, 5303 228th St. SW., for schedule information.

Mukilteo

Superintendent’s contract extended

The Mukilteo School Board extended the contract of Superintendent Marci Larsen until July 2007 at its meeting last week.

The extension did not include a salary increase, which the board will approve later, said Andy Muntz, a school district spokesman.

Lighthouse Park hearing tonight

The Mukilteo City Council plans to continue its discussion of the Mukilteo Lighthouse Park master plan at 7 tonight at Fire Station 3, 10400 47th Place W. The meeting date was changed due to the Presidents Day holiday.

Six public hearings on rezoning are also on the agenda. One is on the possible rezoning of 40 acres at the Boeing site in the 4800 block of Harbour Pointe Boulevard from industrial to residential in order to build a development of up to 150 single-family homes, cottage housing, compact residences, or a combination of the three.

A hearing on the possible rezoning of a 5,500-square-foot parcel of land adjacent to Rosehill Community Center is also scheduled. The rezone request is from single-family residential to public-semipublic use. The city recently purchased the property and plans to use it for its community center-city hall redevelopment.

Snohomish

Home-schooling

program planned

Snohomish Public Library offers “Library Treasures for Homeschoolers” 1:30 p.m.-

3 p.m. tonight and Feb. 24 at 311 Maple Ave. for students ages 6-12 and their parents. Participants will learn about resources at the library through games and other activities. The event is free. For more information, call the library at 360-568-2898.