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Everett: Register for Elks Hoop Shoot

Everett Elks Lodge No. 479 will hold its 36th annual Hoop Shoot event on Jan. 18 at the Everett High School gymnasium, 2416 Wetmore Ave.

Registration for the free contest is at 5:30 p.m. and the competition for boys and girls ages 8-13 begins at 6 p.m.

The national free throw contest offers three age divisions: 8-9, 10-11 and 12-13. Winners from this contest will compete against other Lodge winners in the district event on Jan. 30 in Mount Vernon.

More info: 425-252-4179.

Archbishop Murphy plans fundraiser

A second annual wine tasting social is set for 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday to support the Archbishop Murphy High School student mock trial program.

The event will be in the school’s cafeteria, 12911 39th Ave SE, Everett.

Live jazz, wine, appetizers and prizes are part of the evening’s festivities.

Tickets are $30 per person, 21 and older, and are available at the door.

More info: 425-379-6363, www.am-hs.org.

Lynnwood: School plans information fair

The Edmonds School District is hosting its annual information fair from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at the new Lynnwood High School, 18218 North Road, east of Lynnwood.

It’s a chance for people to learn about kindergarten registration, meet people from their neighborhood elementary, middle and high schools and learn more about districtwide programs and opportunities.

There will be student-led tours of the new high school, meetings with school board members and a chance to review review the health curriculum.

Interpreters will be available in Spanish, Vietnamese, Korean, Russian and Ukrainian.

More info: 425-431-7044, jakalad@edmonds.wednet.edu.

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