Everett: Spelling bee for adults
The Carl Gipson Senior Center of Everett plans its second annual spelling bee for 1:30 p.m. June 30 at 3025 Lombard Ave.
The bee will feature words related to food and its preparation. Prizes and refreshments are planned.
The bee is free b
ut those who participate must be members of the senior center. People are welcome to watch.
More info: 425-257-8780
Fireworks operator hired for Fourth
Entertainment Fireworks based in Olympia has applied to conduct Everett’s July Fourth fireworks celebration. The pyrotechnic operator plans to shoot around 1,400 shells, Roman candles and other explosives from a barge located in Port Gardner east of Jetty Island.
Everett annexes Marshland farm land
The Everett City Council approved the annexation of agricultural land off the Lowell-Snohomish River Road known as the Marshland Annexation.
The city already owns the land and the area is within a planned growth area for the city. The city plans to use the property to access other nearby city properties. Officials intend for the land to remain as open space so it can be used for farming.
Review Everett’s Climate Action Plan
The city of Everett has developed a Climate Action Plan to measure greenhouse gas emissions generated by city operations as well as to identify actions the city can take to reduce its carbon footprint.
Even before this plan, the city was taking action on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and implementing environmental practices in its operations. Many city departments have worked for about a decade to replace products with greener options, to reduce water and energy use, and to provide services more efficiently. These efforts have not only saved water, electricity and fuel, but have also saved taxpayer dollars.
More info: http://tinyurl.com/EverettClimatePlan.
Mountlake Terrace: City honors jazz band
The Mountlake Terrace City Council recently recognized the Mountlake Terrace High School Jazz Ensemble I with a proclamation for placing third in the Essentially Ellington Competition at Lincoln Center in New York City in May.
More than 100 bands competed in the Essentially Ellington Festival by submitting recorded performances and 15 were chosen to attend the competition in New York City.
The proclamation included congratulations to director Darin Faul and the Jazz Ensemble 1 students, as well as individual and section awards for Forest Jackson, Outstanding Tenor Saxophone; Jack Walters, Outstanding Tripler on Tenor, Alto and Clarinet; Taylor Call and Skyler Floe, Outstanding Trumpets; Kendall Irby, Outstanding Trombone; and the trombone and rhythm sections.
Startup: Flood map appeal accepted
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has accepted Snohomish County’s request to consider changing preliminary flood-risk maps that could force nearly 300 people in Startup to buy federal flood insurance.
Many people living in the unincorporated area between Sultan and Gold Bar sought the county’s help because they believe the maps improperly place them in a flood area. They argue that raised land under the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad tracks near U.S. 2 effectively acts as a levee, protecting their community from floods on the Skykomish River. New FEMA guidelines discounted many flood-control structures around the country.
In a May 20 letter, FEMA’s regional office accepted Snohomish County’s formal appeal. The timeline for deciding appeals can vary, but usually last a few months, said Diana Seifert, a FEMA spokeswoman. There’s no deadline for the agency to decide whether to change the maps.
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