Lake Stevens: Register for kindergarten
Kindergarten registration and parent information night is scheduled at 6:30 p.m. on March 10 at each of the Lake Stevens School District’s elementary schools.
Kindergarten registration packets, along with other important kindergarten information, will be provided at the parent information night. The parents of children who will be five years old by Aug. 31 can attend the event with their future kindergartner. Registration forms also are available on the district website, www. lkstevens.wednet.edu.
Schools are set to begin collecting completed packets March 14. Parents must bring their child’s birth certificate, proof of immunization and proof of residence when dropping off the packets.
Those who are not sure which neighborhood school their child will attend should call the district’s Transportation Department at 425-335-1508.
Sign up for emergency preparedness classes
Emergency preparedness classes are planned in the coming weeks for those who live in Lake Stevens, Arlington, Granite Falls and the areas served by the Marysville Fire District.
The Community Emergency Response Team classes will teach people what to do to help those around them when disaster strikes, officials said. There will be lessons on creating a disaster kit and building skills for disaster recovery and survival.
The classes start March 30 and go from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. every Wednesday for seven weeks.
The class costs $25. Participants must be at least 16, and minors will need a parent waiver. A background check is required.
For more information, contact your local fire service provider by March 23.
Mountlake Terrace: New board members
The Mountlake Terrace City Council has made several interim appointments to city boards and commissions.
The appointees include Kim Michel and Rene Shrewsbury to the Community Policing Advisory Board; Andrew Morrison to the Arts Advisory Commission, and Logan Galyan to the Recreation and Parks Advisory Commission.
The interim terms begin immediately and expire June 30. The appointments were made Feb. 7.
Board members serve in an advisory role to the City Council on a volunteer basis.
More info: City Clerk Virginia Olsen at 425-744-6206, cityhall@ci.mlt.wa.us, [URL]www.cityofmlt.com;http://www.cityofmlt.com/[URL] and click on For Residents/Advisory Boards & Commissions.
Snohomish: Chamber meetings move
The Snohomish Chamber of Commerce is moving to a new place to hold their member meetings.
The chamber is moving to the Faith Assembly Church because it is bigger and handicap accessible, manager Pam Osborne said. The church is located at 1220 22nd St.
The chamber used to hold meetings at the Cabbage Patch Restaurant at 111 Ave. A.
Everybody is welcome to the meeting at 11:30 a.m., Tuesday at the church. The meeting will be catered so there is a $18 fee for non-members.
More info: manager@ cityofsnohomish.com.[/URL]
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