Mark: Celebrate Juneteenth in Everett
NAACP Snohomish County and Everett Community College’s Black Student Union hold a Juneteenth celebration, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday at Henry M. Jackson Park, 1700 State St., Everett.
Also known as Freedom Day, Juneteenth marks the day — June 19, 1865 — when Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, with 2,000 troops and an order saying “all slaves are free.” It was two years after President Abraham Lincoln’s executive order ending slavery.
Enjoy a community potluck with free hot dogs, family friendly music and entertainment, field games for kids and teens, and an educational focus on the desegregation of Boston schools.
More info: juneteenth @naacp-snoco.org
Buy: Stock up, sewers
The Clothing and Textile Advisors of Snohomish County’s annual Fabric Sale of needlework supplies is 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday at McCollum Park, 600 128th St. SE, Everett. Most fabric and yarn will be $1 a pound. Find 10-cent patterns. There will be notions, trims, needlework items, books and more. Proceeds support a $1,500 scholarship to a student in apparel design and development at Seattle Central College, the Camp Stitch-a-Lot summer youth program, and other community sewing programs.
More info: Arlene at 425-743-0118
Play: Arlington teens kick off summer reads
Joust with a banana. Eat doughnuts hanging from trees. Whistle while eating saltine crackers.
Middle and high school students are invited to celebrate the last day of school and kick off the summer reading program with “The Hungry Games,” from noon to 2 p.m. Monday across from the Arlington Library, 135 N Washington Ave. Bring donations for the food bank and enjoy a field day with pizza, food-based competitions and more.
More info: 360-435-3033
Work: Spruce up Main Street for Shindig
Sultan’s annual Project Main Street volunteer work party is set for 9 a.m. to noon June 25. Meet at the Main Street Gazebo. Help paint crosswalks, curbs and parking spaces, weed, pressure wash and otherwise clean up Main Street for the Shindig Festival.
More info: Donna Murphy, 360-793-1811 or donna.murphy@ci.sultan.wa.us
Train: How to help during a disaster
Learn how to help your neighborhood prepare for a disaster by attending a free Neighborhood Ambassador workshop offered by Snohomish County Fire District 1.
Upcoming workshops are set for 6 to 7:30 p.m. June 22 in Mountlake Terrace (register at http://bit.ly/MLTJuneMYN) and June 29 in Lynnwood (http://bit.ly/MarthaLakeJuneMYN). Space is limited.
Workshop participants will:
Learn the first nine steps to take immediately following a disaster to secure their home and protect their neighborhood
Create a neighborhood map noting locations of natural gas and propane tanks
Create a neighborhood contact list identifying those with specific needs, such as the elderly and disabled
Learn to work together as a team
The Fire District also plans to offer more intensive Community Emergency Response Team training in October, from 6 to 9:30 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays.
More info: Kristen Thorstenson, 425-551-1240 or kthorstenson@firedistrict1.org
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