Did your legislator miss many votes?

WashingtonVotes.org provides information on legislators’ voting records during the recent legislative session.

On numbers of votes in the Senate, Val Stevens, R-Arlington, missed the most votes with 82, followed by: Mary Margaret Haugen, D-Camano Island, 68; Darlene Fairley, D-Lake Forest Park, 42; Paull Shin, D-Mukilteo, 13; Rosemary McAuliffe, D-Bothell, 11; Dave Schmidt, R-Bothell, six; and Jean Berkey, D-Everett, four.

In the House, Barbara Bailey, R-Oak Harbor; John McCoy, D-Tulalip; John Lovick, D-Mill Creek; Al O’Brien, D-Mountlake Terrace; Dan Kristiansen, R-Snohomish; Mike Sells, D-Everett; Mary Helen Roberts, D-Edmonds; Kirk Pearson, R-Monroe; Mark Ericks, D-Bothell; and Maralyn Chase, D-Shoreline, didn’t miss any votes. Hans Dunshee, D-Snohomish, missed two; Chris Strow, R-Clinton, missed five; Ruth Kagi, D-Lake Forest Park, missed 19; and Brian Sullivan, D-Mukilteo, missed 64.

Tell museum your volcano memories

To note the 25th anniversary May 18 of the eruption of Mount St. Helens, Seattle’s Museum of History &Industry seeks memories of the event and its aftermath.

Send memories, photos, home movies and recordings to information@seattle history.org; by fax to 206-324-1346; or by mail to Volcano Memories c/o MOHAI, 2700 24th Ave. E., Seattle, WA 98112.

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Perhaps you have an event you’d like to see in the Community Extra calendar that runs on Wednesdays? Or maybe you know about a recent volunteer effort or award received in your community that would make a good “Applause” item.

If so, you can submit your information to Darren Fessenden via e-mail (community@ heraldnet.com), online (www.heraldnet.com/ communityextra), fax (425-339-3435) or mail (P.O. Box 930 Everett, WA 98206, c/o Community Extra). For further details, call 425-339-3432.

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