Flutist Peter Ali in Snohomish has cancer. Friends are organizing a benefit to help him get through the hard times.
It’s planned for 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Thumbnail Theater, 1211 Fourth St., Snohomish. The concert features folk and Lummi violinist Swil Kanim.
Tickets are $10. For more information, call 425-350-5448.
Friend Dena Marie says Ali and his partner, Tammy Kennedy, are open hearts who give to the community and have been fundraising for others for the past several years.
“Peter Ali has recently been going through some medical difficulties,” Marie says. “Now is an opportunity for the community to have the chance to give back to one who has given so much. Whether you know him or not, please join us to show him the support he so deserves.”
She said Ali has been known to drive across the state just to hand-deliver native flutes to children who otherwise might not have the opportunity to experience that part of their culture. In April, Ali played for the Dalai Lama.
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Seamstress Candy Brooke of Lake Stevens had a good laugh about a story on Page B3 Feb. 17 in The Herald. In a nutshell, the story said that the Snohomish County Corrections Bureau needs help sewing more than 2,000 patches onto uniforms. The article asked that a sewing group or volunteer organization help do it free.
Brooke said recent articles about pay raises at Snohomish County indicate the corrections staff can afford to get their patches sewn on.
“This is the height of cheapskateness,” she said.
Don’t get her wrong. She says she has sewn on plenty of patches for her husband, an airline pilot, and she sewn patches for other pilots, too. For a needy group, she would get a gang of friends together and happily sew patches on uniforms — free.
And she would gladly sew free for sailors at Naval Station Everett.
“You get these kids out of boot camp, with no nickels to rub together, they have to pay to get their patches sewn on?”
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They’ve walked for pledges.
They’ve held a benefit film night.
Now Team Peggy is simply asking for money.
Family and friends in Edmonds are rallying around Edmonds City Councilwoman Peggy Pritchard Olson, who was diagnosed in April with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig’s disease. Her care is proving to be very expensive.
Team Peggy opened an account at Horizon Bank branches for The Peggy Pritchard Olson Fund.
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Senior Services of Snohomish County has updated its newspaper, changing its name and frequency to every other month.
Each issue of Senior Focus will tackle a specific topic. For example, the current issue focuses on healthy aging. Plans are to continue publishing columns including Senior Spotlight, Mr. Modem, Perspective on the Past, Nutrition News, Sharp Cookie, Elder Info and GetAways travelogue.
Editor Sharon Ostant said that in the past, senior center activity schedules were published every quarter. With the change to bimonthly publication, only special events and announcements will be listed.
Kristi O’Harran: 425-339-3451, oharran@heraldnet.com.
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