A public 9/11 remembrance service is scheduled for 1 p.m. Saturday at Lake Stevens Fire Station 81, 12409 21st St. NE.
The ceremony includes speeches by city, police and fire officials and a guest speaker from the American Legion.
The remembrance is intended to honor first responders and civilians who died on Sept. 11, 2001. Nearly 3,000 people from 93 countries died in terrorist attacks that morning, according to the National September 11 Memorial &Museum. Attacks on the World Trade Center in New York killed 2,753 people, an attack on the Pentagon killed 184 and 40 people died on Flight 93, which crashed into a field in Pennsylvania after passengers fought back against hijackers.
Camano Island goes to the dogs: The first Dog Day Afternoon is set for Saturday at Camano Island State Park’s North Beach Area. The event includes hiking tours, pet adoptions, dog training and a short ceremony to celebrate the search and rescue dogs that aided in the Oso mudslide recovery.
“This is such a dog island,” event coordinator Joyce Richards said. “We have so many people on the island who have dogs and are out walking their dogs all the time.”
A dog-themed extravaganza is a unique event for a state park, parks spokewoman Virginia Painter said.
Richards hopes the event can be replicated at other parks and become an annual highlight on Camano Island.
The Dog Day Afternoon is scheduled from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. A Discovery Pass is required to park at Camano Island State Park. Event admission is free.
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