EVENTS
Crabbing opens — don’t lose your pots
Volunteers with the Snohomish County Marine Resources Committee will be at local boat launches on opening weekend of crabbing Saturday and Sunday. Volunteers will provide educational materials, gauges for measuring crabs, and will be available to discuss how to correctly set crab pots so fisherman can catch more crab.
The nonprofit Northwest Straits Initiative has a checklist for crabbers to avoid lost crab pots. An estimated 12,000 pots are lost in Puget Sound each year, trapping 180,000 Dungeness crab that are never harvested.
More info: www.nwstraits.org
Everett mayor, council candidate forum
The League of Women Voters has invited candidates running for Everett mayor and City Council to a forum scheduled in downtown Everett from 6:30 to 8:45 p.m. Thursday. The location is the first-floor meeting room of Snohomish Count’s Bob Drewel building on 3000 Rockefeller Ave.
Four candidates are running for mayor: Cassie Franklin, Shean Nasin, Brian Sullivan and Judy Tuohy. Three incumbents on the Everett City Council face two challengers each.
The two people receiving the most ballots in the Aug. 1 primary will appear on the ballot in November.
More info: www.lwvsnoho.org
WAYS TO HELP
Blanket date change
The Binky Patrol, a group of quilters, knitters and crocheters who make “binkies” for children in traumatic situations, meets July 9 this month. The group typically meets the first Sunday of each month. The group meets in Marysville; call for the location.
More info: 360-659-7198
More blanket making
The next Project Linus event is scheduled for 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. July 11 (second Tuesday) at the Carl Gipson Senior Center of Everett, 3025 Lombard Ave. Volunteers make quilts and blankets to donate to Snohomish County kids who have experienced traumatic life events. Materials are provided. Bring a sewing machine if you have one.
More info: Diane, 425-252-4524
SUPPORT
Find help at Swedish
A variety of free support groups and fee-based health classes are offered at Swedish Edmonds hospital, 21601 76th Ave. W., Edmonds.
More info: www.swedish.org/classes
HEADS UP
Theater nominated in Everett
The Everett Historical Commission is considering seeking historic status for the Cope Gillette Theatre at 2730 Wetmore Ave. The commission could make a recommendation to the City Council in the coming weeks. A public meeting was held June 27.
More info, or to send comments: Paul Popelka at ppopelka@everettwa.gov
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