EVENTS
Pioneer Days in Arlington
Pioneer Days runs from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Stillaguamish Pioneer Museum, 20722 67th Ave. NE, Arlington. Try an old-fashioned water pump, vintage toys and a butter churner, spin wool and more.
More info: www.stillymuseum.org
Train goes to Puyallup fair
Sound Transit will operate special Sounder train service to the Washington State Fair in Puyallup on Saturday and Sept. 23. Service will stop at nine stations, including Everett, Mukilteo and Edmonds. At Puyallup, a free Pierce Transit shuttle will then take passengers to the fair.
Special deals are available for both train and fair tickets.
More info: www.thefair.com/sounder
Event focused on women veterans
The Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs’ Women Veterans Advisory Committee holds a Women Veterans Summit, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Lynnwood Convention Center, 3711 196th St. SW.
Topics include career development, suicide awareness, and veterans benefits and resources.
The event is free, and registration is available at the door.
More info: www.dva.wa.gov/women/women-veterans-summit
Everett candidate night is Monday
Everett neighborhood groups and the Friends of the Everett Public Library plan a candidate forum, this time for City Council and Everett School District candidates, at 6:30 p.m. Monday at Evergreen Middle School, 7621 Beverly Lane. Video of the event will be streamed live at www.facebook.com/everettlibrary.
More info: 425-257-8717 or 425-257-8000
Growth and transportation forum
Leaders from Snohomish County, tribal government and local cities plan to gather Sept. 27 for a forum about managing growth and transportation.
The free event is scheduled to start at 6:10 p.m. at the public meeting room on the first floor of Snohomish County’s Robert Drewel Building, 3000 Rockefeller Ave., Everett. Two groups, Snohomish County Tomorrow and Snohomish County Cities, are co-sponsors.
Scheduled speakers include: Sound Transit CEO Peter Rogoff, who formerly served as a top-level policy official in the U.S. Department of Transportation; Joe Tovar, a project manager at the William D. Ruckelshaus Center who teaches planning at the University of Washington and WSU and used to work as Shoreline’s city manager; and Josh Brown, the executive director of the Puget Sound Regional Council who previously served as a Kitsap County commissioner.
More info: www.snohomishcountywa.gov/168, or Cynthia Pruitt, Snohomish County Tomorrow coordinator, at 425-388-3185 or Cynthia.Pruitt@snoco.org
Adopt-a-pet event
Several local rescue organizations plan a pet “adoptathon” from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Tractor Supply Co. at 17020 Smokey Point Blvd.
More info: 425-210-3807
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