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EVENTS

Hear from Mukilteo pioneer

The Mukilteo Historical Society invites the public to a Q&A with its 2018 Pioneer of the Year at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Rosehill Community Center, 304 Lincoln Ave. Sharon (Bridget) Waddell Freeman’s family has been part of Mukilteo since the Crown Mill days when the waterfront buzzed with saws.

More info: mukilteohistorical.org

Index plans art fest

The Index Art Festival is set for 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday in the town nestled in the mountains off U.S. 2. Artist booths are open until 6 p.m. Live music and dancing continues into the night. Admission and parking are free. There’s also free yoga at 10 a.m., children’s activities and more.

More info: indexartsfestival.com

Festival of the River this weekend

The Stillaguamish Tribe’s annual Festival of the River and Powwow gets underway at 10 a.m. Saturday and Sunday at River Meadows County Park, 20416 Jordan Road, Arlington. Entrance is free but parking is $20 per carload, or $10 before 1 p.m., each day. There will be live music, a circus troupe, salmon bake, children’s storytelling and activities, environmental education displays and more.

More info: festivaloftheriver.com

OPPORTUNITIES

Openings on city boards

Monroe seeks applicants to fill seats on the civil services commission, ethics board and salary commission. Deadline to apply is Aug. 17.

More info: monroewa.gov/vacancies

Arlington seeks applicants to fill seats on the civil service commission and the airport commission.

More info: tinyurl.com/ArlingtonOpenings

Adult art class scholarships

The Stanwood-Camano Art Guild offers scholarships for adults to take classes at its A Guilded Gallery art center. To apply, send a short letter stating your need and interest by Aug. 31 to The Guilded Gallery, attn: Scholarships, P.O. Box 778, Stanwood, WA 98292.

More info: 360-629-2787

HEADS UP

County moves to paperless permitting

Snohomish County Planning and Development Services is ready to move to an all-electronic permitting process starting Sept. 1.

Electronic permitting isn’t entirely new, as the department has been accepting some types of online submittals for years. Staff remains available to help people without access to a computer, including assistance establishing an account on www.mybuildingpermit.com.

Two workshops about the paperless system are scheduled: one from 10 to 11 a.m. Aug. 28 and another from 6 to 7 p.m. Aug. 29. The location for both is the Robert Drewel building, 3000 Rockefeller Ave., Everett. Space is limited.

For more info or to reserve a spot: 425-262-2147 or www.paperlesspds.brownpapertickets.com

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