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Eat that turkey guilt-free

Work off that Thanksgiving feast before you even carve into the bird with the Stillaguamish Senior Center’s Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot 5k fundraiser in Arlington. Pumpkin pie prizes for winners. Registration starts at 8 a.m. in the parking lot of the Grocery Outlet, 123 E Burke Ave. Cost is $35. Kids age 11 and under can run for free with a participating adult.

More info: turkeytrot5k.itsyourrace.com/register

Or just eat turkey

Thanksgiving arrives early with the annual Turkey Dinner, served 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at St. Michael Catholic Church, 1512 Pine St., Snohomish. The community is invited to dine on a home-cooked, oven-roasted turkey dinner with homemade pie for dessert.

Tickets are at the door. Cost is $15, $12 veterans and seniors, $10 ages 6-12, and free for younger kids.

More info: 360-568-0821

Turkey, toy drives

The Unchained Brotherhood Motorcycle Club’s Everett chapter will collect turkeys 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday outside the Claremont QFC store, 4919 Evergreen Way, Everett. For the 10th year, the club will donate turkeys to the Everett Gospel Mission. The clean-and-sober club also plans a toy drive 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Dec. 8-9 at Walmart, 1605 SE Everett Mall Way. Toys will be donated to the Seeds of Grace Christmas House in Marysville.

BAZAARS

Everett: A Christmas bazaar is 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Faith Lutheran Church, 6708 Cady Road. Handmade crafts, quilts, baked goods, lefsa, “Granny’s Attic” rummage sale, raffle. Lunch and pie available. All proceeds benefit local charities.

Lake Stevens: The Lake Stevens Senior Center’s annual bazaar is 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at 2302 Soper Hill Road. Crafts, jewelry, antiques and collectibles, gifts, silent auction, bake sale and more. Lunch and beverages available.

Monroe: Oddmall: Emporium of the Weird features over 85 indie artisans and vendors, with a distinctly weird bent, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Evergreen State Fairgrounds. Free admission.

Arlington: The Friends of the Arlington Library holds its annual Holiday Sale, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 14 at the Arlington Library, 135 N Washington Ave. Books, gifts, treats, door prize.

MEETINGS

Stillaguamish Valley Genealogical Society: Jennie Hise shares about Mayflower research at 1 p.m. Nov. 13 at 6111 188th Place NE, Arlington. More info: stillygen.org.

Olympic Fly Fishers: The monthly meeting is Nov. 14 at the Edmonds Senior Center, 220 Railroad Ave. Social hour at 6 p.m., dinner at 6:45 p.m. Speaker is Rodney Pond with Sound Salmon Solutions and the mid-Sound Regional Fisheries Enhancement Group initiative. Raffle. Free to attend; dinner is $25.

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