Front Porch: Events in Snohomish County
Published 1:30 am Monday, December 10, 2018
EVENTS
Book and bake sale
The Friends of the Arlington Library hold a Book, Bake and Gift Sale, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Arlington Library, 135 N Washington Ave. Every customer receives a raffle ticket for a Christmas item.
More info: 360-435-3033
Brown Bag Lunch talk
The next Brown Bag Lunch series event is 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday at the Everett Public Library, 2702 Hoyt Ave. Rev. Alan Dorway of the First Presbyterian Church of Everett talks about his recent travels to Israel and Palestine. Bring your own lunch. All ages welcome.
More info: 425-257-7640
Free teen night at Schack
Schack Art Center’s next free Teen Night is 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday. Teens ages 13 to 18 can create projects with local artists. The art center is at 2921 Hoyt Ave., Everett.
More info: schack.org/teen-night
WAYS TO HELP
Fulfill Christmas wishes
A Christmas Wish seeks donations of unwrapped gifts to grant wishes for about 800 children around Arlington and Darrington. The Arlington Boys & Girls Club, Arlington Community Food Bank and other local service clubs and resource groups are helping organize the effort. Giving trees with tags are at local banks and credit unions. Donations will be accepted until Thursday. Monetary donations also welcome.
More info: Tina Davis, 360-631-2159
HEADS UP
Mill Creek Sports Park to close for rehab
Mill Creek Sports Park is scheduled to close from Jan. 1 until April as crews undertake a project to replace turf and lighting. Work could start before the closure.
The City Council in November approved a contract with FieldTurf USA for more than $900,000. The project will replace worn-out turf. It also will upgrade lighting for the field, skate park and parking lot, among other improvements.
The park opened in 2004, providing synthetic turf fields for baseball and soccer. Local youth sports groups rent it for an average of more than 2,600 hours every year.
OPPORTUNITY
Voter pamphlet help
Snohomish County Fire District 1 seeks committee members to prepare pro and con statements for the Feb. 12 special election ballot measure to dissolve the fire district. Applicants should submit their name, contact information and a brief statement as to why they would like to serve on one of the committees. There is a limit of three members per committee, but the groups may seek input from others.
Apply by noon Wednesday to Melissa Blankenship at mblankenship@southsnofire.org or by mail to South County Fire, 12425 Meridian Ave. S, Everett, WA 98208.
More info: southsnofire.org
