The Lake Stevens Miss Aquafest Pageant is scheduled for 3 to 6 p.m. Saturday at the Lake Stevens High School Performing Arts Center, 2908 113th Ave. NE. Doors open at 2:30 and admission is free.
A panel of judges is tasked with selecting this year’s Miss Aquafest, who will represent Lake Stevens in four parades and at events such as National Night Out and holiday festivities. Miss Aquafest and other participants in the pageant also help with fundraisers, including Relay for Life, Walk for MS and Making Strides Against Breast Cancer.
The pageant is for girls ages 5 to 18. Participants are judged on casual wear, evening gown, interviews and personal introductions, with optional contests for academics, community service and being photogenic. During the event, organizers also plan to collect donations of unopened boxes of tampons, sanitary pads and wipes for low-income women.
Mastering rural tourism: The first of three Skykomish and Snohomish River Valley Rural Tourism Workshops is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday at the River House, 444 Avenue A in Index.
The workshop is focused on expanding and marketing tourism in Snohomish, Monroe, Gold Bar, Sultan, Index, Skykomish and Lake Stevens. Space is limited and people can register at tinyurl.com/SkyTourismWorkshop. The workshop is free if you bring your own lunch and $25 if you want to get lunch there. More workshops are coming up in April and May.
Solar grants available: The Snohomish County Public Utility District is taking applications for solar power projects. Local organizations can submit ideas for installing solar panels on new or existing buildings, funded by the PUD’s Planet Power program.
The deadline to apply is May 6. Multiple grants are available this year for solar projects. The panels would be installed this summer or fall. For more information, go to snopud.com/planetpower.
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