Front Porch: Mukilteo Lighthouse Festival seeks volunteers

Festival seeks help

The Mukilteo Lighthouse Festival is seeking volunteers to help plan Mukilteo’s largest party of the year. Learn about volunteer opportunities at a meeting at 7 p.m. June 15 at the Mukilteo Chamber of Commerce, 4902 76th St. SW, or call 425-353-5516 to sign up. The festival is scheduled Sept. 9-11. More information is available at mukilteolighthousefestival.com.

Humble House open Sundays: Come enjoy “Sundays in the Park” with the Sno-Isle Genealogical Society. Through Labor Day, the society’s research library located at 19827 Poplar Way in Lynnwood’s Heritage Park, also will be open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays. The additional hours aim to give patrons a chance to tour Humble House or do some research. Regular hours are 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. For more information, call 425-775-6267.

Meet the superintendent: Meet incoming Edmonds School District Superintendent Kris McDuffy from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Educational Service Center, 20420 68th Ave. W, Lynnwood. The Superintendent’s Roundtable — a monthly program of outgoing leader Nick Brossoit’s office — also will feature middle school students sharing about their use of Chromebook computers and a performance by kindergarten students.

Plan amendments due: The deadline for Everett’s annual application period for comprehensive plan amendments is July 1. Amendments and zoning changes are processed and reviewed at the same time. To submit an application, contact David Stalheim or Niels Tygesen in the city’s planning department at 425-257-8731.

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