Front Porch: Take pride in Mountlake Terrace

Take pride in Terrace

Mountlake Terrace is accepting nominations for Evergreen Awards. The city program recognizes property owners who take pride in their homes.

Make a nomination by May 24.

There are five categories of awards and nominees are judged against properties within each neighborhood: Cedar Terrace, Gateway, Lake Ballinger, Melody Hill, Cascade View and Town Center. Categories are for best maintained, best transformation and most sustainable.

For sale properties and previous winners are not eligible. Go ahead and nominate your own place.

For more information, call 425-744-6203 or visit www.cityofmlt.com.

Help save the Sound: Volunteer with People For Puget Sound at 10 a.m. Saturday at Union Slough in Everett. Restore habitat at the saltmarsh restoration site, owned by the city of Everett, and pick up trash.

For more information, visit http://tinyurl.com/6eaeubt.

Get busy quilting: Busy Bee Quilters offer a Free Sew from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday at the Snohomish Library, 311 Maple Ave. in Snohomish.

Anyone interested in quilting is welcome to visit, watch, learn, sew or quilt. Bring your own equipment and supplies.

If you have questions, visit the Busy Bees website, www.busybeequilters.com, or call Karen Richards at 360 568-7980.