Don’t stop by the train station Wednesday and expect to buy a ticket to Aunt Martha’s house for the holiday. In 2003, 596,000 passengers rode Amtrak trains over the Thanksgiving weekend. The Wednesday before Thanksgiving is usually the busiest travel day of the year on the Amtrak system.
Book now if you want to be sure of a seat next week. For more information, go to www. amtrak.com or call 800-USA-RAIL.
Marysville Moose will host seniors
Marysville Moose Lodge No. 1845 offers a free Thanksgiving dinner for senior citizens at 11 a.m., 12:30 and 2 p.m. Saturday at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 4200 88th St. NE, Marysville. For a reservation, call 360-659-3939.
In years past, they’ve served as many as 1,100 people. It’s a community service the lodge has done for many years.
Bring donations to Sunday dinner
If you have a reservation for the Everett Firefighters Association’s senior Thanksgiving dinner on Sunday, please bring some food items for the needy.
Last year at the annual dinner, firefighters collected more than 300 pounds of food for the Volunteers of America Food Bank in Everett.
Where to get ‘Humpty Jumpty’
The latest children’s CD from local musician Paul Lippert, “Humpty Jumpty,” featured in a story on Page D1 in Tuesday’s Health section, is available for $16.98 at J. Matheson Gifts, 2615 Colby Ave., Everett. All of Lippert’s children’s CDs are available online at www.cdbaby. com.
Correction
The drop-off location for the Salt of the Earth Food Bank is 2908 118th Place SE, Everett, WA 98208. The address was incorrect in the Ways to Give list on Pages B4 and B5 Wednesday.
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