Despite heavy rain and temperatures in the 40s, Stevens Pass Ski Resort still plans to open on Sunday. The ski area lost a few inches of snow, but cooler temperatures and more snow were anticipated today.
To make sure of the 9 a.m. opening on Sunday, check www.stevenspass.com or call 206-634-1645. If the ski area opens, only five of the 10 lifts will be running, so lift tickets will be discounted.
How to get your letter to Santa
Letters to Santa must arrive in Fairbanks, Alaska, by Wednesday if you want the U.S. Postal Service to apply a North Pole postmark and deliver the letter back to a youngster.
Here’s how to get Santa to write back. Help the very busy Santa by writing his response for him, place Santa’s response in a stamped envelope addressed to the child, including a North Pole return address. Put that envelope inside a larger one and mail it to North Pole Christmas Cancellation, Postmaster, 5400 Mail Trail, Fairbanks, AK 99709-9998.
Sunday memorials to honor children
The second Sunday in December is National Children’s Memorial Day, to honor the lives of children and young adults who died before their time, including those who were stillborn. Families and friends grieving the death of a child may join Compassionate Friends’ worldwide remembrance by lighting candles at 7 p.m. The candle lighting will begin in New Zealand and circle the globe.
Local services planned include:
* Cypress Lawn Memorial Park will have a candle-lighting service at 6:30 p.m. Sunday at 1615 SE Everett Mall Way in Everett.
* Trinity Lutheran Church will read children’s names and light a candle for each child starting at 7 p.m. Sunday. Names may be submitted for reading until 6:55 p.m. The church is at 6215 196th St. SW in Lynnwood.
* The Sky Valley Children’s Memorial Day Committee plans a commemoration at 7 p.m. Sunday at Frank Wagner Elementary School, 115 Dickinson St. in Monroe.
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