For those of you saving state quarters, your work is half over.
Michigan, no. 26, will debut Jan. 26.
It is estimated that 130 million Americans are collecting in the 50-State Quarters Program.
In the 10-year event, U.S. quarter-dollar designs change five times each year. More than 21 billion state quarters have been minted since 1999. The quarters are used in classrooms as part of lesson plans that can be downloaded free from the United States Mint Web site at http://usmint.gov.
If you are bored between now and Jan. 26 when the new quarter debuts, go back and make sure your first 25 state quarters include the D for Denver mint and P for Philadelphia mint stamps.
The Washington state quarter is due to be released in 2007.
The Forest Park Swim Center in Everett will close for maintenance Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Snohomish Conservation District’s 2004 Conservation Plant Sale brochure is available by calling 425-335-5634, ext. 4.
The color booklet lists native trees and shrubs that can be ordered from the district’s annual sale planned for March 5 and 6 at the Evergreen State Fairgrounds in Monroe.
Seedlings are bareroot or plugs and include fir, pine, birch, dogwood, salal, huckleberry and many other varieties.
For more information, call the district or check its Web site at http://snohomishcd.org.
If you are going to the mountains for your snow fun, drop by the Snohomish County Visitor Information Center to get a Sno-Park Permit, required when using state parks for winter sports.
Get the permit at 101 SE 128th St. in Everett. Prices vary from $9 to $42. The center accepts cash or local checks only.
If you have an item for FYI, call Kristi O’Harran at 425-339-3451. If you have a news tip or an idea for a local story, call the city desk at 425-339-3428, or e-mail newstips@heraldnet.com.
Other numbers to call:
Everett, 425-339-3200
425-339-3470, after 4 p.m.
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