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Navy squadron’s return delayed

A squadron of Navy EA-6B Prowlers that was expected to return to Whidbey Island Naval Air Station on Friday has been delayed on its way back from Afghanistan.

The jets now are scheduled to return Wednesday between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., officials said.

Support teams for the jets returned to Whidbey last week after a six-month deployment.

The final members of the team to come home are the flight crews and their jets, Navy spokesman Tony Popp said.

The Prowler is to be phased out by 2013 and replaced by the EA-18 Growler jet.

Global warming program in Everett

Author Steven Kaz­lowski will talk about “The Last Polar Bear: Facing the Truth About Global Warming” at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Everett Public Library, 2702 Hoyt Ave. in Everett. The event is free.

Old phones given to violence victims

Take old cell phones to Whitfields Insurance branches in Everett, Snohomish, Monroe and Marysville.

Whitfields Insurance’s monthlong cell phone drive benefits Domestic Violence Services of Snohomish County.

Cell phones are given to victims of domestic violence and can be used to call 911 in the event of an emergency.

This is the drive’s fourth year.

For more information, call Danielle Noble at 425-258-2300 or go to www.whitfields.com.

Parenting class offered in Arlington

Parenting with Compassion is an Arlington Parent Education Night program from 6 to 9 tonight at Haller Middle School, 600 E. First St., Arlington.

It’s free and child care is provided.

Chamber offers Community Day

The Snohomish Chamber of Commerce plans its first Community Day at Snohomish Station, the new shopping center along Bickford Avenue, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.

Local groups will have booths set up.

For more information, call 360-568-2526 or e-mail manager@­cityofsnohomish.com.

Correction

Snohomish County on Tuesday rolled out a new $1.3 million center to dry and store canola seeds in Cathcart. The center’s cost was incorrect in a Page B1 story on Wednesday.

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