The Snohomish County Public Utility District is asking students in grades nine through 12 to use problem- solving skills to help investigate environmentally friendly power sources.
There will be cash prizes in the utility’s "Real World Problems" competition. Entries are due March 31.
Entrants will explore how to establish multiple sources of energy derived from a variety of sources, such as plants, wood waste, sewage and manure. The idea is to potentially reduce air pollution and improve watersheds.
Teams will prepare written plans, then semi-finalists will give oral presentations. Top teams will be recognized at a May PUD Board of Commissioners meeting.
For more information, visit www.snopud.com or call 425-783-8292.
Snohomish County Senior Services has started Pharmacy Connections.
They need volunteers for the program, to help seniors get free or discounted medications from the number of drug assistance programs available.
Volunteers will be able to show seniors how to apply for cheaper prescriptions. Pharmacy Connections also needs volunteers to go into the community to educate seniors on prescription- related topics.
For more information, call Ramonda Gates at 425-290-1275 or e-mail rgates@sssc.org.
If you are interested in Snohomish County’s saltwater resources, the Marine Resource Committee could use your help.
The committee needs someone who lives near the shoreline, from Everett, Hat Island or north Snohomish County, or is knowledgeable about Puget Sound, to join a committee that studies marine issues, recommends actions to local authorities, and builds awareness of marine and estuary resources.
The committee meets at 6:30 p.m. the third Wednesday of each month at the county Surface Water Management Division offices in downtown Everett.
If you wish to serve, or for more information, call Sean Edwards at 425-388-3464.
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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