FYI

Do you have a story idea for The Herald? Do you have a question or comment about the paper? Would you like to talk to a reporter or editor?

If you live in the Stanwood-Camano Island area, we will make it easy for you. Assistant city editor Steve Powell and reporter Scott Morris will be at the Viking Restaurant 8-9:30 a.m. Thursday. The restaurant is located in the Viking Village in Stanwood.

If you want coffee, The Herald will pick up the tab.

Community Transit will visit The Boeing Co. on Wednesday to discuss possible route changes coming this fall.

Drop by the 40-92 Cafeteria at Boeing’s Everett plant 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday to review and comment on proposals. Community Transit offers a series of open houses this month to discuss the fall schedule, including one at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday during Community Transit’s Citizens’ Advisory Committee meeting at Edmonds Community College, 20000 68th Ave. W. in Snohomish Hall, Room 304A.

For more information, visit communitytransit.org.

Other open houses:

11 a.m.-1 p.m. March 22, Mill Creek City Hall, 15728 Mill Creek Blvd. in the Council Chambers;

6-8 p.m. March 24, North Creek Presbyterian Church, 621 164th St. SE., Mill Creek, Classroom C-76 (park and enter in back).

Award recipients will be recognized at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Everett PUD Auditorium, 2320 California St., Everett, by the Snohomish County DUI/Traffic Safety Task Force.

All are invited to the annual awards ceremony.

The task force was formed 21 years ago. Award recipients include law enforcement members, high school students, area businesses and others who have contributed to traffic safety in 2003.

Dorthy Ottaway, a volunteer with Sarvey Wildlife Center in Arlington, says spring is baby animal time.

That’s means rescue workers at the clinic will be swamped.

They need helpers and money to keep the doors open. To help with a fundraiser, e-mail dorthy75@prodigy.net or send donations to Sarvey Wildlife Center, P.O. Box 2083 Everett, WA, 98203.

A study on using stem cell research to eliminate baldness was published in the scientific journal Nature Biotechnology. The journal’s name was incorrectly reported in a story on Page A3 on Monday.

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.