FYI

The Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office offers the following tips for Halloween safety:

  • Accompany your child trick-or-treating.

  • Discuss safety precautions before you head out.

  • Wear light-colored costumes and carry a flashlight.

  • Walk on the sidewalk and face oncoming traffic.

  • Avoid dark rural roads.

  • Be careful at driveways and street intersections.

  • Drive safely and watch for kids.

  • Inspect treats carefully.

  • Be careful around candles and wear flame-retardant costumes.

  • Put strips of reflective tape on clothing or sacks.

    We would like to publicize your group’s Veterans Day programs. Send information to newshound@heraldnet. com, fax to 425-339-3435 or mail to Box 930, Everett, WA 98206.

    Include complete address for each event and a contact phone number.

    In the past 11 months, the Boys &Girls Clubs of Snohomish County have raised $4.75 million to provide new facilities, renovations and teen centers in Snohomish County. The effort was led with a $1 million donation from the Tulalip Tribes and a gift of $500,000 from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The campaign was scheduled to run through April 2004. However, donations from corporations and individuals helped reach the goal in record time.

    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.

    How would you fix the region’s transportation problems? And how would you raise the money to pay for your fixes? Here’s your chance to tell the state’s transportation leaders what you would do and how you would do it through Part 2 of our online simulation. You can find it at www.heraldnet.com/fyc.

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