FYI

President Bush will pardon a turkey in the 56th National Thanksgiving Turkey event at the White House.

You can help choose the names of the lucky turkey and its alternate at www.whitehouse.gov/thanksgiving. Make your choice under the Gobble the Vote section.

The names up for consideration are:

Lewis and Clark

Plymouth and Mayflower

Harvest and Bounty

Hope and Glory

Pumpkin and Cranberry

Stars and Stripes

The National Turkey Federation chooses the national Thanksgiving turkey and its alternate to bring to Washington. An alternate is chosen in case the first turkey cannot fulfill the responsibilities. After the presentation, the turkeys will be taken to Frying Pan Park’s Kidwell Farm, where they will reside.

Let’s not think about what happens to the runners-up.

National Family Volunteer Day is Saturday. To find volunteer opportunities, go to the United Way of Snohomish County’s Web site at www.uwsc.org, then choose the Volunteer Center tab, or call the Volunteer Center at 425-921-3459.

Or you can join Snohomish County Parks and Recreation at 1 p.m. Saturday for National Family Volunteer Day. Volunteers will be doing projects at several parks.

For more information, go to www.co.snohomish.wa.us/parks

or call 425-388-6604.

Fifth-graders from Hawthorne and Whittier elementary schools in north Everett will visit Everett Community College today to get a taste of college life and learn how to make attending college a possibility.

In recent weeks, students have studied college options, and how to apply for admission and financial aid. At the "I’m Going to College" program, youngsters will see a skit called "Show me the Money," watch demonstrations and receive a College Knowledge certificate and backpack with a T-shirt, pencils and a dictionary.

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 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.