Before you plop wild-eyed contact lenses in your eyes for Halloween, remember they are illegal if you don’t have a prescription.
Decorative contact lenses can cause serious eye injury, or even blindness, according to the Food and Drug Administration.
You should only use decorative lenses that are properly prescribed and fitted by an eye-care professional, the FDA says.
Avoid those sold at flea markets, beauty shops and through the Internet. The FDA reports dozens of corneal ulcers — abrasions that can lead to vision-threatening infections — and other eye injuries linked to those products.
For more information, call 800-FDA-1088.
If Waste Management has dropped off a big blue recycling cart at your residence, this is the week to begin using it.
Put all of your recyclables into the one cart, including plastic bottles, dairy tubs, newspapers and milk and juice cartons.
Take the cart to the curb every other week and face it in the right direction, according to the instructions on the lid.
Everett Transit’s free shuttle from Everett Station to the Everett Events Center will continue running for upcoming events including:
Saturday: Silvertips vs. Saskatoon Blades
Nov. 1: Silvertips vs. Seattle Thunderbirds
Nov. 5-9: Disney on Ice
There are more than 700 free parking spaces at Everett Station. The shuttle will drop off and pick up at the Everett Events Center along Hewitt Avenue.
Rosehill Community Center’s 10th annual Halloween haunted house opens Thursday at the center, 304 Lincoln Ave., Mukilteo.
The haunted house will be open 6-9 p.m. Thursday through Sunday. The cost is $6 a person. Coupons for $1 off are available at Old Town Mukilteo businesses.
Proceeds will benefit the Gene Nastri Community School of the Arts. For other Halloween opportunities, see Friday’s A&E section.
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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