FYI

Put that homemade rhubarb pie on the line.

Help is available for those who want to enter baked goods at the Evergreen State Fair. Learn the secrets to entering and winning blue ribbons in the open class departments of baking and food preservation.

Attend “How to Enter and Win” at 7 p.m. July 26 or 10 a.m. July 28 at the fairgrounds, 14405 179th Ave. SE, Monroe.

Just show up.

Join quilters who sew for heroes

Stanwood-Camano Hero Quilters will meet from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Stanwood Senior Center, 7430 276th St. NW, Stanwood.

The group has made 53 quilts for the American Hero Quilts project for wounded soldiers. American Hero Quilts is requesting 100 quilts per month for Fort Lewis. For more information, visit http://americanheroquilts.com online.

Red Cross nurse shares China tales

Bev Riter, Red Cross registered nurse, a member of Red Cross’ International Emergency Response Team and chairman of the Snohomish County Chapter’s International Services Committee, will talk about her recent trip to China, Tibet and Cambodia, “Project China: Red Cross Improving Lives,” at 3 p.m. Thursday in the Boeing Room of the Chapter House, 2530 Lombard Ave., Everett.

An estimated 312 million villagers in China (more than the entire population of the United States) live in poor health and hygiene conditions. Riter’s visit included a meeting with the American Red Cross delegate in Beijing to learn how the poor are being served.

It’s a free program.

Free lunch served at senior center

A free lunch for seniors is served at 11:30 a.m. Fridays at the Lake Stevens Senior Center, 1808 Main St.

For more information, call the center at 425-335-0345.

Call us

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.

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