FYI

Smokey Point I-5 roadwork finishes

Snohomish County crews have finished utility work ahead of schedule and will not need to conduct a planned rolling slowdown on I-5 near Smokey Point this morning.

For more information on the project, go to www.wsdot.wa.gov/Northwest/Snohomish /Construction.

Learn all about bats in Edmonds

Bat expert Barbara Ogaard from Bats Northwest will visit the Edmonds Backyard Wildlife Habitat Community Certification meeting tonight.

Meet at 7 p.m. at the Plaza Room above the Edmonds Library, 700 Main St. in Edmonds. It’s free and all ages are welcome.

Sno-Isle Libraries board has open seat

Applications for a board position on the Sno-Isle Libraries Board of Trustees are due Friday. The upcoming vacancy is for a Snohomish County position and preference will be given to applicants from central Snohomish County.

For more information, call 360-651-7002 or go to www.sno-isle.org.

Tell us about tree farms for list

The Herald seeks your submissions for its annual Christmas tree farm list. If you have a farm that is new to Snohomish County, send your contact information, the farm’s name, hours and dates of operation, address and driving directions, phone number, Web site and tree varieties to The Herald, attn: Features, Andrea McInnis, P.O. Box 930, Everett, WA 98206 or e-mail amcinnis@heraldnet.com.

Send information for Ways to Give

The Herald will publish its annual Ways to Give list Nov. 23.

Ways to Give lets readers know about the charitable groups that need help to do their work during the holiday season.

We need: the name of your organization; what services you provide; hours and address; a phone number to be included in the listing and a phone number for confirmation; and what items, services or volunteer help you need.

Submit information by Monday to Herald reporter Gale Fiege, P.O. Box 930, Everett, WA 98206, or e-mail gfiege@heraldnet.com.

For more information about Ways to Give, call 425-339-3427.

Correction

Sound Transit’s Proposition 1 is expected to cost $17.9 billion collected from a new sales tax hike. The measure’s cost was incorrectly reported in a story on page A1 Monday.

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