FYI

Dia de los Muertos planned Sunday

A Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, celebration is planned for 4 p.m. Sunday at the Sky Valley Education Center, 17072 Tye St., Monroe.

Latinos Unidos, in collaboration with Sky Performing Arts, presents the Latin American tradition to honor ancestors, with flowers, music and their favorite food.

Admission is by donation.

Offer Medicare Part D assistance

Senior Services of Snohomish County seeks volunteers to help others with Medicare Part D by becoming a Health Insurance Benefits Adviser HelpLine volunteer.

The position could include counseling, public speaking, advocacy and research.

HelpLine volunteers receive training about health-care insurance and access.

For more information, call 425-290-1256.

Enter decorated cars in parade

The public is invited to enter their vehicles strung with lights in a Marysville holiday parade.

The Electric Lights Parade at this year’s 20th anniversary Merrysville for the Holidays winter celebration is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Dec. 6.

Entries must be received by Dec. 3.

For more information, call 360-363-8400.

Send us notices for holiday events

The Herald seeks your submissions for its annual holiday event calendar. Send details by noon Nov. 12.

Include times, dates, addresses, costs, contact information and a brief description.

Send to The Herald, attention Features, Andrea McInnis, P.O. Box 930, Everett, WA 98206, or e-mail amcinnis@heraldnet.com.

Mukilteo craft fair helps scholarships

The 16th annual Mukilteo Schools Craft Fair is planned for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today at Voyager Middle School, 11711 Fourth Ave. W., Everett.

Find goods from more than 70 vendors.

Proceeds support a scholarship fund for students at Kamiak, Mariner and ACES high schools along with the Sno-Isle Tech Skills Center.

Admission to the event will be a 50-cent donation.

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Voter registration deadline Saturday

Saturday is the last day to submit changes, by mail or online, to your current voter registration and the last day to register to vote by mail or at accessible voting sites on Nov. 4, Election Day.

First-time voters may register in person at the Snohomish County Auditor’s Office through Oct. 20.

Those with a state-issued driver’s license or ID may register to vote online at www.vote.wa.gov. Mail-in voter registration forms can be found online as well. Registration forms are also available at libraries, post offices and at the Snohomish County Auditor’s Office.

Mail-in forms must be postmarked by Saturday.

The auditor’s office will be open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday in the Snohomish County Administration Building, 3000 Rockefeller Ave., Everett.

Group sending treats to Iraq

Soroptimist International of Everett has begun collecting and packing treats for Halloween, such as chocolate, to send to women in Iraq. Packing will take place at the Adopt-a-Stream building in Mill Creek on Friday, and items can still be donated by calling Lori Powlas at 425-338-3742.

Soroptimist International is a volunteer service organization for business and pro fessional women dedicated to improving the lives of women and girls locally and worldwide.

Walk Sunday for cancer research

Making Strides, a 5-kilometer walk to benefit breast cancer programs and research, will begin at American Legion Memorial Park in Everett on Sunday.

The park is at 145 Alverson Blvd. Registration begins at 8 a.m. The walk starts at 9 a.m.

An estimated 2,500 people are expected to participate. The event is sponsored by the American Cancer Society. For more information, call 425-322-1103 or check the Web site at www.PugetSoundStrides.org.

Correction

In stories that appeared on Page A2 of the July 12 Herald and on Page A6 on July 16, the Associated Press reported about the release of a calendar featuring shirtless men who served as missionaries for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The story should have specified that the 12 men are not currently serving in the mission field for the church. They are former missionaries.

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