Allstate Insurance and the Bothell Police Department will hold an Auto Theft Prevention Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at police headquarters, 18410 101st Ave. NE.
Free Vehicle Identification Number etching will be offered, which involves engraving a car’s VIN on windows. Authorities say having car windows VIN etched is one way to minimize the risk of having a vehicle stolen.
Theft prevention tips will be offered, and steering wheel locks will be given away to the first 100 car owners.
Letter carriers look for bowlers
The National Association of Letter Carriers No. 791 seeks bowlers to help raise money for Muscular Dystrophy.
A bowl-a-thon is planned for 12:30 p.m. Sunday at Strawberry Lanes, 1067 Columbia Ave., Marysville. There will also be a raffle and a silent auction.
For more information, call Mark Hawkins at 425-327-3234.
Volunteers needed to greet tourists
On Sept. 16, the self-guided Home Tour of Historic Everett will showcase residences around the city. Many volunteers are needed to help owners of historic homes.
For more information, call Patti Lohse at 425-303-0733 or e-mail info@historic everett.org as soon as possible.
Volunteers will get a free pass for this or any future Historic Everett event.
Library is planning street fair Saturday
The Everett Public Library is throwing a family street fair from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the library’s main branch on Hoyt Avenue in downtown Everett.
More than 30 speakers are scheduled to entertain and inform children, adults and teens on a variety of topics.
Fairgoers can learn about rock climbing, kayaking, genealogy, scrapbooking, rocks and fossils, animal care, gardening and more.
Visitors may tour a fire truck; visit Pegasus, billed as the world’s oldest bookmobile; or enjoy face painting and craft projects.
Corrections
The Snohomish County hazardous household waste drop-off station, 3434 McDougall Ave., Everett, is open 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday. A story on Page A1 Monday incorrectly reported the days the station is open.
Don Speirs has resigned from the Lake Stevens Aquafest board. Speirs’ first name was incorrect in a story about dissension in the community group on Page B1 Wednesday.
Talk to us
> Give us your news tips.
> Send us a letter to the editor.
> More Herald contact information.
