FYI

YMCAs around Snohomish County invite families to Healthy Kids Day from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.

Celebrate an active life and introduce kids to YMCA programs and activities.

All events Saturday are free.

Locations:

Everett Family YMCA, 2720 Rockefeller Ave., Everett.

Marysville Family YMCA, 6420 60th Drive NE, Marysville.

Mukilteo Family YMCA, 10601 47th Place W., Mukilteo.

Southeast Family YMCA, 13723 Puget Park Drive, Everett.

Veterans Fair set for Saturday

A Veterans Fair will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Stanwood American Legion Post 92, 26921 88th Ave. NW, Stanwood.

There will be a job fair and information about benefits.

The Gold Bar Museum will sell Easter baskets and baked goods on Saturday as a fundraiser. The sale begins at 10 a.m. at the park on U.S. 2 in Gold Bar. Watch for the signs.

The East County Senior Center will provide manicures, pedicures, massages, aromatherapy and lunch to family caregivers and grandparents or other relatives raising children from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at 824 Village Way in Monroe.

The free event is a reward for those who work as caregivers.

A commemoration of the 141st anniversary of the end of the Civil War will be at noon Saturday at the Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery, 8601 Riverview Road, Snohomish.

Highlights will include a Civil War encampment and a ceremony to honor soldiers on both sides of the war who settled in the Puget Sound area.

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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