FYI

Make a difference, donate pet supplies

Rainbow Girls of District 19 (Everett, Alderwood and Richmond Highlands) will participate in “Make a Difference Day” Saturday.

They will collect pet supplies from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Petco, 1203 SE Everett Mall Way, Everett.

Goods will be delivered to the Progressive Animal Welfare Society in Lynnwood.

Historical society offers tour today

The Snohomish Historical Society offers a 90-minute guided walking tour of the historic downtown business district today.

Meet at 10 a.m. at the visitors center, 1301 First St., Snohomish.

The tour will be guided by local historian Warner Blake, author of “Early Snohomish.”

The cost for the tour is $10 but free for members of the Snohomish Historical Society.

Community reading event planned

Sno-Isle Libraries has introduced a new project for readers in the Stanwood-Camano Island area.

Stanwood-Camano: Together We Read encourages people to read “The Last Town on Earth” by Thomas Mullen.

The story involves a fictional Pacific Northwest town whose residents decide to quarantine themselves against a deadly virus attacking the outside world.

The reading project culminates in a visit by the author, who plans to offer a free public program set for 7 p.m. Nov. 12 at the Floyd Norgaard Cultural Center, 27108 102nd Ave. NW, Stanwood.

Copies of the book are available at the Stanwood and Camano Island libraries, and they can be purchased at Snow Goose Bookstore in Stanwood.

For information about book discussions and other programs, go to www.sno-isle.org.

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

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

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