FYI

Community Transit talks Smokey Point

The Community Transit board of directors are set to discuss redeveloping the old transit center in Smokey Point.

The board of directors meeting is 3 p.m. today in the Community Transit board room at 7100 Hardeson Road, Everett.

The plan would allow Community Transit to purchase the land and build a new center for bus transfers. The old transit center is just west of Smokey Point Boulevard and north of 172nd Street NE. The new center would not include any public parking.

Under this plan, Community Transit would no longer consider a larger transit center, which would include parking, at Smokey Point Boulevard.

For more information, call 425-353-7433.

Energy-saving bulb sales hit 3 million

The Snohomish County Public Utility District has sold 3 million energy-saving compact fluorescent light bulbs, according to the agency.

The utility offers discounts on the energy-saving bulbs through 53 local retailers. The program began in 2000.

PUD officials say their customers have embraced using the bulbs more than any other utility consumers in Western Washington. A recent survey indicated that on average, PUD customers each installed 8 1/2 of the energy-saving bulbs in their homes, or nearly one in every four light sockets. The savings equal enough energy to power an average home for a month.

For more information, visit www.snopud.com.

New principal at Lake Stevens High

A former Granite Falls science teacher is the new Lake Stevens High School associate principal.

John Winkler replaces Jim Tamble, who retired at the end of the 2008 school year.

Winkler worked for the Granite Falls School District for 14 years. He recently completed his administrative internship program.

He received his principal certificate from Seattle Pacific University and earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma.

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