A group of family members and friends plan to walk for Edmonds City Councilwoman Peggy Pritchard Olson at 10 a.m. Saturday at Seward Park in Seattle.
The walk is to raise funds for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, often referred to as Lou Gehrig’s Disease. Olson has been diagnosed with the genetic disease.
For more information, call 206-443-8600.
Talk about the arts in Marysville
Marysville Community Playhouse Association, a grass-roots effort, offers a meeting at 7 tonight to discuss forming a performing arts venue in town.
Meet at the Marysville Library, 6120 Grove St. in Marysville.
For more information call 360-653-3402 or go to www.marysvilleplayhouse.org.
Fundraiser for cancer patient
Friends and family of Bruce Karr of The Farm Ministries are hosting a fundraiser Friday at the Snohomish High School football game to assist Karr’s family in paying for cancer treatments.
Organizers plan to have a table at the game to accept donations and sell entertainment books, with half the money going to Karr’s medical fund. Flyers and boxes have also been set up at several Snohomish businesses.
Checks can also be sent to Youth Unlimited c/o Bruce Karr Foundation, P.O. Box 1166, Monroe, WA 98272.
For more information, call 425-301-8891 or e-mail todd.karr@gly.co.
Firefighters save puppy from cliff
A Great Dane puppy got a lucky lift Monday afternoon when firefighters came to his rescue.
The dog, which was about 8 weeks old, had fallen from a cliff in the 1400 block of Potlatch Beach Road, Snohomish County Fire District 15 Deputy Chief Rob Johnson said.
The puppy could be heard whimpering from the road, Johnson said.
Johnson said the Tulalip Bay firefighters called in for extra help.
Marysville firefighters trained in cliff rescues responded to help retrieve the dog, he said.
Crews lowered a firefighter, and the dog was brought to safety. The puppy was returned to his owners. He had wandered off when a wireless collar system failed to restrain him.
Correction
Josh Dickenson of Everett gave cardiopulmonary resuscitation to a woman who was found floating in the water at Everett Marina on Sept. 11. His role in the rescue was not included in a story which appeared on Page B1 on Sept. 13.
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