Arlington: Recycle your Christmas tree
Arlington Boy Scout Troop 29 plans to chop Christmas trees into wood chips from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Jan. 2 and 3.
Trees can be left at the curb by 9 a.m. in front of your house either day or can be dropped off before 2 p.m. at the City Hall parking lot on Olympic Avenue in downtown Arlington.
Donation checks should written to Boy Scout Troop 29 and can be mailed to 3809 234th St. NE, Arlington, WA 98223.
More info: 425-220-1486.
Arlington: ‘Nunsense’ tickets available
Last Leaf Productions of Monroe plans to present “Nunsense,” the musical comedy hit by Dan Groggin on Jan. 16 at the Byrnes Performing Arts Center, 18821 Crown Ridge Blvd.
The 2 p.m. matinee showing is produced by the Arlington Arts Council and the city of Arlington recreation department
“Nunsense” tells the story of the Little Sisters of Hoboken, N.J., who are desperate to find the necessary funds to bury four of their convent’s dearly departed nuns. To raise the money, the sisters decide to present a talent show featuring their hilarious singing and dancing talents.
For more information about Last Leaf Productions, go to www.lastleaf99.org. To buy tickets, go to www.byrnes performingarts.org.
Granite Falls: School software saves money
The Granite Falls School District has gone green and saved green with new computer software.
The district installed energy conservation software, provided for free by the Snohomish County PUD, on all its district computers.
Since the installation, the district has been saving, on average, just over $100 a day on electricity costs. That adds up to over $18,000 in savings over the course of a nine-month school year.
Marysville: New trays reduce waste
Quil Ceda Elementary School will be the seventh campus in the Marysville School District to begin recycling food waste.
Replacing Styrofoam plates with biodegradable plates costs about 7 cents per tray. By recycling the trays and food waste, the district saves up to $5,000 per site, enough to offset the cost of the trays, district officials said.
Stanwood: Learn to use a defibrillator
Twin City Lanes and the bowling leagues that play there recently raised $1,500 to buy and install an automated external defibrillator.
A free public workshop on using a defibrillator is set for 10 a.m. Sunday at the bowling alley, 27120 92nd Ave. NW in Stanwood. Greg Baker of Performance CPR is the instructor.
League members donated the equipment in memory of the late Glen Smith, who bowled at Twin City Lanes.
More info: 360-629-3001.
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