Arlington
Storm water talk planned
Arlington public works official Bill Blake is scheduled to make a presentation to the Arlington Garden Club at 10 a.m. Saturday in the public meeting room at the Arlington Boys &Girls Club, 18513 59th Ave. NE.
Blake plans to talk about the city’s storm water tax, plans for storm water management and what property owners can do about winter runoff.
The presentation is open to the public.
More info: 360-403-0820.
Expect delays on I-5
Early morning drivers can expect minor delays on both directions of I-5 near Smokey Point this week. Snohomish County utility crews plan to conduct a series of rolling slowdowns between 1 and 4 a.m. Thursday to hang power lines over the freeway.
More info: www.wsdot.wa.gov/Northwest/Snohomish/Construction.
Camano Island
Chili, Chowder Cookoff benefits chamber
The 13th annual Camano Island Chamber of Commerce Chili and Chowder Cookoff is set for 3 to 7 p.m. Saturday at the Camano Senior and Community Center, 606 Arrowhead Road.
The chamber expects about 1,400 people to participate in the fundraising event. Cost is $10 for 10 tastes of soup. Entertainment and prizes are planned.
More info: 360-629-7136.
Marysville
Marysville-Pilchuck’s PTSA to host college fair
The Marysville-Pilchuck High School PTSA will offer a college fair from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday at the school, 5611 108th St. NE.
The fair will be an opportunity for parents and students to explore college choices. It will include representatives who can answer questions from public, private and out-of-state universities.
Information sessions will cover several topics, such as the state’s Guaranteed Education Tuition program, financial aid and scholarships, SAT and ACT testing and essay writing.
Gangs forum Thursday
Gang specialist Christopher Grant is scheduled to speak at a forum titled “Understanding the Gangster Mentality” from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday at Grove Elementary School, 6510 Grove St., Marysville.
Grant is a national gang specialist for the U.S. Department of Justice Gang Resistance Education and Training Program. Grant has presented gang-awareness training programs and forums to groups nationwide, according to the event’s sponsors.
The city of Marysville, Marysville Public Schools, the Lakewood School District, the Tulalip Tribes and the Lake Stevens School District are presenting the forum. Attendance is free and limited to adults.
More info: 360-363-8000.
Stanwood
Memorial fund honors fallen soldier Lindenau
For those who wish to contribute to the Maj. Robert Lindenau Memorial Fund, an account has been set up at Frontier Bank.
Army Maj. Robert D. Lindenau, 39, was killed Oct. 20 by a rocket-propelled grenade that hit his vehicle in Charbagh, Afghanistan. Lindenau was serving there as a member of the 91st Civil Affairs Battalion, 95th Civil Affairs Brigade (Airborne) from Fort Bragg, N.C.
Services for Lindenau were Saturday at St. Cecilia Catholic Church in Stanwood.
He is survived by his wife of 15 years, Tonya, who grew up a member of the extended Bloom family on Camano Island and graduated from Stanwood High School in 1989. Also surviving are their children: Rachael, 12; Gabe, 10; Sarah, 8; and Hannah, 6.
Resource center needs volunteers for tutoring
The Stanwood Camano Community Resource Center is looking for volunteers to help students with their homework.
The Homework Helping Hands program meets from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Thursdays at the center, 9620 271st St. NW, Stanwood.
The biggest need is for someone to help high school students with algebra and geometry.
More info: 360-629-5257.
Darrington
Ceremony to open bridge
The White Chuck Bridge is scheduled to open again following a 10 a.m. ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday sponsored by the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest and the Federal Highway Administration.
The bridge is 10 miles south of Darrington off the Mountain Loop Highway on Forest Service Road 22.
The bridge spans the White Chuck River and gives access to a public boat launch on the north side of the river and the Gold Mountain area.
It has been closed since 2003 when it was washed out by flooding.
More info: 425-783-6015.
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