Arlington
City offers etiquette classes for kids
Arlington recreation department has scheduled two classes on manners for children.
Kids ages 6 to 11 can learn how to talk on the phone, eat in a restaurant and introduce their parents, as well as receive instruction about posture and personal care.
The “Young Ladies and Gentlemen” class is 9 a.m. to noon Oct. 4 in the community room at Arlington Boys &Girls Club, 18513 59th Ave. NE.
“Royal Tea,” a class for 4- to 6-year-olds accompanied by an adult, is set for 1 to 2 p.m. Oct. 4, also at the Boys &Girls Club. Participants are encouraged to dress up like royalty and practice kindness and respect.
More info and registration: 360-403-3448.
Airport gate to be installed at entrance
Arlington Municipal Airport plans to build an electric gate at the only remaining uncontrolled entrance to the airport.
The airport plans to spend about $43,000 to put up the gate at the entrance off 188th Street NE and 47th Avenue NE, just east of the Arlington Fly-In center and the ultralight offices, airport manager Rob Putnam said. The gate should be up by the end of October, he said.
“This is part of our overall security plan,” Putnam said. “It will keep people from driving right out onto the airfield, which they have done.”
Camano Island
Animal shelter group sells auction tickets
Camano Animal Shelter Association volunteers are selling tickets to the organization’s benefit auction, set for 6:30 p.m. Oct. 4 at the Camano Island Senior Center, 606 Arrowhead Road.
Tickets, $20 each, are available at the shelter, 198 Can Ku Road, off E. Camano Drive on Camano Island.
The annual auction raises money for the nonprofit shelter, and the event includes beverages, appetizers and dessert.
More info: 360-387-6816.
Senior center sets fundraising event
The second annual gala auction to support the Camano Senior and Community Center is 5 p.m. Oct. 11 at the center, 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island.
To learn about auction items, go to www.camanocenter.org. Tickets are available now, $65 a person or $550 for a table of eight.
More info: 360-387-0222.
Darrington
Westbound Highway 530 closed for work on wall
The westbound lane of Highway 530 north of Darrington will continue to be closed every day from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. while state transportation crews build a wall to protect an embankment of the Sauk River against erosion.
Crews are installing 112 pipes that will hold more than 350 logs and 15,000 cubic yards of rock. The resulting wall will divert the Sauk River away from the road.
The road closure began this month and will last through November.
Engineers plan to study the area beginning in January to determine whether other long-term improvements are necessary.
More info: 360-757-5856.
Stanwood
Community reading event planned
Sno-Isle Libraries has introduced a new project for readers in the Stanwood and 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 in which its 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.
More info: 360-629-3132 or 360-387-5150.
Granite Falls
Library boosters plan used book sale
The Friends of The Granite Falls Library are planning a used book sale Oct. 3 and 4.
The event is 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days at the library, 815 E Galena St.
Books, magazines and DVDs are expected to be available. Proceeds benefit The Friends of The Granite Falls Library to help library programs.
More info: 360-691-6087 or go to www.sno-isle.org.
Marysville
Horse rescue operation seeks donations
The Equine Rescue Association, which takes in and cares for orphaned horses, is suffering from the economic downturn, members say.
About 25 volunteers care for approximately 30 horses on land provided by the Marysville School District at 2415 116th St. NE on the Tulalip Indian Reservation. Many of the horses have been abused, neglected or abandoned, members say.
The group’s expenses are about $3,500 per month but have been climbing because of the rising cost of feed and veterinary services. The group survives on lesson fees and donations, which have fallen off, according to volunteers.
To donate or for more info: Vel Moore at 360-658-5494, Carol Johnson at 425-334-4800, or go to www.era-horsehaven.org.
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