Lakewood: School board to meet today
The Lakewood School District Board of Directors has a special meeting from 5 to 7 p.m. today in room 209 at English Crossing Elementary School, 16728 16th Dr. NE.
The agenda includes an update on the school board redistricting plan and change
s to Running Start.
More info: 360-652-4500.
Marysville: Free summer kids’ meals
A free summer meal program for kids is scheduled until Aug. 12 at Cascade Elementary, Liberty Elementary, Tulalip Boys & Girls Club and Heritage High School.
The Marysville School District is part of the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction’s Summer Feeding Program which provides a free snack and lunch for children and teens up to age 18, and the same for adults 19 and over for a cost of $1 for snack and $2 for lunch.
Snacks are planned from 9:30 to 10 a.m. and lunches are distributed from 11:30 a.m. until noon.
More info: 360-657-0935.
Oso: Community meeting on July 6
The Oso Community Center board’s quarterly meeting is set for 7 p.m. July 6 at the center, the former schoolhouse building on Highway 530.
Stanwood: Groups plan farmers market
The city, with help from the Northwest Agriculture Business Center, Harvest Jubilee and Port Susan Slow Food volunteers, has applied for an $80,000 USDA marketing grant to start a farmers market.
The site of the proposed market has not been chosen.
More info: 360-629-4577
State bans new wells in area near Stanwood
The Department of Ecology has closed a small drainage basin to new domestic wells.
By law, no more water is available underground in the drainage basin for Carpenter and Fisher creeks. The basin extends south from Mount Vernon into a 3.6-square-mile portion of Snohomish County northeast of Stanwood. The partial closure affects 27.7 square miles in all.
The department will allow new domestic wells in the basin if a landowner can provide an offset for the water used. Homes with existing wells and areas served by public water systems are not affected.
The area is part of the much larger Skagit River Basin. Water taken from wells affects the flow of nearby streams. The minimum flows protect fish and other natural resources.
More info: tinyurl.com/BasinClosure.
Stay for ice cream after July 4 parade
Stanwood’s Independence Day parade finishes with an awards ceremony and ice cream social at the Floyd Norgaard Cultural Center, 27130 102 Ave NW.
Included is a contest for children younger than age 12 for the best costume depicting a patriotic or U.S. history theme. Ice cream and fresh strawberries are to be served at noon.
Stanwood Area Historical Society exhibits are open after the parade. Included in the display is a show of red, white and blue quilts by the Stanwood American Hero Quilters group.
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