Arlington: Artists to display new work
Members of the Arlington Arts Commission plan to display their art work Saturday at the Petite Sweet Bakery, 318 N. Olympic Ave.
The bakery is open 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., and the artists will be on hand from 2 to 4 p.m.
Participating artists are Arlene Schwartz, Helen Lueken, Monica Yantis, Kristina Hebert, Fran Kaufman, Christina Harvey, Kathy Firnstahl, Lexee Firnstahl Scott, Judy Sauer, Nita Dew, Robert Walters, Colleen Allen and Sarah Arney.
Dunk your bus driver
The Arlington schools transportation department has scheduled a Relay for Life team fundraiser for the American Cancer Society.
The team’s “Dunk your Driver” dunk tank is open for business from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Weston High School, 4407 172nd St. NE.
More info: 360-435-3307.
Granite Falls: Talk on emergency preparedness
A discussion of emergency preparedness is planned for a meeting of the Granite Falls City Council tonight.
The meeting is 7 p.m. at City Hall, 206 S. Granite Ave.
The Snohomish County Office of Emergency Management is planning a presentation on disaster preparedness.
Also, the City Council has scheduled a closed-door session to discuss a pending lawsuit.
More info: 360-691-6441.
Marysville: Memorial Day program planned
The public is invited to a Memorial Day program at 11 a.m. May 31 at the Marysville Cemetery, 8801 State Ave.
American Legion Post 178 of Marysville is organizing the event.
The post also is planning to line the drives of the cemetery with American flags for the three-day weekend.
More info: Ken Cage at 360-659-5808.
Stanwood: North county freeway work nearly complete
All lanes of southbound I-5 north of Stanwood are scheduled to reopen Thursday.
Two lanes have been closed since March while crews removed and replaced more than 1,000 broken and bumpy concrete panels from Skagit County to Highway 532.
The project is complete ahead of schedule and under budget, state Transportation officials said.
The $9.2 million concrete rehabilitation project was among more than 200 projects statewide funded by last year’s federal economic recovery act.
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