Listen up: Festival of Bands this weekend
The annual Puget Sound Festival of Bands returns Saturday to Everett Memorial Stadium, 3900 Broadway. The event is sponsored by the Cascade High School Bands and Color Guard Boosters group.
Two dozen bands from Ferndale to Portland and from Astoria to Spokane will converge to showcase their musical talents. Cascade enters the event having recently made it to the finals at a Bands of America regional competition. Proceeds from the event’s concessions, bake sale and souvenir sales benefit the boosters group.
Preliminary competition begins at 8 a.m., with Cascade performing at 4:15 p.m. to end the preliminary competition. An awards ceremony for the preliminary round begins at 4:30 p.m., with finals competition starting at 6.
Public tickets are $40 per family (two adults and two youth, with additional youth tickets at $5 each); $15 per adult (all day, or $10 finals only); $9 for seniors, military and college students; $7 ages 6-18; and free ages 5 and younger.
More info: www.pugetsound festivalofbands.com
Tread: Learn about proper foot care
The Cascade Valley Hospital Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine Center invites the community to “Take a Step Towards Better Health” at its open house, from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Oct. 30 at 875 Wesley St., Suite 210, Arlington.
Visitors can learn about proper foot care and take part in a free nail care clinic and foot screening. Appointments for the nail clinic can be made by calling 360-403-8158.
Tour the center, including a look at the hyperbaric medicine chambers, and get tips on healthy eating and managing diabetes. Free blood sugar checks are provided, too.
More info: www.cascade valley.org
Apply: Essay contests honor veterans
Local Veterans of Foreign Wars posts are taking part in national VFW essay contests and invite youth to submit their entries.
The Youth Essay Program for students in grades 3-5 topic is “What can I do to make our country better?”
The Patriot’s Pen contest for grades 6-8 asks students to write about “Why I Appreciate America’s Veterans.”
Voice of Democracy, for grades 9-12, is an audio essay contest, including a written and recorded essay on the topic, “Why veterans are important to our nation’s history and future.”
Contest winners typically receive cash prizes. The deadline for all the contests is Nov. 1.
In Everett, call Ruth Herren with VFW Ladies Auxiliary of Post 2100 at 425-337-1559. In Edmonds, go to Post 8870’s website at www.vfw8870.org or call Fred Apgar at 206-940-7502.
More info: www.vfw.org/ Youth
Hear: Author Cassella headlines breakfast
National best-selling author Carol Cassella is the featured speaker at the Mukilteo Schools Foundation annual breakfast, set for Nov. 11 at the Future of Flight Aviation Center at Paine Field. A practicing physician, Cassella is the author of three novels: “Oxygen,” “Healer” and “Gemini.”
Returning for his second year, the emcee of the event will be Rick Rizzs, voice of the Seattle Mariners.
Tickets are $50 a seat or $375 for a table of eight.
More info: www.mukilteo schoolsfoundation.org
Ride: Prizes galore for back country lovers
The Traildusters, a local chapter of Back Country Horsemen of Washington, hosts its Halloween Fun Ride on Oct. 25 at the Pilchuck Tree Farm, 1624 300th St. NW, Arlington. Registration starts at 8 a.m. and riders go out 9-11 a.m.
First place wins $300, second place $100. Beverages and lunch available. Costume contests for youth and adults are at 1 p.m. Prizes and raffles are at 2:30, including a raffle for one ton of hay.
No smoking, dogs or stallions are allowed, including in parking areas. A $2 donation to Pilchuck Tree Farm per participant is required.
Proceeds of the fundraising ride go toward repairing trails in Snohomish County and in the wilderness areas near Index, Sedro Wooley and Darrington.
More info: Audrey at 425-305-4636, www.traildusters.org
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