Learn: How to help during a disaster
Free classes are offered to those who want to learn how to help in their neighborhoods in case of emergency.
Snohomish County Fire District 1 is offering Community Emergency Response Team training starting Tuesday.
Classes are planned for 6 to 10 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, through Oct. 12, at the Fire District 1 Training Center, 12425 Meridian Ave., Everett.
In case of a large-scale disaster, such as an earthquake, people may have to rely on their neighbors for help. During the training, students will learn about basic disaster first aid, search and rescue operations, how to put out small fires and about the psychological effects of disasters.
The class is free but students will need to buy or make a home disaster kit, as well as some personal safety equipment needed to participate in some class activities. Kits will be available for purchase the first night of class.
Register at www.fire district1.org.
More info: Tina Delisle, 425-551-1250 or tinadelisle@firedistrict1.org.
Party: Whidbey festival coming up
Live music, garden workshops, a cook-off competition and children’s events are planned for Saturday as part of the second annual South Whidbey Harvest Party and Music Fest.
The fest benefits the Good Cheer food bank and garden. It’s set for 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the food bank, at 2812 Grimm Road in Bayview. The event is also on this year’s Whidbey Island Farm Tour.
Free gardening workshops are scheduled for 9 a.m., 1 and 2 p.m. More than a dozen musicians plan to play 20-minute sets at an outdoor stage.
For a $1 donations, guests can sample creations submitted for the Good Cheer’s Golden Platter Cooking Competition.
More info: www.good cheer.org or www.good cheerblogspot.com.
Celebrate: Polynesian party
The Snohomish Senior Center is planning a celebration of all things Polynesian.
The event is 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Sept. 16, at 506 Fourth St., Snohomish. The program includes food, music, dancing and prizes. The cost is $3.50 for members and $4.50 for nonmembers.
More info: Nancy Keith, 360-568-0934.
Dance: Ages 60 and up invited
The YMCA Silver Steppers, a dance group for people over the age of 60, plans to hold an orientation session for anyone interested in joining.
The session is set for 1 to 3 p.m. Sept. 25 at the Mill Creek YMCA, 13723 Puget Park Dr., Everett. Candidates will learn a short routine and meet the group’s members.
The group promotes healthy living through exercise and performs monthly at schools, nursing and retirement homes, and community festivals. Repertoire ranges from country, hula, Latin and 50s-era rock ‘n’ roll.
More info: 206-619-6527.
Eat: Dinner to support students
The annual Harvest Dinner returns this month, this time to raise money for the School Supply Backpack Program.
The program provides school supplies for children in need throughout the Snohomish School District.
The dinner is planned for 4:30 to 7 p.m. Sept. 18 at Zion Lutheran Church, at 329 Avenue A, Snohomish. The dinner is $10.
Anyone interested in volunteering should call Elizabeth Grant at 360-568-7993.
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