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Arlington

Food bank needs volunteers’ help

The Arlington Community Food Bank is looking for volunteers to help distribute food to the town’s neediest residents. With the high demand of winter months, and many snowbird volunteers heading to warmer climates, the food bank needs extra help. Nonperishable canned food and toiletries also are needed. The Arlington Community Food Bank is located at 1271/2 W. Cox Road. For information on how to volunteer or donation drop-off hours, call 360-435-1631.

Enjoy decadence for a good cause

Village Community Services offers its fourth annual Taste of Decadence fundraiser at 6:30 p.m. Friday in the Smokey Point Community Church auditorium, 17721 Smokey Point Blvd.

The featured speaker will be Jim Lambright, former University of Washington football coach and soon-to-be Husky Hall of Fame inductee. The event features music, silent and live auctions, hors d’oeuvres and desserts.

Proceeds will benefit Village Community Services’ vocational and residential programs for adults with disabilities. Call 360-653-7752.

Bothell

UW adds new psychology option

The University of Washington’s Bothell campus will add a new community psychology option for interdisciplinary arts and sciences students interested in careers in human services, community development, mental health, prevention and program evaluation.

A reception with a lecture from UW Seattle psychology professor Ana Mari Cauce will be held Monday to kick off the program.

To get more information or RSVP for the lecture, go to www.uwb.edu/IAS/undergrad/ BA/compsy.xhtml.

To learn about information sessions on Nov. 8 and Dec. 5, call Linda Bale at 425-352-5317.

Edmonds

Church cider fest set for Saturday

Faith Community Church is planning a homemade cider festival dubbed “The Big Squeeze” from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at the church, 10220 238th St. SW.

Old-fashioned hand-operated presses will be used to turn Yakima apples into cider.

Guests are asked to bring a one-gallon container in which to take home their cider. The event is free; donations and nonperishable food items for the Edmonds Food Bank are welcome. Call the church at 206-542-8883.

Disaster survival fair is Saturday

MS Helping Hands is planning an emergency preparedness and disaster survival fair from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the fellowship hall of Edmonds United Methodist Church, 828 Caspers St.

The event will include displays and demonstrations of disaster survival equipment, survival items for purchase, and information to help people weather a disaster such as an earthquake, wind or snowstorm, or house fire. The fair is intended to help people with disabilities and their families be prepared for disasters.

Everett

Input sought for riverfront project

The city of Everett is asking residents what they want included in an environmental study for a proposed 211-acre redevelopment project on the banks of the Snohomish River.

The property includes the former Everett Simpson-Lee mill site, a former landfill and about 20 acres north of 36th Street.

The city will accept public comments on the scope of the environmental impact study until Nov. 6.

The planning commission is holding an open house at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the Weyerhaeuser Room at Everett Station, 3201 Smith Ave. A public hearing will follow at 7 p.m.

Call the Everett Planning Department at 425-257-8731 for more information.

Island County

Public works chief to speak tonight

Island County Public Works Director Bill Oakes will be the featured speaker at a town hall meeting from 7 to 9 p.m. today, at the Camano Multipurpose Center, 141 N. East Camano Drive, Camano Island.

He will discuss the island’s six-year Capital Improvement Plan for the proposed new Island County Camano Annex complex and Camano transportation improvement projects. He also is expected to review timetables for some of the road improvement projects.

Island County Commissioner Bill Byrd will host the meeting. Everyone is invited to attend.

Lake Stevens

Animal rescuer speaks Monday

Scott Cecile is scheduled to present a program titled “Tales of Tails and Spiders,” a recounting of his experience working to rescue animals in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.

The presentation is planned for 7 p.m. Monday at the North Lake Middle School cafeteria, 2202 123rd Ave.

The program is presented by the Friends of the Lake Stevens Library.

For more information, call 425-335-0710.

Aquafest board will meet tonight

The Aquafest board is scheduled to meet at 6:30 tonight at the Community-Senior Center, 1808 Main St.

On the agenda is planning for the 2007 event.

Aquafest 2007 will be the 41st year of the summertime celebration on the lake.

Lynnwood

Teachers will flip burgers Friday

North Sound Christian School teachers on Friday will be preparing and serving hamburgers and chicken nuggets alongside employees at the McDonald’s restaurant at 17531 Highway 99 for a fall fundraiser.

From 5 to 8 p.m., 20 percent of all sales will go to the school.

It’s part of the chain’s McTeachers’ Night school fundraiser program.

Marysville

Community fair to help parents

The Marysville Community Coalition has scheduled a resource fair from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Cedarcrest Middle School, 6400 88th St.

Representatives from Compass Health, Cocoon House, The Everett Clinic, the YMCA, the Snohomish Health District and other agencies are planning to attend.

A free dinner is scheduled from 6 to 7 p.m.

Seminars on how to help children succeed in school and English as a second language are planned from 7 to 8 p.m.

Child care will be available.

For more information, call 360-653-0899.

Mill Creek

Ghost hunter to speak at library

Ghost hunter and speaker Shannon Stidman will discuss ghost sightings today at the Mill Creek Library, 15429 Bothell-Everett Highway.

The event is scheduled for 7 p.m. For more information, call the library at 425-337-4822 or go to Stidman’s Web site, www.orbfree.com.

Monroe

Event celebrates cancer survivors

The American Cancer Society plans to kick off its annual Relay For Life of Monroe celebration at 6 p.m. Nov. 8 at the Monroe Masonic Hall, 125 S. Lewis St.

The evening is expected to feature inspirational speeches by cancer survivors, food and prizes.

For more information about the Relay For Life of Monroe, call Rebecca Gheen at 425-322-1123, or go to www.cancer.org.

Mukilteo

Haunted house opens today

The Gene Nastri Community School of the Arts plans to stage its 11th annual haunted house beginning today.

The theme of this year’s haunted house is “The Pirates of the Mukilteans.”

The event runs today through Sunday and Oct. 26-30 at the Rosehill Community Center, 304 Lincoln Ave.

General admission is $8, with $1 off coupons available in Old Town prior to the event. A special rate for groups of 10 or more will be available with reservations.

For more information, call 425-308-5503 or 425-290-9500.

Snohomish

Clubs to hold two benefit concerts

The Snohomish and Monroe Rotary clubs plan to sponsor benefit concerts at 2 p.m. and at 7 p.m. Oct. 28 at the Snohomish High School Performing Arts Center, 1316 Fifth St. The Langley Ukulele Ensemble is scheduled to play.

Proceeds from the event will be used to help the Snohomish and East County senior centers. Ticket prices are $15 for adults and $10 for seniors or students.

For more information or to buy tickets, call 360-568-5629 or go to www.snohomishrotary.org.

Stanwood

Lions Club to host lutefisk dinner

The Stanwood Lions Club plans to host an all-you-can-eat lutefisk dinner from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Oct. 29.

The family-style dinner costs $17 for adults and $7 for kids ages 7 to 12. The event is free for children younger than 7. It will be held at Stanwood High School, 7400 272nd St. NW.

For more information, call chairman Jim Lund at 360-629-3604.

Legion hosting prime rib dinner

Stanwood American Legion Post 92 offers a prime rib dinner from 4:30 to 8 p.m. Friday at 26921 88th Ave. NW, Stanwood.

Tickets are $10.

Sultan

Search starting for superintendent

The Sultan School District is starting its search for a new superintendent and wants to hear from the community.

An online questionnaire will be on the district’s Web site, www.sultan.k12.wa.us, until Monday.

A consultant and school board members have scheduled times on Oct. 26 to hear directly from staff and other groups.

There will be a public comment period from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the Sultan High School commons.

Tulalip

Oktoberfest set for amphitheater

The Tulalip Tribes Amphitheatre plans to host its first annual Oktoberfest on Saturday and Sunday. The festival will run from noon to 11 p.m. Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.

There will be a pumpkin patch, live music, dancers, a pie-eating contest, a beer garden and more.

Admission is free. The Tulalip Amphitheatre is located near the Tulalip Casino and the Seattle Premium Outlets off I-5 at exit 202.

To get more information or sign up for contests, call 360-654-2605 or go to www.tulalip amphitheatre.com.