Our Towns
Published 9:00 pm Wednesday, February 1, 2006
Arlington
Tea for Valentine event scheduled
Plan now for Cupid’s Valentine Victorian Tea from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Feb. 11 at the Arlington Boys &Girls Club, 18513 59th Ave. NE, sponsored by the city parks and recreation department.
The event will feature Susan Springer’s tea and etiquette presentation, and Betty Martin’s Elegant Catering Northwest.
Children and teenagers are welcome to attend when accompanied by a participating adult.
Cost is $25 per participant.
Call 360-403-3448 to register.
Bothell
Documentary filmmaker to talk
Internationally known filmmaker Bushra Azzouz will speak from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday in Room UW2-005 at the Cascadia Community College-University of Washington campus in Bothell, 18115 Campus Way NE.
The event is sponsored by Cascadia’s Teaching and Learning Academy as part of the Diane Gould speaker series.
Azzouz was born in Iraq and has lived in Lebanon, Borneo and Portland, Ore. She has directed two documentaries, “And Women Wove It in a Basket” and “No News.”
The free event will include a screening of some of her work.
Edmonds
Tingstad and Rumbel to play
Tingstad and Rumbel will perform acoustic oboe and guitar duets at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 22 at the Wade James Theatre, 950 Main St. in Edmonds.
Eric Tingstad and Nancy Rumbel won a Grammy award in 2003. Their music has been described as disciplined and innovative, expertly made and imaginative.
The concert is part of the Edmonds Arts Commission’s Winter Performing Arts series. Tickets are $12, $10 for seniors 60 and older and students. For tickets or more information, call 425-771-0228, 425-771-0230 or e-mail gillespie@ci.edmonds.wa.us.
Everett
Winning teen artists honored
Student artworks honored in the Snohomish County Scholastic Art Awards of 2006 will be on display next week.
The Arts Council of Snohomish County sponsors the annual competition. Top winners advance to the national competition.
The public exhibit of winning artworks will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Monday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday; and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fridayat the council’s gallery in the Monte Cristo Hotel, 1507 Wall St.
An awards ceremony will be at 6:30 p.m. Monday at the Historic Everett Theatre, 2911 Colby Ave.
Spay station offers free pet services
A mobile spay station offering low-cost and free spaying and neutering for pets will be in Everett on Tuesday at Safeway, 4128 Rucker Ave., and on Wednesday at the Snohomish Shopping Center in Snohomish.
The procedures will begin each day at 7 a.m. Space is limited, and the service is offered on a first-come, first-served basis.
For more information, go to www.pasadosafehaven.org or call 360-793-SPAY.
Swimmers invited to use YMCA pool
Swimmers who use the Forest Park Swim Center can use the pool at the Everett Family YMCA with a $30, 30-day pass until fire damage repairs are made at Forest Park. The Everett Family YMCA is at 2720 Rockefeller Ave. in Everett.
The Forest Park Swim Center was damaged early Monday in an arson. Everett parks and recreation director Susan Francisco said Wednesday that the center will be closed for about six weeks.
Anyone with information related to the fire is asked to call the Everett Police Department tip line at 425-257-8450.
EvCC lands big chemistry grant
Everett Community College has received an $89,000 grant from the National Science Foundation for chemistry equipment.
The grant will pay for an infrared spectrometer and a magnetic resonance spectrometer. The technology, used to determine the structure of chemical compounds, will give students access to technology being used at most four-year colleges and universities, chemistry instructor Sumita Singh said.
“These instruments are crucial for students to obtain a complete hands-on learning experience,” said Singh, who developed the grant proposal in conjunction with EvCC chemistry instructors and EvCC grant developer Carla Shafer.
The college will also use the spectrometers to train high school chemistry teachers. The instruments are expected to arrive by the end of the year.
Lake Stevens
Council approves Teamsters pact
The City Council has unanimously approved a contract with the Teamsters union representing three public works employees.
The contract includes 100 percent health coverage for employees and 90 percent coverage for their dependents.
Lynnwood
Parks board has a vacancy
The city is seeking applicants for an opening on the Lynnwood Parks and Recreation Board. The advisory board is made up of seven volunteers.
For more information or to apply, contact Elena Victorine at 425-744-6475 or evictorine@ci. lynnwood.wa.us, or go to the city’s Web site at www.ci. lynnwood.wa.us.
Marysville
Sign-ups continue for spring soccer
The Seven-A-Side spring soccer league is accepting registration until Feb. 25.
The program, sponsored by the Marysville Parks and Recreation Department, is for ages 7-14. The cost is $44 for the first family member and $38 for additional family members.
Registrations can be turned in from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays at the parks and recreation office in Jennings Memorial Park, 6915 Armar Road. (The office will be open until 8 p.m. Feb. 22 and from 8 a.m. to noon Feb. 25.)
For details, call 360-363-8400.
Monroe
Matthew House seeks donations
The Matthew House in Monroe needs donations to assist the families of people incarcerated in state prisons.
Donations may be mailed to Matthew House, P.O. Box 201, Monroe, WA 98272. Mathew House is at 16207 177th Ave. SE.
For details, call 360-794-8720.
Mukilteo
Lighthouse Fest elects officers
The Mukilteo Lighthouse Festival Association has elected its executive board for 2006.
Board officers are Ron Johnson, chairman; Curt Shriner, president; Kathy Wisbeck and Barb Moore, co-executive directors; City Councilman Randy Lord, vice president; Scott Hyde, treasurer; and Linda Nelson, secretary.
This year’s festival will be Sept. 8-10. To volunteer or for more information, call the festival office at 425-353-5516 or go to www.mukilteofestival.org.
Oso
Steelhead Drive boulders in place
Emergency crews wrapped up work bolstering the riverbank for Steelhead Drive residents on Wednesday.
The crews worked to save their homes after a giant landslide on the opposite bank of the North Fork Stillaguamish River covered the main channel last week, diverting water close to the homes.
Noel Gilbrough, assistant flood engineer for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, said the large boulders and tree snags the crew installed should push the river away from the neighborhood and reduce the threat of flooding.
Still, future flooding is a very real concern, he said, because Monday’s high water reached the top of the banks,e while elsewhere the river was well below flood stage.
“We need to keep an eye on it until the river reaches its full capacity,” Gilbrough said.
Snohomish
Seniors will serve pancakes Saturday
Snohomish Seniors will serve a pancake and waffle breakfast from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Michaels Catholic Church, 1514 Pine Ave., in the lower-level hall. The cost is $4 for adults and $3 for children.
Proceeds will benefit senior center programs and services.
Church throwing Super Bowl party
Maltby Christian Assembly Church, 9322 Paradise Lake Road in Snohomish, invites the public to its Super Bowl party to watch the Seahawks-Steelers game on two 14-foot TVs.
Church services will be at 9 and 11 a.m.; evening services have been canceled because of the party.
“We want to support our Seahawks all the way to victory in the Super Bowl,” church member Corinne Logan said.
For more information, call 425-489-9898 or 360-668-4180 or go to www.mcaweb.org.
Snohomish County
Council cuts out $120,000 position
In a unanimous vote on Wednesday, the Snohomish County Council cut a vacant $120,000 economic development manager position from the budget.
The move was proposed by Democratic County Council Chairman Kirke Sievers after the position was created but never filled. The job was intended to coordinate county economic development work, and pay about $99,000 plus $21,000 in benefits.
Staff for County Executive Aaron Reardon agreed with the cut, but said they might return with a plan to reinstate it.
Stanwood
Council to vote on retail limits
City Council will meet at 7 p.m. today at City Hall, 10220 270th St. NW., to vote on a proposal to keep large retailers such as Wal-Mart out of the city’s light industrial zones.
