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Arlington

Arts council plans public workshop

The Arlington Arts Council invites artists in north Snohomish County to a workshop from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the Arlington Boys and Girls Club, 18513 59th Ave. NE.

The workshop will include a panel discussion about digital photography. Participants are invited to bring some of their work for discussion.

From noon to 1 p.m., the arts council will discuss and review proposals for a summer banner project.

For more information about the workshop, call Virginia Hatch at 360-403-1011. For more information about the banners, call Sarah Hegge at 360-403-3448.

Edmonds

Nature camp starts Monday

The Edmonds Parks and Recreation Department will offer “Discovery Days,” a nature day camp for kids ages 6 to 12, Monday through Friday.

The camp will meet at the Frances Anderson Center, 700 Main St.

Each day will have a different theme, and kids can sign up for specific days or for the full week. For more information or to register, call 425-771-0230.

Everett

Pigeon Creek trail closed until May

The Port of Everett’s Pigeon Creek beach access trail will be closed until early May due to a utility line rupture that occurred last week.

The line will be temporarily patched, but permanent repairs won’t be made for at least a month. For more information, call the Everett Public Works Department at 425-257-8800.

Hearing planned on boating event

The Seattle Outboard Association has applied to hold its 2006 Boating Regatta on Silver Lake on June 10.

There will be a public hearing on the application at 3:30 p.m. April 11 at the Everett Parks and Recreation Department office at Lions Hall in Forest Park, 802 E. Mukilteo Blvd.

The request ultimately will go before the Everett City Council.

To comment by telephone, call Sue Stimson at 425-257-8332. Mail comments to Sue Stimson, Everett Parks and Recreation Department, 802 E. Mukilteo Blvd., Everett, WA 98203, or e-mail them to sstimson@ ci.everett.wa.us.

Lake Stevens

Corned beef is on Lions Club menu

The Lake Stevens Lions Club will have a corned beef and cabbage dinner fundraiser from 2 to 7 p.m. Saturday at Lake Stevens High School, 2908 113th Ave. NE.

The cost is $9. Kids under 6 get in free.

Proceeds will help pay for the club’s community projects.

Lynnwood

Apply by May 15 for scholarship

Lynnwood is accepting applications for the Randy Terlicker Memorial Aquatics and Life Safety Scholarship.

Anyone interested in obtaining a scholarship for training and education in aquatics, life safety or related fields is encouraged to apply.

Randy Terlicker, a Seattle firefighter who died in a warehouse fire in 1995, supervised Lynnwood’s aquatics department from 1988 to 1990 and taught water safety classes.

The deadline is May 15. For more information or for an application, call 425-771-4030 or go to www.ci.lynnwood.wa.us/parks.

Marysville

Council to hold workshop session

The Marysville City Council will meet in a workshop session at 7 p.m. Monday at City Hall, 1049 State Ave.

For more information, call 360-651-5000.

Monroe

Hospital offers first-aid class

Valley General Hospital, 14701 179th Ave. SE, is offering a class on first aid, safety, CPR and defibrillator use from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 8.

Participants will get a two-year CPR and defibrillator certification. The fee is $48. Pre-registration is required.

For more information, call the hospital at 360-794-1411 or go to www.valleygeneral.com.

Mukilteo

Council to discuss Lighthouse Park

The Mukilteo City Council will discuss planned improvements at Lighthouse Park at 7 p.m. Monday at City Hall, 4480 Chennault Beach Road.

Work on the first of four phases of renovations at the park is scheduled to begin in the fall. For more information, call 425-355-4141 or go to www. ci.mukilteo.wa.us.

Silvana

Pancake breakfast to help firefighters

A pancake breakfast is planned for 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Viking Hall, 1331 Pioneer Highway.

Proceeds will benefit Silvana’s volunteer fire department.

Bingo benefit set for Saturday

The Silvana Community Association’s benefit bingo session will begin at 7 p.m. Saturday at Viking Hall, 1331 Pioneer Highway.

Proceeds will help pay for maintenance of the hall, which is used by community groups, including Boy Scouts, 4-H and the Silvana Fair.

Snohomish

Civil War event set at cemetery

A commemoration of the 141st anniversary of the end of the Civil War will be at noon April 8 at the Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery, 8601 Riverview Road, Snohomish.

Highlights will include a Civil War encampment and a ceremony to honor soldiers on both sides of the conflict who settled in the Puget Sound area after the war.

For more information, contact R. Bruce Smith at 425-483-0351 or babrsmith@peoplepc.com.

Stanwood

Camp Invention registration opens

This year’s Camp Invention, a weeklong summer program for children in first through sixth grades, will be June 26-30 at Port Susan Middle School, 7506 267th Place NW.

The camp is designed to foster creativity, teamwork, science literacy and inventive skills. Teachers and counselors will help students with hands-on activities.

The program was created by the National Inventors Hall of Fame Foundation and receives support from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The registration fee is $199, due by May 31.

For more information or to register, call 800-968-4332 or go to www.campinvention.org.

Tulalip

Tribes offering new cheer squad

Children ages 3 to 18 are invited to join a cheerleading program organized through the Tulalip Tribes. The program is open to the public.

A meeting about the new cheer squad will be at 6 p.m. April 12 at the Tulalip Community Center.

Anyone interested in attending should call Charlotte Smith at 425-737-0783 or e-mail her at csmith@tulaliptribes-nsn.gov to get an advance information packet.

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