Arlington
Drug prevention method studied
Choice and Consequence, a nonprofit drug abuse prevention group, has received a $10,000 grant from Snohomish County to study its teaching method of using human organs to show students the difference between healthy and damaged organs.
The Seattle-based Gilmore Research Group has been hired to do the study.
For more information, call 360-435-7250.
Edmonds
Library book sale coming Saturday
The 25th annual Friends of the Edmonds Library book sale will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Frances Anderson Center, 700 Main St.
Thousands of books will be grouped into 16 sections and 73 categories. There will also be a large selection of videos, DVDs, audio books, CDs and tapes for sale.
Hardbacks will be $1 (with books published before 1990 50 cents); paperbacks, 50 cents (published before 1990, 25 cents); and paperback serial romance, $1.50 per bag of about 25 titles. Special books are priced slightly higher.
From 3 to 4 p.m., patrons will be given a plastic bag they can fill with titles for $1.
Proceeds will go toward library scholarships and other needs.
Everett
Free microchips for pets available
Pets in Snohomish County could get a free microchip implant if their owners are among the first 200 visitors to the Everett Animal Shelter on Sunday.
Beginning at 10 a.m., pets will receive a microchip that identifies the pet’s owner and contact information. Microchips provide assistance in the event the pet’s license is missing. Animal control officers are able to return the pet home by reading the microchip.
The Everett Animal Shelter is at 2732 36th St. For more information, call 425-257-6000. The free microchip service is available to Snohomish County residents only.
Sailors to arrive in Everett Saturday
One hundred sailors will arrive in Everett on Saturday, and the city hopes to welcome them with gift bags filled with donations from city residents.
The soldiers are all men. Suggested gift ideas include, but are not limited to, phone cards and gift cards for movies, restaurants and stores. No home-baked goods will be accepted.
All items must be dropped off by noon today to city spokeswoman Kate Reardon at the Wall Street Building, 2930 Wetmore Ave., Suite 10A in downtown Everett.
For more information, call 425-257-8687 or e-mail kreardon@ ci.everett.wa.us.
Island County
Emergency forum at Clinton church
Maxwelton Christian Fellowship is sponsoring a free disaster preparedness workshop from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdayat the church, 7041 S. Maxwelton Road, Clinton.
Local emergency and public safety and elected officials have been invited to attend. The first half of the workshop will be a lecture format from 9 a.m. to noon, followed by lunch and an open forum.
For more information or to make reservations, call 360-579-5340.
Lake Stevens
Fire district sets budget hearing
Lake Stevens Fire Department commissioners will conduct a public hearing on the district’s proposed 2006 budget. District officials encourage residents to bring any questions or concerns to the department’s attention.
The hearing will be at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Lake Stevens School District Administration Building’s lower level, 12309 22nd St. NE.
For more information, call Fire Chief Gary Faucett at 425-334-3034, or e-mail gfaucett@fd8.org.
Marysville
Halloween Fun Fest for kids
The Marysville-Pilchuck High School advanced leadership class is sponsoring a Halloween Fun Fest for youngsters 3-11 in Marysville elementary schools.
The event will be from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Monday at the high school, 5611 108th St. NE. School clubs will have booths for fun and games.
Requested admission is a cash donation for Hurricane Katrina relief efforts or two cans of food for the Marysville Food Bank.
Center teaches gourd decorating
The Ken Baxter Senior-Community Center is taking registrations for an ongoing gourd decorating class.
After gourds harden, they can be cut into birdhouses, rain sticks, decorative bowls and the like. They can be carved, wood-burned and painted. Each monthly class features a different piece. The November class costs $15 and the fee includes a gourd and materials to decorate it to make a birdhouse.
The classes meet from 10 a.m. to noon Tuesdays from Nov. 8-29 at the center, 514 Delta Ave.
The December sessions, Dec. 6-27, also will cost $15. Participants can sign up for one month of classes or more.
For more information, call 360-363-8450.
Monroe
Program offers free field trips
The Sky Valley Education Center in the Monroe School District plans a Wednesday excursion program starting Nov. 9. The program offers free educational field trips sponsored by Sky Valley Education Center and will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesdays throughout the school year.
Participants will take a school bus to destinations including museums, science centers, the state Capitol and educational sites throughout the region.
E-mail svecmondayschool@ yahoo.com, or call the Sky Valley Education Center at 360-863-1828. Registration program is required, as space is limited.
Snohomish
Historian talks about local history
Everett Public Library historian David Dilgard will talk about the 1860 murder of T.P. Carter and related incidents of early Snohomish at 7 p.m. Nov. 9 at the Waltz Building, 116 Ave. B.
The event, hosted by the Snohomish Historical Society, is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be provided. “River Reflections,” a book on Snohomish history, will be for sale.
Flute circle hosts wildlife speaker
The Cedartree Indian Flute Gathering will host a Native American flute circle from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at Wired and Unplugged Internet Coffee House, 717 First St., with personnel from the Sarvey Wildlife Center as guests.
There will be a presentation on the center’s operation and how it takes care of injured and orphaned wildlife. There also will be story telling and a raffle to raise money to benefit the Sarvey center.
Those who own flutes are encouraged to bring them and play along, and there will be flutes available for people to try. Flute lessons are available by donation.
For more information, call 360-568-5085.
Stanwood
School district plans May bond
The Stanwood-Camano School District is developing long- range facility plans that could lead to a special bond election in May. Before submitting a bond proposal, the district is seeking input from residents.
Two meetings have been scheduled, one at 6 p.m. Thursday at Elger Bay Elementary School, 1819 Elger Bay Road on Camano Island, and the other at 6 p.m. Nov. 9 at the Stanwood Library, 9701 271st St. NW.
For more information, call 360-629-1200.
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