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Arlington

Senior center needs new cook

The Stillaguamish Senior Center needs volunteers to help cook its pancake breakfast the second Saturday of every month. For more information, call 360-653-4551, ext. 228.

Edmonds

Registration is open for the Edmonds Parks Department’s senior adult softball league.

The league, for men and women age 55 and over, starts the week of May 3 and plays until the last week of July. Games are played at 10 and 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Meadowdale Playfields, 66th Ave. W. and 168th Street SW, Lynnwood.

For more information or to register, call 425-771-0229.

Everett

Performance to benefit dancers

A multi-dance studio evening of song and dance called “A Touch of Class” is at 8 p.m. today in the PUD Auditorium, 2320 California Ave.

Performances will range from classical to ethnic to hip-hop, and will feature upward of 70 area dancers. The nonprofit Everett Dance Theatre will be joined by the Pacific Chamber Ballet of Lynnwood, the Applause Studio of Mill Creek and the Sky Valley Dance of Monroe.

Tickets are $10 in advance and $12 at the door, and proceeds will go to scholarships for the dancers. To buy tickets, call 425-348-5955.

Fire district sets ribbon-cutting

Snohomish County Fire District 1 will celebrate the grand opening of the new Hilton Lake Fire Station with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday at the station, at the corner of 108th St. SE and 35th Ave. SE.

Visitors can tour the new station, speak with firefighters and take a look at a fire engine and medic unit. Fire District 1’s 1925 REO engine will be on display and Sparky the Fire Dog will be on hand to greet guests.

Firefighters began responding to calls from the neighborhood fire station last month. The 10,000-square-foot facility includes quarters for the crew, apparatus bays for an engine and a medic unit, and a community meeting room that can accommodate groups of up to 25.

Funding for the new station came from a bond issue approved by voters in 2002. The station replaces the Silver Lake Station at 12011 19th Avenue SE.

Granite Falls

Fire district has new postal box

Snohomish County Fire District 17, which serves the Granite Falls area, has a new mailing address: P.O. Box 1049, Granite Falls, WA 98252.

Island County

New trail to open at Deception Pass

A new trail and trailhead will be dedicated at 10 a.m. Saturday at Deception Pass State Park on Highway 20 at the north end of Whidbey Island.

The two-mile path is called Pass Lake Trail and shows off some of the park’s hidden beauty. The Pacific Northwest Trail Association funded and developed the trail, while the state Parks and Recreation Commission funded and worked on the trailhead. It is a gift to residents in anticipation of the state park system’s centennial in 2013.

A work party is scheduled from 1-3 p.m. today at the trailhead.

Lake Stevens

Reception for artist Saturday

The Lake Stevens Arts Commission will host a reception from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at City Hall, 1812 Main St., for local artist Keith Warrick.

Warrick is the featured artist whose works, including framed oil paintings and carvings, are displayed this quarter at City Hall. The works are available for sale and will be on display until June 30.

Marysville

Council conducts public hearings

The City Council on Monday will conduct two public hearings – one on a proposed street vacation for a portion of 36th Drive NE, and one on the Planning Commission’s recommendation to approve updates to the city’s comprehensive plan and development regulations.

Other agenda items include expected action on a variety of ordinances, including amending the city’s zoning map, comprehensive plan, development regulations and updating the traffic impact fees.

The council meets at 7 p.m. Monday at City Hall, 1049 State Ave.

Corvair club hosts weekend events

The North Cascades Corvair Nuts will host the annual Northwest Economy Run XXXII today through Sunday in downtown Marysville.

The Best Western-Tulalip Inn is the host hotel and participants are invited to register early.

On Friday, the group will have a barbecue from 5 to 7 p.m. in Comeford Park between State and Delta avenues and Fifth and Sixth streets, along with a night of bowling at Strawberry Lanes. On Saturday, the group will host the 100-mile Competition Run on an undisclosed course, and an evening awards banquet for the winners at the Ken Baxter Community-Senior Center in the park.

There will be a Corvair Show &Shine from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. with Corvairs parked around the park. On Sunday, there will be a farewell breakfast at JP’s Cafe on State Avenue.

The entrance fee for the Show &Shine is $20 and $5 for each additional Corvair. The awards banquet is $30.

All vendors are welcome. For more information, call Ganelle Loreman at 360-658-1400.

Mill Creek

Earth Day event is Saturday

he city of Mill Creek will have its first Earth Day celebration Saturday at City Hall.

Event volunteers will re-plant flowers at various locations around town, clear brush and tree limbs at Cougar Park, and pick up trash in Town Center.

Trash bags and flowers will be provided, and volunteers are asked to bring garden tools and gloves for brush and tree limb projects. The event begins at 9 a.m. and will conclude with a free barbecue at noon at City Hall, 15728 Main Street.

For more information, call Marci Chew at 425-921-5709.

Monroe

Musician makes presentation

Musician Keith Winkle will make a presentation on the history of the trombone at 10 a.m. on Saturday at New Hope Fellowship, 1016 W. Main. Winkle will also perform with Bev Setzer, who plays a number of instruments including the saxophone.

This event is the seventh in a series of musical education events called “The Sounds of Music,” which the Monroe Arts Council co-sponsors.

Carvers host weekend show

The Quilceda Carvers will host its 19th annual Artistry in Wood Carving Show on Saturday and Sunday at the Evergreen State Fairgrounds, 1445 179th Ave. SW, in Building 600 (the pavilion).

This year’s featured artist is Mary Purcell, a retired nurse who has been carving since 1986 and teaches woodcarving at the Stillaguamish Senior Center and the Naval Support Complex, both at Smokey Point, and with the Marysville Adult Education Program.

The show will include displays of woodcarvings in every style, vendors selling their wares, raffles and door prizes. Carvers are invited to participate in the show. There are five skill levels and 130 carving categories to enter. There also are two basic carving classes each day where visitors 15 and older, for a $5 donation, can receive a blank and two hours of instruction on basic cuts and techniques from experienced carvers.

The show is open to the public from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday for a $3 donation.

Mountlake Terrace

Park-and-ride lot receives funds

Community Transit will receive $4.89 million from the federal government for the expansion of the Mountlake Terrace park-and-ride lot.

The funding will be used for the construction of a three-deck parking garage as part of the enhanced park-and-ride lot at I-5 and 236th Street SW, U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee’s office announced. This grant completes the federal portion of the funding for the project, Inslee said.

The total cost of the project is $15.7 million, $12.9 million in federal funds and $2.8 million in local funds. Construction is projected to start in the fall of 2006 and take one year.

Snohomish

Motorcycle show set for downtown

Old Snohomish Antique &Classic Motorcycle Show is scheduled to take place May 15 in downtown Snohomish.

There was a possibility that the city would have to deny a permit for the show this year because of the lack of police. But the city gave the show a green light after the show organizers suggested hiring a private security firm to work with the city’s police department. Call 360-568-7820.

Stanwood

Land-use fight reaches planners

The city’s Planning Commission is scheduled to deliberate a proposed land-use change that could allow a Wal-Mart or other large retailer at the northeast corner of 72nd Avenue NW and Highway 532.

The meeting will be at 7 p.m. Mondayat City Hall, 10220 270th St. NW.

The commission heard from many of the more than 400 people who attended a public hearing about the issue two weeks ago. Almost all who spoke opposed the proposal. That public hearing was closed at the end of the meeting, so no new public testimony is expected at Monday’s meeting.

The commission could make its recommendation at Monday’s meeting or it could postpone it. The recommendation would then go to City Council, which has the final decision.