Arlington
Kickboxing school plans open house
Arlington Kickboxing Academy, 226 N. McLeod Ave., is hosting an open house 4-7 p.m. Saturday.
There will be demonstrations of the types of fitness and mixed martial arts programs taught at the school.
Families are welcome. For more information, call instructor Landon Showalter, 425-232-4554.
Edmonds
Senior center will get new elevator
The city has earmarked $97,900 from a $126,000 federal grant for a new elevator at the South County Senior Center.
The other $28,100 in the grant went for new windows at the center, which have been installed, center director Farrell Fleming said.
The new elevator is expected to be installed by late spring.
Everett
Science education fund-raiser set
Former NASA astronaut George “Pinky” Nelson will speak at the 11th annual Everett Public Schools Foundation benefit breakfast at 7 a.m. March 17 at the Everett Events Center, 2000 Hewitt Ave.
Nelson will talk about the development of school science curriculums, as well as talk about his time in space.
A NASA astronaut from 1978 to 1989, he served on the space shuttles Challenger, Columbia and Discovery. Nelson now is a professor and director of the science, math and technology education department at Western Washington University.
The foundation’s annual breakfast raises money to support Everett school programs that strengthen academic achievement, such as competitive grants for innovative teachers and tuition aid for low-income students to attend full-day kindergarten, summer school and online high school.
The event is open to the public. A donation of $100 is requested. Call the foundation at 425-385-5270 to RSVP.
Silvertips’ food drive Saturday
The Everett Silvertips plan a food drive at Saturday night’s game against the Portland Winter Hawks, which starts at 7:05 p.m. at the Everett Events Center, 2000 Hewitt Ave.
Doors open at 6 p.m., and fans are encouraged to donate canned or nonperishable foods. The first 350 fans that make donations will receive a free Silvertips T-shirt.
Island County
Genealogist talks of migration west
The Genealogical Society of South Whidbey has invited Gary Zimmerman of the Fiske Genealogical Foundation to complete his migration series with a presentation of part three of “Western Migration.”
He will speak at the society’s meeting at 1 p.m. Monday at Trinity Lutheran Church, 18341 Highway 525 in Freeland.
Zimmerman began the series last year talking about the eastern seaboard, then moved to the Mississippi River. Now he’s covering the push west.
Lake Stevens
Preview of new school offered
The public is invited to an open house Tuesday to view plans for a new junior high school recently approved by voters that will open in fall 2007.
The open house will be 4-6 p.m. at Lake Stevens Middle School, 1031 91st Ave. SE.
Displays will address project design, traffic, drainage, noise and land use.
Two will take oaths of office
Police officer Robert Summers and police records clerk April Litz will take their oaths of office Monday before the Lake Stevens City Council.
Other council agenda items include the first reading of an ordinance on the North Star annexation, a resolution regarding Public Health Week, and a design review of the McDaniel retail center.
The meeting begins at 7 p.m. at 1808 Main St. It is open to the public.
Marysville
More day camp under discussion
The City Council on Monday will discuss a proposed expansion of the city’s summer “Rec Express” day camp program into the Lakewood area.
Other agenda items include annexation staffing levels, a Strawberry Festival master permit approval, a privy permit for Strawberry Fields Park, and an American Society for Composers, Authors and Publishers license agreement for municipal governments.
The meeting begins at 7 p.m. at City Hall, 1049 State Ave. It is open to the public.
Mill Creek
Earth Day will be noted April 23
The city will have its first Earth Day celebration April 23 at City Hall, 15728 Main St.
Event volunteers will replant flowers around town, clear brush and tree limbs at Cougar Park, and pick up trash in Town Center.
Trash bags and flowers will be provided, but 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.
For more information, call Marci Chew at 425-921-5709.
Monroe
Dinner benefits local food banks
The Evergreen State Fair will host a murder mystery dinner theater and silent auction in conjunction with Snohomish County’s annual food drive 6-9 p.m. Saturday at the Evergreen State Fairgrounds.
The dinner includes barbecued chicken breasts, potato salad, baked beans, corn bread dessert and beverages. The cost is $20 a person. Tickets are available at the fairgrounds office.
All proceeds benefit local food banks. For more information, call Brenda Granstrom at 360-805-6700.
Mukilteo
Planning board sets hearings
The Mukilteo Planning Commission will conduct two public hearings March 17 starting at 7 p.m. at City Hall, 4480 Chennault Beach Road.
One hearing will address a proposed ordinance that prohibits discrimination against siting and use of manufactured housing. The other will address a proposal to change zoning regulations to allow more flexibility in the placement of public buildings on a piece of property.
For more information, call 425-355-4141 or go to www.ci.mukilteo.wa.us.
Snohomish
Food bank open house is Sunday
The Snohomish Community Food Bank will have an open house noon-3 p.m. Sunday at 1330 Ferguson Park Road. The food bank has spent about $5,000 and five months remodeling its 6,000-square-foot building. By making the storage room more compact, more space was created to operate. For information, call 360-568-7993.
Stanwood
Foundation has $2,800 to give
The Stanwood-Camano Area Foundation has $2,800 in community grants available this spring.
Programs include social and community service, arts and culture, health, education, youth and senior services, and historical preservation. Applying organizations need not be based in the community, but the programs receiving grants should serve the residents of Stanwood or Camano Island.
The application deadline is April 15, with awards made at the end of May.
For grant criteria and application forms, go to www.s-caf.org, call the foundation at 360-629-6878 or e-mail info@s-caf.org.
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