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Arlington

Book fair will benefit hospital

The Cascade Valley Hospital Foundation is sponsoring a book fair 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday at the hospital, 330 S. Stillaguamish Ave. Proceeds benefit the hospital and clinics in Arlington. For more information, call 360-435-2133, ext. 4705.

Flute Circle gathers at cafe

The Wired and Unplugged Internet Coffee House will host the Snohomish Native American Flute Circle 10 a.m.-noon Saturday at the cafe, 717 First St. The event is free. The audience is encouraged to try out a flute or just listen to the music. Those who own flutes are urged to bring theirs and add to the music.

Bothell

Safe Halloween will be Sunday

Bothell’s Safe Halloween celebration will take place in two places and times on Sunday.

Country Village, 23732 Bothell-Everett Highway, will celebrate Halloween 3-5 p.m.

Bothell’s Main Street merchants will open their doors 4-6 p.m. for candy and treats. Activities are free unless otherwise noted.

For more information, go to www.ci.bothell.wa.us or call the Bothell Parks and Recreation Division at 425-486-7430.

Darrington

Donations sought for library sale

Friends of the Darrington Library will have a book sale 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday at the library, 1005 Cascade St. Proceeds will support children’s programming. Donations of books, videos and DVDs will be accepted prior to the sale.

Edmonds

Craft fair benefits hospital auxiliary

The Stevens Hospital Auxiliary will have its annual craft fair 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday in the hospital’s cafe on the second floor. There will be wares from more than 30 artisans. Proceeds benefit the Stevens Hospital Auxiliary.

Everett

Cemetery tour set for Saturday

Enjoy the fall colors among centennial trees and learn about movers and shakers of the past at the annual Evergreen Cemetery Tour at 11 a.m. Saturday.

The popular walk, sponsored by Historic Everett, a preservation group, will feature local history buffs David Dilgard, Vicki Rosenau and Jack O’Donnell.

Among those buried in the cemetery are U.S. Sen. Henry Jackson; a victim of the Everett Massacre; and four governors, two from Washington, one from Minnesota and one from the Dakota Territories.

Meet at the Broadway entrance and bring sturdy shoes.

The cost is $5 for members of Historic Everett and $10 nonmembers. For more information about the tour or the 106-year-old cemetery, go to www.HistoricEverett.org.

Lowell invites the goblins out

The Lowell Neighborhood Children’s Costume Party will be 1-4 p.m. Saturday at Lowell Park, 4605 S. Third Ave.

There will be snacks, games, a pumpkin-carving contest and a costume contest for children. Prizes include gifts from the Silvertips, McDonald’s and Pizza, and free Starbucks coffee for adults.

Bring pumpkins and carving tools, but no knives. Contest judging begins at 3 p.m. Volunteers are needed to help set up and run the party. For more information, call 425-339-1599.

More single sailors on way

After successfully greeting the USS Momsen’s single sailors, the city is looking for help making 108 more gift bags for single sailors aboard the USS Ford, which returns to Naval Station Everett in early November.

The USS Ford Welcoming Committee is looking for donations to fill the bags, such as coupons, snacks and phone or gift cards. Send goodies, gift cards or gift certificates to USS Ford Homecoming, Single Sailor Gift Bags, c/o City of Everett, 2930 Wetmore Ave., Suite 10A, Everett, WA 98201. All gifts must be received by Tuesday to be included in the bags. Do not send cash or unmarked packages.

For more information, call Kate Reardon, Everett public information director, at 425-257-8687, or e-mail her at kreardon@ci.everett.wa.us.

Island County

Leaders to tour education garden

The Island County Commissioners will have their regular weekly meeting at 9:30 a.m. Monday at the annex building, 1 NE Sixth St., Coupeville.

The commissioners will later meet in a special session to get a tour of the Master Gardeners educational garden at 3:30 p.m. Monday at Greenbank Farm, 765 Wonn Road on Whidbey Island.

Marcia Nelson, vice president of the Master Gardeners group, will lead the tour.

Lake Stevens

Haunted House this weekend

Admission to the Haunted House in Lake Stevens is free with the donation of a nonperishable food item today through Sunday. The food items will be given to the Lake Stevens Food Bank.

The Haunted House is the creation of several local families, students and scouts, done with the assistance of local merchants.

The house is open to younger ghosts, goblins and youngsters celebrating Halloween 5-6 p.m., and to other brave souls 6-10 p.m. The house is a block north of Lake Stevens Middle School on the east side of 94th Avenue SE.

For more information, call 425-334-9499 or 425-334-5799.

Lynnwood

Commissioner earns recognition

Larry Jones, a commissioner with the Alderwood Water and Wastewater District, has won a Commissioners Certification Award.

The award was in recognition for Jones’ having completed the commissioner certification guidelines in the Washington Association of Sewer and Water Districts Leadership Development Program. The award was presented at the fall conference in Spokane.

The guidelines include instruction or sponsorship in education on legal and ethical requirements of commissioners and public officials.

Marysville

City sets 2005 budget hearing

The City Council will conduct a public hearing on the proposed 2005 city budget at 7 p.m. Nov. 8 at City Hall, 1049 State Ave. Copies of the budget will be available beginning Monday at City Hall.

Residents will be able to provide written or oral comments or suggestions regarding the budget at the meeting. The hearing will address the city’s revenue sources, including the property tax levy, and expenditures for 2005.

The council meeting is open to the public.

Mill Creek

‘Trunk or Treat’ on Halloween

The parking lot at Mill Creek City Hall will become a Halloween lot 6-8 p.m. Sunday.

The event, “Trunk or Treat,” is sponsored by the city and Canyon Creek Church. More than 35 car trunks will be decorated, and children can go “trunk-or-treating” for treats.

The free event includes a story trunk being designed and staffed by the Mill Creek Teen Advisory Board, inflatables, a magic show, face painting and balloon animals for children up to 12 years old. Refreshments will be available.

City Hall is at 15728 Mill Creek Blvd. For more information, call 425-745-1891.

Monroe

Hospital guild meeting slated

Valley General Hospital Guildwill hold its monthly meeting at Cafe Corner 2-3:30 p.m. Thursday.

The group’s members are encouraged to bring a friend, and the public is welcome.

For additional information or to register, call the hospital’s community relations line at 360-794-1411.

Meeting set on Gatekeepers

The public is invited to a presentation on the Gatekeeper program, which assists the elderly and disabled.

The meeting will be 2-4 p.m. Nov. 10 at the East County Senior Center, 824 Village Way in Monroe.

The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the possibility of starting the Gatekeeper program locally.

It involves training people who work with elders and disabled people who might need help but who do not have family or friends nearby. Gatekeepers are trained about signs and symptoms and given a hotline to call for help.

Julie Jensen, a researcher at the Washington Institute for Mental Illness Research and Training at the University of Washington in Tacoma, will speak.

Call Krysta Gibson at 360-794-6359 or Jim Bloss at 425-231-5186 for information.

Mountlake Terrace

Ribbon to be cut for street project

The city plans a ceremony at 9 a.m. Monday to mark the completion of the 220th Street SW improvement project.

The event will be near the bus shelter on the north side of 220th Street SW just west of the intersection with 70th Avenue W.

Mayor Jerry Smith will cut the ribbon, along with representatives of the state Transportation Improvement Board, which contributed nearly $1.2 million to the $2 million project.

The work involved replacing pavement, adding a right-turn lane at 66th Avenue W., revising lane configurations and updating traffic signals along the corridor between I-5 and Highway 99.

Pavilion will be haunted Sunday

The Mountlake Terrace Recreation Pavilion will be haunted 3-9 p.m. Sunday.

Trick-or-treating, movies, art projects, snacks and recreational swimming will be part of the fun.

Hours for children ages 3-6 are 3-6:30 p.m., and for kids 7 and older 5-9 p.m. The cost is $10 for residents, $12 for nonresidents.

The pavilion is at 5303 228th St. SW. For more information, call 425-776-9173.

Mukilteo

Get some holiday decoration ideas

Get ideas on how to make a holiday centerpiece in a class 2-3:30 p.m. Nov. 6 at the Mukilteo Library library, 4675 Harbour Pointe Blvd.

Frank Acuri, general manager of Stadium Flowers on Broadway in Everett, will demonstrate how to whip up holiday centerpieces with veggies, fresh flowers, teddy bears, candles, lights and candy.

Funding is provided by Stadium Flowers and Friends of the Mukilteo Library.

Pre-registration is required. For more information, call the library at 425-493-8202.

Snohomish

Circus celebrates terrorist’s capture

Piccadilly Circus will sponsor a bonfire, fireworks and free treacle toffee for children to celebrate the capture of British terrorist Guy Fawkes at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 5 at 1104 First St.

Fawkes’ failed attempt to blow up Parliament in 1605 resulted in Britons worldwide celebrating this annual tradition.

For more information, call Geoff Wall, proprietor of Piccadilly Circus in Snohomish, at 360-568-8212.

Stanwood

Red light from city on NASCAR

The City Council has declined a request to support the proposed NASCAR racetrack in Marysville.

Fans United for NASCAR and Snohomish County Citizens Against a Racetrack had each presented arguments for and against the $250 million project.

FUN has been asking other cities in the county to pass resolutions in support of the track. Lake Stevens did so. Darrington and Arlington have not taken positions.

All five Stanwood City Council members expressed opposition to the idea, so no motion was made.