Arlington
Genealogists talk about yearbooks
Darilee Bednar of Third Street Book Exchange in Marysville will be the guest speaker at the Stillaguamish Valley Genealogical Society’s regular meeting at 7 p.m. Monday at 135 N. Olympic Ave.
Bednar will discuss her yearbook projects.
Visitors are welcome. For more information, call the society’s library at 360-435-4838.
Edmonds
Donate clothing, school supplies
Westgate Chapel will collect school supplies for low-income Edmonds area students throughout August.
Supplies may be dropped off 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday at Westgate Chapel, 22901 Edmonds Way.
The supplies will be distributed to families who register at the chapel’s food bank Sept. 2.
Pens, pencils, notebooks, backpacks and paper are among the needed supplies, along with clothing and personal hygiene items.
For a complete list or for more information, call Westgate Chapel Emergency Services at 425-775-2776.
Everett
Churches invite public to festival
Eight churches welcome the public to a day of free food, games and fun on Sunday during a family festival at Wiggums Hollow Park, 10th and Poplar streets.
A joint worship service begins at 11:30 a.m., followed by a softball game, puppet show and carnival games.
Free hotdogs and soda will be served. The churches will have information booths set up.
Lowell neighbors to get creative
The Lowell Creativity Fair and Parade begins at 11 a.m. Saturday at Lowell Church, 5218 S. Second Ave., and will end at Lowell Park, 4605 S. Third Ave.
Kids, pets, old cars, tractors, veterans and representatives from businesses are welcome to march or ride in the parade. There will be a trolley for “old-timers” to ride in, and children will dress in 1920s era clothes and play instruments as the old Lowell School band used to do.
After the parade there will be a community picnic and Creativity Fair. Local artwork will be on display, along with spinning and weaving demonstrations, motorcycles and cooking ideas.
All events are free. If you would like to participate in the parade or fair, call Gail Chism at 425-258-9381 or Bob Hoverter at 425-259-8063.
Granite Falls
Collectibles sale by historians
The Granite Falls Historical Society’s annual collectibles sale will be 10 a.m. Saturday at the society’s museum, 108 E. Union St.
Island County
Orca fans salute captive Lolita
Orca Network, a Whidbey Island-based group, plans its annual benefit for Lolita, a killer whale that was captured from L pod in Penn Cove Aug. 8, 1970.
Lolita performs for visitors to the Miami Seaquarium, where she was taken after her capture. Members of the Orca Network have lobbied for years to return Lolita to Puget Sound.
The benefit will be 3-6 p.m. Sunday at the Captain Whidbey Inn, 2072 Captain Whidbey Inn Road in Coupeville. Admission is $15.
Reservations are required for a sail aboard Capt. John Stone’s Cutty Sark. Cost is $20. For more information, go to www.orca network.org call 360-678-3451.
Lake Stevens
Volunteers sought for potting plants
The Snohomish County Native Plant Salvage Program is seeking volunteers for work parties on most Fridays throughout the year.
The program operates a nursery near Lake Stevens and volunteers help pot plants, weed, water, transplant and propagate plants. The plants are used in streamside restoration projects throughout the county.
The nursery has ordered 10,000 bare-root plants and needs help potting them through Aug. 20, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at the nursery. Call Gwen at 425-388-3464, ext. 4690,or e-mail native plant@co.snohomish.wa.us to volunteer or for more information.
Lynnwood
Juggler to perform at Lynndale Park
Master juggler Thomas Arthur will perform his show “Air Play” at noon Wednesday at Lynndale Park, 18927 72nd Ave. W., Lynnwood.
Using roots and hoops, sticks and stones, Arthur will juggle the objects to original music and sound effects.
The show is part of the Lynnwood Arts Commission’s summer Wonder Stage series.
Admission is free. For more information, call 425-771-4030.
Marysville
‘Church in the Park’ on Saturday
Turning Point Community Church will conduct its annual back-to-school celebration for the K-12 students beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday at Comeford Park, on State Avenue between Fifth and Sixth streets.
Since 1999, the church has presented “Church in the Park” to give families a hand in providing haircuts for youngsters and free school supplies.
The free event begins with a worship service at 10 a.m. Activities including games, music, prizes and a barbecue buffet will start at 11:15 a.m. For students who are unable to attend, leftover school supplies will be available at the church, 1410 Eighth St., on a drop-by basis.
In 1999, the church provided school supplies to about 50 youngsters. Last year, the church provided 1,786 north county students with school supplies, and local hairstylists volunteered their talents to give 130 haircuts. More than 2,000 people participated in the picnic lunch.
The church is accepting donations at the church or at Cascade Bank at Eighth Street and State Avenue in Marysville.
Monroe
County closes topsoil operation
Snohomish County has shut down a topsoil operation southwest of the city, said Michael McCrary, a code enforcement and inspection manager of the county’s planning department.
Pacific Topsoils Inc. of Everett allegedly violated a county code by conducting nonagricultural businesses at the farmland off High Bridge Road, McCrary said. In addition to the topsoil operation, the company commercially recycled materials such as glass and aluminum.
Mukilteo
Hearing addresses variance request
The public will have a chance to comment on a zoning variance request at a hearing at 7 p.m. Thursday in the multipurpose room of Fire Station 3, 10400 47th Place W.
The Mukilteo hearing examiner will consider whether to grant a request by Kyung and Susie Hong to reduce the required minimum setback from 10 feet to 4 feet from the edge of a right-of-way or easement.
The request was made in conjunction with an application to divide a parcel at 1102 Second St. into two lots.
For more information, call 425-355-4141.
Snohomish
Mayor will host ice cream social
Mayor Liz Loomis will host a nonpolitical ice cream social noon-2 p.m. Aug. 15 at Hill Park, 1610 Park Ave.
The event is free and open to the public, but reservations must to be made.
Contact the mayor at 360-568-8483 or liz.loomis @verizon.net.
Loomis will pay for the event herself, she said. But it is limited to 200 guests.
Stanwood
Craft class to help uncover talent
Uncover your hidden talent by attending a summer craft program for families at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Stanwood Library, 9701 271st St. NW.
For more information, call 360-629-3132.
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