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Arlington

City offers estate planning class

The city’s Parks and Recreation Department is sponsoring an estate planning class at 7 p.m. Monday at the Arlington Boys &Girls Club, 18513 59th Ave. NE.

Cost is $20. To register, call 360-403-3448.

Edmonds

City will discuss funding sidewalks

The Edmonds City Council tonight will discuss a proposal to shift money from the city parks fund to help pay for sidewalks.

The meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. at the Public Safety Complex, 250 Fifth Ave. N.

The council will also hear a presentation by the Snohomish Health District regarding tobacco prevention and control and will discuss the city’s update of the critical areas portion of its comprehensive plan.

For more information call 425-775-2525.

Everett

Public hearing on adult businesses

The City Council on Wednesday will hold a public hearing on its six-month moratorium on the opening of new adult retail businesses.

The council adopted the moratorium July 21.

The meeting begins 8:30 a.m. in council chambers, 3002 Wetmore Ave. The public is invited to testify.

The moratorium was approved after residents protested the opening of an adult video shop in south Everett.

Residents want permanent zoning changes to restrict the locations of adult retail outlets. Council members say they want to study the issue further.

Island County

Clinic offers cholesterol tests

Camano Community Health Clinic will offer low-cost cholesterol exams 8-9:30 a.m. Friday at the clinic, 127 N. East Camano Drive. The clinic will also offer free blood pressure checks.

For information, call 360-629-6481.

Lake Stevens

Sewer district office finished

Construction on the Lake Stevens Sewer District’s new administration building has been completed. The project, designed by The Driftmier Architects of Redmond, included extensive remodeling of an existing office building at 1106 Vernon road. The general contractor is CDK General Contractors Inc. of Duvall.

The district manager, Darwin Smith, and his staff already have moved into the building.

Driftmier’s design included remodeling the 3,600-square-foot first floor to provide new administrative offices, mapping stations, a permit center and customer service desks and a public meeting room and boardroom. Exterior work included new entry and window canopies and an employee deck off the lunchroom.

Lynnwood

Music class open to preschoolers

A class in music for preschoolers begins Sept. 10 and runs through Oct. 15.

Parents and children ages 14 months to 21/2 years will have the chance to make music together and bring home lots of activities.

The class takes place 9:30-10:15 a.m. Fridays. The cost is $52. For more information or to register call 425-771-4030.

Marysville

Chamber hosts legislative forum

The six candidates for the two 38th District legislative seats will participate in a candidate forum Friday. The forum is sponsored by the Greater Marysville Tulalip Chamber of Commerce.

Each candidate will speak on three issues they feel could affect residents and businesses. Each candidate also will pose questions to their opponents.

Incumbent Rep. John McCoy, D-Tulalip, will face challengers Randall Rike of Everett and Kim Halvorson of Tulalip for his House seat.

Incumbent David Simpson, who was appointed in January to replace Aaron Reardon, will face Mike Sells and Erv Hoglund for his Senate seat.

The Chamber’s presentation will begin at 7:30 a.m. Friday at the Tulalip Casino, 10200 Quil Ceda Blvd. Doors open at 7 a.m. and breakfast will be served at 7:20 a.m. The cost is $15 in advance and $18 at the door. To register, call the Chamber at 360-659-7700.

Monroe

City Council sets work session

The City Council will have a work session at 7 p.m. on Wednesday at council chambers, 806 W. Main St.

The council will discuss possible ordinance amendments regarding sewer connection charges and study the city’s financial situation for the 2005 budget.

For more information, call 360-794-7400.

Mukilteo

Farmers market season extended

The Mukilteo Farmers Market season has been extended six weeks.

The market will be open 4-8 p.m. Thursdays through Oct. 14 at 304 Lincoln Ave., in the ball field next to the Rosehill Community Center.

The final date for the market, which started July 22, had been planned for Sept. 2. But market director Eden Trenor received numerous requests from vendors and customers to extend the market, she said.

Five new vendors also recently joined the market.

Silvana

Neighbors look at crime watch

A number of burglaries in rural homes in an area around Silvana has caused some residents to call a meeting to organize a neighborhood watch.

The meeting will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Viking Hall, 1331 Pioneer Highway.

The Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office has been invited to send a representative. Organizers would like people who have had their homes broken into to share information at the meeting.

Snohomish

Senior Center offers fitness class

The Snohomish Senior Center will offer a new fitness class designed for seniors, called the Lifetime Fitness Program, at 171 Cypress Ave. beginning Sept. 13.

The program consists of one-hour classes meeting three times a week and focuses on stretching, low-impact aerobics, strength training and balance.

The program is designed to be safe for sedentary seniors, including the near frail, yet challenging enough for more active participants.

Space is limited. Classes will be offered on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays 11 a.m.-noon. The cost is $20 per 12 sessions. The senior center will offer the first three sessions for free. For more information, call 360-568-0934.

Stanwood

City leaders tour other city’s halls

City officials have been touring new city halls throughout the Puget Sound area as they consider design options for a new facility for Stanwood.

Stephanie Cleveland, the city’s planning director, said a group of elected officials and city employees have visited new city halls in Snohomish and King counties, including Marysville, Monroe and Sultan.

The group focused on two possible concepts for Stanwood: sharing a campus with the library and sharing a building with the police department.

One early lesson is to plan adequate storage space, Cleveland said. Stanwood has not committed to what size its new building should be.

They also learned that combining a city hall and police station in one building is difficult, because “they serve different customers,” she said.

The city has agreed in principle to share a campus with a new library a few blocks north of downtown, but no land purchase has been made. The city is waiting to see if voters approve a new library on the Sept. 14 ballot.

Tulalip

Planning panel meets Wednesday

The Tulalip Tribes Planning Commission will meet at 5 p.m. Wednesday at 6319 23rd Ave. NE. The meeting is open to the public.

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