Arlington
Olympic Avenue to close for hoops
Two blocks of N. Olympic Avenue will be closed to traffic this weekend for basketball games.
Players in the first Eagle Classic Three-on-Three Street Ball Tournament will be hooping it up Saturday and Sunday on Olympic between Third and Fifth streets.
The Seattle Storm’s Michelle Greco and Seattle SuperSonics legend Slick Watts are scheduled to sign autographs 3-4 p.m. Saturday.
Ten mobile hoops will be available for games in various age divisions, both youths and adults. Games are to 20 points,i with a 30-minute time limit.
For more information or to register, call Janelle Hampton at 360-435-4521 or 425-422-5561.
Bothell
Annual RiverFest coming Aug. 29
The city will present the fifth annual RiverFest 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Aug. 29 in downtown Bothell.
Scheduled activities include a bike ride, car show, public market and garage sale, inflatable toys for kids and live entertainment.
All RiverFest events are free unless otherwise noted, and are funded by Bothell’s hotel/motel tax. For more information, go to www.ci.bothell.wa.us or call 425-486-7430.
Edmonds
School alliance is Rotary topic
University of Washington professor Jean Eisele will speak on a partnership between Edmonds’ Seaview Elementary School and a school in India at the Edmonds Rotary Club’s luncheon at noon Tuesday.
The event will be at the Edmonds Yacht Club, behind Anthony’s Home Port at the Port of Edmonds. The cost is $15, and reservations are needed. To register, call 425-771-1744 by noon Monday.
Everett
Seniors plan trip to the zoo
Several slots are still open for an Everett Senior Center trip to Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle on Tuesday. Tickets are $15 a person.
For information, call 425-257-8780.
Island County
Rummage sale, farmers market
A community rummage sale and farmers market 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday at Utsalady Elementary School, 608 Arrowhead Road, will benefit Stanwood Camano Community Resource Center and the Island County Readiness to Learn Program.
The event will feature local food, crafts, artists, live entertainment, an open microphone for kids and items for sale.
Donations of items to be sold will be accepted 8-9 a.m. before the sale.
For more information, call 425-231-5129 or e-mail danamb7@aol.com.
Lake Stevens
Council nixes fireworks ban
The City Council this week discussed banning the use of fireworks except with a permit for public displays, but chose not to change the city’s ordinance.
Currently, the law limits the time during which fireworks may be sold and discharged, in accordance with state law.
The council discussed complaints from residents, as well as concerns over safety, noise and litter.
Council members instead decided that personal use of fireworks is too popular in the city and that nothing would be gained by banning them as long as they remain legal in the city’s urban growth area and continue to be sold on Indian reservations.
Council members decided instead to try to educate the public about safety, noise and litter issues.
Lynnwood
Library seeks visual artists
The deadline is Friday for artists who wish to exhibit their work at the Lynnwood Public Library in 2005.
The Lynnwood Arts Commission is accepting applications from visual artists for monthly exhibits throughout 2005 at the library’s art gallery.
To apply, artists are asked to submit a letter of interests, up to 10 slides of their work, a resume and a self-addressed, stamped envelope to the Lynnwood Arts Commission, City of Lynnwood, P.O. Box 5008, Lynnwood, WA 98046-5008. Slides will be returned. For more information, call 425-744-6459 or e-mail rmitchell@ci.lynnwood.wa.us.
Marysville
Chamber hosts six candidates
The six candidates for the two 38th Legislative District House of Representatives seats will participate in a candidate forum Friday hosted by the Greater Marysville Tulalip Chamber of Commerce.
The chamber’s presentation begins at 7:30 a.m. at the Tulalip Casino, 10200 Quil Ceda Blvd. Doors open at 7 a.m.
Each candidate will speak on three issues of their choosing that could affect residents and businesses. Candidates also will pose questions to each other.
Incumbent John McCoy, D-Tulalip, will face challengers Randall Rike of Everett and Kim Halvorson of Tulalip.
Incumbent David Simpson, who was appointed in January to replace Aaron Reardon as state senator, will face Mike Sells and Erv Hoglund.
The cost is $15 in advance and $18 at the door. To register, call the chamber at 360-659-7700.
Custom car show due this weekend
The public is invited to the second annual Marysville Sunrise Rotary Tulalip Casino Rod and Custom Car Show this weekend. Proceeds from the nonprofit event will benefit local charities, including the Tulalip Boys &Girls Club, Housing Hope and the Marysville Food Bank. Spectators get in free.
The show will be 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday at the Tulalip Casino.
There still are openings for people to register their cars; the cost is $30. Applications are available at the Marysville office of Edward Jones, The Marysville Globe, Clear Image and Langabeer McKernan Burnett. Last year, more than 350 cars and trucks were entered.
Food bank personnel will accept donations of nonperishable food items.
Mill Creek
Girl Scout earns scholarship award
Senior Girl Scout Margo Wielgus of Mill Creek has received a $400 Award of Excellence Scholarship from the Girl Scouts Totem Council.
Wielgus received the award for putting in more than 540 hours of community service and for her strong academic work.
Her community service included work at a retirement home, a camp program and in soup kitchens.
A 4.0 GPA student at Jackson High School and a member of the National Honor Society, Wielgus plans to attend Whitman College in the fall.
Monroe
First aid, safety workshop set
Valley General Hospital offers training in first aid, safety, CPR and automated electronic defibrillators 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday at the hospital, 14701 179th Ave. SE.
Participants will get a two-year certification in CPR and defibrillating. The class fee is $48.
To register, call the hospital’s community relations at 360-794-1411, or register online at www.valleygeneral.com.
Mukilteo
Skate-park photos are now online
Skateboard enthusiasts can get an early look at the new Mukilteo Family YMCA skate park.
Photos of the $700,000 park, currently under construction, may be viewed on the YMCA Web site at www.ymca-snoco.org. The site will include information on skate park hours, costs, usage requirements and its grand opening.
The park, scheduled to open in October, will accommodate a range of skill levels and is designed for both street and bowl skating for skateboards and inline skates.
Snohomish
Club to host dinner party
The Snohomish Eagles Club will have a beach party dinner 4-7 p.m. Saturday at 800 First St. The dinner will include ham, hot dogs and salad. The cost is $5.
All proceeds will be used to help children with the metabolic disorder phenylketonuria.
ROTC students plan to wash cars
The Snohomish High School Junior-ROTC plans a car wash 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday at Wells Fargo Bank, 1219 13th St.
The event is a fund-raiser for the student organization’s activities for the upcoming school year.
Stanwood
Council might boost meeting pay
The City Council will consider changing how much its members are paid for attending city meetings. A new ordinance will be presented at the regular council meeting at 7 tonight at City Hall, 10220 270th St. NW.
The ordinance would allow council members to earn $30 for special each meeting. City law now only allows council members to be compensated if the special meeting is not scheduled immediately before or after a regular meeting.
The new ordinance means council members would get $30 for all special meetings, scheduled before or after a regular meeting.
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