Arlington
Navy wives elect officers to club
The Navy Wives Clubs of America Evergreen 170 will elect new officers at its regular monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Monday at the Eagles Nest in the Naval Support Complex in Smokey Point, 13910 45th Ave. NE.
The club meets on the first Monday of each month. Baby-sitting is available.
For more information, call 360-939-0211.
Everett
Street closure delayed again
The Everett City Council delayed a vote Wednesday on a proposed downtown street closure for the third time in four weeks.
The Snohomish Artist Guild is planning its second annual Pop &Arts Festival for Sept. 10-12.
The guild proposed closing Colby Avenue between Everett and Pacific avenues for the festival. But several business owners protested, saying the street closure would drive customers away.
City officials thought they had hammered out an agreement with the guild that would have shifted the street closures to minimize the effect on businesses. But guild director Cliff Verhoeff presented the council Wednesday morning with yet another street-closure plan.
Council members tabled the issue for another week to study Verhoeff’s proposal.
Senior center gets county grant
Snohomish County is giving the Everett Senior Center a $7,500 grant study recommendations on how to better use space at the center – and possibly whether to build a new center.
The needs assessment will also review programs that the center offers, executive administrator Deborah Wright said.
“We’re sort of growing out of the senior center in some ways,” she said.
The solution might simply be to reconfigure space at the center, she said.
In addition, parking has been a problem at the center, Wright said.
Island County
Anti-meth forum is postponed
An anti-methamphetamine community forum has been postponed in the wake of the murder-suicide that took the life of Dayna Fure, an 18-year-old Stanwood High School senior.
The forum, which was originally scheduled for Monday, was to be called “Methamphetamine: The Hidden Costs,” and was being sponsored by the Island County Meth Action Team and the Snohomish County Drug Task Force as well as community network groups.
No new date has been scheduled, but Diana Koob of the Stanwood Camano Community Resource Center said plans are to reschedule the event.
Lake Stevens
Arts commission to discuss events
The Lake Stevens Arts Commission will discuss 501c3 tax forms, an update on the Music On the Lake band schedule and Aquafest at its next meeting.
The commission meets from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Community-Senior Center, 1808 Main St. The meeting is open to the public.
Marysville
Parks offers Mariners bus trip
The city’s Parks and Recreation Department invites people to better enjoy a Mariners game by leaving the driving and parking hassles to someone else.
Space is available on a bus to the game when the Mariners take on Houston on Monday at Safeco Field in Seattle. The $20 per person cost includes bus transportation from Marysville as well as a game ticket. Space is limited. To reserve a seat, call 360-651-5085.
Fellowship hosts first yard sale
The Upper-Room Fellowship will host its first yard sale from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 1-5 p.m. Sunday at 3123 66th St. NE, behind the old Tulalip Casino building.
The sale will include books, clothing, knick-knacks and other items. On Sunday, the sale will include baked goods. Hagglers are welcome.
For more information, call 360-659-8874.
Monroe
Church offers free Bible study group
Pastor Sue Ostrom of the Monroe United Methodist Church will have a Bible study group, “Authority of the Word,” at 7 p.m. Tuesdays on June 8, 15 and 22 at 342 S. Lewis St.
The free study group will include the explanation of how to balance guidance from the Bible with other information sources. The public is invited to attend any or all of the classes.
For more information, call 360-794-8863.
Snohomish
Potluck welcomes Iraq soldier home
A small gathering for barbecue potluck will be held at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at 625 Ford St. to meet Army Sgt. Burke Shelton, who survived the collision of two Black Hawk helicopters over Mosul, Iraq, in November.
Shelton is coming back to Snohomish on Saturday night from Fort Campbell, Ky., where he’s been recovering from injuries he sustained in the collision, which killed 17 soldiers and injured five, including Shelton.
The potluck is open to the public. For more information, call 425-870-8040.
Stanwood
City sewer fix to cost $200,000
The city has determined repair estimates for damage to the main sewer line underneath 271st Street NW. The project is expected to cost about $200,000 to fix up to 120 feet of sewer pipe that is about 20 feet deep, said Public Works Director Bill Beckman.
Construction will start Friday. Lane closures or detours will be posted.
The damage was first detected May 19, when city crews noticed backups in a shallow manhole near Heritage Park, a few blocks north of 271st Street NW, the main drag downtown.
Crews vacuumed the pipe and sent remote-controlled video cameras to find the source of the problem. They found concrete had gotten into the pipe. The concrete came from construction of foundation pilings at the QFC mall, Beckman said.
Crews accidentally drilled through a sewer pipe, he said. Then, when they filled the hole with concrete for the pilings, some of the concrete got in the sewer and spilled into the main line on 271st Street NW, which caused the blockage.
Beckman would not comment on who was at fault or who is expected to pay for the work, citing the city’s policy not to discuss potential litigation.
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