Arlington
Martial arts, dance classes
The city’s Parks and Recreation Department is sponsoring a variety of classes this summer.
AAU Tiger Family Martial Arts begins at 7 tonight at the old Arlington High School, 600 E. First St. Jazz dance and yoga classes with Movement Arts Studio, 3502 204th Ave. NE, begin next week.
Upcoming classes in July include a Spanish language camp, sports camps, art and cartooning classes, and hypnosis.
For more information or to register, call the parks department at 360-403- 3448.
Darrington
Council to talk about cemetery
The Town Council has scheduled a special meeting at 6:30 p.m. Monday at the Darrington Community Center, 520 Sauk Ave., to consider a draft policy for operation of the Darrington Cemetery.
Copies of the draft are available at Town Hall, 1005 Cascade St.
Edmonds
Sign-ups begin for day camp
Sign-ups are under way for Super Summer Day Camp in Edmonds.
The camp is scheduled 10 a.m.-3 p.m. June 28-Aug. 13 at the Frances Anderson Center, 700 Main St.
The camp is designed for kids ages 6-12 and includes games, field trips, a talent show, weekly themes and other events. Additional morning and afternoon care will be available 8-10 a.m. and 3-5:30 p.m.
To register and for complete camp cost information, call 425-771-0230.
Everett
Gift a home run for Riverside area
Everett AquaSox baseball team owner Mark Sperandio recently donated $1,000 to the Riverside Neighborhood Association.
Chairwoman M.J. Donovan-Creamer said the neighborhood would put the money in its bank account to be able to pay for projects that are later reimbursed.
She said Sperandio wants to give back to the community, and so do Riverside neighbors.
Sperandio also recently donated $17,500 for an Everett Fourth of July fireworks celebration.
Legal group asks city to reconsider
An attorney wrote a letter to Mayor Ray Stephanson asking him to reconsider the city’s decision to reject his group’s offer to pay for legal expenses in the Ten Commandments lawsuit.
Stephanson said the “background” of the American Center of Law and Justice could undermine the city’s contention that the Ten Commandments monument in front of police headquarters and City Council chambers represents universal values and legal principles, not a particular religion.
Conservative religious leader the Rev. Pat Robertson founded the group, which says in its mission statement that it is “committed to the defense of Judeo-Christian values.”
In a letter sent Tuesday, Francis Manion, senior attorney for the center, wrote: “It is ridiculous to suggest that we make ‘religious’ arguments in support of public displays of the Decalogue. The arguments we make are strictly legal and constitutional arguments.”
He said the center “has more experience in defending such cases than anyone in the country.”
Meth Watch breakfast Tuesday
Business owners and employees are invited to a free breakfast Tuesday to learn more about preventing methamphetamine makers from buying ingredients used to make the illegal drug.
The event is the second meeting for Snohomish County’s Meth Watch program, started in May.
Meth Watch teaches businesses about methamphetamine and urges them to report suspicious sales. Snohomish County was the 23rd county in the state to use the program, and U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Wash., has proposed it be used nationwide.
Eric Person, a forensic scientist with the State Patrol Crime Lab in Marysville, will speak about meth manufacturing methods.
The breakfast is 7:30 a.m. at Quality Inn, 101 128th St. in Everett. To attend, call 425-239-1956 or 425-388-3414.
Slide show opens historic project
Alex Alexander, a descendant of E.D. Smith, who founded the Lowell community, will give a slide presentation at 6:30 tonight at Lowell Church, 5218 S. Second Ave.
The show will be about the Snohomish River and its estuaries in the Lowell area and will feature a photo of an Indian basket that washed ashore during the 1990 flood.
The free event is a kickoff of the Lowell Historic Sites Project to record all of the neighborhood’s houses. There also will be historic prints for sale, some of which will be going into “Lowell’s 140th Year History Book.”
For more information, call Gail Chism at 425-258-9381.
Kids can take stage at camps
Spaces are filling fast for Village Theatre KIDSTAGE Summer Camps, a theater and musical experience for kids in kindergarten through 12th grade.
Professionals will teach camps on clowning, crafts, comedy, improvisation and dance beginning June 28.
All classes take place at the Everett Performing Arts Center. For prices and availability, call 425-257-6371 or go to www. villagetheatre.org.
Island County
Senior classes for driving, tennis
The Camano Senior and Community Center offers safe driving and tennis classes today and Friday.
The AARP Safe Driving Program allows seniors to qualify for reduced car insurance rates. It will be taught 1-5 p.m. today and Friday at Camano Center, 141 N. East Camano Drive.
Cost is $10. Call 360-387-0222 to register.
At least one more person is needed for tennis lessons, which will be 11 a.m-1 p.m. each Friday for four weeks starting this week. The classes will be at the senior center, 606 Arrowhead Road, on Camano Island.
Cost is $30. Bring a racket and a can of good tennis balls. The instructor will be Chuck Ruscha. Call 360-387-0222 to register.
Lake Stevens
Dance recital Friday at school
Gymnastics Plus dance studio of Snohomish will present its annual recital at 6:30 p.m. Friday at Lake Stevens High School, 2908 113th Ave. NE.
Tickets are $10 for adults and $7 for children 10 and younger. Doors open at 6:15 p.m. The recital will include ballet, tap, jazz and hip-hop.
Lynnwood
Senior center offers health fair
The Lynnwood Senior Center will sponsor a free health fair 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday at the senior center, 5800 198th St. SW.
Northwest Hospital, Stevens Hospital, SONUS Hearing and Lynnwood Parks and Recreation Department will provide health screening for glucose, cholesterol, blood pressure, hearing, body mass index and flexibility, balance and bone density. Hand and foot massage therapists will be available.
Senior Services of Snohomish County staff will speak on the new Medicare prescription drug cards. Speakers from the Arthritis Association and Senior Behavioral Health of Valley General Hospital will discuss Alzheimer’s disease and living with chronic conditions.
Reservations are encouraged. Lunch is available for $3 a person. The fair is open to all ages.
Marysville
‘Safety Town’ for kids age 4-6
Registration is open for a new Marysville Parks and Recreation Department program for children ages 4-6 called “Safety Town.”
The program helps youngsters understand safety issues that affect their daily lives, while teaching in a way that allows them to have fun.
Topics include pedestrian, bike, bus, fire, water, playground, seat belt, parks and poison safety.
Each day, children will ride a tricycle and practice in Safety Town Village, a modified town with street signs, lights, buildings and crosswalks. Special guests may include Smokey Bear, police officers, firefighters and Sparky the Fire Dog.
Safety Town will be 9:30-11:30 a.m. Monday through Friday July 1223 at the Marysville Community Campus, 7431 64th Drive NE.
To register, call the parks office at 360-651-5085. The fee is $75.
Mill Creek
Hearing set on new park
The Mill Creek Planning Commission will have a public hearing at 7 tonight at City Hall, 15728 Mill Creek Blvd., regarding Cougar Park.
The purpose of the hearing is to consider an application for a conditional use permit for a 5-acre park in the Brighton neighborhood.
Improvements proposed include 13,068 square feet of lawn, a restroom and picnic shelter building, a barbecue grill, a drinking fountain, 1,354 feet of hard-surface and soft-surface trails, 29,150 square feet of play area, landscaping and irrigation, and a 3,953-square-foot concrete plaza.
The proposed park is on the northwest corner of 148th Street SE and 35th Avenue SE. For more information, call 425-745-1891.
Monroe
Charity golf raises $20,000
Valley General Hospital Foundation recently had its ninth annual Feek Memorial Golf Tournament at Echo Falls Country Club.
The event had a record turnout of 102 players and raised about $20,000. Proceeds will be used for surgical services at the hospital.
Mountlake Terrace
Memories sought for 50th birthday
The city’s Historical Committee is looking for people with stories to tell, memories to share and pictures to show as part of the city’s 50th birthday celebration.
The Historical Committee is contacting longtime residents and those who remember the city’s incorporation to gather recollections. The committee plans to display the collection in the library during the yearlong celebration.
A book of remembrances to honor the city will be published at the end of 2004. Contact the Historical Committee at 23204 58th Ave. W., Mountlake Terrace, WA 98043, e-mail cityhall@ci.mlt.wa.us or call City Clerk Virginia Olsen at 425-744-6206 for more information.
Mukilteo
Wetlands plan to be discussed
The Mukilteo Planning Commission will hear public comments regarding its 2004 draft wetland ordinance at 7 tonight at Fire Station 3, 10400 47th Place W.
The proposed ordinance is aimed at saving wetlands in the city. The commission is scheduled to consider a motion to recommend approval of the ordinance to the City Council.
For more information, call the city at 425-355-4141.
Snohomish
Realty agents to adopt a park
Windermere Real Estate agents and staff will volunteer with the city’s Parks and Recreation Department’s adopt-a-park program 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Friday.
The adopt-a-park program started a few years ago to encourage volunteers to clean up and keep an eye on city parks. The company’s agents and staff will spread wood chips in the children’s play area at Pilchuck Park. This is the company’s 20th annual community service day.
For more information about the adopt-a-park program, call 360-563-2633.
Stanwood
Council meeting moved to Monday
Tonight’s City Council meeting has been rescheduled because Mayor Herb Kuhnly, three council members and some city staff will be at the annual Association of Washington Cities convention in Ocean Shores this week. The new meeting date is at 7 p.m. Monday at City Hall, 10220 270th St. NW.
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