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Arlington

Society offers genealogy classes

The Stillaguamish Valley Genealogical Society is offering beginning-level classes 10 a.m.-

2 p.m. Saturday and Oct. 11 at the society’s library, 135 N. Olympic Ave.

Call the library at 360-435-4838 for more information.

Edmonds

Book discussion Monday at library

Adults are invited to join a discussion of Colson Whitehead’s novel “The Intuitionist” at 7 p.m. Monday at the Edmonds Public Library, 650 Main St.

The group meets every month. For more information, call 425-771-1933.

Workshop aims for diversity

A free workshop meant to encourage more people of color to get involved in every level of government will be 8:30 a.m-4 p.m. Saturday at Edmonds Community College’s Mountlake Terrace Hall, Room 128.

The workshop, “Getting Involved in Government: Meeting Our Communities Needs,” also aims to educate and promote how community leaders can effectively advocate for issues.

This workshop is limited to the first 100 people, and advance registration is advised. Lunch will be provided for registered participants.

For more information, call 206-595-4892.

Everett

Scout Expo at Voyager school

Everett and Mukilteo area Boy Scout and Cub Scout troops will hold a Scout Expo 9 a.m-1 p.m. Saturday at Voyager Middle School, 11711 Fourth Ave. W.

Local scouts will demonstrate their skills and activities, including camping methods, bike safety, miniature sailboat racing, Dutch oven cooking and others.

For more information, call the local scout office at 425-338-0380.

PTSA council meeting slated

The first meeting of the 2003-04 Everett PTSA council will be 7-9 p.m. Oct. 7 at the Cascade High School library, 801 E. Casino Road.

A panel on education funding is scheduled with state Sen. Aaron Reardon and Reps. Jean Berkey, Hans Dunshee, John Lovick and John McCoy.

The Everett PTSA council meets the first Tuesday of every month. For more information, call 425-745-9300.

Midwives host open house

Providence Midwifery Care plans an open house and tours 11 a.m-1 p.m. Oct. 7 on the seventh floor of the Providence Medical Center Pacific Campus, 916 Pacific Ave.

Providence Midwifery Care began as the Prenatal Care Center in June 1986 to help decrease the number of low-income patients arriving at the hospital for delivery without any prenatal care. Since 1986, the clinic has delivered more than 5,700 babies. Providence Midwifery Care has six certified nurse midwives who deliver babies.

TV chef to speak at diabetes event

Graham Kerr, award-winning cook book author and television personality, will be the featured speaker at Diabetes Connections, an event that will answer questions about the treatment and prevention of diabetes.

The event will be 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday at the Howard Johnson Plaza Hotel, 3105 Pine St. Tickets are $10 a person and include a box lunch.

Island County

Volunteer with friends of parks

Friends of Camano Island Parks offer two opportunities to volunteer.

The first is a roadside litter pickup starting at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the Elger Bay Store, 1992 S. Elger Bay Road.

At 9:30 a.m. Oct. 7, the group will meet for work projects in the island’s various parks. The group meets two or three times most months of the year on Tuesdays.

For more information about volunteering or becoming a member, call 360-387-0889 or 360-387-7024.

Lake Stevens

Preschool story time at library

Lake Stevens Public Library’s preschool story time Tuesday will focus on pumpkin fun and the last leaves of fall with stories, songs and rhymes.

The program is aimed at children ages 3 to 5. The program starts at 11 a.m. at the library, 1804 Main St.

Marysville

Police plan their citizens academy

Applications for the Marysville Police Citizen’s Academy are available now at the police department.

The academy’s goals are to foster a better understanding and communication between residents and the police through education in how the department functions. During the free, 12-week program, residents will learn about various police operations and procedures.

The academy will meet 6:30-9:30 p.m. each Tuesday beginning Oct. 28. Applications must be completed and returned to the police department by Oct. 10. For information, direct questions to Sgt. Wendy Wade at 360-651-5058.

Mill Creek

State to ask for more closures

The state Department of Transportation will request another roadway closure in Mill Creek for the weekends of Oct. 18 and 19 and Oct. 25 and 26.

The closure will be between Trillium Boulevard and 132nd Street SE. Details aren’t final, but one lane is expected to remain open for northbound traffic at all times.

Southbound traffic will be detoured at 132nd Street SE to 35th Avenue SE. Construction crews are making progress installing the drainage system on the east side of the roadway.

Monroe

City names new wastewater chief

City manager Jim Southworth announced Wednesday that John Lande has been named manager of the Monroe wastewater treatment plant.

Lande has been a city employee at the plant since 1999, Southworth said. Before that, he worked in wastewater treatment for other cities. Lande has his bachelor’s degree in biology.

Mountlake Terrace

Read up for talk

at end of month

Start reading “The House of Seven Mabels” by Jill Churchill, which will be the next book for the Armchair Detectives Mystery Book Discussion Group at the Mountlake Terrace Public Library.

The group will meet at 1 p.m. Oct. 27 at the library, 23300 58th Ave. W. New members are welcome. For more information, call 425-776-8722.

Mukilteo

Kamiak, Mariner bands win awards

Kamiak High School won the “Sweepstakes: Best band of 12” award at the statewide competition in Wenatchee on Sept. 27. The band also won for best percussion overall and earned first place in AAA Color Guard category.

Mariner High School placed first in the AA Percussion category, second in AA Color Guard and placed second overall among AA schools.

Silvana

Open house for new fire hall

An open house is scheduled 1-6 p.m. Saturday to check out Silvana’s new fire station at 2720 212th St. NW.

The station will help cover the growing pains in the rural area. It features three double bays capable of handling six trucks. Original plans were for a larger station, but permit problems caused the district to scale back, Fire District Commissioner Roy Strotz said.

“We downsized three times,” Strotz said.

Additional living quarters, a second kitchen and a lounge area had to be cut from the plans, Strotz said.

If a levy passes in November, the all-volunteer station will get one paid firefighter.

Eighth annual Harvest Festival

The eighth annual Harvest Festival and Holiday Bazaar, also called “A Farmers Market Christmas,” will be 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Viking Hall, 1331 Pioneer Highway. The event features home-grown produce, vendors and music.

Snohomish

Angus breeder named alternate

Snohomish resident Elsie Covey has been elected an alternate delegate to the 120th annual American Angus Association meeting Nov. 17 in Louisville, Ky.

Covey, a member of the Missouri-based association, is one of 321 Angus breeders who have been elected by fellow members to serve as an alternate state representatives.

The American Angus Association has more than 36,000 members and is the largest beef breed organization in the world.

Stanwood

School board calls executive session

The Stanwood Camano School Board’s regular meeting will be preceded by an executive session at 4 p.m. Tuesday at 9405 271st St. NW.

The executive session, which is not open to the public, has been called to discuss real estate matters. Action might be taken when the board reconvenes.

A study session is scheduled to begin at 4:30 p.m. to discuss lifelong guidelines and life skills.

The regular meeting is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. in the same room.