Edmonds
Council considers anti-idling law
Drivers would have to turn off their vehicles after idling for more than three minutes under a proposed city ordinance.
The Public Safety Committee of the Edmonds City Council plans to discuss the proposed anti-idling ordinance at its 6 p.m. meeting today at the Public Safety Complex at 250 Fifth Ave. N.
The ordinance would affect cars that line up each day at the Edmonds ferry terminal. The intent of the law would be to cut down on smog.
Violators could be fined $100.
More info: agenda.ci.edmonds.wa.us/agenda_publish.cfm#.
Everett
Motorcycle club poker run to help the hungry
Everett’s Gold Wing Road Riders Association is expected to kick off its annual charity poker run at 8 a.m. Saturday, starting at Gervasi’s Motorsports, 3809 Broadway in Everett.
It ends at the Smokey Point Cycle Barn, 131 Smokey Point Drive in Arlington. Participants will be treated to lunch.
Registration is $13. Proceeds benefit the Everett Food Bank. All motorcyclists are welcome.
The club has held the run for the past 27 years, making it one of the oldest motorcycle poker runs in the county.
A poker run is an organized motorcycle event where riders travel a course and select a card at designated stopping points.
The person with the best poker hand at the end of the run wins. The top prize in Saturday’s event is a set of mounted and balanced motorcycle tires. Two unmounted sets of tires will also be given away for the second and third place winners.
More info: 425-788-1736.
Everett Rotary expands scholarship program
The Rotary Club of Everett will expand its offer to match donations from individuals and businesses on behalf of its student scholarship program.
As part of its “Partners in Excellence” program, the Rotary’s annual fundraising culminates with the award of scholarships to as many as 35 local high school students.
With the one-to-one match, donors are able to leverage their gift into a more substantial award and make a significant impact on a student’s ability to continue studies beyond high school.
Scholarships for more than one year will still be matched by the Rotary Club.
More info: Maddy Metzger-Utt at 425-212-4056.
Marysville
@4. OurTowns Hedders:Public access station makes changes online
The city of Marysville recently took steps to make it easier for nonprofit and civic organizations to promote events, services and meetings on the Marysville TV21 government access channel.
Groups can now submit messages and artwork online. The channel’s bulletin board is intended for noncommercial purposes only.
More info: http://ci.marysville.wa.us or Access Channel Coordinator Doug Buell at 360-363-8086.
Arlington
Grant will pay for drug education for teens
Choice &Consequence, a nonprofit organization, has received a $5,000 grant from the Tulalip Tribes Charitable Fund. The money will be used so that the organization can present “The Real Inside Story” to more than 2,000 youth in Snohomish County during the 2008-2009 school year.
The program uses human organs to illustrate the damaging affects of alcohol, tobacco and other drug abuse on internal organs. For more information call 360-435-7250 or go to www.choiceand consequence.org.
Monroe
City plans to buy right-of-way
The City Council recently decided to make an offer to buy right-of-way from Equilon Enterprises for $67,000. The company owns a Shell gas station at the intersection of U.S. 2, Lewis Street and Chain Lake Road.
The city wants to purchase a portion of the gas station’s property to widen the intersection. It is negotiating with other property owners to make the project happen.
More info: 360-794-7400.
Mountlake Terrace
Chat over coffee with city manager
Residents are invited to chat with Mountlake Terrace city manager John Caulfield during Coffee with the City, a series of monthly conversational meetings.
A meeting is 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the Recreation Pavilion, 5303 228th St. SW. Free coffee is provided. All questions about city events, issues, programs and services are welcome.
Senior academy graduates first class
Dozens of seniors who learned about crime trends and personal safety recently graduated from the city’s first Senior Citizen Academy.
The six-week academy taught 49 seniors about fraud, domestic violence, elder abuse, safety and medical emergencies. The academy was created by Interim Mountlake Terrace Police Chief Larry Dickerson and detective Pat Hatchel. Another Senior Citizen Academy is already being planned.
More info: Mountlake Terrace Police Department, 425-670-8260.
Snohomish
Committee gets new member
The City Council decided to appoint Mary Pat Connors, a business owner in Snohomish, to its economic development committee. The decision was made unanimously on April 1.
Connors owns Kusler’s Pharmacy and Kusler’s at Home, a business that employs 27 people. She had served on the citizen advisory committee for the development of the city’s strategic plan.
More info: 360-568-3115.
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