Our Towns: Around the County
Published 11:18 pm Sunday, February 24, 2008
Bothell
Outreach campaign gets national accolades
An emergency-preparedness campaign that reached 15,000 people in the Bothell area has been honored by a national public relations group.
The Puget Sound chapter of the Public Relations Society of America awarded the city with its certificate of excellence for going door-to-door to hand out information to residents.
The city’s campaign, called “Operation: Every House Prepared,” connected residents with emergency services phone numbers, a guide on what to do during disasters, a list of places to buy emergency supplies and a list of community volunteers.
More than 500 volunteers participated in the campaign, which occurred in March 2007.
Marysville
Carvers group donates for security cameras
The Marysville City Council is scheduled to vote tonight on accepting money from the Quilceda Carvers Club for installation of a video surveillance system in Jennings Memorial Park.
The meeting is 7 p.m. at City Hall, 1049 State Ave.
Jennings Memorial Park and the adjoining Jennings Nature Park have been hit by graffiti vandalism recently.
The Quilceda Carvers Club is a private woodcarving club. The amount of the donation was not immediately disclosed.
Noon Rotary Club boosts Easter egg hunt
The Marysville Noon Rotary Club has contributed $1,500 in funds for the 2008 community Easter Egg Hunt event scheduled for March 22. Funds will purchase eggs and candy for an estimated 3,000 participants.
Monroe
Downtown plan drafted
The city has drafted its downtown master plan, which aims to revitalize the city’s Main Street.
The downtown core used to be a commercial hub in the Skykomish Valley. City officials have held meetings and workshops on the plan with business owners and residents.
More info: 360-794-7400.
City sewer department getting biodiesel truck
The City Council approved the purchase of a $36,755 truck for the city’s sewer department. The decision was unanimous.
The one-ton flatbed truck will have a diesel engine, which is certified for biodiesel.
More info: 360-794-7400.
Snohomish
City appoints commission member
Planning commissioner Christine Wakefield Nichols was unanimously appointed to a six-year term by the City Council on Tuesday.
Nichols has many years of experience serving on citizen advisory boards relating to land use. She also serves on Snohomish County Tomorrow and the county’s growth management advisory council.
More info: 360-568-3115.
Tulalip
Coast Salish tribal gathering scheduled
American Indian and Canadian First Nations tribal members from around the region will gather at the Tulalip Indian Reservation from Wednesday through Friday at the Tulalip Tribes administration building on Totem Beach Road.
Tribal leaders will discuss how to work together to further environmental policies and how to unify their people, who are all members of what they consider to be one large Coast Salish family.
More info: www.coastsalishgathering.com.
Lynnwood
Businesses can help Clothes for Kids
An organization that provides clothing and school supplies for children of poor families in Snohomish County is asking for help from local businesses.
Businesses can help Clothes for Kids in Lynnwood by taking part in the Coins for Kids campaign. Businesses can set up change jars, ask customers if they’d like to add a dollar to their purchases, consider donating portions of their proceeds or match funds raised by local school students.
Clothes for Kids operates at no cost to the families that use the organization’s services.
More info: Nancy Laird or Mark Smith, 425-741-6500.
