Everett: See live bats at wildlife talk
Barbara “The Bat Lady” Ogaard is scheduled to give a talk about the mysterious world of bats from 7 to 9 tonight at the Northwest Stream Center, 600 128th St. SE.
You can see live bats up close and discover how they hunt for food, and learn to tell fact from myth. For example, are these creatures really as scary as they are popularly depicted?
Discover how important bats are to the environment and the ecological role they play.
People of all ages are welcome. Tickets are $5 for members and $7 for nonmembers and must be bought in advance.
For more information, call 425-316-8592 or e-mail aasf@streamkeeper.org.
Author to speak about Ice Age
Author Bruce Bjornstad is scheduled to present a slide lecture based on his book “On the Trail of the Ice Age Floods: A Geological Field Guide to the Mid-Columbia Basin” at 2 p.m. Oct. 28 at Everett Public Library’s main auditorium, 2702 Hoyt Ave.
The free slide show is open to everyone.
During the last great Ice Age, which ended about 15,000 years ago, the Pacific Northwest was repeatedly devastated by cataclysmic floods unlike anything seen in modern times.
Giant ancient lakes, such as glacial Lake Missoula, were created as lobes of the massive ice sheets blocked river valleys. These “ice dams” broke time and again over the millennia, sending walls of ice-laden water, miles wide and hundreds of feet deep, racing over the land at speeds up to 80 mph — scouring a fantastic landscape and leaving a fascinating geologic record for us to wonder at today.
Bjornstad is a licensed hydrogeologist and a senior research scientist at Battelle’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland.
For more information, call 425-257-8000.
Lake Stevens: Arts, park board openings
The city of Lake Stevens has an opening on its park board and another on its arts commission.
The all-volunteer boards advise the City Council on matters related to parks, recreation and the arts.
The park board meets once a month on Wednesday evenings. The arts commission twice a month on Wednesdays.
Members are nominated by the mayor and confirmed by the City Council.
For more information or an application, call city clerk Norma Scott at 425-377-3225.
Mukilteo: Hearing on growth plan
A plan that could rezone several areas of Mukilteo is planned to be discussed at Monday’s City Council meeting.
The meeting, which is set to include a public hearing about the city’s comprehensive plan, is scheduled for 7 p.m. at City Hall, 4480 Chennault Beach Road.
The comprehensive plan serves as a long-term blueprint for housing, utilities, economic development, transportation, and parks and recreation growth.
For more information, visit the city’s Web site at www.ci.mukilteo.wa.us.
Snohomish: Schools chief takes leave
Superintendent Bill Mester said Thursday he will take a medical leave as leader of the Snohomish School District after learning he has lymphoma, a form of cancer.
Mester told parents in a letter that he has been undergoing medical tests in recent weeks and received the lymphoma diagnosis.
His treatment plan will require a lengthy period of aggressive treatment, he said.
“Over the next several months, my primary focus will be on getting well and following my treatment plan,” he said.
The Snohomish School Board is expected to name Assistant Superintendent Betty Robertson to serve as interim superintendent while Mester is on leave.
Free movies to be shown at airport
Snohomish Flying Service is set to have a “Saturday Night at the Movies” at Harvey Field, 9900 Airport Way, the third Saturday night of each month between October and April. The first movie, “Flyboys,” will be shown at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 20 in Hangar 15 at the airport.
Admission, popcorn and beverages will be provided free.
For more information, go to www.snohomishflying.com or call 360-568-1541.
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