Arlington
Scholarships available for graduating seniors
Scholarships are available for graduating seniors through the Arlington Dollars for Scholars program.
Applications are available online at www.arlingtondfs.org.
The scholarships are open to students in the Arlington school district. Applications must be postmarked by April 1.
More info: George Boulton at 360-435-3301
Applications for $15,000 in grants due today
Applications are due by 5 p.m. today for $15,000 in grants the city is offering to assist projects that promote tourism in Arlington. Projects must be completed by Dec. 31.
The grants are funded by hotel and motel taxes.
The Hotel-Motel Tax Advisory Committee plans to review the proposals and make a recommendation to the City Council, which will decide which projects to fund.
More info: Arlington finance department, 360-403-3421.
Camano Island
Learn about proposed county office building
A proposed county building for Camano Island is the topic of an open house set for early March.
Learn about plans for the Island County Annex Building from 4 to 7 p.m. March 7 at the Camano Multi-Purpose Room, 141 N. East Camano Drive.
The new building is intended to provide a centralized location for county services on Camano Island.
More info: Island County Public Works engineer Tony Martin, 360-678-7957.
Island Democrats will hold monthly meeting
People can watch excerpts of a film about the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks at the March meeting of the Camano Island Democrats.
The meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. March 12 at the Camano Multi-Purpose Center at 131 N. East Camano Drive. Refreshments are planned to be served.
After a short business meeting, the group will show portions of “911, Press for Truth,” a movie that delves into how the government and media operated in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks.
More info: 425-387-4206.
Granite Falls
Manga artist to teach class at library Saturday
Nicole Pelham, a Bothell resident and manga artist for NDP Comics, is scheduled to teach a class Saturday at the Granite Falls Library on how to tell a story in comic form.
The class is scheduled for 1 p.m. at the library, 815 E. Galena St.
Manga is a distinctive comic style that originated in Japan. The class includes tips on where to place pictures and methods for creating word bubbles so the story flows professionally.
More info: 360-691-6087 or www.sno-isle.org.
Marysville
Going-away party for head librarian Monday
The public is invited to a goodbye party Monday for Marysville managing librarian Maggie Buckholz, who is leaving Tuesday to become director of the city library in Burlington.
The party is scheduled for 2 to 4 p.m. Monday at the Marysville Library, 6120 Grove St.
Buckholz has served for six years as the managing librarian in Marysville. She previously served in the same capacity for two years at the library in Arlington.
More info: 360-658-5000.
Stanwood
School district offering parenting class
The Stanwood-Camano School District is offering “Hand in Hand: Together for Kids,” a workshop for parents who want to learn more about helping children adjust to school. The workshop will offer classes about school testing, beginning reading strategies, Web sites for learning, solving behavior problems and other topics.
The class is being offered through the district’s Title 1-LAP Parent Advisory Council and Elementary Reading Specialists. It will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. March 13 at Stanwood Elementary School, 10227 273rd Place NW, Stanwood. Child care will be available for children ages 3 to 10, but parents must sign up for it in advance. To sign up, go to http://districtweb.stanwood.wednet.edu.
More info: 360-629-1200.
Information on changes in utility rates online
Notice an increase in your utility bills?
That’s because the city’s water and sewer rates went up in January, according to the city’s Web site.
Customers now pay $2.15 per 100 cubic feet of water beyond what their monthly base charges pay for. In 2007, customers paid $2 per additional 100 cubic feet of water.
Many changes for residential and commercial customers are listed on the city’s Web site.
More info: Go to http://ci.stanwood.wa.us, then click on the “City News” tab and then “Utility Rates.”
Tulalip
Applications for housing grants due by Monday
Emergency Scattered Site Grants are available to Tulalip tribal members who apply by Monday.
The grants, funded through money from the Tulalip Tribes government, are available for tribal members in dire need of housing. Tribal families must own property on the reservation to apply for the grant, which would assist in placing a modular home on that property. Many tribal members own property that was originally allotted to their ancestors by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, but some of those families can’t afford to build on that property.
More info: Ilia Brown, 360-716-4821, or Paul Steinbach, 360-716-4834.
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