Pioneers planning potluck picnic
Published 9:00 pm Monday, August 9, 2004
The Stillaguamish Valley Pioneer Association will have its annual Pioneer Picnic at noon Sunday at Pioneer Hall, 20722 67th Ave. NE.
The picnic is potluck, bring your own silverware and dishes, coffee and punch provided.
Annual membership costs $5, and new registrations or renewals will begin at 10:30 a.m. The pioneers also are looking for volunteers to help in the group’s museum.
For more information, call 360-435-7289.
Brier
SeaScare’s festival set for Wednesday
Brier’s third annual SeaScare Festival and Brier Realty Porch Light Parade is scheduled for Wednesday.
The event includes the parade, a kids’ carnival, food drive, book sale, business trade show and an outdoor cinema.
All kids, classic car owners and anyone with a great parade idea are encouraged to participate in the parade. Prizes will be awarded. Register online at www.ci.brier.wa.us/seascare.
For more information, see the Web site or call Craig Harris at 425-778-4389, Dee Williamson at 425-771-2062 or Ken Overstreet at 425-487-3830.
Edmonds
Groups can apply for tax dollars
The Edmonds’ Lodging Tax Advisory Committee is seeking applications from local organizations that qualify for hotel-motel tax money.
The money may be used only to promote tourism or to acquire or operate tourism-related facilities in Edmonds. The committee is made up of representatives of local businesses that collect hotel-motel taxes and of local organizations involved in activities that may be funded by the tax revenues.
For more information, call the mayor’s office at 425-771-0247 or pick up an application at City Hall, 121 Fifth Ave N. The deadline is Sept. 3.
City’s nuisance ordinance is topic
The Community Services-Development Services Committee will discuss revisions to the city’s nuisance ordinance at its meeting tonight.
The meeting starts at 6 p.m. in council chambers of the Public Safety Complex, 250 Fifth Ave. N. in Edmonds.
Also on the agenda are conditional use permits and comprehensive plan updates.
The finance committee will discuss a lease with the Edmonds-South Snohomish County Historical Society, travel reimbursement and a financial report.
The work sessions are open to the public, but no testimony will be taken.
Everett
Council deadline is Wednesday
The deadline to apply for the City Council seat soon to be vacated by Doug Campbell is Wednesday.
Campbell is leaving the council Sept. 1 to take an economic development job in his native Nebraska. The council is scheduled to choose a replacement in a special meeting Sept. 2.
Applications must be received by 5 p.m. Wednesday in the city clerk’s office, 2930 Wetmore Ave., First Floor, Everett, WA 98201.
The South Forest Park Neighborhood Association will meet at 7 p.m. today at Zion Lutheran Church, 4634 S. Alger Ave.
The association will hear from police on gang graffiti and juvenile delinquency, and Everett Transit officials will give a report.
For more information, call chairman Norm Nunnally at 425-252-5911.
Island County
Car show, flea market Saturday
The 14th annual Collectors Car Show and Flea Market will be 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday at Camano Center, 141 N. East Camano Drive.
Car show trophies will be awarded in six different categories from different vintage car eras. A “Best of Show” trophy will also be awarded.
Registration costs $7 per car, or $10 per car the day of the show. Registration forms are available at the Camano Senior and Community Center, 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island.
For more information, or to arrange to rent vending space for the flea market, call 360-387-0222.
Proceeds from the event will benefit the Meals on Wheels program on Camano Island.
Lake Stevens
School supply donations sought
Lake Stevens Family Center is collecting back-to-school supplies for children in the Lake Stevens School District who might need a little help getting all the supplies the need to return to school in September.
Families needing assistance in getting school supplies will be able to pick up the supplies 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Aug. 23-26 and Sept. 1, 2 and 7 at the Family Center, 1803 123rd Ave. NE. For more information or to donate supplies, call the center at 425-397-7433.
Lynnwood
EdCC bookstore, offices moving
Moving the Edmonds Community College’s bookstore and other student services from Mountlake Terrace Hall began Monday to make way for an $8.8 million renovation this fall.
The college has also adjusted its class schedule to make up for lost classroom space during the renovation. There will be more online and late afternoon classes and the first classes of the day will begin earlier – at 7:30 a.m.
During the school year, the inside of Mountlake Terrace Hall will be rebuilt with more classrooms and get new electrical, heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems.
The bookstore will reopen Aug. 16 in a temporary location on the first floor of Brier Hall. Bidding to build a new store between Snoqualmie and Brier halls will take place in September.
Marysville
Library offers story time for kids
Youngsters 3-5 years old are invited to enjoy a preschool story time with stories, songs and fingerplays at 10:15 and 11:15 a.m. today at the Marysville Library, 6120 Grove St.
The program is provided by Friends of the Marysville Library, 6120 Grove St.
Mill Creek
Open house set for sensitive areas
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Mill Creek will hold an open house regarding updates to the state’s environmentally sensitive areas 4:30-6:30 p.m. Thursday in the Mill Creek City Hall Council Chambers, 15728 Mill Creek Blvd.
Critical areas are places considered sensitive to development, such as wetlands and fish and wildlife habitats, that require special protection.
City staff will discuss changes to its regulations and answer questions.
For more information call 425-745-1897 or visit www.cityofmillcreek.com. A public hearing is tentatively scheduled for Sept. 23.
For more information, call Christi Amrine at 425-921-5738.
Monroe
Senior center offers dining club
East County Senior Center encourages anyone to join its Dine-Out Club, which gets together once a month at a restaurant.
This month, the group plans to dine at the Olive Garden in Everett and leave the center, located at 824 Village Way, at 5 p.m. Aug. 18. The cost for transportation is $7. To reserve a spot, call 360-794-6359.
Mukilteo
Wildlife rules subject of hearing
The public will have a chance to comment on proposed changes to city wildlife habitat conservation regulations at a hearing scheduled for 7 p.m. Aug. 19 in the multipurpose room of Fire Station 3 at 10400 47th Place W.
Subjects that would be affected by the proposed changes include buffers, mitigation, monitoring and maintenance requirements.
Written comments will be accepted at City Hall, 4480 Chennault Beach Rd., until 5 p.m. the day of the hearing.
For more information call planning director Heather McCartney at 425-355-4141, ext. 226.
Snohomish
Board considers eatery’s remodel
The city’s design review board will meet at 7 p.m. on Wednesday at City Hall, 116 Union Ave. The board will decide whether Cabbage Patch restaurant can demolish a portion of its historic two-story building and rebuild it using the same architectural design.
A fire gutted the building in April. An electrical problem was blamed for the $400,000 blaze.
Class of 1954 meets Friday
The Snohomish High School class of 1954 plans a potluck picnic at 11 a.m. Friday at Hill Park, 1610 Park Ave. at Blackmans Lake in Snohomish.
Stanwood
Pony rides return to town
Buckaroo Bob’s pony rides have been rescheduled. the Stanwood Library had originally planned for parents to bring their kids for Buckaroo Bob’s free pony rides and a photo on July 6, but the event was rained out.
Now, kids between 2 and 6 years old can get their free pony rides starting at 11 a.m. Aug. 17 at the library, 9701 271st St. NW.
They will also get a free photo. The photos will be available the following week at 11 a.m. Aug. 24 at the library. Other photos will also be offered for purchase.
For more information, call 360-629-3132.
