The 25th annual Snohomish Conservation District tree and shrub sale was deemed a success by organizer Lois Ruskell, information and education coordinator for the district.
“Srivas Brugalette took great care in helping his dad, Godal, select two wagonloads of trees at our sale,” Ruskell says. “He was quite involved with his dad. Every time I walked by them at the sale his dad was talking to him about the different plants.”
Proceeds help fund Snohomish Conservation District environmental education programs.
Two Aldo Leopold-designed benches were given away, Ruskell says. One went to a woman in Edmonds, and one to a woman in Lynnwood. Leopold (1887-1948) was a scientist, scholar, teacher, philosopher and writer best known his strong views about ecosystem conservation.
Ruskell says it was rewarding to see happy people heading home to plant their trees.
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A party is planned to support Interfaith Family Shelter.
It’s the only homeless shelter in Everett that accepts moms, dads, kids and teens. Other shelters are geared for women and children, teens or men only.
Sylvia Stauffer, owner of North Creek Gardens, says the Interfaith garden party and plant sale is planned for 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday at the North Everett Lion’s Club, 2820 Oakes Ave., Everett.
For more information, call the Interfaith Family Shelter at 425-252-6672 or visit online at www.interfaithwa.org.
“The party we are planning at the North Everett Lions Club promises to be a really fun and beautiful event, with containers designed by a professional artist and fun activities,” Stauffer says. “The Lions Club people are excited about our event as a way to help promote their new building on Oakes Avenue.”
There will be containers designed by Midge Williams, environmental coordinator at the Seattle Art Museum.
“It’s so important to keep families together who are already intact, but who may be living in cars and on friend’s couches for lack of a place to live,” she says.
Stauffer helps nurture the shelter garden.
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The Monroe Historical Society’s annual membership meeting and potluck is planned for 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Tualco Grange, 18933 Tualco Road, just south of Monroe across the Lewis Street Bridge.
Washington state architectural historian Michael Houser will be there to discuss historic barns in the area and share details about Washington’s Historic Barn Register Program, which was established in 2007.
There are 408 Washington barns listed on the Heritage Barn Register, says Tami Beaumont, society trustee, including the Doughty Farm, Bill Morgan Farm, Bounds Barn and Todd Farm of Snohomish, and the Goebel Hill Farm of Granite Falls.
Share suggestions for landmark barns in the Monroe area with Houser. To be eligible for listing in the register and to be eligible to apply for grant funds for preservation, barns must be older than 50 years and retain a significant degree of historic and architectural integrity.
Ask Houser questions after the presentation.
A potluck dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m., followed by a short business meeting and the program.
Please bring a dish to share.
Kristi O’Harran: 425-339-3451, oharran@heraldnet.com.
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