Swap: Kid need a bike or a better bike?
Does your kid need a bigger bike? Want a better bike? Or just want a different bike? Sharing Wheels Community Bike Shop holds its annual Kids Bike Swap from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday at 2531 Broadway, Everett. Bring your kid and their bike, and see what they have.
When you upgrade to a bigger or better bike, expect to pay an extra $5 to $15. A free helmet comes with every bike — and they’ll make sure it fits. A parent or guardian must accompany each child.
More info: 425-252-6952, sharingwheels.org
Host: Edmonds homes for Japan visitors
The Edmonds Sister City Commission will receive a student delegation from Hekinan, Japan, in August and seeks local families to host the visitors.
The group of 10 students and two chaperones will be in Edmonds on Aug. 5–17. They will be a mix of high school and middle school students. All have studied English.
Students will participate in Sister City activities during the week. Host families can show them around Edmonds and the surrounding area on weekends.
More info: www.escc.edmondswa.gov, 425-771-0247
Volunteer: Celebrate Mukilteo Lighthouse
The Mukilteo Lighthouse Festival seeks volunteers for the annual festival, set this year for Sept. 9-11. Learn about volunteer opportunities at an information session planned at 7 p.m. June 15 at the Mukilteo Chamber of Commerce, 4902 76th St. SW, or call 425-353-5516.
More info: mukilteolight housefestival.com
Learn: Take orca workshop on Whidbey
To mark Orca Awareness Month, the Orca Network and Langley Whale Center offer a daylong “Orcas in our Midst” educational workshop, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. June 18 at the Whidbey Children’s Theater, 723 Camano Ave., Langley.
Learn more about the endangered southern resident orcas. Eighty-four of the animals typically appear in Puget Sound from spring to fall.
Cost is $35, or $25 for students and seniors. Lunch is available. Register online at www.orca network.org.
More info: Cindy Hansen, 360-223-5666 or cindy@orcanetwork.org
Explore: Come learn about Fort Casey
Seattle Pacific University opens up its Camp Casey Conference Center on Whidbey Island for an open house, noon to 4 p.m. June 17. The fort is at 1276 Engle Road in Coupeville.
The property is the former Fort Casey, opened in 1890 by the U.S. military. Fort Casey along with Fort Worden and Fort Flagler became part of what was known as the “triangle of fire,” created to protect the entrance of Puget Sound.
Historians will give guided tours of the colonel’s house, barracks and mess hall. SPU history professor Bill Woodward lectures at 2 p.m. on “Fort Casey: Doing Homeland Defense the Old-Fashioned Way.” Other tours explore the adjacent state park and lighthouse. Visitors also can see the sea lab, get free admission to the outdoor pool and more.
More info: www.spu.edu/depts/casey, 866-661-6604
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