Rolling a 7 is sweet at Stanwood bakery

Take a roll if seven is your lucky number.

Ed Beeson, owner of Blackbird Bakery Cafe in Stanwood, has a grand opening promotion going through June. Roll a seven on dice and pick out a free pastry.

Roll another seven and get half your check paid at the cafe at 10007 270th NW Main St.

Do the near impossible, roll a third seven, and your meal is complimentary.

Beeson said seven is a lucky number because the restaurant is open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. seven days a week.

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The Goose Community Grocer hosts an Ice Cream Social from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday at 14485 Highway 525 in Langley.

The store is managed by The Myers Group. President Tyler Myers says much of the store’s success is attributed to weekly events that bring the community together.

His group also manages Camano Plaza IGA, 370 NE Camano Drive, which offers free ice cream from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, too.

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There aren’t many benefits in this area where folks can bid on or win shotguns, rifles and revolvers.

Holmes Harbor Rod &Gun Club offers a fundraising auction, raffle and dinner Saturday at 3334 E. Brooks Hill Road in Langley.

Proceeds support Second Amendment rights, gun safety training and improvements to club facilities. They have a new trap shack with classrooms for firearm safety and hunter education classes.

Festivities begin at 3 p.m. with a Cowboy Quick Draw competition. A silent auction and bucket raffles will be followed by dinner at 6 p.m. and a live auction at 7 p.m.

They’ve collected more than $15,000 in prizes to be auctioned and raffled. For a list of goods, visit www.hhrodandgun.com.

Tickets are $40. For more information call Dave Shupe at 360-341-2457 or Holmes Harbor Rod &Gun Club at 360-221-8494.

Prizes will be awarded to best dressed cowboy and saloon girl.

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It’s not a fancy name, but it’s heartwarming: Saturday’s Friendship Walk in Arlington celebrates those with developmental disabilities.

They walk at 1:30 p.m. starting at the Legion Park Gazebo, 114 N. Olympic Ave. Donate $25 to receive a T-shirt.

Voices of the Village will perform rock and roll hits for all ages. Join in using percussive instruments supplied by the band that performs at community festivals and fundraisers. For more information, visit www.VillageCommunitySvcs.org.

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There is no barn, but there is art.

Arlington Arts Council’s Art in the Barn is planned for 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at 20412 Highway 530 NE in Oso.

In its sixth year, Art in the Barn started inside a hay barn about 12 miles from Arlington. Unfortunately, the barn fell down in the snow and wind two winters back.

But Monica Yantis, a former secretary for the council, determined that the show must go on. Last year, the festivities were held on the remaining cement floor and in the adjoining yard.

Kristi O’Harran: 425-339-3451, oharran@heraldnet.com.

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