For anyone who bought a fluorescent light bulb through a Snohomish County PUD offer, be advised that 999,999 other bulbs were purchased as well.

In January, total sales of the energy-saving compact fluorescent light bulbs, offered through a PUD promotion, topped 1 million in Snohomish County since the program began offering discount coupons in late 2000.

If placed end to end, the energy-saving bulbs would stretch from downtown Everett to the Canadian border.

"What started as a pilot program with a sales goal of 16,000 bulbs has become one of our most popular conservation efforts today," PUD programs coordinator Al Bandazy said. "And our initial network of about a dozen retailers has more than tripled in size to 45 stores."

The bulbs last an average of 5 1/2 years.

The Snohomish Historical Society has invited Everett Public Library historian David Dilgard to speak at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Waltz Building, 116 Ave. B in Snohomish.

Dilgard will talk about "Looking Back 150 years to the Beginnings of Snohomish County." Slides will be shown, and new members are welcome.

Broadway Plaza and the Everett Housing Authority will host a Valentine’s Day open house 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Thursday at Broadway Plaza, 3020 Broadway, with a free lunch, music, door prizes and a tour.

The apartments accept Section 8 vouchers and have units available now for those 55 and older.

The Silvana Fair’s board of directors offers its annual auction March 13 at Viking Hall in Silvana.

All money raised will support the fair, the only one in Western Washington that offers free admission.

To donate an auction item, volunteer your help or have a booth at the fair, call Lee Tatum at 360-652-6149.

Rick Robbins is director of secondary education for the Mukilteo School District. The school district he works for was incorrectly stated in a story about gun scares at two schools that appeared on Page B1 Friday.

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