Strawberry Festival talent show auditions

The 2007 Marysville Strawberry Festival talent show organizers are looking for people of all ages to participate in the event, set for June 14.

The deadline to apply to be in the talent show is Friday. Application forms are available online at www.maryfest.com/talentshowentry.htm. More information is available by calling 360-653-6584.

Singers, dancers, actors, comedians, instrumentalists and others will participate in auditions set for May 21 and 22 in Marysville.

‘Walk a Mile’ fundraiser is Friday

Salvation Army and the Snohomish County Center for Battered Women have scheduled a fundraising event, “Walk a Mile in Their Shoes,” set for 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. Friday inside Alderwood mall.

Those interested in participating are asked to put together teams of four people to “walk a mile,” acknowledging the challenges facing many families and individuals who live in Snohomish County.

For more information or to request a registration form, contact Joanne Conger, joanne@snococbw.org or 425-259-2827, ext. 13, or Jerry Gadek, jerry_gadek@usw.sarmy.org or 425-259-8129.

Youth Arts Festival volunteers needed

The Stanwood Camano Community Resource Center is looking for volunteers to help with various phases of its ninth annual Youth Arts Festival, which is set for May 19.

For more information, call 360-629-5257.

Clothing and textile volunteers camp

Clothing and textile adviser volunteers at the Washington State University Snohomish County Extension Office present a sewing camp each summer for young people. Camp Stitch-A-Lot is open to youths between ages 8 and 17.

Each one-week class session is three hours a day. Sessions run from June 25-29 and again from July 9-13.

Classes in three levels of sewing experience are planned, and participants can register for beginning to advanced classes. The fee is $30 a session. Registration ends June 1.

For information and to request a registration form, e-mail cta.snoco@yahoo.com or call 425-338-2400.

Lynnwood Parks offers scholarship

Applications are being accepted by the Lynnwood Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts department for the Randy Terlicker Memorial Aquatics and Life Safety Scholarship.

Students and professionals who are interested in obtaining a scholarship to help finance training and education in aquatics, life safety and related fields are encouraged to apply.

Scholarships will be determined by the applicant’s commitment to excellence, a desire for improvement of self and community, letters of recommendation and completion of a written application. Deadline is May 31.

Applications will be reviewed by a selection panel and recipients will be announced in June.

To receive an application and brochure, call the Lynnwood Recreation Center at 425-771-4030 or download an application from www.ci.lynnwood.wa.us and enter “Terlicker” in the search window.

Rummage sale benefit planned

Retired Senior Volunteer Program and Sunrise Senior Living in Snohomish are hosting a benefit rummage sale for the volunteer program and a bake sale for the Alzheimer’s Association from 1 to 4 p.m. May 20 at 1124 Pine Ave., Snohomish.

For information, call 360-568-1900.

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