There is a backlash about Valentine’s Day.
Be still my heart.
Fiddlesticks on flowers, hearts, pink-and-red Nerd candy and Cupid.
If you are a teen who wants to enjoy non-lovey-dovey activities, check out the Mukilteo Library from 1 to 3 p.m. Friday.
Enjoy unromantic games, activities, music and food.
The library is at 4675 Harbour Pointe Blvd.
And if there is another teen there who catches your eye, forget about it.
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Money recently raised at Madison Avenue Pub in Everett is going to a good cause.
The gang collected more than $3,000 and 413 pounds of food for the Volunteers of America Food Bank.
Dave Brooks, who donated auction items from his business, Glassact, said the turnout was great.
“Ron Stanger, the owner of the Madison Avenue Pub, put out an all-you-can-eat buffet of burgers and dogs. He donated all proceeds from the Pub for the four hours of the fundraiser.”
And the bar staff donated all tips during the fundraiser, too.
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Rose Mitcham of Lynnwood, chapter regent and state lineage chairwoman for the Marcus Whitman Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, says David Dilgard, Everett historian, is in the running for a National Daughters of the American Revolution Community Service Award in the area of history.
Dilgard told members that he should be giving them an award for their achievements, Mitcham says.
“Isn’t he a wonderfully humble man?” she asked.
Humble, yes, and he knows where all the historical bodies are buried around Snohomish County.
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The USS Momsen, homeported at Naval Station Everett, recently swelled American ranks with the addition of two new U.S. citizens.
Petty Officer 3rd Class Jorge Eduardo Lopez Echaerria, 22, a native of El Salvador, said the process for him took seven years to complete.
“I feel that I have accomplished something really special,” he said. “I am so proud to finally call myself an American and to actually make the United States my home.”
He credits the Navy with furthering his education.
“The Navy has allowed me to travel and experience a variety of cultures, unlike my own in El Salvador,” he said. “I have received numerous opportunities with my education, and I am very thankful.”
Seaman Ximena Moreno was also sworn in at he Homeland Security Building in Seattle.
Her wait for citizenship took four years. The 20-year-old, from Colombia, says it’s a dream come true.
“U.S. Citizenship means a lot to me,” she said. “Since I came to the United States four years ago, it has been my goal to earn the right to call myself an American.”
Kristi O’Harran: 425-339-3451 or oharran@heraldnet.com.
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