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Last weekend there was a bridal show in Everett. This weekend the Seattle Wedding Show is planned at the Washington State Trade and Convention Center in Seattle.
We asked the producer if any folks from Snohomish County were worn out from last weekend or if some were going to tout their wares and venues in Seattle.
Howard Jensen, who produces the show from his Lynnwood office, says there are 400 vendors in the show, including more than a dozen from these parts including the Tulalip Resort and Casino &Spa, Belle Chapel in Snohomish, the Snohomish County Tourism Bureau, Edmonds Bakery and Paper Fling in Bothell.
Producing a wedding show, with hundreds of vendors, is all in a year’s work for Jensen.
“I’ve been doing the show for 20 years now and it’s a little easier these days,” he says. “Or maybe I have just learned not to stress about it so much.”
When the umbrella of foster care closes, life can be daunting for those left without a support system.
Many young people ages 18 to 21 are struggling to make their way in the world without parents.
Imagine spending those years without a mother or father in your life.
LKI Family Services in Arlington, a mental health agency, is opening a homeless shelter for that age group.
They need some help.
Maddy Krygier says they need beds for the shelter, aimed at helping residents learn to survive and thrive.
“It will help young people learn the skills they need to live on their own,” Krygier says. “Many of the young people have aged out of foster care.”
To help, call 360-403-7526.
Learn to be an honorable farmer.
Instructor Jon Stevens offers classes on Camano Island and says the program is aimed at several groups of people. Among them:
Home-schooled secondary school-aged youth whose parents want to open a door for them to healthy options for living in turbulent times.
Primary-aged kids, home-schooled as well, whose parents want the seeds of hope planted early in their lives.
Classes begin the last week of January at the Open Gate Farm, 269 Russell Road.
They will be taught one afternoon each month for six months. Topics include planning a profitable farm, soil chemistry and magical manure.
For more information, e-mail Tsgjon@aol.com or call 360-387-4449.
Kristi O’Harran: 425-339-3451, oharran@heraldnet.com.
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