Around Town

Get organized at women’s luncheon

Having trouble getting organized? The Mill Creek Christian Women’s Connection is presenting an “Organize Your Life!” luncheon at the Mill Creek Country Club.

Elisa Adams will share “How 2 Get Positively Organized” in connection with Storables in Lynnwood, and Jerry Goodman of Mountlake Terrace will be the musical guest. The luncheon speaker, Maria Cuenco-Ursu from California, will give a talk titled “Life is a Puzzle Until You Find the Missing Piece.”

The luncheon will be held from 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Thursday, May 10, at the Mill Creek Country Club, 15500 Country Club Drive.

Reservations and cancellations are required by May 8. For more information, call Kristine at 425-337-6335.

Recycle your electronic waste

Have any old computers or laptops taking up space? Don’t throw them away — bring them to McCollum Park between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 12. The Adopt-A-Stream Foundation is holding an Ecycle Event, where you can drop off computers, monitors, TVs, printers, mice, keyboards, power cables and wires.

The cost is $5 for computers; $10 for monitors and laptops; $60 for wooden TV consoles; $5 for printers and scanners under 15 pounds and then 35 cents per pound after that; and $25 for TVs up to 27 inches. Larger TVs are $25 plus $1 for each inch over 27 inches.

There is no charge for Pentium 4 cables, Pentium 3 keyboards, mice, power cables, wires and inject cartridges. Cardboard, styrofoam, VCRs, microwaves, stereo equipment, UPS and other household appliances will not be accepted.

McCollum Park is located on 128th Street Southeast, just outside Mill Creek city limits. For more information, call 425-316-8592.

Make the most of your garden space

The Mill Creek Garden Club will focus on developing the small spaces of your garden at its next meeting on May 8.

Because every garden is comprised of small spaces, how you develop your garden depends on how you plan on using it. Tami Ott-Ostberg, a landscape designer with more than 12 years of experience, will present “Small Space Gardens.” Gardeners can discover how to best use garden spaces with a combination of colors, drought tolerant plants, containers and even recycled art.

The meeting will be held at the Mill Creek Country Club at 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 8. Membership is open to all interested gardeners, serious as well as social. Annual dues are $25 and meetings are held the second Tuesday of each month except in June, July and August. Luncheon costs for members are $18 and $20 for guests. For reservations or more information, please call Marla Nulph at 425-918-1669 or Marlene King at 425-337-1316.

Tax workshop for businesses

Small business owners with tax questions can have those questions answered at a free tax workshop in Everett on Wednesday, May 2.

The Everett office of the Washington State Department of Revenue is hosting a free tax workshop for new and small business owners.

The workshop will be held from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m., Wednesday, May 2, at the Everett Public Library, 2707 Hoyt Ave. To register, visit the Department of Revenue Web site at www.dor.wa.gov, or call 425-356-4800. Space is limited.

What have you been reading lately?

The Mill Creek Library’s Bring Your Own Book club (BYOB) will meet at 6:45 p.m. Wednesday, May 2, at University Book Store at the corner of Main and 153rd streets in Town Center.

The group, which talks about the books its members have read or reread, will meet near the fireplace in the store’s cafe. It is open to any and all readers.

For more information, call 425-337-4822.

Share your home with a young person

The Mill Creek Lions Club is looking for host families this summer as part of the organization’s Youth Exchange Program.

Learn about another country while opening your home to a young person from Japan or Europe during July and August. Exchange participants will stay with one family for up to three weeks.

A small financial stipend is available. The deadline to apply is June 1.

For more information, call Kathy Schumer of the Mill Creek Lions Club at 425-481-0462, e-mail her at kshoom@comcast.net. Information on the program is available online at www.LionsYouthExchange.org.