Around Town

Published 3:36 pm Thursday, July 17, 2008

Lynnwood ‘OK’ opens the door

for Verizon TV

The city of Lynnwood made telecommunications company Verizon’s day Monday, July 14, when it became the first Washington city to vote on a video franchise for the company. By approving the franchise, the city gave the company the green light to offer FiOS TV to 15,000 households. That’s the new, high-speed cable connection that helps Verizon, once strictly a telephone company, better compete with that other company, according to Verizon..

The franchise agreement helps the city, too, because it can now levy a 5 percent tax on Verizon’s new TV service, something the city couldn’t do by law when Verizon was just a telephone and Internet company.

“It’s one of those good deals foreverybody,”says Paul Haugan, Lynnwood’s information technology director.

Hopefully it’ll make up for all that digging up around resident’s lawns.

Brain health subject of July 23 workshop

How does what you eat and who you spend time with affect your brain as you grow older?

From 10:30 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, July 23, the Snohomish County Office of Long Term Care and Aging in partnership with The Everett Clinic and the Snohomish County Council on Aging will conduct Maintain Your Brain: Keeping an Alert Mind at the Monte Cristo Hotel Ballroom, 1507 Wall Street, Everett.

This interactive program translates the latest scientific knowledge into fun brain exercises and practical tips for maintaining your brain health.

The program has been created by the Alzheimer’s Association and will be presented by Katherine Segura, MA, Education and Training Specialist for the Western and Central Washington State Chapter.

The event is free but you must reserve a spot. Contact Joyce Frasu at 425-388-7377, or via e-mail at j.frasu@snoco.org

Arts group seeks show submissions

Mountlake Terrace Arts Commission is seeking paintings, prints, drawings, miniatures, calligraphy, photographs and three-dimensional works for its 30th Annual Juried Art Show. Entries are due Monday, July 21. Over $3,000 in cash awards and art merchandise is available this year.

Artists should submit entries as digital photos, saved to a CD and mailed with the entry fee of $10 per piece with a limit of three entries per category to Friends of the Arts, 5303 228th Street SW, Mountlake Terrace, WA 98043.

The 30th Annual Arts of the Terrace Juried Art Show takes place September 27 through October 4, 2008 at the Mountlake Terrace Library.

For more information on Arts of the Terrace Juried Art Show, please visit www.cityofmlt.com/ go to City Happenings/Events, scroll down and click on Arts of the Terrace Prospectus or call Arts Commission Chair Judy Ryan at 425-771-7068.

Red Cross seeks ‘real heroes’ nominations

The American Red Cross is looking for “real heroes,” who live or work in Snohomish County, to honor at the Snohomish County Chapter’s 13th Real Heroes Breakfast in December.

Nominees must have performed a heroic act between October 6, 2007 and October 6, 2008.

“We want to recognize those ordinary people who have shown extraordinary courage in helping others,” said Kay Ashenfelter, the chapter’s director of development. “Their deeds are heroic but are too often silenced by a sense of humility. We hope those who know of them will help us change that by nominating them as a real hero.”

Nomination forms are available at the Red Cross, 2530, Lombard Ave., Everett, or online at snohomishcounty.redcross.org.

For more information, call 425-740-2324.

Fuel costs have you down? Talk to us

The Enterprise is about to do a big story about the impacts rising prices are having on your lives. We’d like to hear from you, if you’re willing to share your story. Call 425-673-6531 or send e-mail to: lynnwood@heraldnet.com.

Burn ban in place outside city limits

Because of high fire danger and expected dry weather conditions, Snohomish County has established an outdoor burning ban for unincorporated areas. The ban took effect beginning 8 a.m. Thursday, July 17.

The ban will remain in effect until there is a sustained period of rainfall and fire risk lessens.

For midweek updates, visit www.enterprisenewspapers.comLynnwoodZone.