Used books for sale at LFP Library
Over 1,000 used books including DVDs, CDs, and videocassettes will be available on Oct. 13 at a book sale from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Lake Forest Park Library.
An assortment of books and media will be priced starting at 25 cents. All proceeds from the sale will benefit library programs and collections.
Friends of the Lake Forest Park Library are sponsoring the event at the library located in the Towne Centre at the corner of Northeast Ballinger Way and Bothell Way Northeast. For more information about the sale contact the library at 206-362-8860.
First Shorewood High cheerleader reunion
Be a part of the first ever Shorewood High School Game Day Cheerleader Reunion. Any person who was a cheerleader at Shorewood High School will be welcomed back during the Oct. 19 football game at Shoreline Stadium.
No uniforms are required but a group photo will be taken during halftime. Everyone is invited to sing the school fight song at the beginning of the third quarter. For more information contact Vicki at 206-361-4389.
Fire Prevention Week at fire department
The Shoreline Fire Department is hosting a Fire Prevention Week Open House at two Fire Stations on Saturday, Oct. 20, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Hot dogs and root beer floats will be served.
Come talk with fire personnel about home fire prevention, emergency preparedness, and family safety. Sit in the fire engine, take pictures and just have fun.
Fire station 64 is located at 719 N. 185th Street. Fire station 65 is located at 145 NE 155th Street.
Sound Transit at Echo Lake Meeting
Are you confused about the roads and transit (RTID) measure on the November ballot? The Echo Lake Neighborhood Association has invited speakers from Sound Transit to give us their views on this complex ballot measure. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 16, from 7-9 p.m. in the Ballinger Room in the south end of the Shoreline Conference Center, 18560 First NE. in Shoreline.
Also on the agenda is Rika Cecil from the City’s Public Works department to explain the City’s Neighborhood Environmental Stewardship Team.
All who live and work in Echo Lake or surrounding neighborhoods are welcome to attend. Neighborhood boundaries follow the elementary school boundaries. Call Membership chair Bob Whiteley at 206-542-8789 for further information or to be added to the mailing and e-mail list.
Free star party at Paramount Park
The Seattle Astronomical Society plans its free monthly public star party for Saturday, Oct. 20, at Paramount Park at Northeast 155th Street and 8th Avenue Northeast in Shoreline.
Club members will set up their telescopes around 7 p.m. Members of the public are encouraged to drop by and have a look at what’s in the sky.
Poor weather will cancel the star parties. For more information visit the Seattle Astronomical Society Web site at www.seattleastro.org, or e-mail information@seattleastro.org.
Artist Guild returns to Third Place Commons
The Cottage Lake Artist Guild will return to the Third Place Commons in the Lake Forest Park Towne Centre this year on Saturday, Oct. 20, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The group of artists, primarily from the north Lake Washington area, will be painting and drawing on site while displaying artwork available for purchase on grids set up in the Commons area. The variety of mediums used; acrylic, watercolor and oil paints, charcoal, pencil, pastels, and colored pencil, provides an example of the various art forms used by artists.
Some artists teach art in schools, workshops and adult art centers. In addition select guild artists provide an opportunity for children to paint or pencil draw on canvas. Come and enjoy viewing and discussing art with this group. For more information call Marta at 425-844-1149.
Volunteers needed to prepare taxes
United Way of Snohomish County is seeking volunteers now to help prepare income taxes at a free tax preparation and e-filing site during the upcoming tax season. A few hours of your volunteer time can mean literally thousands of dollars to a working, low-income family through tax credits they have earned and by saving fees charged by commercial tax preparers.
If you’ve prepared your own taxes and are comfortable on a computer, you can help. Volunteers are asked to commit to one 4-5 hour shift per week during the tax season, mid-January to mid-April. They will be trained and certified by the IRS on tax preparation and software. Knowledge of tax law is helpful, but not necessary. Volunteers who speak a foreign language are especially needed. A Site Manager will be present at all times. Hours are flexible, with weekdays, weeknights and weekends available.
Volunteers are needed now for training classes in November. Volunteers who don’t wish to prepare taxes can help in other ways, such as greeting and screening clients.
For more information or to volunteer, call United Way at 425-374-5506 or e-mail lark.kesterke@uwsc.org. You may also see a complete volunteer job description and sign up online at United Way’s Web site. Please see “Hot News” at www.uwsc.org.
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