Community Focus

Published 6:53 am Monday, March 3, 2008

Encourage people to scoop doo

The city of Mill Creek is seeking volunteers to wear a dog costume for one-hour shifts during the Mill Creek Festival on July 9 as part of an effort to encourage people to pick up after their pets.

Volunteers can pick one hour between the festival hours, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., to wear the costume. A person will be with volunteers to encourage people to sign a commitment pledge.

The outreach is part of a city effort to educate about the importance of picking up animal waste to help clean the North Creek watershed of fecal coliform.

For more information, contact Marci at 425-745-1891.

Child safety seat installations

Snohomish County Fire District 7 offers child safety seat installation. Installation times are by appointment because not all fire stations have a certified child safety seat technician on every shift.

Call 425-486-1217 for more information or to schedule a seat installation.

Fire planning meeting coming up

Snohomish County Fire District 7 will hold a strategic planning meeting from 6-9 p.m. July 13. All adult residents of the district can participate.

In this meeting the district is looking for comments about service priorities and expectations. Residents can register by visiting www.firedistrict7.com and clicking on the community meeting button, or by calling 425-486-1217 between 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and asking to be placed on the roster.

The meeting is at district headquarters, 8010 180th St. SE in Clearview.

Classics wanted for car show

The city of Mill Creek is seeking owners of classic and exotic cars to take part in a car show before the Aug. 11 concert in the park featuring The New Blues Brothers.

Participants can bring their cars to City Hall between 5:30 and 6 p.m. to show them off. The event isn’t an official car show, so there are no entry fees.

To participate contact Sherrie at 425-921-5717 or Chris at 425-921-5736 by July 6 so a parking spot can be reserved.

Rescue Pup in need of donations

Rescue Pup, a Mill Creek-based non-profit organization that finds homes for stray sick and injured dogs, regularly needs donations to cover veterinary expenses.

Donations can be made at Pet Pleasers, a pet supply store operated by Rescue Pup, which is located at the corner of 9th Avenue SE and 164th Street SE.

In addition to donations, the organization also needs volunteers to serve as foster homes for dogs it receives.

For more information, call 425-742-6072.

DARE chocolate shield fund raiser

Mill Creek police are selling police department chocolate shields for $2 to benefit the DARE program.

The shields were made from a mold that was designed with the Mill Creek water wheel and the words “Mill Creek Police.” The shields can be purchased at the police department’s service counter inside City Hall, 15728 Main St.

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