Community Focus

Events in honor of Chauncey Jones

Chauncey’s Team will have a triple play fundraiser benefiting the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. There will be a rummage sale, car wash, blood drive and Krispy Kreme and snack sale from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 11 at the Mountlake Terrace Elementary School. And— it’s not too late to be part of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s annual Light the Night Walk on Sept. 18 at Greenlake in Seattle. Last year there were over 2000 walkers, 200 of which were Chauncey’s Team participants.

Register on line at http://www.lightthenight.org/hm_ltn.

Retire old flags

at ceremony

Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 1040 in Lynnwood along with Boy Scout Troop 49, will be collecting old and worn out U.S. flags from noon to 6 p.m. Sept. 11 at Veterans Park, located at Veterans Way (194 Street SW) and 44th Ave. W.

Then at 6:30 p.m. members from thet Trolley Days Band will play selections until the formal Flag Retirement Ceremony, conducted by Troop 49, begins at 7 p.m. This patriotic ceremony shows the proper retirement of flags- that are no longer usable. The public is welcome and encouraged to attend.

Future Eagle Scout needs public help

Local Boy Scout, Hector Pang needs the public’s help to improve the lives of less fortunate through his Eagle Scout project.

Pang wants to put used, outdated computers to use by helping refurbish them and making a computer lab for the Family Tree Apartments in Everett,. The minimum specifications of computers he needs donated are:

PC desktop computers:

• 400 – 600 MHz or more

• 128 megabytes (MB) of RAM (memory) or more

• 4 GB hard drive or more

• CD Drive or CD Burner

• Monitors

For more information contact Pang by email at Hectorpang@hotmail.com or call 425-483-1613.

Lynnwood festivals panel needs you

The City of Lynnwood is seeking applicants for an opening on the Festivals Fund Review Panel. Panel members review qualifying grant applications and make funding recommendations to the executive office within the amount of funds annually budgeted for the Festivals Fund.

For more information or for an application, contact Katie Anderson at 425-744-6445, kanderson@ci.lynnwood.wa.us, or P.O. Box 5008, Lynnwood, WA 98046-5008.

Have your music and play it too

The Trolley Community Band, beginning its ninth year is accepting new members. Rehearsals will begin for fall and winter performances on Oct. 7 and every Thursday from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Edmonds Church of God, 8224 220th SW Edmonds.

There are no auditions or dues. We are an all-volunteer organization dedicated to providing the community with live music throughout the year and giving musicians an arena to share their talents.

For additional information, call Becky at 425-745-9121 or e-mail trolleyband@msn.com.

FD1 has school drive, open house

Firefighters in Snohomish County Fire District 1 and Mountlake Terrace are collecting school supplies for low-income families.

Donations of school supplies can be dropped off at any Fire District 1 or Mountlake Terrace fire station through Sept. 3. All supplies collected will be distributed to local children from low-income families.

Items needed include pens, pencils, 3-ring binders, school boxes, rulers, safety scissors, crayons, colored pencils, backpacks, lunch boxes, wide-ruled paper, college-ruled paper, erasers, glue and gift certificates for other supplies, school clothing or shoes.

Also, kids of all ages can have fun while they learn about fire safety at Snohomish County Fire District 1’s Back-to-School Open House on Saturday, Sept. 11. This free event will take place at eight locations.

From 10 a.m. to noon:

• Mariner Fire Station, 12310 Meridian Ave., Everett.

• Silver Firs Fire Station, 13611 Puget Park Drive, Everett.

• Martha Lake Fire Station, 16819 13th Avenue W., Lynnwood.

• Mountlake Terrace Fire Station 18, 3900 228th St. SW, Mountlake Terrace.

From 1 to 3 p.m.:

• Silver Lake Fire Station, 12011, 19th Ave. SE, Everett.

• Hilltop Fire Station, 20510 Damson Road, Lynnwood.

• Lake Serene Fire Station, 4323 Serene Way, Lynnwood.

• Mountlake Terrace Fire Station 19 (next to City Hall), 23204 58th Ave. W, Mountlake Terrace.

Guests can tour the fire station and apparatus, meet firefighters and participate in the Fire Safety Adventure game at all open house locations. Children who complete the Fire Safety Adventure can get their pictures taken with a fire truck or aid car.

Lynnwood Rotary annual golf tourney

Save this date: The Rotary Club of Lynnwood will be having its annual Golf Scramble Tournament fundraiser at 1 p.m. Sept. 20 at the Everett Golf and Country Club. Registration begins at 11:30 a.m.. An individual golf fee costs $150 and includes 18 holes, with golf cart, range balls, T-prizes, box lunch and banquet dinner (guest may attend dinner for $30). The tournament is open to the public and all proceeds benefit the many charities of Rotary. For more information or to make reservations call Rotarian Gary Deiner at 425-787-9585.

Red light warning in Lynnwood

The Lynnwood Police Department recently kicked off its red light running campaign, said Sgt. Chuck Steichen.

Officers are currently out in force at multiple intersections, especially along 196th Street throughout the city, stopping and citing those who run red lights, Steichen said.

According to Steichen, officers in unmarked cars are stationed near intersections and call out over the radio the violators for officers waiting down the street to pull over.

With school starting and holiday season around the corner congestion of traffic in Lynnwood will increase, he said.

“If we start addressing or attack the problem now, then we get people in the right frame of mind for later when the traffic really starts picking up,” Steichen said.

Click it or Ticket emphasis coming

The Lynnwood Police Department has received state grant funding for a seat belt and aggressive driving enforcement. This campaign will start the last week in September and go through the beginning of October, said Lynnwood Police Sgt. Chuck Steichen.

Lost a bike or have it stolen?

The Mountlake Terrace Police Department’s evidence room is overflowing with lost or stolen and found bicycles.

Police officials there said folks don’t always think to report their bicycles missing to police and also don’t think to call area police departments to check if they’ve been found. So by the end of the summer police department’s have several bicycles that if not claimed would be auctioned off.

When calling a police department to inquire about a lost or stolen bicycle be prepared to have a full description of the bike and the registration information if you have it and an approximate date the bike was found missing.

Mountlake Terrace residents wishing to register their bicycle, skateboard or motorized scooter can do so for free at the Mountlake Terrace Police Department.

For more information about lost or stolen bicycles call your local police department. For Mountlake Terrace 425-670-8260, for Lynnwood call 425-744-6900 and for Brier 425-775-5452.

Have a court date? Click here:

Citizens can now go to a new website, www.courts.wa.gov, and look up their court dates by clicking on “find your court date” and entering a valid name or case number.

All courts in Washington including Lynnwood Municipal and South Snohomish County District Court are on the site except for Seattle Municipal Court.

Given that court proceedings may be rescheduled at any time, official said, users are encouraged to call their local court the morning of their appearance. An automated court directory is also available online via the Washington Courts website, combined with a “Courthouse Locator” which provides maps and directions to every courthouse throughout Washington State. For the Lynnwood Municipal Court call 425-670-6668. For the South Snohomish County District Court call 425-774-8803.

Need to go to the dump?

The Southwest Recycling and Transfer Station in Mountlake Terrace was closed on March 16, 2003 for a major remodel. The facility will reopen in early fall 2004. Call 425-388-3425 if you have questions or need more information on other disposal sites.

Donate an old cell phone for safety

Project Donate a Phone is back on and the need is high, say officials for The Snohomish County Center for Battered Women.

The center is in need of old or new cellular phones, even ones with missing parts can help, Center officials said. Usable cell phones will be provided free to all women who use the center’s services. In case of emergency old phones can still be used to dial 911. The ones that can’t be used will be recycled to a business who has agreed to pay the non-profit organization for parts. To donate phones, drop them off at the Mountlake Terrace Police Department at 5906 232nd St. SW. For more information call Terri or Vicci at 425-259-2827.

Donate your old car for a local cause

The Boys and Girls Clubs of Snohomish County have started a car donation program. Funds from the program will benefit the activities of the Boys and Girls Clubs. For more information call 1-800-246-0493.

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