Community Focus

Hope for homeless pets in Lynnwood

Every day there are pets that become homeless. Some pets are abandoned. Some owners can no longer care for their pets. Some pets have run away and have no ID tags to identify them so they can get back to their owners. In an effort to provide hope to homeless pets in our community, Pet Pros in the Lynnwood area is inviting pet-lovers to join them in the “Hope for the Homeless” Fundraising Campaign that begins in May.

Pet Pros customers will have the opportunity to donate $1 (or more) to the campaign and each donor will receive a giving card that will be displayed in the Lynnwood store. Pet Pros will match customer donations (up to $500). The funds raised will be donated to the local non-profit animal welfare organization, PAWS. PAWS provides direct care to about 10,000 animals each year. The store is located at 13619 Mukilteo Speedway in unincorporated Lynnwood.

Garage sale at

MLT High School

Mountlake Terrace High School parents will be having a garage sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 15 at the Mountlake Terrace High School, 21801 44th Ave. W. in Mountlake Terrace.

The garage sale will be benefiting the senior, drug and alcohol free, graduation celebrations.

Spring Fest at

St. Thomas More

St. Thomas More Church in Lynnwood is having a community festival from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 15 and from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, May 16 on its church grounds at 6511 176th St. SW. The event includes a rummage sale, plant sale and kids carnival, which will include a rock climbing wall and inflatable rides. There will also be entertainment such as folk dancers, the roving reptile ranger, drill team, pony rides and more. For more information call 425-743-2929.

MLT birthday banner sponsors

Throughout 2004, Mountlake Terrace will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of its incorporation as a city. As part of this year’s activities, colorful 50th Birthday Banners have sprung up on City street poles drawing attention and compliments from citizens and visitors to the community. A number of businesses and individuals have also gotten involved by sponsoring banners that will stay in place throughout 2004. Only a few 50th Birthday Banners are still available for a $200 sponsorship fee. If you would like to support this 50th birthday activity by having your business or name appear on the banner, contact Denise Bridgeman at the City of Mountlake Terrace 425-744-6278.

Memories of

Terrace wanted

There’s a whole lot of history in Mountlake Terrace, and the City’s Historical Committee is looking for people with stories to tell, memories to share, and pictures to show. As part of the City’s 50th Birthday celebration, the Historical Committee is contacting long-time residents and those who remember the City’s incorporation to gather their stories and recollections. The Committee plans to display the collection in the library for all to enjoy during the year-long celebration. A book of the remembrances to honor the City will be published at the end of 2004. Contact the Historical Committee at 23204 58th Avenue W., Mountlake Terrace, WA 98043 or email cityhall@ci.mlt.wa.us. You may also call City Clerk Virginia Olsen at 425-744-6206 for more information.

Need to go

to the dump?

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

Community Focus items for the cities of Lynnwood, Mountlake Terrace and Brier can be sent to sessions@heraldnet.com or mailed to 4303 198th St. SW, Lynnwood, WA. 98036, attention Shannon Sessions. E-mail is preferred. Include contact number with area code for publication in the newspaper. Briefs are printed on a space-available basis.

Sign up for

summer camp

The Alderwood Boys &Girls Club is currently taking signups for 10 weeks of summer daycamp. The camps are open for kids going into kindergarten through 8th grade. The cost is $130 per week for K – 6 and $140 per week for 7th/8th grade. Past field trips have included Woodland Park Zoo, Birch Bay Water Slides, bowling, roller skating, swimming, parks, beaches and the Everett Aqua Sox. Call 425-774-3022 or go to www.bgcsnoco.org for more details.

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.

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.