Community Focus

Lynnwood teen,

national security

Tanya Kaczka of Lynnwood was selected to participate in the National Youth Leadership Forum on Defense, Intelligence and Diplomacy last week in Washington D.C. Having demonstrated academic achievement and an interest in a career related to national security, Kaczka, from Archbishop Murphy High School, joined about 400 other high school juniors and seniors from across the United States.

Restore plants

in Brier parks

A restoration planting event starts at 9 a.m. Saturday, March 20 at the City Light Woods Park on 236th St. SW, just west of 35th Ave. in Brier.

This event kicks off the installation of the Pioneer Forest, a major restorative-planting program (using mainly native species) for the north end of the park. The Brier Parks and Recreation Board hope to install more than 200 plants in one day. These plants will help stop soil erosion near the creek bed, as well as provide food and shelter for birds, board officials said. Bring the whole family and bring gloves and a shovel or trowel. This is also a chance to learn about the new informance center, home of the outdoor classroom project.

For more information call Dee Williamson at 425-771-2062 or visit the city of Brier website at WWW.CI.BRIER.WA.US. The event is sponsored by the Brier Parks and Recreation Board.

Terrace block

grant update

As previously approved by the Mountlake Terrace City Council, two applications were submitted for Community Development Block Grant funding, administered through Snohomish County, said city manager Connie Fessler.

The projects are sidewalk improvements along 223rd Street SW and street/sidewalk improvements on 60th Avenue W. A neighborhood meeting has been scheduled for May 10 to review the 60th Avenue street and sidewalk improvements, as well as the Veterans Park trail connecting the area to the Civic Center and bird watching area. Meeting notifications will be mailed to neighborhood residents at the end of February.

The city was recently notified that Snohomish County’s Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) has recommended an award of $127,700 for the 60th Avenue Project. The 223rd Street project was not recommended for grant funding. The Technical Advisory Committee’s recommendation has since been forwarded to the County’s Policy Advisory Board (PAB). The PAB considered the recommendations on Feb. 25 and their funding recommendations were then submitted to the Snohomish County Council for final approval, Fessler said. The Snohomish County Council is expected to take action in May 2004. Formal acceptance of the grant by the City Council will be required, once final notice of the award is received.

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 seventh/eighth 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.

Community Focus briefs 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.

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 are starting 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.