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STAFF CHOICE: Doggie Date Night
Spending quality time with your dog can mean more than just playing fetch at the dog park. On June 25, The Phoenix Theatre, The Dining Dog and Peanut’s Pals Doggie Daycare will join together to put on Doggie Date Night, where you and your pup can have dinner and watch a play. Cost is $42 for the two of you; additional humans are $32, extra dogs are $15. Reserve your tickets by calling Peanut’s Pals Doggie Daycare, 206-661-4623.
– Jocelyn Robinson, Enterprise news editor
SEMINARS AND EDUCATION
WSU Extension series on garden tool maintenance
Learn about tool care at the WSU Garden Tools workshop from 6:30-8:30 p.m., June 29 at WSU Snohomish County Extension in the Education Center at McCollum Park, 600 128th St. SE, Everett.
Gloria Burgess workshop
Gloria Burgess presents “Create the Life You Want” from 3-5 p.m., June 28 at the Fabric of Life Fair Trade Boutique, 523 Main St., Edmonds. During the interactive workshop, Burgess will share insights on how to look at the future as an opportunity to live life differently and make a difference. Cost is $40; bring a non perishable food item for the Edmonds Food Bank.
Mail checks made out to Gloria Burgess to: Fabric of Life, P.O. Box 547, Edmonds, 98020. For questions, e-mail Gloria at gloria@jazz-inc.com.
Wildlife trees
Snohomish County Parks and the Adopt a Stream Foundation present “Wildlife Trees” at 7 p.m., June 17 at the Northwest Stream Center in Snohomish County’s McCollum Park, 600 128th St. SE, Everett. Cost is $5 for AASF members, $7 non-members. Pre-registration is required; call 425-316-8592.
Summit on sustainability
Concerned citizens who live and/or work in Bothell, Kenmore, Woodinville or Mill Creek are invited to join civic, business, faith-based and educational leaders June 18 in a conversation aimed at developing local strategies to create a sustainable community.
This free event will include a first-hand report from those on the frontlines of human services. It runs from 8 a.m.-noon at Cascadia Community College’s Mobius Hall, 18345 Campus Way NE, Bothell. Visit http://uwsc.org to register.
COMMUNITY EVENTS
Salsa dance party
The Latino Educational Training Institute is hosting a salsa party from 1-5 p.m., June 19 at St. Thomas More Parish, 6511 176th SW, Lynnwood. The event will provide a chance to network and raise money for the Youth Leadership Project.
Cost: $10 in advance ($15 at the door) and $5 for kids ($7 at the door)
Tickets include a live salsa band and food.
For questions, e-mail rmgraziani@gmail.com or call LETI at 425-672-4255.
‘Healing Kits’
Local families can help kids in Haiti who are suffering by creating Kids’ Healing Kits. Families can fill grocery bags with essential toiletries, school supplies and toys to help comfort children in Haiti whose lives were devastated by the January earthquake.
Volunteers will deliver empty grocery bags to homes in South Snohomish County, primarily in the Mill Creek area. The bags will include a list of items to fill each Kids’ Healing Kit. Families can shop for the items, then place the filled bag on their doorstep before 10 a.m. on June 19, when volunteers will return to pick them up.
North Creek Presbyterian Church members will assemble and ship the kits. For more information, contact LeAnn Venn at 425-743-2386.
82nd Airborne Division
The 82nd Airborne Division is looking for veterans who have passed through the Division in the past 66 years. The 82nd Airborne Division has served in Afghanistan and Iraq for the past few years and will return for another tour of duty. The Division has 100 civilian chapters across the country. The 34,000 members hold regular meetings, picnics, dances, reunions, parades and an annual convention. Combat is not a requirement. The 64th annual convention is scheduled for Aug. 18-21 in Charleston, West Virginia. Contact srgabn@aol.com or 937-898-5977.
Homelessness event in need of volunteers
Snohomish County will host its second annual Project Homeless Connect from 9 a.m.-3 p.m., June 29, at Everett’s Cascade High School, 801 E Casino Road. Volunteers are needed to make the event a success.
To volunteer on the day of the event, contact the United Way of Snohomish County at 425-374-5500 or info@uwsc.org. To make a monetary donation, make checks payable to: The Everett Gospel Mission c/o Project Homeless Connect, PO Box 423, Everett, WA 98206-0423.
For more information about the event, contact Stephani Perin-Earling at Stephani@arcsno.org or Snohomish County’s Jackie Anderson at jackiem.anderson@snoco.org or Dean Weitenhagen at dean.weitenhagen@snoco.org
Annual Junktique event
The annual Junktique rummage sale is from 8 a.m.-2 p.m., June 18 at Trinity Lutheran, 6215 196th St. SW, Lynnwood.
Volunteers needed for Shoreline Arts Festival
Shoreline Arts Festival organizers need volunteers for the festival scheduled from June 26-27 at Shoreline Center, 18560 First Ave. NE.
For more information, contact Chris Cannon at 206-619-3823 (evenings).
Lynnwood Rotary rummage sale
The Lynnwood Rotary is hosting a rummage sale from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. June 26 at Meadowdale High School, 6002 168th St. SW. Lynnwood Rotarians will be at Meadowdale High School to accept donations or used items from 9 a.m.-7 p.m. on June 24 and 25; the Rotarians will provide a receipt as all donations are tax-deductible.
YOUTH ACTIVITIES
Summer reading at MLT Library
Make a splash with Rodney the Shark. Sign up for summer reading and enjoy an undersea puppet adventure featuring Rodney and his friends at 7 p.m., June 28 at the Mountlake Terrace Library, 23300 58th Ave. W. For more information, call 425-776-8722 or go to www.sno-isle.org.
Cupcake Factory at MLT Library
Teens can kick off a sweet summer and “Make Waves at the Library” by entering the cupcake decorating contest at 1 p.m., June 19 at the Mountlake Terrace Library, 23300 58th Ave. W. The library will provide the cupcakes, frosting and candy. Participants will watch the 1971 classic movie “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” while enjoying their treats. Supported by the Friends of the Mountlake Terrace Library. Questions? Contact Dawn at 360-651-7069 or teens@sno-isle.org.
Mill Creek library events
• The Teen Summer Reading Program is running now until Aug. 27. Teen ages 12-18 are encouraged to submit online reviews of their summer reads for a chance to win a $10 gift card to a local business. The end of summer grand prize is a new 8GB Apple iPod nano. The grand prize drawing is limited to those who have submitted five or more reviews during the program. Entry forms can be found on the Sno-Isle teen Web page, www.sno-isle.org/cr/teensummerreading. For more information, call the Mill Creek Public Library at 425-337-4822.
• The first Friday Evening Gaming for teens of the summer will be from 7-9 p.m., June 18. The library will be open after hours only for teens ages 12 to 18 and they are invited to get their game on and play board and video games with their friends. Regular library services like checkout or computers will not be available. Space is limited to 50 participants and preregistration is encouraged on the library Web page.
SENIOR ACTIVITIES
Driving refresher course
The AAA Driver Improvement Program is accepting reservations for its refresher course on defensive driving skills. The class is from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., June 26 at Edmonds Community College, 20000 68th Ave. W, Lynnwood. Cost is $16 per person.The course gives practical guidance for traffic accident prevention and enhances driver safety and confidence. Successful course completion qualifies drivers 55 years of age and over for automobile insurance premium discounts.
AAA Driver Improvement Program is operated by American Driving Services.
For enrollment information, call 206-243-3564.
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