South Snohomish County Community Calendar

Gardening

Lynnwood

Emery’s Garden classes: 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 21 &noon Sunday, Feb. 22, Rose selection, care and pruning; 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 28, Start a vegetable garden from seed; noon Sunday, Feb. 29, Early season pruning tips. Free. At Emery’s Garden, 2829 164th St. SW., Lynnwood. Info: 425-743-4555.

Shoreline

Sky Nursery seminars: 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 21, “General Pruning.” At Sky Nursery, 18528 Aurora Ave. N., Shoreline. Info: 206-546-4851 or www.skynursery.com.

Edmonds

Floretum Garden Club — 11:30 a.m. 3rd Mondays: Meets at Edmonds City Hall, 3rd floor, Brackett Room, 121 5th Ave N. Lunch at 11:30 a.m. business meeting at noon, horticultural and design presentations at 12:25 p.m. Feb. 23, “Hardy Fuchsias.” Info: Barbara Chase, 425-697-3552 or Ann Wold, 425-771-6616.

Snohomish County

Master Gardener Hotline — 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, through April 2: WSU Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners are available to answer your fall and winter gardening questions via the Master Gardener Hotline at 425-357-6010 or in person at 600 128th St. SE., Everett (in McCollum Park, west of Mill Creek). 24-hour gardening advice is also available at gardening.wsu.edu; for local Master Gardener activities visit Snohomish.wsu/garden.htm.

Classes

Edmonds

Savvy Traveler Seminars: 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 21, Northern India; 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21, Bed &Breakfast Tour through Britain &Ireland. Free. At The Savvy Traveler, Inc., 112 Fifth Ave. S., Edmonds. Registration required: 425-744-6076.

Europe Through the Back Door classes: 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 21, Rome; 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 28, London. At Rick Steves’ Europe Through the Back Door, 130 Fourth Ave. N., Edmonds. Cost: Free, but reservations required: 425-771-8303, ext. 298 or www.ricksteves.com/seattle.

Fashion Design/Sewing Classes — 10 a.m.-1 p.m. or 2-5 p.m. Mondays-Fridays: Rosemyrrh Sewing Academy offers hands-on sewing instruction and commercial pattern alteration. Free Consultation. Six-week sessions in downtown Edmonds at 320 Dayton St., Ste. 104. Advance registration necessary. Info: 425-775-2090.

Shoreline

Talk Time — 9:30-11:30 a.m. Thursdays: Want to learn English? This free class offers practice in English conversation for adults, at Parkwood Elementary (Portable 1), 1815 N. 155th St., Shoreline. Info: Maurea Maya, 800-870-1912.

For Seniors

Edmonds

South County Senior Center (220 Railroad Ave., Edmonds; 425-774-5555) offers the following events and activities:

• Senior Lunch — Noon Mondays-Fridays: Seniors 60 and over enjoy hot meals and community. Reservations recommended; reserve by noon Monday for that week’s desired date. Cost: $2 suggested donation.

• Coffee Bar — 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Mondays-Fridays: Hot tea or coffee, fresh baked cookies and pastries. Cost varies.

• Thrift Store — 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays: Antiques and bargains, plus senior handcrafted dish cloths/towels and baby shower items in the Country Boutique Shop (open Mondays-Thursdays).

• Senior Employment Resource Center — 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays: Matches seniors with skills with seniors that could use those skills, including home maintenance/repairs, housework, caregiving, driving, handymen. Info: 425-774-5555.

• AARP Chapter #775 — 1 p.m. 2nd Fridays.

• VFW Edmonds Post #8870 — noon 2nd Fridays: Info: Warren Schweppe, 425-778-2670.

• Edmonds Senior Kiwanis Club — 10 a.m. Tuesdays: Meets at the Center. Info: Buck Weaver, 425-774-3568.

• Friday Fling — 1 p.m. 1st and 3rd Fridays: Dance or listen to the Nice n’ Easy combo in the ballroom. Cost: $3 per person.

Lynnwood

Lynnwood Senior Center (Scriber Square Shopping Center, 5800 198th St. SW.; 425-744-6464) offers the following events and activities:

• Walking Club — 9 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays: Set your own speed and distance.

• Social Discussion Group — 1:30 p.m. Mondays.

• Quilting — 10 a.m. Wednesdays.

• Genealogy — 10:30 a.m. 1st Fridays.

• Bridge Games — 12:30-3 p.m. Thursdays.

Mountlake Terrace

Mountlake Terrace Senior Group (5605 235th St. SW., Mountlake Terrace; 425-672-2407) offers the following events and activities:

• Senior Social at Recreation Pavilion — 1:30-3:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays: NEW — Various activities including bridge, wellness day, casino day, popcorn and picture show, plus senior water fitness games and exercise, “Silver Sneakers” exercise program.

• Senior Lunch — noon Wednesdays: By reservation (call by previous Monday). Cost: $4.

• 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Mondays and Fridays: Games.

Mill Creek

Greater Mill Creek seniors (at WSU Cooperative Extension, 600 128th St. SE., McCollum Park, Everett; contact Bill Durham, 425-357-6002) offers the following events and activities:

• Scrapbook class — 1-3 p.m. 3rd Tuesdays: Learn to create a special keepsake, photo safe products and to create your own page or album. All levels welcome. Free, materials extra. Meets in Merrill Gardens Retirement Community Activity Room.

• Book Club — 10:30-11:30 a.m. 2nd Fridays: Free discussion of the book of the month. Meets at Merrill Gardens Retirement Community, 14905 Bothell-Everett Hwy., Mill Creek.

• Senior to Senior Peer Support — 9:30-10:30 a.m. 2nd and 4th Thursdays: Senior to Senior provides emotional support for those coping with difficult situations. Meets at Merrill Gardens Retirement Community, 14905 Bothell-Everett Hwy., Mill Creek. Free.

Public Dances

Edmonds

Checkerboard Squares Dance Club — 7:30-11 p.m. 2nd &4th Saturdays: Hosts dances at the Masonic Hall, 515 Dayton St., Edmonds. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Sundays, beginning dance classes. Info: 425-335-4671 or 206-533-6069.

Lynnwood

Square dance lessons — 7:30 p.m. 1st Fridays: Learn to square dance in four weeks at The Hayloft, 15320 35th Ave., off Hwy. 99 at 148th, Lynnwood. Info: 425-743-7793, 425-258-2165.

Whirlybirds Square Dance Club — 7:30 p.m. 3rd Saturdays: Dance lessons at The Hayloft, 15320 35th Ave., Lynnwood. Hearing enhancement available. Info: 425-258-2165.

Dudes &Dolls Square Dance Club — 7:30 p.m. 2nd, 4th, &5th Fridays, through May: Meets for American folk dancing, at Cedar Valley Grange Hall, 20526 52nd Ave. W., Lynnwood. Info: 206-542-1668 or 425-672-7673.

Shoreline

Hula Lessons — 6-8 p.m. Wednesdays &Thursdays: Halau Hula O Napualani and Aloha Island Treasures, 17034 Aurora Ave. N, Shoreline, offer lessons in the traditional Hawaiian dance. First lesson free. Register: 206-365-0477.

Freewheelers’ Square Dance Club — 7-10 p.m. 1st &3rd Sundays: Mainstream dances for singles and couples at the Richmond Masonic Hall, N. 185th &Linden Ave. N., Shoreline. Info: Ken, 425-673-0858.

In Church

Edmonds

Christian cancer support group — 5:30-7 p.m. 2nd and 4th Thursdays: Cancer patients, survivors, family, and caregivers meet at Joan Longstaff Real Estate, 524 Main St., Edmonds. Sponsored by Cancer COMFORT Ministry. Info: Dianne West, 425-673-7570, Judy Brobeck, 425-775-3670 or visit www.cancercomfort.org.

Westgate Chapel support groups — 7 p.m. Mondays: 1st Mondays, parents with special needs children (specialized child care provided); 2nd Mondays, individuals with depression; 3rd Mondays, individuals or caregivers coping with chronic illness; 4th Mondays, grandparents raising grandchildren. Meets at 22901 Edmonds Way, Edmonds. Register: Cindi Bowen, 425-775-2776.