Local News

<< Previous   of   Next >>   ADVERTISEMENT   CONTACT THE HERALD Robert Frank, City Editor frank@heraldnet.com   Published: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 Community Extra Calendar TODAY Mukilteo Evening Book Group, 7 tonight, Mukilteo Library, 4675 Harbour Pointe Blvd., Mukilteo. Call 425-493-8202. Holiday puppet show and stories about winter holidays, including Christmas, Hanukkah and the Lunar New Year, free for all ages, 7 tonight, Everett Public Library auditorium, 2702 Hoyt Ave., Everett. Call 425-257-8030. Discuss local and international news during the World News and Views event scheduled for 10 a.m. today at the Mountlake Terrace Library, 23300 58th Ave. W., Mountlake Terrace. Bring news articles or come with discussion topics in mind. Call 425-776-8722. The Everett Chapter of National Active and Retired Federal Employees plans to meet at 11:30 a.m. today, Evergreen Lanes, 511 Claremont Ave., Everett. Special program, benefit auction and food bank donation. Call 360-794-5851. Mill Creek Seniors Fitness, 11 a.m. to noon Wednesdays, North Creek Presbyterian Church, 621 164th St. SE, Mill Creek. Call 425-357-6002. Open mike night in Old Town Mukilteo, 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays, Mukilteo Cafe, 619 Fourth St., Mukilteo. Mukilteo ARTS Guild opens the free event to all ages. Reserve a spot by calling 425-423-0450. A free holiday potluck lunch is scheduled for noon today at the Ken Baxter Community-Senior Center, 514 Delta Ave., in Marysville's Comeford Park. Donations of nonperishable items for the Marysville Food Bank will be accepted. Call 360-363-8450. THURSDAY A machine knit club plans to meet at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Ken Baxter Community-Senior Center, 514 Delta Ave., in Marysville's Comeford Park. Those who attend may watch demonstrations and a show-and-tell of finished projects. Call 360-659-3490. Open mike night for musicians and poets at Zippy's Java Lounge, 7 p.m. Thursdays, 1804 Hewitt Ave., Everett. Christmas dance at the Snohomish Senior Center, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Thursday, St. Michael Catholic Church, 1514 Pine Ave., Snohomish. Cost is $7 for members of the center, $8.25 for nonmembers. To reserve a spot, call 360-568-0934. Everett Area Newcomers' Christmas coffee time is set for 10 a.m. Thursday at an Everett home. Call 425-252-4028 for details. Last day to select a tag from the Tree of Giving at the Everett Mall is Thursday. Run by the mall, Fluke Corp. and local Boy Scouts, the tree contains wish-list tags from more than 30 local nonprofit agencies that serve low-income residents. Shoppers can select a tag and purchases the items listed. FRIDAY Bridge game sessions, 12:30 p.m. Fridays, Everett Senior Activity Center, 3025 Lombard Ave., Everett. Call 425-257-8780. SATURDAY Sno-Isle Libraries bookmobile on location from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Saturdays at Voyager Middle School, 11711 Fourth Ave W., Everett. Sno-King International Folk Dance Club, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Cedar Valley Grange, 20526 52nd Ave. W., Lynnwood. Go to www.snoking.org. SUNDAY South Everett Community Church plans a Christmas cantata with a live nativity at 10:30 a.m. Sunday at 1 W. Casino Road, Everett. Call 425-353-2719. MONDAY Bingo, 1 to 3 p.m. Mondays, Everett Senior Activity Center, 3015 Lombard Ave., Everett. Everett Elks Lodge 479 public breakfast to benefit a Christmas food basket program, 7 to 11 a.m. Monday, 2711 Oakes Ave., Everett. Minimum donation is $8 per person. Proceeds help fund the lodge's Christmas food basket program for next year. TUESDAY Merry Christmas! WEDNESDAY Free restorative yoga class, 1 to 3 p.m. Dec. 26, St. Michael's Catholic Church, 1514 Pine Ave., Snohomish. Bring mats, blankets and donations to the Snohomish Food Bank. Register at https://clients.mindbodyonline.com/home.asp or call 360-568-1000. THIS WEEK Santa Claus plans to join Snohomish County Fire District 1 volunteer firefighters to ride aboard a fire engine and hand out candy canes to neighbors of the Lake Serene and Silver Firs fire stations from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. In addition, firefighters plan to visit Picnic Point, Woodsound and Beverly Park neighborhoods. Merrill Gardens at Mill Creek holiday open house and tour of homes, 1-3 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 14905 Bothell-Everett Highway, Mill Creek. Reservations, 425-338-1580. Holiday Happenings Last Chance Bazaar, handcrafted items by disabled artists, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, 10030 51st Ave. NE, Marysville. The Lights of Christmas, 5 to 10 p.m. Thursdays through Sundays through Dec. 30, Warm Beach Camp, 20800 Marine Drive, Stanwood. Call 360-652-7575 or 800-228-6724 or go to www.warmbeach.com. ONGOING The Improved Order of Redmen, an organization that had its beginnings at the Boston Tea Party, second and fourth Wednesday in Everett. Call 360-387-9888. Snohomish Kiwanis Club, 11:45 a.m. Thursdays, Alfy's Pizza, 1020 Ave. D, Snohomish. Senior coffee hour, 9 to 11 a.m. Thursdays at the community center, First Baptist Church of Everett, 3120 Wetmore Ave., Everett. Call 425-259-9166. Rotary Hispanic Center, 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, New Beginnings Church, 21705 58th Ave. W., Mountlake Terrace. Marysville Lions Club, 6:30 p.m. first and third Thursdays, Village Restaurant, Marysville. Call 360-659-8484. Sons of Italy of Marysville meets at 7 p.m. the third Wednesday of each month at Jennings Park, 7027 51st St. NE, Marysville. Call 360-435-6878. Edmonds Kiwanis Club, 10 a.m. Tuesdays, South County Senior Center, 220 Railroad Ave., Edmonds. Support groups for widowed men and women, Everett. Call 425-252-7617 or 360-659-7861. Community Yarn Creations, 3 to 5 p.m. Sundays at Main Street Yarn, Mill Creek Town Center. The knitting and crocheting group creates items to donate to local agencies. All skill levels welcome. 425-787-0736. Mill Creek Senior Walking Group, 10 a.m. Thursdays, meets behind Zinnia Restaurant on Main Street near the University Bookstore to walk the North Creek Trail, Mill Creek. 425-337-6970. South County Senior Center Friday Fling and dance, 1 to 3 p.m. first and third Fridays of each month, 220 Railroad Ave., Edmonds. Call 425-774-5555. Peace Action of South Snoho­mish County, 6 p.m. third Fridays, Edmonds Christian Church, 23010 84th Ave. W., Edmonds. Coffee provided. OPPORTUNITIES Operation Lookout of the Foundation for Missing Children, the Everett-based provider of services for abducted and runaway children, seeks help with a volunteer eBay project and a volunteer office assistant. Both require data entry and basic office experience. Call 425-771-7335 or e-mail oladmin@operationlookout.org. Kamiak High School's student body association is looking for artists interested in volunteering to paint murals at Kamiak. Interested artists are asked to contact the Kamiak student leaders at kamiakasb@gmail.com. Mill Creek Senior Center Foundation is looking for volunteers to help raise money to build a senior center near the Mill Creek County Club. For more information or to volunteer, call 425-742-9125. Angel Care Breast Cancer Foundation seeks volunteer drivers, www.angelcarefoundation.org or 877-417-3484. Stanwood Camano Community Resource Center, 9620 271st St. NW, Stanwood, has volunteer opportunities for youths and adults, including working in the bookstore and doing grounds maintenance. 360-629-5257. The Everett Food Bank is taking donations from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday at Volunteers of America, 1230 Broadway, Everett. Snohomish Community Food Bank needs volunteers to help with a variety of jobs, including food processing and lifting assistance, on weekday mornings. Must be 16 or older. For information or to volunteer, call 360-568-7993. Lake Stevens Family Support Center needs volunteers to assist with a variety of jobs, including clerical work, reception, programs, special-event planning, committee work and child-program assistance. For information or to volunteer, call 425-397-7433. NOAH animal center offers free spay and neuter services for feral cats Mondays. The nonprofit organization east of Stanwood also needs volunteers. For information, call 360-629-7055.

1. Gay marriage issue can wait, say Referendum 71 partisans 2. Six injured, three critically, in wreck near Machias 3. Forecast for 2010 housing market: slow decline 4. First-time homebuyer credit invites tax cheats 5. That's Stud Muffin to you 6. Offensive line helps Marysville-Pilchuck rush into state playoffs 7. Glacier Peak freshman overcomes jitters to win state in cross country 8. Proud union member and veteran had a wild side 9. Snohomish County's former sanitation director claims his ouster was forced 10. More snow expected for Cascades, mountain passes 2 - Top 10 Stories Most Talked about 3 - Top 10 Stories Most Emailed

• Gough on track to keep job • Jazz vocalist headlines NPAC • Mountlake Terrace makes football history • Tax revenue sagging, city budgets lagging • ‘Touch of Magic' show opens at Gallery North • Jackson repeats as South champs • Holiday Bazaars Calendar • Meadowdale storms back to grab title • Edmonds moves to Fire District 1 • Boeing will build, flight test and deliver 787s in South Carolina to spe ... • Snohomish County EDC promoting job growth in key industry clusters • $4 million grant to advance brain tumor research has Everett links • Providence medical center construction tops off its 12-story steel frame ... • Tulalip affordable housing project to be financed by KeyBank, Raymond Ja ... • Arlington's Lak of Ink has a growing following for Luke Kooyman's creati ... • Bank of the Northwest formed • Cascade Bank earns $1.6 million