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<< Previous   of   Next >>   ADVERTISEMENT   Related Stories • 10-year-old uncovers stories of ancestor 6/18/08   CONTACT THE HERALD Robert Frank, City Editor frank@heraldnet.com   Published: Wednesday, June 18, 2008 Around North County Granite Falls Sewage hookups and water rates on agenda A long-standing moratorium on sewage hookups and a proposed water rate increase are among the items to be considered by the Granite Falls City Council tonight. The meeting is 7 p.m. at City Hall, 206 S. Granite Ave. More info: 360-691-6441. Camano Island Edible garden workshop planned for Camano Learn how to plant an edible garden that mimics natural forest functions at a workshop today on Camano Island. The workshop is 7 p.m. at the Camano Multipurpose Center at 141 N. East Camano Drive. The presentation is part of a public education series held the third Wednesday of each month by the Camano Wildlife Habitat Project. The series is sponsored by Friends of Camano Parks. More info: 360-387-2236 or camanobwh@yahoo.com. Marysville Salary review board has two openings The city of Marysville is seeking to fill two vacancies on the salary commission. The independent, seven-member board determines compensation for the mayor and City Council members. The volunteer board meets every year between January and March, and commissioners serve three-year terms. Members must live in Marysville. Anyone interested may write to assistant administrative services director Tracy Jeffries at Marysville City Hall, 1049 State Ave., Marysville, WA 98270. The deadline is 5 p.m. July 7. More info: 360-363-8075. Tulalip No local stop for Coast Salish canoe journey The annual Coast Salish Canoe Journey will end on Vancouver Island in British Columbia on July 28, but none of the tribes pulling canoes from points south of the Puget Sound will stop at the Tulalip Indian Reservation this year. Dozens of canoes will participate in this year's journey. Stops along the way vary each year. Tulalip canoe practice occurs each Wednesday evening at the Tulalip Marina. More info: Jason Gobin, 425-210-5156. Summer education for tribal youth Tulalip students who are interested in holding a job throughout the school year should get involved in the Tulalip Summer Youth program this summer. The program, which began last week, helps train students for work through mock interviews and practice filling out job applications. Students who find jobs through the summer youth program can work up to 180 hours through the coming school year, provided that they maintain a 2.0 grade point average and turn in progress reports. More info: Candy Hill, 360-716-4906. New hours for Tulalip Health Clinic The Tulalip Health Clinic, including the clinic's walk-in care facility, now stays open until 6 p.m., only on Wednesdays. The new schedule is 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Doors open at 10 a.m. each Wednesday. The clinic's Urgent Care walk-in facility is open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day, with additional hours from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. each Wednesday. The clinic's Saturday hours stay the same, from noon until 4 p.m. The clinic is closed Sundays. More info: 360-651-4511. Arlington Genealogy group raises funds to for its library The Stillaguamish Valley Genealogical Society is raising money to keep its genealogy library open and free to the public. The society's garage sale is 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday at 27230 Highway 9 NE in Arlington, just north of the Bryant Store. Toys, linens, books, household items and clothing will be sold. The society's library is open noon to 4 p.m. Tuesdays and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursdays at 135 N. Olympic Ave. in downtown Arlington. Its collections include more than 5,000 books and periodicals for genealogical research, a collection of microfilm and microfiche, including Washington, Oregon and California death indexes and California marriages, and Stillaguamish Valley newspaper collections on microfilm. More info: 360-435-4838. Seminar for contractors to be offered by city The city's community development department offers a free seminar for building contractors. The seminar is noon to 3 p.m. June 25 in the City Council chambers at 110 E. Third St. in downtown Arlington. Registration deadline for the seminar is Friday in the permit center at City Hall, 238 Olympic Ave. The seminar is limited to the first 50 who register. Topics include building code changes, common mistakes in the field and a chance to voice concerns. More info: 360-403-3432. Auditions are open for singing contest It's not American Idol, but it is Arlington Idol. Movement Arts of Arlington's free, local singing contest, Arlington Idol, is 6:15 p.m. July 11 at the Arlington Street Fair in downtown Arlington. Auditions are continuing, with appointments available on Thursday evening and on the evening of June 26. Singers must be at least age 16 and should be prepared to sing without music as well as with music on a CD. More info: 360-435-7193 to schedule an audition.

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