Events
Friday
The Gathering of Hope service of remembrance is set for 7 p.m. at the Darrington Community Center gymnasium, 570 Sauk Ave. The multi-denominational gathering will include prayers, readings and messages of hope from pastors throughout the Stillaguamish Valley, with refreshments and fellowship to follow.
Saturday
The Darrington Library will dedicate its community room in honor of Linda McPherson at 11 a.m. McPherson, the retired library manager and a longtime Darrington School Board member, was killed in the mudslide.
A benefit concert and live auction for the Oso Fire Department is set for 1 p.m. at Rhodes River Ranch at 22016 Entsminger Road, east of Arlington. The auction starts at 4:30 p.m.
Sunday
Highway 530 will be closed between Oso and Darrington from 9 a.m. to noon Sunday for the one-year remembrance event in the slide zone. The event is not open to the general public. The detour route is Highway 20 through Skagit County.
A community potluck is planned for 1 p.m. at the Darrington Community Center, 570 Sauk Ave. Food needs to arrive by noon.
The Oso Fire Department plans an open house from 1 to 4 p.m. at its fire hall, 21824 Highway 530. The start time is tentative as the Oso firefighters will be coming back from the remembrance event.
The Darrington Fire Department plans an open house from 1 to 3 p.m. at its fire hall, 1115 Seeman St.
Relief
Most relief efforts directly benefiting survivors have wrapped up. The Cascade Valley Hospital Foundation plans to accept donations for Oso mudslide relief at least until the end of June. Donations specifically for mudslide relief no longer can be made online. Instead, people can call Heather Logan at 360-618-7805 or email foundation@cascadevalley.org.
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