Haggen, Top Food Stores food drive
Food drives to help the hungry in Snohomish County communities will be conducted Oct. 13 – 19 at Haggen Food & Pharmacy and TOP Food & Drug and stores in Snohomish County.
“We’re confident that many households, organizations, businesses and schools will again join us in helping the food banks who serve so many people in our communities,” said Becky Skaggs, spokesperson for TOP Food and Haggen stores.
Food banks are seeking canned protein, canned fruit and any other non-perishable food items. Donors also may purchase pre-stuffed bags of groceries that include rice, pasta and soup for $5 each at TOP Food and Haggen stores.
All the donated food will be distributed by a food bank in each store’s community.
North county stores that are collecting food:
n Arlington Haggen Food & Pharmacy, 20115 74th Ave. N.E.
n Marysville Haggen Food & Pharmacy, 3711 88th St. N.E.
For information see www.Haggen.com.
Prestigious professional finance officers
The city of Arlington’s finance officers, Roxanne Guenzler, Sheri Amundson, Kris Wallace and Debbie Strotz have been received the prestigious Professional Finance Officer awards from the Washington Finance Officers Association.
An annual award, it recognizes the achievements of professional service and ongoing education and training on the part of each individual. It is not automatically awarded. The WFOA is a professional association of finance officers from towns, cities, counties, the state and other governmental units in the state of Washington.
Lakewood student named in 2009 National Merit Scholarship Program
Dale Leach, principal of Lakewood High School announced recently that Thomas Scheffer has been named a Commended Student in the 2009 National Merit Scholarship Program.
Commended students place among the top five percent of more than 1.5 million students who entered the 2009 competition by taking the 2007 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT).
Recognition of academically talented students and the key role played by schools in their development is essential to the pursuit of educational excellence in our nation, according to NMSC. The young people named Commended Students have demonstrated outstanding academic potential by their strong performance in this highly competitive program.
Library director joins leadership board
The director of Sno-Isle Libraries, Jonalyn Woolf-Ivory has agreed to serve a three-year term on the board of Leadership Snohomish County along with the president of Frontier Bank Lyle Ryan, vice president of Sealect Plastics Matt Poischbeg, and the director of Human Resources for Cascade Bank Debbie Bronson.
The mission of Leadership Snohomish County is to develop community leaders and encourage their involvement in civic responsibilities and leadership within Snohomish County.
The eight-month program is designed to help participants acquire an understanding of the critical issues affecting the region and the leadership and stewardship capabilities necessary to resolve them.
For information call visit the Web site at www.leadershipsc.org or e-mail Executive Director Sarri Gilman at sarrig@leadershipsc.org.
County offers workshop for lodging tax grants; proposals due Oct. 31
Snohomish County is currently accepting applications from public and nonprofit agencies for projects that promote tourism and overnight stays in the county.
Funding, which comes from taxes collected on Snohomish County’s lodging room rentals, will be awarded on a competitive basis to eligible projects best demonstrating the ability to draw visitors to Snohomish County. Funds, which average around $6,500, will be available in January 2009.
Questions can be answered by Brent Lambert at the Snohomish County Economic Development Department at 425-388-3263 or brent.lambert@snoco.org.
Completed applications are due by 5 p.m., Monday, Oct. 27. They can be mailed or delivered to Snohomish County’s Economic Development Division, 3000 Rockefeller Ave., M/S #411, Everett, WA, 98201.
Community Transit increase
Due to the high price of gas and lower sales tax revenues from a slowing economy, CT bus fares have increased for most average users with senior and disabled bus fares staying the same.
New fares are $1.50 for adults, $1 for youth and 50 cents for seniors; Dial-a-Ride Transportation (DART) paratransit is $1.50 all ages. Dial-A-Ride Transportation paratransit service and vanpools also will see fare increases.
This is the first increase since 2000. Vanpool fares last were adjusted in 2001 and local and DART fares in 2005.
Long distance commuter trips south of Everett are $3.50 for adults, $2.75 for youth and $1.50 for seniors. From north and east of the Snohomish River, commuter trips are $4.50 for adults, $3.75 for youth and $1.75 for seniors.
Vanpool fares will increase based on trip mileage and size of the vehicle.
North/east commuter routes are those that originate north or east of the Snohomish River and include Routes 421, 422, 424, 425 and 821.
For information call Community Transit at 425-353-RIDE or 800-562-1375 for bus information, or 888-814-1300 for carpool or vanpool information, or go to www.communitytransit.org.
Call for entries in Fire Prevention Art Contest
A pot-holder too close to a lit burner or a pillow in front of a space heater is all it takes to start a home fire, and making kids aware of those little things is the mission of the Snohomish County Fire Prevention Association’s annual coloring contest.
A partnership with Sno-Isle Libraries and Safe Kids Snohomish County in honor of Fire Prevention Month, the contest strives to teach families how to prevent fires.
“While the number of home fires is daunting, the good news is that many are easily preventable when families take simple steps to increase their safety from fire,” said Deputy Chief Steve Sherman, president of SCFPA.
“Kids will have fun participating in the contest while the whole family learns how to keep their home safer from fire.”
Cooking and heating are among the leading causes of home fires in the United States, Sherman said. In Washington state alone, 9,666 home fires caused 51 deaths during 2006.
Kids who would like to enter the contest should go to the Safe Kids Snohomish County website at www.snosafekids.org and click on “coloring contest.”
Contest entries will be collected at Sno-Isle Libraries from Oct. 1 – 22.
The Snohomish County Fire Prevention Association is comprised of fire marshals, fire inspectors and public educators from fire departments across Snohomish County that band together to get fire prevention information to citizens.
