A Marysville resident who has completed 12 marathons, Tory Klementsen is offering to share her knowledge and experience with beginning runners, especially people interested in changing their lifestyles to lose weight.
ARLINGTON — The fourth- annual “Taste of Washington” fundraiser and silent auction for Arlington’s Kids’ Kloset drew both a diverse cross-section of the community and a significant number of their dollars.
SMOKEY POINT — Christmas is once again coming early, to benefit KidsDream of Snohomish County, and aspiring young actors can pitch in this year.
Repeat after me: September is late summer, late summer, late summer. The soil is still warm, the nights are cool and the plants are programmed to put down roots. From a horticultural perspective, this is a perfect time to plant. It’s like a mini-spring to the plants. Some rhodies actually re-bloom in late summer and many hedge plants put on another flush of growth. Even the lawn starts to grow again and look green for a change. The plants are excited about the season and you should be, too. There’s lots of great stuff to plant and lots of reasons to be optimistic. So forget any of this fall nonsense, it’s just late summer.
Sept. 20, noon to
ARLINGTON — According to the play, what one uses to fly is fairy dust.
MARYSVILLE — With one of the biggest Hawaiian transplant populations in the country, the Seattle area has a plethora of traditional activities to engage active types in the island culture.
One of the features I enjoy most about perennials is their ability to alter the complexion of my garden every month. Whether they are coming into bloom or going out, they are always interesting. As the overall shape of each plant changes throughout the season, so does the personality of my garden.
Thirty-five north Snohomish County artists who paint outdoors around Stanwood and Camano Island through the spring and summer, the Roaming Artists have announced their upcoming annual exhibit of “plein-air” paintings will be on display from 10 a.m. to
Artists with works that express their political opinions are invited to display and sell their works at the Sisters Restaurant Sept. 7 to Nov. 2. Works will be judged on the bases of artistry, as well as political input, clearness of the message. Works, containing elements of bigotry, racism or insult won’t be accepted. Otherwise, curator is open-minded and fair to all political groups, parties and non-partisan’ voices. There is no limit of entries. Agreements and presentation requirements will be mailed upon acceptance of the entries. Commission from sales is 30 percent. Not for sale items are welcome. Only two-dimensional wall art is accepted at the restaurant. Send digital jpeg images sized 500 pix one dimension and include the medium, size and price of your works with “I Vote” in the subject line to lyussy@earthlink.net.
With the adoption of a new name recently, the Centennial Trail Coalition of Snohomish County has launched a new campaign.
Bob Sindelar and his wife Sheila are hooked on bird watching.
They arrived in Marysville from Florida four years ago and are using birds as an excuse to get out and see their new world.
