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Church Food Bank
The Snohomish Seventh Day Adventist Church hosts a food bank for the community every Tuesday from Noon to 4 p.m. The church is located at 505 Ave. D, additional parking available at the back of the church. Donations are also accepted, contact Rachel at 360-563-2624.
Snohomish 9/11 Heroes Run 5K
The Travis Manion Foundation, one of the nation’s leading veteran service organizations, will host the Snohomish 9/11 Heroes Run 5K race on Sept. 14 at 9 a.m. at Willis Tucker Park in Snohomish. The annual race will unite the community to remember the lives lost on Sept. 11 and in the wars since and honor the veterans, military service members, and first responders who serve our country and our communities.
For more information about the race series or to register, visit www.911heroesrun.org.
Opioid Info Presentation
The group Snohomish Overdose Prevention will present on the opioid crisis and offer advice.
The session will be Sept. 16 at 1 p.m. at the Monroe Community Senior Center, 276 Sky River Parkway, Monroe. It’s free and open to all — call the front desk at 360-794-6359 to get a seat.
Workforce upskill conversation
Economic Alliance Snohomish County (EASC) will host its next Coffee Chats episode, Future Ready Workforce: Strategies for Upskilling, on Tuesday, Sept. 17 from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. This virtual event will feature industry experts discussing the evolving workforce landscape and essential skills for future success.
The virtual event will take place via Zoom. This is a free to attend event. RSVP through www.EconomicAllianceSC.org to receive the Zoom livestream link.
Free rain garden education workshop
The Adopt A Stream Foundation (AASF) “Stream Team” is providing a no-cost workshop that will show stream owners how to design and install a rain garden that will improve your stream’s low water condition. The workshop will be Thursday, Sept. 19 at 7 p.m. at the Northwest Stream Center at the south end of Snohomish County’s McCollum Park, 600 -128th Street SE, Everett. To attend, register at www.streamkeeper.org or call 425-316-8592.
Preserving sanity during election
Share your perspective on the hopes and challenges of this election season during an online meeting Sept. 17 from 7-8:30 p.m.. Hosted by the nonpartisan group Braver Angels. They’ll watch video clips of an interview with Braver Angels co-founder Bill Doherty and then discuss.
The group aims to help people navigate the upcoming election with friends and relatives who have different political ideas than you do.
Free discussion event. To register, go to www.tinyurl.com/ba-discussion
Snohomish Car Show registration open
Register now to participate in The Snohomish Chamber of Commerce’s car show on Sunday, Sept. 29. Join car enthusiasts from all over the Pacific Northwest and enjoy classic, modified, and hot rods on display. Held on First Street in downtown Snohomish, the car show offers a fun and entertaining day. The show is free to spectators.
There are only 75 VIP Parking spots available and will be sold by pre-registration only. These spots are on First Street between Union and Avenue B. Spots will be assigned in the order that they are received. To register visit www.snohomishchamber.org/classiccardisplay/
Salmon for Soldiers
Busy Bee Quilters
Clearview Highway 9 update
SnoCo Movie Club
Meet author
Food trucks
Engage Snohomish
Engage Everett
Life Jackets at Lake Tye
Everett Art Walk
College entrance help
Free paint recycling
Cribbage and cards
Bike repair clinic
Don’t grieve alone
MedShed calls for equipment donors
Flag retirement service
Blood donations still urgently needed
Afterschool fun
Wednesday Bingo
Grief recovery
Everett Poetry Night
Seed library
Alzheimer’s Support Group
Open Mic
Ballroom dancing
USO Military Seats of Honor program
Life jacket loaner program
You are not alone. Need to talk?
Meet ostomy users and personnel
The 2024 Ostomy Awareness and Vendor Fair will be held on Oct. 5 at the Providence Medical Office Building at 1330 Rockefeller Ave. in Everett. The hours are 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. There will be several speakers and stations, ostomy manufacturers and vendors, ostomy products and educational materials. Get questions answer and meet fellow ostomates. Event is free.
For questions, go to www.northsoundostomy.org
Meet Snohomish Mayor
Have an informal chat with Snohomish Mayor Linda Redmon on the second Wednesday of the month from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. inside the Haggen supermarket (Avenue D) or on the fourth Wednesday of the month at 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Snohomish Senior Center, 506 4th St., Snohomish.
Norwegian Pancake Breakfast
All you can eat Norwegian Pancake Breakfast Saturday, Sept. 21 from 7:30-10:30 a.m. to benefit the Hungry Hearts Foundation. Adults $10, youth 5-12 $5, ages 4 and under and 100 and over are free.
Ebenezer Lutheran Church, 2111 117th Ave. NE, Lake Stevens. 425-334-0421.
FIFA World Cup poster design contest
An organization involved in the FIFA World Cup coming to Seattle’s Lumen Field is hosting a regional poster design contest.
Artists interested in participating are encouraged to submit designs through the committee’s official website: seattlefwc26.org/poster-contest. The deadline for registration is Sept. 27 with final submission due Oct. 20. Up to four local finalists will receive a $2,500 finalist award.
The 2024 Day of Honor boater registration is now open. The event is in need of 100 volunteer boaters who wish to provide a day on the water for Veterans and Active Duty Military members. The Day of Honor is scheduled for Sept. 14 at Harbor Marine at the Port of Everett. Breakfast, lunch and dinner is provided. Launching, moorage and parking free. Send an email to salmonforsoldiers@gmail.com if interested.
Busy Bee Quilters are a local guild that is now meeting at the South Lake Stevens Grange, 2109 103rd Ave. SE in Lake Stevens, on the third Thursday of each month.
A day meeting from noon to 2 p.m. ends with a Quilt Show and Tell. Open sew starts at 10 a.m. and continues through the day with an evening meeting starting at 6:30 p.m.
For more information on the guild, visit www.BusyBeeQuilters.com or call Diane at 425-334-3341.
The Clearview Community Association hosts WSDOT to hear an update on state Route 9 projects. The meeting starts at 7 p.m. Sept. 19 at the Horseshoe Grange #965, 16428 Broadway, Snohomish.
SnoCo Movie Club will be screening “Son of the White Mare” (1981) at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 21 at the Everett Public Library auditorium, 2702 Hoyt Ave., Everett.
The runtime is 86 minutes and it is unrated. There will be an optional discussion after. Free admission! More info at linktr.ee/snocomovieclub
Prompted by the author’s deeply personal experience with post-partum depression, “Not That Kind of Call Girl,” a fictional dark comedy, delves into the multifaceted experiences of motherhood, the intricate challenges of post-partum depression, Latino culture, and the compelling examination of the underrepresentation of positively portrayed Latinas in literature.
Meet author Nova Garcia Saturday, Sept. 21 11 a.m. to noon at the Sultan Library, 319 Main St Suite 100, Sultan.
Food trucks serve up local favorites in downtown Everett at Village Theatre Plaza, 2710 Wetmore Ave., on Tuesdays from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. through mid-September.
Network with fellow businesses at Engage Snohomish! The group meets on the third Wednesday of the month from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Location varies.
Do business networking at Engage Everett each month. Each second Wednesday of the month. Location varies.
There is a new Life Jacket Loaner Cabinet at Monroe’s Lake Tye. Infant, youth, and adult life jackets are available on loan at no charge. When finished using the life jacket, it is asked that you return it to the cabinet.
The Everett Art Walk always takes place downtown on the third Thursday of the month.
Stroll downtown from 5 to 9 p.m. that third Thursday to see art in spots such as The Lucky Dime, Port Gardner Bay Winery, Artisans PNW and Zamarama Gallery.
Casino Road community members ages 16 to 29 needing help with applying for college or career advising can set 1-on-1 meetings in English and Spanish with an adviser through Connect Casino Road. This is free. Make an appointment with Vilma Alvarado Garcia at 206-531-3022 (call/text) or email vilma@nweducationaccess.org Assistance is offered the first and third Tuesdays from 1-4 p.m. Meet at The Village on Casino Road center, 14 E. Casino Road, Everett.
Snohomish’s Benjamin Moore (located in Panther Square next to Subway, 723 Ave. D.) is now also a paint recycling center. This service is offered absolutely free with a 10 gallon per customer per day limit. No rattle cans, paint thinners, mineral spirits or paint strippers.
Artisans Books and Coffee, in the Hodges Building at 1802 Hewitt Ave., Everett, offers cribbage and card playing every second and fourth Wednesday from 5 to 7 p.m.
Sharing Wheels, an Everett nonprofit, is providing free bicycle repairs at Bike Clinics at the Evergreen Branch Library on the second Tuesday of the month.
Mechanics can also help repair scooters, walkers, and other wheeled mobility devices! No registration required.
The library is at 9512 Evergreen Way.
Have you lost a loved one to substance addiction? You don’t have to grieve alone. Meetings are the first Thursday of each month, 6:30 p.m. at the Marysville Library, 6120 Grove St.
For more information visit www.grasphelp.org or email the local contact at seameruok@msn.com
The Monroe Police Department accepts flags that are soiled, torn, worn, or otherwise unable to be displayed. Police front desk personnel will personally accept your retired US flag.
If requested and available, Officer Shaun Van Eaton can assist in folding the flags to a regulation triangle.
For any questions, please contact the Monroe Police Department at 360-794-6300 or reach out to Officer Van Eaton at SVanEaton@MonroeWA.gov. The front desk hours are from 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday to Friday.
Blood banks are continuing to ask for the public’s help to ensure local blood doesn’t go short on supply.
To donate:
With the Red Cross: Visit RedCrossBlood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) to make an appointment at its center or find a blood drive near you.
With Bloodworks Northwest, 2703 Oakes Ave., Everett: Same-day appointments are available. Appointments required at www.bloodworksnw.org or 1-800-398-7888.
Drop into the Evergreen Branch library in Everett each Wednesday from 3-5 p.m. to play video and board games, make crafts, hang with friends, and share snacks. For ages 9-18. The library is at 9512 Evergreen Way.
Bugu Brewing of Monroe does “music bingo” every Wednesday nights at 6 p.m. The music theme of the night varies each week. No cost to play, and open to all ages.
The microbrewery is in the Kelsey Place plaza at 14751 North Kelsey St. in building No. 107. Questions, call 360- 243-3364.
GRASP, Grief Recovery After a Substance Passing, was created to help provide sources of help, compassion and most of all, understanding for families who have had a loved one die through substance use. This is a peer-led group. The local GRASP group meets the first Wednesday of each month from 6:30-8:00 p.m at the Marysville library room, 6120 Grove St, Marysville. For more information please contact Cathy 425-344-3520.
The weekly public spoken word event (with occasional features) is each Thursday from 5 to 8 p.m.at Sisters Restaurant, 2804 Grand Ave., Everett, Signups are on site.
The Everett Public Library has introduced a seed library. Borrow seeds to spread. It’s on the second floor of the Main Library, 2702 Hoyt Ave.
The Alzheimer’s Support group meets the 2nd Thursday of every month from 7-8:30 p.m. at the Snohomish Senior Center, 506 Fourth St. in Snohomish.
It is sponsored by the Alzheimer’s Association, but is open to anyone caring for someone living with any form of dementia whether it is a spouse, parent, etc. Learning how to navigate the difficult journey of dementia can be a challenge, but knowing you are not alone and maybe learning from other’s experiences can be so beneficial. For more information, contact Megan Maples, Support Group Facilitator, 425-501-6444 or email megantm@comcast.net.
The Tim Noah Thumbnail Theater holds Open Mic nights on Fridays. Sign up on Fridays from 6:30-7:15 p.m.; showtime is at 7:30 p.m. Suggested donation is $5 general, $3 for performers. All content must be family-friendly.
The Theater is located at 1211 Fourth St. in Snohomish. 360-568-9412.
Enjoy ballroom dancing every Thursday from 1-3 p.m. at the Normanna Lodge, 2725 Oakes Ave. in Everett.
Music by Bob’s Dance Band. Admission is $7 (or $10 when bartender is present). For ages 21+, partners not necessary. Masks might be required, and were required prior to March 2022.
For more information, 425-252-0291 or www.sonsofnorway.com
The USO Military Seats of Honor program provides local active-duty military and dependents with two free tickets to the Everett Historic Theatre plus a dinner for two at one of Everett’s finest restaurants, a $25 concessions card for the theatre, and a $25 gift certificate for the Funko store.
Tickets are distributed via the Historic Everett Theatre’s website www.yourhistorictheatre.org and social media. Recipients will be chosen randomly from entries received. Military ID must be shown at the box office on show night to claim tickets
If you would like to contribute to this program to thank local military families for their dedication, service and sacrifice, you can make a tax-deductible donation by visiting www.yourhistorictheatre.org.
Snohomish Regional Fire & Rescue participates in a Life Jacket Loaner program. If you need to borrow a life jacket for a day or the weekend, visit Fire Station 31, 163 Village Court in Monroe, to get fitted and check one out for free.
The National Suicide Hotline is 1-800-273-8255, or text GO to 741741 to connect with someone. Free.
