 Fund-raiser Results
Your Snohomish County Park Department's 5th Annual Murder Mystery Dinner and Silent Auction raised $2,759 benefitting the Sultan, Sky Valley and Maltby food banks. The funds give the food banks purchasing power for more than 24,000 pounds of food to help those needing assistance.
We sincerely thank all those who so generously participated in this very worthy event.
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Scout Community Service Day focuses on Centennial Trail
Klahaya District and Tyee District Scouts are collaborating on this year's spring clean-up project at the Centennial Trail on Saturday, May 2. The Centennial Trail Coalition will serve as advisors to the scouts. This year's goal is for 600 scouts to provide 1,800 service hours, increasing their donation by 30 percent over 2008, which was a 30 percent increase over 2007.
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April Happenings at WSU Cooperative Extension
* Mushrooms! Forest
Farming for Fun & Profit
* Home Lawns - A
Solution to Pollution
* Got Bees? - Pollination
in the Home Garden
* Workshops for
Homeowners,
Landscapers,
Horticulturists Monthly
Series
* Bugs & Blights
Monthly Series WSU Cooperative Extension is located at 600 128th St. SE, Everett. Find more information at www.snohomish.wsu.edu. |
April Happenings at the Northwest Stream Center
* Junior Streamkeepers
* In the Company of Crows
and Ravens
NW Stream Center is located at McCollum County Park, 600 128th St. SE, Everett. Find driving directions at www.streamkeeper.org.
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APRIL HEALTH TIP
BANANAS
The expression "going bananas" comes from the effect bananas has on the brain. After reading this, you'll never look at a banana the same way again.
Bananas contain three natural sugars (sucrose, fructose and glucose) combined with fiber. A banana gives an instant, sustained and substantial boost of energy.
Research has proven that just two bananas provide enough energy for a strenuous 90-minute workout. No wonder the banana is the number one fruit with the world's leading athletes.
But energy isn't the only way a banana can help us keep fit. It can also help overcome or prevent a substantial number of illnesses and conditions (depression, PMS, anemia, blood pressure, constipation, hangovers, heartburn,
mosquito bites, nerves, ulcers, seasonal affective disorder, smoking cessation, stress relief, warts, etc.).
So, a banana really is a natural remedy for many ills. When you compare it to an apple, it has four times the protein, twice the carbohydrates, three times the phosphorus, five times the vitamin A and iron and twice the other vitamins and minerals. It is also rich in potassium and is one of the best value foods around. (Maybe it's time to change that well-known phrase so that we say, "A banana a day keeps the doctor away!")
And, here's one more: To give your shoes a quick shine, rub the INSIDE of the banana skin directly on the shoe...polish with dry cloth.
And, of course, it also tastes good!
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Resource Management & Community Partnerships
Contracts, Land &
Capital Projects
Marketing & Communications
Marcie Allen, 425-388-6611
Ballfield Reservations/
Recreation/McCollum Pool
Tony Trofimczuk
Operations
Rich Patton, 425-388-6609 rich.patton@snoco.org
Willis Tucker Park
Jessica Warner, 425-388-6600
Fairgrounds RV Parking
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Your Snohomish County Parks is moving forward in 2009 with classes, activities and new park amenities for your enjoyment. |
 Send your kid to Camp!
The 2009 Spring and Summer Camps Guide is available for download at www.snocoparks.org.
Register online at www.snocoparks.org and click on "Enroll" or call 425-388-6600.
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April Activities and Classes at Willis Tucker Park
* Instant Guitar for Hopelessly Busy People
* Spring and Summer Soccer Classes
* Martial Arts for Teens & Adults
* Early Childhood Music
* Sea Kayaking Paddler Safety
* Kayak Excursions for 55+
* Financial Workshop for Individual Investors
* School Days Memory Album
* Parent-Child Make it-Take it Mini Album
* T'ai Chi Chih
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Paine Field Community Park Opening Celebration Please join County Executive Aaron Reardon, County Councilman Brian Sullivan and your Parks Department in celebrating the opening of Paine Field Community Park on Saturday, April 18, at 10 a.m.
The park is located at 11928 Beverly Park Road, Everett. .
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 Paradise Valley Conservation Area Grand Opening
Please join County Executive Aaron Reardon, County Councilman Dave Gossett and your Parks Department in celebrating the opening of Paradise Valley Conservation Area on April 22, 4 p.m. The park is located south of SR-522 on Paradise Lake Road and adjacent to the Snohomish/King County line.
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April Happenings at the Evergreen Fairgrounds
* Swap Meets every weekend
* Wash. Arms Club Gun Show - April 4-5
* J & M Promotion's Antique Show - April 4-5
* Wash. State Spring Jumper Classic-
April 8-12
* Washington State Spring Hunter Classic -
April 15-19
* Quil Ceda Carvers Wood Crafting Expo -
April 18-19
The Evergreen State Fairgrounds is located along Highway 2, west of Monroe. Find more information at
www.evergreenfair.org.
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County opens Yurt Village at River Meadows Park
Snohomish County Executive Aaron Reardon and other community leaders celebrated the opening of the new Yurt Village at River Meadows County Park on March 25.
River Meadows Park is located four miles northeast of Arlington on the Stillaguamish River off Jordan Road. It has been a county park since 1972 and is built on what was originally two homesteads. The new Yurt Village contains six yurts erected on the orchard portion of a homestead known as the McCaulley homestead. Some of the fruit trees (apples, plums, cherries) growing between the yurts date back to at least the 1930's and remnants of the original fencing still exist.
"In this time of economic downturn with many families living in apartments or in houses on very small lots, public parks are needed now more than ever, " Reardon said. "This park and others like it will continue to be assets to communities throughout Snohomish County."
For more information on this park or others within the county parks' system, go to www.snocoparks.org/RiverMeadowsYurtVillage or call 425-388-6600. 
L-R: Kurt Wiseman (student intern), Park Ranger Erika Miranda, Tom Teigen, Leslie Larson (Arlington Park Dept), Sr. Park Ranger Mike Remle, Councilman John Koster, Bill Malowney (Park Board member), Lauren Warner, County Executive Aaron Reardon, Tom King (Park Board member), Dean Franz (Perteet Engineering), Park Ranger Richard Meshke
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New inclusive and specialized recreation at Snohomish County Parks and Recreation
Your Snohomish County Parks and Recreation Department is pleased to announce a new inclusive and specialized recreation program at Willis Tucker Park for participants with physical or developmental disabilities. Margaret Kulkin has been hired to coordinate this new program.
Parents and caregivers are invited to attend an informational meeting on Thursday, April 16, at 7 p.m. about the new program at Willis Tucker Park. Please bring your questions and share your thoughts about activities and events you would like to see offered.
The first event is a dance and ice-cream social for teens aged 14-18 on May 9. Other planned activities include a spring fair and fishing at Twin Lakes Park.
The new program is also seeking volunteers to serve as peer mentors for this program. Please contact Ms. Kulkin at 425-388-6614 if you are interested.
Find updated information and more details about the upcoming events on the Special Needs Web page at www.snocoparks.org.
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4-H Portable Challenge Leader Training
WSU Snohomish County Extension is hosting 4-H Portable Challenge Leader Training April 6-8 (Mon.-Wed.), 9 a.m-5 p.m. in the Cougar Auditorium at McCollum Park.
Portable Challenge facilitators work with groups of adults or youth utilizing activities that build community and teamwork by presenting games and problem-solving activities in a manner which is designed to develop life skills. Find more information at http://snohomish.wsu.edu/4h/NR.
WSU Extension is located at McCollum County Park, 600 128th St. SE, Everett. Find driving directions at www.snohomish.wsu.edu.
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2009 Evergreen State Fair Honorees Announced
Each year, the Evergreen State Fair honors an individual or family who has contributed significant personal time and energy toward the improvement and betterment of the annual fair. Their efforts can be focused in a specific area of exhibition or toward the overall function of the Fair.
Stan and Nancy Depner of Monroe, this year's honorees, have been recognized for their work and dedication to the waterfowl and poultry departments. They have been involved with the Snohomish County 4-H program and Fair for more than 20 years.
Stan and Nancy continue to be actively involved so that the Fair experiences can be shared with the next generation, even though their children have long since moved on from the 4-H and FFA programs.
Beginning with the Turkey Trotters 4-H Club and then the Sky Valley 4-H Club, Stan and Nancy built and donated the waterfowl cages, one of the Fair's very special viewing areas. They spend countless hours maintaining the display area so that it's enjoyed by all who attend each year. They are also involved in the Poultry Educational Posters, Showmanship contests, 4-H Small Animal Round Robin, the annual "Duck Day" program and Special Olympics of Snohomish County.
Stan and Nancy will be recognized throughout the Evergreen State Fair held Aug. 27 through Sept. 7.
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