http://mukilteobeacon.com/community Community RSS Feed http://mukilteobeacon.com/community/article.exm/2012-02-01_200_volunteer_in_honor_of_mlk Snow did not stop more than 200 volunteers in Snohomish County from honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. with a day on and not a day off. On Jan. 28, about 180 teenagers and 40 adults volunteered in teams of 3-5 to help the elderly and disabled across the county with household and yard chores for an MLK Day of Service. http://mukilteobeacon.com/community/article.exm/2012-02-01_200_volunteer_in_honor_of_mlk http://mukilteobeacon.com/community/article.exm/2012-02-01_fighter_pilots_of_yesteryear_to_bring_flying_stories_to_life The Historic Flight Foundation is hosting a Navy Piston Fighter Pilots panel from 1-3 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 11, at 10719 Bernie Webber Dr. in Mukilteo. Hear five Navy fighter pilots from the piston age tell their stories of flying the Hellcat, Bearcat, Corsair and more. http://mukilteobeacon.com/community/article.exm/2012-02-01_fighter_pilots_of_yesteryear_to_bring_flying_stories_to_life http://mukilteobeacon.com/community/article.exm/2012-02-01_environmental_medicine_and_our_food_supply This is part one of a three-part article on environmental medicine. Part one will focus on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) and what you need to know to keep yourself and your family healthy. http://mukilteobeacon.com/community/article.exm/2012-02-01_environmental_medicine_and_our_food_supply http://mukilteobeacon.com/community/article.exm/2012-01-25_little_miss_of_america_to_host_mukilteo_pageant_ The Mukilteo Little Miss of America Pageant is scheduled from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 29, at the Edmonds Seventh Day Adventist Church, at 8625 196th St. S.W., Edmonds. http://mukilteobeacon.com/community/article.exm/2012-01-25_little_miss_of_america_to_host_mukilteo_pageant_ http://mukilteobeacon.com/community/article.exm/2012-01-25_hair_salon_opens_in_old_town A new hair salon is open on the corner of 4th and Mukilteo Speedway. Village Salon, independently owned and operated by Lisa Callahan, opened this month at 315 Lincoln Ave. Suite B1. http://mukilteobeacon.com/community/article.exm/2012-01-25_hair_salon_opens_in_old_town http://mukilteobeacon.com/community/article.exm/2012-01-25_boot_camp_to_help_you_change_your_lifestyle_for_the_better Quality Fitness in Mukilteo presents the Lifestyle Change Boot Camp for lasting change. The boot camp is an intensive, all-inclusive fitness course designed to help you make eating, exercise and emotional changes that will stay with you the rest of your life.. http://mukilteobeacon.com/community/article.exm/2012-01-25_boot_camp_to_help_you_change_your_lifestyle_for_the_better http://mukilteobeacon.com/community/article.exm/2012-01-25_boeing_787_engineer_says_work_all_started_with_old_camaro Meet John Perdoch. His love of working on cars led him to start a career in aerospace at Boeing Co. http://mukilteobeacon.com/community/article.exm/2012-01-25_boeing_787_engineer_says_work_all_started_with_old_camaro http://mukilteobeacon.com/community/article.exm/2012-01-25_snow_fun_ Mukilteans got creative with all of the snow from last week. Click here to see readers' photos of their fun in the snow. http://mukilteobeacon.com/community/article.exm/2012-01-25_snow_fun_ http://mukilteobeacon.com/community/article.exm/2012-01-25_a_nice_crafternoon Isabel Amelco, 3, looks at a dinosaur sponge in elation after she uses it to paint a colorful picture at one of several craft stations set up at the Mukilteo Library on Jan. 13 for its Crafternoon activity. http://mukilteobeacon.com/community/article.exm/2012-01-25_a_nice_crafternoon http://mukilteobeacon.com/community/article.exm/2012-01-25_library_display_celebrates_korean_american_day The Mukilteo Library has a display up now to commemorate Korean American Day, on Jan. 13. The Korean Club at Harbour Pointe Middle School created the display. Pictured are: Heon Kim, Sara Cho, Victor Sun, Yooseong Choi, Teresa Beak, and Woohong Lee. http://mukilteobeacon.com/community/article.exm/2012-01-25_library_display_celebrates_korean_american_day http://mukilteobeacon.com/community/article.exm/2012-01-25_locks_of_love_ Isabella Summitt, 18, recently donated 10 inches of her hair to the non-profit Locks of Love, which provides hairpieces to sick children whose families cannot afford them. http://mukilteobeacon.com/community/article.exm/2012-01-25_locks_of_love_ http://mukilteobeacon.com/community/article.exm/2012-01-25_little_league_registration_rescheduled_due_to_snow Mukilteo Little League is holding an additional in-person registration event Thursday, Jan. 26, from 5-8p.m. at the Mukilteo Water District Main Office located at 7824 Mukilteo Speedway. Staff will be there to accept registration paperwork and answer questions. http://mukilteobeacon.com/community/article.exm/2012-01-25_little_league_registration_rescheduled_due_to_snow http://mukilteobeacon.com/community/article.exm/2012-01-18_mormon_church_grand_opening_is__a_rebirth_ There was an overwhelming sense of gratitude by the members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints when they returned to Mukilteo last weekend to worship together in their newly reconstructed church. A grand opening of the Mormon church, at 11001 Harbour Pointe Blvd., is set for Saturday, Jan. 21. http://mukilteobeacon.com/community/article.exm/2012-01-18_mormon_church_grand_opening_is__a_rebirth_ http://mukilteobeacon.com/community/article.exm/2012-01-18_boeing_donates_to_providence_s_new_pediatric_unit Providence General Foundation recently received a $36,430 grant from the Employees Community Fund of Boeing Puget Sound to purchase sleeper/daybeds for each patient’s room in the newly remodeled Pediatric inpatient unit at Providence Regional Medical Center’s Colby Campus. http://mukilteobeacon.com/community/article.exm/2012-01-18_boeing_donates_to_providence_s_new_pediatric_unit http://mukilteobeacon.com/community/article.exm/2012-01-18_get_free_tax_return_help Need help with your tax return? Free tax preparation assistance is available on Saturdays Jan. 28-April 14 at Everett Community College for middle- and low-income taxpayers, especially those age 60 and older. http://mukilteobeacon.com/community/article.exm/2012-01-18_get_free_tax_return_help http://mukilteobeacon.com/community/article.exm/2012-01-18_4_firefighters_face_potential_layoffs_at_fire_district_1_ Four firefighters at Snohomish County Fire District 1 have been given notices that they could be laid off as early as Feb. 15. http://mukilteobeacon.com/community/article.exm/2012-01-18_4_firefighters_face_potential_layoffs_at_fire_district_1_ http://mukilteobeacon.com/community/article.exm/2012-01-25_believe_in_a_cure_for_cancer_ Kamiak's Relay for Life team's newest fundraiser is selling “Believe” sweatshirts – white letters spell out B-E-L-I-E-V-E on a black crewneck, but the "L" is a ribbon that comes in 10 colors representing the different cancer awareness ribbons. http://mukilteobeacon.com/community/article.exm/2012-01-25_believe_in_a_cure_for_cancer_ http://mukilteobeacon.com/community/article.exm/2012-01-18_call_for__unplugged__musicians The Mukilteo Arts Guild is calling for musicians perform in Mukilteo Unplugged on Saturday, Jan. 21, from 7-9 p.m. at the Art Workshop Studios in the Art Building (upper level). The event is free. http://mukilteobeacon.com/community/article.exm/2012-01-18_call_for__unplugged__musicians http://mukilteobeacon.com/community/article.exm/2012-01-25_new_community_relations_director_at_harbour_pointe_retirement_ Harbour Pointe Retirement and Assisted Living Center in Mukilteo recently announced the appointment of Judith A. Strand as community relations director, effective Jan. 1. http://mukilteobeacon.com/community/article.exm/2012-01-25_new_community_relations_director_at_harbour_pointe_retirement_ http://mukilteobeacon.com/community/article.exm/2012-01-11_innovation_corridor_campus_proponents_want_idea_to_fly With peace established between unions and management, and orders piling up for Boeing jets, stakeholders who want to see Paine Field develop into an “Aerospace Center of National Significance” (ACNS) are feeling increasingly emboldened about the concept. http://mukilteobeacon.com/community/article.exm/2012-01-11_innovation_corridor_campus_proponents_want_idea_to_fly