Mill Creek Town Center Merchants invite you & your favorite “little monsters” to Mill Creek Town Center to enjoy an early evening of safe Halloween Treats on Main Street. This event takes place on Halloween — Wednesday October 31st from 4:30 -6:30Pm. No tricks — visit participating merchants & receive treats. Do tell.
For more information visit www.millcreektowncenter.biz
Paddywack, the place in Mill Creek Town Center for pet food, accessories & supplies, is hosting a special Halloween Scavenger Hunt for you & your canines on October 28th from 2:30 – 5PM.
15407 Main St. Mill Creek, WA 98012
Questions? call: 425-357-6510
In-store pre-registration is required for this event. Registration donation per dog, with all proceeds to benefit Furkidz 911.
Information & Poster belong to Paddywack “Give your dog a Bone”.
The Mill Creek City Council will hold a special meeting for the purposes of holding an executive session regarding qualifications of applicants for public employment per RCW 42.30.110(1)(g). The Council will also hold a study session and take possible action on a support letter for the Race to the Top “Bedrock for Success” grant application and will potentially address the City Manager hiring process.
DATE: Tuesday, October 16, 2012
TIME: 5:00 p.m. to approximately 8:20 p.m.
PLACE: 15728 Main Street, Mill Creek, Washington 98012
Note: The executive session is not open to the public. However, the study session and action items are open to the public as prescribed by law.
Notice given by Kelly M. Chelin, City Clerk 425-745-1891
Despite the summer weather Mill Creek has been experiencing into October, Fall is making its presence known in other ways. The leaves are starting to turn yellow, orange & red and they are beginning to fall. Several Halloween events scheduled for the month of October as well.
The first one coming up is a Teen Halloween Party — Free by the way — to be held on October 19th from 7-9 PM at the Mill Creek Library. That is at 15429 Bothell-Everett Highway, Mill Creek,WA 98012. Come join the fun: Play “Minute to Win It” games, Rock Band, snacks, compete in a costume contest. Space is limited to 50, so please register.
Contact Danielle at 425-337-4822 for more information & to register.
Thank you to the Friends of the Mill Creek Library & the Mill Creek Parks and Recreation Department for their support.
Want to remind everyone that there are four Mill Creek Parks & Recreation Advisory Board vacancies coming up. Two are Mid-term positions that will expire October 2013 & two are full 3-year terms that will expire in October 2015.
The Update is that if you are considering application to these positions, the deadline for submitting letters of interest is October 15th 2012. That is in less than a week, next Monday! Do tell.
Please Do Tell Mill Creek’s recent article posted Oct 5 for more details & address.
Did you know that the WSU-Snohomish County Extension Master Gardener 
Program located right in Mill Creek’s backyard at McCollum Park trains new Master Gardeners every year, once a year, during the Winter? Whoo, that was a long sentence.
First, what is a Master Gardener & what do they do? Washington State University Master Gardeners are trained community educators – specialists in gardening & environmental stewardship. They operate Plant Problem Clinics, and they maintain three Demonstration Gardens: in Marysville, at Extension offices at McCollum Park & at the perennial border at the Evergreen Arboretum at Legion Park. They also conduct workshops, provide speakers, work with youth groups & provide mentors & educators through the Growing Groceries Program, the Natural Yard Care Program & the Rain Garden Program.
So, are you interested in becoming a Master Gardener? Training includes 80 hours of classroom & workshop instruction one day a week – on Thursdays – for three months, from January through March, as well as online instruction using “your” home computer. Tuition for this training is $245 which covers direct costs, materials & online training fees, plus a volunteer commitment of 50 hours each year for two years working in the various Master Garderner programs. If your work schedule does not permit you to make the volunteer commitment, you would be looking at tuition of $745. Obviously, this is something an applicant would have to be passionate about & to be in a position to fully commit to the training program. Do tell.
Applications are available at the Extension office & from the website now. The deadline for applications to be received by the office is November 2, 2012 for the class beginning in January 2013.
For more information about the Master Gardener Program regarding the training, Plant Problem Clinics, the Demonstration Gardens, any of the other educational outreach work they do & the Snohomish County Master Gardener Foundation check out their website at http://snohomish.wsu.edu
Information obtained from the WSU Extension Snohomish County website.
Photo ©dotellmillcreek.com
The City of Mill Creek is seeking volunteers to fill two full-term vacancies & two mid-term vacancies on the Parks & Recreation Advisory Board. The full-term appointments will expire on October 31, 2015 & the mid-term appointments will expire on October 31, 2013.
Parks and Recreation Board meetings are held the first Wednesday of each month at 5:00 p.m. All members must be residents of the City of Mill Creek. Do tell.
Duties and Responsibilities:
The Park and Recreation Board shall serve as an advisory board to the City Council & the administrative staff concerning the following matters:
If interested in volunteering, please send a letter of interest to:
Attn: Sherrie Ringstad
City of Mill Creek
15728 Main Street
Mill Creek, Washington 98012
or deliver to City Hall no later than 5:00 p.m. on Monday, October 15, 2012
Mill Creek Parks & Recreation Youth Basketball League sign-ups have begun & teams are being formed for the 2012 – 2013 season. Last year’s season was a great success with 743 players competing on 75 teams ranging from kindergarten through eighth grade (both girls and boys). This year we anticipate as many players returning, if not more with our new 9th grade division.
Practices will begin in late November. There will be 1 practice a week for grades K-2, & 2 practices a week for Grades 3rd and up. League games will be played during the day on Saturdays beginning in January 2013. Registration fees are: $125 for Residents & $144 for Non-residents. Register by October 26, 2012 to avoid a $20 late registration fee.
In addition to player sign-ups, Volunteer Coaches & Basketball Referees are needed & Business Sponsorship Opportunities are available. Do tell.
Youth recreational sport programs offer a positive environment in which self-esteem grows & blossoms. The Mill Creek Parks and Recreation Department is committed to offering quality programs at an affordable price. To register or for more information, visit the City’s web site at www.cityofmillcreek.com or call the Recreation Department at (425) 745-1891.
On September 11, 2012, Councilmember Terry Ryan resigned from Position 1 on the Mill Creek City Council. The City Council is inviting interested persons to apply for this vacant position.
State of Washington law requires the City Council to fill the vacancy by interim appointment. The interim appointment will last until the certification of the results of City’s next regularly-scheduled election of council members in November 2013. At that time, this position will be immediately filled by the winner of the election. Prospective candidates for the elected position will use regular filing procedures to have their names placed on the November ballot.
All persons interested in applying for the interim appointment must submit a completed application and letter of interest. The application is available at City Hall, 15728 Main Street, Mill Creek, WA 98012, on the City’s website at www.cityofmillcreek.com, or by calling City Clerk Kelly Chelin at 425-745-1891.
Applicants must be registered voters and a resident of the City for one year. The City Council is expected to interview applicants at the November 13, 2012, regular council meeting, which will be open to the public. The appointment will be made at that meeting or a subsequent meeting, but no later than December 10, 2012.
Completed applications and letters of interest must be received at City Hall, attention City Clerk Kelly Chelin, no later than 5:00 p.m. Friday, October 26, 2012.
Information from press release dated September 14, 2012 issued for immediate release by the City of Mill Creek. Do tell.
The new Lombardi’s Italian Restaurant & Wine Bar opens this Wednesday, September 12th in Mill Creek, WA on the Bothell-Everett Highway. Fans of the former Ballard restaurant will be happy to know that favorite dishes like Saltimboca, Tortellini Gorgonzola & Veal Picatta will be served at the new location. The new restaurant features an open kitchen with a hearth stone oven & will serve up Neapolitan-inspired pizzas like the Toscana — sun-dried tomatoes, kalamata olives, goat cheese, olive oil & fresh basil.
As always, Lombardi’s will have an extensive list of wines by the glass — 18 to be exact! — as well as cask wines & wine flights that will show off great wines such as Rocca delle Macie’s Chianti Classico or Haystack Needle’s Syrah. The bar will also feature local spirits like Woodinville Whiskey, Sun Liquor & Bainbridge Organic in specialty cocktails such as the “Local Long Island” — featuring Bainbridge Organic Vodka, Voyager Gin, and Pacific Rum with the usual splash of triple sec, sour mix and Coke.
Happy hour in the bar area is 3 to 6PM & 8PM-close every day with wines for $4.50, draft beer for $4 & noshes like the Salumi Plate for $6 and pizzas for $7. In the bar area you will find a big fireplace to cozy up to on those rainy nights in November! Do tell.
The Mill Creek location is the third Lombardi’s restaurant (other locations in Issaquah & Everett). Mother-daughter business team Diane Symms & Kerri Lonergan-Dreke are excited about the new location & meeting a whole new family of guests.
“As a locally-owned business for over 25 years, we are eager to get to know our new Mill Creek community, and maybe even see some familiar faces. We are proud of our commitment to delicious food, great wine and exceptional service, and hope to share our wonderful food and atmosphere for date nights, happy hours, birthdays, and other celebrations,” says Lonergan-Dreke.
Lombardi’s Italian Restaurant & Wine Bar — Good Friends, Great Food, Stellar Cellar
Mill Creek 19409 Bothell-Everett Hwy Bothell, WA 98012 (425) 892-2931
Everett 1620 West Marine View Drive Everett, WA 98201 (425) 252-1886
Issaquah 695 NW Gilman Blvd. Issaquah, WA 98027 (425) 391-9097
For more information visit: www.lombardisitalian.com
