CALENDAR OF EVENTS

ARTY SMARTY is now registering for fall and winter art classes on Camano: Biddy Art (4- 6 years), Elementary Art (1st-4th grade) and Tween/Teen Art (5th-9th grade). Classes run for six-week sessions. Register for fall or winter classes and receive $10 off class tuition. We also offer art birthday parties. Call 206- 510-1085, or visit www.artysmarty.net.

CAMANO ISLAND 32ND ANNUAL HOME TOUR, sponsored by Camano Island Women’s Republican Club, will be held Sat, September 11, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased in Stanwood at Starlight Vintage Emporium, Snow Goose Bookstore & Marcy’s Boutique, or on Camano Island at Camano Coffee Roasters, and Copy This Mail That. A portion of the proceeds go to the local student scholarship fund.

THE STANWOOD-CAMANO FIRE DEPARTMENT will offer a community emergency Response Team, “CERT” class at the Vista-Madrona Fire Station, 273 NW Camano Drive, Camano Island: Oct. 6, 6 p.m. – 9 p.m.; Oct. 9, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.; Oct 13, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.; and Oct 16, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Attendance at all four classes is required to complete the training. The 20 hours of instruction and practical exercise cover nine modules of self-help and emergency preparedness training. The goal is to train CERT members who will be able to help themselves and their neighbors during a local emergency. To preview the CERT training, visit www.citizencorps.gov/cert/IS317/. Sign-up for the CERT class at the Stanwood- Camano Fire Department administration office, 811 N. Sunrise Blvd, Camano Island, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. For information, e-mail Mike Simmons at msimmons@camanofire.com, or call 387-1512.