Arts

• The Sumner Arts Commission will present the Bellevue Youth Symphony Orchestra at 7:30 p.m. April 17 at the Sumner Performing Arts Center at Sumner High School, 1707 Main St. Call 253-299 -5520 or e-mail sallya@ci.sumner.wa.us.

Blood Drives

• Cascade Regional Blood Services is at the Bonney Lake Columbia Bank from 1 to 6 p.m. every Friday.

Bonney Lake/Sumner Parks & Recreation

The Sumner and Bonney Lake Recreation Department is at 15206 Daffodil St. Ct. E. in Sumner. The Robert Miller Gymnasium is located at the same address at the school. Call 253-891-6500.

• Homeschool P.E. provides an opportunity to get together and play with students from other homeschool families. The cooperative play group teaches basic skills in a variety of sports and takes place on Fridays. Koalas, ages 5-7, meet from 10-11 a.m. and Pandas, ages 8 through 13, meet from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Cost is $36.

Clothing Banks and

Resource Centers

• The Bonney Lake Seventh Day Adventist Church clothing bank is located at 11503 214th Ave. S. and is open from 9-11 a.m. the first and third Monday of each month. Its phone is 253-862-8620.

• Child Reach offers free screenings for children through 3 years old in Bonney Lake and Buckley for language, learning, motor skills and behavioral assessments by appointment. Call 253-798-3822.

• The Donald Loomis Memorial Clothing Bank is located behind Glacier Middle School in Buckley (follow the signs) and is open the first Tuesday of the month from 6 to 8 p.m.; Wednesdays from 1 to 3 p.m. and the first and third Saturday of each month from 10 a.m. to noon. Call 360-825-5696.

• Lions 4 Kids House is at 18429 89th St. E. and is open from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday and 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday. Call 253-447-3844 and visit www.lions4kids.com.

• Prairie Ridge Resource Center, located at 14104 Prairie Ridge Dr. E. in Bonney Lake, is open 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesdays. It offers free assistance with community resources is available to all Pierce County residents. Some of the resources available include energy assistance, food stamps, day care, domestic violence and emergency housing. Call 360-829-5883.

• Sumner Family Center is at Daffodil Valley Elementary, 1504 Valley Ave. in portable No. 1., is open from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday. It’s closed from noon to 1 p.m. Call 253-891-6535. The center provides referrals and services for families, such as immunization programs, health services, parenting classes, home visits, Pee Wee play time, sewing classes and bilingual services for families with children through 6 years.

• White River Family Support Center is located at Wickersham School of Discovery, 250 W. Main St. in Buckley and is open from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. Call 360-829-5883. Free services include assistance in connecting with community resources. Education and children’s activities are available at the center.

Dancing

• Learn to square dance while meeting friends and staying healthy. The Swinging Squares and Roamin’ Tacomans will host square dance lessons from 7 to 9 p.m. each Tuesday at the Valley Dance Center, 1705 Willow St. in Sumner. The first three lessons are free and are then $3 each week.

• Country Cloggers presents weekly classes from 4-5 p.m. Thursdays at the Valley Dance Center, 1705 Willow St. in Sumner. Partners are not needed and ages 8 and older are welcome. Call 253-272-2282.

• The Spinners Square Dance Club offers square dance lessons for ages 9 to 90 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays at Buckley Community Hall, 121 River Ave.The first lesson is free and then $2.50 per week. Call 360-829-0251.

East Pierce

Fire and Rescue

The station headquarters are located in the Public Safety Building, 18421 Sumner-Buckley Hwy. in Bonney Lake. Call 253-863-1800.

• A free cardio-pulmonary resuscitation class will be offered from 8:30 a.m. to noon May 30 A free first-aid class will be taught from 1 to 5 p.m. the same day at the Public Safety Building. For residents who live outside the jurisdiction of EPFR, the cost is $30 for both classes or $20 for one class. Call the station to register.

• Appointments are available for bicycle helmet fittings. The staff sells bicycle helmets for $6.

• Call the station to arrange an appointment for: free station tours, car seat inspections; smoke alarm installations and fire extinguisher training.

• Free blood pressure checks are available at the station during regular business hours.

Events

• The Retired Eagles Activity Club, along with local merchants are sponsoring their annual Easter Egg Hunt at 10 a.m. Saturday. It is open to the public. The famous Easter bunny will be handing out prizes. For information call The Buckley Eagles at 360-829-1151, 360-829-1387 or Mary Stucks at 360-897-224.

• The Community Inclusion Program welcomes individuals with disabilities, families, friends and neighors to “Power of Youth” from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday at White River High School. For information, call Michele Lehosky or Susan Jackson 253-565-2266 or e-mail at mmlehosky@wapave.org or sjackson@wapave.org.

• The Buckley Youth Activity Center is hosting a Princess Tea from 10 to 11:30 a.m. and noon to 1:30 p.m. May 2. Pre-registration is required and their is a 40 person limit per session. Cost is $5 a person. Come dress up and enjoy some magical fun. For more information, call 360-829-6534.

• A Sring fashion show called “Timeless Design, Fashion Through-out the Ages” is 10 a.m. May 15 at the Bonney Lake Senior Center, 19304 Bonney Lake Blvd. Tickets are $3 for seniors and $5 for persons under age 55, and includes lunch. The show is a fundraiser for the Lions 4 Kids House, an organization that provides clothing and services for underprivileged children in our local area. A drawing will also be held.Raffle tickets are $1 each or $5 for six. Persons will model clothing from Bonney Lake Fred Meyer, Granny’s Attic, Jewell’s Premier Consignment and Value Village in Puyallup.Tickets are on sale now at the senior center.

• The Buckley Youth Activity Center offers free tutoring for students in the White River School District Tuesdays and Thursdays for grades 6-12 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Wednesdays for grades K-8 from 6 to 8 p.m. Play-Dayz offers a variety of toddler classes. For more information call 360-829-1921 ext. 259. Today, Wednesday arts and crafts are at 3:30 p.m. and a teen meeting is 5 p.m. April 8.

• Several Bonney Lake High seniors – as part of their senior projects – will be on hand for a Carwash Fundraiser Saturday with the funds going to the Bonney Lake Senior Center. The event, held at the Senior Center at19303 Bonney Lake Blvd., is sponsored by Sharis Restaurant.

• A Used Book Sale, sponsored by the Friends of the Bonney Lake Library, takes place May 8 and 9 at the library, located at 18501 90th St. E. Hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 Saturday. Bag Sale is Saturday at $2 per bag.

• Enumclaw Street Fair is accepting applications for art/craft and canopy merchants. Interested vendors can visit the website www.enumclawstreetfair.com for information and applications or call Jaclyn VanHoof at 253-740-4153.