The FREE Dash shuttle continues to operate 6:45am‑7:15pm, weekdays. Dash service runs every 12 minutes all day long from the Olympia Farmers Market to the Capitol Campus. It is NOT operating on Saturdays until the Farmers Market reopens in April. Parking is available at both the Farmers Market lot and Capitol Visitor lot (east Cap Campus). Parking is 50 cents per hour. There are also numerous other parking lots located along the shuttle route. For people working on campus or in the downtown area, handy and cheap monthly parking is available at the Capitol Visitor lot for $15/mo.

Parking Alert: Feb. 9, Mon.: Natural Resources Building (NRB) ‑ 120 parking stalls will become available at the visitor parking lot with the completion of phase one repairs. The ramp into the visitor lot off of Washington Street will remain closed during the second phase of work, scheduled for February 9 to 21. Visitors will need to use the NRB garage entrance at 11th Avenue and follow the signs to the visitor lot. The entire project is scheduled to be done by mid‑March. For more information: Parking – (360) 725‑0030, parking@ga.wa.gov Campus parking map: www.ga.wa.gov/images/campus‑map.pdf

Feb. 1-7, Thru Sat.: National Burn Week: See fire safety tips at www.wsp.wa.gov/firemars.htm

Feb. 2, Mon.,6‑8:30 pm: Bayview School of Cooking is offering a class to help you woo your valentine, “Say It with a Chocolate Heart”: Instructor Bruce Tegarden, Chocolatier/Owner of Fine Art Chocolate Give your valentine a loving sentiment (a diamond ring, a written message, etc) not only with your heart but in your heart . . . your personally handmade, quality chocolate heart. Under Bruce’s guidance and instruction, students learn to temper and pour chocolate into a 3‑D hollow heart mold for that special someone. Students take home this edible gift box and heart mold to make more creative packaging. Chocolate and heart mold included with class fee! Hands‑on adult class. $50. Bayview School of Cooking demonstration kitchen on the second floor mezzanine of Bayview Thriftway in downtown Olympia. For additional information or to register for a class, call 360.754.1448. For information on other BSC offerings, visit www.BayviewSchoolofCooking.com

Feb. 4, Weds. - Your February 2009 FTE News Magazine will be available online, with delivery beginning in Tumwater, Lacey, and West Olympia on Wedneday; Thursday in Olympia.

Feb. 4, Weds, 7:00 pm: Saint Martin’s University will host information sessions about its Secondary Teacher Alternate Route (STAR) Program at the University’s Norman Worthington Conference Center, 5300 Pacific Avenue SE. SMU’s STAR Program provides working professionals with an intensive alternative route to becoming a secondary school teacher in Washington State.

Feb. 9, Mon., 6‑8:30 pm: Bayview School of Cooking is offering a class to help you woo your valentine , “Hook Your Valentine with a Seafood Dinner”, Instructor Xinh Dwelley, Chef & Owner of Xinh’s Clam and Oyster House. Xinh has planned a seafood feast for the “perfect catch.” Begin the night by satisfying oyster lovers with Shucking and Slurping Raw Oysters followed with a Fried Oyster Wrap dressed with a crunchy Asian Cole Slaw, a steaming bowl of Seafood Bisque (oysters, mussels and shrimp) and Clams Casino! It’s an evening of pure epicurean ecstasy. Complementary wine pairing. $45. Bayview School of Cooking demonstration kitchen on the second floor mezzanine of Bayview Thriftway in downtown Olympia. For additional information or to register for a class, call 360.754.1448. For information on other BSC offerings, visit www.BayviewSchoolofCooking.com

Feb. 12, Turs., 7:15 am: Youth workers, educators, health and human service providers and families involved in foster care will now have the opportunity to meet and hear Ashley Rhodes‑Courter when she gives the keynote presentation at Community Youth Services' seventh annual Have a Heart for Kids Breakfast taking place Thursday, February 12, at the Red Lion Hotel. To support CYS and reserve a seat or table at the breakfast, contact Susan Alexander at (360) 943‑0780, ext. 116 or salexander@communityyouthservices.org

Feb. 16, Mon.: President’s Day - A State Holiday. All state offices will be closed.

posted by FTEmag.com Staff at 12:01 AM