Sandbag giveaway in Green River Valley

Sandbag giveaway

in Green River Valley

King County is offering free sandbags to residents of the middle Green River Valley to help them prepare for possible flooding from the Howard Hanson dam.

The sandbags and information about how to use them will be available from 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesday at Flaming Geyser State Park, near the park lodge at 23700 S.E. Flaming Geyser Road, Auburn.

For more information on current and future opportunities to obtain sandbags, call 206-263-6429 or go to: www.kingcounty.gov/environment/waterandland/flooding/sandbag-distribution.aspx.

H1N1 vaccine here next week

for those at high risk

The H1N1 vaccine will be available for those at high risk starting next week at 44 pharmacies in King County.

Pharmacies are taking appointments by phone, and some will be holding walk-up clinics without appointment.

A list of participating pharmacies, information on availability and vaccination age ranges are available at http://www.kingcounty.gov/healthservices.aspx. Under "Recent News" on the right, click on "Nov. 6 King County pharmacies ... ." Then on the new page, click on the link to pharmacy locations.

The site will be updated Monday-Friday by noon. For the most up-to-date information, contact the participating pharmacies directly.

Low-water toilets

getting better

Ecoconsumer Tom Watson says with new technology, low-flow

toilets not only save water, they

actually work.