Woodland Park Zoo looking for volunteers

Do you have a passion for animals and a desire to save wildlife? There may be a spot for you as a Woodland Park Zoo volunteer zoo ambassador.

The zoo is recruiting volunteers to greet zoo visitors and help out at special zoo events.

The zoo ambassador program is a step toward the zoo's docent program. Participants must be at least 18 years of age. Applications must be submitted and training is required.

Information is available online at www.zoo.org, or call 206-548-2559.

Civic calendar

Cancellation

Next week: Because of a large event scheduled at Seattle Center, food-worker classes initially scheduled at the Center will be canceled on April 14. Classes will resume at the Seattle Center's Northwest Rooms the next Monday. Other food-worker-class locations and times are posted online at www.metrokc.gov/health/foodsfty/schedule.htm or call 206-296-4791.

Monthly bridge closure

Thursday: Routine maintenance work on Highway 520's Evergreen Point Floating Bridge is scheduled during the early hours. Maintenance openings of the drawspan will start at 12:30 a.m. and end at 5 a.m. Crews will test the working order of the drawspan and conduct monthly safety checks. During the tests, drivers can expect the bridge to be closed to traffic for periods up to 30 minutes at a time. Drivers will be alerted to delays by electronic signs at both ends of the bridge and on highways leading to the bridge. To avoid delays, take Interstate 90 across Lake Washington.

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April 9, 1967: The first Boeing 737 prototype made its maiden flight from Boeing Field. The so-called "Baby Boeing" was a short-range passenger jet designed to fill the gap between optimum 727 and 707 markets. Initial sales were slow in competition with the first McDonnell Douglas DC-9s. However, the 737 went on to become the world's most successful jet airliner.

Source: Historylink.org