Add to your home’s value by making it energy efficient
Did you know that by increasing your homes energy efficiency, you are also increasing its value? Join Sustainable Edmonds this Thursday for the last of its four-part series on Home and Business Energy Efficiency at 7 p.m. this Thursday, Dec. 3. Edmonds resident Mark Mays, a Green Home Consultant with Champions Real Estate Services, will [...]
Written on November 30, 2009 | Posted in Sustainability and the Environment | Leave a comment
City Council agenda includes report on ferry reservation study
Learn more about a possible reservation system for Washington State Ferries, including the Edmonds-Kingston run, when David Moseley, assistant director of the Washington State Ferries, makes a report to the Edmonds City Council Tuesday night, Dec. 1. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. in Council Chambers, Public Safety Complex, 250 5th Ave. N. The ferries [...]Edmonds welcomes season with tree-lighting festivities
A crowd of several hundred people packed Centennial plaza to officially launch the holiday season Saturday night in Edmonds with Christmas carols, a visit from Santa via fire truck and the lighting of the citys Christmas tree, all sponsored by the Edmonds Chamber of Commerce. Cascade Bank provided cider and cookies, the Edmonds Museum handed [...]Edmonds woman behind new website for female inventors
Necessity is the mother of invention, the saying goes, but Edmonds resident Melinda Knight believes that clever inventions are often created by mothers looking for solutions -- such as a tiny brush designed to clean Sippy Cup straws. That invention, plus creations like travel-ready bed sheets for those who are a little squeamish about hotel room [...]Jewelry sale to benefit E-W athletic booster club auction
Shop for beautiful jewelry Tuesday, Dec. 1 and benefit sports programs at Edmonds-Woodway High School at the same time through the Silpada Designs Holiday Open House at the Woodway home of Lynn Kern, Silpada Designs representative. Kern is opening her home for a day of Christmas shopping between noon-5 p.m. or 7-9 p.m. at 24130 [...]More photos of Edmonds-Woodway band at Macy’s Seattle parade
Thanks to Edmonds-Woodway High School parent Jillayne Schlicke for sending these additional photos of the EWHS marching band at Fridays Macys Parade in downtown Seattle.
Written on November 27, 2009 | Posted in Edmonds Schools | Leave a comment
Reminder: Community celebration Sunday for Swift bus service
Starting Monday, Edmonds commuters who use the Highway 99 corridor between Aurora Village and Everett can take advantage of Swift service with 12 stations instead of the usual 50 stops. To celebrate, Community Transit is hosting a community celebration at the Crossroads Station, Highway 99 and 196th Street in Lynnwood, from 2-4 p.m. on Sunday, [...]Edmonds-Woodway band performs at Seattle Macy’s Parade
Thanks to EWHS parent Todd Cloutier for submitting this photo of the Edmonds-Woodway High School band performing in the holiday parade in downtown Seattle Friday morning.
Written on November 27, 2009 | Posted in Edmonds Schools | 1 Comment
Find your holiday spirit in Edmonds
Sure, Christmas decorations have been in many of the big-box stores since Halloween, but the weekend after Thanksgiving is traditionally when all the festivities kick into high gear -- and Edmonds is no exception. The annual tree-lighting ceremony, at 4:30 p.m. Saturday at Centennial Plaza, 5th and Bell, is a family favorite, but the entire [...]Deadline Dec. 31 to apply for open City Council seat
If you have a burning desire to sit on the Edmonds City Council, heres your chance. The council has started the process of filling the seat vacated when Councilmember Peggy Pritchard Olson died earlier this month. Council President DJ Wilson said that on paper, the requirements are pretty simple: You must be at least 18 [...]
Written on November 25, 2009 | Posted in Edmonds City Government | Leave a comment
Edmonds-Woodway, Meadowdale fall athletes earn Wesco All-League honors
Congratulations to the following Edmonds-Woodway (Class 4A) and Meadowdale High School (3A) students who were recognized by area coaches as Fall 2009 Wesco South All-League selections for their respective sports teams: Football 4A (all Edmonds-Woodway) First Team Offense-WR Reid Sullivan, Sr.; OL Phoenix Horn, Sr. First Team Defense: DB Reid Sullivan, Sr.; Dolan Edney, Sr. [...]Send a holiday card to an often-forgotten hero: military families
At this time of year, we are often reminded to support others in need -- we donate food to people who are homeless or hungry, provide a warm jacket to a foster child or send a care package to soldiers serving in a faraway land. Mike Schindler of Edmonds would like us to add a [...]Garden Gear store collecting labels for Louis Braille School
If you are cooking with any Campbells products during the holidays -- including Swanson Broth, Pepperidge Farm, V-8 Juice or Campells Soups -- save the cans, bottles or boxes and bring them to Lili Jang, owner of the Garden Gear store, 102 5th Ave. N., in downtown Edmonds. Jang is collecting "Labels for Education" proofs [...]Education Foundation’s Dec. 9 auction to support music in schools
The Edmonds Public Education Foundation has launched "Celebrating Edmonds Music," an initiative to support music education in the Edmonds School District, including a plan to put musical instruments into the hands of children attending Edmonds public schools. The first event is a Celebrating Edmonds Music Appetizer Auction Wednesday, Dec. 9, from 5:30 -9 p.m. at [...]Police Blotter
Reports pulled from the Edmonds Police Department files for the past week include an interesting range of items stolen or shoplifted. I can understand six cases of beer, but a cat litter box? Nov. 16, 23600 block of 97th Place West: A homeowner reported coming home to discover someone had burglarized the house, and a [...]What’s open and closed on Thanksgiving in Edmonds
Transportation: -Community Transit is operating on Sunday schedule Thursday, and will have regular schedule Friday with the exception of no service to Boeing in Everett and the cancellation of some Seattle commuter routes. More info here. -Edmonds/Kingston ferry operating on Saturday schedule. -No Sounder service via Sound Transit on Thursday. Services: -Banks are closed. -Edmonds [...]Give thanks by donating to Edmonds Food Bank
As you shop for items to put on your Thanksgiving table this week, remember to pick up an extra non-perishable item for the Edmonds Food Bank, located at the Edmonds United Methodist Church, 828 Caspers St. The Carol Rowe Memorial Food Bank serves about 1,200 people in 300 families on Tuesdays, and the Food Bank [...]
Written on November 23, 2009 | Posted in News | Leave a comment
Reading goes to the dogs at Edmonds Library
Every other Saturday morning, the Edmonds Library goes to the dogs -- literally. Its all part of the Reading with Rover program, a community-based literacy program for kids, where volunteers and their dogs help children develop their reading skills in a fun environment. Last Saturday, Edmonds Childrens Librarian Edith Farrar presided over the sign-in table, [...]
Written on November 22, 2009 | Posted in Edmonds Library | Leave a comment
Schillios touched by public’s response to her rooftop adventure
To the cheers of her supporters, Carol Schillios got an Edmonds Fire Department ladder truck escort off the roof of her Fabric of Life store Saturday afternoon. After she was on firm ground, Schillios joined the crowd in dancing to the beat of African drums, as Main Street was blocked off for a short time [...]
Written on November 22, 2009 | Posted in Edmonds People | Leave a comment
Meadowdale toppled in 3A state football quarterfinal
Meadowdale High School, which hadnt lost a football game all season, finally met its match Saturday in Vancouver, where Union High School knocked off the Mavericks in a state 3A quarterfinal playoff game. The final score was 49-7. Meadowdale ended the year with a record of 11-1.
Written on November 21, 2009 | Posted in Edmonds Sports | Leave a comment
Man who died after being rear-ended Tuesday is identified
The King County Medical Examiners office has released the identity of the 63-year-old Edmonds man who died at Harborview Medical Center after being severely injured in a motor vehicle collision while waiting at a traffic light in Edmonds Tuesday morning. The man, John Spudich, was taken to Harborview after the van he was driving was [...]For your weekend:
Its the weekend before Thanksgiving and the pressures on, so expect crowds in local stores as folks finish up their turkey day shopping or get started on their holiday preparations. Remember to shop Edmonds and support your local economy! Plus, good news for those of us feeling water-logged: Less rain and wind -- and even [...]
Written on November 20, 2009 | Posted in Featured | Leave a comment
Carol is coming off the roof Saturday!
After spending 113 days and raising nearly $100,000 to help people become self-sufficient in both the U.S. and developing nations, Carol Schillios is coming down from the roof of her Fabric of Life store, 523 Main St., in downtown Edmonds. Everyone is encouraged to be at the front of the store at 2 p.m. this [...]
Written on November 19, 2009 | Posted in Edmonds People | Leave a comment
Councilmember Bernheim proposes $750 campaign contribution limits
Edmonds City Councilmember Steve Bernheim proposed a draft ordinance at Tuesday nights council meeting that would limit campaign contributions to $750 for city council and mayoral elections. Under the proposal, a candidates own funds and volunteer services would not count, but in-kind and cash contributions would be limited to $750. Bernheim has asked Council President [...]Pritchard Olson’s strength and courage recalled at memorial service
When Peggy Pritchard Olson was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis on her 58th birthday last year, she responded the way she did to every challenge in her life: moving forward, with no complaints. Ms. Pritchard Olsons bravery in the face of ALS, or Lou Gehrigs Disease, was a common theme during a memorial service that [...]Open letter to Edmonds Mayor: Let’s reverse trend of ‘incivility’ at meetings
Joan Bloom is involved in local politics and blogs at edmondsforum.com. I attended the public meeting at the Port on Monday, Nov. 16, in which Mark Hinshaw and two other consultants outlined a framework for a plan for development of the Port properties. In this letter I will address the process, not the content, of [...]
Written on November 19, 2009 | Posted in Community Submitted News,Edmonds City Government | 6 Comments
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