A reminder that there will be no Community Transit bus service on New Year’s weekend, Saturday and Sunday. Due to budget cuts resulting from the recession, the agency suspended service on Sundays and six major holidays.
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By Bob McChesney, Executive Director Port of Edmonds The Port of Edmonds Commission and staff are pleased to have successfully completed a comprehensive audit by accountants from the State Auditor’s Office. The Audit Report was submitted Dec. 20, 2010, without error or exception. It’s important for taxpayers and stakeholders in the Edmonds Port District to [...]
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Enjoy the beautiful views of Puget Sound and the Olympics from Stamm Overlook Park at Olympic View Drive and High Street, showcased Friday by Edmonds Realtor Wayne Purser for 365 Things to Do in Edmonds.
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Heres your chance to welcome the New Year with the Polar Bear Plunge, which celebrates its fourth year this Saturday at Bracketts Landing. The festivities start at 11 a.m. at Daphnes, 415 1/2 Main St., where members of the Edmonds Uplift Society begin plunge preparations, highlighted by a 12:30 p.m. Rainier Beer Toast to original [...]
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As we ring in the New Year, heres a look at the top My Edmonds News stories of 2010: JANUARY Steve Bernheim elected Council President The Edmonds City Council added some pomp and circumstance to its first council meeting of the new year Jan. 5, swearing in three newly elected councilmembers -- Adrienne Fraley-Monillas, Strom [...]
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By Lara Alexander When was the last time you went on a date to the movies? Are you missing out on evaluating the Oscar contenders for yourself? Edmonds’ own theater offers children under 12 years old a reduced price $6 ticket and free popcorn every day, making for an affordable outing. They are currently playing [...]
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Due to forecasted stagnant weather conditions and rising air pollution levels, the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency is issuing a Stage 1 burn ban for Pierce and Snohomish Counties, effective at 5 p.m. today, Dec. 30. This ban, the first of the season, is in effect until further notice. “Somewhere out there is an asthmatic [...]
The Puget Sound Blood Center is hosting a blood drive in Edmonds today at the following locations: Port of Edmonds, mobile bus in parking lot at 110 W Dayton, from 9-11:30 a.m. City of Edmonds, mobile bus in Petosas Family Grocer parking lot, 1-4 p.m.
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Beginning this Saturday, Jan. 1, through Sunday, Jan. 9, Edmonds Boy Scouts are providing the following tree-cycling services on a donation basis, with all proceeds funding the Scouts 2011 activities. Edmonds drop-off locations Saturday, Jan. 1 and Sunday, Jan. 2 from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Troop 312 offers tree-cycling at two locations: -QFC store parking lot, [...]
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Meadowdales Margreet Barhoum scored 30 points and had five assists, but the Mavericks still fell to Stanwood 66-56 in a non-league contest on their home court Wednesday night. Meadowdale is now 4-4 overall. Meadowdale scoring: Lindsay Hatch 0, Sara Fjortoft 1, Margreet Barhoum 30, Bianca Landa 8, Katie Rickel 7, Michaela O’Neill 4, Julianne Kossian [...]
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Looking for a local place to welcome in 2011? Heres a list of New Years Eve dinners and parties in Edmonds. (To add to the list, email teresa@myedmondsnews.com): A Very Taki Tiki Bar: New Years Eve Bash at the Tiki features a live DJ with dancing, a free appetizer buffet 6-8 p.m., New York toast [...]
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Since the temperatures are predicted to drop below freezing for the next few nights, the South Snohomish Emergency Cold Weather Shelter will be open Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday Dec 29-31. Individuals seeking shelter must check in at 6:45 p.m. each night at Lynnwood City Hall located at 19100 44th Ave. W., in the building next [...]
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Our friends at MLT News are reporting that an attempted burglary in the 6700 block of 234th Street Southwest led to a search that woke up much of the Lake Ballinger neighborhood early Wednesday morning. According to MLT News: The suspect opened a sliding door of a home, but soon after the residents woke up the [...]
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Champagne or sparkling wine for New Years Eve? Arista Wine Cellars will help you choose with free samples in the wine shop tomorrow, Dec. 30, between 4:30-7:30 p.m. Come in to share your 2011 resolutions and enjoy some munchies while you taste the bubbly samples. Arista is located at 320 5th Ave. S. in downtown Edmonds.
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According to HistoryLink.org, on Dec. 29, 1996, the weight of heavy snow collapses roofs at the Port of Edmonds Marina, sinking more than 200 boats and damaging hundreds of others. The snow, which blankets the Pacific Northwest between Christmas 1996 and New Years Day, also damages marinas at Oak Harbor, Kingston, Port Orchard, and the [...]
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A new site has been selected for the downtown Edmonds Post Office, and its just north of the existing site. USPS real estate contractor John Logan told My Edmonds News Wednesday that the new Post Office will be located in a portion of the redevelopment planned on the existing Post Office site at 201 Main [...]
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Edmonds-based Chermak Construction has earned a prestigious national award for its volunteer makeover of an inadequate 1960s bathroom, turning two cramped bathrooms into a spacious master bath through a national contest sponsored by AARP. For the bathrooms user-friendly design and volunteered services, both Chermak (a My Edmonds News sponsor) and the interior design firms of [...]
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A buzzer beater by sophomore Devin Joseph with one second remaining gave Edmonds-Woodway a 53-51 victory over Mountlake Terrace Tuesday in the Mountlake Terrace Holiday Tournament. Josh Jordan led the Warriors with 17 points, Joon Choi added nine and Joseph ended up with seven points for E-W. Edmonds-Woodway scoring: Joon Choi 9, Devin Joseph 7, [...]
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By Quint Turner Meadowdale fans who showed up for the boys varsity basketball match-up against Marysville-Pilchuck went home happy Tuesday night as the Mavericks won big, 61-40. Tyce Tallman and Torin Dooley combined for 33 points (Tallman with 20, Dooley with 13) to lead Meadowdale, which also executed great zone defense to shut down the [...]
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Updated with letter from Mayor; councilmember comments My Edmonds News has learned that Mayor Mike Cooper wont be signing the 2011 city budget that was approved last week by the Edmonds City Council. Coopers decision doesnt affect budget implementation, since under city law it will become effective without his signature. It does, however, reflect the [...]
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The National Weather Service says that rain and snow showers are likely Tuesday night, with the snow level dropping to 700 feet and low temperaturess around 35. New snow accumulations of less than a half inch are possible, the weather service said. On Wednesday, theres a 50 percent chance of snow showers with 1-2 inches possible [...]
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According to our friends at Shoreline Area News, alternatives for the Sound Transit North Corridor Transit Project – extending mass transit to Lynnwood – have been narrowed to the following: The TSM (Transportation System Management)/bus baseline Interstate 5 elevated and mixed profile (surface, tunnel, elevated) light rail State Route 99 (Aurora Avenue North) elevated and [...]
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Ever wondered about the menagerie of wild animals along Edmonds Way? Edmonds Realtor Wayne Purser of 365 Things to Do in Edmonds profiles Animal Yard Art: You can’t miss it. Looming in the parking lot at 22815 Edmonds Way is a full-sized, perfectly real-looking giraffe peering over a fence toward the road. When you do [...]
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What does $4.6 billion feel like? Edmonds-based Wilson Strategic Communications has created this video that highlights the tough choices facing the state Legislature during the upcoming season. According to Randy Bolerjack, the video was developed to assist in promoting the 2011 “State of Reform” Health Policy Conference that Wilson Strategic is coordinating at the Hilton [...]
Among the lessons to be learned from the most recent Edmonds police reports? Beware the handyman claiming that the check went through the wash. DEC. 24 18500 block of 82nd Avenue West: A man reported that a wallet was stolen out of his vehicle the night before, and that two unauthorized charges were made on [...]
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Edmonds resident Emily Hill has announced the debut of her historical novel, "Jenkins: Confederate Blockade Runner." The biographical novel, which culminates 17 years of genealogy research for Hill, is based on the life of adventurer and Civil War blockade runner C. T. Jenkins. My Edmonds News had an opportunity to interview Hill online about her [...]
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