Sustainable Edmonds is sponsoring a meeting from 7-9 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 1 aimed at organizing opposition to a plan for up to nine coal train trips a day through Edmonds on their way to Belllingham, site of a proposed coal port for shipping millions of tons of coal to China. The meeting is a follow [...]
Grant Pattison scored 17 and Travis Bakken added 13 to lead Edmonds-Woodway to a 65-60 non-league win over Hazen High School in Renton Wednesday night. The Warriors, now 2-0, play their first home game of the season Friday night vs. Sultan. Tip-off is 7 p.m. and the game will be broadcast on Warrior Radio. Warriors [...]
Looking for some great deals on holiday gifts and fashion? Get in line — the line for the new Edmonds Goodwill store, that is. Be at 10117 Edmonds Way (next to Taco Bell) at 9 a.m. sharp Thursday as the store opens its doors to shoppers — just in time for the holidays. According to [...]
A day after he was sworn in as Edmonds’ new mayor, Dave Earling announced Wednesday that he has terminated the employment of ex-Mayor Mike Cooper’s executive assistant, Kim Cole, who had been on paid administrative leave pending an investigation into a claim she made in regards to a hostile work environment. “Mayor Earling has decided [...]
City of Edmonds Economic Development and Community Services Director Stephen Clifton confirmed Tuesday that the Rusty Pelican Cafe, which owns a restaurant in Seattle’s Wallingford neighborhood, will be moving in to the former space occupied by Olive’s Cafe and Wine Bar on 5th Avenue North. The Rusty Pelican Cafe is owned by Peter and Marilyn [...]
By Quint Turner Despite a slow start, the 4A Kamiak Knights snatched an out-of-conference 46-37 victory over 3A Meadowdale by cutting through the Maverick zone defense with great passing and finishing. The Knights’ Anthony Berg led all scorers with 17 points. Imaan Vicente provided secondary scoring and good inside defense to help Kamiak close out [...]
The Edmonds-Woodway High School boys and girls basketball teams each came away with victories Tuesday night in the preseason openers for both squads. The girls faced off against 3A Marysville-Getchell in the Warrior gym, scoring a lopsided 96-30 victory. Madeline Kasper led the Warriors with 21 points, including three 3-pointers, while Sidney Eck scored 18 [...]
City of Edmonds animal control officer Debbie Dawson waited for just the right moment, then sprung out of the Edmonds Library Plaza Room closet where she was hiding, put her trumpet to her lips and started to blow a ceremonial greeting. The occasion was the swearing in of new Edmonds Mayor Dave Earling, and Dawson’s [...]
Here’s what’s coming up this Thursday night at the Edmonds Center for the Arts: It was a Christmas miracle of epic, and incredibly human, proportions: In 1914, during the hellish depths of World War I’s Western Front trench warfare, German soldiers started singing Christmas carols on Christmas Eve, and soon their Allied enemies across the [...]
The Edmonds Port Commission took the following actions at its regular meeting Monday night: • Heard a detailed report from Hank Landau, founder of Landau & Associates, on environmental cleanup regulations, processes and opportunities. • Approved financial housekeeping matters involving tenant refund checks and check approval procedures. • Reviewed the Commission meeting schedule for the [...]
While the focus of Public Hospital District No. 2 — promoting health ad wellness in Snohomish County — has not changed, its name has. Meet the Verdant Health Commission. Why Verdant Health? According to a news release issued Tuesday by the commission: “Verdant typically means lush and green. While verdant is most often used to [...]
Edmonds-Woodway High Student Name: Zachary Perez Mother’s Name: Paula Father’s Name: Paul GPA: 3.85 Clubs & Activities: I am the president of the Warriors for Christ Club and the Friends of Rachel Club. I am also involved in Math Club and Swing Dance Club. Outside of school, I am a YoungLife Student Leader. Athletics: I’ve wrestled for the first [...]
Congratulations to Edmonds-Woodway High School senior Kimberly Santiago, who was just named to the Hewlett Packard Scholastic Junior All-American Team by the American Junior Golf Association. Santiago, who received the honor in Palm Beach Florida, is an International Baccalaureate diploma candidate at EWHS.
More than 500 hundred people attended the Swedish/Edmonds Imagine Gala, Celebrating Change fund-raising event in mid-November that raised over $420,000 to support the funding of charity care and a major expansion of cancer services at Swedish/Edmonds. According to a news release issued Monday by Swedish/Edmonds, plans call for a new two-story, medical oncology facility on [...]
As more families struggle through these challenging economic times, Clothes For Kids anticipates serving more than 6,000 low-income children and family members in Snohomish County this year — and they could use your help. The goal of the Clothes for Kids store is to help provide clothing that will keep children warm and help to [...]
Snohomish County Fire District 1 responded to 413 calls the week of Nov. 17-23: 303 emergency medical aid calls, 21 fires, 40 motor vehicle collisions, 22 service calls, 23 automatic fire alarms and four natural gas leaks. The following calls took place in or near Edmonds: Nov. 17 COLLISION. At 6:39 p.m., firefighters transported one [...]
The Regional Fire Authority Planning Committee exploring fire-service consolidation in south Snohomish County will meet at 6 p.m. this Wednesday, Nov. 30, at Snohomish County Fire District 1 Headquarters, 12425 Meridian Ave. S, Everett. The meeting date was changed to Nov. 30 due to a number of scheduling conflicts on the regularly scheduled date of [...]
The Rotary Club of Edmonds Daybreakers recently donated $2,000 to the Jacob’s Well housing project for homeless mothers and children. This project, located in the Edmonds-Shoreline area, is being coordinated through Vision House, a Shoreline-based organization that is building housing for homeless women and children. Edmonds-based Campbell-Nelson Motors earlier this year announced it will match [...]
The Washington State Department of Health is urging cash-strapped parents to check if they qualify for the WIC (Women Infants and Children) nutrition program, which can help them purchase nutritious foods and offers other health resources, including nutrition advice. Parents can find out if they qualify and get other help at the 220 neighborhood clinics [...]
The Edmonds Coldwell Banker Bain office is providing free Santa Photos on Saturday, Dec. 3 and Sunday, Dec. 4 from 1-5 p.m. The office is located at 108 5th Ave. S., in downtown Edmonds.
The public is invited to attend a swearing-in ceremony at 4 p.m. Tuesday for Mayor-elect Dave Earling and City Council members-elect Diane Buckshnis and Lora Petso. The ceremony will take place in the Edmonds Plaza Room located above the Library at 650 Main St. The Honorable Judge Joseph A. Thibodeau (retired) will administer the oath [...]
Edmonds-Woodway High School’s girls basketball coach Duane Hodges is hoping his young squad will be able to fill the shoes of the seniors he lost to graduation in June. The Warriors, who finished the 2010-11 campaign 24-6 and made their second straight appearance at the state 4A basketball tournament, lost a lot of height with [...]
Here’s your chance to see bald eagles up close when Edmonds Parks & Recreation sponsors eagle-watching trips Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 3 and 4. The trips, through Wildwater River Tours, are held at Skagit Bald Eagle Preserve, where each winter up to 300 bald eagles congregate. Float with an experienced eagle-watcher river guide and other [...]
The young and the young at heart filled Centennial Plaza in downtown Edmonds Saturday night to sing holiday carols and welcome the arrival of Santa Claus via historic Edmonds fire truck. Finally, the switch was flipped and the holiday tree was officially lit. My Edmonds News photographer Chad Emerson was there to capture the annual [...]
After three years as head basketball coach at Shoreline Christian, new Edmonds-Woodway High School head basketball coach Steve Call has been working hard to familiarize himself with a new league and his new players. Call, who also served as a former assistant coach at Juanita High School in the Kingco league, was named in June [...]
It wasn’t related to Small Business Saturday, but it certainly falls into the category of holiday cheer: The Rainbow City Band on Saturday gave shoppers a sampling of their “A Celtic Carol” show, set for next Saturday, Dec. 3, at the Edmonds Center for the Arts. For details, visit www.rainbowcityband.com.
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