The Edmonds Kiwanis Club earlier this week announced that Bill Brayer, founder of the MS Helping Hands Donor Closet, was Edmonds’ 2013 Citizen of the Year. Make that co-citizen. During introductory remarks prior to formally recognizing Brayer, the man who nominated him for the annual award — former Edmonds City Councilmember Dick Van Hollebeke — said he wanted to amend his nomina... »
By Karen Shiveley Ring, ring! There I was sprawled in front of the TV, thanking God I didn’t live in Moore, Okla. and feeling sadness for the people who do. My condo neighbor and dear friend Gayle called to say, let’s cut down the overgrown grass on 240th Street Southwest and Edmonds Way to increase visibility. It was an expected call since we talked about taking matters into our own hands. Last y... »
Bill Brayer, founder of an Edmonds-based non-profit that helps those with multiple sclerosis and other disabilities, has been named the 2013 Edmonds Citizen of the Year, sponsored by the Edmonds Kiwanis Club. In 1999, Brayer founded the MS Helping Hands Donor Closet, a nonprofit that provides durable medical and mobility equipment for a minimum suggested donation. Brayer originally located the fac... »
Erik and Rickie Cha Cha Cha Show Dance from Lars Linder Studios on Vimeo. A fundraising event for Erik and Rickie’s Olympic Trip will be held on May 17 at First Class Ballroom at 7:30 p.m. The two will perform a variety of dances. Afterward, the floor will open for dancing and a dessert buffet will be served. For more information or to make a donation, visit erikandrickie.com. By Meredith Barrett ... »
Story and photo by Larry Vogel “My life would make a great memoir.” “I hear those words every day,” said Turner, a professional teacher, writer and writing coach in her address to the Friends of the Edmonds Library on Thursday, April 25. “But making it a reality requires more than a good story. It requires looking at it from what for many is a new perspective. “... »
Bob Jones, president of the Edmonds Senior Center and a prominent member of the Sound Singers, died suddenly on Wednesday. In an email to the Senior Center Board of Directors Thursday, the Center’s Executive Director Farrell Fleming said Jones’ death, “has been very difficult for many of you, as it has been for the staff here and for me personally. Bob was a really good guy and s... »
By Fred M. Apgar VFW Post 8870 Edmonds school teacher Susan Newman has been named the Elementary Teacher of the Year by the State of Washington Veterans of Foreign Wars. Newman, who is a fifth-grade teacher at Lynnwood’s Oak Heights Elementary School, had been nominated by her principal, Susan Ardissono, and sponsored by Edmonds-based VFW Post 8870. She was previously named District 1 Teache... »
Ashley Rojan of Edmonds has been placed on the University of Evansville (Indiana) Dean’s List for academic achievements during the Fall Semester 2012. Rojan is majoring in Pre-Physical Therapy. To make the Dean’s List, a student at UE must earn at least a 3.5 grade point average on a 4.0 scale. »
Story and photo by Janette Turner How do you become a bestselling author? According to Edmonds resident and bestselling writer, Mark Matteson, “You have to be a missionary for your book.” Matteson, author of the bestselling books Freedom From Fear and A Simple Choice, gave that advice at this week’s Best Seller Publishing Institute seminar in Bellevue. “The first sale is to yourself,” ... »
Crisis Clinic said goodbye recently to good friend and long-time volunteer, Edmonds resident Ricarda ‘Ric’ Spee, who served as a 24-Hour Crisis Line Phone Worker for 35 years. She retired from volunteering last summer due to declining health and passed away earlier this month, peacefully in her home and surrounded by her family. Ms. Spee’s longevity as a volunteer was of course remarkable; but wha... »
The following story was published in the Monday, Oct. 29 edition of the Washington State University student publication, The Daily Evergreen, and is appearing here with special permission. By Kaitlin Gillespie Talk to Kenny Hummel’s family and friends and they’d say he had a great laugh. A warm, loving personality. An infectious smile. “I just want people to know that he was a good, nice kid who w... »
Using berries picked from their Edmonds neighborhood, Doug Lofstrom and Carol Kinney of Konkydoodle Kitchens bake a blackberry cobbler. »
From the latest adventures of Konkydoodle Kitchens, Edmonds’ own Carol Kinney and Doug Lofstrom prepare Michael Miropolsky’s Symphony of Salads: Carrot Salad, Super Caprese Salad and Russian Beet Salad from the Cascade Symphony’s Cookbook “Measures & Pleasures.” Miropolsky is the conductor for the Edmonds-based Cascade Symphony, which celebrated its 50th anniversa... »
KING-TV’s “Evening Magazine” show on Thursday profiled Edmonds’ own Irish step-dancing sister trio, including footage of the girls’ early years. »
By Lily Jaquith Western Washington University communications intern On Sunday, Sept. 23, different teams will gather at Marymoor Park to walk in the Walk for Wishes 5k, put on by the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Among those walking is the team “DaviesBadgers,” which includes 7-year-old Edmonds resident David Barry and his parents. David has a life-threatening disease that has caused both mental and phy... »
Our thoughts are with Edmonds City Councilmember Frank Yamamoto, who was hospitalized and had surgery for heart-related medical issues earlier this week. Yamamoto, who was elected to the City Council last fall and is an avid runner and race organizer, was instrumental in bringing the Inaugural Half Marathon race to Edmonds this Sunday. He will be recognized during the race awards ceremony for his ... »
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Beck’s Funeral Home (405 5th Ave. S., Edmonds) for long-time Edmonds resident Irene Alberta “Bertie” Kvinge, who passed away Monday, Aug. 27 at the Evergreen Hospice Center, Kirkland. You can read the official obituary, which we posted earlier, here. But we wanted to share a summary of her adventurous life as recorded by her good frie... »
Thousands of grown-up kids gathered Saturday at Seattle Center to give thanks for a television clown who left them weak with laughter, urged them to scrub their necks, and was always there — no matter what, our online news partner The Seattle Times reported Sunday. In a tribute to Edmonds resident Chris Wedes, star of “The J.P. Patches Show,” the stage at McCaw Hall was transformed int... »
As spotted by Janette Turner in downtown Edmonds Saturday: »
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 Rain Showers 61°/46° |  Partly Cloudy 63°/48° |  Chance of Rain 61°/50° |
