Iditarod dog sled race veteran and Edmonds native Jan Steves will be the 2012 Grand Marshal of “An Edmonds Kind of Fourth” Parade, the Edmonds Chamber of Commerce announced Friday. Steves is the second women from Washington state to have completed the Iditarod in Nome, Alaska, called “the greatest race on Earth.” A 1974 graduate [...]
Robert B. Anderson, founder and Conductor Emeritus of the Edmonds-based Cascade Symphony Orchestra, died on May 11, and the orchestra has a lovely tribute to Anderson on its website: ‘He was a dear friend, teacher and mentor to many of us in the symphony. His life was devoted to music and education, and he leaves [...]
From our online news partner The Seattle Times comes the news that Korea-via-Edmonds singer/rapper/dancer Jay Park has a new mixtape out, “Fresh Air: Breathe !t.” Matson on Music columnist Andrew Matson has also included his pick for the best song, which you can download using this link.
Edmonds writer and former Olympics volleyball coach William “Bill” Neville released his first novel this year. The book started as a bedtime story he told his children over 30 years ago. As he spun the story that ultimately became “The Vision,” Neville realized it deserved a wider audience. According to Neville, “The Vision” is about [...]
Edmonds’ Irish step-dancing Gothard Sisters are performing in Marysville this Saturday night, April 28, at Evergreen Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 1607 Fourth St. Suggested donation is $10 adults/$5 kids. You can find more information, including directions, here.
Edmonds volunteer extraordinaire Mary Van Meter has been named the 2012 Citizen of the Year. The announcement was made Monday by the Edmonds Kiwanis Citizen of the Year Committee. A long-time Edmonds resident, Van Meter will be honored at the Edmonds Chamber of Commerce luncheon Thursday, April 26, at the Edmonds Yacht Club. Van Meter [...]
RVtravel.com editor Chuck Woodbury of Edmonds will leave next week in his 24-foot motor home on a two-month tour of the West Coast to gather stories, shoot video and meet with his readers along the way. “It’s been a couple of years since I was away for more than a month,” said Woodbury, a 16-year [...]
Join Edmonds’ own Irish step-dancing Gothard Sisters for a free, pre-St. Patrick’s Day concert this Friday, Feb. 24 at Third Place Books in the Lake Forest Park Shopping Center. The concert runs from 7:30 – 9 p.m. You can find more information, including directions, here.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute announced that Caitlin Walde of Edmonds, a freshman majoring in engineering, was named to the university’s Dean’s List for academic excellence for the fall 2011 semester. A total of 1,151 undergraduate students achieved the criteria required for WPI’s fall 2011 Dean’s List, defined by the amount of work completed at the A level in [...]
The Edmonds Public Schools Foundation, which raises money for students, teachers and schools in the Edmonds School District, has appointed Deborah Anderson as its new executive director. Before coming to the Foundation, Anderson was director of finance for the Snohomish County Workforce Development Council in Everett and Washington Vocational Services in Mountlake Terrace. She earned [...]
Alex Mercier certainly looks and sounds the part of a pop musician. But spend a few minutes talking with the 27-year-old Edmonds native, whose voice has been compared to that of James Blunt, and you realize that he is both practical and focused about his efforts to find success as a performer. Like most people [...]
Hans Lienesch, the Edmonds man who reviews ramen noodles on a daily basis and writes about it at ramenrater.com, on Sunday announced that he has reviewed his 600th bowl of noodles — Maruchan Beef Flavor Instant Ramen Noodle Soup. You can read our original story on the Ramen Rater here. You can also visit the [...]
For the 27th year, the Chomos family of Edmonds has been involved with the Thanksgiving dinner served the Saturday before Thanksgiving at the Matt Talbot Center in downtown Seattle. This year, six members of the family of the late Fred Chomos — who led the event for many years — were there to continue the [...]
Edmonds’ singer LeRoy Bell seemed like he might not last on “The X Factor” earlier this week, after tough comments from judges Simon Cowell, L.A. Reid, Paula Abdul and Nicole Scherzinger, our online partner The Seattle Times reported Friday. According to the Times, Reid spelled out his problem with Bell at the beginning of the [...]
By Lara Alexander This week, friends and family gathered to celebrate the 105th birthday of long-time Edmonds resident Hulda Humola. Ms. Humola was born on Nov. 5, 1906 in Meeker County, Minn., to immigrants parents from Finland. She was one of eight children, seven of whom lived into their 80s and 90s. Ms. Humola began [...]
Jessica Ketola, the Edmonds mother of four whose singing career was re-ignited when she sang with Sting at the Gorge a few years ago, will appear at a CD Release Concert Friday night, Nov. 18, in Seattle. The show will be at the historic Fremont Abbey, 4272 Fremont Ave. N., Seattle, with doors opening at [...]
Congratulations to Edmonds’ own LeRoy Bell, who received enough live audience votes on “The X-Factor” airing Thursday night to advance to the next round of the Fox network’s competitive singing show. We’ve included a video of Bell singing “I’m Already There” during the show. Good luck in the next round, LeRoy!
Story from our friends at Shoreline Area News By Victoria Rhoades, ND To say that Don Warner of Monsters, Moulage, and Mayhem does “Halloween Consultation,” is an understatement. The Edmonds man can deck someone out for Halloween – and do it really well! He can also do injury simulation for emergency preparedness drills, or do [...]
From our onine news partner The Seattle Times comes the news that 60-year-old LeRoy Bell of Edmonds is still alive on FOX’s competitive singing TV show “The X-Factor,” in a field of 12 acts. Currently split evenly between boys, girls, singers over 30 and multi-person groups — judged by Simon Cowell, Nicole Scherzinger, L.A. Reid [...]
From our online news partner The Seattle Times comes a link to the latest You Tube video of LeRoy Bell, the Edmonds man who is a contestant on FOX’s “The X-Factor.” According to the Times, Bell rolled out an understated version of Adele’s “Make You Feel My Love” on Sunday night’s show. Will it be [...]
Former Edmonds resident David A. Larson passed away Oct. 5 at the age of 60. Mr. Larson died in a car accident while driving on winding mountain roads near his home in Georgia, his brother Gary said. Mr. Larson was born April 18, 1951, in Seattle, but lived in Edmonds for most of his school [...]
Our online news partner The Seattle Times had this story Thursday on LeRoy Bell, the Edmonds man who is appearing on the “American Idol”-like TV show, “X-Factor.” We’ve posted a YouTube video of Bell’s initial appearance on “X-Factor” but as a follow-up to the Times story, he did move on to the next round, which [...]
Hans Lienesch, the Edmonds man who reviews ramen noodles on a daily basis and writes about it at ramenrater.com, announced that he has reached a milestone: on Friday, he reviewed his 500th bowl of noodles. The review was of Mexi-Ramen’s Soupless Ramen: Shallot Teriyaki flavor. “It had a decent flavor but a lackluster consistency,” Lienesch [...]
Chuck Woodbury, owner of Edmonds-based RVBookstore.com and an Edmonds resident, is touring Iceland via RV and writing about his experiences on his blog, RvIceland.com. We are posting his latest entry from Friday morning, but you are welcome to visit previous entries by following the link here. (FRIDAY MORNING): Time is going way too fast. I [...]
This Thursday, Sept. 1, is Japan Dolphin Day, an international protest against the start of dolphin hunting in Taiji, Japan. Elora Malama West, an Edmonds teen who spent three months in Taji last year documenting the dolphin killings, will be presenting to the Japanese consulate postcards she has collected from people worldwide protesting the annual [...]
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