Five Edmonds-area high school students have been awarded scholarships of $3,000 each from the Lynnwood Rotary Club based on their academic and vocational achievements. Those honored are Edmonds-Woodway High School students Katelin Kobuke, Sophie Shanshory, Srip Ouk and Isabelle Yalowicki and Meadowdale High School student (and My Edmonds News columnist) Caitlin Plummer. Funding for the scholarship... »
By Janette Turner “When I was falling in with the wrong kids,” said Rick Steves recently, reflecting on his youth, “my parents moved me to Edmonds.” Having a safe place to grow up is something Steves wants to pass along to others. It’s why he donated money and worked with Edmonds Rotary and the YWCA in the past decade to create Trinity Place transitional housing in Lynnwood for homeless women and ... »
The Edmonds Daybreakers Rotary Club on Tuesday, April 16 will welcome Shelley White, LMHC, who will talk about the violence prevention program she offers to girls and women. White will also provide a brief demonstration of the skills she teaches. The breakfast meeting will begin at approximately 7 a.m. at the Edmonds Yacht Club on the Edmonds waterfront. Those interested in attending should call T... »
The American Association of University Women Edmonds Branch will hold the Annual Tea and Fundraiser at 1 p.m. March 9 at Trinity Lutheran Church, 6215 196th St. S.W. Proceeds will benefit scholarships for local young women in the Edmonds School District, and branch activities. In addition to tea, there will be a Supercalifragilistic Vintage Fashion Show, stories of local women from Betty Lou Gaeng... »
By Janette Turner “There’s a new energy in town,” said Mayor Earling at today’s monthly Edmonds Chamber of Commerce lunch meeting. “All the restaurants are busy in the evening,” said Earling, and it’s getting harder to find late afternoon parking on Main Street. These are positive economic signs, ones the Mayor will revisit in his State of the City address on March 13, 8:30-9:30 a.m., at Wade Jame... »
Friends of the Edmonds Library will host a talk by author Mary Daheim on Thursday, Feb. 28, in the library’s Plaza room. Daheim will discuss her latest historical romance and mystery novels at 1:30 p.m., after the 1 p.m. coffee social. The regular business meeting follows. To learn more, visit the Friends’ website. »
The month of February is childhood cancer awareness month and the Edmonds Kiwanis Club is participating in a fundraiser aimed at helping resesarcher understand, treat and control childhood cancer. Donations checks should be made out to The Kiwanis Club of Edmonds Charitable Foundation, designated for KCCP, and mailed to P.O. Box, 221, Edmonds, WA 98020 »
The Chamber Arts Committee invites the public to fill out a nomination for the Chamber Arts Awards to say, “Thank You,” to the individuals and organizations supporting the arts in Edmonds. Nominations are due by this Thursday, Feb. 14. Many businesses in Edmonds have provided leadership in support for the arts – which ones are your heroes? Is there a business you know of that has contributed to s... »
The Edmonds Chamber of Commerce is hosting Matt Cail of Super Charge Marketing on Wednesday, from 5:30 – 7 p.m., at Edmonds City Hall Brackett Meeting Room. This free event is part of the Chamber’s 425 Launch Entrepreneurs’ Forum, and will provide social media best practices. For more information, see the Chamber website. »
An open house was held Sunday at 6402 208th St. S.W., Lynnwood, for a home built by Edmonds School District students with the help of the Lynnwood Rotary Foundation. Staging was provided SISTERS staging business, and co-owner Diana Young provided this update on the project and her family’s contribution: “Staging these Rotary Club sponsored/ESD built homes has become our way to give bac... »
The Edmonds Kiwanis Club, which sponsors the annual Edmonds Citizen of the Year award, on Tuesday presented a special gift to the family of the late Mary Van Meter, the 2012 winner. Ms. Van Meter’s husband A.P. and daughter Christie were on hand to accept a portrait of their late wife and mother, which had been sketched by Greg Urban. The presentation was made by Edmonds Kiwanis Club Preside... »
By Janette Turner The first of December came as a great relief to the thousands of NaNoWriMo participants around the world. For folks in the know, the name stands for national novel writing month, which encourages participants to pen 50,000 words in thirty days. This year, Kim Votry of EPIC Group led area writers through the process, which ended with refreshments at the Edmonds Library. Here are t... »
Eight members of Alderwood-Terrace Rotary Club travelled 5,200 miles to Cusco, Peru to build a playground in a remote village 30 miles outside of the city. The $10,000 project was paid for by the club as part of its international service commitment. The playground — including a swing set, climbing structure and a slide and tunnel system — was installed at the school in Ancahuasi, Peru ... »
Members of the Rotary Club of Edmonds Daybreakers traveled to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico this month to assist area residents. The Rotary volunteers completed much-needed repairs to a community center in Rincon de Guayabitos, on Jaltemba Bay north of Puerto Vallarta. They also made visits to many small schools. Rotary Club is donating money for a new school roof in the settlement of El Tonino and for ... »
The Edmonds Arts Festival Foundation provided the following update of their latest grants. Many art projects in Edmonds School District classrooms begin with the award of a Visual Arts Idea Grant from Edmonds Arts Festival Foundation. Each fall, teachers are invited to apply for financial assistance for visual arts related projects and curriculum based programming. Of the thirty-four applications ... »
The Friends of the Edmonds Library will meet Thursday, Nov. 15 at 1 p.m. in the Plaza Room of the Edmonds Public Library starting with a social time and light lunch. Election of officers and reviewing the budget for the coming year will be on the agenda for the business meeting at 1:30 p.m. For more information, visit the website. »
Shae Reischling of Embellished studio welcomed EPIC’s Monday morning writing group and guest speaker Lisa Costantino. Using her book, “Maiden’s Veil,” as an example, Costantino discussed manuscript polishing and read from earlier drafts to show character and story development. Costantino will sign copies of her book at the Edmonds Bookshop on Saturday at noon. And Embellish... »
Writers are often so quiet their activities can only be glimpsed years later in the form of a book. But the writers who started EPIC Group are out to change all that by creating a local nonprofit organization that blazes trails to help folks who “create, communicate and connect.” According to Janette Turner, EPIC’s newly elected President, the nonprofit was formed because “Write on the Sound is a ... »
Alderwood-Terrace Rotary Club is saluting community veterans at its Nov. 9 meeting at Swedish-Edmonds Hospital, starting at 7:30 a.m. Selected Veterans will share stories and observations of their military experiences, and all visiting veterans will be invited to give details regarding where and when they served. Members of Alderwood-Terrace Rotary represent many businesses around the community. T... »
Are you a resident of Edmonds with a passion for the arts and a willingness to volunteer your time on a working board? The City of Edmonds Arts Commission is seeking applicants to serve a four year term. The application deadline is December 3rd at 5:00 pm. The Arts Commission is made up of seven Edmonds residents who serve staggered 4-year terms. By ordinance, four of these positions must be fil... »
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