The Edmonds City Council Tuesday night approved a master permit for Cingular Wireless to install small-cell wireless facilities in the city, but also asked to take another look at a council-approved ordinance from 2019 governing the asethetics of such structures. In other action, the council agreed to add Juneteenth as a paid holiday for city…
The City of Edmonds Walkable Main Street program is returning this weekend — Saturday and Sunday, June 19-20. Main Street will be closed from 6th to 3rd avenues, starting at 8 a.m. Saturdays and reopening before 8 a.m. Mondays. Vehicle U-turns will continue to be allowed around the downtown Edmonds Fountain, with clear pedestrian pathways…
Edmonds musician Nick Baker is known to many for his support of seniors — bringing music, piano and vocals to them and lifting spirits. What is less well known is that in pre-COVID times, Baker has also traveled the world with a performance band called United by Music North America. Baker will once again takes…
Helen Louise Wick Passed peacefully on June 12th, 2021 at The Gardens of Marysville, Wa., less than eight weeks after the death of her husband, Carl. They were married for more than seventy-four years. Helen was born to Florence M. (nee Dickert) and Charles O. Getgen on October 1st, 1925 in Williamsport, PA. She grew…
The Foundation for Edmonds School District will be running its free summer meals program at four sites Mondays through Thursdays from June 28 through Aug. 26. Three of the sites will have exercise play programming as well as grab-and-go meals. Meals are free for kids ages 1-18 and exercise play is open for free to kids…
Washington’s average annual wage grew by 10.1% in 2020 to $76,741, according to the state Employment Security Department—representing the largest percentage increase in the average annual wage year over year on record. The average annual wage is calculated only using wages from those in the workforce that are covered by unemployment insurance. The average weekly…
Dear Editor: Recently the Edmonds City Council has discussed eliminating the Edmonds Salary Commission, comprised of five citizens nominated by the mayor and confirmed by the city council. Their role is to convene every two years to review and make binding salary and benefits recommendations for the city’s elected positions of mayor and council. The…
When the little village of Edmonds incorporated as a fourth-class town in August of 1890, even though there had been some hard times, the residents must have been filled with hope that the final decade of the 19th century would bring prosperity, growth and some needed culture to their community. Certainly, at 5 o’clock in…
Editor: I am surprised by the Edmonds City Council reviewing the salary commission after just reinstating the Salary Commission Ordinance in 2016 for the 2017 and 2019 sessions; this was after disbanding it in 2014 after a long history of having one in place. In the end, the reason we have a salary commission is…
The Verdant Health Commission has released a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for the CHronic-Utilizer Alternative Response Team (CHART) program leadership. Since 2017, the CHART program has been administered by the Verdant Health Commission in partnership with health care, human services, fire/EMS, and law enforcement organizations. Verdant seeks an organization to take a leadership role in…
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Edmonds Driftwood Players have awarded 2021 scholarships to students who have been active in local, college and professional theatre The 2021 recipient of the Ralph Eaton Technical Theatre Scholarship is Cami Taliaferro-Barber, a theatre production student who will be attending Cornish College of the Arts. The $500 Ralph Eaton Technical Theatre Scholarship was started in 2011…
Eltana Bagels delivers new colorful version: Their rainbow bagels are usually available only in-store on weekends but they are now making them available for all our neighborhood delivery customers. These are extremely popular with kids and also just in time to celebrate Pride month in June. You can add them to your neighborhood delivery order…
Edmonds’ Holy Rosary School will be holding its closing ceremony on Wednesday, June 16 at 10 a.m. on the church front lawn. All parents are invited to attend this end-of-school celebration.
Your firm survived 2020. Now you may be asking yourself, when will the economy return to pre-pandemic levels? Will it be this fall? A year from now? Longer? Until the economy fully emerges from the pandemic, small businesses can help one another stay afloat. By collaborating with other like-minded firms, your business can find creative…
As we all know, the past 16 months have been a challenge for our downtown business community, and Ed! (Edmonds Downtown Alliance)—an organization created for, funded by and overseen by member businesses—has been working hard to support it. Supporting and promoting local is the reason Ed! exists. Not heard of Ed!? We are the local…
A celebration of Life Gathering will be held for Gordon Kenneth Bartol Thursday, July 8, 2021 at the Edmonds Yacht Club from 2PM – 4 PM Gordon Kenneth Bartol, a longtime Edmonds School District teacher and administrator, passed away peacefully on January 13, 2021 with his loving partner Penny Todd at his side. Through a short…
The Edmonds Rotary Club announced today the return of Edmonds Oktoberfest, scheduled for Sept. 24-25 at Frances Anderson Center field in downtown Edmonds. This will be the second in-person version of Edmonds Oktoberfest, as last year’s fundraiser was virtual, due to the pandemic. The 2019 event was the first event of its kind in the area,…
Continued deliberation and potential action on a master permit application from New Cingular Wireless to install small-cell wireless facilities in city rights of way are among the items on the Tuesday, June 15 Edmonds City Council agenda. While New Cingular’s current plans do call for the small cells to house 4G technology, wireless representatives admitted…
Are you a South Snohomish County resident who drives to Shoreline for that weekend dump run? Starting June 16, you’ll have to prove you live in King County to use the nearby Shoreline Transfer Station. King County Solid Waste said they will begin enforcing an existing rule that requires all self-haul customers to verify they…
The Edmonds School District is hosting its Back to School Fair Aug. 11-13, and is asking families to register by June 25 to reserve free school supplies, medical checkups, dental screenings and sports physicals Families must be enrolled for the 2021-2022 school year to participate. Register in advance and learn more on the event website: bit.ly/ESDB2S…
The City of Lynnwood has extended the deadline to June 21 for an online open house survey regarding its draft Connect Lynnwood Active and Accessible Transportation Plan. City staff would like input from anyone who lives or works in, bikes or walks through Lynnwood. You can visit the online open house here or copy and…
Summer reading time! We will begin with staff-recommended summer reads, and then add links to a few fantastic lists to keep you in books clear into fall. You may define “summer reading” any way you wish: A fun/light read. Doesn’t matter if you are interrupted by other fun… it’s easy to pick up where you…
Standing 316 feet tall with a 240-foot outreach boom, four new cranes destined for Seattle Harbor’s Terminal 5 passed by Edmonds Sunday morning. Traveling on the vessel Zhen Hua 36, the cranes departed Shanghai on Sunday, May 23. Built by ZPMC (Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.), the cranes will be among the largest on the…
Good news: The Russian tortoise missing in the Westgate area has been found. Westgate neighborhood resident Ann Meyring had been missing her pet tortoise, Bug, since June 2. But on Saturday — more than a week later — Meyring found her by the back door.
Here is the latest installment of Poet’s Corner, presented by the Edmonds-based EPIC Poetry Group. Letting Go the Grail It’s the soft giving up of everything the chipped cup from your grandmother’s wedding the framed kindergarten painting by your younger son a drawer full of cords and wire too full to close A life’s work of…
June 1 23600 block Highway 99: Edmonds police took custody of a warrant suspect who was located and arrested by Shoreline police. 23600 block 84th Avenue West: A catalytic converter was stolen from a vehicle overnight. 9500 block 244th Street Southwest: Police responded to a harassment complaint regarding a man following a woman and making…
If you visited a dozen websites and read hundreds of reviews just to decide on which toaster oven to purchase, then how about when it comes time to select a home remodeler? That remodeler will be doing a significant amount of work to your biggest investment: your home. So choosing the right one is a…
On our kitchen table, there is a piece of foam core with rows of different color Post-its, one Post-it per item needing to be done for school this next week and another set of rows for To-dos, Works in Progress, and my favorite row, “Dunzo.” Our current design is based on Kanban, which is a…
The following Edmonds School District staff were honored in June as Rotary Club of Alderwood-Terrace Educators of the Month: College Place Middle School Hannah Eggeling, multi-language teacher “Hannah is courageous, compassionate and takes necessary steps to ensure student growth over time,” Principal Andrea Collins said. “She is kind and emulates a true passion for teaching…
The Woodway Center is the new name for school opening in September 2021 to serve incoming kindergarteners who live in Edmonds’ Sherwood and Westgate Elementary School boundaries. Located in southeast Edmonds, the center will open in the former Woodway Elementary School building. It will be the new home to: Kindergarten (eight classrooms planned) Serves kindergarteners in the Sherwood…
June 14, 2021 7:00 pm I. CALL TO ORDER II. FLAG SALUTE III. CONSENT AGENDA A. Approval of Agenda B. Approval of June 1, 2021 Meeting Minutes C. Approval of Payments D. Approval of Executive Director Contract Amendment IV. PUBLIC COMMENTS (For any issues not already on the Agenda; 3 minute limit) V. POSSIBLE ACTION…
U.S. Senator Patty Murray on Friday announced that Community Transit is one of five Washington state agencies that will receive new Capital Investment Grant (CIG) Small Start program awards administered by the Federal Transportation Administration for transit projects. The funding for the awards comes from the American Rescue Plan. Community Transit will receive a $6.5…
Looking for a unique Father’s Day gift? The Edmonds Historical Museum reminds the community that they are selling personalized paver bricks for the Museum Plaza, located at 118 5th Ave. N. in downtown Edmonds. According to Ann Wood, who is coordinating brick sales, the museum can provide a gift certificate informing the recipient about the…
The Washington State Transportation Commission will hold a work session next week to select its ferry fare increase proposal and discuss specific toll rate increases for the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, the State Route 99 tunnel, and the State Route 520 floating bridge. The special meeting will take place from 10 a.m. to noon, Tuesday, June…
Edmonds author Kizzie Jones featured at Sound Styles for June Art Walk We have an exciting downtown event coming up soon. Local author Kizzie Jones will be highlighted in the June Art Walk and Art View Sound Styles Window Display featuring Dog Walking Fashion. Kizzie’s book, A Tall Tale About Dachshunds in Costumes: How More Dogs…
Boys Basketball Edmonds-Woodway defeated Shorewood 73-53 No Details Reported Records: Edmonds-Woodway 4-6; Shorewood 3-6 End of season Shorecrest defeated Meadowdale 71-61 Shorecrest scorers: Elijah Johnson 25, Devon Nehring 16, Newton Pepple 12, Hayden Bohag 11, Kai Cannady 3, Manolo Roque 2, Keaine Silimon 2 Meadowdale scorers: Leo Baquian 14, Aiden Bloomquist 14, Jeremy Kim 11, Isaac Braxton…
