Edmonds resident Alicia Crank has been named executive director of Seattle CityClub. With the appointment, effective July 5. Crank becomes the fifth executive director since Seattle CityClub was founded in 1980. The nonprofit organization is dedicated to improving the region’s civic health. “I am beyond honored to have been selected as Seattle CityClub’s new executive director,”…
He’s going back. This time into the war zone – in Ukraine – to help save more abandoned pets. Edmonds resident Dan Fine is going back, though friends have told him: “I don’t know why you’re doing this… I don’t get it.” Fine and fellow Edmonds resident Tana Axtelle spent the month of April in…
“Welcome to the little log cabin. How can I help you?” Guests looking for everything from directions to a friendly conversation are met by this greeting at the Edmonds Visitor’s Center, run by the Edmonds Chamber of Commerce. Since 1975, the log cabin has served as a community gathering place and warm welcome into Edmonds,…
In early summer of 1977, Hotel California by the Eagles and Rumours by Fleetwood Mac were at the top of the charts, and the first Star Wars movie was the number-one film in the country. It was also when Earl Schuster opened the doors to his new insurance agency in Edmonds. A month after opening…
With her daughter Connie and granddaughter Daphne by her side, Myrta Klinkman scanned the menu at the Edmonds Waterfront Center’s Potlatch Bistro Friday as they waited the arrival of other family members to celebrate her 101st birthday. A resident of Richmond Beach since 1963, Klinkman (née Gesswein) has been a regular visitor and familiar face in…
The Foundation for Edmonds School District is hosting the Emily Hood Memorial Scholarship in honor of the 2020 Edmonds-Woodway High School student who died Feb. 28 from inoperable brain cancer. Described as “a treasured daughter, sister and friend,” Emily was a proud member of the Edmonds-Woodway Warriors girls wrestling team. Despite her diagnosis and prognosis, she…
Years ago, retired Edmonds School District Superintendent Nick Brossoit thought he might write a book. So, he squirreled away stories about growing up, about his mentors, about his 30-plus years as a teacher and ultimately superintendent. Brossoit has finally published that book. However, it would not be about all those things, but rather how the…
“It was a busy year for nominations,” said John Rutter, who headed up this year’s Edmonds Kiwanis Club Citizen of the Year selection committee. “We had about a dozen this time around; most years it’s about half that.” While evaluating these made more work for the committee than usual, according to Rutter, the group soon…
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Two Edmonds residents are now “on the ground” along the Polish-Ukrainian border following their first day helping rescue animals from the Russia-Ukraine war. Dan Fine and Tana Axtelle have just arrived in Przemyśl, Poland, where they will spend the next month working with Polish veterinarians to rescue and treat pets as well as farm animals…
A Lynnwood man playing the slot machine at Tulalip Resort Casino won the casino’s largest-ever jackpot — nearly $2.4 million — early Sunday morning. Jose Lopez, a self-employed painter, won the $2,369,748.95 payout shortly after midnight on March 20, eclipsing the resort casino’s previous jackpot record of $1,101,976.12. The jackpot is the largest known slot machine…
Updated with information about the celebration of life. Three years after her cancer diagnosis, Edmonds-Woodway High School alumnus and former Warrior wrestler Emily Hood has died. “February 28th, our beautiful baby girl made her way to heaven,” Emily’s mom Sharon Hood wrote on the GoFundMe site that had been set up to cover her daughter’s…
About to embark on the last year of his four-year term as Snohomish County Prosecutor, Edmonds resident Adam Cornell announced in November that he does not plan to seek reelection to the seat he has occupied since running unopposed in 2018, leaving the field wide open. (Edmonds resident and current Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Jason Cummings…
Paddling a traditional Coast Salish open canoe through 144 miles of the Salish Sea is not an adventure everyone would savor. “We had several 4 a.m. wakeup calls, and on some days we paddled for eight or nine hours,” explained Edmonds’ Diana White as she recalled her experiences this past August taking part in the…
Jimmy Buffett sang it best in his song Coastal Confessions, which goes like this: “I believe that down on the beach Where the seagulls preach- Is where the Chinese buried the truth- So, I dig in the sand…” Jimmy might as well have been singing about Bob Bitner — a beachcomber,…
Edmonds resident Alicia Crank has received a Shero award from the National Organization for Women Seattle chapter. The award, according to the Seattle NOW website, is “an annual celebration that honors remarkable women for their outstanding accomplishments and advocacy for women’s rights throughout their community and beyond.” The awards were presented virtually on Sunday, Oct….
A fundraiser has been launched to cover the funeral expenses for a 60-year-old Snohomish man who was shot to death Sept. 26 at a Chevron gas station at 148th Street Southwest and Highway 99 in unincorporated Lynnwood. According to the account of the incident on the GoFundMe page, the victim — Tejpal Singh — “was opening…
Edmonds resident Lisa Herb has been leading an effort to help women leaders from Afghanistan “find a path to a new future” after their country fell into the hands of the Taliban last month. A Seattle-based attorney, Herb founded the Alliance for International Women’s Rights (AIWR), in 2005. The organization has worked with women and…
Kyle Joseph Walde, 16, was recently acknowledged during a BSA Court of Honor for achieving his Eagle Scout rank. The son of Robert and Sheile Walde of Edmonds, Kyle is a member of Troop 304, which is chartered by the Rotary Club of Lynnwood. He was awarded the rank of Eagle Scout on Feb. 6,…
The City of Edmonds is inviting the community to help raise funds to purchase a wildlife viewing scope for the Edmonds Marsh in honor of the late Bill Anderson, beloved wildlife photographer and advocate for marsh preservation. Donations will be accepted by the city’s Department of Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Services Sept. 10-Oct. 31, with…
It seems everyone in town knows Patty and Veronica, the stalwart counter workers at the downtown Edmonds Post Office. No matter what your postal needs, they’re right there every day, weighing packages, selling stamps, advising on everything from shipping methods to postal insurance, and more. But that’s about to end, as the inseparable duo plans…
A group of Edmonds neighbors on Saturday bid a fond farewell to their mail carrier of more than 37 years, Jeff Everson. During his last day on the Edmonds route, neighbors from the 500 block of 6th Avenue South and Magnolia Lane gathered to wish Everson well, greeting him with a signed banner and hugs….
Edmonds resident Jolie Elliott, 19, of Troop 319 recently became the first female member of Scouts BSA (Boy Scouts of America) Salish Sea District to achieve the organization’s highest rank of Eagle Scout. While she can appreciate that distinction, Elliott said she’s even more happy that other young women will soon be joining her in…
“I love this job,” beamed Todd Hoover as he wound up his final week delivering mail in downtown Edmonds, where he’s known for his infectious smile, positive attitude and walking his route in official U.S. Postal Service shorts every day of the year, rain, snow, sleet or hail. Retiring Saturday after 40 years carrying letters…
