The Snohomish County’s Veterans Homelessness Committee invites the community to join in honoring and remembering those who have tragically lost their lives while experiencing homelessness at the 2023 Annual Homeless Memorial Vigil, with an emphasis on veterans. According a news release, this event is scheduled for 5:15 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 21, at the county’s outdoor…
Since 2019, Lynnwood resident Patrick Crosby has been honoring Gold Star families and military veterans who were killed in action with a Christmas tree memorial on his front yard at 6406 208th St. S.W. In previous events, families and individuals had submitted photos, cards and letters to him which were then adorned on the tree….
Edmonds-based Operation Military Family and Comcast said they are continuing their partnership to bridge the digital divide among veterans, including working with and supporting several other veterans organizations in Washington state. According to a news release, Comcast will donate $20,000 and 100 laptops to Operation Military Family to help address the needs of veterans and…
Heroes Café in Shoreline was privileged on Oct. 10 to host Avis Schwab, a Peace Corps volunteer and Donut Dolly, who lives in Edmonds. She reminisced about her service as a Donut Dolly in Vietnam from 1967 to 1968. This story first appeared in Shoreline Area News and is republished here with permission. In 1967,…
It was a Veterans Day observance like no other, as an estimated 150 people — veterans, elected officials and community members — gathered at the Edmonds Veterans Plaza Saturday to honor two men who were the driving force behind its creation. “Today we honor Army veteran Jim Traner, who passed away earlier this year, and…
Hundreds of veterans and their families were the guests of honor at Friday’s first Heroes Among Us event sponsored by the Lynnwood Event Center and City of Lynnwood. The event treated attendees to lunch and cake between visits to the Veterans Resource Fair, which provided veterans with information about valuable assistance available to them. The…
Edmonds-based VFW Post 8870 will be hosting a 1 p.m. ceremony on Veterans Day — Saturday, Nov. 11 — at the Edmonds Veterans Plaza to dedicate newly inscribed concrete benches to honor the late Jim Traner and Post member Ron Clyborne. Both men were instrumental in fundraising efforts for the Edmonds Veterans Plaza, which was…
U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen will host an in-person veterans forum in Everett Nov. 8 and a veterans telephone town hall Nov. 9. The forums and telephone town hall are opportunities for veterans to receive updates on legislation benefiting them and their families and to get answers to questions about the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA),…
The City of Mill Creek is hosting its annual Veterans Day Ceremony and Parade on Friday, Nov. 10. The parade, sponsored by Amazon, begins at 11 a.m., winding through Mill Creek Town Center from L.A. Fitness (15024 Main St.) south to City Hall (15728 Main St.), and will last about one hour. The parade will…
The Edmonds Daybreakers Rotary Club during its Tuesday, Oct. 3 meeting will hear about the Lynnwood-based Northwest Veterans Museum. The mission and purpose of the museum is to honor and perpetuate the legacy of military veterans and educate the public — especially youth — about the sacrifices made by the men and women who served…
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Edmonds-based Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8870 is again sponsoring its student essay contest, which is open for all students residing in the Edmonds and Mukilteo School Districts. Students attending private schools or being home-schooled are eligible to enter the contest. The Youth Essay Program is for students in grades 3-5. It requires an essay,…
Edmonds American Legion Post 66 recently elected new officers for the 2023-2024 term. Elected to take their positions on July 1 were Commander: Dan Mullene; 1st Vice Commander: Les Abel; 2nd Vice Commander: Gary Walderman; Sergeant at Arms: Dick Thomas; Chaplain: Bill Neal; and Finance Officer: Jim Traner. The position of Adjutant remains open. American Legion…
The Edmonds Peter Puget Chapter of the Daughters of The American Revolution recently donated American flags to the nonprofit organization Support 7. The flags will be used to honor veterans at death scenes. Founded in 1981, Lynnwood-based Support 7 is a team of trained volunteers that supports victims and survivors of trauma and crisis…
The 2022 Edmonds Citizen of the Year, Michael Reagan, whose work to create portraits of fallen heroes has gained worldwide recognition, was honored Thursday during an Edmonds Chamber of Commerce luncheon at Thai Cottage restaurant. Reagan’s efforts through his Fallen Heros Project resulted in his selection in 2015 to receive the Citizens National Medal of…
An estimated 300 people gathered at the Edmonds Memorial Cemetery on Monday morning to honor, pay tribute and give thanks to those who were wounded and who lost their lives defending our country, our democracy and our constitution. “Today we are giving particular focus to not just the fallen, but to our combat wounded…
Two Memorial Day events are scheduled for Monday, May 29 in Edmonds. The first ceremony will start at 11 a.m. at the Edmonds Memorial Cemetery and Columbarium, 100th Avenue West and 15th Street Southwest. This year’s speaker is Retired Marine Corporal Robert Oliverez Jr., National Junior Vice Commander of the Military Order of the Purple Heart….
While Edmonds VFW Post 8870 members will participate in the May 29th Memorial Day ceremony starting at 11 a.m. at the Edmonds Cemetery, the post will also hold a second short ceremony that day at Edmonds Veterans Plaza, starting at 1:30 p.m. The featured speaker will be Retired Marine Corporal Robert Oliverez Jr., National Junior…
The annual Memorial Day ceremony at the Edmonds Memorial Cemetery is a meaningful and moving event. It takes place this year on Monday, May 29, at 11 a.m. All members of the community are welcome and asked to attend. When Edmonds Mayor Mike Nelson proclaimed Edmonds a “Purple Heart City” late last year, the members…
On Friday and Saturday, May 26-27, Edmonds’ Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8870 will continue its Memorial Day weekend tradition of distributing the “Buddy Poppy” — this year at three locations. The VFW Post never sells the Buddy Poppy — it is offered freely to all to wear in honor of the fallen. The post…
Edmonds College will host its 10th annual Memorial Day Ceremony both in person and virtually on Thursday, May 25. The public ceremony will start at 2 p.m. at the college’s Black Box Theatre. At 2:45 p.m., guests will be led to the Boots to Books Monument for an assembly of the Battlefield Cross and a…
Heroes’ Café Director Gary Walderman of Edmonds was honored by the Seattle Mariners last month for the work the Lynnwood-based organization does to honor, celebrate and assist local veterans. The award was made during the Mariners’ Salute to Service Night April 22. A U.S. Air Force veteran, Walderman was nominated by Edmonds resident Monica McNeal…
Members of the Edmonds Cemetery and Columbarium Board invite the public to attend the annual Memorial Day Observance on Monday, May 29. The event will take place at 11 a.m. at the Edmonds Memorial Cemetery and Columbarium, 100th Avenue West and 15th Street Southwest. The event will take place rain or shine and is approximately one…
Puget Sound-area veterans engaged in art therapy are encouraged to submit entries for the upcoming “Painting Away the Trauma II” art exhibition presented by WA AmeriCorps Vet Corps and Shoreline Community College on Wednesday, April 26. Free and open to the public, the event is hosted by Shoreline Community College’s Veteran & Military Student Services…
VFW Post 8870 is once again offering its Freedom Scholarship to graduating high school seniors. To qualify, a student must have at least one sibling, parent or grandparent who is a U.S. military veteran and must also reside within the boundaries of either the Edmonds or Mukilteo school district. Students who live in school district…
The veteran community is invited to a Women Veterans Forum from 9-10 a.m. and a Veterans Town Hall from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 1 at the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Vancouver, Washington. This double event is being sponsored by the Washington State Governor’s Veterans Affairs Advisory Committee (VAAC) and the…
