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chuck-s-world
Keep your shirt on, and other advice
Remember when it used to be cold? Yeah. Seems like a long time ago. All black-and-white, when people said, “Hiya, fella!” a lot and listened to Rosemary Clooney.
city-government
‘Rolling quorum,’ ‘perceived improprieties’ again topic at meeting
The suggestion of “perceived improprieties” by City Council members, brought up by local business owner Don Hall at last week’s council meeting, has widened in scope.
State lawmaker: Taking a new approach with special needs offenders
In 2006, a 41-year-old man with developmental disabilities was arrested twice on charges of misdemeanor assault after his mother called 911. He spent 22 days in solitary confinement where he refused food and water and experienced serious damage to his physical and mental health.
County, United Way and WDC to host economic resource fair
The Snohomish County Executive Office, United Way of Snohomish County and the Workforce Development Council Snohomish County (WDCSC) are hosting a multi-day resource fair designed to offer assistance to families and individuals impacted by the current economic crisis.
Business leaders, Sen. Cantwell, call for end to reckless speculation
Business interests ranging from fuel dealers to farmers, manufacturers and trucking companies joined U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) today in calling on Congress to stand up to the big banks and get serious about reining in the reckless and greedy speculation that brought our economy to near collapse and is still driving up prices and stifling job growth for everyone.
columns/constant-curmudgeon
Change your companion every few years
How are computers and spouses similar? Let me count the ways.
columns/home-again
Today was the most spring-like of January days. It was chilly, yes, but nobody seemed to care. Spring was an attitude, a mood, not a temperature.
columns/john-kuller
Poor kid asked for an iron for Christmas
My young friend Carson, who just turned two in November, is getting to be quite a golf aficionado. But let me tell you about it. Seems that all summer he has been hanging with his grandpa Jurgen, at the Everett Golf and Country Club.
columns/mayors-column
In early January a house fire in the Seaview neighborhood took a woman’s life. It was tragic and heartbreaking, and my thoughts go out to her family.
columns/owen-at-large
We don’t need no stinking umbrellas
The Germans call it a regen-schirm. In Swahili, it is a mwavuli. It is referred to as a guarda chuva in Lisbon, a sateenvarjko in Helsinki. Japanese make reference to a koomorigsaa, and in Moscow it is referred to as a zonk. Perhaps only in Seattle is an annual civic festival celebrated under the symbol of a bumbershoot.
columns/worship
Get acquainted with the Good Shepherd now …
“The Lord is my Shepherd I shall not want. He makes me to lie down in green pastures.
community-features
We lose a legend in Ed Aliverti
Edmonds legend Ed Aliverti, 76, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 3, after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.
Edmonds Mural Society looking for artists
Looking to continue its celebration of the beauty, history and people of Edmonds, The Edmonds Mural Society is looking for artists submissions for 2-5 new murals to be created in the summer and early autumn of 2010.
Cascade Bank employees donate over $75,000 to benefit United Way
Cascade Bank, the principal operating subsidiary of Cascade Financial Corporation (Nasdaq: CASB), announced today that its employees donated more than $75,000 to benefit United Way of Snohomish County during the Bank’s annual eight-week joint fundraising campaign.
Edmonds resident new president of Sno-Isle Libraries Foundation board
Edmonds resident Chris Loos is the new president of the Sno-Isle Libraries Foundation Board.
Free tax prep and e-file at EdCC
Internal Revenue Service certified accounting volunteers will prepare and e-file income tax returns for U.S. citizens and residents with incomes of less than $40,000 at Edmonds Community College,
TOP Food & Drug Stores offering free prenatal vitamins, fluoride supplements
Prenatal vitamins, which contribute to the health of expectant mothers and their babies, are being offered for free at TOP Food & Drug stores.
Edmonds Lions Club raises $3,550 for Food Bank
At the Edmonds Lions Club January meeting, Peggy Kennedy, Edmonds Food Bank Director, was invited to come and receive the food bank raffle check.
City hosts community blood drive
The community is invited to donate life-saving blood at the community blood drive on Friday, February 5 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (closed from noon to 1 p.m.) in the parking lot of Petosa’s Family Grocer, 550 5th Ave. S. in downtown Edmonds.
For eager beach explorers, night-time beach walks are an adventure not to be missed!
Dog dies in Edmonds house fire
A small dog died in a fire that caused more than $100,000 damage to an Edmonds home Tuesday afternoon.
guest-view
Look who’s No. 1! Move over, AT&T and IBM
In the 1970s and early `80s, the most profitable company in the world was AT&T. On Jan. 1, 1984, as a result of a court-approved consent agreement, AT&T was broken up into eight companies.
letters
Don Hall blew the whistle on the City Council's cabal at Engel's Pub recently but his courageous act underscores an even more serious problem facing Edmonds: our need for an Official Edmonds Town Tattletale.
Levy affects more than schools
Thank you so much for your clear and informative article, "School replacement levy deemed 'important'", printed on January 28.
On February 9, voters in the Edmonds School District will make an important decision that will affect our quality of life and the health of our economy.
Editor: With all due respect to Washington State Law, I believe that Mr. Hall needs to stand down and lighten up!
Support Our future in education
It is important that you vote for the future of our children. Voting “Yes” on the upcoming Edmonds School District Levy keeps in place smaller class sizes, paraeducators, services for special needs students and support staff.
After watching President Barak Obama deliver his state of the union address, I turned the dial to Channel 21 to watch the telecast of the January 26 City Council meeting.
The current School Programs and Operations Levy, that was passed by the voters in 2006, authorized a levy to be collected for the four years ending in 2010.
obituaries
Ralph was born on May 7, 1944 in Spokane, Washington and died on January 16, 2010 while on vacation in Maui, Hawaii.
On February 2nd Sidney G. Hayman, Sr., 94, departed this life to his eternal home, surrounded by his family.
Bill Hjort October 21, 1941 – January 21, 2010
Bill Hjort died peacefully at home surrounded by his devoted and loving family following a long battle with cancer.
police
1-20 Animal 500 block Admiral Way A female was bitten in the right thigh area by a Lab type dog in the parking lot of Marina Beach.
school/school-news
Meadowdale gets second in jazz festival
The Meadowdale High School jazz band can swing it with the “big boys.” Meadowdale’s jazz band placed second in the AAA division of the 48th annual Clark College Jazz Festival last weekend at Clark College in Vancouver.
New web tool highlights local school budget cuts
A new Web tool allows local parents and voters to find out how much their local schools will lose under proposed budget cuts in Olympia.
school/students-in-the-news
3 Edmonds students make big time...
Three Edmonds residents and King’s High School seniors signed 2010 Division 1 soccer
Meadowdale turns out little dancers
Molly Todd is more into sports than dancing, but when her sister told her about Meadowdale High School’s dance clinic, she figured she’d give it a try.
stepping-out
Olympic Ballet Theatre performs – Peter and the Wolf, the Timeless Tale is Here!
Olympic Ballet Theatre (OBT) of Edmonds, is pleased to announce the return of a timeless tale, Peter and the Wolf, to a theatre near you.
‘Heart Shaped World’ art exhibit in Lynnwood
From February 12 – March 18, the Lynnwood Library Gallery will be presenting a special art exhibit by photographer Laurie Zak celebrating Valentines Day
Library features artwork by John Vandebrooke
The Edmonds Arts Commission is pleased to present an exhibit featuring encaustic paintings by John Vandebrooke.
Driftwood Players present Arcadia
The Edmonds Driftwood Players invite you to an evening of brilliantly innovative theater. Presenting “Arcadia” by Tom Stoppard.
Genevieve Tuck enjoyed painting on location, known as en plein air painting.