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Carl F. Kurfess, commander of VFW post #8870, has announced the post will, once again, offer its Freedom Scholarship to graduating high school seniors.

Student qualifications include students having at least one sibling, parent, or grandparent who is a United States military veteran, and must live within the Edmonds and Mukilteo school districts.

Students who live within the boundaries of the districts but attend private schools or are home schooled are also eligible to apply for the scholarship. Each of the four scholarships will be in the amount of $1,500, and will be awarded to seniors...