The ribbon has been cut and Lynnwood’s newly expanded Rec Center is now open to the public.
The 16-month, $25 million renovation adds dozens of new and improved activities for people of all ages. Kids can clock their speed down the two water slides, float in the lazy river, play water basketball or volleyball, or get [...]
Entries from April 29th, 2011
New Rec Center now open to the public
April 29th, 2011 · No Comments · Community
Tags: Parks and Rec·Rec Center
Two officers dragged by suspect vehicle on I-5
April 29th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Crime
Two Lynnwood police special operations officers suffered minor injuries when they were dragged by a suspect’s vehicle on I-5. It happened Thursday night about 10 p.m.
The officers were trying to arrest a 27-year-old man on southbound I-5 just north of 220th Street SW. Police say the officers were dragged by the vehicle as the suspect [...]
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Ribbon cutting, free swimming today at new Lynnwood Rec Center
April 28th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Community
At 11:30 a.m. today, city officials will cut the ribbon and open the newly remodeled Rec Center. Free swimming and tours will be available between 1 – 3 p.m. and 6 – 8 p.m.
The renovation of the 33 year-old building, with a cost of $25 million, adds 16,000 square feet of new space with a [...]
Tags: Parks and Rec·Rec Center
Body found near Picnic Point County Park
April 27th, 2011 · No Comments · Community
A body has been found on the beach near Picnic Point County Park.
The Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office received a call shortly after 5 p.m. Wednesday from a train conductor who spotted a possible body washed ashore just south of the park. Deputies responded and found a man’s body on the beach.
“It appears he was washed [...]
New donut shop opening
April 27th, 2011 · No Comments · Business
You might have noticed a new sign for Henry’s Donuts on 196th near 44th. A banner outside the store says “coming soon,” although an opening date has not yet been announced.
Community Development Director Paul Krauss told us the renovation work is currently being reviewed for permitting.
There are Henry’s Donuts locations in Everett and [...]
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Wrong-way driver dies on I-5 off-ramp at 196th
April 27th, 2011 · No Comments · Transportation
A wrong-way driver was found dead on an I-5 off-ramp in Lynnwood last night.
According to our news partners at the Seattle Times, the 68-year-old man may have died from a medical problem before his car drifted off the the ramp and stopped without hitting any other cars, Trooper Mark Francis said.
Francis said the man appeared [...]
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Incumbent City Council members seeking re-election
April 27th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Politics
All four of the Lynnwood City Council members whose terms expire this year plan to seek re-election.
Ted Hikel, Jim Smith, Loren Simmonds and Ed dos Remedios told us they have already or will soon file their paperwork.
Smith, who’s been on the council since 1984, said Lynnwood deserves a council that can provide real leadership in [...]
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Lynndale Elementary has a reason to celebrate
April 26th, 2011 · No Comments · Education
In the northwest corner of Lynnwood, at the Best Little School in the Universe, miracles happen daily.
Lynndale Elementary is a school that, if one believes the statistics, should be among the most challenged. The free lunch population hovers at 49.3 percent, nearly 20 percent of the families are English Language Learners, and the number of [...]
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Martha Lake Elementary competing for a new playground
April 25th, 2011 · No Comments · Community
Martha Lake Elementary School is in the running for a new playground.
Students created a two-minute video to help raise money and remodel their outdated playground equipment. That video has been chosen as one of 10 finalists in a nationwide competition sponsored by the non-profit KaBOOM!
Now through May 10, you can vote for their video. The [...]
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New billboard aims to curb drunk driving
April 21st, 2011 · No Comments · Crime
Highway 99 in the Lynnwood area has been identified as a problem area for drunk driving. A new campaign hopes to change that.
A billboard has gone up on Highway 99 near the Mukilteo Speedway to warn people who might choose to drive while impaired. It’s one of six the Target Zero teams installed in Snohomish, [...]
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