The first-ever Puget Sound Platinum Showcase is coming to the Verve Ballroom in Lynnwood on Sunday, May 19. The event features some of the top ballroom dancers in the Northwest. Competitors will have a chance to practice without judges, while the noncompetitive social dancer will be able to show their progress in their dancing. Doors will open at 3 p.m. with dancing to start at 3:30 p.m. with Inte... »
Three Parks and Recreation Boardmembers were reappointed at the City Council meeting on May 13. Michael Megill, Dave Swan and Kris Hildebrandt all were reappointed for three-year terms expiring May 31, 2016. The other members of the Parks and Recreation Board include Noah Cheek, Dave Gilbertson, Nick Aldrich and Christopher Bluford. »
Our news partner, The Seattle Times, updates the story on the Lynnwood man currently being held by the North Korean government. A North Korean academic says an American sentenced to 15 years’ hard labor has called his family and urged Washington to push for his amnesty. Read the story here. »
Food Revolution Snohomish County, a movement aimed at encouraging growing, cooking, preserving, and eating real and healthy food, for the second year is bringing the free Celebration of Food Festival to the Lynnwood Convention Center from 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Sunday, May 19. “This event brings together people who are passionate about delicious, local, wholesome food,” said organizer Chris Hudyma. “Farm... »
The Skandia Folkdance Society hosts a dance/concert at 7:30 p.m., May 17 at the Cedar Valley Grange. Jerry Walsh and Judy Patterson will teach Slängpolska fr. Enånger at 7:30. At 8:30, the Seattle Skandia Spelmanslag will open the evening with their repertoire of favorites, and Hale Bill and the Bopps will round out the night. Admission is $10 (Skandia members, $7); kids, free. For more Informatio... »
Incumbent Edmonds School District Director Ann McMurray has filed for reelection to the No. 2 position, according to the Snohomish County Auditor’s Office. Leticia (Leti) Solis has filed for the Edmonds School District Director No.4 position, which currently is held by Susan Phillips. Four candidates have filed for Fire District 1 Commissioner Position No. 1. The four are incumbent Commissio... »
Lynnwood Police Detectives are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect in a theft at a Lynnwood pawn shop. The theft occurred just after 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 11, in the 19800 block of Highway 99 in Lynnwood. No one was hurt after a woman walked into the pawn shop, asked to see some jewelry from the display case then grabbed two trays filled with rings and ran out of the s... »
Sound Storage of Lynnwood is having its grand opening from 4-7 p.m. Thursday, May 16. This free community event features wine, beverages and food. The ribbon cutting ceremony will be at 5:30PM and there will be a storage unit treasure hunt with prizes. Sound Storage is located at at 16429 20th Ave. W. in Lynnwood. Sound Storage of Lynnwood offers storage for items such as bikes, recreational equip... »
Edmonds Community College has received an award of $1.87 million from the U.S. Department of State to administer the Community College Initiative program to provide professional training and degrees to students from South Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Near East. Edmonds Community College, as the lead college, has partnered with Whatcom Community College and Pierce College to create the North... »
Former councilmember Ruth Ross has filed for Lynnwood City Council Position No. 3, according to the Snohomish County Auditor’s Office. Ian Cotton, Maria Ambalada and Douglas Lovitt also have filed to run for Position No.3, which is currently held by councilmember Kerri Lonergan-Dreke. She was elected to the council in 2009. »
The first official day of candidate filings saw nine individuals officially running for office in Lynnwood. Current councilmember Mark Smith and Nicola Smith have filed to run for mayor. Two-term Mayor Don Gough was first elected mayor in 2005 and then reelected in 2009. Former councilmember Jim Smith and Shirley Sutton have filed to run for City Council Position No. 2, which Mark Smith currently ... »
Nicola Smith has filed for mayor, according to the Snohomish County Auditor’s office. Smith is joined current councilmember Mark Smith. Current Mayor Don Gough was elected in 2005 and reelected in 2009. Filing for City Council Position No.2, Mark Smith’s seat, is Shirley Sutton. She joins former councilmember Jim Smith. »
Current Lynnwood City Councilmember Mark Smith has filed to run for mayor with the Snohomish County Auditor’s Office. Smith was first elected to City Council Position No. 2 in 2005. Two other individuals have filed for City Council Position No. 3, currently held by Kerri Lonergan-Dreke. Maria Ambalada and Douglas Lovitt have joined Ian Cotton in filing for the seat. »
Candidates may officially start filing for offices at 9 a.m. Monday, May 13 and continue through 4 p.m. Friday, May 17. The city of Lynnwood will elect a mayor and three councilmembers. Current Mayor Don Gough was elected in 2005 and reelected in 2009. Councilmember M. Christopher Boyer was appointed to Position No. 1 in 2012. Councilmember Kerri Lonergan-Dreke was elected to Position No. 3 in 200... »
Professional billards player Richard “Rich the Hat” Geiler will be putting on a trick shot show at 2 p.m., May 17 at the Alderwood Boys and Girls Club. Geiler has been playing pocket billiards for over 50 years and is a big supporter of the Alderwood Boys & Girls Club. In 1993, He was ranked 32nd in the world by the Men’s Professional Billards Tour. Geiler previously owned an... »
Are you interested in learning more about Arab culture, including language, art, music, and history? Edmonds Community College’s Arabic Club hosts an Arab Fest from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesday, May 14, in the lobby of Brier Hall on campus. The event is free and open to the public. There will be a number of items for sale, such as Middle Eastern-themed books and T-shirts with Arabic calligraphy spelling... »
Our news partner, the Seattle Times, continues coverage of the Lynnwood man being held by North Korea. North Korea delivered its most in-depth account yet of the case against a Korean-American sentenced to 15 years’ hard labor, accusing him late Thursday of smuggling in inflammatory literature and trying to establish a base for anti-Pyongyang activities at a border city hotel. Read more here... »
The Lynnwood Book Club will discuss “Started Early, Took My Dog” at 7 p.m., May 13 at the Lynnwood Library. In Kate Atkinson’s book, Jackson (semiretired at 50) is doing some private detective work and trying to come to grips with his personal life, which includes a teenage daughter from his first marriage, a son with a former lover, and a second wife who stole his savings. Jacks... »
Explore the world of herbs with Master Gardener Georgene Ranney at 7 p.m., May 9 at the Lynnwood Library. Ranney will discuss the variety of uses of herbs including ground covers, borders, flowering displays, scented pathways, privacy hedges, and dried aromatics. The program will be held in the large meeting room. »
Our news partner, the Seattle Times, continues to follow the plight of Kenneth Bae, a Korean-American from Washington who was sentenced last week to 15 years of hard labor for committing “hostile acts” against the North Korean government. North Korea said Sunday it would not use the imprisoned Lynnwood man as a political bargaining chip, rejecting the possibility of allowing any prominent American... »
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