He’s going back. This time into the war zone – in Ukraine – to help save more abandoned pets. Edmonds resident Dan Fine is going back, though friends have told him: “I don’t know why you’re doing this… I don’t get it.” Fine and fellow Edmonds resident Tana Axtelle spent the month of April in…
California State University – Northridge senior and Lynnwood resident Vivian Rhodes figured after 12 days of waiting to hear back from CBS Television Studios regarding its Star Trek Command Training Program, she once again had not been chosen for the extremely competitive internship. “They told me I would hear back in 10 days,” Rhodes said….
The Foundation for Edmonds School District is hosting the Emily Hood Memorial Scholarship in honor of the 2020 Edmonds-Woodway High School student who died Feb. 28 from inoperable brain cancer. Described as “a treasured daughter, sister and friend,” Emily was a proud member of the Edmonds-Woodway Warriors girls wrestling team. Despite her diagnosis and prognosis, she…
Years ago, retired Edmonds School District Superintendent Nick Brossoit thought he might write a book. So, he squirreled away stories about growing up, about his mentors, about his 30-plus years as a teacher and ultimately superintendent. Brossoit has finally published that book. However, it would not be about all those things, but rather how the…
This story was updated April 4 to include information on free shipping. Darla Tinker wakes up every morning to quietly drink her coffee and let her dog out, then spends the next 15 hours working tirelessly at what most would consider a lost art. When Tinker was 8 years old, she went to a flea…
A Lynnwood man playing the slot machine at Tulalip Resort Casino won the casino’s largest-ever jackpot — nearly $2.4 million — early Sunday morning. Jose Lopez, a self-employed painter, won the $2,369,748.95 payout shortly after midnight on March 20, eclipsing the resort casino’s previous jackpot record of $1,101,976.12. The jackpot is the largest known slot machine…
About to embark on the last year of his four-year term as Snohomish County Prosecutor, Edmonds resident Adam Cornell announced in November that he does not plan to seek reelection to the seat he has occupied since running unopposed in 2018, leaving the field wide open. (Edmonds resident and current Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Jason Cummings…
A fundraiser has been launched to cover the funeral expenses for a 60-year-old Snohomish man who was shot to death Sept. 26 at a Chevron gas station at 148th Street Southwest and Highway 99 in unincorporated Lynnwood. According to the account of the incident on the GoFundMe page, the victim — Tejpal Singh — “was opening…
Edmonds resident Lisa Herb has been leading an effort to help women leaders from Afghanistan “find a path to a new future” after their country fell into the hands of the Taliban last month. A Seattle-based attorney, Herb founded the Alliance for International Women’s Rights (AIWR), in 2005. The organization has worked with women and…
Kyle Joseph Walde, 16, was recently acknowledged during a BSA Court of Honor for achieving his Eagle Scout rank. The son of Robert and Sheile Walde of Edmonds, Kyle is a member of Troop 304, which is chartered by the Rotary Club of Lynnwood. He was awarded the rank of Eagle Scout on Feb. 6,…
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Could you sell 3,572 boxes of cookies in two weeks? What if you had to do that during a pandemic while remaining socially distant? That’s what one local Girl Scout did to retain her title of the top Girl Scouts of Western Washington Cookie Sales-Scout two years in a row. Girl Scouts oversees the largest girl-run business in…
“Surprised and humbled.” Those are the words from Craig V. Olson — vice president of sales for Lynnwood-based Washington Energy Services — on his nomination for the Emerging Leaders award. Olson is one of 12 Snohomish County people who have been nominated for the annual award, launched by The Herald Business Journal in 2016 to recognize…
