Fireworks banned in Lynnwood
By Max Erikson max.erikson@lynnwoodtimes.com This year marks America’s 242nd Independence Day celebration and nothing is more associated with the Fourth of July as fireworks. America’s first Independence Day was celebrated in 1777 one year after the declaration, and historians believe fireworks were part of the celebration to boost morale during the height of the revolutionary […]
Juneteenth, an underrecognized day of commemoration
Many gathered at Thorton A. Sullivan Park in Everett on June 22 to celebrate Juneteenth. The NAACP hosted the event, and attendees included U.S. Congressman Rick Larsen, Snohomish County District Deputy Prosecutor Adam Cornell, Lynnwood City Councilmember Shirley Sutton, Lynnwood City Council Candidate Van AuBuchon, Representative John Lovick, President of Snohomish County NAACP’s Executive Committee […]
Actor and restauranteur Yuji Okumoto brings Kona Kitchen to Lynnwood
by Luke Putvin luke.putvin@lynnwoodtimes.com Though Kona Kitchen on 196th had a soft open earlier this year in January, it celebrated its grand opening and ribbon-cutting on Saturday, June 22. About 75 people were in attendance, not including the interior of the restaurant, which was packed with people. Kona Kitchen serves a variety of Hawaiian and […]
2019 Candidate Forum for Snohomish County Council, Districts 2 and 3
In advance of the August 6 Primary Elections and the November 5 General Election, the League of Women Voters Service Committee is scheduling a variety of candidate forums. Candidates for Snohomish County Council, Districts 2 and 3 A public forum for candidates for County Council Districts 2 and 3 (map of county council districts) will […]
Cascade Symphony is recipient of $13,000 grant from the Hazel Miller Foundation
EDMONDS – The Cascade Symphony Orchestra has received a $13,000 grant from the Hazel Miller Foundation to support the nonprofit music organization’s cultural and educational efforts during its 2019-20 season in Edmonds and the surrounding communities of Snohomish County. “The Cascade Symphony is delighted to receive a Hazel Miller Foundation grant for the fourth consecutive […]
Local NASCAR driver Molly Helmuth inspires youth at Lynnwood Rotary Challenge Race
by Luke Putvin luke.putvin@lynnwoodtimes.com Over 100 people gathered outside Lynnwood Elementary School on June 22nd to attend Lynnwood Rotary Club’s Challenge Race. Council Vice President Christine Frizzell, Councilmember Shannon Sessions and Mayor Smith were among those in attendance. Deborah Kilgore, Vice President of the Edmonds School Board, and Judge Jeffrey Goodwin also attended. Special guests […]
The Everyday Diplomat: Mother-in-law’s Medical Condition
Dear Everyday Diplomat, My elderly widowed mother was rushed to ICU and is now in a coma. She has been the Social Security representative payee for my disabled adult brother. Her bills, his bills, are all piling up and none of us (her other adult children) know what to do. None of us are named […]
Eggs-plore Artist Feature: Dave Bloomfield
By Luke Putvin luke.putvin@lynnwoodtimes.com “Art is super integral in my life. I probably don’t have an exactly healthy ‘art and life balance,’” Eggs-plore artist Dave Bloomfield said. Bloomfield has been interested in art since he was a child. “All the kids in my neighborhood would get together and draw sometimes,” he began, “I just kept […]
Eggs-plore Artist Feature: Brandon Ringstad
By Luke Putvin luke.putvin@lynnwoodtimes.com Ringstad is a marine biologist from Snohomish, and he titled his egg “EGG-citing Encounters.” Getting into art as a kid, Ringstad took a few high school art classes and won several awards. Beyond that, he is self-taught. Ringstad has many family members who are artists, so it was only natural that […]
Doing my ‘Shannon Thing,’ Shannon Sessions kicks off her 2019 campaign
By Mario Lotmore With the weather sunny and the smell of smoked BBQ in the air, just over 60 supporters joined Lynnwood Councilmember Shannon Sessions at Big T’s Moonshine-BBQ for her 2019 election kickoff on Thursday, June 13. Big-T’s Moonshine-BBQ is owned by the Sprague Family, one of the original settlers of Lynnwood. “The reason […]
