Money Matters: 2019 IRA deadlines are approaching
PAUL ELLIS | Last Updated February 6, 2020. Financially, many of us associate April with taxes – but we should also associate April with important IRA deadlines. April 1, 2020 is the deadline to take your Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) from certain individual retirement accounts. A new federal law must be noted here. The Setting […]
Thousands attend 2nd annual NerdFaire Con
LUKE PUTVIN | Last Updated: February 6, 2020. Close to 2000 people were at the Lynnwood Convention Center for the second annual NerdFaire Con. The convention area was packed with vendors selling board games, art, figures and other things, and there were activities as well. Many people sat and played board games with one another, […]
For those in need, Lynnwood Cold Weather Shelter
LUKE PUTVIN | Last Updated: February 6, 2020. Growing out of Trinity Lutheran’s Neighbors in Need program on Saturdays, the Lynnwood Cold Weather Shelter has been open for 12 years. However, it has only been at its current location of Maple Park Church for two years. Before Maple Park Church, the shelter moved from church […]
Former Whispering Pines resident shares struggle to find housing
Former Whispering Pines resident shares struggle to find housing.LUKE PUTVIN | Last Updated: February 6, 2020. Lori Tambellini, a lifelong Snohomish County resident, had lived at Whispering Pines for 20 years. She originally moved to Whispering Pines because she became physically disabled and got a housing voucher as a result. At the time, Tambellini explained, […]
The Tooth Fairy Experience at Lynnwood Library
The Tooth Fairy’s visit – part of The Tooth Fairy Experience presented by Delta Dental of Washington – featured a presentation on January 22 at the Lynnwood Library. An interactive and fun program, the Tooth Fairy Experience shares valuable knowledge with children about how they can better take care of their teeth. Chridren learned fun […]
Mukilteo School District seeks $240 million bond
KIRSTEN JOHNSON | February 6, 2020. The Mukilteo School District is seeking this month approval of a $240 million capital bond to fund security upgrades, modifications/additions at several schools, among other projects. The six-year bond would increase the state and local tax levy rate by 9.4 cents per $1,000 of taxable value, amounting to $54 […]
Black History Month: Local leaders share their messages of resilience
LUKE PUTVIN | Last Updated: February 6, 2020. With February here, that means it is National Black History Month. Though February was designated Black History Month by the United States Congress in 1986, the roots can be tied back to 1915 when historian Dr. Carter G. Woodson founded the Association for the Study of Negro […]
