$600 million bond & $96m Levy will be before voters in February
by Kirsten Johnson | Updated October 19, 2019. Edmonds School District board members say a $600 million bond that voters will be asked to approve in February, is “imperative” in order to replace, build and upgrade aging infrastructure throughout the district. “The schools that are on the bond — Spruce Elementary for example — the […]
League of Women Voters County Candidate Forum
On October 7th, the League of Women Voters of Snohomish County held its Candidates Forum for the positions of County Council Positions 2 and 3, County Auditor, Sheriff and Treasurer. The event was moderated by Lynn Carpenter. Carpenter asked questions provided by the audience on notecards. Each candidate was allotted one minute to respond, and […]
Candidates face off for Edmonds School Board
by Kirsten Johnson | Updated October 17 Edmonds School District board candidates say that “correcting funding inequities” and restructuring the district’s regionalization factor would be priorities during the upcoming legislative session. “It sounds like we’re all on the same page with this,” said incumbent District 3 candidate Gary Noble during an Oct. 8 forum hosted […]
Hospice nurse used animals to symbolize the stages of her own treatment for cancer
Local nurse relied on prayer, laughter to overcome grim diagnosis by Dan Aznoff Lynnwood resident Ingrid Huff has seen far too many tears during her career as a nurse in the hospice wing at Providence Hospital in Seattle. Faced with her own mortality, Huff was determined to find a doctor with a sense of humor […]
Monster Mad Dash 5k
by Luke Putvin On October 5, the Foundation for Edmonds School District held its 11th annual 5k run/walk. In keeping with the Halloween season, it was named the Monster Mad Dash, and participants were encouraged to wear costumes for the costume contest. The 5k was held outside the Alderwood Mall by Alderwood AMC theater. Overall, […]
Congressman Larsen visits under construction STEM building at EDCC
by Luke Putvin On October 7, Congressman Rick Larsen visited Edmonds Community College to tour the area of the new STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) building. At nearly 70,000 square feet, the new building began construction about one year ago and is slated to be complete in 2020. The building will contain labs and […]
Lynnwood High School students travel to Damyang, South Korea as part of Sister City Program
by Luke Putvin For one week, 11 students, Lynnwood High School Principal Mike Piper, a parent and two representatives from the Sister City Program travelled to Damyang, South Korea. Last year, a number of LHS students hosted Korean exchange students. Those students that hosted an exchange student last year got the first chance to sign […]
Meet your local police department: Victim Services Coordinator
by Luke Putvin To continue the Lynnwood Times series on the inner-workings of the Lynnwood Police Department, we sat down with Tiffany Krusey-Kelly, Victim Services Coordinator. Krusey-Kelly has been the Victim Services Coodinator since 2013, but she has worked in and around law enforcement since she was in her teens. She started working out of […]
Lynnwood City Council Forum at Black Box Theater
by Luke Putvin On October 8th, the League of Women Voters of Snohomish County hosted a Candidate Forum containing those running for Lynnwood City Council. After the city council, candidates running for Edmonds School Board also answered questions; this article will focus on the Lynnwood City Council portion. The forum was hosted at the Edmonds […]
Edmonds Rotary hosts first Oktoberfest
by Luke Putvin Hundreds attended Edmonds’ first Oktoberfest, put on by the Edmonds Rotary and held at Francis Anderson Center Field on September 20 and 21. There were several food trucks present in addition to 14 breweries. The Edmonds Rotary hired Jan Nicholas to be the Event Director. Oktoberfest was meant to replace the Waterfront […]
