Lynnwood Arts Commission: Community through creativity
By LUKE PUTVIN Founded in 1987, the Lynnwood Arts Commission supports universal access to diverse arts to enrich the community’s quality of life and economic vitality, according to its Mission Statement. “In practice, the Arts Commission reaches out to artists and other creative people, to support their creativity and work, and to support fun, creative […]
Hero’s Café: Bringing veterans together
By LUKE PUTVIN One Tuesday each month, veterans of all ages attend the Hero’s Café at Verdant Health. On August 27, many gathered for the ceremony to honor Richard Clark, who passed away on August 9. “He was a pillar of the veteran’s community in Lynnwood,” said Gary Walderman, Director of the Hero’s Café. “He […]
Sno-Isle TECH: Listen, learn, practice, repeat
by LUKE PUTVIN and MARIO LOTMORE Sno-Isle TECH, located near Paine Field in Everett, provides training, certification and post-secondary credit to high school junior and senior students or anyone age 16 to 20 who have not earned a high school diploma or GED. Each student spends a half day at Sno-Isle and a half day […]
BK Choi: The artist behind Lynnwood’s upcoming sculpture
By LUKE PUTVIN Scheduled to be completed in early 2020, Lynnwood will have a new, large public art piece near the Lynnwood Convention Center. The artist behind the piece is Lynnwood native BK Choi. Choi attended Cedar Way Elementary as a child and graduated from Mountlake Terrace High School. He currently lives in the Northgate […]
Campers learn teamwork at fifth annual South County Fire Kids Camp
by MARIO LOTMORE On July 31, the South County Fire Training Tower was the scene for the fifth annual Fire Camp hosted by South Snohomish Fire. For three days, 29 campers ages 11-14 performed rescue practices, firefighting, and water safety. They learned critical leadership and life skills. The camp is co-sponsored by the City of […]
Lynnwood Primary Election Results 2019
By Mario Lotmore Note: We will be updating results as soon as they are released. Updated August 12 at 10:30 AM: Vote counts and candidate comments. Initial results as of Tuesday at 8:15 PM have several candidates leading to make it to the November general election. Results are based on ballots counted as of Monday, […]
2019 Lynnwood Rotary Rummage Sale
By MARIO LOTMORE On Saturday, July 14, hundreds gathered at Meadowdale Middle School to search through thousands of items at the tenth annual Lynnwood Rotary Rummage Sale. All items are donated. The herculean effort requires hundreds of hours and about 100 volunteers for a year coordinating and sorting items for the big day. This year […]
State Representatives shared 2019 Legislative accomplishments at 32nd LD Town Hall
By LUKE PUTVIN Residents of Lynnwood and Shoreline gathered at Shoreline City Hall on Saturday, June 29 to ask Senator Jesse Salomon and Representatives Cindy Ryu, Position 1, and Lauren Davis, Position 2, pressing questions regarding the district. The town hall was moderated by Wally Webster. “The first home I purchased was in Lynnwood, so […]
Snohomish County Council Candidates face off at 2019 Primary Forum
by LUKE PUTVIN A full room of approximately 140 people attended the Snohomish County Council Candidates Forum in the main council chamber of the Drewel Building at the Snohomish County Campus in Everett on Monday, July 1 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM. The League of Women Voters of Snohomish County Service Committee (LWVSC) hosted […]
Lynnwood Councilwoman Shirley Sutton launches her campaign of inclusiveness, fiscal accountability and public safety
by MARIO LOTMORE Supporters of Lynnwood Councilwoman Shirley Sutton gathered on June 30 to kick off her election bid for Lynnwood City Council Position 4. Those in attendance included Lynnwood City Councilman George Hurst, Shoreline Councilman Chris Roberts, former Washington State Senator Maralyn Chase and Lynnwood City Council Candidate Rosamaria Graziani. A more inclusive environment […]
