<< Previous   of   Next >> (click to enlarge) For the Enterprise Grace Dyer, owner of Resilient Mortgage, an A+ Mortgage branch, is shown cutting the ribbon as she is welcomed to the Greater Edmonds Chamber of Commerce. Dyer is joined by her husband Randy, family members Megan and Frances, and associates Kim Bearse and Kristi Jacobsen. Her office is located at 100 2nd Ave. S., Suite 190 in downtown.

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Development battleground needs new body

There is an opening on Edmonds' planning board, one of the city's development battlegrounds.

The planning board serves as an advisory board to the City Council on a variety of land use issues, including comprehensive planning, rezones, and Community Development Code amendments. The board also acts as the city's parks board, advising the Parks and Recreation Department on parks planning issues.

Edmonds' waterfront redevelopment project is one major issue the board is likely to tackle in 2008. Development proposals must be approved by the planning board before they come to a vote of the full City Council.

A January appointment to the board by Mayor Gary Haakenson was blocked by a City Council that asked for more candidates and public advertisements of the opening.

The Planning Board meets the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month at 7 p.m. in the Public Safety Complex. The board consists of eight non-paid members serving four-year terms. Members must be residents of the city of Edmonds. Qualified applicants will be interviewed by the mayor, who will make the appointment with City Council confirmation.

Please contact the mayor's office at 425-771-0247 or visit City Hall for an application form. The application deadline is 4:30 p.m., Friday, Feb. 15.

Square dancers aid Alzheimer's victims

Laid low when his brother Marty was struck by early onset Alzheimer's disease seven years ago, Seattle's Joe Bahr has decided to strike back.

Now he's calling on Edmonds to help out, he said recently.

Bahr created a now-growing foundation called "Without Warning," the only early onset Alzheimer's disease organization in the country, he said. Associated with Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Without Warning helps people under age 60 affected by the disease.

The group, and its fight, travel to Edmonds for a square dancing fundraiser from 1-4 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 17, at Edmonds' Masonic Hall, 515 Dayton St. At least three square dancing groups will be attending the event, including the Sky Valley Whirlwinds, the Mount Baker Singles and the Caravanning Solos.

Before Feb. 17, Bahr is inviting dancers to attend a taping of KOMO-TV's Northwest Afternoon, which will feature Without Warning and information about the Edmonds square dance. The taping begins at 9 a.m., Monday, Feb. 11, at KOMO's Seattle studios.

All donations collected at the free dance will benefit research and support programs for early onset victims.

To RSVP for the KOMO taping, please contact Joe Bahr at jlbahr777@hotmail.com.

Edmonds to host Reardon, others

Edmonds will host a few of Snohomish County's top officials Feb. 12 when Executive Aaron Reardon, Sheriff John Lovick and Council Vice Chairman Mike Cooper conduct a public-safety town hall meeting at the South County Senior Center.

The town hall, which will take place from noon to 1:30 p.m., will be an opportunity for officials to gather input on public-safety issues facing Snohomish County residents.

Edmonds Mayor Gary Haakenson and Councilwoman Deanna Dawson are also expected to attend.

The South County Senior Center is located at 220 Railroad Ave.

Around Town briefs and photo submissions can be addressed to edmonds@heraldnet.com, or mailed to 4303 198th St. SW, Lynnwood 98036.