Published: Friday, February 15, 2008
Two announce candidacy for board president
At least two candidates will compete in March for the presidency of the South County Senior Center's board of directors.
Both Rose Cantwell and Richard Marin have announced candidacies. Bob Jones, the director of the Sound Singers choir was planning to run, but has pulled out of the race, he said Feb. 12.
Cantwell was one of the members who spearheaded the membership's effort to secure a vote in the election. She is also the mother of U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Washington).
Marin is a current board member at the senior center, and served on the Edmonds City Council for seven years. He has experience on a number of other boards including the Sound Transit board, the Community Transit board and the Snohomish County Health District board, according to a press release. He is a retired Navy Reserve captain.
The center's board and its membership recently reached a legal settlement which will allow members to vote in the March 12 elections.
In addition to the presidency, members will elect a vice president, a secretary and a treasurer.
According to the settlement, the vote will be held at the senior center from 1-r p.m., March 12. Candidates must submit paperwork by Feb. 22 to executive director Hallie Olson. Winter storytelling on the waterfront
Citizens are invited to listen to great stories and share tales in a luminary-lit building on Edmonds' waterfront.
Winter series continues Feb. 27 with a "travel" story theme.
The event is free and sponsored by Faces of the Northwest, a gift shop located on the waterfront of Edmonds at 300 Admiral Way. Space and seating is limited so reservations required.
For information, call 425-771-2000. State's presidential primary still looms
Voters in Washington's presidential primaries still have a way to get their voices heard.
The state's presidential primary is held Feb. 19. Its presidential caucus was held Feb. 9. Washington is the only state in the nation to use both caucuses and primaries to nominate presidential candidates.
The state's Republican party will allocate half of its delegates using the Feb. 19 results. The other half will be assigned using the caucus system. Washington's state Democratic party assigned 100 percent of its delegates through the caucus.
Statewide, counties are reporting a strong primary turnout among mail voters, Secretary of State Sam Reed said in a statement.
Reed expects interest to climb – noting the horse race between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama for the Democratic nomination, and the split Republican caucus vote between leading candidate John McCain and Mike Huckabee.
All voters who nominate presidential candidates must choose a Republican or Democratic ballot.
Predicting a 47 percent turnout by roughly 1.5 million registered voters, Reed has urged all citizens to cast their ballots.
The Feb. 19 primary will be the state's first since 2000. City looking for new board member
The city of Edmonds is currently accepting applications for the layman position on the Architectural Design Board.
The deadline for applications is 4:30 p.m., Friday, Feb. 22.
The position is for volunteers, and requires the appointed board member to attend up to two evening meetings a month, on the first and third Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. in the Public Safety Complex.
The ADB serves as an advisory board to the City Council on proposed multiple-family and commercial developments including site, landscape, and building design. The term is through the end of 2011, and the appointed board member must reside within city limits.
Applications can be obtained at Edmonds City Hall, 121 Fifth Ave. N., or by calling 425-771-0247. Deadline for applications is 4:30 p.m. Friday, February 22. Library set to host Friends
Children's librarian Edith Farrar will address Edmonds Friends of the Library at their monthly meeting Thursday Feb. 28.
The meeting begins at 1:30 p.m. in the Plaza Room of the library, located at 650 Main St.
The public is invited to attend. Refreshments will be served at 1 p.m. New 'sustainable' club launches soon
Sustainable Edmonds is a new community organization, and organizers are excited about it.
"We are bringing together people in Edmonds who are concerned with understanding the challenges arising from climate change and taking action to achieve a sustainable future for our community," said Janice Freeman in a statement.
The group's first meeting will be held from 8-9 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 21. The meeting will be held at 512 Bell St. in downtown. New exec director at Aegis in Edmonds
ÁegisLiving has announced that it has hired Wendy McIlnay as executive director of the new Áegis of Edmonds.
McIlnay will be responsible for day-to-day operations of ÁegisLiving¹s newest assisted living and memory care community.
For the past 10 years she has served as executive director for several assisted living communities in Washington, Oregon and California.
Around Town briefs and photo submissions can be addressed to edmonds@heraldnet.com, or mailed to 4303 198th St. SW, Lynnwood 98036.
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