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<< Previous   of   Next >>   ADVERTISEMENT   CONTACT THE HERALD Robert Frank, City Editor frank@heraldnet.com   Published: Wednesday, August 15, 2007 Applause Stillaguamish Tribe makes donations The Stillaguamish Indian Tribe recently contributed $181,133 to a variety of nonprofit organizations. Included in the list of groups receiving donations are the Michael J. Fox Foundation, $2,833; Families for Kids, $2,000; Spirit of Hope Foundation, $4,300; Sarvey Wildlife Care Center, $5,000; American Red Cross, $20,000; First Washington Battalion $2,000 for youth programs; Camano Senior and Community Center, $5,000; Everett Polio Group, $1,000. Lyric Light Opera of the Northwest, $3,000; Summit Assistance Dogs, $2,500; Sno-Isle Genealogical Society, $5,000; Boy Scouts of America, Tyee District, $3,000; Annual Northwest Native Youth Leadership, $5,000; Native American Spiritual Group, $1,000; Native American Sisterhood, $1,000; Pacific Northwest Research Institute, $5,000 for diabetes research. Arlington Dollars for Scholars high school scholarships, $25,000; Stanwood Community and Senior Center, $12,000; Campfire USA, $10,000; Big Brothers and Big Sisters, $10,000; Western Coalition of Alaska Natives, $1,000 for potlatch event; Center for Battered Women, $20,000; Summer Jubilee, $2,000 for youth school supplies and festival expenses. Arlington Library $2,000; USA Canoe/Kayak Team, $1,000; NOAH animal adoption center, $8,000; Chief Seattle Club, $5,000 for homeless assistance program; Children's Health Insurance Program District 8, $12,500 for youth identification program; and North County Fire and EMS, $5,000 for new equipment. Under an agreement with the state, the tribe donates some of its income from gaming operations to charitable organizations. The tribe is taking donation requests until October for a January review of charity giving. For more information, call the Stillaguamish Tribe at 360-652-7362, ext. 284. Requests for donations should be sent to Alvina Wolf , P.O. Box 277, Arlington, WA 98223. Lake Stevens does anti-crime night National Night Out Against Crime on Aug. 7 was recognized in style with participation of the Lake Stevens police and fire departments. Children's activities, safety information and free food were highlights of the event, which is designed to heighten crime- and drug-prevention awareness. The national event has grown since it started in 1984, with 400 communities in 23 states. Last year, 35.2 million people in 11,125 communities from all 50 states took part in events. Fire academy grads to work for District 1 Four firefighter-paramedics hired by Snohomish County Fire District 1 recently graduated from the Washington State Fire Academy. Jesse McCormick earned his paramedic degree at Central Washington University in 2006. He is a 1999 graduate of Mountlake Terrace High School. Bryce NcCorchuk served three years as a firefighter with the Walla Walla Fire Department prior to joining Fire District 1. A graduate of Mountlake Terrace High School, NcCorchuk earned his paramedic degree at Central Washington University. Melissa Reimer is an Oregon native who began her fire service career three years ago as a volunteer firefighter. She completed her paramedic training at Chemeketa Community College in Salem, Ore. Reimer served in the Air Force from 1999 to 2005, and continues to serve as a medic in the Air Force Reserves. Scott Schmitz was a firefighter with Grays Harbor Fire District 2 and Thurston County Fire District 9. Schmitz earned his paramedic degree at Oregon Health Science University in 2006. After completing a department orientation, the four new firefighter/paramedics are on a rotation of working shifts at each of the eight fire stations in Fire District 1's service area. Scout Liza Schmidt earns Gold Award Liza Schmidt, 18, a resident of south Snohomish County near Woodinville, has earned the Girl Scout Gold Award, the equivalent of an Eagle rank in Boy Scouts. Liza is the daughter of Jim and Cindy Schmidt. She was a member of Girl Scout Troop 1717. A student of the Ocean Research College Academy, a Running Start program at Everett Community College, Liza plans to transfer to a four-year university. For her Gold Award service project, Liza developed and presented three two-hour community outreach programs to teach children and adults about orca whales and marine mammal protection issues. The workshops were written for first- through sixth-graders. Schmidt volunteered 70 hours, making lesson plans, creating a PowerPoint demonstration and presenting her work to a school, a church congregation and a Girl Scout Brownie troop. "I like the support that the Girl Scouting community has shown for women in science," Liza said. Liza used resources at the community college and had assistance from the Seattle Aquarium, People for Puget Sound, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the state Department of Fish and Wildlife for her Gold Award project. For more information about regional Girl Scout programs, call 800-767-6845 or go to www.girlscoutstotem.org. Scout builds bench for Monroe park Eagle Scout candidate Alex Brinkley has worked to make the Lewis Street Park a little more comfortable for Monroe residents. Brinkley, the son of Julie and Michael Brinkley of Monroe, is a member of Troop 38, Klahaya District, Mount Baker Council, Boy Scouts of America. With the help of his family, his Scout troop, Chinook Lumber and the city of Monroe, Alex recently built a mahogany bench beneath the park's gazebo. The bench is part of Alex's Eagle Scout community service project. The rough-cut mahogany used to make the bench was once a casing used to protect boats during shipping. The casing had belonged to Alex's great-uncle, a truck driver, and to Alex's great-grandfather. It wasn't easy to transform the casing into a bench, but the mahogany should serve Monroe citizens for many decades, Alex said. Order of Pocahontas names new leader Barbara Bryenton is the new leader or Pocahontas in the Order of Pocahontas, Tulalip Council Lodge 11 of Everett. Outgoing Pocahontas is Anna Miller. Everett Redmen lodge names new officers Everett Redmen Lodge Pilchuck Tribe 42, Improved Order of Redmen, recently elected new officers. Serving for 2007-08 are Bob Monize, Sachem; Jim Sekulich, senior Sagamore; Moe Isen, junior Sagamore; Robert Schwiess, first Sannap; Robert Morton, second Sannap; George Fox, Keeper of the Wampum; Ron Wampler, chief of records; and Dave Burgen, Prophet. Pipe band wins at Whidbey games The Northwest Junior Pipe Band's Grade Four Band took first place at the recent Whidbey Island Highland Games. The band finished the season with another first place award at a Tacoma competition, earned second places at the Washington state championships and the Portland Highland Games, and was awarded fourth place overall among 18 Grade Four bands competing in British Columbia Pipers' Association-sanctioned competitions. In addition, the band recently raised $2,500 to support its 2008 trip to Scotland. Police, fire officials visit neighborhoods Lynnwood police and fire department officials, the Family Support Center and volunteers from event sponsors Target and Safeway hit the city streets Aug. 7 to visit 20 National Night Out crime-prevention events in 25 Lynnwood neighborhoods. Residents throughout Lynnwood joined the rest of America and turned their porch lights on, locked their doors and went out to meet their neighbors. For more information on how to start a block watch in Lynnwood, contact the Lynnwood Police Crime Prevention Unit at 425-744-6938. Lynnwood Rotary throws party for kids More than 150 kids at the Alderwood Boys and Girls Club enjoyed the annual Lynnwood Rotary Carnival on Aug. 3. The carnival included face painting, bowling, a cake walk, basketball shooting contest, craft table, cookie decorating, snow cones, a dunk tank and tours of a Lynnwood Police Department police car. More than 20 Rotarians worked together to put on the event. "I'm not sure who had more fun, the kids or the Rotarians who helped," said carnival chairman Stephanie Pahlow. Lynnwood Rotarians plan to host the event again next summer, she said. Rotary Club of Lynnwood is a fellowship of leaders who voluntarily support others through vocational, international and community service. For more information, call 425-745-1938 or go to www. lynnwoodrotary.org. Quilter a finalist in national competition Kathy McNeil of Tulalip has been named a finalist in the International Quilt Association's annual judged show. If her quilt, "Sagacious Sisters," is named a winner, it will hang at the association's national convention in November in Houston, Texas. Christmas House gets foundation grant Christmas House 2007 recently was awarded a grant of $4,000 from the Windermere Foundation. Christmas House is a nonprofit, all-volunteer organization established in 1981 in Snohomish County. In 2006, Christmas House provided gifts to 7,238 children from 2,510 low-income families in the county. Of the money raised by Christmas House in 2006, 99.6 percent went directly to purchase gifts for qualifying families, Christmas House organizers said. Christmas House 2007 will operate from Dec. 7 through 22 at the North Everett Boys & Girls Club. The Windermere Foundation distributes more than $2 million annually to nonprofit agencies dedicated to helping homeless and low-income families. Young group, coach run Seattle race Eric Keizer, a volunteer football coach for the Stanwood-Camano Junior Athletic Association, recently ran with some of his young players in the 8K Seafair Torchlight Run in Seattle. Keizer, from Camano Island, and his son, Jakob Keizer, first participated in the Torchlight run in 2005. Last summer, Keizer's other son, Trey Keizer, and friends, Wyatt Jeans, Cullen Croft and Tallond Eddy, all from Stanwood, joined the race. This year, the Stanwood-Camano group participating in the Torchlight Run in July included 12 kids and four dads. Running were Jakob, Trey, Wyatt, Cullen and Tallond along with Keaton Reeff, Trenton Tanielian, Kole Johnson, Kane Ayling, Drew Ayling, Gabe Paterson and Sam Kadyk and fathers, Ben Tanielian, John Jeans and Jason Reeff . The youngest registered runners in the race were Trenton and Trey, both age 8. The other Stanwood-Camano boys running the race aren't much older, at ages 9 and 10. The boys all finished the race in times that ranged from between 48 minutes to just over an hour. Meadowdale students tops at Idol contest Leif Warren, 15, a Meadowdale High School student, is the winner of the second annual Edmonds Idol contest, sponsored by the Edmonds Parks and Recreation department. As winner of the adult division, Leif was awarded $250. Emily Percival, 16, also from Meadowdale High School, was the runner-up and took home a check for $100. Haley Bolin, 12, a student at Meadowdale Middle School, is the winner of the recreation department's first Edmonds Junior Idol contest, winning a prize of $100. The cash prizes were provided by Ron and Michelle Clyborne of Windermere Real Estate North. Disaster team member serves in Montana Bill Westlake of Mountlake Terrace, a Red Cross disaster services volunteer with the Snohomish County Chapter, has been sent to Missoula, Mont., to assist victims of wildfires. He is working at a Red Cross emergency shelter. Westlake is a member of the Red Cross national Disaster Services Human Resources team, which is trained and ready to respond to natural disasters anywhere in the country. Assignments normally are for three-week periods.

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