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<< Previous   of   Next >> (click to enlarge) (click to enlarge)   ADVERTISEMENT   CONTACT THE HERALD Mike Benbow, Business Editor benbow@heraldnet.com   Published: Monday, November 5, 2007 Business FYI People Patricia Strand has joined Women's Wellness Center as its reiki master and certified tai chi "Chih Joy Through Movement" instructor. Her classes are set for 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursdays at the center in downtown Everett. To learn more, call 425-259-9899 or go to www.womenswellnesscenter.org. Clark Crouch, a cowboy poet, has moved to Snohomish County from Eastern Washington and is available to nonprofit and service organizations for free readings. He is the author of five books of poetry, available in stores and online, and has performed at fairs and other gatherings. Contact him at 425-408-1665. Marv Monty has opened a new Edward Jones office in Smokey Point at 3707 172nd St. NW across the parking lot from Starbucks. The office offers retirement planning, life and long-term care insurance, investments and other financial advice and services. He plans monthly seminars on investments and life planning. The office will be open from 7:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. on weekdays and on evenings and weekends by appointment. Kym Shanahan, who works at the Lynnwood Fred Meyer store, has been recognized as the Junior Achievement of Washington 2007 Volunteer of the Year for Snohomish County. During the 2006-07 school year, Shanahan taught Junior Achievement Programs in 10 classrooms throughout Snohomish County. More than 400 volunteers are involved with Junior Achievement in Snoho­mish County. Junior Achievement is dedicated to educating young people about business, economics and free enterprise. Mark Milan has opened a USA Commercial Mortgage office at 528 91st Ave. SE, Suite E, in Everett. It will specialize in commercial and income property lending. Milan has 25 years in the banking business in Snohomish County. For information, call 425-397-8759. Luis Cadavid has joined TOC Management Services as the workers compensation manager in the company's Bothell regional office. Cadavid previously worked for the state Department of Labor and Industries and for a risk-management company. TOC is an employers association. Richard Mockler, deputy administrator of Snohomish Health District, recently received the 2007 Tom Drummey Award from the Washington State Public Health Association. Named for the association's first director, the award recognizes Mockler's contributions in educating policymakers about the value of public health in the state. Jessica Hayden-Spear, Don Ereaux and Jon Fox have joined Landau Associates in its Edmonds offices. In addition, Linda Naoi Goetz, Mario Lopez Ramos, Kathryn Hartley and David Nelson have earned promotions at the firm, which provides environmental, geotechnical and natural resources services. Hayden-Spear is a staff fisheries biologist, Ereaux is a staff technician and Fox is senior staff scientist geographic information systems technician. Goetz is now an associate in charge of the firm's cultural resource operations. Lopez Ramos is senior staff engineer, Hartley is senior staff scientist and Nelson is senior staff geologist. Clyde Scott now manages travel demand modeling and forecasting in the Everett office of Perteet, which provides a variety of planning services. Most recently he worked for the state Department of Transportation. Top Food & Drug recently honored eight department managers at its Snohomish County stores. They were named the best among 17 TOP stores. In Edmonds, Jan Van Emmerik is wine specialist of the year, Milton Cheung is pharmacy manager of the year and David Franzmann is grocery co-manager of the year. In Everett, Ramona Blay is garden manager of the year and Tom Rovik is grocery co-manager of the year. In Snohomish, Joshua Orr is produce manager of the year, Ronald Prasad is seafood manager of the year and Nicholl Taylor is food service co-manager of the year. Kristia Poppe, Margot Brady and Joshua Bluhm have new positions as branch managers with Skagit State Bank in Mount Vernon and Burlington. Business news Everett Artist's Supply and Framing Store, 5321 Evergreen Way, is open now. The store was purchased by Dawn Westmoreland in May and she and her staff spent months restocking and remodeling the store. Westmoreland is a former art teacher and worked in the art department at Everett Community College. Providence Hospice of Snohomish County is seeking 2.5 acres in central Snohomish County to build an inpatient hospice care facility. Contact information and specific detailed property needs are available online at www.providence.org/phhc. Out of the Blue Aviation airplane maintenance shop is now open at 18306 59th Drive NE, Arlington. For information, call 360-474-1060. The Everett campus of ITT Technical Institute has been honored by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools with the designation as an Honor Roll institution. The school earned a perfect score during a recent accreditation visit. Snohomish County PUD has been recognized by the federal Environmental Protection Agency for promoting advances in developing renewable energy resources. The PUD received the agency's Green Power Beacon Award for a regional collaboration to promote "green power" that included Batdorf & Bronson Coffee, Dagoba Organic Chocolate, several television stations, Tacoma Power, Seattle City Light, Puget Sound Energy and Bonneville Environmental Foundation. Events From Soils to Sales, fourth annual Focus on Farming conference, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Nov. 29, Lynnwood Convention Center. Speakers include County Executive Aaron Reardon, Rep. Rick Larsen, Washington State University's Chad Kruger and Fred Kirchenmann from Iowa State University's Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture. Cost is $30 prior to Nov. 15, includes lunch and wine and cheese tasting. Go to www.focusonfarming.org. Meeting Professionals International, Washington state chapter, annual gala and auction, 2 p.m. Nov. 13, Hyatt Regency Bellevue, 900 Bellevue Way NE. To register, go online to www.mpiwsc.org. Meetings Women Business Owners Power Lunch, 11:30 a.m. Nov. 15, Washington Athletic Club, Seattle. Go online to www.womenbusinessowners.org. Classes A home buyer's workshop by 25-year veteran Windermere real estate agent Gary McLean and mortgage experts from the Snohomish branch of Bank of America is set for 7:30 p.m. Nov. 13, Snohomish Library, 311 Maple Ave., Snohomish. Learn about home buying and financing, investment purchasing and refinancing options. Call Rick Gordon at 360-568-4131. Good deeds Xerox is offering a Web site, www.letssaythanks.com, that allows viewers to pick out a thank-you card that Xerox will print and send to a soldier serving in Iraq. Starbucks' annual Holiday Angels Joy Drive benefiting Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation of Washington is ongoing through Dec. 25. The foundation provides gifts for families coping with the effects of a child suffering with a serious illness. Those who want to participate are asked to bring new, unwrapped toys and books to a participating Starbucks store. See www.starbucks.com for store locations and hours. Alderwood's Rockin' Shoppin' Eve VIP Party to Benefit Habitat for Humanity of Snohomish County is set for 10 p.m. Thanksgiving at Alderwood mall. A benefit concert is followed by shopping, with doors opening just after midnight Nov. 23. Retailers plan discounts, prizes and giveaways. To purchase tickets for the benefit concert, call 425-771-1121 or visit guest services at Alderwood. In honor of Veterans Day, the Washington state chapter of the National Guild of Hypnotists plans to offer free stress reduction classes for veterans and their families at an Edmonds location. For information and registration, go to www.nghwa.org/member-events. The Sunken Ship Tattoo Shop plans to host a Pinup Angels donation day for troops serving abroad. Care package items such as snacks and toiletries can be dropped off at the shop between noon to 9 p.m. Saturday at 3408 Everett Ave., Everett. A Pinup Angel will be on hand and photos will be sold to support the effort for the troops. For more information, call the shop at 425-303-3344 or go online to www.thepinupangels.com. Sno-Isle Libraries recently received more than $4,600 from a baseball jersey auction sponsored by the Everett AquaSox and Papa Murphy's Pizza. During the past baseball season, AquaSox players wore Harley-Davidson "Read 'n' Ride" jerseys for six games. The jerseys were auctioned Sept. 1 and proceeds were donated to the Sno-Isle Libraries Foundation. The money will be used to support library programs, special events and services throughout the two-county library district.

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