Edmonds police look for driver in hit-and-run
Published 9:00 pm Friday, December 19, 2003
EDMONDS — Police are searching for a driver who struck a woman crossing Highway 104 Friday morning and drove away.
The woman, 47, was using the crosswalk to get to her bus stop on the other side of the highway when she was hit, Edmonds Assistant Police Chief Gerry Gannon said. The driver didn’t stop and headed west on Highway 104, he said.
The incident happened about 7:23 a.m. The woman’s injuries were not life threatening, but further information about her condition was not available due to a federal health privacy law.
A piece of the car left at the scene indicates it was a late-model silver or gray SUV, Gannon said. The car’s left front corner was damaged in the accident.
Anyone who witnessed the collision or has information about what occurred is asked to call the Edmonds Police Department at 425-771-0200.
Whidbey Island
Man injured in car crash: One man was seriously injured in a single-car crash Friday night on Maxwelton Road, according to the Washington State Patrol.
The man was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle after the accident, the State Patrol reported. The crash happened about 7:40 p.m.
Information about the man’s condition was not available due to a federal health privacy law.
Sultan
Man lights up season: Sultan resident Terry Wiess has been accumulating holiday yard decorations for 10 years since he put up his first one — a Frosty the Snowman display.
Each year on the day after Thanksgiving, he puts up the ever-accumulating adornments, which now include 18,000 lights.
Wiess has his share of fans who regularly visit his family’s home at 606 Ninth Place, said his wife, Debbie Wiess. People thank him and say that without the Wiess’ glowing house, the season wouldn’t be the same.
And this year, he didn’t disappoint. There’s even a ski slope with penguins sliding down it.
His wife said he got his inspiration from his father, the late Robert Wiess, who used to go on the roof and tie one end of a rope to his waist and the other to the chimney.
"Terry would watch as he would swing from one end of the roof to the other stringing the lights," Debbie Wiess said. "His dad would also cut out figures from wood and paint them for their yard displays."
Snohomish
Food rive ends today: Today is the last day to take nonperishable food to one of the various Snohomish Kiwanis food drive drop-off points around the community.
Residents may take food to First Heritage Bank, EverTrust Bank, Safeway, the Snohomish Co-op and McGee Real Estate. Donations benefit the food bank.
Holiday music in Snohomish: There will be a holiday concert at 7 p.m. Sunday at Advent Lutheran Church, 4306 132nd St. SE, Snohomish.
"The Christmas Night" will feature the church’s adult choir and a children’s program.
Monroe
Theater group wraps up ‘USO tour’: The Monroe theater group Take a Bough Productions’ holiday show, "In the Mood," has its last performance tonight at 7 at the Sno-Valley Senior Center, 4610 Stevens Ave., Carnation.
The show is a musical tribute to the World War II-era USO touring shows. The show features the Moonlight Swing Orchestra, as well as a cast of singers and actors.
Ticket prices are $10. For more information, contact the Take a Bough box office at 360-805-5699, or go to www.MonroePlayHouse.com.
Off the Wall production closes soon: Tonight and Sunday are the final performances of Off the Wall Theatre’s first Christmas show, which features a variety of local soloists, musicians and choirs.
The show begins at 8 tonight and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $8 for adults, $6 for students and seniors, or $20 per family. Tickets can be purchased 30 minutes before showtime at the theater group’s temporary venue, 317 Butler St.
The group also will collect nonperishable food items for the Sky Valley Food Bank. For more information, call 360-863-1663.
From Herald staff reports
