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David E. Johnson has joined the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival staff as sponsorship coordinator. The festival celebrates its 30th anniversary next year. Businesses, organizations or individuals interested in sponsoring the festival can contact Johnson at 360-428-5959, david@tulipfetival.org or the festival office at 311 W. Kincaid St., Mount Vernon.
Peoples Bank has promoted Kevin Engstrom to assistant vice president and real estate loan manager for Island County. Engstrom has served mortgage customers in Freeland for more than 17 years and has 23 years experience in mortgage loan origination and management. He is member of Whidbey Island South Association of Realtors, the Rotary Club of South Whidbey Island and the Freeland Chamber of Commerce.
Crane Aerospace &Electronics has appointed Gregg Herman vice president of sales and marketing. He is responsible for global sales, marketing and strategic customer alignment for the Aerospace Group. Herman joined Crane in 1997. His background includes experience in sales, customer relationship development and new business development.
Community Bankers of Washington has hired Brad Tower to be president and executive director. Tower will replace John Collins, who will retire in October after 12 years as the company’s president and executive director. Tower has provided lobbying and strategic consulting services to Community Bankers of Washington since 2004 and will continue to direct governmental affairs.
Events
Joe Gogal of the financial services firm Edward Jones invites the public to join him at a grand opening celebration of his office at 10101 19th Ave. SE, Everett. The event will begin at 4:30 p.m. Thursday. Hors d’oeuvres will be served.
Mountlake Terrace citizens, business owners and others from the community are invited to join city officials for Coffee with the City. This casual event will be held from 8 to 9 a.m. Wednesday at the Recreation Pavilion Jungle Room, 5303 228th Street SW. For more information, visit the city’s website at www. cityofmlt.com or call Community Relations Director Virginia Olsen at 425-744-6206.
The Washington Clean Technology Alliance is hosting a breakfast panel in Seattle from 7:30 to 9 a.m. Thursday. The topics are technology transfer and job creation. Speakers will include WCTA Board member and University of Washington vice provost Linden Rhoads, WCTA member Anson Fatland of economic development at Washington State University, and Pat Schweiger, an engineering manager at TerraPower. Tickets are available at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/247648.
The public is invited to attend the Snohomish Chamber’s Member to Member meeting at 11:30 a.m. July 17. The location is Faith Assembly Church at 1220 22nd St. in Snohomish. The program is a panel presentation on regional, county and city economic strategy. Cost is $15 for members and $18 for non-members. RSVP by July 16 to manager@cityofsnohomish.com or call 425-344-8533.
Announcements
Carol Miller, the owner and innkeeper of Everett’s Bayside Bed and Breakfast, wants the local business community to know that her historic building on Rucker Avenue is available for business meetings, private parties and more. She can provide sit-down meals for up to 40. The 1897 home was featured in Historic Everett’s home tour. For more information, call 425-252-2201, email info@baysidebnb.com or go to www.baysidebnb.com.
Participants in Leadership Snohomish County’s Signature Leadership class and its Young Leaders Challenge are looking for community projects and events to take on this fall. Community-based nonprofits and social service agencies are encouraged to submit ideas for projects or events now through Aug. 20. A question-and-answer session is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. on July 18 in the United Way of Snohomish County boardroom, or give feedback at www.leadershipsc.org.
Snohomish County PUD is finalizing plans for six additional Planet Power green energy program projects to be installed this year. They will be at Arlington High School, Assistance League of Everett, Darrington High School, Granite Falls High School, Park Place Middle School and Sultan High School. More than 3,000 customers are involved in the utility’s voluntary Planet Power green energy program. More information is at www.snopud.com/planetpower.
State Treasurer James McIntire has announced a new opportunity for Washington residents to participate in the Buy Washington Bonds program. This program, which began last year, allows local investors to support state highway projects, jobs and the economy by purchasing state of Washington bonds. For more information, visit the state treasurer’s website at www.tre.wa.gov. The site includes links to brokers.
Good deeds
Everett dentist Colleen Tracy is offering discounted dental services to local residents in need and is helping a local food bank. She plans to offer a dental cleaning, exam and X-rays for just $39 to people in need. Tracy will then match that $39 and donate the total of $78 to the local Volunteers of America food bank. The program will end Aug. 2. For more details, go to www.dentisteverettwa.com.
Windermere Real Estate North recently donated $8,750 to the YMCA which will go toward summer camp scholarships for kids. The office has a longstanding relationship with the YMCA, raising $100,000 total for the organization through the Windermere Foundation. A portion of the office’s recent donation comes from the Dick Wood Memorial fund.
Local philanthropist Robert Rotella was recently honored at a reception held by the University of Washington Bothell School of Business. Rotella, the CEO of Rotella Capital Management, donated 13 of his art photographs to UW Bothell’s Eastside Leadership Center.
Port shipping schedule
Port of Everett shipping schedule as of July 9:
July 10: Westwood Columbia, Westwood
July 14: Selenga, SASCO
July 17: Westwood Pacific, Westwood
July 18: Fortune Amaryllis, Dkoram
July 24: Westwood Olympia, Westwood
July 29: Simushir, SASCO
July 30: Westwood Cascade, Westwood
July 31: CSCC Shanghai, EUKOR/Fesco
Aug. 6: Millennium Falcon, ECL
Aug. 7: Westwood Rainier, Westwood
The above schedule is tentative and subject to change. Long term includes regularly scheduled vessels only.
Ship port calls 2012 YTD: 62
Barge port calls 2012 YTD: 32
Total Ship port calls 2011: 100
Total Barge port calls 2011: 56
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