Cascade Bank of Everett has announced the following promotions and new employees: Robert Wojcik has been hired as executive vice president for business banking, Debbie Bronson has been promoted to senior vice president, Terry Stull has been promoted to senior vice president and Gualberto “Pops” Martinez has been promoted to vice president.
Donna Waiss has been hired as a project accounting specialist and Kelly Wicklund has been hired as administrative assistant for the Lynnwood office of Sparling, an electrical engineering consulting firm.
Pete Kinch was recently installed as president for the Rotary Club of Everett-Port Gardner. The former mayor of Everett, Kinch is president of Diversified, a center for the developmentally disabled in Everett. He replaces Chuck Morrison.
Thomas Braaten, Bank of America senior vice president; Janice Ellis, Snohomish County prosecutor; Linda Jones, Tulalip Tribes general manager; and David Brooks, Providence Everett Medical Center chief operating officer, were recently added to the board of the YMCA of Snohomish County.
New Business
Stampers Ink, a rubber stamp and scrap-booking store owned by MaryLou and Brad Sturlaugson, has opened at 11419 19th Ave. SE in Silver Lake Plaza in Everett. It features 700 kinds of paper and many accessories. Hours will be 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday and Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday. The phone number is 425-316-3545.
Events
The Real Estate Association of Puget Sound (REAPS) is having two events at Lake Washington Technical College (Auditorium: Room 404) at 11605 132nd Ave. NE in Kirkland. A “Nuts and Bolts of Escrow and Title” presentation will be 7-10 p.m. Aug. 25. Young Martz, founder of Digital Escrow, is the featured speaker. Cost is $15; free for REAPS members. From 9 a.m.-5 p.m. on Aug. 28, there will be a workshop titled “Deliberate Success: What Separates Ordinary Investors from Extraordinary Investors.” Greg Pinneo, founder of Reach Returns, Inc. in Kirkland is the featured speaker. Cost is $69 for non-members; $49 for REAPS members ($10 additional at the door). For information, call 425-458-4797 or visit www.reapsweb.com.
Questions about farm issues, wildlife habitat and other environmental issues will be addressed by the Snohomish Conservation District at a brown-bag lunch noon-1 p.m. Aug. 20 at Mukilteo State Park on the downtown waterfront. For information, call the district at 425-335-5634, ext. 4.
Washington State University hosts an inaugural “Power Breakfast” series at 7 a.m. Sept. 10 at the W Seattle Hotel at 1112 Fourth Ave. in Seattle. Guest speaker will be Kerry Killinger, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Washington Mutual. For more information, call 509-335-6397 or e-mail supportexcellence@cbe.wsu.edu. Online reservations can be made at http://pubforms.wsu.edu/ PowerBreakfast/.
The Snohomish County Apartment Operators Association (SCAOA) will hold a general meeting Aug. 18 at Harbour Point Golf Club at 11817 Harbour Point Blvd. in Mukilteo. Featured speakers are President Jong Gil Kim, owner of Everett Inn, and Soojin E. Kim, an attorney with Graham &Dunn PC. Drinks at 6 p.m.; dinner at 6:30. Cost is $18; open to landlords and owners of private-sector residential rental property. Call 425-355-6060 or 800-233-3128.
Milestones
Everett Goodwill Store, located at 3002 Hoyt Ave., celebrated its 28th anniversary Aug. 12 with special sales and promotions.
Business News
Snohomish County Corrections is hiring custody officers for the Snohomish County jail. A mandatory testing and preliminary screening will be Aug. 23 at WorkSource Everett in the Everett Station, 3201 Smith Ave. For more information, call 425-388-3231.
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