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Lena Hammons, executive director of the Tulalip Tribal Gaming Agency and member of the Tulalip Tribes, has been elected vice chairwoman of the National Tribal Gaming Commissioners.

Shobhna Hendry is the new wellness coach at Women’s Wellness Center in downtown Everett. With a master’s degree in counseling psychology, Hendry offers individual consultations and is an experienced group facilitator. Call 425-259-97899 or go to www.womenswellnesscenter.org.

Dr. Bill Huang is now on staff at Everett Bone and Joint. Dr. Huang’s areas of expertise include joint replacement, arthroscopic surgery and osteochondral allograft surgery. Call 425-339-2433 or go to everettboneandjoint.com.

Joyce Olson Eleanor, chief executive officer of Community Transit since 1994, has been elected to the American Public Transportation Association board of directors and has been chosen to serve as vice chairwoman of bus and paratransit operations. Eleanor became one of the first women to head a U.S. transit agency when she took the helm at MidTran in Midland, Texas, in 1979.

Mark Judy, chief executive officer at Valley General Hospital in Monroe is the new chairman of the Washington State Hospital Association. He also serves as the only hospital liaison representation on the board of the Washington State Medical Association and on the advisory board to Washington Casualty Co.

Robert Legg has been hired to serve as the executive director of the Greater Lake Stevens Chamber of commerce. Legg, a Lake Stevens resident, has been a chamber member since 1991 and has more than 25 years experience in private business and community involvement.

Matt Rilling, Lori Curl, Sarah Meyer, Raymond Camancho, Cirt Yancy, Judy Mahlman and Sarah Butler have joined the staff at Perteet. Based in Everett, Perteet provides design, planning, surveying and other services. Formerly with the state Department of Transportation, Rilling is the new senior project manager for transportation design. Curl is a computer-aided design and drafting technician, Meyer is a project assistant, Camancho and Yancy are field surveyors and Mahlman and Butler are administrative assistants.

Owen Dennison, senior planner with the city of Snohomish, has received the Washington Chapter of the American Planning Association’s 2007 Barbara Grace Award for Planning Excellence.

John Drewery has joined the technology advisory board at Neah Power Systems, a Bothell-based developer of fuel cells for military applications, notebook computers and portable electronic devices. Drewery had been serving as Neah Power as its executive vice president of engineering under a collaboration agreement with Novellus Systems, where he is director of advanced technology.

Jackie Stafford, Mike Suh and Ericha Coombs are staffing the new full-service retail branch of Shoreline Bank, located in the Lake Tye Building on Fryelands Boulevard SE in west Monroe. Stafford, of Monroe, is operations manager and is fluent in Spanish. Suh, the bank’s customer service supervisor, is fluent in Korean. Coombs, of Snohomish, is the branch teller.

Deanna Carter, Andrew Heller and Jennifer Stollwerck, firefighters from Snohomish County Fire District 1, have begun a 10-month paramedic training program at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. All Fire District 1 firefighters are certified as either paramedics or emergency medical technicians.

Ward and SaDora Hampson, of Classic Construction, Inc., recently attended a Remodelers Advantage Rountable, an industry think-tank for remodelers. Classic Construction is located at 12322 Highway 99, Building E, Suite 126, Everett. For more information, call 425-423-8500.

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Snyder Roofing has received a 2007 Partner in Quality award from Firestone Building Products Co. The award recognizes Snyder for its sales and maintenance of Firestone roof products. For information, call 425-402-1848 or go to www.snyderroofing.com.

Sound Harley-Davidson has received the company’s 2007 model year Bronze Bar &Shield Circle of Achievement award. It earned the award based on sales and customer service. The company, open since Setember 2006, is located at 16212 Smokey Point Blvd., Marysville.

Events

Marysville as a contending location for a new University of Washington campus is the topic of a Business Before Hours meeting of the Greater Marysville Tulalip Chamber of Commerce set for 7:30 a.m. Friday in the Canoes Cabaret Room of the Tulalip Casino, 10200 Quil Ceda Blvd., Tulalip. To register call 360-659-7700 or e-mail billw@marysvilletulalipchamber.com.

LaserMD and other local businesses plan to host the Edmonds Beauty Event to showcase local beauty and fitness providers from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Harbor Square Office Complex, 120 W. Dayton, Edmonds. Call 425-672-1064 for details.

Everett Area Community Expo, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday at the Everett Mall, is a free event for job seekers and those wishing to gather information on community businesses and learn about products. For more information, call 425-257-3222, ext. 0.

The Oscar Mayer Wienermobile celebrates its 71st anniversary with stops at Haggen Food &Pharmacy and TOP Food &Drug stores in Snohomish County. The Wienermobile schedule includes stops from 9 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, Lake Stevens Haggen Food &Pharmacy, 8915 Market Place NE; noon to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Marysville Haggen Food &Pharmacy, 3711 88th St. NE; 3 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Stanwood Haggen Food &Pharmacy, 26603 72nd Ave. NW; 9 to 11 a.m. Thursday, Arlington Haggen Food &Pharmacy, 20115 74th Ave. NE.

Meetings

Human Services Council networking roundtable meeting, 11 a.m. Nov. 1, WSU Copperative Extension offices, Cougar Auditorium, 600 128th St. SE, Everett. RSVP by Oct. 29 to hscouncil@verizonnet or 425-252-1244.

Classes, workshops

South Snohomish County Chamber of Commerce presents its next educational seminar, Look at the Facts, Not at the Faces, at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday at Best Western Alderwood, 19332 36th Ave. W., Lynnwood. Presentation by U.S. Immigration and Customs looks at falsified documents and identity theft in the hiring process. Call 425-774-0507, e-mail infor@s2c3.com or go to www.s2c3.com.

Home Loans 101, a free seminar sponsored by Bank of Everett, is set for 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at the bank’s office at 2722 Colby Ave., Suite 100. To reserve a spot, call 425-740-2861 or e-mail michele.sayed@bankofeverett.com. Representatives from Windermere Real Estate, Bond Street Wealth Management and American Family Insurance also will be on hand to answer questions.

Financial Literacy for Adults, a free class sponsored by the Boeing Employees Credit Union, is set for 7 p.m. Tuesday, Mountlake Terrace Library, 23300 58th Ave. W., Mountlake Terrace. Learn the basics on savings, checking, borrowing and credit cards.

Retirement planning is the topic of a course offered by Cambridge Investment Research through Arlington Parks and Recreation Department and set for 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesday and Oct. 30 at Weston High School, 4407 172nd St. NE, Arlington. To register, call 360-403-3448. Also offered Nov. 1 and 8.

Feng shui tips for business owners, offered by Arlington Parks and Recreation, is scheduled for 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday , community room at Arlington Boys &Girls Club, 18513 59th Ave. NE, Arlington. Taught by Caroline Patrick, www.fengshuiartistry.com. Cost is $43. Call 360-403-3448 to register.

Pathways to Work employment support class for women re-entering the workforce is set to be presented Oct. 31 through Nov. 14 through the Displaced Homemaker Center, Pathways for Women, YWCA, in Everett. For more information, call 425-258-2766, ext. 226.

The University of Washington’s Bothell campus nursing program has expanded north to Mount Vernon. The RN to BSN Northern Cohort is housed in the WorkSource Skagit building adjacent to Skagit Valley College. For more information about the registered nurse to bachelor of science in nursing program, 425-352-5000 or go to www.uwb.edu/nursing.

Good deeds

AAA KARTAK Glass &Closet will lead a Painting a Better Tomorrow project 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 3 to renew the Everett Gospel Mission Shelter for Women and Children in Everett. Planning to join in the Master Builder Care Foundation-sponsored effort are Rodda Paints, Harmony CM Inc., Latitude Electric, JBL Construction, Stoneway Electric, Total Care Contracting and Nielson Brothers &Sons. More volunteers are needed. Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties will provide supplies, boxed lunches, bottled water and a free T-shirt for each registered volunteer. To volunteer, call 425-438-8000, ext. 114.

The Rotary Club of Lynnwood recently donated 360 new student dictionaries to third-graders at five elementary schools in the Edmonds School District. For more information about the Rotary Club of Lynnwood, go to www.lynnwoodrotary.org.

The Snohomish County Chapter of the American Red Cross has been awarded a $12,000 grant from The Everett Clinic Foundation. The donation will be deposited in the chapter’s Family Disaster Relief Fund.

The Monroe Chamber of Commerce Education Committee is asking businesses to sponsor teacher field trips. For information, call 360-804-4317.

Volunteers who can help prepare income tax returns are needed by United Way of Snohomish County at its free tax preparation and e-filing site. Training classes begin in November. To volunteer, call 425-374-5506.

Housing Hope, a nonprofit agency providing affordable housing and services to low-income and homeless families in Snohomish County, recently celebrated its 20th anniversary. The anniversary event was sponsored by Cascade Bank, National Equity Fund and Frontier Bank, longtime supporters of Housing Hope.

The Everett City Concierge Visitor Information Center, located at Comcast Arena at Everett Events Center, needs volunteers for weekly shifts of three to four hours, Mondays through Saturdays, at the visitor information center and arena guest services kiosk. Knowledge of Everett and the surrounding area is helpful but not required. Call 425-322-2658 or e-mail ­cityconcierge@comcastarenaeverett.com.

John L. Scott Real Estate’s Evergreen Way office, led by Roger Grayson, recently ran a food drive and donated 4,581 pounds of nonperishable food and nearly $1,000 in cash donations to the Salvation Army Food Bank in Everett.

The Everett AquaSox donated to 291 nonprofit organizations this year with contributions including $25,000 in cash endowments, $105,000 in ticket donations and in-kind contributions totaling $3,000. Recipients include ALS Association, Bat for the Cure, Boy Scouts (Mount Baker Council), Boys &Girls Clubs, Camp Erin, Camp Fire USA, Cocoon House, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Healthiest State in the Nation, Page Ahead, Ready Campaign-Everett Emergency Management Team, Relay for Life, Seattle Fisherman’s Memorial, Sno-Isle Library Foundation, Special Olympics, Volunteers of America Food Bank and YMCA. Additionally, members of the AquaSox front office staff gave their time through dozens of public speaking engagements, volunteering and mascot appearances for local service clubs, special programs, schools and libraries.

Fluke recently made $100,000 leadership gift to the Camp Fire USA Snohomish County Council for its “Camp Fire Delivers” capital campaign. Fluke has supported the council for more than 20 years. In addition, Fluke employees helped clean up storm damage at Camp Killoqua before the camp’s summer resident and day camps began this year.

Send your Business FYI news and color photos to Mike Benbow, business editor, The Herald, P.O. Box 930, Everett, WA 98206, by fax to 425-339-3435 or by e-mail to economy@heraldnet.com.

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