Soapbox derby race off to fast start
The Rotary Club of Lynnwood hosted its first Challenge Series Race on June 5 at the Lynnwood Transit Center.
Children with disabilities climbed into soapbox derby cars with a non-disabled peer in the driver’s seat, then rolled down a ramp with gravity carrying them speeding down the straightaway course as onlookers cheered them on.
Life Enrichment Options, a nonprofit that supports individuals with developmental disabilities, donated the cars for use.
The Rotary Club of Oak Harbor was the first in the state to start a Challenge Series Race, over 20 years ago. Rotary clubs in Issaquah, Sammamish, Snoqualmie and Spokane East also hold the races.
Marysville kids sing anthem at Safeco
The Sunnyside Elementary School sang the national anthem at the June 8 Seattle Mariners game at Safeco Field.
“This is quite an honor for our little school,” music teacher Brenda Ehrhardt said.
The Mariners won 5-0 over the Cleveland Indians that night.
Group inks $800 for suicide prevention
Local members of The Modified Dolls of Washington held a Ladies Night Out fundraiser June 10 at Wicked Ink tattoo shop in Everett. Over $800 was raised for the Stanwood Camano Community Action suicide prevention and awareness program.
Wicked Ink tattoo artists served over 50 guests with discounted skin art and also donated gift certificates for a raffle.
The Modified Dolls started in Illinois. The goal of the nonprofit and its chapters is to erase negative stereotypes associated with tattooed and otherwise modified women by doing charity work.
Learn more about the Washington chapter at www.facebook.com/wamodifieddolls.
Windermere volunteers spruce up garden
About 50 volunteers from the Windermere Lynnwood office performed a Day of Service June 3 at the Martha Perry Community Veggie Garden in Snohomish.
“They did in three hours what it would have taken our small group of volunteers at least a month to complete, including making garden beds, planting starts and seeds, scrubbing the sign and shed, refurbishing and expanding the herb garden, and installing a bat box,” said Carol Robinson, the garden’s co-director.
The garden is a subsidiary of the Snohomish Garden Club and serves Snohomish and Maltby food banks.
VFW elects officers
Veterans of Foreign Wars District 1 and its Auxiliary recently installed new officers.
Don Wischmann, of the Everett post, was installed for a second year as commander. Other officers: Patrick Kelly, Jim Traner, Ron Haley, Elmer Johnson, Debbie Mund, Ken Kosters, Jerry Stackpole, Otis Wolf and Don Whedon.
The new VFW District 1 Auxiliary president is Marcella Raymond, of Arlington. Other officers: Louise French, Mary Davenport, Arden King, Verna Mines, Jan Beam, Colleen Moore, Judy Donahue, Tammy Bunch, Louise French, Dorothy Croshaw and Tami Wagoner.
VFW Post 8870 of Edmonds also recently installed officers. Terry Crabtree is post commander. Other officers: Carl Kurfess, Joan Wyant, Dennis Peterson, Fred Apgar, Aaron Terwendo, Jim Traner, Mike Denton, Dan White, Al Boyett and Dick Simmons.
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