Fishing group honored: The city of Marysville recently honored the Everett Steelhead and Salmon Club as Marysville’s volunteer of the month for its leadership with the annual fishing derby in Jennings Memorial Park. The fishing derby celebrated its 20th anniversary on May 3.

Club members have played a pivotal role in hosting and coordinating the fishing derby, together with John’s Sporting Goods, Marysville Kiwanis Club and the city Parks and Recreation Department. Club members spend $1,500 on triploids for the Kiwanis Pond in Jennings Park each year, in addition to thousands of dollars contributed to stock other local ponds and lakes throughout the region, said Mayor Jon Nehring at an award presentation at the May 27 City Council meeting.

Two local women vie for Dairy Ambassador: Two of the six contestants for the title of Washington State Dairy Ambassador are from Snohomish County. They are Marcy Bartelheimer, of Snohomish, and Mikel Levi, of Stanwood.

Erin Peek of Arlington has served as the Ambassador for the 2013-14 year. This year’s Washington State Dairy Ambassador coronation will be held June 20 in the grand ballroom of the Holiday Inn, 3105 Pine St., Everett. Tickets are only available by reservation. Contact Gloria Edwards at gloria.wsdw@hotmail.com or 360-273-7313.

Bartelheimer, 18, graduates this month from Snohomish High School. She has been active in 4-H and FFA and owns three registered Holsteins that she houses at the Frohning farm of Monroe. She plans to study to become a large-animal veterinarian.

Levi, 17, graduates this month from Stanwood High School and also has been active in 4-H and FFA. She has shown animals from Sildahl Farms and Cliff Haven Jersey Farm. She hopes to one day have her own small herd of dairy cows and become a first-generation dairy farmer.

Paterniti named state’s EMT of the Year: Everett firefighter and paramedic Joe Paterniti was named the state EMT of the Year by the Veterans of Foreign Wars on June 6.

Paterniti has served with the Everett Fire Department more than two decades, where he was a key member in the founding of the department’s honor guard. He has served as a U.S. Navy hospital corpsman for nearly 31 years, including service in Iraq.

He is on active duty working as an advocate for the Navy’s Wounded Warrior Safe Harbor project. He also is a graduate of Bothell High School and the University of Washington.

Sikh community makes big impact at Race for the Cure: The Bothell-based Sikh Centre of Seattle raised more than $10,000 with the help of about 350 participants at the Susan G Komen Puget Sound Race for the Cure, held June 1 in Seattle. More than three-quarters of the team’s participants are from Snohomish County.

The Sikh Centre team was the event’s largest in terms of participants as well as dollars raised, and also was the first new team to support the cause on such a scale, team organizers said. They were given a pink-ribbon trophy from the event.

Team members covered their heads with traditional yellow scarves, symbolizing the Sikhism slogan of “One Creator.” Core values of “Oneness of God” and “Selfless Service” inspired and motivated team members of all ages to participate in the event.

Garden club creates beautiful city entries: The Mountlake Terrace Garden Club recently planted impatiens around city signs at Firefighters Memorial Park (3900 228th St. SW) and adjacent to the I-5 southbound on-ramp at 220th Street.

Each spring and summer, Garden Club members enhance the entrances to the city by planting and tending the flowers. The Garden Club always seeks new members who would like to help. Learn more at www.mltgardenclub.org.

For more information on volunteer opportunities in Mountlake Terrace, go to www.cityofmlt.com or call Community Relations Director Virginia Olsen at 425-744-6206.

Elks select officers: The Everett Elks Lodge 479 recently selected its officers for the 2014-15 year: Carl Frisk (Tiler), Linda Averill (Past Exalted Ruler), Jeanne Olsen-Estie (1-Year Trustee and PER), Walt Senn (Exalted Ruler), Penny Leander (Esquire and PER), Rozanne Porter (4-Year Trustee), Shirley Gray (Secretary), Nancy Wolke (Treasurer), Dennis Andersen (2-Year Trustee), Justin Bailey (Lecturing Knight), Don Hopkins (Chaplain and PER), Brenda Laird (Loyal Knight), David Frisk (Inner Guard and PER), Valerie Anderson (Leading Knight) and Danen Barnhart (5-Year Trustee).

Marysville Food Bank gets boost: The Marysville Soroptimists recently donated $1,050 to the Marysville Community Food Bank. Soroptimist International of Marysville is a service organization of women dedicated to improving the lives of women and girls in the local community and throughout the world.

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