Scouts finish project, win service awards
Girl Scout Troop 5616 from Mill Creek recently celebrated the move to the senior level of Scouting. The girls will attend Jackson High School or Archbishop Murphy High School in the fall.
All 16 girls in the troop earned the Silver Award, the highest award given to Girl Scouts ages 13, 14 and 15.
They also earned the Presidential Service Award for performing at least 50 hours of community service during the school year.
Most of the Scouts earned the Silver Award helping children at Family Tree Apartments in Everett. Their mentor, Jan Hots, signed off on more than 700 hours of volunteer service.
The troop ran a food drive, built shelves to hold food donations, prepared five sets of “move-in” boxes full of household goods for new residents, conducted a series of craft nights for young girls and planted a butterfly and hummingbird garden.
Zonta Club helps women in transition
Zonta Club of Everett recently awarded its 2007 Women In Transition scholarships of $1,000 each to Sandra McCabe of Everett and Julie Melburn of Sultan.
McCabe plans to study human services, and Melburn plans to focus her efforts on an antiterrorism assistance law-enforcement program.
The Zonta Club of Everett works to improve the status of women.
For membership information, e-mail info@zontaeverett.org or call 425-348-3501.
Mill Creek honors great garden owners
The city of Mill Creek’s Art and Beautification Board recently bestowed Great Garden awards to Mill Creek residents who will be recognized for their gardening efforts at the City Council meeting June 26.
The beautification awards went to Garret and Diane Powers, W.A. Reitkerk, Richard Tompkins, Larry Kiel, Kathleen Swinford, Harold and Teresa Adams, Kum Yoou, Mark and Julie Campbell, Pauline and Roy Guinnane, Michael Bjorn, Ellison and Ronni Towle, and Roger and Beverly Girvin.
Camp Fire club raises money for cancer fight
The Co-Fri-Lo Camp Fire USA Club of Monroe recently participated in the Everett Relay for Life.
The club had two teams, one for kids and one for adults, which together raised $1,460 for American Cancer Society research efforts.
The club walked in honor of Dave Piland, father of two club members who has been battling brain cancer for more than a year.
Club members participating included Josie Kies, Jonathan Prouse, Katie Piland, Sarah Camerer, Aj Kriede, Kayleigh Johnson, Calvin Carlson, Kylie Prouse, Sydney Kies, Emily Kies, Cheyenne Kriede, Sammy Avena, Sonia Carlson, Crissy Piland, Riley Avena and Melody Kies.
Girl Scouts write science fair guide
Katherine Robinson and Courtney Langer of Girl Scout Troop 392 have earned the Silver Award, the highest honor given at the cadet level in Girl Scouts
Their volunteer project involved running the 2006 science fair at Cathcart Elementary School as well as writing a resource guide for subsequent science fair chairmen. The resource guide was presented to the Snohomish School District board of directors as a curriculum resource and was used by organizers of this year’s Cathcart Science Fair.
Mentoring the girls on their volunteer project was Susan Dittman.
Scouts complete landscape project
Junior Girl Scout Troop 392 recently earned a Bronze Award for a volunteer project the group completed at Cathcart Elementary School.
The Bronze Award is the highest honor achievable by Junior Girl Scouts. To earn the award, the girls built a fence and landscaped the top of a low wall on the school campus. Each fence post is topped by a bird house, also built by the Scouts.
Clearview Chinook Lumber and McAuliffe’s Nursery donated materials for the project.
Sheriff’s volunteers win national awards
More than 20 volunteers with the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office were honored recently with the Presidential Volunteer Service Award.
The awards are given based on the number of hours each volunteer has served.
The Lifetime Award for 4,000 hours of service went to Raymond Baron, Jackie Shea, Robert Vandling, Marabelle Smith, Hazel Arbuckle, Joanna Ellis and Robert Cathey.
The Gold Award for 500 hours of service was earned by Donald Raines.
The Silver Award for 250 or more hours of service was given to Chuck Wright, Marsha Allgire, Robert Fletcher, Marianne Everett, Edward Guilbert and Marilyn Clark.
The Bronze Award for 100 or more hours of service went to Mike Beaumont Steve Forney, Gordon Everett, William Kingston, Phyllis Hawkins, Sandra Ziegler and Mikelle Gaines.
The President’s Volunteer Service Award program was created in 2003 following President Bush’s challenge to Americans to commit to 4,000 hours of volunteer service during the course of their lives.
League of Women Voters helps scholars
The League of Women Voters of Snohomish County recently awarded scholarships of $1,000 each to three graduating seniors from schools across Snohomish County.
Christina McNaughton of Cascade High School, Julianna Tesfu of Mountlake Terrace High School and Jennifer Redak of Monroe High School plan to pursue studies in areas of civic interest.
The League of Women Voters in Snohomish County is a nonpartisan organization that encourages the participation in government. Local candidate forums are a hallmark of league activity in the county. For more information about its scholarship program or League of Women Voters activities, go online to www.lwvwa.org/snohomish or call 425-334-8922.
Westgate Chapel gets grant for aid program
Westgate Chapel Emergency Services in Edmonds recently received a $1,000 grant from Wells Fargo.
The emergency services program helps low- and moderate-income families in the greater Edmonds area with food, clothing, transportation, lodging, utilities and other financial assistance.
The program has helped more than 1,600 families and 5,100 individuals.
The church’s food and clothing bank is open from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursdays at 22901 Edmonds Way, Edmonds. Emergency bags of food are available Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. For information, call 425-775-2776.
Lions Club raises money, helps students
The South Everett Lions Club awarded four $700 scholarships at Cascade and Mariner high schools.
Winners of the scholarships are Martya Novak, Judy Nguyen, Amanpreet Paul and Breanna Peter.
South Everett Lions raises funds for scholarships and other community services throughout the year through the club’s pancake breakfasts and raffles.
Artists win awards at Edmonds festival
Edmonds Arts Festival juried art show winners were honored in categories of media, with purchase awards and with best of show and best of Edmonds prizes.
William Vanscoy won best of show and Beverly Fotheringham won the best of Edmonds award. Purchase award winners were Kay Dewar, Joey Katzer, Mareth Warren and Jackie VanNoy.
First place in paintings went to Mark Skullerud, second place to Beverly Fotheringham, third place to Robin Jordan and honorable mention to Andrew Ecdeshall.
Photography first place went to Jim Nilsen, second to Frank Melchior, third to Carl Clark and honorable mention to Tom Haseltine.
Sculpture first place went to David Varnau, second to Thu Nguyen, third to Josh Cote and honorable mention to Kathlyn Leighton.
Artisan works first place went to Rick Holst, second to Lucy Kayes, third to Donna Prichard and honorable mention to Stan Rust and Patty McNeely.
Drawings first place went to Kay Dewar, second to Mareth Warren, third to Bradley Neimeyer and honorable mention to Anne deMille Flood.
Prints first place was awarded to Steve Harmston, second to Susan Bethke, third to Robert Schlegel and honorable mention to Julie Gaskill.
Miniatures first place went to Sydni Sterling, second to Barbara Freeman, third to Beverly Fotheringham and honorable mention to Ken Duffin, David Marty and Michele Usibelli.
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