Seems Like Yesterday

Published 10:54 pm Thursday, November 15, 2007

50 years ago (1957)

A flag that flew over the United States Capitol was now flying over the Everett Housing Project in northeast Everett. On hand for the initial raising were Herb Walter, Housing Authority member; Jack Westland, U.S. congressman who secured the flag; the Rev. Edwin Johnson, vice chairman of the Authority; Lester Beard, executive director; and George Schindler, maintenance foreman.

Principal speaker at a conference of school librarians of Snohomish and Island counties was Dorothy Johnston, Northwest Writers. Conferring with her during the sessions were Irene McEwen and Judy Bruant from North Junior, Pat Romstad from Edmonds, and Mary Jo Gamberdini of Lynnwood.

25 years ago (1982)

Now just open two doors north of Stadium Market at 37th Street and Broadway was Stadium Gift Shoppe, Everett’s first seasonal gift shop. The store offered professionally designed flower arrangements, unusual ornaments, kitchen items for all occasions, a baby boutique, holiday decorations, a crafts selection and other unique gifts.

Debbie J. Allen of Edmonds was one of 13 Seattle Pacific University students to receive a $1,000 Charles and Pearl Foster Memorial Scholarship. She was a senior at SPU and was majoring in special education.

By Jack O’Donnell from Herald archives at the Everett Public Library