Prom invitations are elaborate affairs these days. In the old days, young men hoped no one was listening on the four-party line when they dialed up a potential date and popped the question.
Riley J.L. Schmit, a senior at Snohomish High School, is a tenor saxophone player in a jazz band. He does gigs and makes spending money. His senior prom at Snohomish is the first weekend in May.
Riley found a unique was to ask his girlfriend, Stevie Bundy, to the ball.
She asked him to a prom earlier in the year with balloons tied to his car in the school parking lot. The balloons spelled “Prom?? Me?? You and Me??
He had to top that.
Riley played at the Thumbnail Theatre in Snohomish. He invited Stevie to attend.
After about five songs, Riley dedicated the last tune to Stevie.
The name of the song was Angel Eyes. He said some sweet thing about her angel eyes and started to play. At the last note, he held it as long as he could, reached into his song book and pulled out a sheet of paper holding it up to the audience.
The paper said “STEVIE BUNDY.” That drew attention. The next sheet of paper he pulled out (still holding the note on his saxophone) read “PROM??”
She was totally surprised and laughed out loud. The crowd clapped and all went well.
Prom night is on.
Let me know if you asked someone to prom in an unusual fashion by sending an email to oharran@heraldnet.com. You can even let me know if you asked someone on a four-party line.
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Lake Stevens High School students host a free luau for senior citizens at 5 p.m. May 12 at the school. There will be musical entertainment by LSHS alumni and students.
Seniors may invite their friends and families, says Bridget Kyle, a member of the LSHS leadership class.
Please RSVP with the expected number of guests to joe_cronin@lkstevens.wednet.edu or by calling 425-335-1515.
They thought up a great way to entice seniors: There will be several games of bingo.
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Well, we missed National Telecommunicators Week the second week of April. No matter, there is still time to thank 911 dispatchers.
“Dispatchers are usually the first people to know when something really bad has happened,” says Washington State Patrol Chief John Batiste. “We count on them to get our emergency response off on the right foot, and they invariably come through with flying colors.”
Batiste knows the job. As a State Patrol cadet, he was assigned to WSP’s communications division. He says not only are dispatchers a lifeline for the public, but for emergency responders as well.
“I have been out on that lonely road at night stopping a car with a wanted criminal inside,” Batiste said. “The dispatcher’s calm voice kept me calm during a dangerous situation, because I knew if I needed help I’d get it. I depended on them, and my family depended on them. I was in good hands.”
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It’s the annual quandary: Is it Easter Bunny, as in Smokey Bear? Or are there multiple Easter Bunnies? With multiple egg hunts this weekend, if it’s a singular — the Easter Bunny — it is one busy boy or girl hopper.
At the city of Edmonds, they don’t rely on any four-legged creatures to deliver eggs for the hunt planned for 10 a.m. Saturday at Edmonds City Park at Third Avenue South and Howell Way.
Recreation Coordinator Tammy Rankins says they purchase 2,000 plastic eggs pre-stuffed with candy from National Entertainment Technologies.
Kristi O’Harran: 425-339-3451, oharran@heraldnet.com.
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