This little piggy forks out $785 for hurt merchant
A contest to guess the number of keys in a glass piggy bank raised $785 for a business owner badly injured when a car crashed into her Edmonds shop .
Port of Edmonds employees partnered with The Bank of Washington in the fundraiser to benefit Barbara Mercer, who was struck by the vehicle that plowed through her picture-framing shop on March 16. For a $5 donation, the public could guess how many old marina keys were in the tummy of a transparent pig dubbed Ms. Portly.
The winner was Jo Ann Hartline, whose guess of 2,175 keys was only seven off the actual count of 2,182, reported Marla Kempf, deputy port director. Runner-up was former Edmonds City Councilman Dick Van Hollebeke, who guessed 2,117.
Each won a $100 gift certificate to port tenants Anthony’s Homeport or Arnie’s restaurant.
Mercer, according to friends, was discharged from Seattle’s Harborview Medical Center and is expected home this month to continue recuperating. Her upper body was crushed, resulting in collapsed lungs, broken ribs and other injuries.
A fund has been established for her at The Bank of Washington, which has an Edmonds branch at 303 Fifth Ave. S. Contributions will go to toward expenses not covered by Mercer’s insurance.
Neighboring police help during memorial
While the memorial service for Edmonds Police Chief David Stern was underway May 1, officers from neighboring law-enforcement agencies made sure police service here continued uninterrupted.
Officers from the Monroe and Mountlake Terrace police departments and deputies from the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office pitched in to answer calls, according to Edmonds police Sgt. Don Anderson. The Washington State Patrol was at the ready to handle serious collisions.
Local firefighters take to catwalk for cause
Two Edmonds firefighters are among those vying for a spot in the 2008 Firefighter Calendar, a fundraiser for the Burn Foundation.
Jason Dickinson and Brian Schleicher will compete in the initial round of competition set for 7:30 p.m. tonight, Friday, May 4, at the Bell Harbor Conference Center at 2211 Alaskan Way in Seattle. Contestants will be judged on their wit, catwalk technique and physique.
Dickinson is a veteran of the project, after being selected to appear in the 2007 calendar.
Winners will be announced Aug. 9 as the 2008 calendar is unveiled.
Waterfront Festival plans 20th celebration
The 20th annual Edmonds Rotary Waterfront Festival is just one more reason to visit the city’s acclaimed waterfront the weekend of June 1-3.
This fundraiser for projects ranging from filling local food-bank shelves to building water systems in Africa will be held at the Port of Edmonds marina on Admiral Way.
Among the attractions will be a beer and wine garden with live music, food booths, a family entertainment stage, the Seafair Pirates and the annual open house at Deer Creek Fish Hatchery. New this year will be the PowerBoatsNW.com Invitational, which will bring to Edmonds big and fast offshore boats.
For more information visit www.edmondswaterfrontfestival.com.
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