Around Town

Ruff going for for farmers market, dogs

Know what you get when you cross a great Dane with a Portuguese water dog?

Occasionally, trouble, at the Edmonds Museum’s Farmers Markets that began in May with the Garden Market and ends with the Harvest Market in October.

Snarling dogs who, despite leashes and their owners’ best efforts, cause market-goers to scatter have been the topic of much discussion by market organizers, said Margaret Wilcox, market co-chair. But since the popular Saturday-morning attraction is held on city streets, dogs can’t be banned, she added.

Signage to remind pet owners of crowd etiquette is in the works, Wilcox said.

The wheel deal

Edmonds motor-scooter enthusiasts are putting a call out to other pilots of Vespas, Honda Metropolitans and the like to form an entry in the Fourth of July Parade.

Those game are asked to contact Mauri Moore at 425-776-5522. She, incidentally, will be the one astride the orange Metropolitan.

Ears to you

According to state Department of Transportation figures, the decibel level of children’s maximum scream threshold at 10 feet away falls somewhere between that of a jet taking off and a blender.

And all the stay-at-home moms of nap-deprived tots said, “amen.”

Go Fourth

The Edmonds City Council has declared its independence by varying its schedule and holding its weekly meeting on Monday, July 3, rather than Tuesday, the Fourth of July.

Meetings begin at 7 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Public Safety Complex, 250 Fifth Ave.

The mouth that roared

There’s no truth to the rumor Mayor Gary Haakenson actually chased down the bear that wandered into the Westgate area recently and set the town a twitter, according to the man himself.

The mayor said he suspects a Seattle TV crew — not the same one that butchered his name on air — filmed him striding purposefully down the sidewalk to the scene and chalked it up to stalking.

He did, however, ride and walk with officers trying to zero in on the unwanted visitor.

And here’s a mayoral take on the crowd that literally followed the action as said bear was flushed out and corralled by police and state game officials: “It looked like a golf tournament when everyone runs from one hole to the next.”

SR 99 upgrades

The city of Edmonds will hold a public meeting from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday, June 22, at the Public Works Building to discuss future project ideas along the State Route 99 corridor.

The Public Works Building is located at 7110 210th St. SW in Edmonds.

Potential projects are those that address safety and circulation along the corridor for vehicles and pedestrians. These include new traffic signals, improved lighting, pedestrian enhancements, center medians and enhanced transit stops.

A study currently underway is focused on compiling a list of future improvements. Comments received at the meeting will be incorporated into a final study.

Sleep Center awake

The Stevens Sleep Center at Stevens Hospital has earned a five-year accreditation from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine following an accreditation evaluation process.

The Illinois-based Academy provides programs and services related to medical practice parameters for sleep disorder centers and laboratories and is an advocate for sleep medicine policies.

Among the standards measured by the Academy are personnel, patient acceptance, facilities and equipment, policies and procedures, data acquisition, patient evaluation, charting, emergency procedures, education and quality assurance.

Scouts donate flag

Cub Scout Pack 331 chose Flag Day, June 14, as the day to donate to Maplewood School of Edmonds an American flag that had flown over the U.S. Capitol.

The day before the presentation, the scouts practiced folding and hoisting the flag up the school’s flag pole. The new flag replaces a small and aging one formerly used by the school.