Yost Park just a little safer, just a little cleaner
Yost Park’s north entrance is now a little safer thanks to the efforts of an Edmonds Eagle Scout.
Adam Park, from Boy Scout Troop 301, got help from the Edmonds parks department, friends and family as he restored the entrance’s steep trail.
Troop members, family, and friends assisted in clearing bramble along over one hundred feet of trail, Park wrote in a letter to the Enterprise. After the bramble clearing, the group succeeded in digging a two-foot wide and one-foot deep trench along the trail to channel the rainwater that floods the trail each winter.
The project was completed by finishing off the trail with nearly ten cubic yards of crushed rock wheel-barrowed along the trail, raked out, and smoothed into a level surface.
Park is a freshman at Edmonds-Woodway High School.
Bank of Washington ready for move
The Bank of Washington’s new Edmonds home is almost ready.
The Edmonds branch will move into its new facility on Fifth Avenue and Dayton Street Monday, Dec. 3. The new location is across the street from Old Milltown, and just one block north of the bank’s current location.
A grand opening and public house is scheduled for January, officials said.
Waterfront Winter Festival on Dec. 10
The Edmonds Waterfront Community invites everyone to come to the Waterfront Winter Festival from 7 ¿ 8:30 p.m., Monday, Dec. 10.
The festival is free and family friendly, organizers said.
It starts with a visit by the popular Christmas Ships off the fishing pier from 7 -7:30 p.m. Once the ships sail there will be choral groups singing favorite holiday songs on the plaza below Arnie’s Restaurant.
Civic leaders will celebrate and serve roasted chestnuts and hot cider to everyone. For more information, call 425-771-2000.
Scouts set to register new members
Cub Scout and Boy Scout registration time is here.
A registration even is scheduled for 6:30 ¿ 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 29 at Chase Lake Elementary School, 21603 84th Ave. W, Edmonds.
The event is open to the public and all are invited.
Officials with Scouts say the program is a good way for boys to have some fun, excitement, outdoor opportunities, and a chance to participate in a program in which they don’t always have to win.
For more information, visit: www.joincubscouting.org.
City asks for historic minded volunteers
The City of Edmonds is seeking interested individuals for the Historic Preservation Commission. Applicants must reside within the city of Edmonds, have a demonstrated interest or competence in historic preservation, and possess qualities of impartiality and broad judgment.
The commission identifies and actively encourages conservation of the city’s historic resources by maintaining a register of historic places and reviewing proposed changes to register properties to raise community awareness of the city’s history and historic resources. It serves as the city’s primary resource in matters of history, historic planning, and preservation. The commission meets the second Thursday of each month at 4 p.m. at City Hall.
Interested individuals may pick up an application at the reception desk in the lobby of City Hall located at 121 5th Ave. N., or call 425-771-0247 to receive an application by mail or email.
Applications must be submitted by 4:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7.
Sing from the Heart spreads holiday joy
Community groups willing to share their musical talents this holiday season will be supporting local food banks and the Salvation Army.
The annual Sing from the Heart event will be conducted Dec. 14-16 at all TOP Food &Drug stores. The stores will make a donation of $50 for each hour a group presents holiday music. Participating groups ¿ organizations, bands, choirs, families or friends ¿ may designate a local food bank or the Salvation Army as the beneficiary of the donation.
“Sing from the Heart brightens our spirits while also helping those in need this holiday season,” said Becky Skaggs, spokesperson for TOP Food &Drug stores.
Sing from the Heart will be presented at each store from 2-7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 14, noon-7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15 and noon-5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 16. Sign-ups for times will begin Nov. 13 at the guest services counter of each TOP Food store or by calling a store.
For more information, visit www.Top-Foods.com.
Around Town briefs and photo submissions can be sent to edmonds@heraldnet.com, or mailed to 4303 198th St. SW, Lynnwood 98036.
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