‘Bloom’ awards gold prizes at Aug. 19 event

The 2008 Edmonds in Bloom gold prize winners were announced Aug. 19 at the Edmonds Center for the Arts.

The prizes were awarded after the 2008 garden competition.

For commercial properties, gold prize winners included: Horizon Bank on Fifth Ave., Comstock Jewelers, Bountiful Home, Nama’s Candy Store, the Doctor’s Office on Fifth Ave., Portofino’s, Cole Art Gallery, Anthony’s Restaurant, Sweet Pea Daycare, and Salon Essentials.

For multi-family properties, gold prizes winners were: Creekside Condos, Brigitte Bjorn, Michelle Martin, Charles and Ruth Anderson, Jaime Hart, Seville Condo, Nita Hughes and Don Olson.

For single-family homes, gold prize winners were: Margaret Camden, Deborah Binder and Gaetan Veilleux, John Craig, Dell Green, Karen Neumeister, Karen Hughes, Bea Granen, Gretchen Stewart, Judy Peterson, Bruce Olson, Don Hall and Kara Heck.

The public lands gold prize winner was the Port of Edmonds.

For more info, contact Barbara Chase at 425-697-3552 or Ann Herman at 425-742-2705.

Those who want to learn about aerospace manufacturing now have a new opportunity.

Edmonds Community College is rolling out a new Associate of Applied Science-T (transfer) degree in Aerospace Manufacturing. The degree starts students on their way to a university, and gives them a working foundation in an area of expertise, beginning with several technical classes in their first two years.

A new Lean Manufacturing class offered this fall counts toward the degree or may be taken on its own. The class will teach lean manufacturing methods (also known as the Toyota production system) applicable to a variety of industries. Wally Davis, a Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt and former Director of Quality for a local computer hardware manufacturer, teaches the class.

Other classes offered this fall as part of the Aerospace Manufacturing degree include materials science classes, Introduction to Materials Science and Introduction to Composites, as well as business classes such as Project Management.

TRIAD II/Advanced Manufacturing grants offer up to $5,000 for tuition and books to students interested in earning the Associate of Applied Science-T in either Aerospace Manufacturing or Materials Science.

Grants may also be given to students studying for a composite technician or project management certificate who plan to work in the advanced manufacturing industry.

Classes run from Sept. 22 through Dec. 11, and enrollment is open now. For more information, call Edmonds Community College at 425-640-1039.

The Edmonds Lodge Sons of Norway has announced their September program will be “Iceland Today.”

The event will begin at 4:30 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 10 with a travelogue video: “7 Days in Iceland”, followed by live accordion music. At 6:30 p.m. a $6 no-host dinner of fishcakes and meatballs will be served. Reservations are required by Sept. 3.

Following the dinner the program wraps up with a feature presentation by the General Consulate for Iceland, the Honorable Geir Jonsson, who will present a program on current events in Iceland today.

The event takes place at the Edmonds Masonic Lodge at 515 Dayton St. People are welcome to attend all or part of the program.

If you are interested in attending this event, you need to RSVP for the meal, or if you wish to find out more about the Edmonds Lodge Sons of Norway, please contact Bob Stevenson at 425-712-9788 or rlstevensonsurveyor@comcast.net.

Edmonds’ annual shredding event is tomorrow, Saturday, Aug. 23.

The event is a way for citizens to combat identity theft by shredding sensitive documents for free.

From 9 a.m. to noon at the TOP Food &Drug parking lot at 21900 Highway 99, citizens can bring up to five boxes of documents and have them shredded.

A raffle will be held, and police and recycling officials will be on hand.

An outdoor showcase of eco-friendly products, services and information aimed at helping people live a greener life is coming to downtown Edmonds on Saturday, Sept. 13.

Over 75 booths will pack the Frances Anderson Center Playfield from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The “Green Edmonds Festival” is sponsored by Green for Good with support from Sustainable Edmonds.

“I’m very pleased that Edmonds will have its first-ever green festival,” said Edmonds Mayor Gary Haakenson in a statement.

Admission is free, and participants are encouraged to bike, walk, take a bus or carpool to the event. In addition, Shuttle Express will be providing free shuttle service from the former Woodway High School parking lot, 23200 100th Ave. W. in Edmonds, to the playfield.

Highlights of the day-long festival include:

Booths offering green/organic/sustainable products, services and food/drink. A children’s crafts area featuring recyclable/recycled materials. A solar-powered stage with live music from the classic hits band The Murphtones, and more.

For more information, visit www.GreenforGood.com or www.greenedmonds.com.

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