Briefs

Rotary awards

scholarships

The Rotary Club of Edmonds has awarded 10 $1,000 scholarships to area high school graduates.

Five were awarded to graduates from each of two schools: Edmonds-Woodway High School and Meadowdale High School. The applicants have the choice of enrolling at a university, college, community college or accredited vocational/technical institution during the 2003-2004 academic school year.

There are nine areas of judging criteria. Four of these nine are high school activities, community service and volunteer activities, letters of recommendation and a service essay.

Recipients from Edmonds-Woodway High School: Emily Herivel, Matthew McCleary, Keeli Millenaar, Sunny Shin and Jennifer Storer.

Recipients from Meadowdale High School: Jordan Burbach, Andrew Hays, Mary Hoffman, Janny Hu and Obi Ume.

Edmonds resident

wins quilt award

“Polar Prowler,” a quilt created by Edmonds’ Patricia M. Goffette, has bested more than 400 entries from around the world and has been named one of 52 winners in the American Quilter’s Society’s 19th Annual Show and Contest held in Paducah, Kentucky in late April. The initial field of quilts came from as far away as Ankara, Turkey, and Seoul, South Korea.

“Polar Prowler,” a depiction of a polar bear, joined 419 other semifinalists from the 2003 competition on display for an estimated crowd of more than 30,000 over the four-day run of the show.

Measuring 71 inches by 51 inches, the home sewing machine-quilted work was judged an outstanding example of a pictorial wall quilt made by a professional or amateur quilter.

Goffette’s quilt joined 419 other semifinalist quilts on display at the annual show.

Deputy City Clerk

earns designation

Linda Hynd, the city of Edmonds’ deputy City Clerk, recently earned the designation of Certified Municipal Clerk, awarded by the International Institute of Municipal Clerks (IIMC).

The IIMC is a nonprofit organization that provides educational opportunities and professional development for its 10,300 members worldwide. It grants the CMC designation only to those municipal clerks who complete demanding educational requirements-including more than 100 hours of in-depth courses and technical training and who have a record of significant contributions to their local government, community, and state.

Linda has an extensive background in court reporting, including working in administrative positions. She is a member of the International Institute of Municipal Clerks, Washington Municipal Clerks Association, and the Snohomish County Clerks and Finance Officers Association. Hynd has been with the city for three years. She joins 125 active municipal clerks in the state who currently hold the CMC designation.

Sale will help

fire department

The third annual garage sale to benefit the Edmonds Fire Department will be held July 18-19 at 620 Daley Street in Edmonds.

As the time draws closer, more detailed information will be published. In the meantime, the Edmonds Fire Safety Foundation invites the public to save the dates and join them for this special occasion.