Civic Almanac

VFW post recognized

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1040 in Lynnwood and its Ladies Auxiliary received an award for outstanding community service at the VFW National Convention in Nevada last month. In the past year, members of the post and the auxiliary contributed 33,758 hours of volunteer service, drove 35,757 miles and donated $99,513 to the community.

Want to be a brain surgeon for a day?

Swedish offers 25 people the chance to become a “Brain Surgeon for a Day,” giving a rare, behind-the-scenes look at how brain surgeons are using the latest research to find new treatments for brain cancer.

Anyone can enter to win. Entries must be submitted online at www.swedish.org/doc4day by 11:59 p.m. Aug. 9.

Winners will spend time with Dr. Greg Foltz, a brain surgeon from the Ben and Catherine Ivy Center for Advanced Brain Tumor Treatment at the Swedish Neuroscience Institute in Seattle, and other neuroscientists from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 24.

Participants will get their own pair of Swedish medical scrubs and gain special access to sections of the hospital not normally seen. A question-and-answer lunch session will follow.

16 new members join Citizens Patrol

The Lynnwood Police Department Citizens Patrol is now 55 members strong after welcoming 16 new members.

They are Akram Ali, Rexford Danquah, Anisha Farook, Riley Frisk, Josh Gillis, George Hamasaki, Nancy Irwin, Jennifer Kiteley, Lisa Kiteley, Valentina Lukyanchenko, Victor Lukyanchenko, Skylar Merback, Gareth Moore, Terre Norng, David Oliver and Rigel Perkins.

These new members attended the Citizens Patrol Training Academy and completed 100 hours of specialized training. Most of these new members also attended the 12-week Citizens Academy earlier this year.

Citizens Patrol provides numerous services to the department including directing traffic, opening locked car doors, providing bike patrols and helping with weather-related and crime scene emergencies.

Anyone interested in learning more about the Lynnwood Police Department’s volunteer programs can call the crime prevention office at 425-670-5635.

BUSINESS NEWS

Business briefs

• A grand opening celebration was held Aug. 3 for Mercantile Wine and Goods, which sells wine by the bottle, glass and tasting flights at The Country Village in Bothell, 23732 Bothell-Everett Highway, Suite B, Bothell. The Mercantile is a new venture by Lynnwood-based Grace Cellars and three other wineries. Learn more at www.facebook.com/MercantileWine.

• Lynnwood Winsupply has opened at 16516 Ash Way to serve landscape irrigation contractors in King, Snohomish and Skagit counties. The company is part of Ohio-based WinWholesale Inc. and provides counter sales and delivery service. Operating hours are 7 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays. More info: 425-745-5700, bsuebsanh@winsupplyinc.com

• Cycle Gear Inc., the nation’s largest retailer of motorcycle apparel and accessories, recently opened its fifth retail store in Washington at 4210 196th St. SW in Lynnwood. To celebrate the opening, a benefit night will be held 6-9 p.m. Aug. 17, when 10 percent of sales will be donated to the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation.

• The Edmonds Chamber of Commerce holds a weekly Wednesday Networking Breakfast from 7:30-9 a.m. at Fairwinds-Brighton Court, 6520 196th St. SW, Lynnwood. Free and open to all. Upcoming speakers: Gregg Jantz and son Gregg Jantz on Segway of Edmonds (Aug. 8), Dale Sutton of Magic Photo (Aug. 15), and Jeff Stilwell on Edmonds Mural Society (Aug. 22).

CIVIC NEWS

Wal-Mart gives $25K to Clothes for Kids

Clothes for Kids, a Lynnwood-based nonprofit, will fill gaps in its inventory and fund expenses related to its wardrobe program thanks to a $25,000 gift from Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

The giant retailer also provided Clothes for Kids with a $25,000 grant last year.

“Thanks to Wal-Mart’s support in 2011, we grew our program by 10 percent and provided 4,044 wardrobes to school-age children throughout Snohomish County,” said Joy Ingram, Clothes for Kids’ director of development, in a press release. “This year we anticipate providing more than 4,500 wardrobes.”

Civic briefs

• In line with standard practice, Sno-Isle Libraries has pulled from its shelves “Imagine: How Creativity Works,” after author Jonah Lehrer acknowledged making up a quote and his publisher stopped printing the best-seller. Sno-Isle will notify customers with holds on the book that the holds have been canceled.

• Work to repair pavement on various Mountlake Terrace streets is slated to begin Aug. 8. The chip seal project provides for the treatment of 2.7 miles of streets along 52nd Avenue W between 230th and 236th; 53rd Avenue W between 228th and 236th; 54th Avenue W between 228th and 234th; 55th Avenue W between 228th and 236th; 228th between 53rd and 56th; 230th between 52nd and 56th; 232nd between 52nd and 56th; and 234th between 52nd and 58th. Temporary parking restrictions and single-lane closures are expected.

• Mountlake Terrace City Councilwoman Kyoko Matsumoto Wright recently received a Certificate of Municipal Leadership from the Association of Washington Cities. The program is designed to enhance the ability of elected officials in Washington cities with knowledge and skills required for effective governance.

• Community Transit and Snohomish County have won a 2012 VISION 2040 Award from the Puget Sound Regional Council for the Curb the Congestion Program. The awards recognize innovative projects and programs that help ensure a sustainable future as the region grows.

Opportunities

• Puget Sound Bird Fest in Edmonds, a celebration of birds and nature, is scheduled for Sept. 7-9. Volunteers are needed Sept. 8 for the registration table, kids activities, cleanup and other tasks. If interested, email sally.lider@edmondswa.gov. More information about the festival is at www.pugetsoundbirdfest.org.