Community Focus

Stevens honors employee

Stevens Hospital officials recently announced that Mali Dean has been named as employee of the year.

Dean works as a custodian in environmental services and in the birth center. She has been with Stevens since 1989. Officials said Dean “has proven herself to not only be a hard worker, but also a person of great compassion.” One of the things Dean does, officials said, is spend her own money and break time knitting booties for the babies in the special care nursery.

Stevens to host event for seniors

Stevens Hospital will host an event titled “Making the Best Choices as You Age,” scheduled for 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, March 5 in the cafe at the hospital.

The event will help senior citizens form strategies and find resources in the community to help them stay in their homes as they age. Columnist Liz Taylor will be the keynote speaker, and a resource fair will follow the event.

Cost: $10, including refreshments. For more information, call 425-640-4034.

Library Board

seat available

The Edmonds Library Board currently is looking for a volunteer to fill a vacant seat. Five volunteers make up the board and each serve a five year term. Meeting are at 6 p.m. on the third Monday of every other month at the Edmonds Library.

Duties of the Library Board include providing support and advice to the Mayor and City Council regarding planning, management, use, care and disposition of the library’s property, equipment and physical facilities. Members also help with policies, rules and regulations regarding those facilities and the administration.

Deadline for applications: 4:30 p.m. Friday, Feb., 25. For more information, call 425-771-0247; to pick up an application, stop by City Hall at 121 Fifth Ave. N. in Edmonds.

Team Edmonds

goes cyber

Members of the Edmonds marketing group, Team Edmonds, recently announced that their campaign, “Find Yourself in Edmonds” is now up and running on the Web. You can access the site at www.FindYourselfinEdmonds.com. The web site is designed, primarily, for Edmonds businesses who join Team Edmonds, a community marketing program, Team Edmonds officials said. It also includes links for visitors to learn about the city.

For more information about Team Edmonds or the web site, call the Greater Edmonds Chamber of Commerce at 425-670-1496, or e-mail info@teamedmonds.net.

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