The Nile Shrine Center and Golf Club will offer a free clinic on Oct. 25 for children 18 years or younger who may require orthopedic care. The screening will last from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Any children found to have a treatable condition, such as scoliosis, neuromuscular disorders, or other hand, back, hip or feet problems, will be referred to the Shriners Hospitals for Children in Portland or Spokane, where all medical care is provided free of charge.
The Nile Shrine Center and Golf Course is located at 6601 244th St. SW, Mountlake Terrace. For questions or more information regarding the Oct. 25 screening clinic, contact Jim Brokaw at 425-774-9611, ext. 611.
Edmonds and Woodway households hauled more than 18,000 pounds of old tax returns, credit-card statements and other recyclable paper to the free document-shredding event held by the city of Edmonds, town of Woodway and Enterprise Newspapers Saturday, Aug. 23, at TOP Food &Drug in Edmonds.
About 600 families – three times the number served last year – participated in the second-annual event, said volunteer Chris Chase, of Edmonds. Cars started lining up an hour before the 9 a.m. start time and those arriving within a half hour of the noon closing time were turned away when the truck-mounted shredder unit hit capacity. Officials from DataSite, the document storage and destruction company that donated the service, handed out vouchers to those turned away for free shredding at the firm’s north Seattle location.
“We’ve never filled (the shredding unit) before,” said DataSite co-owner Doug Jordan. He said the company donates equipment and labor for about four public-service events a year. “People think this is just wonderful,” Jordan said of the service. “We think the people here are great, too. We love doing this event.”
The more than nine tons of shredded paper will be sold to paper recyclers who will process it then sell it to paper mills that will turn it into high-grade toilet paper and other consumer products, Jordan said.
The organizing committee credited the overwhelming response to the service to increased publicity and better understanding by the public of the need to protect personal information from identify thieves.
Edmonds residents will have the opportunity to speak with candidates running for office in this upcoming election season on Monday, Oct. 6, at the Edmonds City Council Chambers.
Representatives and senators from the 1st, 21st, 32nd, and 44th districts will be on hand to meet the public, answer questions and discuss policy. While the forum begins at 7 p.m., other area candidates are welcome to bring brochures for the meet and greet time beginning at 6 p.m.
The event is presented by the Greater Edmonds Chamber of Commerce, 250 5th Ave. N.
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