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MY EDMONDS NEWS Posted: July 3, 2021 Best in Show winner: “This is Me” by Molly Ottele Winners have been announced in the annual Edmonds Rotary Photomarathon, which drew a record number of photo buffs June 12. Photos were captured during the six-hour contest period, with each photographer providing their unique interpretation of six topics. The event is one of only two in the U.S. and benefits Edmonds Rotary community service projects and the scholarship fund. The tough task of judging the entries went to My Edmonds News photographer/reporter Larry Vogel, who admitted to “losing so...

MY EDMONDS NEWS 3 hours ago 23 There is still time to register for the Edmonds Photomarathon, set for Saturday, June 12 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. The annual photomarathon, organized by the Rotary Club of Edmonds, provides an opportunity to view the community through a new lens. The event is one of only two in the United States and benefits Edmonds Rotary community service projects and the scholarship fund for graduating seniors. The six-hour virtual contest features six photo topics, which will be announced at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 12 on Zoom, the Photomarathon website and Facebook page. T...

Rotary Club of Edmonds awards scholarships to 10 Edmonds-Woodway, Meadowdale HS seniors Posted: May 24, 2021 334 Rotary Club of Edmonds has given $12,500 in scholarships to 10 local high school seniors. Since 1976, Edmonds Rotary has awarded 311 scholarships, totaling $305,205 for secondary, undergraduate, and graduate study in a wide range of academic fields. Students from Scriber Lake, Edmonds Woodway, and Meadowdale high schools are encouraged to participate. Awardees are selected based on transcripts, financial need, community service, academic and career goals, and personal trium...

According to Kaufer, Mika’s Playground will be dedicated to Mika Zimbalist, a boy who died just short of this 11th birthday. Born with cerebral palsy, Mika enjoyed going to the park, but found as he got older, his wheelchair and walker did not work there — wood chips would get stuck in the wheels or block movement altogether. Also, standard climbing park equipment didn’t allow him to play on them and weren’t equipped to be safe for him. (Learn more in our earlier story here.) While all playgrounds in Edmonds are ADA compliant, many of them use wood chips as a fall surface because they...

MY EDMONDS NEWS Posted: March 5, 2021 Edmonds City Council candidate Will Chen speaks to supporters via Zoom Thursday night. Will Chen officially jumped into the race for Edmonds City Council Position 2 on Thursday evening with a virtual kickoff event. Chen’s entry means the Position 2 contest is now at least a three-way race, pitting him against local business owner Janelle Cass and incumbent Luke Distelhorst, appointed last year to fill out the remaining term of now-Mayor Mike Nelson. The deadline to file for a city council position is May 21, with the primary election set for Aug. 3 ...