Published: Thursday, December 18, 2008
Community Extra: Applause
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Beau Maben
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William Crow
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Volunteers from Everett's First United Methodist Church recently delivered baby items to the Visiting Nurses Association Northwest.
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Members of Girl Scout Troop No. 50405 in Stanwood recently earned $2,000 in cookie sales. The girls used half of the $2,000 to help pay for a trip to Roloff Farm in Oregon.
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Jason Bourne with Bourne Orthodontics in Marysville recently collected $1,476 for charities by "buying back" 738 pounds of candy at $2 per pound.
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Jennifer Bowzer (second from left), 17, of Stanwood, a cadet with the United States Navy Sea Cadets Gadsden Battalion, recently achieved the rank of chief petty officer. Bowzer was honored at the 2008 annual awards night at Naval Station Everett.
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Carolyn Weikel (center), a member of Soroptimist International of Everett, recently presented a Making a Difference award to Felicia Freeman (left) and Erika Heer (right).
Mountlake Terrace gives to United Way
Mountlake Terrace city employees recently raised $4,695 during their United Way Campaign, an increase of $130 over last year's total.
City employees Terry Strausser and Sandy Newgard led the effort, including collecting items for the annual United Way raffle.
Marysville quilter wins first-place award
A Marysville quilter, Deborah Sylvester, recently won first place with her piece "Evening" in the Art, People, Portraits and Figures category in the 2008 International Quilt Association annual show "Quilts: A World of Beauty."
Sylvester was among 375 finalists in the competition, which attracted 657 entries from around the world. The finalists' entries were on display at the recent International Quilt Festival in Houston.
Lake Stevens Scout earns Eagle rank
Lake Stevens Scout Beau Maben, who is a member of Boy Scout Troop No. 41, recently achieved the rank of Eagle Scout.
Maben, 18, started Scouts as a second-grader in Pack No. 45 at Machias Elementary School. He also attended Centennial Middle School and Snohomish High School. Maben is currently attending the University of Washington, where he is studying computer science and engineering. His parents are Doug and Sherri Maben.
For his Eagle Scout project, Maben researched, constructed and installed an experimental roosting box for Vaux's swifts, a small, dark gray-brown migrating bird of the Pacific Northwest similar to the chimney swift.
Thousands of the birds had been using an old brick chimney on the top of Wagner Elementary School in Monroe. When the Pilchuck Audubon Society found out the school district might be forced to remove the chimney, they began looking for alternative roosting solutions for the birds.
Maben went to work on the roosting project in March. He spent 90 hours on the project and installed a 13-foot tower on the roof of the school.
This year the city of Monroe declared Sept. 6 as Vaux's Swifts Day.
Marysville Scout earns Eagle rank
A Marysville Scout, William Crow, who is a member of Boy Scout Troop No. 84, recently earned the rank of Eagle Scout.
Crow is a senior at Grace Academy. He is scheduled to be honored at a ceremony Monday.
While in Scouting, Crow earned the honors of Order of the Arrow, junior assistant and Scout master.
He is the son of Judith and Dallas Crow of Marysville.
Volunteers provide baby items
Volunteers from Everett's First United Methodist Church recently delivered a set of layettes -- collections of clothing, bedding and accessories for newborns -- they had made to the Visiting Nurses Association Northwest for distribution to parents in need.
For more than 20 years, women at the church have met weekly to make baby quilts. They also shop at thrift stores for gently used baby clothes. Other church members often contribute their outgrown baby items to the group. Every few months the women assemble the items for donation.
For more information, call 425-353-0216.
Stanwood Girl Scouts earn $2,000 in sales
Members of Girl Scout Troop No. 50405 in Stanwood recently earned $2,000 in cookie sales and collected more than 300 boxes of cookies for Operation Cookie Drop, an organization which sends Girl Scout cookies to troops overseas.
The girls used half of the $2,000 to help pay for a trip to Roloff Farm in Oregon. They donated the remaining $1,000 to Stanwood Middle School to use for a new public address system.
During their trip to Oregon, the Scouts also visited Bonneville Dam and the Stonehenge War Memorial in Maryhill.
Dentist office gives $1,476 to charities
Bourne Orthodontics in Marysville recently collected $1,476 for charities during its fifth annual Halloween candy buy-back event. The money was donated to the YMCA and Boys & Girls Clubs in Marysville.
During the drive, employees collected 738 pounds of candy by "buying back" the confections from participants at $2 per pound. Bourne Orthodontics matched the total amount used to buy the candy and donated the money to charity.
Some of the candy was sent to soldiers serving in Iraq with the help of Mary Welsh, a student at Central Washington University who is a volunteer with United Service Organization.
Stanwood cadet earns new rank
A cadet with the United States Navy Sea Gadsden Battalion, Jennifer Bowzer of Stanwood, recently achieved the rank of chief petty pfficer. Bowzer was honored at the 2008 Annual Awards Night at Naval Station Everett.
Bowzer, 17, is a senior at Stanwood High School who also attends Everett Community College. She is the first person to achieve the rank of CPO in the cadet program's north end since 1999. Bowzer has participated in a variety of training activities, including Seabee, petty officer leadership and medical and surgery training.
Bowzer also does volunteer work each week.
She plans to attend the University of Alaska.
Everett Soroptimists earn awards
Everett Soroptimist International member Carolyn Weikel recently presented a Making a Difference award to Felicia Freeman and Erika Heer.
The award is given to recognize women who are making a difference in the lives of women, children and families. Heer was promoted to vice president of Cascade Bank and Freeman was named president of Deaconness Children's Services.
Mountlake Terrace city employees recently raised $4,695 during their United Way Campaign, an increase of $130 over last year's total.
City employees Terry Strausser and Sandy Newgard led the effort, including collecting items for the annual United Way raffle.
Marysville quilter wins first-place award
A Marysville quilter, Deborah Sylvester, recently won first place with her piece "Evening" in the Art, People, Portraits and Figures category in the 2008 International Quilt Association annual show "Quilts: A World of Beauty."
Sylvester was among 375 finalists in the competition, which attracted 657 entries from around the world. The finalists' entries were on display at the recent International Quilt Festival in Houston.
Lake Stevens Scout earns Eagle rank
Lake Stevens Scout Beau Maben, who is a member of Boy Scout Troop No. 41, recently achieved the rank of Eagle Scout.
Maben, 18, started Scouts as a second-grader in Pack No. 45 at Machias Elementary School. He also attended Centennial Middle School and Snohomish High School. Maben is currently attending the University of Washington, where he is studying computer science and engineering. His parents are Doug and Sherri Maben.
For his Eagle Scout project, Maben researched, constructed and installed an experimental roosting box for Vaux's swifts, a small, dark gray-brown migrating bird of the Pacific Northwest similar to the chimney swift.
Thousands of the birds had been using an old brick chimney on the top of Wagner Elementary School in Monroe. When the Pilchuck Audubon Society found out the school district might be forced to remove the chimney, they began looking for alternative roosting solutions for the birds.
Maben went to work on the roosting project in March. He spent 90 hours on the project and installed a 13-foot tower on the roof of the school.
This year the city of Monroe declared Sept. 6 as Vaux's Swifts Day.
Marysville Scout earns Eagle rank
A Marysville Scout, William Crow, who is a member of Boy Scout Troop No. 84, recently earned the rank of Eagle Scout.
Crow is a senior at Grace Academy. He is scheduled to be honored at a ceremony Monday.
While in Scouting, Crow earned the honors of Order of the Arrow, junior assistant and Scout master.
He is the son of Judith and Dallas Crow of Marysville.
Volunteers provide baby items
Volunteers from Everett's First United Methodist Church recently delivered a set of layettes -- collections of clothing, bedding and accessories for newborns -- they had made to the Visiting Nurses Association Northwest for distribution to parents in need.
For more than 20 years, women at the church have met weekly to make baby quilts. They also shop at thrift stores for gently used baby clothes. Other church members often contribute their outgrown baby items to the group. Every few months the women assemble the items for donation.
For more information, call 425-353-0216.
Stanwood Girl Scouts earn $2,000 in sales
Members of Girl Scout Troop No. 50405 in Stanwood recently earned $2,000 in cookie sales and collected more than 300 boxes of cookies for Operation Cookie Drop, an organization which sends Girl Scout cookies to troops overseas.
The girls used half of the $2,000 to help pay for a trip to Roloff Farm in Oregon. They donated the remaining $1,000 to Stanwood Middle School to use for a new public address system.
During their trip to Oregon, the Scouts also visited Bonneville Dam and the Stonehenge War Memorial in Maryhill.
Dentist office gives $1,476 to charities
Bourne Orthodontics in Marysville recently collected $1,476 for charities during its fifth annual Halloween candy buy-back event. The money was donated to the YMCA and Boys & Girls Clubs in Marysville.
During the drive, employees collected 738 pounds of candy by "buying back" the confections from participants at $2 per pound. Bourne Orthodontics matched the total amount used to buy the candy and donated the money to charity.
Some of the candy was sent to soldiers serving in Iraq with the help of Mary Welsh, a student at Central Washington University who is a volunteer with United Service Organization.
Stanwood cadet earns new rank
A cadet with the United States Navy Sea Gadsden Battalion, Jennifer Bowzer of Stanwood, recently achieved the rank of chief petty pfficer. Bowzer was honored at the 2008 Annual Awards Night at Naval Station Everett.
Bowzer, 17, is a senior at Stanwood High School who also attends Everett Community College. She is the first person to achieve the rank of CPO in the cadet program's north end since 1999. Bowzer has participated in a variety of training activities, including Seabee, petty officer leadership and medical and surgery training.
Bowzer also does volunteer work each week.
She plans to attend the University of Alaska.
Everett Soroptimists earn awards
Everett Soroptimist International member Carolyn Weikel recently presented a Making a Difference award to Felicia Freeman and Erika Heer.
The award is given to recognize women who are making a difference in the lives of women, children and families. Heer was promoted to vice president of Cascade Bank and Freeman was named president of Deaconness Children's Services.
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