Yost Pool opens to public June 1

Swim passes are on sale for Yost Pool, which is to open June 1.

For swim team registration and swim lessons, call 425-771-0230 before June 1 and 425-775-2645 after the pool opens. Registration is also available at www.ci.edmonds.wa.us/yost.

Edmonds Parks and Recreation is located at the Frances Anderson Center, 700 Main St.

Information in the Enterprise Summer insert on May 13 was incorrect.

Louis Braille School fundraiser

A local McDonald’s restaurant is teaming with the Louis Braille School on June 3 to raise money for the education of those who are blind, partially sighted, or have several challenges.

The McDonald’s on Edmonds Way will donate 20 percent of its profits made between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. to the school, which is located next door.

Those who wish to donate but can not make it to the restaurant may purchase a McDonald’s gift card through the Louis Braille School. The gift card purchase will count towards the net sales and can be used at any McDonald’s restaurant.

The Louis Braille School is a state-approved K-8 private school for children with special needs arising from vision impairment or other challenges.

Cemetery Board openings

The Edmonds Cemetery Board is seeking two volunteers to fill vacant positions. There are two positions available, one regular and one alternate. Board members must be able to attend one 4 p.m. meeting on the third Thursday of each month and participate in committee work and activities involving the Edmonds Memorial Cemetery &Columbarium and the city. An interest in the city of Edmonds, its history, and a willingness to serve in the community is encouraged.

Applicants participate in an interview process and are selected based on their skills and how they will apply to the board’s mission, function and current and ongoing projects.

The board consists of seven non-paid volunteers and two alternates serving four-year terms.

Interested volunteers may pick up applications at City Hall or call 425-771-0247 for more information. Completed applications can be dropped off in the lobby of City Hall or mailed to the Office of the Mayor, attention Edmonds Cemetery Board, 121 5th Avenue N., Edmonds, WA 98020 no later than 4:30 p.m. on Friday, June 12.

Attend a garden workshop

The Floretum Garden Club will host a workshop on June 6 titled, “Veggies and Fruit in Your Garden.”

In addition to instructions on how to have an ongoing supply of fresh vegetables in gardens and windowboxes and seed saving and fruit drying, the workshop will demonstrate the habitat of mason bees, which are beneficial to the pollination of many tree fruits.

Master Gardener John Overleese will be the speaker and will discuss what to do in your garden between June and September, color information on perennials and scrubs. There will also be time for questions and answers.

The workshop will be held from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the Coldwell Banker meeting room at 108 Fifth Ave. S near the fountain.

Call Dolores Dean, 425-743-9696 with questions. The Floretum Garden Club requests a donation of $2.

Talk to a councilman

City Councilman Steve Bernheim will be at The Rose House on Monday, June 15 to take ideas, questions, and proposals from citizens.

Bernheim will be available for ideas relating to the city’s development, environment, and fiscal health.

The event will take place from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at The Rose House at 555 Main St. in Edmonds.

Click it or ticket

Law enforcement will is upping nighttime patrols in Snohomish County until June 6 in order to enforce the wearing of seat belts.

Approximately 70 law enforcement agencies will be participating in the patrols statewide.

The patrols are intended to catch drivers who are not wearing their seatbelts. Though 80% of travel in Washington takes place during the day, the number of people killed in automobile accidents at night is about the same as during daylight hours, according to a press release.

By cracking down on drivers that are not wearing seatbelts, law enforcement may also be able to cut down on fatal accidents. The goal is to have all of Washington’s drivers wearing their seatbelts all of the time.

For additional information about the Washington Traffic Safety Commission visit www.wtsc.wa.gov

Donate blood

The City of Edmonds is inviting the community to participate in a blood drive on Monday, May 8.

The drive will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the parking lot of Petosa’s Family Grocer, 550 5th Ave. S. in downtown Edmonds. It will be closed from noon until 1:00.

Healthy individuals over 18 are encouraged to donate. Ages 16 and 17 are ablet o donate with parent permission. All blood types are needed.

To sign up, contact Linda Carl at the Mayor’s Office, (425) 771-0247, or email her at carl@ci.edmonds.wa.us. The drive is cosponsored by the City of Edmonds and Petosa’s Family Grocer.

Volunteer of the Year

Dr. Matthew Waldron, an Edmonds chiropractic doctor, has been named the Washington State Chiropractic Association’s (WSCA) “Volunteer of the Year.”

He was honored with the award at the WSCA Spring Conference on April 25 at the DoubleTree Guest Suites Hotel in Southcenter in Tukwila.

“It is an honor to help in any way with the collective mission and vision of the chiropractic profession, and most importantly to help the patients who depend on us,” Dr. Waldron said in a press release.

Dr. Waldron operates Waldron Chiropractic in Edmonds and has been in practice for twelve years. He has volunteered as a youth basketball coach for over ten years and serves as an advisory board member for Multiple Sclerosis Helping Hands (MSHH).

PCC fires up the grill

PCC Natural Markets (PCC) is firing up the grill this summer for a good cause—a portion of the proceeds from each meal sold during its summertime “Grillin’ and Chillin’” events at the Edmonds store will be donated to a local, community nonprofit.

The events will take place outside the Edmonds PCC on Fridays and Saturdays from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. and on Sundays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. “Grillin’ and Chillin,’” starts Friday, June 5 and will run through Sunday, August 30, excluding the weekend of July 4 and the Healthy Living Fair weekend of August 22 and 23.

A total of $3 per plate sold will be donated to local nonprofit organizations. Adult plates are $7 and children’s plates are $3.

For the month of June, proceeds will benefit An Edmonds Kind of 4th of July celebration, for July, the proceeds will be donated to Trinity Place Apartments and the beneficiary for August is The Edmonds Arts Festival Foundation.

See the new museum exhibit

The Edmonds Museum will feature a new exhibit beginning June 6 called, “WPA: Works Progress Administration in Washington,” a traveling exhibit from The Washington State History Museum.

The exhibit contains thirty photographic panels illustrating the WPA in Washington with text written by Historian Carlos Schwantes.

The WPA was created in the 1930’s in order to combat The Great Depression.

The WPA created jobs for millions of out-of-work Americans and helped the city of Edmonds as workers graded and paved streets, installed water and sewer lines, and improved the City Park.

The WPA also created a new athletic field in Edmonds and the federal government constructed the art-deco auditorium (now the Edmonds Center for the Performing Arts) and other structures at the high school. The Edmonds Boys and Girls Club’s building was a WPA project as well.

The Museum is located at 118 5th Ave. N. in downtown Edmonds. It is open Wednesdays through Sundays from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and admission is free. For information, call 425-774-0900.