MEDITATION
Christians aren't perfect
Recently I was asked why some churches don't grow. There is more than one reason churches don't grow, but to this person I said, "We often aren't real or we are afraid to be real." What do I mean by saying "We aren't real?" I mean we hide things about ourselves from one another. Full Story
To be wed Saturday
Wedding bells will be ringing Sat., June 13 in Spokane, when Rebecca Michele Sturm, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Sturm of Spokane, repeats marriage vows with Justin RG Wells, son of Ron and Hazel Wells of Camano Island. Full Story
NEWS FILES
100 YEARS AGO (1909) The bridge that replaced the old turnstyle bridge connecting Camano Island and Stanwood was dedicated. 90 YEARS AGO (1919) Walter E. Stubb was in the military service of America; he grew up in Norman (between Florence and Silvana). Peter Miller moved to the Old Folks Home in Stanwood. Full Story
Scholarship winners
Lake Goodwin Community Club announced its 2009 scholarship winners: (L to R) Emmett Wild, Nikolay Biorsor, Morgan Stewart, Tara Smith and Aimee Schoonover. The club's annual fund-raiser is Sat., June 13, 8 a.m., with a silent auction, garage, craft and bake sales. Full Story
Changing places
Annika Sollid (right) got the lucky duty of changing places with her principal at Stanwood Elementary, Victor Hanzeli, for the day last month. Full Story
Harvard medicine school acceptance
Xinli Hu, a 2003 graduate of Stanwood High School, has been accepted for admission to Harvard Medical School and will begin classes in August. Hu, who was a co-valedictorian at SHS, graduated from the University of Washington with a major in bio-medical engineering in 2007. Full Story
Medal honors
A Council of Achievement convened to honor boys of the Royal Ranger Outpost recently. Pictured are Ron Large, Barry Hollmer, Willie Estell, Larry Norris Jr. Full Story
Community Focus
LOIS RUSKELL of Stanwood has recently completed the 18-month Washington Agriculture and Forestry Leadership Development Program. As a member of the Class 30 of the Leadership Program, she attended 14 seminars comprising 59 days of intensive training for service to the natural resource industries and rural communities of the State of Washington. Full Story
Scholarship recipients
Stanwood Eagles #3041 recently hosted a reception for the 2008-09 Eagle scholarship recipients. Students and their parents were invited to a joint Aerie and Auxiliary meeting May 25. Full Story
Scholarship
Donovan Clark (right) received a scholarship during Stanwood Camano Area Foundation's scholarship night last Monday from Mike Saylor (left) of Stilly River Mechanical. Full Story
Walked the walk
Stanwood/Camano Wellness Center fund-raising team raised $13,000 for the American Cancer Society, Relay for Life. Five members are survivors, and one is currently battling the disease. Full Story
Golf scores
CAMALOCH LASSIES 3 CLUBS & A PUTTER 6-2-09 First Division: Luci Morgan 29; Jackie Paul 34. Second Division: Jo Knott 30; Joan Yant, Bernice Hodgen 39. Third Division: Wilma Poole 38: Evelyn Adamson, Janey Seibenforcher 40. Full Story
Civic minded
Naja Hansen (L to R) and Trinity Hundley, both students at Utsalady Elementary School, hand over $9. Full Story
|
|
Copyright © 2009-2012 Stanwood/Camano NEWS. All Rights Reserved.
|
|
