Edmonds News

Reminder: Carol's "off the roof" party

Submitted by Heather Reese on Friday, November 20th, 02:17pm

An Edmonds Fire Department ladder truck will be hoisting Carol Schillos off the roof on Saturday at 2 p.m.

She's been up there for months, raising money for her Fabric of Life charity.

Head on down to 523 Main Street for music, dancing and celebration.

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Fatal chain-reaction accident

Submitted by Heather Reese on Tuesday, November 17th, 03:51pm

A man died this morning after a chain-reaction car accident.

Edmonds Police say a pick-up tuck and a van were lined at a red light on 76th Ave. W, waiting to turn eastbound on 220th St. SW when another pick-up collided with the van - pushing it into the stopped truck.

The 63-year-old driver of the van was taken to Harborview, where he later died.

The male driver of the moving pick-up truck, 68, had non life-threatening injuries while the driver of the stopped pick-up, 57, had minor injuries.

Another car was damaged, as it was sitting in the vicinity of the accident.

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Art Quilts on Display

Submitted by Heather Reese on Tuesday, November 17th, 03:08pm

Carol Schillos may be coming down from the roof she's been living on for 3 months - but fundraising work is far from over for her charity, Fabric of Life.

Art quilts designed with fabric handmade by graduates of the Here je Center in West Africa will be on display at the Edmonds Conference Center through January 3rd.

The grand opening of the display will take place during the ArtWalk on Thursday the 19th between 5 and 8 p.m.

Quilts will be on sale to benefit Fabric of Life.

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Memorial planned for Councilwoman Olson

Submitted by Heather Reese on Monday, November 16th, 03:33pm

The City of Edmonds announced a memorial service for City Councilmember Peggy Pritchard Olson will be held on Wednesday the 18th at 2 p.m. at the Edmonds Center for the Arts.

Olson - who had been battling Lou Gehrig's disease - passed away last week.

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Picture from City of Edmonds website

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Hold on tight: Wind advisory, high wind watch across area

Submitted by Ray Marcham on Sunday, November 15th, 04:00pm

Get ready, as the next couple of days are supposed to be wet and wild across the area.

The National Weather Service has issued a Wind Advisory for all of Snohomish County west of the Cascades for tonight and Monday. Sustained winds are expected to be in the 25-35 MPH range, with gusts up to 50 MPH.

But Monday night and Tuesday is when the really big storm comes in, and that's why the NWS has put up a High Wind Watch for the area. They are expecting sustained winds near 40 MPH with gusts near 60 MPH.

The big winds mean that trees could come down, power could go out and some structures can be damaged.

So...be ready for some big winds over the next couple of days. It's going to be wild.

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That hail was loud

Submitted by Ray Marcham on Saturday, November 14th, 09:36am

David Obelcz sends us this video of the hail storm that slammed the area on Friday night. This is from the area near SW 220th Street and Highway 99.

As you can tell, the hail was kinda loud.

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That was a hail of a storm....

Submitted by Ray Marcham on Friday, November 13th, 06:22pm

Eric Moss sends us photos of the hail that fell at his home during Friday night's storm. As you can see, it's some decent size hail, as he compares it to a quarter in his hand.

There was hail reported all over southwest Snohomish County during this storm. It was a big one!

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Woman on the roof is coming down

Submitted by Heather Reese on Friday, November 13th, 01:56pm

She hasn't raised $1 million...but Carol Schillos is celebrating her return to the ground with drumming and dancing.

She'll be coming down from the roof of her store at 523 Main Street on November 21st. Festivities begin at 1:30 p.m. The Edmonds Fire Department will be hoisting her down at 2 p.m.

Schillos has been camping out on the roof for more than 3 months, with the goal of raising $1 million for her charity, Fabric of Life.

So far, she's gotten $75,000 in contributions - and she's not done yet!

You can donate to Fabric of Life online.

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Food...wine...shopping

Submitted by Heather Reese on Thursday, November 12th, 04:11pm

Sounds like a perfect Saturday to me!

Brilliance Enterprises is hosting a holiday shopping fundraiser from 1 to 5 p.m. at 324 Main Street.

It's easy - you buy from goods from Pampered Chef, Tutti a Tavola and other vendors...and they donate a portion of the proceeds to the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life.