Edison News

The little garden on the main street of Edison is a hospitable place where Charles Atkinson, garden designer, and sculptor and jeweler David Blakesley entertain their friends and visit with passers-by. On this day, Randy Walker tends to oysters on the grill as Jessica Bonin and James Reisen start with some wine.

Graveside memorial service was held June 27, 1 p.m., at Valley Cemetery for J. William "Bill" Taylor, who passed away April 25, 2009.

The wisdom of a reporter stepping out from behind the notepad and becoming part of a story is dubious at best.

Construction is progressing on the new Edison Elementary school in Walla Walla. The new school for K-5 is slated to open this fall.

Students whose parents have never been to college can have a hard time of figuring out what steps to take along the way to their dreams, and Cyndie Shepard wants to help them get there.

If you postpone going north on Chuckanut Drive into the really good part and instead take a left on to West Bow Hill Road, you are rewarded with the adorable and wee Edison, Washington.

Skagit County commissioners Tuesday approved sweeping cuts to county services and staff to close a $2.9 million gap in the county's $49 million general fund budget.

Chelsea Genther, Michelle Kennedy, Alicia Shapiro and Kinsey Davis finished a 400-meter relay run good enough to win a state title.

A longtime La Conner School District supporter bequeathed the district's scholarship foundation more than $1.6 million upon her death.

Five years ago, Ramiro Reyes had never set foot on a college campus. But later that year, when he rode a bus with his seventh-grade peers to the University of Washington, he saw towering brick buildings, ivy-covered walls and college students who shared his love of learning.

The principal of Edison Elementary in Kennewick is the state's elementary principal of the year.

Posted by: Burlington Chamber Phone: 360-757-0994 Email: Website: http://www.burlington-chamber.com PRESS RELEASE The Burlington Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce Jon Aarstad as the 2009 Berry Dairy Days Grand Marshall.

Camano Island: Bird program and field trip Audubon Society members Pam Pritzl and John Edison plan to talk about the birds of Camano Island and where to see them at 7 p.m. today at the Camano Multipurpose Center, 141 E. Camano Drive.

The Burlington-Edison School Board voted on tentative budget cuts Monday that include 15 full-time teaching and counseling positions if some of the state's worst budget projections come true.

Tyler Williams and Connor Whan decided to wear retro Burlington-Edison jerseys to the oldest track meet in the county, the 103rd annual Skagit County Track and Field Championships.

Last year: Meridian finished seventh in the Northwest Conference, but went on to finish second in the Class 1A Sub-District tourney and third in the Bi-District tourney to advance to state.

The Federal Way School District, along with 11 other school districts, lost its court case to fully fund special education.

Mount Vernon High School students Mikhail Grishchuk, Tania Gonzalez and Isela Lopez take their temperatures last week during Try A Trade day at Skagit Valley College.

Some Skagit County school districts have minor schedule or bus route changes due to the afternoon snow storm.

Wrestlers from seven Skagit County school districts may have been exposed to whooping cough, or pertussis, at the state high school wrestling championships held at the Tacoma Dome two weeks ago.