IntoEdVentures, a nonprofit organization, is looking for a host family for a high-school foreign exchange student, Joo Ho from Korea, hoping to spend the fall semester at Bothell High.
The Business Development Center (BDC) at the University of Washington, Bothell celebrated two years of operations with its annual Report to the Community in April. Local business and government leaders gathered to share the work and accomplishments of the BDC and the community.
Bothell’s Country Village will host an “Awesome August” celebration for children from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 2-3. The event features train and pony rides, cookie-making classes, an “Everything that Flies” demonstration, basket making, Art on the Spot, face painting, balloon animals, scavenger hunt, birdhouse making, character drawings, belly dancing class, Kings Original Kettle Korn, special kids menu, snow cones, games, prizes and more.
The Northshore School District’s ninth annual Backpacks for Kids donation drive will kick off July 18 and run through Aug. 8. It will benefit Northshore families who are unable to send their children to school with necessary school supplies.
Stacey Odem, a Bothell Farmers Insurance agent, has been inducted into the Farmers’ “Topper Club” of top sales producers.
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Molina Healthcare, Inc. has named Glen Bogner as president of its health-plan subsidiary, Bothell-based Molina Healthcare of Washington.
Kenmore’s City Council missed another chance July 7 to pursue negotiations that would reconcile unapproved growth at Bastyr University.
Editor’s note: Following is an excerpt from an article submitted by Skyview Junior High student Forrest Bates for his writing class.
Even those of us who love to garden as a hobby have come to appreciate that it’s no fun to have a landscape that requires tons of time to maintain. If you are finding that your landscape is taking more time and effort than you want to give it, read on for some ideas on what you can do.
Cedar Park Christian School honors various students by giving numerous awards at the end of every year, but none quite like this year’s Faculty Staff Scholarship Award.
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• Stephanie Lambert of Bothell recently graduated from the University of Portland with a bachelor’s degree in sociology.
The Northshore Fire Department responded to a mobile-home fire in the 7000 block of Northeast 175th Street in Kenmore July 1. Units from the Bothell and Shoreline fire departments also responded.
The Sammamish Valley Pioneer Association will host its annual Pioneer Picnic from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 20 at Blyth Park (16950 W. Riverside Drive, Bothell). The event is open to the public, and features free hot dogs to the first 100 people to arrive, as well as a flag-tag race, a balloon brigade and a leaky-cup relay.
History may soon become the future at Tracey Owen Station at Log Boom Park, commonly referred to as Log Boom Park.
Bothell’s Scotsman Publishing Inc. has been named one of Washington’s “Best 100 Companies to Work For” by Washington CEO magazine.
