Lloyd on move to Peoples in Lynden

Peoples Bank promoted Carolyn Lloyd to vice president and real estate loan officer. She has been with the bank in Skagit County for more than five years and has consistently been one of their top producers. Lloyd is heavily involved in Skagit Valley community organizations, including Kiwanis, Skagit Women in Business and Skagit Hospice.

 

Hurtig new toast of the valley

Phillip Hurtig, of Prudential Skagit Realtors, is the new president of Burlington Noontime Toastmasters International. Toastmasters is a worldwide organization dedicated to improving participants’ public speaking and communication skills. Hurtig joined Toastmasters just over a year ago. He said he’s always loved public speaking and joined the club to have the chance to practice speaking regularly.

 

Riverside staff trained by Nike, trained in yoga

Two staff members from the Riverside Health Club in Mt. Vernon attended a seminar and training session at Nike headquarters in Beaverton, Oregon. Erica Olson, a personal trainer, and David Adamson, Riverside’s program director, went south to learn about the body training system. Riverside is considering implementing the five-step program, developed in New Zealand.

Carol Pierce of Riverside also attended both the World Fitness IDEA conference and the World Yoga Conference, both in San Diego. She learned a variety of new techniques for teaching and practicing yoga and sport fitness.

 

Morris feted by high-tech industry group

State Rep. Jeff Morris (D-Anacortes) has been named Legislator of the Year by AeA, the nation’s largest high-tech industry group. AeA cited Morris’ efforts to educate his colleagues about issues facing the high-tech industry in the state.

This is the first year since 1997 that AeA has named a lawmaker of the year. However, Morris was their unanimous choice for the award this year, said Terry Byington, AeA’s executive director.

Morris is chair of the House Telecommunications, Technology and Energy committee and past president of the Pacific Northwest Economic Region, a public/private partnership designed to foster economic development in Alaska, Idaho, Washington, Montana, Oregon, British Columbia and Alberta.

 

Garrison adds new engineers

Garrison Engineering of Burlington recently added two new engineering technicians to its staff.

Rory Krause joined the company and will work on HVAC, plumbing and fire protection projects. He has a B.Sc. from the University of Washington and spent six years serving in the US Army.

Quinn Hanks is finishing his M.Sc. in structural engineering at the University of Wyoming and has experience teaching AutoCad and working on civil and structural design projects. He will work with Garrison on structural engineering and water projects.

 

Van Dyken pursues Graphic career

Shawn Van Dyken is the new sales consultant for Premier Graphics in Skagit and Island Counties. Van Dyken previously worked in the pressroom at Premier. Before that, he owned Edwards Drapery for about 10 years. Van Dyken will work mostly with designers and Premier’s corporate clients.

 

Brown wins Silver Helmet

Kevin Brown, sports editor at the Skagit Valley Herald, won the 2002 Silver Helmet from the Washington State Football Coaches Association. The award is given annually for excellence in high school football coverage.

 

Radio sales executive achieves accreditation

Claudine Joly, executive at Valley Broadcasting, recently received certification as a radio marketing consultant. Valley Broadcasting owns KRBC and KAPS radio. A career sales professional, Joly has almost 25 years experience in sales and marketing.

 

MTC hires two new engineers

Materials Testing and Consulting, a Burlington-based engineering firm, is adding two new engineers to their staff.

Ken Sahl joins the company after serving as engineer, consultant and project manager for a series of projects across the west. Sahl’s list of former clients includes Safeco Field, SeaTac Airport and the MGM Grand Hotel.

Jim Dedrick is a civil engineer who comes to MTC after working on a variety of hotel and casino projects in Nevada.

MTC currently provides geotechnical, inspection and materials testing service on a variety of projects in northwest Washington, including St. Joseph Hospital in Bellingham, Tulalip Casino and the Western Washington University student recreation center.

 

RE/MAX agent achieves specialist certification

Becky Anderson of RE/MAX Valley Homes in Mt. Vernon earned a certified residential specialist designation from the Council of Residential Specialists. Anderson completed advanced coursework and has demonstrated professional expertise in residential real estate. She becomes one of 35,000 agents nationwide to achieve a CRS designation.

 

Coldwell Banker agents reach diamond status

John Hunter and Glenn Pearson of Coldwell Banker Eaglemont in Mt. Vernon are now members of the company’s International Diamond Society. Diamond society members are drawn from the top 19 percent of Coldwell Banker agents worldwide and are chosen based on excellent sales performance.

 

Weatherly gains more security

Raenelle Weatherly is a new mortgage loan officer at Security First Mortgage in Burlington. She has extensive experience in the real estate brokerage setting and will assist customers with a variety of services, including loans, custom construction, commercial lending and the purchase and refinancing of land and homes.

 

Leander to lead county assessors

Mark Leander, Skagit County assessor, was elected president of the Washington State Association of County Assessors during the recent state assessors conference on Orcas Island.

Leander began working for the Skagit County Assessor’s office in 1986, as a residential appraiser and sales analyst. He was elected assessor in 1994 and re-elected in 1998. As chair of the state assessors conference committee, Leander helped organize an effort to train assessors to e-file real estate excise tax affidavits.

 

Verge helps shape drug treatment policies for inmates

Tom Verge, Skagit County prosecutor, will serve on a statewide panel to determine how to manage funds received by counties for the treatment of drug-addicted offenders. Verge will represent Washington’s prosecuting attorneys.

A recent house bill proposes to shorten prison sentences for non-violent, addicted offenders and use the money saved on incarcerating them to treat their drug dependency. Savings derived from shorter prison stays will be divided between the state corrections department, for treatment inside prisons, and the counties, for treatment in the community. Statewide, counties are expected to receive over $8 million.

 

Award for remodeling period house the right way

Ed and Allison Clark, owners of Right Way Plumbing, Heating, Air Conditioning Inc., won a project of the year award from Skagit and Island County Builder’s Association for remodeling a 1920s-era house with period fixtures and contemporary design.

The bathroom includes a restored claw-foot tub and a stained glass piece designed by Bob Yerby, one of the home’s owners. The kitchen includes period copper accents. Fireplaces include cast-iron fronts.

While the theme of the home is traditional, the in-floor radiant heating system is a thoroughly modern example of a custom-designed, individually built environmental control system.

 

Clothing store celebrates decade of reselling

Sandy Youngren, owner of the Encore Shop, a family consignment clothing store in Mt. Vernon, celebrated her 10th anniversary in July. Youngren said they have had over 4,000 consigners over their 10-year history.

The Encore Shop carries name-brand new and near-new clothing for women of all sizes and ranging from business to casual wear. For kids, they carry up to size 14, focused on famous children’s brands. The shop also has a range of men’s casual clothing.