Artist’s rendering courtesy of MJR Development
A couple major companies are interested in moving their corporate headquarters to Woodinville Village. Twin mixed-use buildings totaling approximately 100,000 square feet with ground floor retail and two stories of office space are in design review with the City of Woodinville.

“Woodinville Village is moving forward,” said Mike McClure, partner in MJR Development, the firm developing the 24-acre Woodinville Village project at the crossroads of Highway 202 and Woodinville-Redmond Road.

“Internal roads, site work and utilities are all in,” he said. “The first condominiums, we call them ‘The Villas,’ will be ready for move-in in July.”

Staff photo/Ian Gleadle
Ariella Langley’s “My Precious Little Sister” won this year’s People’s Choice Award.

On March 29, creativity reigned at the annual Celebrate the Arts Show which traditionally coincides with “Celebrate Woodinville”. Over 250 works of art were submitted from local amateur artists of all ages who produced amazing pieces using all types of mediums. Bruce Edwards, Gary Greene, Helen Romao, Angela Rose, and Lisa Sheets judged the 2008 Art Show. This year, the 2008 People’s Choice Award went to My Precious Little Sister by Ariella Langley.

Lisa Allen/staff photo
Morten Nilsen will be reading from his new book, “Snyder: The Pig’s Tale,” at Duvall Books on Saturday at 2 p.m.

“There once was a pig from Duvall,
Who, when young, was really quite small.
He was fed from a flask,
But he took on the task
Of a poet who stands very tall.”
-Snyder

Thirteen-year-old Ben Parrish, a Duvall Life Scout with Troop 411, attended Duvall City Council on April 9 as one of the requirements for earning a Scouting Citizenship in the Community Merit badge. Hopefully, he left the meeting with a better understanding of citizenship but also insight on how decisions today will affect him as an adult. He will likely already have traded in his bike for a car by the time the much-discussed new 520 bridge is completed.

State representatives Larry Springer and Roger Goodman, of the 45th District, provided a 2008 Legislative update, reviewing accomplishments and discussing issues, followed by answering questions from council members.

“Yikes! Don’t Toss it!” says Sue Juhre, Duvall Civic Club and Friends of the Library co-president. “If you’re out in your garden dividing perennials or digging up re-seeded garden goodies (other than weeds!), please don’t toss them into the compost pile yet – we might be able to use them.”

The club counts on plant donations from local residents, organizations and businesses to make the sale successful every year. All Civic Club profits return to the community via scholarships, Duvall Library programs and library furnishings plus local charitable and non-profit organizations such as Hopelink Food Bank, Sno-Valley Seniors, Duvall Arts Commission and Sno Valley Children’s Services.

The Carnation-Duvall Citizen Corps Council is once again organizing a class offering the latest techniques in adult, child and infant CPR and First Aid to Carnation-Duvall Citizen Corps members, family and friends May 10th.

As in past years, this class is expected to fill quickly.

Coordinated by your local emergency volunteers at the Carnation-Duvall Citizen Corps (CDCC), the class will be held at the downtown Carnation Fire Station on Saturday, May 10th and run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. This is an ALL DAY event.