Edmonds Parks, Recreation and Human Services

A Walk Back in Time 2024

Thank you to those who joined us as our Edmonds Memorial Cemetery board members told the story of past Edmonds residents who physically shaped the community we know today through their determination and grit!
Portrayed by members of the Board and local historian Byron Wilkes, individual stories seek to bring to life the first days of Edmonds of those buried at the Edmonds Memorial Cemetery portraying the following people:
• George Astell, a logger instrumental in helping to establish the Yost Lumber Company, the Spring Water Company, and the Yost Auto Garage
• Charles Breed, an early settler who owned 160 acres surrounding Edmonds
• Adrienne Caspers, a 40-plus year schoolteacher in the Edmonds School District whose family Caspers Street is named after
• Eathel Engel Thayer, the daughter of L.C. Engel who built the buildings now home to the Edmonds Bookshop, Engel’s Pub, and the residence adjacent to the Edmonds Opera House
• Mathew E. & Clara A. Hyner, arguably Edmonds’s original power couple served as the town’s first postmaster and founders of the first church

🍿 Tonight, at Seaview Park! Kung Fu Panda 4 starts after sunset! Cash only concessions with popcorn, sodas and snacks.
Thank you to tonight's sponsors: Carter Subaru, Carter Acura, Reece Homes Team, Right At School

Interested in Edmonds history and the people who have helped shape what Edmonds is today? Join us at the annual Walk Back in Time event brought to you by the Edmonds Cemetery Board! Details below…

It’s a beautiful night for a movie in the park! 🍿

Brackets Landing restrooms, showers and water fountains are out of order until further notice due to mechanical failure.
The nearest facilities are located at the ferry terminal.
Thank you for your patience while crews make repairs.

Unfortunately, today's free concert at Hazel Miller Plaza featuring Michele D'Amour has been canceled due to illness. We will see you on Sunday, July 14th at City Park for the Seattle Women's Jazz Orchestra at 3pm!

Join us for the fun at Frances Anderson Center tomorrow!!
Steel Magic Northwest Mystical Steel band will be providing entertainment prior to the show.
Buy popcorn, candy, soda and treats at our cash only concession stand (small bills please!)
Hope to see you there!

Sign up now for July and August pickleball clinics!

Pickleball is the fastest-growing sport in the country. Why?
Because it’s easy-to-learn, great exercise, easy on the joints, and incredibly fun. The sport is sometimes described as "ping-pong on steroids." In the beginner’s clinic, you’ll learn the basics to get started playing the game. (Paddles/balls provided.) In the advanced/beginner's session, you’ll gain insights as to strategy, shot selection, and how to avoid the most common mistakes made by many players. Instructor Roger BelAir has taught 3,500+ players at world-class destination resorts to maximum security prisons. He's been profiled in Washington Post, interviewed on NPR, and featured in the front-page story in USA TODAY, A documentary about his involvement with prisons is in production. Ages 14 and Up.
Click here to register: https://bit.ly/EdmondsPickleballClinics

Congratulations to our Pickleball Tournament winners in the Mixed divisions! 🥇🥈🥉

Congratulations to our Pickleball Tournament winners in the Women's divisions! 🥇🥈🥉

Congratulations to our Pickleball Tournament winners in the Men's divisions! 🥇🥈🥉

Our first movie of the summer is just two weeks away!
Enjoy dinner at one of our downtown restaurants then stroll over to Frances Anderson Center for Trolls Band Together presented by Carter Subaru and Carter Acura and sponsored by Reece Homes Team, Right At School, Run To Win Outreach and Anthony's Restaurant Edmonds!

We hope to see you there!

It looks like our resident barred owls will raise another successful brood this year!
There are a lot of young birds in our parks right now and many are just learning how to fly. Be sure to stay on the trail and keep your dogs securely leashed. Many thanks to Sara Bowen for sending us these great photos!

Join volunteer naturalists from the WSU- Beach Watchers program at Olympic Beach this summer to explore the plants and animals that make their home in the Edmonds Marine Sanctuary. They'll be down there during low tides this Friday and Monday, then back again for a few more visits in July and August.

On Thursday June 20th, Washington Sea Grant Crab Team & Snohomish Beach Watchers will be at Brackett’s Landing Park & Marina Beach Park from 9-11am to answer questions about native and invasive crabs and teach Molt Search protocols as part of the Salish Sea-wide Molt Blitz. Molt Search is a program by Washington Sea Grant in partnership with WSU Extension, designed to expand monitoring for invasive European green crab and keep tabs on our native Dungeness crabs. It’s a timed, systematic search for crab shells (“molts”) that can be done on any local shoreline, with findings submitted via the MyCoast app or webpage (mycoast.org/wa/crab).
Learn more at wsg.washington.edu/moltsearch

💦 The fountain at 5th and Main Street is out of commission for this weekend due to a failed pump. Thank you for your patience as we diagnose and order parts.

🍿 We're excited for you to join us at Family Movies in the Park presented by and !
For more information visit: https://bit.ly/EdmondsMoviesInThePark

💦 The Hazel Miller Spray Park is now OPEN! 💦
☀️ The forecast is warming up, so it's time to gather your friends at City Park for a splash and some fun in the sun!
The spray features are open 10am-8pm daily for you to enjoy!

Snapology is coming to the Frances Anderson Center this summer!
Click here for more information or to register: https://bit.ly/EdmondsSnapology

City’s Hanging Flower Baskets Require Special Treatment

The City of Edmonds is having to take down all hanging flower baskets for treatment of a fungal infection. The entire Puget Sound region is experiencing an outbreak of Botrytis cinerea, commonly known as gray mold, due to extraordinary environmental conditions of heavy rains and cool temperatures which has allowed a typically dormant fungus to become active and thrive. It travels quickly through plant material and is found on a wide range of plants. It first appears as white growth on the plant and very soon darkens to a gray color. If untreated, it could kill the flowering plants in the baskets. Many jurisdictions and private businesses which have hanging baskets are managing this current outbreak.

The more than 100 baskets are being collected and returned to the parks maintenance shop Thursday and Friday, May 30th and 31st, to better facilitate treatment of trimming the plants and applying fungicide. They are tentatively scheduled to be returned to their hanging locations in a few weeks.

The baskets, which are available for annual adoption, were originally installed on May 14th.

The Edmonds Pickleball Tournament is just one month away! Grab a partner and join in on the fun! All games are played at Yost Park. All skill levels welcome!
Click here to register: https://bit.ly/EdmondsPickleballTournament

🦉 Don't miss the 20th annual Puget Sound Bird Fest this weekend!
We'll be hosting presentations and exhibits at the Frances Anderson Center from 10am - 4pm on Saturday, and field activities in and around Edmonds throughout the weekend.
For more info visit: www.pugetsoundbirdfest.com

A fun musical day camp. Sing, Dance, make costumes and props, paint, and learn all aspects of putting on a Musical about outdoor safety. Must be willing to sing, dance and be silly. Activities include learning simple dance steps, singing camp songs, singing the songs in the musical, learning about outdoor safety, acting, painting rocks, pantomime and more. Instructors are knowledgeable in dance, music, and drama. The musical called "Mighty Hikers" words and Music by instructor Dorothy Harwood, will be performed for parents and anyone who wants to watch at the amphitheater at 3:00 pm on Friday, August 9, 2024. Students will supply their own sack lunches. Camp runs Monday-Friday 9:30am-3:30pm at the Frances Anderson Center.

Click here to register: https://bit.ly/EdmondsCampHarwood or call 425-771-0230.

🇺🇸 Monday, May 27th, 2024 at 11am

The public is invited to attend the Edmonds Memorial Cemetery's Memorial Day Observance Program.

This year's speaker is Greg Copeland, King 5 News anchor. He will be sharing the story of his grandfather, WWII Navel Officer, Rear Admiral Robert W. Copeland.
Click here to view the story aired on King 5 News: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkOTpP_dHr0&t=67s

The Edmonds Memorial Cemetery was placed on the Washington State Register of Historic Places in 1972 and has 625 veterans interred. In honor of Memorial Day graves of all veterans will be marked with a white cross and a miniature US flag.

About the Edmonds Memorial Cemetery
Edmonds Memorial Cemetery, founded in 1891, began on four acres of land donated to IOOF Lodge 96 by Thomas E. White, an early settler. It was sold into private ownership in the early 1900's. In 1982 Lawrence E. Hubbard deeded the cemetery to the City of Edmonds.

The Edmonds Cemetery Board is appointed by the City Council. The Board works with citizen volunteers and local residents to oversee site operations. A full-time Sexton is an employee of the Parks, Recreation, and Human Services Department. The Sexton manages sales, public services, burial arrangements and grounds maintenance.

Cemetery expenditures for labor, supplies, operations and services are paid through an enterprise fund account as the Cemetery is self-funded. Revenue is generated from cemetery sales and services. The Cemetery Board sets aside 10% of annual revenues in an endowment care fund account. Interest from the account will help support future maintenance needs.

Over the past 10 years the Cemetery Board has aggressively pursued improvements to the infrastructure. The Cemetery office has been renovated, the grounds and roadway improved, an irrigation system and well have been installed, and major equipment has been purchased. The beautiful new 680 niche Edmonds Columbarium was completed in October, 2006 complete with eternal waterfall. Each niche is suitable for two urns. Maps, cemetery and columbarium information is always available.

💦 Make a splash at Yost Pool this holiday weekend at open swim!

Pickleball is the fastest-growing sport in the country. Why?
Because it’s easy-to-learn, great exercise, easy on the joints, and incredibly fun. The sport is sometimes described as "ping-pong on steroids." In the beginner’s clinic, you’ll learn the basics to get started playing the game. (Paddles/balls provided.) In the advanced/beginner's session, you’ll gain insights as to strategy, shot selection, and how to avoid the most common mistakes made by many players. Instructor Roger BelAir has taught 3,500+ players at world-class destination resorts to maximum security prisons. He's been profiled in Washington Post, interviewed on NPR, and featured in the front-page story in USA TODAY, A documentary about his involvement with prisons is in production. Ages 14 and Up.
Click here to register: https://bit.ly/EdmondsPickleballClinics

Come play with us at the Expo! The fun run starts at 11:30…it’s not too late to join in on the fun!

Join the FAMILY FUN tomorrow!!

• FREE 1K Kids/Family Fun Run by Move 60 - ESD - T-shirts to our kid runners! Warm up by Sound Sports Performance and Training LLC
• FREE kids gardening station – plant your own strawberry and veggie garden from Edmonds Floretum Garden Club
• FREE bike rodeo Cascade Bicycle Club
• FREE day pass for Indoor Rock Climbing at Vertical World North
• FREE smoothies you get to make on the bike blender from Edmonds School District Food and Nutrition Services
• FREE giveaways, games, activities and family fun!
🥳 Thank you to our partners: Edmonds School District, Verdant Health Commission, Coordinated Care and Trader Joe's-Lynnwood,WA

Deepest shipwreck ever found has ties to the Pacific Northwest The USS Samuel B. Roberts was affectionately called the Sammy B. The ship's only captain was a junior officer in the Navy Reserve from Tacoma.