Edmonds Undressed

Marlane Rembold, M.A.

   Today I had an opportunity to interview Marlane Rembold, MA Psychotherapist. Marlane’s vision to be pursue psychotherapy goes back to her youth, personnel experiences, and her ability to listen to others. She believes positive therapeutic experience begins with the relationship between client and therapist and it shows as she speaks very passionately about her relationships with her clients and her work. An Associate Member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, Marlane has a  M.A. in Systems Counseling from LIOS/Bastyr University in 2007. She graduated in 1985 with a B.S. in Child and Family Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Marlane has also had experience working with teens, infants and toodlers at risk for HIV/AIDS. She has aslo work in the public school system for fifteen years prior to her current line of work teaching, Kindergarten, 3rd and 5th grade, middle school, special ed and math. As you can see Marlane is one of those rare people that are gifted with a variety of educational and people skills, “one might say she’s got skills” I think it would be safe to say that Marlane is most proud of being a mother of two daughters. In her practice she works with individuals, couples, families and children. Marlane has worked with issues of Depression, Anxiety, Grief and Loss, PTSD, Family Dischord, and Parenting Issues. If you or some you know and care about would benifit form Marlane’s services you can contact her directly.

Marlane Rembold, M.A.
16825 48th Ave. W
Suite #202
Lynnwood, WA 98037
425-931-5364
        

King County home prices slide again, but more people are buying

Seattle Times reporter Eric Pryne reports prices continued their yearlong decline, the number of pending home sales in King County increased in September for the first time since the real-estate slump began last year, the Northwest Multiple Listing Service said Monday. Brokers said it could be a sign the market has hit bottom and is starting to turn around. Or not.  

It’ll be more important to see how things go in October and November and December, now that we have the [Wall Street] bailout in place,” said Eirik Olsen, owner-broker of the ReMax Real Estate Center in Redmond.   In September, sellers accepted buyers’ offers on 1,767 houses, up nearly 15 percent from September 2007, the listing service said. It was the first year-over-year increase since February 2007

LeRoy Middleton, 84, is one of a generation of Edmonds locals who grew up both a stone’s throw, and over an hours’ bus ride from Edmonds proper.  As a child, Middleton rode his school bus as it meandered across dirt and gravel roads, stopping almost everywhere, before it finally reached his home in modern-day Lynnwood’s Seattle Heights neighborhood.  
Edmonds is an old city with a storied history. Since the mid-1950s, the city’s growth has been explosive. 

Incorporated in 1890, Edmonds was for many decades a simple mill town. It added only 500 citizens from 1909 to 1955, when it was a humble city of 2,000 residents, and when development hardly extended past the “Bowl.”But now its nearby farms have become its nearby single-family neighborhoods;with 40,000 residents, Edmonds is the second largest city in Snohomish County. Living in the Bowl was another ball game too. For instance, a newspaper ad from 1953 lists “a nice, two-bedroom home, full basement, garage, chicken house, large lot, beautifully landscaped, right in the center of town” home selling for $5,950. That’s roughly $46,000 in today’s dollars.These days, would-be homeowners usually need 10 times that. Or more. In late September, there were 15 homes in the Bowl selling for a list price above $1 million, according to the real-estate Web site Zillow. com

New YMCA Opens

After more than a decade of planning and more than a year under construction, the eagerly anticipated Dale Turner Family YMCA opened last Saturday And what an opening it turned out to be.

Originally envisioned as a remodel of the existing Shoreline/South County building more than a decade ago, the project eventually grew into the construction of a brand new facility.

The 52,000-square-foot building, dedicated to the late Reverend Dale Turner, cost $19.5 million and features a full-sized gym, a pinnacle climbing wall and a 25-yard handicapped accessible pool.

Not only that, space on the main floor will be available for groups to use as a meeting place and for teens to take part in the Youth Development Center.

“This is their space; it’s a first for them,” youth development director Jen Landery said of the teens’ new meeting space. “I’ll think they’ll take a lot of ownership and pride in it.” The Dale Turner YMCA is open for enrollment and located at 19290 Aurora Ave N Shoreline Wa 98133 (206) 363-0446

Insight of the Day

Here is your Friday story, Everything is RelativeThere is a famous saying: “The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.” At times, human beings are not satisfied with what they have. People seem to do well until, unfortunately, they experience a loss. Then, usually, they want to be better - to experience the “green grass.” It’s human nature to always want to be better, to have more. Isn’t that what is meant by the phrase “dream big?” At times, dreaming big might be great; however, at other times one should be thankful for what one has.

Consider the story of the 85 year old grandmother taking her 5 year old grandson, Johnny, to the beach for the first time. She was so excited. She bought Johnny a brand new complete outfit for his first time at the beach: new cap, new swimsuit, new t-shirt, new shoes and a new sand bucket with a shovel.They walked to the beach holding hands. As they got to the sand, Johnny said, “Grandma, because I can’t swim I won’t go near the water; so I’ll just dig up the sand with my new shovel far from the sea.”However, Johnny had difficulty digging up the hard sand far from the water. Therefore, he said, “Grandma, this sand is too hard. Can I get close to the water where the sand is easier to dig?” Johnny quickly added, “But I promise I won’t go in the water.”Hesitantly, the grandmother looked into Johnny’s begging big eyes and said, “Okay, but promise you won’t go in the water.”Johnny screamed with glee, “I promise.” As he was close to the ocean he was having such a good time, digging and digging with ease in the soft sand. Unfortunately, a huge wave came on the shore and swallowed up little Johnny, taking him out to sea. With her vigilant eyes, watching him from afar, his grandmother screamed, “Oh my God! Oh my God! Help me God!”Just then, another huge wave thundered onto the beach from the ocean and “spit forth” little Johnny safely back on the shore.Elated, the grandmother ran toward the boy and tightly hugged her 5 year old grandson. Wiping tears from her eyes she cried out as she looked toward the heavens, “Thank you God! Thank you so much!”She then looked back down at her little sweet Johnny. She once again quickly looked back at the heavens and screamed, “Hey…Where’s his new cap!?”

 Life is full of people who are not satisfied and not thankful for what they have. Many times people are constantly dwelling on what they have lost, rather than being satisfied and thankful for what they still have left. Believe me, I speak from experience. When I was 19 and well on my way to fulfilling my life-long dream of becoming a surgeon, I walked into a convenience store which was in the process of being robbed. One of the thieves shot me in the back of my head, leaving me for dead. However, I fooled everyone. Sure, I have my disabilities and I used to constantly dwell on the many things I had lost, being negative, saying, “Before I was shot I was athletic, now I can barely walk (with a significant limp), my arm is very weak, I speak somewhat slowly, my voice is hoarse. Before I was shot I could do 500 things really well, after the shooting, I can do only 200 things well. For a long time, I was constantly dwelling on the 300 things I had lost.” However, eventually I began focusing on the 200 things I could still do. It wasn’t easy and it took me a long time, but refocusing one’s attitude is crucial - not merely for people shot in the head, not merely for people who are sick, but for everyone.

Having a more positive attitude is vital and essential. One of my friends had a stroke. I would always try to encourage him by trying to get him to refocus on the positive. It was not easy but it was slowly working and he was improving. He still had a long way to go but he was getting there. He was always asking, “How long did it take you to walk? I hope I will be able to walk again.”I would say to him, “Everyone is different. Even though I have problems walking, my hopes and prayers are that one day you’ll be able to walk.” With that statement I limped out of the hospital room. When I visited my friend the next week I immediately asked him to “tell me something good.” He started by saying he had walked 60 feet with a cane in therapy, but just then his doctor (whom I knew) came in and asked how he was doing. “Fine,” replied my friend, “but I just want to be able to walk perfectly again - just like Mike.” I stood there, a little shocked, but I said to myself, “He’s just started on the road to recovery. He’s beginning to think positive.”Another friend of mine once told me that he used to feel sorry when he would see people who needed walkers. However, I will never forget what he said after that: “I would give anything if my daughter (diagnosed with a possible brain tumor and currently needing a wheel chair) could progress to the point where she just needed a walker.” He prays for that; I pray for that; and many other people are praying for that. Again, “Be thankful for what you have, and set your goals for higher things.” The world is full of many horrible things, as well as many wonderful things. Sometimes a person is constantly looking at the “horrible” things. However, my hopes are that they will be able to find the beauty in life. It’s there - if you look for it!Michael Jordan Segal, MSW Shot in the head during a robbery,

 Michael Jordan Segal defied all odds by first surviving and then returning to college. He then earned two degrees with honors, married his high school sweetheart, Sharon and became a father to their daughter Shawn. Mike is a social worker at Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston and an author (currently he has two book projects he’s working on: an autobiography and an anthology of his short stories - as well as very soon he will have a CD of some of his best stories available). He also is a popular inspirational speaker sharing his “recipe” for recovery, happiness, and success. For more information please visit www.InspirationByMike.com

A Concert Of Blues!!

The Louis Brallie School for the blind and visually impaired is having a fund raising Blues Concert!!

Curley Cooke, former guitarist for the internationally acclaimed Steve Miller Band, and singer/harmonica player Annette Taborn, one of the organizers of the Bonnie Raitt “Girls with Guitars” program, will play and sing the blues in an all-acoustic concert on Thursday evening, October 16^th at 7:00 pm, at the Louis Braille School in Edmonds. The concert will benefit both the Louis Braille School and Pacific Northwest Blues in the Schools. Both are tax-exempt, non-profit organizations. 
Homemade apple pie and lemonade are included in the price of admission. The event will take place in the living room of the Louis Braille School and every seat will be close to the performers. 
The Louis Braille School is located at 10130 Edmonds Way (between Pagliacci’s Pizza and McDonald’s). Convenient parking is available in McDonald’s upper lot; that’s the lot to the left of the main entrance to McDonald’s as you face the restaurant. Price per ticket: Choose to pay any amount between $15 and $20. If you cannot attend, the tickets make a good gift for employees or clients. 
Contact: Eric  425 778-2384     eric@louisbrailleschool.org

Insight of the Day

“We lift ourselves by our thought. If you want to enlarge your life, you must first enlarge your thought of it and of yourself. Hold the ideal of yourself as you long to be, always everywhere.”

Orison Swett Marden
1850-1924, Author and Founder of Success Ma

Sk8fest 2008 Photo’s

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Eric Jensen, 18, of Lynnwood, jumps off a concrete step over two feet high, during a best-trick competition at the Lynnwood Parks and Recreation’s Sk8fest skateboarding competition, Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008 at Lynndale Park in Lynnwood. Jensen won the best-trick competition. In addition to the best-trick competition, each skater competed twice for 90 seconds in one of three age groups, 12 to 14, 15 to 16, or 17 to 18.

Jeffrey Brown, 20, of Mill Creek, jumps off a concrete step over two feet high, during a best-trick competition at the Lynnwood Parks and Recreation’s Sk8fest skateboarding competition, Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008 at Lynndale Park in Lynnwood. In addition to the best-trick competition, each skater competed twice for 90 seconds in one of three age groups, 12 to 14, 15 to 16, or 17 to 18

Brandon O’Reilly, 22, of Lynnwood, finds his balance at the top of the ramp during a free skate session at the Lynnwood Parks and Recreation’s Sk8fest skateboarding competition, Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008 at Lynndale Park in Lynnwood. Before the free skate session, each skater competed twice for 90 seconds in one of three age groups, 12 to 14, 15 to 16, or 17 to 18.

Everything Edmonds

EverythingEdmonds.com is a sponsored site by the Edmonds Chamber of Commerce it features everything you would like to know about Edmonds. EverythingEdmonds.com also offers advertising for local businesses, calender/events, Edmonds Links, and featured Edmonds business. Chamber members receive a discount to advertise on this site which allows you exposure in the Edmonds community.

Insight of the Day

“Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever.”           

Lance Armstrong , Cancer Survivor and Athlete