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Photo by Laura Marie Rivera On Saturday night, Seattle Center Armory was buzzing with art lovers and artists who came together for the regional Art Battle. Ten artists, including Queen Anne’s Scotty Moose (pictured), had 20 minutes to create an original painting. The top four then faced off in the final round for the chance to win a trophy and a trip to the national Art Battle in Florida. Details about future competitions can be found at artbattle.com/
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Creating community and helping others
Magnolia woman’s efforts result in village improvements
the Person of the Year by the Magnolia Chamber of Commerce. “I hadn’t known how much By Laura Marie Rivera Queen Anne & Magnolia News I affected other people until editor this,” she said. McQuiston was born and Magnolia’s Cheryl raised in Seattle’s Seward McQuiston has always been a social person, but it has taken Park neighborhood and attended Franklin High her entire life to realize the School. She remembers full potential of this gift. enjoying her Spanish classes Since 2018, McQuiston and home economics, but has been the driving force what she really excelled at was of the Magnolia Village socializing. Her ability to talk Beautification Project and was recognized in 2020 as to anyone and make friends
with everyone she met would become a very important skill for the career she had yet to discover. It wasn’t until she and her husband moved to Magnolia and later enrolled their daughter at Our Lady of Fatima that she first heard of event planning and raising money as a career. McQuiston remembers that the school was looking for someone to help with the annual auction and a
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Photo by Laura Marie Rivera Cheryl McQuiston has been the driving force behind the Reimagine Magnolia Village beautification project. Her skills fundraising and coordinating events have served her well as she organized a team that has helped the Village project take shape. The latest reveal was a Giving Tree plaque outside of the Magnolia Starbucks that celebrates the top donors of the project.
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