Basketball pros to play Islanders

By REPORTER STAFF
Mercer Island Reporter Staff
May 18, 2011 · Updated 11:06 AM 

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A celebrity basketball game between members of the Island community and former Harlem Globetrotter alumni Paul “Showtime” Gaffney and Guinness World Record holder Wayne “Above and Beyond” Clark is set for Friday, May 20, at Bellevue College. The doors open at 6 p.m. There will be activities, refreshments and prizes. Islander players will include a former Islander basketball star, a mayor, a state senator, a principal, band directors and more.

Tickets are $25 per person. The proceeds will go toward the MIHS marching band’s trip to Pasadena to march in the Rose Parade. For information, contact Kathryn Lerner at kathryn_nw@comcast.net.

Contact Mercer Island Reporter Staff Reporter Staff at editor@mi-reporter.com.

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