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Sep 09 2008, 11:55 AM
The shell used by the U.S. Olympic rowing team to win the gold medal in the Womens 8 rowing competition in Beijing is named after Islander and former UW regent
Maxwell ahead of Litzow in primary 
Sep 09 2008, 11:55 AM
It looks as if many Islanders running for public office will continue campaigning into the fall after advancing to the general election as the winners or runners-up in the primary held last Tuesday.
Mercer Island's Rachel Van Gelder, 12, starts her own newspaper 
Sep 09 2008, 11:55 AM
Rachel Van Gelder, 12, has started her own newspaper and the entire neighborhood is involved. In late May, the first issue of The Hoot, a newspaper covering the events and personalities of Mercer Terrace Drive on the South end, went to press. Van Gelder personally delivered the 11-page, full-color publication named after the owl she hears hooting at night to more than a dozen neighborhood families.
City officials keep Council posted on homeless camp Sep 09 2008, 11:55 AM Councilmembers received their first update concerning Tent City Monday night as dozens of Islanders lauded the community's efforts to help the homeless, while others asked for verified warrant checks on the "grandfathered-in" camp residents whose names were not reviewed when the camp moved in earlier this month.
During the City Council's regular meeting, city and church officials, as well as neighborhood and camp residents, presented the goings on about the temporary homeless encampment, which is set up at the United Methodist Church on the corner of S.E. 24th Street and 71st Avenue. According to the police chief, deputy fire chief and Development Services director, the camp is in compliance with the temporary-use agreement. A county public health nurse also stated the camp was clean and tidy, with no need for neighbors to worry about the spread of disease.
Police Chief Ed Holmes noted there had been four arrests involved with the camp in the first 12 days on the Island, with two arrests being drivers with invalid licenses and another for an outstanding warrant that took place earlier that day. The fourth arrest happened the day the camp moved in as a woman was violating a no-contact order with another passenger in a car searching for the church.
Proposal could end Metro transport for studentsSep 09 2008, 11:55 AM In response to a proposed federal law restricting the use of public buses for student transportation, the Mercer Island School District (MISD) and King County Metro are voicing their dissent. Both parties have written letters of protest to CFR 49, a recent proposal by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) that could prohibit Metro routes from transporting students to and from school. Insurance iffy for trampolines
Sep 09 2008, 11:55 AM It seems that just about every family these days has a large trampoline in their backyard. So it was quite a surprise for Mercer Island residents Tim and Lori Stone to learn that their insurance company, CHUBB, wouldnt insure them if they purchased one. Crest teacher adds peace-keeping to education skills
Sep 09 2008, 11:55 AM This fall, Crest social studies teacher Gavin Tierney will bring conflict resolution and international peacekeeping to the classroom. With 2008 headlines awash in political conflict from Iraq to Darfur to the recent war in Georgia the importance of such topics in education is growing. Eager to broaden Crests social studies program, Tierney attended a six-day summer institute at the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) in Washington, D.C., exploring ways to integrate international conflict resolution and peacemaking strategies into the high school curriculum.
I was looking for professional development over the summer and came across this opportunity, said Tierney, who returned last week from the Summer Institute on International Peace, Security and Conflict Management for Secondary School Teachers.
The Crest social studies teacher was one of 16 educators all of whom were accepted through a competitive application process who attended the seminar from across the nation. The USIP asked applicants to explain their interest in peace studies and give some background on their teaching methods and school. Earlier this summer, Tierney was thrilled to learn that he had been accepted.
PoliceSep 09 2008, 11:55 AM Tent City harassment Light at the end of the Wilburton Tunnel
Sep 09 2008, 11:55 AM
Crews finished demolishing the Wilburton Tunnel over southbound I-405 in Bellevue this past weekend, one week ahead of schedule. All lanes were re-opened on Monday and the third weekend closure is no longer needed.
Maria Shriver is partner in Islander ice cream biz 
Sep 09 2008, 11:56 AM
Lovin Scoopful co-founder Dan Samson is all smiles as the ice-cream company he founded with Tim Shriver, Maria Shriver and Angelo Moratti will be in more than 900 stores throughout the Puget Sound area, California and the Southwest by September. And they are just getting started.
