Did you know that kids born in 2013 will be intelligent, proud and perceptive? This is according to the Chinese zodiac, which is based on the lunar calendar. The Chinese New Year will be celebrated on Feb. 11 on Mercer Island at an open house and lunch hosted by Able Acupuncture & Herbal Medicine Clinic. International District festivities begin Feb. 9.
We must explain why tolling is unfair to Islanders. We must go on the record.
Beginning in August 2013, the United States Postal Service will change its mail delivery schedule to Monday through Friday in an effort to cut costs. Package delivery will still be available Monday through Saturday.
The last time Mercer Island and Juanita met, the Islanders won in overtime. On Tuesday, Feb. 5 when the teams met, a chance to go to the KingCo championships was on the line. Mercer Island held off the Lady Rebels, winning 54-43 to advance to Thursday’s finals.
The Mercer Island boys basketball team punched their ticket to the KingCo championship game on Thursday, Feb. 7 after beating Liberty on Tuesday.
Recent upgrades in lighting and boilers at Islander Middle School and Mercer Island High School results in a projected annual savings of over $14,000 for the Mercer Island School District.
After watching the same presentation given at the Mercer Island City Council meeting a couple of weeks ago, the Mercer Island School District Board of Directors voiced concern for the plan to put tolls on Interstate 90.
Mercer Island High School students John Gallagher and Cristina Scalzo were named as the Rotary Islanders of February at the club luncheon.
More than 23,000 people call Mercer Island home. And for 39 years, Mercer Island Youth and Family Services has helped Mercer Islanders take care of their own.
Tolling I-90 will have an irreversible negative impact on all concerned with this vital shipping and transportation lane.
Over 150 musicians from Mercer Island High School performed on Feb. 4 as part of the Eastshore Music League solo and ensemble festival. Performances took place every 10 minutes in 22 different categories from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Liberty High School.
The theft of scrap brass water meters worth an estimated $6,000 — and weighing several hundred pounds — out of the city’s scrap bin was reported on Jan. 25.
The ‘Magic of the Moment’ was the theme of the 2012-2103 MISD PTA’s annual Reflections student art competition.