THIS WEEK

Published 3:14 pm Tuesday, November 25, 2008

98040

Check inside this week’s Reporter for the new 98040, a special publication dedicated to Island life. This issue takes on the topic of home businesses, featuring several Islanders who work from home, tips on how to design and maintain domestic offices and obtain proper Feng Shui.

Ready, set, Rotary Run

There is still time to register for the Mercer Island Rotary Run half-marathon, set for Sunday, March 9. The race includes a kids’ dash, half-marathon walk and other events. The Run begins this year at the Community Center at Mercer View. For information on how to register and other details, go to www.mirotary.org/halfMarathon.

Fine Arts Showcase

“PARTAKE” is the theme of this year’s Fine Arts Showcase, the 29th annual celebration of the varied artistic expressions of Mercer Island students The event is March 4 and 5 at Mercer Island High School. For the details, go to www.misd.k12.wa.us.

Travel France

A free evening of information about traveling in Europe - with a focus on France - will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, March 11, at the Community Center at Mercer View. Find out how to save money when the dollar is down, how to get around efficiently and how to find off-the-beaten-path gems. Talk with the experts and taste French wine. Sponsored by the Mercer Island Sister City Association. For information, call Jane Meyer Brahm, 232-0701.

Emotional intelligence

John Gottman, Ph.D., will speak on raising an emotionally intelligent child on Wednesday, March 5, at Town Hall in Seattle. All parents want their child to have the social and emotional skills necessary to succeed in school and life. Dr. Gottman equips parents with a five-step “emotion coaching” process. The event is co-sponsored by Mercer Island’s Youth and Family Services. For information go to www.parentmap.com.

Events

“A Little Princess” musical: March 7-23, Youth Theatre Northwest, 8805 S.E. 40th St. 7 p.m., Fridays; 2 p.m., 7 p.m., Saturdays; 2 p.m., Sundays. $13. $15/Gala Opening Night, 7 p.m., March 7. ASL-interpreted matinee: 2 p.m., March 8. Grandparents matinee: 2 p.m., March 9. Tickets: Box Office, 232-4145 ext. 100, www.YouthTheatre.org.

Rats! 2008: annual Spring Rat Show, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., March 8, MI VFW Hall, 1836 72nd Ave. S.E. Standards show with ribbons, kids’ activities, rat race/cake walk/costume contest, raffle, face painting, rats for adoption. Inspired by movie “Ratatouille.” Open to the public. $5/adults, $3/children. Benefits RatsPacNorthwest. Kim Lampson Reiff, (206) 713-3919, www.ratspacnw.org, www.miraclerats.org.

Second Saturday Stories: 11-11:30 a.m., March 8, Island Books, 3014 78th Ave. S.E. Meg Bennett, “Irish Tales and Harp Tunes.” Ages 3 and up. Nancy Page, 232-6920.

Mercer Island Rotary Half Marathon: 7:30 a.m.-1 p.m., March 9, starts and ends at CCMV. Promotes colon cancer awareness. New courses this year; portions of southbound East Mercer Way and S.E. 24th Street will be closed, 9-11 a.m. www.mercerislandhalf.com.

Travel France: 7-9 p.m., March 11, Community Center at Mercer View. Free evening of information about traveling in Europe, France. Learn how to save money when the dollar is down, how to get around efficiently and find off-the-beaten-path gems. Talk with experts, taste French wine. Sponsor: MI Sister City Association. Jane Meyer Brahm, 232-0701.

Community Volunteer Environmental Restoration: 10 a.m.-2 p.m., March 15, Pioneer Park. Work with EarthCorps, Parks and Recreation to restore Pioneer Park. Spread woodchips, remove invasive plants. Sign up in advance: www.earthcorps.org. Chris LaPointe, (206) 322-9296 ext. 217, chris@earthcorps.org.

Third Annual MI Scholastic Chess Tournament: March 15, Islander Middle School. K-8 divisions. Compete to qualify for Washington State Chess Championships. Open to Mercer Island children. Register: www.cmiregistration.com. Contact Kate Elliott Smith, esckes@aol.com; Carolyn Hassall, carolynhassall@comcast.net.

Spring Job Fair: 11 a.m.-3 p.m., March 29, MI Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 4400 86th Ave. S.E. MI Youth & Family Services. Island employers will present employment, internship opportunities. Cheryl Hudson Manriquez, 275-7869, cheryl.hudson@mercergov.org.

Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA): Train to become a volunteer advocate for abused, neglected children in court. Help the legal system work toward safe, permanent homes for these children. Must be 21, have excellent references, attend 28 hours of training. (206) 296-1120, casa.group@kingcounty.gov, www.metrokc.gov/kcsc/depcasa.htm.

Classes

The Passion Test Workshop: 6-9:30 p.m., Feb. 27, MI Shorewood Heights Pavilion. $65. Register: Elise Kloter, (206) 794-5211, www.ivegottobeme.com.

Introductory Opera lecture series: 6:30 p.m., Feb. 28, CCMV. Introduction to Wagner’s Ring Subscription Series. Speaker: Perry Lorenzo. Free. Helen Martin, (206) 686-5808.

“Heart Disease — What Every Woman Should Know”: 6:30-7:30 p.m., Feb. 28, JCC, 3801 E. Mercer Way. Speaker: Rachael Wyman, M.D., Eastside Cardiology Associates. Open to the public, free. Kathy Hutchinson, 232-7115 ext. 273, www.sjcc.org.

Cancer WellFit: small group class, 1-2:30 p.m., Tuesdays, Thursdays, March 4-27. Instructor: Duncan Hansing. Promotes wellness for cancer patients, survivors. Nutrition, cardiovascular exercise and more. $57. Register: 275-7609, www.myparksandrecreation.com.

CPR classes through MI Fire Department: First Aid, adult-only CPR: 9 a.m.-3 p.m., March 8 ($30). Adult, infant, child CPR: 7-9 p.m., March 19. Sign up: 275-7607.

“Responsibility Earns Freedom”: 7-8:30 p.m., March 10, MI Fire Station, 3030 78th Ave. S.E. Speaker: Jack M. Reiter, M.D., psychiatrist. Sponsor: ADD Resources. Free. jscarlin@juno.com, www.addresources.org.

The Emotional Lives of Young Children: 6:30-8:30 p.m., March 13, Stroum JCC. Speaker: Rebecca Cortez. $10/person; $17/couple. No JCC membership necessary. Pre-register: Andy, 232-7115 ext. 304, andyl@sjcc.org.

Beyond Belief course: Tuesdays through March 18, CCMV. Explores Jewish faith. $60. Rabbi Elazar Bogomilsky, (206) 290-6301, bogomilsky@msn.com, www.myJLI.com.

“To Have and To Hold” series: 1-2 p.m., March 30, MI Library. Message titles include: “God’s Dream for Your Marriage”; “Communication: How to Share Hearts Instead of Exchange Words”; “Four Keys to Intimacy”; “Conflict Resolution: How to Fight Fair in Marriage.” Limited childcare. Refreshments. Ps. Caesar Prelow, 275-1042 ext. 4, Caesar@newhic.org.

Clubs

Mercer Island Women’s Club: newcomers’ outing to Seattle Art Museum, Feb. 27; meet at 10 a.m., MI Presbyterian Church, return after lunch; RSVP to Kathy Gusdorf, 275-1836, kvg78@comcast.net. March luncheon: March 11, Seattle Yacht Club. Speaker: Christopher Pierce, Executive Director, YMCA Camping Services. Topic: childhood obesity, attention disorders. Social Hour: 11 a.m. Lunch: 12 p.m., $20. Lynn Beaufrere, 236-6301.

MI Preschool Association, MI Youth and Family Services: “Give from the Heart” through Feb. 28 to support local families, children in need. Goal: $15,000 for preschool scholarship goal to help fund children’s education. Linda Romary, 232-2416, lromary@hotmail.com.

MI Probus Club: 10:30 a.m., March 5, MI Presbyterian Church, 3605 84th Ave. S.E. Speaker: Reed Jarvis, retired Regional Chief Ranger of National Park Service. Open to the public. Bob Simonds, 236-2190, probobus@comcast.net.

Mercer Island Visual Arts League (MIVAL) meeting: 12 p.m., March 6, MI Library. Board meets at 10:30 a.m. Ted Pankowski will demonstrate landscape painting in oils. All are welcome.

Lively Saints of MI Covenant Church: “Spotlight on Old-Time Radio” luncheon, noon, March 18, 3200 78th S.E. Neal and Linda Shulman will present stories, recorded excerpts from the Golden Age of Radio. After-school serials, daytime soaps, mystery, comedy, adventure shows, big band, news, sports. $7. 232-1015.

MI Business Women’s Group: luncheon meeting, 12-1:30 p.m., March 18, Cellar 46. Patty Volk, (206) 769-8824, patty_volk@countrywide.com.

Women Painters of Washington: “Visions” exhibition, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. through April 25, Women Painters Gallery, Columbia Center third level, 701 Fifth Ave., Seattle. Free, open to the public.

Library

The following events take place at the Mercer Island Library, 4400 88th Ave. S.E., unless otherwise noted. Please call 236-3537 for more information.

Adults

Classics on Film: Alfred Hitchcock’s “Rope” and “The 39 Steps,” 1 p.m., March 8. Informative discussion with film historian Lance Rhodes. Refreshments.

Computer classes: E-mail Level I, 9 a.m., March 13. E-mail Level II, 9 a.m., March 20.

Children, families

Must register for all.

Global Reading Challenge: 3 p.m., March 3. St. Monica and Lakeridge schools compete in the 2008 Global Reading Challenge.

Baby and Me Story Time: 10:30 a.m., March 7. Ages 6-12 months with adult.

Who’s in Rabbit’s House? and Other Tales: 7 p.m., March 12. Enjoy stories performed by MI High School Drama Department.

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day: 2:30 p.m., March 17. Ages 5 and up. Join Maggie Bennett for stories, Irish harp music, leprechauns and St. Patrick legends. Make a pot of gold and other crafts.

Toddler Story Times for Twos: 10 a.m., Tuesdays in March. Ages 2-3.

Preschool Story Times: 11 a.m., Tuesdays in March. Ages 3-5.

Story Times for Wonderful Ones: 10:30 a.m., Wednesdays in March. Ages 12-23 months.

Teens

Afternoon Movie Club: “Hoot,” 3:30 p.m., Feb. 27. Movie based on Carl Hiaasen’s book.

Teen Zone: 1 p.m., March 10, 24, 31. Games, homework, hang out.

Teen Advisory Board: 7 p.m., March 18. Voice your opinions on library’s teen materials, programs. Earn one volunteer credit hour.

Parks & Recreation

Call (206) 275-7609 or register online at www.myparksandrecreation.com to receive a catalog of the Mercer Island Parks & Recreation Department events. All events are held at the Community Center at Mercer View (CCMV), 8236 S.E. 24th St., unless otherwise specified.

Wing Tsjun Self-Defense: 7-8:30 p.m., Thursdays through March 13 (8154); March 20-April 10 (8155), in Dance Room. For teens, adults. Instructor: Adrian Weaver. $66.

Bridge lessons: 10 a.m.-noon, Tuesdays, Thursdays. Instructor: Aidee Pokroy. $63/six weeks.

Volunteer bus drivers: needed for Island senior transportation. No endorsements necessary. Jeanette, 230-6845.

Drop-in preschool: 9 a.m.-12 p.m., Monday, Wednesday, Friday. $5/hour.

Winter Classes

Must register: call (206) 275-7609.

Belly Dancing: 7-8 p.m., Tuesdays through March 4. $81/12 weeks, $12/drop-in.

Creating Memory Books: 1-3 p.m., through March 20, Luther Room. Interactive presentation on developing/writing memoirs on trends, themes, life stories. For adults. $61.

MIPR Dance Team: 3:30-5 p.m., through March 26, ages 11-14. $151.

Hoop, Breathe & Dance: 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Tuesdays, Thursdays until March 27.

Ikebana: 10 a.m.-12 p.m., Fridays through March 28. $121.

BK Play: Fridays through March 28. Ages 3-5. Spanish through Arts & Games: 9:30-11 a.m. ABC & Reading: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. $325.

Jazzercise: 9:30-10:30 a.m., Monday, Wednesday, Friday.

Writing Club: 4-6 p.m., Tuesdays, Wednesdays. For grades 2-5.

Parks & Rec. Seniors

Low Vision support group: 1:30-3 p.m., Feb. 28, Calkins Room.

Dementia — What Is It: 1-3 p.m., March 4, CCMV. Learn types, progression, resulting behaviors, coping techniques. Presenter: Betsy Zuber, Geriatric Specialist for MI Youth & Family Services. $5. Parkinson Disease support group: 2-3:30 p.m., March 4, Calkins Room.

Solemates walking group: March 5. Departs CCMV at 8:30 a.m. $2.

Senior Ski Day trips: March 10, Stevens. $14/transportation. Reserve a spot.

Grocery shopping transportation: Wednesday mornings. Call 275-7895, ext. 1, leave a message by 4 p.m., the day before shopping. $1.

Senior Lunch at Covenant Shores: noon, Tuesdays, Thursdays. Park at CCMV, ride shuttle to Covenant Shores; transportation available round-trip from home if you don’t drive. $4.25. Registration required: 275-7895, ext. 2, leave message.

Boys & Girls Club

All events take place at the Boys & Girls Club, 2825 West Mercer Way, unless otherwise noted. For more information or to register: (206) 232-4548, www.mipositiveplace.org.

Champions Gymnastics (K-3rd grade) class: registration is open. Session 1: 5-5:45 p.m., March 5-April 30. $100. My Gym, Bellevue.

Lego Building: 4-5 p.m., Mondays through March 10, ages 6-9. LEGO System, Technic, Znap, Bionicle. Miniatures, mosaics, beginning sculpture. $60.

Motorized Mechanics: 5-6 p.m., Mondays through March 10, ages 9-12. Make motorized Lego sculptures, vehicles. Led by Lego professional, Dan Parker. $70.

Guitar Classes: on Mondays, learn guitar or improve your skills with Brendan Bosworth of Musicworks. 3-3:55 p.m., ages 11 and under; 4-4:55 p.m., ages 12 and up; 5-5:55 p.m., Teen Rock Shop, players with six months or more experience. $210/10 weeks, prorated.

Movie Making (grades 3-6): 4-6 p.m., Wednesdays through March 19. Create short commercials, movie posters, short films of members’ interest. $100 with snack provided.

Movie Making (grades 7-11): 4-6 p.m., Thursdays through March 20. Create commercials, movie posters, films. $100, snack provided.

MI Judo Dojo: practices 6:15-8 p.m., Tuesdays. Instructor: Harold Yamada. Evergreen State Open Judo Tournament at Boys & Girls Club: April 5, 2008, free.

Preschool Rainy Day Gym: 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Wednesdays through May 1, 2008. Indoor playground. $3/visit.

Youth

Fine Arts Showcase: 5:30-9 p.m., March 4-5, Mercer Island High School. Free admission/children, MI School District students. Ticketed admission by donation/adults, artists’ parents. Benefits school district arts programs. faac@mifineartsed.org, www.misd.k12.wa.us, www.mifineartsed.org.

Youth Theatre Northwest’s Summer Stock: general auditions, 3-6 p.m., March 13-14; 10-5 p.m., March 16. Productions: “PIGS! The Rock Musical,” “Charlotte’s Web,” Roger & Hammerstein’s “Cinderella.” Ages 10 and up. Advance audition workshops, beginner, intermediate, old-timer: March 2. Private voice, monologue coaching sessions also available. Nikki, 232-4145 ext. 100, www.youththeatre.org.

JCC

All events are located at the Stroum JCC, 3801 E. Mercer Way. Please contact Roni Antebi at (206) 232-7115 ext. 269 or ronia@sjcc.org to RSVP and register for all events.

Introduction to Computers class: 10-11:15 a.m., Feb. 27. Taught by King County Library System. Students must attend all meetings.

Music History class: the Great Violin Concertos, 1-2:30 p.m., Feb. 27, March 5, 12. Speaker: Steven Lowe, program annotator, lecturer for Seattle Symphony, Seattle Chamber Music Society, Northwest Sinfonietta. $35/members; $45/non-members.

Health Talk: What’s new with heart disease: 12:30-1:30 p.m., Feb. 28. Learn how to keep your heart healthy. Speaker: Ronnier J. Aviles, MD, cardiologist at Overlake Internal Medicine Associates.

Casino Trip: Clearwater Casino, 8:45 a.m.-4 p.m., March 3. $1/JCC members, $2/non-members.

Using Genealogical Tools to Help Uncover Jewish Cultural History: 7-9:30 p.m., March 10, auditorium. Speaker: Sally Mizroch. Sponsor: Jewish Genealogical Society of Washington. Refreshments served. $5/guests; free/JGSWS members. www.jgsws.org, programs@jgsws.org.

Bridge Group: 12:30-3 p.m., Fridays, Room 200. Prior Bridge playing experience required. Coffee, tea. Bring brown bag lunch. Free/JCC members, $2/non-members.

Mah Jongg: 12:30-3:30 p.m., Fridays, Polack Lounge. Ancient Chinese game of skill, chance. Free/JCC members, $2/non-members.

Religion

Congregational Church of Mercer Island: Sunday worship at 10:30 a.m., nursery care provided. Children’s Sunday School during worship. Adult Education: 9 a.m., Sundays. High School Youth Group/Sunday School: 6 p.m. Middle School Youth Group: 6-8 p.m., Wednesdays. Bible Studies: 7:45 p.m., Wednesdays; 6:15 p.m., Thursdays. Highway cleanup: Bellevue Way exit, 8 a.m., March 1. Visionary Meeting: 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., March 1. 4545 Island Crest Way, (206) 232-7800, office@ucc-ccmi.net, www.ucc-ccmi.org.

Congregation Shevet Achim: Shabbat services, 9 a.m. between Sukkot, Pesach; 9:30 a.m. between Pesach, Sukkot. Scholar-In-Residence Shabbaton: Feb. 29-March 1. Speaker: Rabbi Shlomo Seidenfeld. 5:45 p.m., Feb. 29. “Anatomy of a Murmur: Probing the Power and Poetry of Prayer”: 1 p.m., March 1. “Www.Torah.commandment: the True Super Information Highway”: 7:45 p.m., March 1. “Teaching Ourselves to Teach Our Children”: 6:45 p.m., March 9, with guest speaker Rabbi Moshe Gruenstein. Northwest Yeshiva High School sanctuary. Hospitality@shevetachim.com; President Rich Gilmore, (206) 232-1060.

Emmanuel Episcopal Church: Sunday services and Holy Eucharist, 8 a.m., 10:30 a.m.; church school, nursery care; children’s choir, 11:30 a.m. Contemporary service: 5 p.m., Holy Eucharist in the chapel. Holy Eucharist, healing service: 9:30 a.m., Wednesdays. 4400 86th Ave. S.E. 232-1572, mail@emmanuelmi.org.

First Church of Christ, Scientist: services and Sunday School, 10 a.m. S.E. 47th & Island Crest Way. Wednesday meetings: 7:30 p.m. Childcare available. Reading Room: open weekdays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., 7605 S.E. 27th St. 232-0175, fccsmi@hotmail.com.

First Taiwanese Presbyterian Church: Christian Education, 9:15 a.m. Worship: 10:40 a.m., Sundays, Fireside Room. 3605 84th Ave. S.E. (206) 232-5595.

Herzl-Ner Tamid Conservative Congregation: services, 6 p.m., Fridays and 9:15 a.m., Saturdays. Daily Minyan: 7 a.m. Minyan at 9 a.m. on Sundays, secular holidays. Pre-Neg: 5:30 p.m., Fridays. 3700 E. Mercer Way. (206) 232-8555, www.h-nt.org.

Holy Trinity Lutheran Church: Sunday worship schedule, 8 a.m., 10:15 a.m. (childcare available). Sunday School/education hour: 9 a.m. 8501 S.E. 40th St. (206) 232-3270. www.htlcmi.org.

Latter Day Saints Mormon Church: Sacrament meeting, 9 a.m. Sunday School: 10:10 a.m. Priesthood, Relief Society, Young Women: 11:10 a.m. 4001 Island Crest Way. 236-2957.

Mercer Island Covenant Church: worship services, 8:30 a.m., 11 a.m., Sundays. Sunday School for all ages: 9:45 a.m. High School Youth Group: 6:30 p.m., Sundays. Middle School Youth Group: 7 p.m., Tuesdays. Men’s Open Prayer Group: 6:15 a.m., Wednesdays. Community Dinner: 5:30 p.m., Wednesdays, $3. Women’s Oasis Bible Study: 9:15 a.m., Thursdays, childcare provided. Women’s Prayer Ministry: 8 a.m., Thursdays. MOPs (Mothers of Preschoolers): 9:30 a.m., first/third Fridays. Men’s Bible Study: 6:30 a.m., Saturdays. Parenting Seminar, “Becoming a Love and Logic Parent”: 7-8:30 p.m., Wednesdays through March 12. 3200 78th Ave. S.E. (206) 232-1015, ext. 100, www.micc.org.

Mercer Island Presbyterian Church: Sunday worship — Breakfast Service, 8:15 a.m.; Traditional Service, 10:35 a.m.; Evening Service, 5 p.m. Winter Walk: March 1, leave MIPC at 8:30 a.m. to Shore Trail at Padilla Bay; return between 3-4 p.m. MIPC Annual Auction, “Casa de Dios”: March 8. Palm/Passion Sunday: March 16, reading of the Passion Narrative at all worship services. Maundy Thursday Communion Service: 7 p.m., March 20. Good Friday Tenebrae Service: 8 p.m., March 21. Easter services: 6:30 a.m., 8 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11 a.m., March 23. Breakfast in Fellowship Hall: 7 a.m., March 23. YAG (Young Adult Group): ages 20-early 30s, fun gatherings, book discussion; paul@mipc.org. 3605 84th Ave. S.E. (206) 232-5595.

Mercer Island United Methodist Church: Sunday School, 10 a.m. Sunday worship: 11 a.m. Childcare available. All are welcome. 7070 S.E. 24th St. (206) 232-3044.

New Hope International Church: Sunday services, 9 a.m. (English), 2 p.m. (Thai). Northwest Conference: March 7-8, Overlake Christian Church; Brenda Supasatit, (253) 373-9777. “To Have and To Hold” series: 1-2 p.m., March 30, MI Library. A prayer session is available for those who need healing. 9170 S.E. 64th St. (206) 275-1042 ext. 3, www.newhic.org.

Redeemer Lutheran Church: worship and kids’ services, 10 a.m. Fellowship and Bible study: 11 a.m. All are welcome. The church is handicapped accessible. Worship is uplifting, joyful. 6001 Island Crest Way. Pastor Bill Clements, (206) 232-1711, www.redeemerlutheranchurch.us.

St. Monica Catholic Church: Are you interested about the Catholic faith? You are invited to join St. Monica Catholic Church’s RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation Adults) program, an ancient church process to enable anyone to learn about and participate in the Roman Catholic faith. All are welcome. The class meets 7:30-9 p.m., Wednesdays, St. Monica School Library, 4320 87th Ave. S.E.; Dan Stevenson, 232-9829. Childcare provided. 4301 88th Ave. S.E. (206) 232-2900.