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Derek Franklin of Mercer Island Youth and Family Services | Community profile
Derek Franklin reaches out to the Mercer Island community as the administrative and professional services manager and project…
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The basics plus extras enhance student life at Islander Middle School
Middle school is a tough time of life. Tweens are experiencing growing pains both physically and emotionally, stuck…
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Pending home sales on Mercer Island jump in January
Pending sales in January on Mercer Island were up by a whopping 60 percent over last year, per…
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Mercer Island grad making music, movies
Cameron Brousseau, a 2003 graduate of Mercer Island High School, started playing trumpet when he was 10 years…
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Hope and concern for Egypt
Pharmacist Rehab Salama had just returned to the United States from an extended visit to see her family…
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Chinese class popular at Mercer Island High School
Remember when everyone used to take French or Spanish? Those languages are still available at Mercer Island High…
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Mercer Island businesses donate 25 percent of Wednesday’s sales to MIYFS
The Mercer Island Youth and Family Services "Giving From the Heart Breakfast" on Wednesday morning was a big…
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Recent changes at Mercer Island library are for service, not budget
If you are a regular patron of the Mercer Island Library, which is part of the King County…
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Mercer Island Reflections winners announced
Students from kindergarten to seniors in high school had the opportunity to express themselves through art — and…
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Lakeridge Elementary goes global
Students at Lakeridge Elementary School are making international friends this week. As a part of the Northwest International…
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Mercer Islander’s film ‘Winter’s Bone’ up for best picture Oscar
Anne Rosellini, a 1987 graduate of Mercer Island High School, is “one-third elated, one-third horrified and one-third nervous”…
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MISD facilities planning committee presents findings
All the schools in the Mercer Island School District have reached or exceeded capacity. With little or no…
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‘We do everything’ | Community profile
Where are you from? Originally from Mitchellsburg, Kentucky. I’ve been in Washington since 1976. I live in Edmonds.…