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Changes to Mercer Island Youth and Family Services during COVID-19

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Changes to Mercer Island Youth and Family Services during COVID-19

Food Pantry gives gift cards, counseling goes virtual.

For sale sign hanging in front of house. File photo

Business

Open houses close due to coronavirus concerns

Northwest Multiple Listing Service halts large group home tours amid pandemic.

Mercer Island Fire Chief Steve Heitman speaks at the city’s second situation briefing on COVID-19. These briefings will occur weekly at 3 p.m. on Thursday, streamed live. Video screenshot.

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City holds second weekly COVID-19 briefing

Social distancing continues to be emphasized.

screenshot                                 Mercer Island city manager Jessi Bon speaks during a situation briefing on COVID-19.

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City, schools hold COVID-19 situation briefing

The city’s status in relation to the pandemic.

Courtesy photo                                Brody Newcomer (left) and Matthew Duffie, two Sunday school children at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church on Mercer Island, pose with a change collection bank for the church’s Lent fundraiser with RIP Medical Debt.

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Forgiving debt for Lent

Mercer Island church raising $20,000 to eliminate the $2 million of medical debt in King County.

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2020 Spring recycling event still on

Biannual collection day is scheduled for March 28.

Courtesy photo                                From left, Sarah Poppe, James Mattson and April Shrum participating at a previous race event as part of nonprofit Ainsley’s Angels.

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Angels on the Island

Volunteers will push disabled participants during the Mercer Island Rotary’s half marathon March 22.

Owen Blauman/courtesy photo. A drone picture of the former East Seattle Elementary School building.

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To demolish or not to demolish?

Mercer Island weighs environmental impacts of proposed East Seattle School site development.

Image of Nathaniel Riverhorse Nakadate on the water. Courtesy photo

Life

Mercer Island Arts Council event combines art, sports, nature

New Mercer Island Arts Council event.

Mercer Island City Manager Jessi Bon. Courtesy photo

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Bon named Mercer Island’s permanent city manager

Bon had served as interim city manager since Julie Underwood left the position in 2019.

Natalie DeFord / staff photo                                People walk past the Mercer Island Park and Ride on a cloudy morning.

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Parking permit sales for February

Optional reservations for Mercer Island Park and Ride.

Courtesy photo                                About 600 people attended the sold-out annual breakfast fundraiser supporting Mercer Island Youth and Family Services on Feb. 12 at the Mercer Island Community and Event Center.

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600 attend annual MIYFS breakfast

MIYFS still looking to reach fundraising goal for maintaining service levels.

Courtesy photo                                The start line of the 2019 Rotary Half Marathon on Mercer Island.

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“Our family wanted to make a difference by raising awareness”

Mercer Island Rotary Half Marathon March 22.