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    Articles by Rebecca Mar
    Anca Wilson is the new principal at St. Monica School.
    New principal brings a global perspective to St....
    By Rebecca Mar • August 19, 2013 2:58 pm

    New principal is a Romanian-born, multilingual, classical musician.

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    Glenn Ryssman and Tom Valentine
    True Value hardware opens doors in new location...
    By Rebecca Mar • August 8, 2013 2:07 pm

    Mercer Island’s only hardware store is now fully operational in its new location next to Walgreens.

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    Megan Coppersmith Szerwo offers diaper cakes and cupcakes at Little Britches Bakery
    Little Britches Bakery offers ‘cakes’ and more for...
    By Rebecca Mar • July 31, 2013 10:20 am

    Little Britches Bakery started with a wave of babies. Many of Megan Coppersmith Szerwo’s friends were having kids, and when she saw a two-tiered diaper cake in a Seattle boutique, she had all the inspiration that she needed.

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    Owner Rebecca Laws at her new Pilates business
    New Mercer Island Pilates studio opens on Sunset...
    By Rebecca Mar • July 30, 2013 12:07 pm

    When Rebecca Laws Nemetz moved to Mercer Island from North Carolina, she brought her Pilates studio with her.

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    Narrator Julia Congdon gives a treasure chest to children during a skit titled 'The Kingdom Of Heaven Is Like...' as part of Vacation Bible School at the Mercer Island Covenant Church on Thursday
    Covenant kids are ‘off the bench’ this week
    By Rebecca Mar • July 25, 2013 12:36 pm

    Seventy-eight children are attending Vacation Bible School at the Mercer Island Covenant Church this week. Each day begins with songs and stories, then soccer, basketball, drama and crafts with a snack break.

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    Terra Bella owner Nancy Meade shows off some of the shop’s unique pieces. The store opened in mid-July.
    Artful Terra Bella opens on Mercer Island
    By Rebecca Mar • July 22, 2013 4:47 pm

    Islander’s Bellevue Old Main gift shop opens in former ticket office.

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    Mercer Island Covenant Church youth pastor called to Methow Valley
    Mercer Island Covenant Church youth pastor called to...
    By Rebecca Mar • July 22, 2013 1:22 pm

    The former youth minister of the Mercer Island Covenant Church has been tapped to pastor a church in the Methow Valley. Jeff Palmberg, whose father Bud pastored MICC for 26 years, has relocated to Twisp, Wash., with his wife, Tami.

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    Construction work continues on the new Islander Pub location in the Aviara building. The restaurant is expected to reopen in September.
    Islander Pub to close Saturday, Aug. 3, will...
    By Rebecca Mar • July 18, 2013 2:41 pm

    The Islander Pub & Restaurant has one more week to remain in its current space until it must move out. The closing day is set for Saturday, Aug. 3.

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    Children take swings at a piñata during Vacation Bible School at the Mercer Island Presbyterian Church on Wednesday
    Vacation Bible School is in full swing at...
    By Rebecca Mar • July 10, 2013 8:36 pm

    Vacation Bible School is in full swing at the Mercer Island Presbyterian Church with the theme, “Everywhere Fun Fair: Where God’s World Comes Together.”

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    Seattle Shakespeare Company cast and crew members prepare the set for rehearsing 'The Tempest' in Mercerdale Park on Tuesday
    Summer Shakespeare series opens Thursday night
    By Rebecca Mar • July 10, 2013 8:15 pm

    The language of Elizabethan England will once again be heard on Mercer Island when the summer Shakespeare park series begins this week.

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    A boy pedals his own drink at the Pedal Smoothies farmers market booth.
    Ride a bike, blend a smoothie at Sunday...
    By Rebecca Mar • July 8, 2013 4:12 pm

    Bicycle-blended smoothies have arrived in Seattle. Pedal Smoothies is making its debut this summer at the Mercer Island Farmers Market and other local markets.

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    Fran Call
    Citizen of the year is adventurer Fran Call
    By Rebecca Mar • June 25, 2013 4:11 pm

    This month marks the 43rd anniversary of Fran Call’s first bicycling journey with the Cyclemates across America. It was New York or bust.

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    Lost dog Kerie was found months later through the efforts of her owner
    Lost dog reunited with owner
    By Rebecca Mar • June 19, 2013 12:31 pm

    An afternoon of play at Lincoln Landing did not turn out the way that it was supposed to last summer on the Fourth of July. Claudia Ebling was throwing the ball for her dog, Kerie, when fireworks exploded in a neighbor’s yard.

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