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Articles by Rebecca Mar
Susan Kleiner
Island nutritionist behind ‘solixir’ beverage
By Rebecca Mar • August 18, 2009 2:52 pm

New healthy beverage is combination of science and taste

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Brandon Parks
A soldier journeys from Iraq to L.A.
By Rebecca Mar • August 4, 2009 2:33 pm

From the dusty streets of Ramadi, Iraq, to the halls of the highly reputed Los Angeles Police Department, Brandon Parks’ uniform has changed, but his mission has remained the same.

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Brad Gillis and Ben Friedman sink their teeth into Homegrown sandwiches at their Fremont shop.
Homegrown sandwiches; tasty and sustainable
By Rebecca Mar • July 14, 2009 2:10 pm

Lines began forming outside of Homegrown’s door as soon as the new sustainable sandwich shop opened in Fremont.

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Lauren Burman shows off one of her ceramic flower vases
Little Shirleys are to honor, raise hope for...
By Rebecca Mar • June 16, 2009 2:34 pm

Creativity comes naturally for Lauren Burman: from pottery to printmaking, jewelry-making and photography, she has a knack for art. It was therefore fitting for her to sit down at the potter’s wheel in order to raise $2,900 for cancer research as a participant in the Leukemia and Lymphoma Team in Training Vancouver Marathon.

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Knitters at the Mercer Island Covenant Church share a laugh as they make warm clothing to send overseas to needy children in Russia. From left: Beverly Harris
To Russia, handmade with love
By Rebecca Mar • May 5, 2009 4:57 pm

Conversation among the knitters and crocheters who gather monthly at the Mercer Island Covenant Church drifts from what pattern to choose next to the challenges and adventures of overseas missions, all the while interspersed with laughter and light-hearted banter.

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Sixth-graders Sofija Raisys
Students make friends across backgrounds, schools, beliefs
By Rebecca Mar • April 28, 2009 3:43 pm

Putting pen to paper the old-fashioned way, St. Monica School sixth-graders are writing letters across city and district boundaries. The pen pal exchange is an unlikely one, between a private Catholic classroom and second-graders at a Renton public school, Cascade Elementary.

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Mercer Island resident and doctor Hal C. Quinn tends to a baby in his office.
Mercer Island pediatrician wins award for professionalism and...
By Rebecca Mar • March 31, 2009 2:57 pm

Hal C. Quinn, M.D., of Mercer Island Pediatric Associates, has been given the Richard A. Molteni 2009 Medical Staff Award for community-based professional and quality care.

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Island resident Phyllis Schut
Blendissimo’s oils and vinegars debut at NW Flower...
By Rebecca Mar • February 24, 2009 3:30 pm

Black currant or raspberry balsamic vinegar? Tequila lime or white truffle dipping oil? The choices abounded at the Blendissimo’s Gourmet Blends booth, managed by Mercer Island resident Phyllis Schut at the Northwest Flower and Garden Show in Seattle last week.

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A.C. Sherpa sits with his mountain climbing gear in a dental exam room at Essence of Dentistry Clinic in Redmond on Friday.
Climbing the Seven Summits | A.C. Sherpa sets...
By Rebecca Mar • January 20, 2009 3:47 pm

Summiting the world’s highest mountains on each of the seven continents is more than just another goal for Ang Chhiring Sherpa, of Mercer Island. It is the means to his greatest ambition: helping his native Nepalese people, one-third of whom live below the poverty line.

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Top ROTC honors go to Mercer Island grad Christie Plackis
Top ROTC honors go to Mercer Island grad...
By Rebecca Mar • September 30, 2008 7:51 pm

For Cadet Lt. Col. Christie Plackis, Army ROTC boot camp was a time to prove herself. During four weeks of intensive training in skills ranging from navigation to weapons, as well as physical fitness, Plackis met the challenge. She emerged from “Operation Warrior Forge” on top, ranking as No. 1 out of 268 cadets in her regiment and the No. 1 female cadet nationwide.

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Abel Chadi Adje
A mission for Africa
By Rebecca Mar • September 9, 2008 7:27 pm

Togolese man is fellow at Seattle nonprofit institute

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Chinese Arts & Music Association members pose with their instruments: from left
The sound of the Orient
By Rebecca Mar • September 9, 2008 7:27 pm

Islanders perform with Chinese Arts & Music Association

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Rev. W. Hunt Priest is the newest addition to Emmanuel Episcopal Church on Mercer Island. The new spiritual leader comes to the Island from Georgia.
A Priest in name and ministry
By Rebecca Mar • September 9, 2008 7:26 pm

Driving across the country from Atlanta, Ga., to become the new rector at Emmanuel Episcopal Church on Mercer Island took more than two weeks for Rev. William Hunt Priest and his family. Such a drive would normally take less than a week, but the Priests visited friends and relatives on the way, and places such as Yellowstone National Park and Flathead Lake, Mont.

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