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The Mercer Island High School football team walks in through the stands during the last home game on Oct. 21

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Islanders in playoffs

The Mercer Island High School football team walks in through the stands during the last home game on…

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SR-520 to close this weekend

Yet another closure of the SR-520 bridge is set for this weekend, Nov. 5 through Nov. 7.

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Seeking citizens for Senior Advisory Board

Island residents 65 years or older interested in providing input about the creation of community services and programs…

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Daylight savings ends Sunday

Daylight Savings Time ends on Sunday, Nov. 6. Daylight savings began March 13 this year when the time…

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Catholic schools enrollment up on Eastside

The Catholic Northwest Progress newspaper reports that total enrollment at the 73 Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of…

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Housing, health care add most to rising cost of living in Washington

A study by researchers at the UW found that it costs 8 percent more on average than it…

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Holiday bazaar

The Senior Foundation of Mercer Island is hosting a holiday bazaar event between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.…

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MI Community Fund grant applications

The Mercer Island Community Fund is currently accepting grant applications with a deadline of Jan. 31, 2012.

Gubby Barlow

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Barlow wins prestigious AJC Human Relations Award

The American Jewish Committee (AJC) presented Premera Blue Cross President and CEO H.R. Brereton (Gubby) Barlow with the…

Seattle Children’s Hospital recently was given a $65 million dollar gift with $15 million of the total going to the hospital's Bellevue clinic.

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Children’s Hospital gets $65 million gift

Seattle Children’s on Monday announced two philanthropic gifts totaling $65 million to benefit pediatric research, nursing education and…

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‘Spirit of Sound Singers’ looking for new members

If you’re a woman and love to sing, and are thinking about joining a local chorus, the Spirit…

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Blood drive at MIHS this Friday

The Senior Service Club of Mercer Island High School is holding a blood drive at the high school…

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November is lung cancer awareness month

It may be no coincidence that November is both Lung Cancer Awareness Month and COPD Awareness Month. Lung…