The primary election set for Aug. 17 will decide the two top candidates in races for the U.S. 8th Congressional District seat, which covers all of Seattle’s eastern suburbs, and which is currently held by Republican Dave Reichert.
A King County data buoy on Lake Sammamish that provides a wealth of water quality and weather information has been vandalized, creating an information gap at a time when the County has scarce funds to repair or replace the valuable data collectors.
July 15
INTERNET THEFT: At 11:13 a.m. a caller reported he’d responded to a Craigslist ad for a car, then received an email with an Ebay logo with instructions to send his payment – $4,300 – via Moneygram to an Ebay representative in North Carolina. The caller sent the money, but hasn’t heard back from the Ebay rep.
Julianne Awrey and Anthony Carden were married in Moorpark, Calif., on April 17, 2010, under the trees of the Walnut Grove.
Mercer Island Dermatology is offering a free skin cancer informational presentation at the Stroum Jewish Community Center on July 26. The free event, titled “Skin Cancer in the Pacific Northwest,” begins at 10 a.m. Dr. Allison Hughes will present skin cancer basics, risk and prevention.
Artist Esther Akrish, of Mercer Island, received a Special Recognition Merit Award for artwork in the “12th Annual Landscape Juried Online International Art Exhibition,” hosted by Upstream People Gallery. Special recognition goes to her painting titled “Pathway to the Beach.”
The Mercer Island Boys & Girls Club has spent the last several weeks moving into the new building, PEAK, located on 86th Avenue SE.
The club, which began moving out of the old building at the beginning of July, was previously located on W. Mercer Way and reopened on a limited basis at the PEAK building on July 16, according to Executive Director Blair Rasmussen.
The Mercer Island Visual Arts League gave out 63 awards to budding local artists whose work was featured in the Summer Celebration! Junior Art Show.
Franca Martin, a co-chair of the 36-year-old show, said there were about 90 entries this year — about 20 to 30 fewer entries than normal.
The Mercer Island Little League 11U All Star team finished their season with a record of 3-2, advancing to the…
Four Mercer Island students took first place in the fifth and sixth grade age bracket at the Summer Celebration! 3-on-3…
Michiel Oakes, a 42-year-old Kennewick man, has been charged with murdering former Island resident Mark Stover. Stover, a dog trainer to many Seattle celebrities, grew up on the Island and lived in Skagit County. He went missing last October.
The City of Mercer Island’s annual summer extravaganza, Summer Celebration!, celebrated its 20th anniversary this year.
The weekend event featured popular events such as the 3-on-3 basketball tournament and the community parade, along with the return of old traditions like the tennis tournament. The theme for the parade was “Parade of Decades.” Saturday’s event was capped off with fireworks seen from Luther Burbank Park.
Two recent Mercer Island High School graduates have earned Fulbright Scholarships, one to work in Jordan and the second in…
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