Overlake Hospital Medical Center has joined the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (SCCA) Network to become the first major medical center in the Seattle area, and the eighth community health care facility in Washington and Alaska to enter into an affiliation agreement with the alliance.
The closure of the westbound I-90 mainline across the floating bridge is less than two weeks away, and WSDOT has new tools for commuters to avoid construction congestion. WSDOT traffic engineer Brian Dobbins said hour-long backups are possible between Issaquah and Seattle during construction.
A one-car accident occurred in the 8500 block of West Mercer Way at 3:30 p.m. on June 16 when a…
Greenway Days is a celebration of the conservation and education efforts in the Mountains to Sound Greenway and the over 4,000 annual volunteers who give their time to keep the 100-mile long stretch of I-90, from Puget Sound to Central Washington, clean and green.
Celebrating its second annual year, the Farmers Market has welcomed more vendors offering a myriad of organic and eco-friendly products. There will be more than 40 merchants this year, compared with 28 in 2008. There will also be expanded dining at the market — more to enjoy for breakfast, lunch and dessert with ample seating for all. The market will turn the corner down 77th Ave. S.E. to accommodate its new participants.
Mercer Island High School teacher Jan Sayers won the 2009 PTA Council’s Outstanding Educator Award. Sayers has taught English at MIHS for 21 years. She has earned particular attention for her English 9/Applied/Technical Communications block classes for freshmen.
Islander grads will now scatter across 32 states and across the globe to further their education and pursue their dreams. Some will go to arts schools, others to Ivy League institutions, and others to specialized technology schools. Beau Riebe will attend the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado, and Julia Chalker and Colin Ramsey are enrolled at the Berkelee School of Music in Boston. Some will attend Bellevue College, just minutes away, while a pair will enroll at Bowdoin College in Maine. Another two will call Florida home for a few years and three are set to continue their studies in Hawaii. Nearly 40 will study in both public and private colleges in California. Others will travel to different countries and cultures. Audrey Col-Spector will attend the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, and Scott Lane heads to Beijing University. Some are taking time off, now referred to as a “gap year,” while others will work or travel.
Mercer Island School Board member John DeVleming withdrew on June 11 from re-election for a second-term, setting the stage for an election contest between former Mercer Island High School PTA President Terri Caditz and local physician David Myerson.
Mercer Island High School graduate Cheryl Crow, currently an orientation specialist at the University of Washington Medical Center, won an…
County Department of Health officials warn everyone to stay out of King County’s dangerously deep, cold and swift rivers and lakes. The snowpack melt makes this time of year more treacherous than usual for swimmers, rafters, innertubers and kayakers.
A car chase through downtown Mercer Island on June 8 ended with an officer discharging his weapon in the Mercerdale neighborhood in the 3400 block of 76th Avenue S.E. All five suspects were arrested during the incident, according to Mercer Island Police Detective Pete Erickson.
Results from the 2009 GMAC Insurance National Drivers Test released today rank Washington drivers as 17th in the nation for their driving knowledge. The fifth annual survey, which polled 5,183 licensed Americans from all 50 states and the District of Columbia, is designed to gauge driver knowledge by administering 20 actual questions taken from state Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) exams. Washington drivers had an average score of 78.9 percent (70 percent or higher is required to pass the test), and 10.6 percent of Washington respondents failed the test. In 2008, the state ranked 9th.
The French Ambassador to the United States will be visiting the French American School of Puget Sound, tomorrow at 1…
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