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Libraries are the place to go according to poll

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Libraries are the place to go according to poll

Library will host short film festival on March 20.

Photo courtesy of Mercer Island Sister City Association                                Most of the Mercer Island delegation in Thonon, France, overlooking Lac Leman (Lake Geneva).

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Sister city relationship continues

Mercer Island mayor signs agreement with mayor of Thonon les Bains, France.

Declutter your body and mind | Health column

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Declutter your body and mind | Health column

A monthly health column about naturopathic medicine.

Courtesy photo                                From left, Sarah Poppe, James Mattson and April Shrum participating at a previous race event as part of nonprofit Ainsley’s Angels.

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Angels on the Island

Volunteers will push disabled participants during the Mercer Island Rotary’s half marathon March 22.

Owen Blauman/courtesy photo. A drone picture of the former East Seattle Elementary School building.

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To demolish or not to demolish?

Mercer Island weighs environmental impacts of proposed East Seattle School site development.

Mercer Island high grads to be honored Bennett and Hawes

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Mercer Island high grads to be honored Bennett and Hawes

Pathfinder Awards will be given at MISF Breakfast of Champions.

Image of Nathaniel Riverhorse Nakadate on the water. Courtesy photo

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Mercer Island Arts Council event combines art, sports, nature

New Mercer Island Arts Council event.

Courtesy photo                                About 600 people attended the sold-out annual breakfast fundraiser supporting Mercer Island Youth and Family Services on Feb. 12 at the Mercer Island Community and Event Center.

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600 attend annual MIYFS breakfast

MIYFS still looking to reach fundraising goal for maintaining service levels.

Aubrey Davis Park on Mercer Island in fall. Natalie DeFord/staff photo

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Parks, Recreation and Open Space Plan to gather community feedback.

Plan necessary for state grants.

A Valentine’s Day Prayer

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A Valentine’s Day Prayer

A monthly column dealing in matters of faith.

Making a human connection in a sea of social media

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Making a human connection in a sea of social media

A monthly health column about natural medicine.

In their Mercer Island home, Pat and Dan Braman pose with a flier asking friends and family to plant 80 trees for their 80th birthdays and to help the environment. Natalie DeFord/staff photo

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‘What could 80 years do for a tree?’

Mercer Island couple wants 80 trees planted for their 80th birthdays.

Courtesy photo                                Eldergrow program administrator Katy Dittmer works with Covenant Living at the Shores resident Althea Esterley at the community’s new indoor mobile sensory garden during at Jan. 17 kickoff event.

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Growing smiles

New indoor sensory garden at Covenant Living at the Shores on Mercer Island.