They come as they have for more than 30 years, meeting at 10 a.m. every Thanksgiving Day morning — without the prompting of phone calls and e-mails.
Downstairs, a young couple breaks a sweat using the weight machines in the fitness room. The music in their headphones provides a rhythm to their workout as they watch the news on the two televisions hanging from the ceiling. Across the hall, teenagers lob basketballs in the gym while they loosen up before a pick-up game.
How can a school district issue a “snow day” when little to no snow covers the ground?
A surprising number of people don’t think making a false insurance claim is a big deal. In fact, one out of 10 adults surveyed would commit insurance fraud if they knew they would get away with it, a study by Progressive Insurance determined in 2001. One out of four Americans believe that committing insurance fraud is an acceptable practice, according to the Puget Sound Special Investigator’s Web site.
It is an ambitious list. Equal opportunities for girls and boys in sports. More foreign language courses at Islander Middle School. Better enforcement of district drug and alcohol policies. Address concerns with math and science curricula. These and more came up on a list of parent concerns at a Community Forum hosted by the Mercer Island School Board last week.
Seventh-graders at Islander Middle School are scheduled to take a field trip to see The Bodies exhibit Dec. 19 as part of their science curriculum.
For its charitable mindset and ongoing support of local service organizations, the Mercer Island Chamber of Commerce named Albertson’s the 2006 Business of the Year.
The Mercer Island School District may be forced to pay more than $100,000 for failing to provide proper special education to a dyslexic student, according to a recent federal court decision.
As the Mercer Island High School student-run store phases out older products in favor of healthier items, students and teachers alike wonder what may happen to the store.
A top Mercer Island School District administrator has recommended postponing the high school remodeling project until PEAK plans are finalized.
A renewed emphasis on crane safety has been a long time coming for James Amphlett, a Mercer Island native, crane operator and business owner.
By the time the lights went out across the Island on Thursday and began returning on Monday, more than 440 calls had been made to the city’s emergency operations center, with city staff clocking in over 14,000 man hours and inspecting nearly 60 damaged structures.
Tinged with the smoke from hundreds of fireplaces, the sky over Mercer Island late Saturday afternoon was grey and melancholy. The Island was largely silent and still with just the sound of an occasional generator or the unmistakable whine of a chain saw to break the silence. But there were signs of life. After a couple of cold dark days inside, people had come out to walk their dogs, to shop, and begin cleaning up. At street corners, homemade signs appeared advertising cleanup services. A couple of dozen hardy teens braved the chill at the skate park.