Sixty people were checked for skin cancer during the Road to Healthy Skin Tour that came to Mercer Island on Thursday, Aug. 7.
Islander Naomi Glick, a student at the University of Washington, spent much of July laughing alongside Hollywood actor Robin Williams. The aspiring actress plays a central role in Williams’ latest drama, “World’s Greatest Dad,” an independent film by You Don’t Know Me Productions.
What started out as a short-term stint for one Islander in the summer of 1979 actually developed into a 30-year career behind the wheel of a bus and recently earned him Metro’s top honor, Operator of the Year.
It was quite a scene. A Greek-American pastor and a Russian Orthodox priest sitting in a Chinese restaurant on Mercer Island. The occasion was one last meal with The Reverend Doctor Samuel G. Sawitski, pastor of the Congregational Church on Mercer Island. After five years of ministry in our community, Sam has accepted a call to a congregation in suburban Phoenix, Ariz. Because my vacation would prevent me from attending his farewell celebration, I opted for a personal time to say goodbye.
Keep a green bough in your heart and the singing bird will come (Chinese proverb).
Islanders Robbie Taylor and Ramsey Coles have just returned from the experience of a lifetime; not an entirely good experience, but one they will never forget.
Age has a strange way of playing tricks with our feeling of time passage. When I was young, it seemed like summer stretched way out into the future. Now time seems to fly by. When I heard that Columbia Crest Winery is celebrating its 25th anniversary, I was amazed. Where does the time go?
Q: I’ve been using a Gmail account on a Windows computer and decided I’d like to start using an old Outlook account again on a newer, second computer, but I forgot the password! I’ve called my Internet service provider and they can’t help me. Is it possible to retrieve my password?
Their tips inches apart, the two swords quiver like a jolt of electricity just ran through them. The first contact is a tease, a taunting touch of metal on metal. Tin, tin, tin. Suddenly, a blade lunges, forcing each contender into the heart of the fight, the sporadic clink of the swords increasing rapidly until one fencer plunges off the battle field.
Seafair has come and gone. The Summer Olympics have concluded. And the presidential candidates have been decided. So, what’s the next big event?
“I just don’t know how to talk with him anymore,” reports a wife talking about her spouse who has dementia. “He doesn’t seem to understand me.”
The Blessed Seelos Catholic Church, which braved winds of 96 mph last week as Hurricane Gustav tore through New Orleans, received “minimal damage” during the storm, according to Mercer Island resident and Pipe Organ Foundation President Carl Dodrill.
The first time Starbucks’ chairman Howard Schultz bought a dozen Top Pot Doughnuts, co-founder Mark Klebeck was flattered. The Seattle-based doughnut and coffee shop had been open for only one year.
