The Mercer Island wrestling team beat Sammamish on Thursday, Dec. 6. The Islanders won 52-18.
The ability of same-sex couples to acquire a marriage license in Washington has resulted in King County breaking its one-day record for license issuance in the first three and a half hours after the King County Recorder’s Office began issuing licenses.
Bellevue College received approval today from the Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges to develop two new bachelor’s degree programs – in Nursing and Information Systems and Technology (IST). When the programs officially begin classes in fall 2013, the total number of four-year degrees offered at BC will be five.
A Mercer Island resident was sentenced by the United States District Court of Western Washington to five years probation and must pay restitution of $154,309 on Nov. 30 after being found guilty of tax fraud.
Jeff Johnson’s annual Cartooniversity Workshop will be held this Saturday, Dec. 8, at the Mercer Island Community and Event Center.
Bells of The Sound will perform Christmas classics in the ‘Home for the Holidays’ handbell concert this Friday night, Dec. 7, at the Mercer Island Presbyterian Church.
The U.S. Attorney’s office on Wednesday, Dec. 5 released the following statement regarding I-502, which will legalize under state law the possession of up to one ounce of marijuana beginning Thursday:
The Eastside economy should see growth over the next year, according to a consumer shopping survey conducted by Pulse of America and the Reporter.
Despite some serious stockpiling in May, spirits sales by volume were 2.9 percent higher during the first four months of privatization than they were a year earlier, the Washington State Department of Revenue reported.
There has been talk that the economy just might be improving — both in our region and across the country. Let’s hope so. Certainly, holiday shopping is good for the economy. So is government spending.
The Mercer Island wrestling team hosted it’s first home match on Tuesday, Dec. 4 featuring the Islanders against 3A and 4A powerhouses Everett and Inglemoor. The Islanders lost both of their matches.
The Argosy Christmas ship visits Luther Burbank Park, at 2040 84th Ave. S.E., from 8:40 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 20, with the Dickens Carolers after departing the Kirkland City Dock at 7 p.m. and stopping at Covenant Shores on the way for a private party as part of the annual Christmas Ship Festival.
Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival of Lights, is an eight-day celebration. The Herzl-Ner Tamid Judaica Shop on Mercer Island offers a variety of Hanukkah items.