All politics are indeed local and it is long past time we found someone who will represent us in Olympia. It is time to recall Judy Clibborn now and find someone willing to stand up and fight for Mercer Island at this critical juncture. No tolling on I-90.
The Mercer Island Chamber of Commerce will host its monthly luncheon on Thursday, April 4, at noon at the Mercer Island Community and Event Center.
The Mercer Island Visual Arts League’s newest show, “Treasures in Miniature,” features paintings smaller than eight inches. The opening reception will be held on Thursday, April 4, at the Gallery.
Islanders worry that tolling will bring down property values. The belief is that having to pay each time you go off-Island will make living on the Island less attractive.
While early spring has the welcome blooms of cherry trees, tulips and daffodils, it’s also the season when noxious weeds such as giant hogweed, poison-hemlock and garlic mustard have a growth spurt.
For the second straight game, Mercer Island finished Tuesday’s match against it’s KingCo opponent in a draw. Playing Liberty on Tuesday, April 2, the final score was 1-1 for Mercer Island.
The Mercer Island fastpitch team hosted Mount Si on Tuesday, April 2, losing 5-4.
For some Mercer Island students, this spring just got a lot more high tech.
By the fall, all students in eighth grade through high school will have an iPad, courtesy of the Mercer Island School District.
VFW Post 5760 has received the John Spellman Award for exemplary achievement in historic preservation and is being recognized in the stewardship category for “exceptional work to preserve and maintain Mercer Island’s historic Keewaydin Clubhouse.”
Mercer Island and other cities in Washington state are preparing annual updates to their six-year transportation improvement program, called the “TIP.”
A solar array being planned for the Mercer Island Community and Event Center will cost an estimated $70,000 to install.
Mercer Island resident Bill Bell is a recipient of the highest honor bestowed by the Whitman College Alumni Association for his outstanding work to improve the quality of life for people suffering from Parkinson’s disease in the Seattle area.
A woman’s purse was stolen out of an unlocked Mercedes at the French-American School while the woman was away from her vehicle for five minutes.
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