Mercer Island Rotarians and their families joined 142 volunteers who packed 14,060 pounds of corn and 35,340 pounds of pears for food banks on Sept. 8.
A new mountain bike trail opened at the summit of Tiger Mountain on Sept. 5.
It was a busy sports weekend for Mercer Island athletes as the Island played host to the 2012 Escape from the Rock Triathlon on Sunday and the annual Swim Across America lake swim on Saturday.
I read with interest your July 25, 2012, article about the new $5 million South end 8,200-square-foot firehouse.
For my father, Sept. 2 held historic significance. On that day in 1945, his 19-year-old eyes witnessed the official end of World War II.
The Mercer Island boys and girls cross country teams started off the season with a jamboree against the other KingCo 3A/2A teams last Thursday at Lake Sammamish State Park.
On Saturday, Sept. 8, the Mercer Island football team took on defending Idaho 5A state champions, the Coeur d’Alene Vikings.
It was the first time in Islander football history that the team traveled out of state for a game.
Thank you for sharing the heartwarming story of Matt Phelps helping his mother find her lost wedding ring.
“Orbits and Pieces,” a space art sculpture, has recently been installed at the Mercer Island Community and Event Center.
Mercer Island, playing it’s first KingCo conference match, beat Lake Washington Thursday evening 3-0.
The Mercer Island boys tennis team beat Interlake on Thursday afternoon, winning 5-2 over the Saints. The Islanders also beat University Prep on Wednesday afternoon in their first match of the season.
In their second game of the season, the Mercer Island girls soccer team shut out Newport 1-0 on Thursday night.
In the first league match of the season, the Mercer Island boys golf team traveled to play Mount Si and Liberty at Maplewood Golf Course, the Patriots home course.