Just in time for Christmas, three topiary deer cultivated in Oregon have taken up residence in downtown Mercer Island.
The day after earning the first KingCo win of the season over Sammamish, the Mercer island boys basketball team traveled to Tacoma to take on 4A Bellarmine Prep in a non-league game. Prep was ranked No. 3 in the state, but the Islanders hung on to win 56-48 in overtime.
The Mercer Island girls basketball team won their first KingCo match on Friday, Dec. 7, beating Sammamish in the final minutes of the game. The final score was 54-53.
Children and adults alike welcomed the holiday season on Friday, Dec. 7 during the City’s annual Holiday Tree lighting ceremony and Firehouse Munch.
Triangle Associates, a consultant firm hired to conduct public outreach to gather input on how to rebuild or expand Island schools, said that the community is yet to be convinced of the need for or scale of any new school facilities. But the renewed outreach efforts have been positively received and are helping to rebuild trust in the school district.
The theft of a WSDOT employee’s vehicle was interrupted in the 2200 block of 72nd Avenue S.E. on Tuesday morning, Dec. 4.
The Mercer Island Thrift Shop is looking for volunteer cashiers for several shifts.
The Mercer Island boys swim and dive team notched a win over 4A rival Newport on Thursday, Dec. 6. The Islanders won 125-60.
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.
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