For those who do not want to set off their own fireworks on July 4 but would still like to see them as well as participate in other festivities, the Bellevue Downtown Association is presenting its 21st annual Symetra Bellevue Family 4th at Bellevue Downtown Park.
Just this month, Mountains Plus Outdoor Gear officially opened its doors to the public for bicycle service and sales.
When the Islander FC soccer club holds it’s tryouts next month, the trials will include a scout from Italy.
Three Mercer Island residents who play on the Bellevue Blast 99 fastpitch team won the 12B Sea-Tac Metro championship tournament in June.
The EBI Lioness AAU girls basketball won the Reno Jam on It championship at the end of May.
The Flame Fastpitch 10U team finished in third place at the Schools Out fastpitch tournament in Everett in mid-June.
The Northwest Islanders 16U baseball team finished in second place at the Triple Crown Tri-Cities Father’s Day weekend slugfest tournament in June.
The calm, low-key Noel Treat has quietly slipped into his new position as deputy city manager of Mercer Island on May 29. However, he already feels pleased.
This fall, a collaborative effort by Mercer Island Youth & Family Services (MIYFS), the Transition Initiative (TIMI), and other Island residents will launch a Timebank for Mercer Island.
Sheen Kaul, a member of the Mercer Island High School class of 2011, won the fifth New York International Chess Tournament for the ‘Under 1600’ group last weekend.
Every year around this time, when days get longer and warmer, the baseball fields on Mercer Island get busier. The Parks and Recreation softball leagues kick into high gear, playing once a week until August.
Mercer Island Youth and Family Service’s advisory board will host a pie and dessert baking contest on Sunday, July 8, at the Mercer Island Farmers Market.
Lakeridge Elementary students participating in the Giraffe Club program spruce up the corner of Island Crest and S.E. 78th Street last month.