The police blotter feature is both a description of a small selection of police incidents and a statistical round-up of all calls to the Redmond Police Department that are dispatched to on-duty police officers. The Redmond Reporter Police Blotter is not intended to be representative of all police calls originating in Redmond, which gets more than 500 calls (emergency and non-emergency) per week.
Matt Stafford, of Kirkland, paints graffiti on a public art wall at the Edge Skate Park in Redmond during Tuesday’s sunny weather. Stafford runs his own screen printing business designing t-shirts and apparel called CRMNL Enterprises. The weather forecast calls for cloudy with some showers this weekend. Chad Coleman, Redmond Reporter
On April 12, the Redmond Senior Center (RSC), located at 8703 160th Ave. N.E., will host a speaker from Humanities Washington from 1 to 2 p.m.
City of Redmond’s street department supervisor Robin Brown will be speaking at April’s First Friday Coffee Chat at the Redmond Senior Center (RSC) at 8703 160th Ave. N.E.
Redmond City Council decided to table the possibility of creating a trolley line from downtown Redmond to Woodinville’s winery district.
Redmond resident John Cherrie rides four miles to and from work everyday on his bicycle — and every once in a while he will have a scary close encounter with a car.
“Every few months, I come home and tell my wife, ‘yeah, it was another close one today,'” said Cherrie, a senior program manager at Microsoft.
Cherrie believes a controversial pilot program in which the city uses cameras to catch traffic violators and fine them will ultimately improve safety for everyone who uses roads — pedestrians, bicyclists and motorists.
Girl Scout Brownie Troop 52527 at Wilder Elementary School in Woodinville is collecting blankets for residents of Tent City 4, an Eastside homeless encampment, according to troop leader Melissa Rogers.
Wilder Elementary is a Lake Washington School District school and enrolls many Redmond kids.
In honor of the Girls Scouts’ 99th birthday this year, the troop is hoping to collect 99 blankets for the homeless people living at Tent City 4. So far, the troop has collected 47 blankets, Rogers said.
Earlier this month, DECA students from Lake Washington School District competed at the State Career Development Conference, where they competed against 3,400 other students.
Hopelink in Redmond is looking for volunteer drivers to pick up food donations from grocery stores on weekday mornings and deliver to food banks.
On March 13, Redmond Junior High School student Tyler Yen won the senior high school division at the Sammamish Music Club’s annual Helen Crowe Snelling Memorial Awards Competition.
Marie Hartford, a fifth-grade teacher at Horace Mann Elementary School in Redmond has been selected as a 2011 Earth Hero at School.
The Evergreen Hospital Medical Center in Redmond is now open for patients.
A grand opening for city officials, including Mayor John Marchione, business leaders and media was held last Thursday before Saturday’s community open house, which featured a variety of events showcasing the new facility at Bella Bottega Shopping Center.
Students throughout Lake Washington School District (LWSD) are reaching out to those in need after the earthquake and tsunami in Japan.
Schools, including those in Redmond, are planning events or coin drives to collect money for relief efforts overseas.
Eileen Allen will be speaking at Emerald Heights life care community in Redmond from 2 to 3 p.m. on March 29 about staying active in life despite physical setbacks.
Meaghan McConnell hasn’t always made the best choices.
She has done drugs, had a few outstanding warrants and has been in and out of jail.
Cascade Plaza Senior Living Campus in Redmond is now offering Healthy-Steps, Moving You to Better Health with the Lebed Method to the public for free.
The police blotter feature is both a description of a small selection of police incidents and a statistical round-up of all calls to the Redmond Police Department that are dispatched to on-duty police officers. The Redmond Reporter Police Blotter is not intended to be representative of all police calls originating in Redmond, which gets more than 500 calls (emergency and non-emergency) per week.
Barbara Jensen, manager of Evergreen Hospital Medical Center’s preparedness programs at all of its locations, including Redmond, said if the area is hit with a major earthquake or other disaster, Evergreen is stocked with the proper supplies and equipment.
When Joyce Teshima heard about the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, the first thing she wanted to know was what area of the country was hit.
There will be plenty of action Saturday at Redmond’s newest medical facility — both inside and out.
Evergreen Hospital Medical Center will be giving the community a preview of the new Redmond facility, which will include primary, urgent and emergency care, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. before it opens for patients on Monday (March 21).
There will be children’s activities, adult blood pressure checks, CPR lessons, and Ask the Expert booths where you can ask brief questions of a health care provider. There will be self-guided tours and light refreshments.
At the same time, medical workers from the Service Employee International Union (SEIU) Healthcare 1199 Northwest chapter, will be picketing outside of the new facility, which is located in Bella Bottega Shopping Center at 8980 161st Ave. NE.