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Articles by Mary Stevens Decker
Weathering La Niña | School district prepared for weather-related closures, delays
Weathering La Niña | School district prepared for...
By Mary Stevens Decker • November 19, 2010 11:56 am

Anticipating volatile winter weather, the Lake Washington School District (LWSD) has put together an action plan to notify families of school closures or delays and keep students and staff members safe.
LWSD uses multiple methods to contact parents or guardians about weather-related closures, delays or changes in bus routes.

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In case of heavy snowfall
Weathering La Niña | A city and county...
By Mary Stevens Decker • November 19, 2010 11:46 am

Look out for La Niña.
Although last winter was mild in Redmond and King County, weather forecasters warn of a colder, wetter winter this year. Don’t be complacent. Now is the time to stock up on supplies and learn what to do — or not to do — if severe weather strikes.

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Downtown Redmond's Tree Top Toys owner Blanche Snipes and her staff specialize in friendly customer service and 'hands-on
Tree Top Toys features old-fashioned toys that spark...
By Mary Stevens Decker • November 9, 2010 4:05 pm

Summer’s hit movie “Toy Story 3” was a bit of a tear-jerker, brilliantly capturing themes of how quickly children grow up and lose interest in imaginative play.

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Budget the top topic at Redmond Chamber of Commerce legislative panel
Budget the top topic at Redmond Chamber of...
By Mary Stevens Decker • October 21, 2010 12:22 pm

Issues of importance to the Eastside business community — most notably lowering the state budget deficit — were featured at a legislative candidates’ panel Oct. 20 at Redmond’s Hotel Sierra.
The luncheon event was hosted by the Greater Redmond Chamber of Commerce, Microsoft, Evergreen Hospital Medical Center and Puget Sound Energy.

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Don James
Nintendo vice president named Starlight Citizen of the...
By Mary Stevens Decker • October 20, 2010 1:35 pm

The Starlight Citizen of the Year award was presented to Don James, executive vice president of operations for Redmond-based Nintendo of America, at Starlight Children’s Foundation-Washington’s annual fundraising luncheon Oct. 18.

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Teresa Rugg
Free global health, Tuberculosis presentation set for Oct....
By Mary Stevens Decker • October 14, 2010 1:58 pm

A free presentation about global health and Tuberculosis (TB) will be offered at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 26 at the Redmond Regional Library, 15990 NE 85th St.

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New York Times best-selling children’s authors talk to students about the impact of the written word
New York Times best-selling children’s authors talk to...
By Mary Stevens Decker • October 13, 2010 4:28 pm

New York Times best-selling children’s authors Kirby Larson and Mary Nethery made several stops in the Lake Washington School District this week, including Oct. 12 visits at Horace Mann Elementary in Redmond.

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Redmond resident Andy Hill (center) answers a question at a forum for 45th Legislative District candidates Oct. 12 at Wilder Elementary in Woodinville. Hill is challenging incumbent Sen. Eric Oemig (left) from Kirkland. Also pictured (right) is Rep. Roger Goodman
Education, homelessness and budget prove to be the...
By Mary Stevens Decker • October 13, 2010 4:23 pm

Education, homelessness and balancing the state budget were among critical topics at a forum for 45th State Legislative District candidates, held Oct. 12 at Wilder Elementary, a Lake Washington School District building in Woodinville.

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Pacific Northwest Costume employees Megan Ingersoll (left) and Monika Mosher model Steampunk costumes that will be all the rage this Halloween and at an upcoming regional Steampunk convention
It’s full steam ahead: Steampunk is the new...
By Mary Stevens Decker • October 7, 2010 1:47 pm

Got Steampunk? Downtown Redmond’s Pacific Northwest Costume shop does.
Pacific Northwest Costume owner Sherrill Taylor said the Steampunk craze began brewing a couple of years ago and is intensifying with Halloween and a regional Steampunk convention on the horizon.

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Parents weigh in at Lake Washington School District public input session
Parents weigh in at Lake Washington School District...
By Mary Stevens Decker • October 7, 2010 1:41 pm

Parents with wide-ranging questions about overcrowding in the Lake Washington School District (LWSD) gathered for the last of three public input sessions on Oct. 6 at the LWSD Resource Center in Redmond.

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Redmond Mayor John Marchione
Layoffs, revenue increases help create ‘steady’ budget: Mayor’s...
By Mary Stevens Decker • October 6, 2010 4:33 pm

According to Mayor John Marchione’s proposed fiscal year 2011-12 budget, Redmond homeowners can expect to see a one percent property tax increase, amounting to about $7 per year, and water/wastewater fee increases amounting to about $5 per month, for a total increase of around $67 per year.

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Brian Ellefson
Redmond singer-songwriter to perform free show in Bellevue...
By Mary Stevens Decker • October 6, 2010 2:11 pm

Redmond-based singer-songwriter Brian Ellefson has released a CD, “Panoramic View,” and will perform a free show at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 14 at Crossroads Mall, Northeast 8th Street and 156th Avenue Northeast in Bellevue.

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Affordable brain-boosting opportunities offered at Trilogy community at Redmond Ridge
Affordable brain-boosting opportunities offered at Trilogy community at...
By Mary Stevens Decker • October 1, 2010 4:35 pm

The saying “use it or lose it” refers to brain power and mental clarity as much as it applies to the connection between exercise and physical health.

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Dressed as Queen Isabella I of Spain
Award-winning Redmond educator gets queen treatment for excellence...
By Mary Stevens Decker • September 28, 2010 7:23 pm

A Redmond educator received an unexpected thrill — a trip to New York City, a fashion makeover, an appearance on “The Martha Stewart Show” and cash for her classroom and her school, as one of seven winners of the nationwide Jones New York In the Classroom awards for excellence in teaching.

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Population growth, school district reconfiguration to cause overcrowding in middle schools, high schools
Population growth, school district reconfiguration to cause overcrowding...
By Mary Stevens Decker • September 28, 2010 7:12 pm

Lake Washington School District (LWSD) wants your thoughts on what to do about overcrowding.
Public input sessions, with an informal drop-in format will take place from 6-8 p.m. tonight, Sept. 28 at Eastlake High School, 400 228th Ave. NE in Sammamish; from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 30 at Juanita High School, 10601 NE 132nd St. in Kirkland; and from 5-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 6 at the LWSD Resource Center, 16258 NE 74th St. in Redmond. Information is also online at www.lwsd.org and an online survey is open through Thursday, Oct. 7.
Last week’s Redmond Reporter featured Part 1 of a two-part series about overcrowding in the LWSD. That story focused on current overcrowding, mostly at elementary schools. Part 2 looks at projected overcrowding in junior highs, middle schools and high schools.

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Barbara deMichele (in blue sweater)
Redmond-based human resource center celebrates new name, 20...
By Mary Stevens Decker • September 27, 2010 5:13 pm

Together Center, formerly known as Family Resource Center, celebrated its new name and 20 years of service with a Sept. 24 reception at its downtown Redmond location, 16225 NE 87th St.
In a letter of congratulations, Gov. Chris Gregoire stated, “One of the first nonprofit multi-tenant centers in the country, Together Center has established itself a a model of innovation and excellence.

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$10,000 reward fund established, for information about suspicious fires in unincorporated Redmond
$10,000 reward fund established, for information about suspicious...
By Mary Stevens Decker • September 24, 2010 1:16 pm

A $10,000 reward fund has been established by the Arson Alarm Foundation and the Washington Insurance Council for information about a series of suspicious fires which have recently occurred in the Union Hill and Trilogy areas of unincorporated Redmond (King County).

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Dr. John Medina
‘Brain Rules’ author to speak at The Bear...
By Mary Stevens Decker • September 23, 2010 11:30 am

Dr. John Medina, director of the Brain Center for Applied Learning Research at Seattle Pacific University, will talk about his best-selling book “Brain Rules” from 7-9 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 5 at The Bear Creek School, 8905 208th Ave. NE in Redmond. The event is open to the public.

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DigiPen Institute of Technology launches new continuing education programs
DigiPen Institute of Technology launches new continuing education...
By Mary Stevens Decker • September 22, 2010 7:17 pm

This fall, the Redmond-based, world-renowned DigiPen Institute of Technology is kicking off a series of continuing education programs to help professionals enhance their skill sets and/or provide anyone — with a high school diploma or above — with introductions to video game programming and art/animation for video games.

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Heather Walsh has opened Air Beauty Bar at Redmond Town Center. The shop offers a safe alternative to sunbathing or tanning beds
Air Beauty Bar at Redmond Town Center offers...
By Mary Stevens Decker • September 22, 2010 7:09 pm

We wish we all could be California girls — or at least look like them. Yet, as documented by The Skin Cancer Foundation (www.skincancer.org), tanning can lead to premature aging of the skin or skin cancer. Air Beauty Bar, a new business at Redmond Town Center, offers a safe alternative to sunbathing or tanning beds, which are also linked to skin damage or disease.

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Rosa Parks Elementary school principal Dr. Lin Zurfluh stands in front of one of four portables on school grounds. Rosa Parks Elementary in the Redmond Ridge development was built for 500 students. In its fifth year
School district seeks input on ways to fix...
By Mary Stevens Decker • September 22, 2010 1:43 pm

The Lake Washington School District (LWSD) wants residents to offer input on ways to solve overcrowding problems now and in the future.
Public input sessions will be held as follows:
• 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 28, Eastlake High School, 400 228th Ave. NE, Sammamish
• 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 30, Juanita High School, 10601 NE 132nd St., Kirkland
• 5-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 6, LWSD Resource Center, 16258 NE 74th St., Redmond

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Chanel Cogan
Hockey game, auction to benefit injured Redmond High...
By Mary Stevens Decker • September 21, 2010 1:05 pm

Community members are invited to a University of Washington (UW) vs. Washington State University (WSU) hockey game and auction/raffle for the benefit of Redmond High School (RHS) graduate Chanel Cogan, who was severely injured in a hiking accident on July 31.

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Matheus Silva
Music-making with a twist: Teen center now features...
By Mary Stevens Decker • September 16, 2010 4:27 pm

Dr. Demento would be so proud.
Redmond’s Old Fire House (OFH) Teen Center, long famous for its all-ages rock concerts, now features a Weird Instrument Club, dedicated to adventurous music-making.
The club has been meeting Thursday evenings throughout the summer at 16510 NE 79th St. and plans to continue through the fall. There’s no fee to join and all local teens are welcome.

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