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Articles by Mary Stevens Decker
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Corn maze: fun and educational
By Mary Stevens Decker • September 8, 2008 3:15 pm

Relax. Aliens didn’t carve the cornfield into artwork visible from their space ship. But no, the corn didn’t just grow into fancy shapes, either.

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Book details real-life experiences of an Indian
Book details real-life experiences of an Indian
By Mary Stevens Decker • September 8, 2008 3:14 pm

Have you read the book that everyone in Redmond is talking about?

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Novelty Hill Road set to receive safety improvements
Novelty Hill Road set to receive safety improvements
By Mary Stevens Decker • September 8, 2008 3:13 pm

A stretch of Novelty Hill Road, east of Redmond, is one of two road corridors in East and Southeast areas of King County that will receive traffic safety improvements because of federal funding from the Rural Safety Innovation Program (RSIP).

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Denise Marts
New fine art gallery, Studio 11, to open...
By Mary Stevens Decker • September 4, 2008 2:14 pm

As the City of Redmond begins phase one of its downtown redevelopment, Denise Marts is taking a stab at bringing more art to the neighborhood.

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Tony Pedeferri
Redmond native visits home after devastating injury by...
By Mary Stevens Decker • September 4, 2008 2:10 pm

It was a bittersweet reunion for Anthony “Tony” Pedeferri last month, as 180 friends and relatives flocked to his parents’ home on Union Hill. The Redmond native said this homecoming felt “like being alive at your own funeral.”

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Rachel Love
Shalom Bayit offers furniture to domestic violence survivors
By Mary Stevens Decker • September 1, 2008 8:17 pm

Washington state’s only furniture bank that exclusively serves survivors of domestic violence is right here in Redmond, at a confidential location to protect its clients’ safety.

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Redmond High School graduate Tom Glanz
Redmond grads spread music, goodwill at Beijing Olympics
By Mary Stevens Decker • September 1, 2008 8:15 pm

The world watched, awestruck, as Michael Phelps and other American athletes brought home gold for the U.S.
And for three Redmond High School alumni, there’ll be other, more personal memories of the phenomenal 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing.

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From left
Boob Warriors: Goofy name, great cause
By Mary Stevens Decker • August 28, 2008 3:03 pm

They have a goofy name and a serious mission.
Team Boob Warriers will raise money and awareness for breast cancer research, treatment, prevention and education Sept. 12-14. Among the 25 members of the team, most will be walking 60 miles in the Breast Cancer 3-Day event to benefit Susan G. Komen for the Cure and the National Philanthropic Trust Breast Cancer Fund. Others have had supporting roles.

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Redmond Marriott Town Center executive chef Steven Scaia defined his cooking style as “simple elegance ... a combination of old favorites and Northwest favorites.”
New Marriott chef ready to spice things up
By Mary Stevens Decker • August 28, 2008 3:02 pm

At the Redmond Marriott Town Center, 7401 164th Ave. NE, a new executive chef has put traditional East Coast dishes and playful twists on Pacific Northwest cuisine on the menus for Meritage Restaurant and the hotel’s banquet rooms.

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Earl Nelson
Latin alive and well at The Bear Creek...
By Mary Stevens Decker • August 28, 2008 3:01 pm

An ancient language is alive and well at The Bear Creek School (TBCS), which provides a classical curriculum through a Christian world view.

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Team Pink Pumas: From left
Pink Pumas ready to prowl for a good...
By Mary Stevens Decker • August 25, 2008 3:39 pm

An army dressed in pink will descend upon Seattle and the Eastside Sept. 12-14 as thousands of women — and men — walk 60 miles to raise money and awareness for Susan G. Komen for the Cure and the National Philanthropic Trust Breast Cancer Fund. The pink ribbon is a symbol of the fight against breast cancer.

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Nanci Wehr
Making a difference
By Mary Stevens Decker • August 25, 2008 3:38 pm

What could you accomplish by giving up just one hour of your free time each week? Don’t underestimate yourself. You could make a profound difference in the life of a child by volunteering as a lunch buddy, mentor or tutor through LINKS (Looking Into the Needs of Kids and Schools).

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Musician/composer Byron Au Yong will visit Redmond Aug. 28 and present a work called “Kidnapping Water: Bottled Operas.”
Composer Byron Au Yong to perform ‘songs of...
By Mary Stevens Decker • August 22, 2008 9:00 am

Art has a way of sneaking up on people, thanks to 4Culture’s Site-Specific Performance Network.

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For the third year in a row Nancy Herring has won a Dreyer’s Ice Cream Party contest. This year the ice cream block party
Rivertrail resident submits yet another winning poem
By Mary Stevens Decker • August 21, 2008 2:32 pm

For the third year in a row, Nancy Herring of Redmond has won a Dreyer’s Ice Cream party by submitting an essay or poem in praise of her neighborhood.

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Microsoft marketing manager John Lowe
Microsoft employee John Lowe summits Mt. Rainier
By Mary Stevens Decker • August 21, 2008 2:24 pm

Growing up near Detroit, Mich., a.k.a. “Motor City,” John Lowe never dreamed he’d become a hiking and cycling addict, let alone climb to the summit of Mt. Rainier.

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Redmond’s credit rating upgraded to highest level
Redmond’s credit rating upgraded to highest level
By Mary Stevens Decker • August 20, 2008 3:16 pm

Standard & Poor’s announced on Monday that they have upgraded the City of Redmond’s credit rating from AA to AAA.

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Artist Brian Major stands next to one of his canvas oil painting he recently created. Major will re-create Picasso’s “Aubade” in front of City Hall on Friday.
Brian Major to re-create Picasso’s ‘Aubade’ outside Redmond...
By Mary Stevens Decker • August 18, 2008 2:00 pm

The Redmond Arts Commission strives to make art a natural component of everyday life in this fair city. So from time to time, you’ll see someone doing something unexpected in a very public setting.

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Bear Creek expansion: Redmond’s new gateway
Bear Creek expansion: Redmond’s new gateway
By Mary Stevens Decker • August 18, 2008 2:00 pm

The mood was festive on the morning of Aug. 14, as Redmond Mayor John Marchione and City Council President Nancy McCormick broke ground for the Bear Creek Parkway expansion that will serve as a new “gateway to Redmond,” south of Cleveland Street and west of Leary Way.

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John Hopfauf
PREPARING for the WORST
By Mary Stevens Decker • August 18, 2008 2:55 pm

No one likes to think about a major earthquake, flood, terrorist attack or any other catastrophe that might occur while our children are in school.

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Ava Stafford
Redmond: Viewpoint residents see transportation, safety as top...
By Mary Stevens Decker • August 14, 2008 2:05 pm

In Redmond’s Viewpoint neighborhood, people are talking about how they’d like their community to look and function in the year 2030. An eleven-member Citizen Advisory Committee (CAC) and senior planner Kim Dietz of the City of Redmond are collecting ideas from residents on all aspects of living, working or playing in Viewpoint.

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