Heartfelt and generous fundraising efforts continue for Chanel Cogan, a recent Redmond High School (RHS) graduate who suffered numerous severe injuries after falling 100 feet from a cliff during a camping trip on July 31.
Swedish Medical Center hosted a luncheon at Redmond’s Hotel Sierra Aug. 5, highlighting the new Swedish Redmond campus, including an emergency room (ER), which will open in December 2010 at 18100 NE Union Hill Rd.
A hearty breakfast might just be the ultimate comfort food.
For three years in a row, Redmond Reporter readers have chosen the Village Square Cafe, 16150 NE 85th St., as Redmond’s “Best Breakfast” destination.
In a tough economy, entertaining at home takes on new luster, especially if you can incorporate the great outdoors.
Redmond-based Interior Woodworking Specialists (IWS) has introduced My Patio Cabinets, a line of weather-proof, modular patio cabinets for your Pacific Northwest “backyard kitchen.”
A home run derby and car wash are planned to help pay medical expenses for Chanel Cogan, a recent Redmond High School graduate who was seriously injured when she fell 100 feet off a cliff in Kittitas County on the morning of Saturday, July 31.
Two young women from Redmond, Randi Cloud and Christina Graylee, are enthusiastic enrollees in a unusual associate’s degree program at Lake Washington Technical College (LWTC) in Kirkland. LWTC is the only school in the state of Washington and one of few on the West Coast offering a funeral service education curriculum.
Look for a denim clothesline across Center Street Plaza when Redmond Town Center (RTC) launches a “Great Denim Days” promotion on Monday, July 26. Running through the end of August, the promotion includes an “Enter to Win $10,000” contest as well as savings guides and coupons pointing shoppers to deals on jeans and other back-to-school apparel.
The words “summer school” can cause teens to flinch. But not if you’re a high school girl with a chance to spend five days studying fashion and beauty with some of the region’s top hair and makeup artists and clothing designers.
Waste Management’s Clean Cart Challenge Prize Patrol paid a visit to Keeney’s Office Supply on July 15, bearing gifts of $150 and a plaque lauding the company as one of Redmond’s most exemplary recyclers.
“Ask and you shall receive” has become somewhat of a motto for the Redmond Youth Partnership Advisory Committee (RYPAC), a City of Redmond board that gives local youth a voice in government and provides opportunities of interest to those constituents.
This year, two AmeriCorps volunteers, Kayla Bergquist and Megan Unden, have been working with RYPAC advisor Nancy Chang to organize and implement programs such as the “After-Hours” homework help and activities at Redmond Junior High and Rose Hill Junior High, the RYPAC Youth Summit and a Teen Job Shadow program that’s now in session for the first time.
Aerojet employees and alumni cooled off with ice cream and basked in their success — as well as the hot sun — at its Redmond campus July 8, as former astronaut Mike McCulley and other representatives of the United Space Alliance (USA) presented the company with the prestigious Space Flight Awareness Supplier Award.
Imagine finding a quaint, European-style chocolate shop tucked away in a strip mall in downtown Redmond. While it seems incongruous, Brugge Chocolates opened in February at 15946 Redmond Way, across from Trader Joe’s. And without any formal marketing push, the store has been so busy that owner Susan Walukiewicz has scarcely been able to catch her breath.
Sarah Oates, a Redmond High School (RHS) senior and Running Start student at Bellevue College will perform in the ensemble of “All Shook Up,” July 17-24 at Village Theatre, 303 Front St. N in Issaquah. Tickets are $15 general admission, $13 for youth or seniors; call (425) 392-2202 or visit www.villagetheatre.org.
The Greater Redmond Chamber of Commerce is introducing a new Web site which brings businesses an affordable opportunity to subscribe to an enhanced, online membership directory.
U.S. Congressman Jay Inslee, who represents District 1 in Washington, hosted an informal discussion about the new health care reform law and tax credit opportunities available to small businesses on July 7 at the Redmond Regional Library.
Redmond is a great place to live, work and play — summertime or anytime. But it wouldn’t be summer without a road trip or two.
If a tight budget or crammed calendar has you stuck in your same old surroundings, travel experts at Redmond’s AAA Service Center can provide tips and discounts to ease the pain, even for a brief change-of-scenery.
In the whirlwind of end-of-school activities, recent Redmond High School (RHS) graduate Jake Harris hasn’t yet had time to invite his friends, “Come fly with me.” But it’s on his list of things to do this summer.
Harris, who turned 18 in April, got his private pilot license for single engine aircraft the weekend before the June 15 RHS commencement ceremony.
“Grease” is the word at Redmond’s SecondStory Repertory (SSR), July 9-17. Tickets are $10 at www.secondstoryrep.org or (425) 881-6777.
This is the “school version” of Jim Jacobs’ and Warren Casey’s wildly popular musical about greasers and preppies at the fictional Rydell High School in 1959. It’s been trimmed down and toned down to be more family-friendly.
For 70 years, the Derby Days festival has brought bike races, parades and entertainment to the Redmond community.
This year, Derby Days will offer a new outlet for fun and recreation, the Derby Dash 5K run/walk for both competitive and non-competitive participants. Registered runners or walkers will simultaneously help to “outrun pancreatic cancer” during this fundraising event.
In this rough economy, a Redmond-based business is offering home improvement contractors sure ways to sell products and services, while also helping homeowners get savings and know-how.
Homeowners Cooperative (www.homeownerscoop.com) provides an online directory of licensed, insured, bonded and pre-screened contractors in every area of home building, remodeling or maintenance.
