Construction of a new addition at Redmond High School (RHS), with an estimated cost of $19 million, will begin this summer and be completed by fall of 2012, when ninth-graders are added to the mix at the district’s most-populated high school.
From March 3-5, 37 Lake Washington School District (LWSD) students, including 23 from Redmond, will compete in the Washington State Career Development Conference in Bellevue.
Redmond police officer Maureen Messmer graduated from the police academy on Jan. 14. Less than a week later, she had to call upon her newly acquired knowledge to save a life — a very near and dear one.
Less than a week later, she had to call upon her newly acquired knowledge to save a life — a very near and dear one.
Off duty on Jan. 20, Messmer had just walked into her parents’ home to find her mother in a panic because her father was unconscious. The new officer’s training immediately kicked in as she called 911, which she had learned some people forget to do in an emergency situation.
“I have to call 911 first,” Messmer said, referring to her initial thought.
A two-man work crew is putting the finishing touches on a much-needed facelift of the wooded picnic shelter at historic Anderson Park in downtown Redmond.
The renovated picnic shelter, which was full of rotted timber and roofing, will be open to the public later this month — just in time for spring and summer use, according to David Tuchek, City of Redmond assistant manger of Parks and Recreation Operations.
The Old Fire House Teen Center (OFH) is calling all aspiring young musicians from all genres to the Fifth Annual OFH Classic Rockathon.
The competition is open to Redmond residents between the ages of 13 and 18 who are solo artists, bands or DJs who strive to keep the classic rock spirit alive.
Finalists will play their favorite Classic Rock songs live on stage, be heard by local music industry professionals and have the chance to win prizes. Prizes this year include recording time in the OFH media lab recording studio, gear and gift certificates. All proceeds benefit The Old Firehouse Teen Center.
Established in 1992, the Old Fire House is a stand-alone teen center located in downtown Redmond with a mission to provide innovative and progressive recreational, educational and social services to all Redmond area youth.
Standard & Poor’s announced last Friday that they assigned the City of Redmond’s 2011 limited-tax general obligation bonds a “AAA” rating, while affirming its “AAA” rating on the city’s outstanding general obligation bonds.
“These ratings are consistent with Redmond’s strong institutional financial policies,” said Standard and Poor’s credit analyst Kaitlyn Connors.
King County Executive Dow Constantine says reforms to make government more efficient and improved infrastructure will put the county in position to rebound as the economy recovers.
Constantine unfurled his plan Monday during his State of the County address at a special Committee of the Whole meeting of the Metropolitan King County Council on the third-floor rotunda at the Norm Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent.
It was just past midnight last Friday night when Scott Moe experienced a traumatic wake-up call that put life in perspective.
Moe, a teacher at The Bear Creek School and coach of the boys’ basketball team, was driving to the school after Friday night’s heartbreaking state-tournament loss in Mount Vernon when he saw a smashed-up Honda Civic off to the side of 208th Avenue Northeast.
He saw a man on a cell phone calling 911 and another man — who was ejected from the car — lying in pain with what appeared to be a crushed pelvis, Moe said.
On Saturday, Cascade Water Alliance is bringing its WaterSense Road Show to the PCC Natural Market, at 11435 Avondale Road NE in Redmond, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The booth will have knowledgeable staff on hand to answer questions about water conservation as well as Cascade’s various programs. Free conservation items such as shower heads, kitchen and bathroom faucet aerators, rain gauges and shower timers will be given away as well.
The Redmond Senior Center (RSC) is holding a bridal fair on Saturday, March 5.
Redmond parents wanting to learn more about Washington’s Guaranteed Education Tuition (GET) Program can attend a presentation on Thursday, March 10 at United Methodist Church in Redmond.
The event is scheduled from 6:30 pm to 7:30 p.m. at 16540 NE 80th St. It is sponsored by the Redmond Parent Coop Preschool and will be held in the Education Wing.
There were no injuries and no traffic tickets issued after a semi-truck pulling a cargo container flipped over on its side trying to make a left turn from Redmond Way onto 148th Avenue Northeast late Thursday morning.
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.
On Tuesday, Redmond Mayor John Marchione visited the Louisa May Alcott Elementary Student Leadership class to discuss how city governments work and what it’s like to be mayor, among other topics.
The warning period is about to end for the City of Redmond’s Safety Camera Pilot Program.
On March 3, Redmond police will begin issuing citations with a fine of $124 for a safety camera violation.
The City of Redmond implemented the 30-day warning period for its Safety Camera Pilot Program throughout the month of February.
Due to the snowy and icy weather, all schools in Lake Washington School District (LWSD) are closed today, Thursday, Feb. 24.
There is no extended day care. All programs and activities are cancelled. There are no athletics, events or building use.
The City of Redmond is giving residents the opportunity to meet their neighbors, learn more about what’s going on in their community as well as have a say in the future of where they live.
Tonight’s Adopt A Stream Foundation and Water Tenders Bear Creek Watershed Forum at the Redmond Regional Library, at 15990 NE 85th St. has been rescheduled for 7 p.m. on March 15.
The Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) and the State Board of Education (SBE) is honoring 186 schools — four of which are from Redmond — across the state with the 2010 Washington Achievement Awards.
Norman Christensen lost his roadside home a few months ago when his car broke down.
So the 54-year-old man sold his car/home for scrap and took to the homeless circuit, moving from shelter to shelter on the Eastside.
For the last month, Christensen has been spending most of his nights at a temporary overnight shelter at the Old Redmond Schoolhouse Community Center in downtown Redmond. The shelter opened Jan. 15 and is set to close Sunday morning.