Tuesday, Aug. 26
People of all factions gathered at the Old Redmond Schoolhouse Community Center Wednesday evening to remember Melissa Catherine Brooks Batten and take a stand against domestic violence.
About 55 teenagers and 30 adult volunteers sat in a huge circle in the gym at Pine Lake Covenant Church in Sammamish last week.
Forty emerging Eastside community leaders have been accepted in the Leadership Eastside (LE) community leader development program.
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).
The Redmond Planning Commission held a public hearing Aug. 20 to discuss proposed amendments to the Redmond Community Development Guide (RCDG), specifically regarding temporary land uses.
PCC Natural Markets recently donated 1,000 children’s books to the Redmond/Sammamish Boys and Girls Club.
Strike it rich at fair
Wednesday, Aug. 20
Standard & Poor’s announced on Monday that they have upgraded the City of Redmond’s credit rating from AA to AAA.
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.
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.
Rotary International Club, Redmond Rousers, recently awarded five scholarships to graduating seniors at Eastlake High School.
Starting in September, the Old Fire House Teen Center will be open Monday and Tuesday in addition to the current Wednesday through Saturday schedule.
The August 19 primary election is quickly approaching. Be sure you know the correct location of where you should go to vote.
Reckless driving: Redmond police officers saw a man driving a vehicle recklessly in the 9000 block of Avondale Road. After pulling into a Education Hill Apartment complex, the man ran away, leaving the keys in the ignition.
Redmond hasn’t really been known as a “college town.”
School starts Sept. 2 for the 20,000 students in the Lake Washington School District (LWSD), serving Redmond, Kirkland, Sammamish and a small part of Woodinville.
Relatively new LWSD Superintendent Dr. Chip Kimball, who replaced Don Saul in early 2007, knows he has challenging work cut out for him in the 2008-09 school year. Yet he’s excited about the steady march toward the district’s strategic goal of Vision 2020.
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Are you prepared for an earthquake? Major emergency? Or how about a wind storm that knocks your electricity out?
