City Council Race Heats Up, Islanders Reach Playoffs and Other Top Stories of the Week

MONDAY, OCT. 17

The Islanders stopped their winless streak at the Tualatin Hills Invitational, winning 4 games and losing to tournament champions Southridge in their final match.

Catch the colors while you can -- you know we're headed into the gray months.

TUESDAY, OCT. 18

Mercer Island defense attorneys Michael & Alexander weigh in on the 'facts' of the case in the aftermath of a million-dollar settlement with a former city employee.
Seattle Times Endorses Bertlin in City Council Race
Challenger Debbie Bertlin was endorsed by the Seattle Times Editorial Board over sitting Deputy Mayor El Jahncke.

Phil Flash, a Mercer Island citizen for 47 years, claims the best way to live to be 93 is to "Exercise, eat few fatty foods and red meat, and keep a positive attitude, though I can't vouch for that last one, my sister is 97 and is still fiesty!"

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 19

The following information from Oct. 9 - Oct. 18 was supplied by the Mercer Island Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.

Everywhere we look, more and more distractions are creeping into our lives--how do we tone it down?

THURSDAY, OCT. 20

The Seattle Worlds Fair in 1962 put Seattle on the global map and gave the area some iconic buildings, not the least of which was the American Home of the Immediate Future, which is still in use on Mercer Island

Your photos could make your kid a Halloween star!
Mercer Island Reporter Endorses Jahncke in City Council Race
Editor Mary Grady praises Deputy Mayor Jahncke's experience on City Council over challenger Debbie Bertlin.

FRIDAY, OCT. 21

Councilman Dan Grausz, who has endorsed challenger Debbie Bertlin over Deputy Mayor El Jahncke, appears to support Jahncke in campaign flyer quote, sourced from a 2003 issue of the Mercer Island Reporter.

The following homes are holding open houses this Sunday, Oct. 23.

Halloween's nearly two weeks from now but there's plenty of spooky fun going on right here on Mercer Island and off-island, too. Check out what we've turned up.

SATURDAY, OCT. 22

There was plenty to celebrate in a festival atmosphere at Mercer Island's homecoming at Islander Stadium Friday night.

SUNDAY, OCT. 23

On the eve of the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand, a training camp for the sport started by a Fijian star lands at the Mercer Island Boys and Girls Club.