Saturday, May 19, 2012
Mercer Island, (15-6-0) advances to a semifinal matchup (and an opportunity to avenge a 8-7 loss on May 5) against rivals Bellevue (18-2-0) on Wednesday, May 23 at 7 p.m. at Islander Stadium.
Mercer Island advanced to the semifinals of the Washington Lacrosse Boys State Championship tournament with an 11-5 Division I quarterfinal win over Bellarmine Prep, Friday at Islander Stadium on Mercer Island. The win propelled the defending state champions into a Wednesday semifinal matchup with Bellevue and to within a single win of their fourth consecutive championship game berth. Mercer Island, playing in front of a partisan home crowd, was held to just a single goal in the first before the Islanders broke the game open with six second-quarter goals for a 7-2 halftime lead. In the third, Bellarmine outscored the Islanders 2-1 to make it 8-4. But the fourth again belonged to MI as the Islanders put the Lions away with three goals in …
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Mercer Island Lacrosse Club
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Islander Stadium
8850 SE 42nd St, Mercer Island, WA
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Friday, May 18, 2012
Students working and DJing at KMIH-FM 88.9 and 94.5 earned the awards Thursday at the 2012 Washington Radio Conference.
Mercer Island High School students learning career skills in the school's Radio class (taught by teacher and local radio station KMIH producer Charlie Hilen) picked up several awards Thursday at the 2012 Washington Radio Conference at Peninsula High School in Gig Harbor. With five of the seven schools that offer radio in the state attending, MIHS radio students placed in four categories. The following students were honored in the competition: Levi Larkin placed 3rd for Best Public Service Announcement. Matt Sexton placed 2nd for Best Promotion Campaign and 3rd for Best Jock Talk. Ian Caldwell, Sebastian Aron, Dan Mayer, Duncan Koontz and Sam Peterson took 3rd place for Best Team Newscast. Ryan Rouillard received many outstanding …
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Peninsula High School
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KING5 reports that local entrepreneur Darren Bruce is planning to place 14-foot tall floating billboards on Lake Washington.
KING5 reports that local entrepreneur Darren Bruce is planning to place 14-foot tall floating billboards on Lake Washington. The TV station went out with Bruce as he test drove the billboards on the water Thursday. You may be familiar with the Seattle native's work already; i Alternative Media, also has mobile billboards mounted on trucks, according to the company's website. KING5 reports that Bruce was inspired to launch the floating advertisements while driving across the State Route 520 Bridge and realizing how many eyeballs were driving by. What do you think? Eyesore? Or do you wish you thought of it?
Ryan Hall, current coach of Mercer Island Girls Water Polo team, will coach 15-18 year-old boys at the Rain City Water Polo club.
Ryan Hall, current coach of Mercer Island girls varsity water polo team, has joined the Rain City Water Polo Club coaching staff for the 2012 summer session through August 1. The Bellevue native and Newport High School graduate will be starting on May 28th (meeting WIAA no contact requirements) and will be working with the 18u and 16u men. Hall's coaching roots on Mercer Island extend back to his days in the Midlakes Water Polo’s summer league water polo at Newport Hills in 2005. He has served as an assistant coach at the University of Redlands, helping to lead the Bulldogs to a SCIAC championship in 2009. The journeyman coach took the head coaching job of Mercer Island High School boys water polo team in 2010 and helped guide the men’s …
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Mary Wayte Swimming Pool
8815 SE 40th St, Mercer Island, WA
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Area restaurants are getting in on the Bellevue Jazz Festival, which kicks off at the end of the month.
Local restaurants and venues will be hosting concerts during the 5th Annual Bellevue Jazz Festival from May 30 through June 3. El Gaucho Bellevue, 520 Bar & Grill, Cypress Wine Bar, Z’Tejas, Rock Bottom Brewery and Restaurant, Black Bottle Postern, Grand Cru Mixologie Lounge and Lot No. 3 will be hosting free concerts throughout the festivities. Lincoln Square and Bellevue Square will host additional free concerts. The Clayton Brothers Quintet (May 31), Booker T. Jones (June 1) and the Hubert Laws Quintet (June 2) will be the featured artists during the festival. They will perform paid concerts at the Theatre at Meydenbauer Center. General admission tickets are $34, $17 for students. Passes to all three concerts are $78. Bake’s Place, …
The $20 congestion reduction charge is intended to help preserve bus service in King County. The change includes eight Metro Transit bus rides for each household that registers a vehicle in King County.
Motorists in King County will soon see a $20 increase in car registration tabs starting June 1 after state and county politicians voted last year to allow the additional charge to preserve King County Metro bus service. The charge begins with June renewals sent out by the state Department of Licensing and will be collected through May 2014, according to a press release from King County. King County Metro will also hand out eight free bus tickets to each household with a registered vehicle, which was included as part of the fee hike. The $20 car tab fee increase compromise last year temporarily maintains the current level of King County Metro Transit bus service. The fee will raise $50 million of a $60 million revenue shortfall that had …
Whatever you call it, Post it on Patch. It's simple, easy and best of all, it's FREE!
Has the spring cleaning bug hit you? Has the recent nice weather inspired you? Don't waste precious gas driving around town to hang signs advertising your sale or spend some of your profits on placing an ad. Warm weather makes for some hot bargains, so why not let Mercer Island Patch advertise your sale for free? Help us help you get rid of your unwanted items and save money on gas by posting your Garage Sale on Patch. It's never been easier to announce your Garage Sale: it's totally FREE and reaches a large audience. (Did I mention, it's free? And, reaches a lot of people?) All you need to do is enter your address, dates and times and a short summary of what you're selling in the comments section below (to make things easier we've …
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Cut from the city budget in 2010, generous sponsorship donations by Farmers New World Life, the Mercer Island Community Fund and private individuals saved the show in 2011.
City Hall and the Mercer Island Parks & Recreation Department are once again soliciting community support again this year to put on the traditional free Summer Celebration! Firework show on Saturday, July 14, 2012. The fireworks show is a fantastic display set off from a barge in Lake Washington near Luther Burbank Park. Last year, over 7,000 attendees watched from the park at a festival that includes food vendors, inflatable toys, activities for children, and live musical entertainment. Generous sponsorship donations by Farmers New World Life, the Mercer Island Community Fund and private individuals saved the show in 2011. Unfortunately this year’s event is in jeopardy of being cancelled again due to budgetary cut-backs unless $23,000 …
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Luther Burbank Park
2040 84th Ave SE, Mercer Island, WA
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State health officials are asking the public to be on the alert for reporting dead birds possibly linked to a West Nile Virus outbreak.
Sunny days and warmer temperatures make way for lots of outdoor activities. It’s also mosquito season, which increases the risk for West Nile virus and the need to avoid mosquito bites. The state Department of Health has resumed tracking the rare but potentially deadly virus with an online dead bird reporting system that the public can use to alert authorities to potential health hazards. Two such birds were discovered to have died from the virus and found by the residents in King County in 2009. “It’s important to track West Nile virus so people have the information they need to avoid getting sick,” said Maryanne Guichard, assistant secretary for the state Department of Health’s environmental public health division. “This system helps …
The scam sends out a text message saying the recipient has won a $1,000 Best Buy gift card.
Police agencies across the Eastside are warning residents of a text-based phone scam that sends out a message telling recipients they have won a $1,000 gift card to Best Buy. The message includes a link to a website where recipients are asked to provide personal information, such as their names, email addresses and dates of birth. Redmond Patch spoke earlier today with Redmond Police spokesman and community outreach facilitator Jim Bove, who offered the following advice to people who receive questionable text messages: Remember, if it sounds too good to be true, it likely is. You can check similar websites to find out if they are legitimate or you can call the business directly to confirm—just make sure you are looking on their legitimate …
Mel Rose
11:58 am on Sunday, May 20, 2012
I think we should show how we feel about this approach of commecializing public space by parking vans with advertising in front of Mr. Darran Bruce's home, on public property. more ›