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News briefs Senior Foundation night at Island Books is Aug. 22 The Senior Foundation of Mercer Island will host its 10th annual Island Books night from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 22. This year’s theme is “Sneak Preview,” featuring a special look at the soon-tobe published “Mercer Island History: From Haunted Wilderness To Coveted Community” book. Author Jane Meyer Brahm will be on hand for a special video presentation about the history of Mercer Island, followed by a question and answer session. Stop by the store and mention the Senior Foundation and 20 percent of the sales from the day will go back to the foundation. At 8 p.m. on Aug. 22, there will be a raffle ticket drawing for six tickets to the Great Wheel in Seattle, as well as drawings for a copy of Brahm’s new history book and two bottles of wine. Tickets for the raffle are $5
each and can be purchased from any Senior Foundation board member. Winners do not need to be present to win.
Jamerson receives Congressional award Mercer Island resident Isabel Jamerson, a senior at The Bush School, recently received the Congressional Award Silver Medal from Congressman Dave Reichert, R-WA, 8th District. For the past four years, Jamerson has spent over 750 hours in volunteer community service, personal development and physical fitness. Her community service has been primarily focused on gleaning donated produce from the Mercer Island Farmers Market for MIYFS Food Bank, and serving weekly at the Cherry Street NW Harvest Food Bank. This award represents Congress’ highest award for young people, and was established in 1979 by the Congressional Award Act.
Mercer Island students graduate from Western Washington University By Reporter Staff
rate donation drop-off zone, improving the storefront appearance and increasing revenues that help fund MIYFS counseling services. Anyone with questions can contact MIYFS Director Cindy Goodwin at cindy. goodwin@mercergov.org.
Twelve students from Mercer Island earned their bachelor’s degrees from Western Washington University this spring, graduating in June in Bellingham, Wash. The graduates include: • Samuel Charles Bliss, Economics/Environmental Studies • Rachel Laura Cochran, Political Science • Stephanie Gastaldi, Sociology • Adam Warren George, English-Cre-
City roadwork to continue through September
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Isabel Jamerson, who attends The Bush School, earned the Congressional Award Silver Medal.
Thrift Shop open house is Aug. 28 The Mercer Island Thrift Shop will host an open house in August about the proposed expansion of the store. The first meeting will take place from 3 to 5 p.m. on Aug. 28 at the Thrift Shop. The meetings will include a brief presentation.
City staff is hoping to gather input on the proposed remodel changes to the current Thrift Shop building. The remodelling goals include: reducing constricted traffic flow on S.E. 34th Street, increasing parking for people using the park and Thrift Shop customers, while also reducing street congestion, creating a sepa-
City road crews are nearly finished with two significant summer street projects: chip sealing and asphalt overlays for various arterial and residential roadways. Work on streets in the Parkwood neighborhood are finished with just some work left to ‘raise’ manhole covers and other utilities to the new surface. The chip sealing work is nearly complete on Mercerwood Drive and streets around Homestead Fields. Just striping remains on those streets. For all construction activities, residents should expect flaggers, alternating lane closures and minor detours. In late September, crews will re-surface a portion of
West Mercer Way between S.E. 24th and 28th Street and a block of 80th Avenue S.E. in front of the car wash in the Town Center. For project maps and updates, go to www.mercergov.org.
Community Center parking lot to be resurfaced The Mercer Island Community and Event Center’s parking lot will be undergoing repair and maintenance work from Aug. 26 through Aug. 30. The large, 222-space parking lot will be receiving a seal coat and striping during this time. To minimize inconvenience to the public, the project will be completed in three phases, keeping a portion of the lot available for use at all times. However, less parking will be available during the project. The starting date of this project is contingent upon weather and is subject to change. The Mercer Island Community and Event Center is located at 8236 S.E. 24th Street on Mercer Island.
ative Writing Emphasis • Sean Michael Gorey, Music • Jenny Hoang, Anthropology • Davin R. Kunovsky, Psychology • Kyle Michael Schaeffer, Manufacturing & Supply Chain Management • Amy Leigh Shafer, Psychology • Alexander Streck, Manufacturing Engineering Tech • Kari Lynn Thompson, Spanish • Daniel James Zumwalt, Electronics Engineering Tech If you have graduation information to share, please email rmar@mi-reporter. com or call (206) 232-1215.
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The front doors of the South end Rite Aid after a car crashed into the front entrance of the store on Monday, Aug. 19. The store was temporarily closed until Tuesday.
Car crashes into South end Rite Aid By Reporter Staff
The South end Rite Aid on Mercer Island was temporarily closed after a vehicle crashed into the front doors on Monday,
Aug. 19. The store was expected to reopen on Tuesday, after Reporter deadline. No further information
is known at this time. The south Rite Aid is located in the shopping center at 8441 S.E. 68th Street.
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