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Welcome back to school! It’s time to bid farewell to summer, as the first day of school is today, Wednesday, Aug. 31. Check www.mercerislandschools.org for 2017-17 back to school information, including school hours for early release Wednesdays and late start Wednesdays (high school only). The first day of school is not an early release day. Share first day photos on social media with the hashtag #MIFirstDay.
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CERT classes start Wednesday Join the Mercer Island’s Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) for the first class of a seven-week series, to be held from 6:30-9:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 7 at City Hall. See page 5 or www.mercergov.org for more information. There is also a team training and meeting for CERT search and rescue volunteers from 7-9 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 6 at City Hall. Everyone is welcome.
As garden program grows, students may have “farm to table” food in lunchroom BY KATIE METZGER kmetzger@mi-reporter.com
When Lakeridge Elementary students return to school this week, those in one after school club will be able to see the fruits — and vegetables — of their labor this past spring. About 35 kids are part of Lakeridge’s garden club, meeting every Friday after school to learn about gardening, cooking, sustainable farming and local food. Island resident and mother of five Nancy Weil started the program to teach kids about where their food
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comes from and how much time and effort it takes to grow it, in a very hands-on way. “I’m amazed at how much kids will eat if they were involved in making it,” Weil said. “It really opens your eyes to what it takes to grow your own food … And it tastes better than [produce] from the grocery store.” Weil started the garden six years ago with the help of Anthony Warner, a garden coordinator for schools in Seattle. She said that the PTA, principal and superintendent were very supportive of the idea. Weil also runs the King County Green Schools program for the Mercer Island School District, and helped start the “zero waste” campaign at the Mercer Island Farmers Market and at school parties. She previously served on the
Mayor’s Sustainability Task Force, in the subdivision of waste reduction. Leftover food is a huge issue in schools, she said. Educating children about saving their snacks for later instead of throwing them away, and about the importance of composting and recycling versus tossing things in the trash can (which schools now label as “landfill”), is a small thing that makes a big difference. Weil listed several examples of little changes that can be made in daily life to save resources: replacing light bulbs with LEDs, buying recycled paper towels and wrapping presents with newspaper instead of gift wrap and ribbons. Equally important to the lessons that are learned is the fun that is had. Weil said that she wanted the kids “to love it, and to get their hands dirty.” The Lakeridge garden has 17 beds and many varieties of plants: 15 types of tomatoes, six types of
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The Mercer Island Design Commission will hold a special meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, to conduct preliminary design review of the Shorewood Heights and Aegis projects. The meeting will be held at City Hall, in the Council chambers.
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Leah Raissis, left, and her brother Zane play at Women’s Equality Day last Thursday in Mercerdale Park. Their band is called Exapsos. For more, see page 6.
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The 2016-17 school year starts today, and the Mercer Island School Board has hit the ground running, holding two meetings in the past two weeks to discuss the operating budget, teacher contract negotiations and policy changes for field trips and discipline. The board also discussed closeout of the 2014 bond projects, including the newly-opened Northwood Elementary, and the renovations at the high school and at Islander Middle School, which will have a dedication ceremony on Oct. 1. The first reading for the district operating budget was held on Aug. 22, with a second reading and public hearing on Aug. 29, after Reporter deadline. The biggest challenge facing the district comes from the state level, with the looming levy lid cliff. The district is setting aside reserves so that if the McCleary decision and
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education funding situation are not resolved by April, Mercer Island will not have to terminate any teacher contracts. CFO Dean Mack said that the district is “running up the fund balance a little” to grant a one-year reprieve. School Board members Dave Myerson, David D’Souza and Tracy Drinkwater asked about other revenue sources, including transportation efficiencies, impact fees and fines for drivers illegally passing school buses, respectively. Mack said that the district brought in $85,000 in three months from impact fees, but that they depend on new home construction, and that the fines for passing school buses are not a long-term source of revenue. The board also discussed the decisions to split the field trip policy into two categories: day trips and extended/ international trips. Students will be required to sign a trip behavior agreement and sign in and out from
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trip locations. Changes will be communicated to parents and staff. Another policy change comes in student conduct expectations and reasonable sanctions, to align with House Bill 1541, which was adopted by the state Legislature in its last session. It requires suspended or expelled students to receive educational services, prohibits students from being suspended or expelled for discretionary offenses and sets the maximum suspension length as one academic term, instead of one year. Jennifer Wright, the district’s director of learning and technology services, said that “exceptional misconduct” is rare in the district, and that she can recall three incidents in the past 10 years where a student was suspended for more than 10 days. Superintendent Dr. Gary Plano discussed the results of the bargain with the Mercer Island Education Association (MIEA) during his report. He said that as a tradeoff for introducing the Spanish world language program in elementary schools, teachers will be given more planning time — about 210
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minutes per week instead of 150 minutes. Teachers at the four elementary schools were split about what that would look like. Two settled on a rotating schedule with 40 minute instruction time, while the other two liked the idea of a half hour. MIEA President Mike Radow addressed the board during its public input period, and said that though he was concerned about the idea of different schedules, it was a “successful” bargain. The board also discussed a complaint by a family with three kids in three different elementary schools who had missed the appeal window due to a miscommunication, and granted the family the opportunity to appeal to the superintendent. The district had 98 to 100 requests for transfers, and was able to accommodate about 50, Plano said. The appeal “doesn’t necessarily guarantee a positive outcome,” Drinkwater said, and if the district’s answer is not satisfactory, the family still had the opportunity to appeal to the board on Monday. For more, see www.mercerislandschools.org.-
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ENDING SUMMER WITH A SPLASH
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Nicholas Keefe, age 6, and Evan Otte, age 11, jump off the diving boards at Mercerwood Shoreclub last Thursday. Evan is a sixth grader at Islander Middle School and Nicholas is a kindergartener entering the new Northwood Elementary.
This is the second year students took the Smarter Balanced tests in English Language Arts (ELA) and math. The Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) recently released the scores. “We are pleased with our high school ELA results and particularly impressed with the gains at almost all levels for both ELA and math at the middle school,” said Superintendent Dr. Gary Plano. Check the school district website at www.mercerislandschools.org for charts showing proficiency by grade level and in comparison to other districts in the area.
Students post gains in state tests Mercer Island students achieved results significantly above the state averages at all levels on the Smarter Balanced Assessments (SBA) administered last spring.
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Learning never ends, and we are surrounded every day my mundane things with fascinating stories. This work takes a look at those ubiquitous desktop supplies that we take for granted to figure out just how they got here. “Back to School Murder: A Lucy Stone Mystery” by Leslie Meier If you’re a mystery fan, get in the school spirit with this second short novel in the Lucy Stone series. Gary Wasdin is the director of the King County Library System.
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The blotter consists of officers’ accounts of crimes and other incidents in Mercer Island. Persons arrested are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.
Aug. 6 TRAFFIC OFFENSES: Police stopped a subject in the 9000 block of eastbound I-90 at 7:24 p.m. who was found to be driving with a suspended license.
Aug. 7 FRAUD: A victim in the 3200 block of W. Concord Way reported at 8:49 a.m. that money was fraudulently withdrawn from their account.
Aug. 8 WARRANT ARREST: A vehicle was stopped for speeding at 2:06 p.m. in
the 3600 block of Island Crest Way. The driver was arrested on a Mercer Island warrant for driving with a suspended license, and transported to Issaquah Jail.
Aug. 9 ARREST: A subject was arrested for an outstanding Renton warrant at 3:48 p.m. in the 2700 block of 76th Ave. SE. ANOTHER ARREST: A Mercer Island Municipal Court warrant arrest was reported at 5:54 p.m. in the 20800 block of 17th Ave. S.
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THEFT: A bicycle was reported stolen at 10:29 a.m. out of the parking garage at the Island Square apartments, for a loss of $700. WARRANT ARREST: A subject was arrested by the King County Sheriff ’s Office on an outstanding MIPD warrant. The subject was transported and booked into Issaquah Jail at 5:28 p.m.
Aug. 11 BURGLARY: An Island woman left her home in the 3000 block of W. Mercer Way for about an hour, from 10:45 a.m. to 11:54 a.m., and said her home was burglarized during that time. The master bedroom was rummaged through and several items were stolen. There was no forced entry, and it appeared that the front door was left
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2016 | PAGE 5 unsecured. A canvas of the area was conducted, but there were no witnesses. PROWLING: An unlocked vehicle was prowled in a driveway in the 3000 block of W. Mercer Way. The incident, which involved the theft of a GPS from inside the car, was reported at 8:45 p.m.
Aug. 12 THEFT: $86.51 in change was reported stolen at 5:43 p.m. in the 7700 block of SE 34th St. STOLEN PHONE: A victim reported that his iPhone was stolen at the South end QFC. WARRANT ARREST: A subject was rebooked into SCORE Jail on Mercer Island warrants at 6:18 p.m. BURGLARY: A victim reported that someone stole
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Contact the city’s Emergency Manager, MIPD Officer Jennifer Franklin, to register at 206-275-7905 or Jennifer. Franklin@mercergov.org.
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Are you prepared to respond when a disaster strikes? Do you know how to take care of your family, your neighbors and your community when an earthquake hits? The city’s seven-week Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) course is a great way to gain the training you will need to assist in a wide range of situations. The free course meets Wednesday evenings from 6:30-9:30 p.m. at City Hall, starting on Sept. 7. Classes will be held in the new Emergency Operation Center located in the northwest corner of City Hall, next to the loading dock. Come meet your neighbors, and learn in a fun, relaxed environment. Fifteen slots remained as of last week.
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The Mercer Island Community and Event Center (MICEC) announced that it will soon be open to the public later on Friday evenings, effective Sept. 9. The center’s new standard hours will be as follows: Monday-Friday: 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday: 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Extended hours, available only to renters by advance arrangement, will be as follows: Friday: 9 p.m. to midnight (Mercer room rentals) Saturday: 9 p.m. to midnight (Mercer room rentals)
Volunteer Opportunity Mercer Island School District
Mercer Island School District seeks volunteers to serve on the district’s Diversity Advisory Committee (DAC). By embracing diversity and the elimination of bias, the Mercer Island School District strives to promote a positive and respectful learning environment for all. The DAC is charged with reviewing the district’s continued efforts to achieve this. The DAC is made up of staff, students, parents and community members representing the diversity of our school community. The committee meets monthly during the school year. You may volunteer for a term of up to three years.
If you would like to apply to serve as a DAC member, please respond by September 30, 2016 to: Kendall Taylor, 206-236-3300 or kendall.taylor@mercerislandschools.org
Crime statistics for July Every month, the Police Department calculates crime statistics and compares them to numbers from the year prior. In July of this year, there were 49 serious offenses, compared to 64 in 2015. The department saw four a safe from their garage in the 6200 block of 84th Ave. SE at 7:07 p.m.
Aug. 13 PROWLING: A victim reported that their unlocked vehicle was prowled in the 2400 block of 76th Ave. SE. at 7:14 p.m., for a loss of several thousands of dollars in sport and golf equipment.
more cases of simple assault/provoking, but had 14 fewer larceny cases and five fewer burglaries. This year, there were 15 adult arrests and eight juvenile arrests. Police arrested one adult and zero juveniles in July 2015. There were 1,339 calls for service this year, compared to 1,487 in 2015.
Aug. 14 FORGERY: Credit/debit card data was reported to be forged at 1:25 p.m. in the 7600 block of SE 29th St.
Aug. 15 DEATH INVESTIGATION: A 90-year-old woman was found dead of natural causes at her residence in the 2000 block of 82nd Ave. SE at 10:02 a.m.
Sunday: 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. (Mercer room, gym, meeting and dance room rentals) Sunday: 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. (Mercer room rentals) For more information about the MICEC, call 206-2757609 or visit www.mercergov.org/micec.
PUBLIC NOTICES CITY OF MERCER ISLAND NOTICE OF CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE CHANGE Notice is hereby given that the Mercer Island City Council’s Regular Meeting of Monday, September 5, 2016 has been rescheduled to Tuesday, September 6, 2016 due to the Labor Day holiday. The meeting will be held in the City Hall Council Chambers at 9611 SE 36th Street, Mercer Island, WA. Karin Roberts Deputy City Clerk Published in the Mercer Island Reporter on August 31, 2016. #1678332. PUBLIC NOTICE REQUEST FOR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENTS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Mercer Island is accepting requests for 2017 Comprehensive Plan amendments to be considered in 2017. Requests to amend the Comprehensive Plan are placed on a preliminary docket of suggested amendments to be reviewed for initial consideration by the Planning Commission and City Council in 2016. Requests that the City Council determines should have further analysis and consideration will be added to a final docket for action in 2017. Comprehensive Plan amendment requests must be submitted on application forms available on the City’s website or by contacting the City staff person listed below. A filing fee is required; however this fee may be changed by the City Council in early September. Complete application forms and applicable filing fee shall
be submitted to the City of Mercer Island by Monday, October 3, 2016 at 5:00 PM either in person or mailed to the City of Mercer Island, 9611 SE 36th Street, Mercer Island, WA 98040. Prior to submitting an amendment request, it is recommended that a pre-application meeting with staff is completed to ensure that applicable decision criteria are adequately addressed and all necessary information will be submitted. Amendment requests that are determined to be incomplete will not be included in the public review process. If a request is accepted for review on the final docket, a State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) Checklist may be required to be submitted for review. To request additional information regarding this process, please contact Scott Greenberg, Development Services Group Director, at 206-275-7706 or via email at scott.greenberg@mercergov.org. Published in the Mercer Island Reporter August 31, 2016. #1679874
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An intimate crowd of Islanders gathered at Mercerdale Park on Thursday to celebrate Mercer Island Women’s Equality Day, continuing a tradition established last year. Speakers included Deputy Mayor Debbie Bertlin, Councilmember Wendy Weiker and Amanda Clark from the League of Women Voters. Exapsos, a band comprised of Mercer Island High School senior Leah Raissis and her brother Zane, a fifth grader at Lakeridge Elementary, played an eclectic mix of rock songs as spectators enjoyed sandwiches from Gourmini’s food truck and almost 90 degree weather after the speeches. National Women’s Equality Day on Aug. 26 commemorates the signing of the 19th amendment, which granted women the right to vote in 1920. Bertlin said the city’s event was a chance to recognize the opportunities women enjoy, and the shortcomings they still face today. She referenced recent accomplishments of American women, who brought home 27 of the 46 gold medals from the 2016 Olympic games. She also mentioned that black women are now America’s most educated group, but that professional and social
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Above, the crowd enjoys Women’s Equality Day held Thursday in Mercerdale Park. Below, City Councilmembers Wendy Weiker and Debbie Bertlin speak about empowering women. opportunities still aren’t equal. Reading the city’s declaration for the event, Weiker noted that this year, for the first time, a woman has received the presidential nomination from a major political party. Bertlin said it’s a huge step, “whether you agree with [Democrat Hillary Clinton’s] politics or not.” Clark said that the League of Women Voters was established six months before the 19th amendment was ratified in 1920, anticipating that 70 years of women’s suffrage activism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries would come to fruition. Voting is “one of the
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Above, a handpainted and signed vest by Bernice Williams and rugs woven by Navajo women in the early 20th century will be featured by Clarke and Clarke Art and Artifacts at the First Thursday Art and Wine event on Sept. 1.
framed and presented artwork” from a private collection. The “adornments showcase” features turquoise, amethyst and silver from the Southwest, Northwest and Mexico. Clarke and Clarke will also have bubbly, bonbons and a new dessert sampling from Roberto’s. For more, see www. suzannezahr.com and www.ethnoarts.com. The art, wine and music event sponsored by the Mercer Island Chamber of Commerce, Art Uncorked, will be held on Sept. 9 in Town Center.
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Bertlin noted the opportunities for young women on Mercer Island, including the Stanley Ann Dunham scholarship. The scholarship, awarded to graduating senior women, is named for President Barack Obama’s mother, who went to Mercer Island High School. The event is a chance to “celebrate the progress that has been made toward securing women’s full participation in our democracy and renew our commitment to securing equal rights, freedoms and opportunities for all women,” according to the Mercer Island Women’s Equality Day proclamation made Aug. 1. For more, see www. m e r c e r g o v. o r g / f i l e s / MI_Womens_Equality_ Day_2016.pdf.
Art galleries in Mercer Island continue to host show openings and wine tastings on the first Thursday of every month, and invite the public to kick off Labor Day weekend with art, music and seasonal bites. This month’s event will be held from 4:30-7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 1. Suzanne Zahr’s SZ Gallery on 76th Avenue Southeast is partnering with The Islander again for wine and food, and will feature local artist Victoria Johnson, European artist Gitte Peters, ASH + AMES jewelry by Jennie King and harp music from 12-yearold Carla Mory. Five percent of all art sales and 10 percent of all jewelry sales go to Art with Heart. Clarke and Clarke Art and Artifacts is continuing last month’s popular theme of “Northwest to Southwest,” featuring the works of 20th century Native American artists. “As always, an eclectic collection within a backdrop of artifacts and treasures from around the globe” can be found at the gallery on Southeast 27th Street, according to a press release. The focal point is the textile work of Bernice Williams, one of the few female totem carvers from the Haida community. Her totems stand in numerous locations in British Columbia and the Northwest. Also included in the show is a collection of pottery, work of Bess Bruce Cleaveland, Ganado rugs from the early 1900s and “Wolf Robe,” an “exquisitely
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Above, Lakeridge parent Nancy Weil shows off one of the 15 different types of tomatoes growing in the school’s garden. Weil started the garden club and also runs the King County Green Schools program for the Mercer Island School District. Below, Nancy’s daughter Charlotte waters the garden. Left, lettuce growing in one of the garden’s 17 beds is almost ready to be picked.
potatoes and four types of cucumbers, along with cauliflower, radishes, squash, bell peppers, carrots, onions, lettuce, cabbage, kale, strawberries and even an herb garden. Weil said she tried to fill the garden with some unusual types of produce, like lemon cucumbers, which are yellow and round, and different colored carrots. The garden also had also broccoli, which was lost to aphids, and pumpkins, which were stolen. Weil said that there have been problems with people outside of the Lakeridge community coming in to the garden and taking food, many times before it is even ripe, but “we can’t control things like that,” she said. The district’s food service director, Carol Bus, and a Chartwell’s regional manager met Weil in the garden last week to talk about bringing the food into the lunchroom to make it “garden to table” for students. The USDA has a school garden pro-
Wednesday, August 31, 2016 | Page 7 gram called “The Farm to School” Program that gives grants to help support and promote school gardens, Weil said. At the end of the last school year, Weil helped the kids in the garden club make salads from their vegetables, and said she hopes to teach them how to make tomato sauce, salsa, mint tea and other treats when they return. Weil, who didn’t have a background in gardening or environmental science, said that she became interested in sustainability after seeing the film, “An Inconvenient Truth.” When she decided to start the garden at Lakeridge, she said she got an “overwhelming response.” Parents signed up to water the garden every few days over the summer to keep it going. “The kids learn that it takes months to grow, and that if you leave it alone for a few days, it dries out,” Weil said. At the end of the day, Weil said that she wants to help the kids “out into the world with this knowledge and make the world a better place.”
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all of us that kept playing through it.” And so Mercer Island The players on the 2016 went into its offseason Mercer Island football with an added emphasis on squad want to win, but they nutrition and conditioning know the name of the game with the hope that this fall, is staying on the injury the field. The bug that ”One of the nice importance of bespelled player health things about t h e couldn’t have I s l a n d e r s doing camp late become more last year clear after last is that we’re will not season, when h a p p en rolling strong the Islanders saw their ros- into the season.” a g a i n . The team ter decimated brought on – Will Krause by injuries. a nutrition“I felt like ist to help every guy we the players with dieting and lost was a huge blow and hydration. it was really hard to come So far through the team’s back from that at times,” said senior receiver and fall camp and first week linebacker Blake Swanson. of practice, the signs have “By the end of the season, been encouraging to both with all the injuries that we players and coaches. “Our team is in the best had, it really took its toll shape that I’ve ever seen and it was really hard. them,” said head coach “But it was also a great Brett Ogata. “It’s hard to learning experience for overcome if you don’t come
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[into the season] in shape, and our guys did their work in the offseason eating the right way, working out the right way and it shows. That has been a positive.” “I’m definitely more energized and more alert than I’ve ever been,” said senior guard/linebacker Matt Padgett, mentioning some of the helpful eating and hydration tips that have been preached to the team. “Before, I would just start drinking water the day of [a game]. Now, I do it all the time.” Another offseason tweak saw the Islanders move their team camp from the beginning of summer to just before the start of practice this season. “One of the nice things about doing camp late is that we’re rolling strong into the season,” said starting linebacker Will Krause. “We didn’t forget everything we learned at team camp over the summer. We
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to be successful.” Returning starting running back Jordano Mark will also play a large factor in Mercer Island’s offense. Ogata called Mark, who took on a lion’s share of duty amidst the rash of injuries last season, “a solid rock” for his offensive unit. “He’s the known commodity on the team that other teams know about,” Ogata said. “He’s a guy that we can get the ball to and he’s gonna make plays for us.” Mercer Island is starting the year with 65 players turning out, the lowest turnout Ogata has seen in ISS–EdP#8878 his eightRep: years at the helm.
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Wednesday, August 31, 2016 | Page 11 He said Mercer Island will field its varsity unit as well as a “C” team of sophomores and freshmen, while scrapping their JV squad. The Islanders also had to cancel the JV season in 2015 due to injury callups. “It is what it is,” Ogata said of the low turnout. “I’ve talked to a lot of other coaches and that’s kind of the trend this year from a lot of youth programs and high school programs. “In terms of our kids, I’m not gonna make that an excuse for not being successful. We’re gonna go at it and [play] hard, and the kids know that. They’re up for the challenge.” The senior players echoed their coach’s sentiment. And as they
approach their final prep campaign on the gridiron, the senior Islanders hope they’re able to accomplish more than staying on the football field. “I’d definitely say a goal for us is to make the playoffs,” Swanson said. “The varsity team did when we were freshmen … and I feel like that group of seniors is really similar to us. [They were] sort of light on guys, but really worked hard in the offseason and really came together as a unit and were able to make the playoffs. For me, that’s inspiring and it shows us that it can be done and is very doable.” Mercer Island opens its season against Yakima’s West Valley High at 7 p.m. Friday at Islander Stadium.
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Foundation to host annual 9/11 Heroes Run The Travis Manion Foundation will host the Seattle 9/11 Heroes Run 5K race and 1.5M Fun Run/ Walk at 10 a.m. on Sept. 10 at Mercer Island’s Luther Burbank Park, 2040 84th Ave. SE. The annual race will unite the community to
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The Mercer Island football team takes part in its team camp Aug. 22 at the Camp Casey Conference Center in Coupeville. The scenic location was formerly the grounds of the World War I era Fort Casey. remember the sacrifices of the heroes of the Sept. 11 attacks and the wars fought since. This year’s race is organized by Kevin Collins, who has served as the local volunteer race director since its inception. A portion of the proceeds from the 9/11 Heroes Run will benefit the Travis Manion Foundation, which empowers veterans and families of fallen heroes to develop character in future generations. The other portion of the proceeds will remain in the local community to support the Team Jesse Foundation and its work to support the families of fallen heroes through scholarships and grants. The 9/11 Heroes Run series was inspired by Marine 1st Lt. Travis Manion, who was killed by a sniper in Iraq in April 2007
as he selflessly protected his battalion. Before his final deployment, Manion visited Rescue One in New York City — famous for losing almost all of their men on 9/11 — and returned home with deeper passion about why he was fighting in Iraq. At its heart, the 9/11 Heroes Run is a tribute to a personal commitment to never forget the heroes of that day. In its eighth year, the 9/11 Heroes Run national race series will be held in more than 50 locations around the U.S. and the world. “Knowing that so many people gave their lives during the 9/11 attacks touched my brother Travis in a way that would forever change him,” said Ryan Manion Borek, president of Travis Manion Foundation, in a media release. “Six years
after 9/11, my brother also gave his life for his country, so every year we gather communities together to run a 5K, not just to honor the fallen, but to continue the legacies of character, leadership, and service that they left behind. We are looking forward to this exciting race season and uniting people around the world to continue those legacies and redefine America’s national character.” Last year, more than 30,000 people participated in races around the world. The Travis Manion Foundation invested over $151,000 back into the local race communities to support military, veterans, first responders and their families. To learn more and to register for a race, visit www.911heroesrun.org.
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Council Chambers, 9611 SE 36th St. The Design Commission will hold a special meeting to conduct preliminary design review of Shorewood Heights and Aegis.
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at Aljoya, 2430 76th Ave. SE, Mercer Island. Social hour begins at 1:30 p.m. and the program at 2 p.m. Probus is a club of retired business and professional people that promotes socialization and ongoing education on various topics for retired seniors on the Eastside. People are welcome from Mercer Island, Bellevue and Issaquah. Please join us and bring a friend. The speaker for September’s Probus Club meeting will be Ms. Fran Call, a retired Mercer Island middle school teacher. She will be speaking about several cross-country bicycle trips she made from the late 1960s through 1993 with the Cyclemates, a biking group she formed for youngsters. Some of the destinations the groups visited are
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will be discounting their artwork, selling their seconds and clearing out their art supplies all for a good cause. MIVAL is a charitable non profit who supports all artists of all mediums, educates our community about visual arts and brings artists together to show and sell their works. Gallery proceeds fund Mercer Island High School annual scholarships and programming. For information, visit www. MIVAL.org. ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND AT DEANE’S CHILDREN’S PARK: 1-4 p.m., Tuesdays,
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Mercerdale Park, 7700 SE 32nd St. Providing local fruits and produce and artisan Washington-made products. For more, visit www.mifarmersmarket.org. PARKS AND RECREATION’S LETTERBOXING: Through Oct.
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WWW.KCLS.ORG/MERCERISLAND CHILDREN PLAY AND LEARN: 10: 30 a.m. Sept. 7, 14 and 21. Have fun singing songs, telling stories, reading books, creating art and playing. Play and Learn is in English. Sponsored by the Mercer Island Friends of the Library. TEEN TEEN ADVISORY BOARD: 7 p.m., Sept. 13. Join the board to talk about books and topics of the day. Express your opinion. The board plans events for the community and focuses on issues that are important to you. Light dinner provided.
Cookbook sales and signing at the event. THIRD THURSDAY FILM: ‘DOUGH’: 7 p.m., Thursday,
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Mercer Island | 4BR/3.25BA
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NANTUCKET RETREAT! | $2,198,000 Hedy Joyce | 206-406-7275 | MLS# 969325
Mercer Island | 5BR/2.25BA
MID-ISLAND | $1,195,000
Julie Green | 206-930-0511 | MLS# 968794