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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2011 | 75¢
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Homecoming Parade in Town Center 4:30 Friday, Oct. 21 The 2011 Mercer Island High School Homecoming Parade is set for 4:30 p.m. on Friday evening in the Town Center. The band will head north from Mercerdale Park on 77th Avenue S.E., then turn east on 27th and back south toward the park. Hear the Rose Bowl-bound marching band, see cheerleaders, floats and more. The football game against the Sammamish Totems begins at 7:30 p.m. at Islander Stadium and will also feature All-Island Band Night.
By Reporter Staff
Clothing drive for Union Gospel Mission Jimmy Abrahamson of Boy Scout Troop 624 of Mercer Island Presbyterian Church is organizing a winter clothing collection drive for Seattle’s Union Gospel Mission. Donated clothing can be turned in at the North-end QFC from 1 until 5 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 22. Door-to-door collections will be picked up the same day as directed on the door flyers. There will also be collection barrels at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church and Emmanuel Episcopal Church. The Mission especially needs winter jackets, long pants, warm shirts, ponchos, large-sized men’s underwear, socks, shoes and blankets. For information, call (206) 920-0439.
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This magnificent hand-crafted staircase, made of rare woods, represents just one fantastic feature of an Island home on East Mercer Way where wood, water and stone combine to form an unusual oasis of art and comfort. See page 23 for the story.
1962 World’s Fair celebration begins Islanders among first to get a peek at new book to be released Oct. 21 By Reporter Staff
City recycle day is Saturday, Oct. 22 Got some pesky old appliances to dump, tires or cardboard? Load up the SUV and haul the junk down to the Island boat launch between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. at 3600 East Mercer Way. But check with the city before you go at www.mercergov.org to see what is accepted and what fees may apply.
It was so long ago, but only yesterday. 2012 will mark the 50th anniversary of the 1962 World’s Fair held in Seattle during the dawn of the tumultuous 1960s. The nation pause between the end of wars, when JFK was president, the United States was inching toward the moon and Vietnam was not yet a household word. The fair was part of the tradition of world’s fairs held every four years across the United
States, beginning in the late 1800s. Its purpose was to feature both the new and the exotic — to serve as an entree into the world that lay ahead. The fair showed off new ideas, such as a machine that made change from dollar bills, pager-type devices called ‘Bellboys’ and the future of
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flight and space, in which Boeing played a key role. Abook,“TheFutureRemembered, The 1962 Worlds Fair,” was written by two authors long associated with documenting Washington State history: Paula Becker and Alan Stein. The authors, of Historylink.org, will appear at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 23, at the Mercer Island Library.
The Washington Cities Insurance Authority, the agency that insures the City of Mercer Island, and cities across the state, ordered an independent review of the Lindell v. the City of Mercer Island lawsuit. The review, conducted by the Seattle law firm of Michael & Alexander, was summarized in a four-page letter addressed to the mayor and deputy mayor, and was delivered Monday. The letter offers an analysis of the case point-by-point and finds that a number of incidents reported to have occurred, in fact did not, and clarifies actions of the courts. The letter, received just before Reporter deadline, is posted on the Reporter website at www.mireporter.com.
The Reporter invites Islanders to send in digital (scanned) photos of themselves at the fair and details about what they saw and thought. Send photos and comments to rmar@ mi-reporter.com. The Mercer Island High School girls swim team beat Interlake last week. See Sports on page 10 for details.
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