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The ‘Bobs’ are Flash winners
Pastels in the park
It’s here! Summer Celebration! begins Saturday
Meeting on Island Light rail station Sound Transit is looking for input from Islanders on the design so far of the East Link Light Rail station located in the center lanes of I-90 between 77th Avenue S.E. and 80th Avenue S.E. The open house will be from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. Thursday July 10, with a presentation beginning at 5:30 at the Community and Events Center.
Construction alert: I-90 East Channel Bridge July 18 - 25 Beginning Friday, July 18, westbound I-90 near Mercer Island will be reduced to a single lane around the clock for seven days to replace two massive bridge expansion joints. Check www.mi-reporter.com or www.wsdot.org, for more.
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Honorees are both Jewish educators, one to be honored posthumously Reporter Staff
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Two-year-old Emerson Reimers, in violet, and her friend, Alexa Berkenwald, also 2, in pink, sit watching the dogs at the doggie daycare at the Mercer Island Farmers Market on Sunday, July 6.
Geologists return for seismic survey USGS scientists did study on Island in 2008, will test new technology Reporter Staff
As part of a continuing earthquake hazard study in the Seattle urban area, the U. S. Geological Survey (USGS) will be conducting a series of seismic-reflection surveys starting tomorrow, July 10 on Mercer Island, as well as in parts of Seattle. The studies will conclude on or around July 19. USGS scientists will re-survey the area where they conducted the 2008 seismic-reflection pro-
file on Mercer Island. Exact locations include: along 84th Ave. S.E. from S.E. 39th St. to S.E. 29th St., and along 84th Ave. S.E. f rom ap p r ox i m at e l y S.E. 26th St., to the north tip of Mercer Island. During the 2008 USGS survey, the energy source used was a small vibration truck. This truck used two 12-second sweeps to put vibrations into the earth, which reflected off the boundary between rock types and back to the surface. The
reflected vibrations were recorded by sensors attached to a cable placed along the ground surface. The vibrations produced were then converted into information about the soil and rock layers underground. This year’s experiment will use a different method. Collected data will record vibrations in the ground and along its surface generated by ambient noise. This ambient noise, sometimes referred to as “cultural noise,” Bill Stephenson, comes from everyUSGS scientist day movement of traffic, people, aircraft, ocean waves and more. “The seismic imaging technique we are attempting to use
“We required sites with an existing seismic dataset.”
The 2014 Flash Family Inspirational award honors two Islanders, Rabbi Bob Maslan and Bob Zimmerman, affectionately known as ‘the Bobs.’ Mr. Zimmerman died last month. In their 70s, as educators at the Frankel Religious School of Herzl-Ner Tamid ‘The Bobs’ taught with enthusiasm, optimism and a respect for the young people in their classes. Each spring, the Youth and Family Services Department awards the Flash Family Inspirational Award to honor a Mercer Island senior adult who exemplifies the spirit of good
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The 2014 Summer Celebration! commemorates the great Pacific Northwest and coincides with Washington State’s 125th Anniversary. It begins with the Grand Parade at 10 a.m., Saturday July 12 in the Town Center. The parade begins at the Sunset Highway and heads south along 78th Avenue S.E. toward Mercerdale Park. But there is so much more. There are: boat rides • a 3-on3 basketball tournament • food • arts & crafts • a car show • a children’s Fun Zone • a lumberjack show • fireworks • Shakespeare • music • and more. For more details, pick up the Reporter’s 98040 magazine at our booth at the street fair. Or check out our green edition online at www.mi-reporter.com or visit www.mercergov.org.
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