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Wind, rain knock out power
A mighty wind
Trick or Treat ! There are all kinds of spooky options for filling a bag full of Halloween treats on Friday. Goblins and ghouls can head to the Town Center or the Southend shopping centers between 3 and 5 p.m. Friday. Or head to the Lakes neighborhood - but bring a non-perishable food item for the food bank too. For details see page 9.
Some customers still without power Monday, Comcast affected Reporter Staff
Community theater is topic at Probus Club Want to know how it is done? Robb Hunt of the Village Theater in Issaquah will speak at the Probus Club of Mercer Island at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 5, at the Mercer Island Presbyterian Church. All are welcome to attend.
City continues to monitor water Testing required by DOH costs $700 per day By Katie Metzger
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Though Islanders are no longer boiling their water before drinking it, the city is continuing to deal with the aftermath of the two recent E. coli scares. Mercer Island is spending $700 per day on its expanded water quality monitoring program, as part of an action plan approved by the state Department of Health (DOH). “This monitoring work has been an interim measure in response to the discovery of contamination,”
at the Council meeting on Nov. 3, with “fairly well-formed recommendations” on Nov. 17, Boettcher said. “We’ve given them a small mountain of data and they’re chewing on it now,” Boettcher said. Councilmembers are hopsaid Maintenance Director Glenn ing that the experts will discover Boettcher. In addition, the 2015-16 the source of the contamination, though nothing Preliminary Budget has been identiwas revised to fied yet. It’s comreflect past, presmon to never find ent and future the “smoking gun,” costs relating to said DOH officials. water quality. Washington State Councilmember Finance Director Dept. of Health Debbie Bertlin, Chip Corder put who also sits on a $250,000 ongoing “placeholder” in the budget to the city’s Utility Board, said she cover some of the programs and is concerned about the age and personnel needed, including con- state of the Island’s water system tract services and possibly adding infrastructure. “That doesn’t go away, E. coli two new water crew members to or not,” Bertlin said. “There’s a help with flushing. The city hired an outside con- whole lot of stuff that needs to be sultant, Confluence WTIC, and WATER | PAGE 2 is expecting a report from them
“It is common to never find a ‘smoking gun.’”
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Join former IMS teacher Ramona Behnke at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 1, at Island Books for a poetry reading by IMS sixth graders who participated in the Poetry Box project. After the reading, the Poetry Box will travel to Utah as part of its yearlong journey around the United States. Seattle area poet Vikram Madan will share poems from his book, “The Bubble Collector.”
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Poetry Box send-off at Island Books
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Islander students and trombone players perform with hundreds of other Islander band students under the lights last Friday at halftime of the football game at Islander Stadium, for the annual All Island Band night. See more photos on Page 11.
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As of Monday afternoon, some Islanders remained without power after a wind storm brought down trees and powerlines Saturday night. Phone service and Internet were limited for many over the weekend. The wind blew and the rain went sideways on Saturday night, just as the Huskies took on Arizona at Husky Stadium in Seattle. Data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) indicated that winds recorded over the weekend at SeaTac airport, the highest windspeed reached on Saturday night
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