Mercer Island Reporter, August 12, 2015

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Private use of public land

Salute to heroes

Meet the new owner of Island Books Laurie Raisys, who recently bought the beloved book shop from Roger and Nancy Page, is hosting an open house at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 13. Stop by the store at 3014 78th Ave S.E. and introduce yourself.

Should a performing arts venue be built on a piece of Mercerdale Park?

Swing, sip and screen at the J

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Register today for Swim for Life, an annual 2 1/2 mile, teambased swim across Lake Washington from Medina Beach Park to Madison Park. Cost is $160 per team of four swimmers. Event is at 6:30 a.m. on Aug. 19 at 501 Evergreen Point Road, Medina. For more, see swimforlife.bloodworksnw.org.

Farmers Market needs volunteers The market, which just celebrated its eighth birthday, is always looking for helping hands. Email volunteer@mifarmersmarket.org to learn more.

Firefighters, police talk to residents about emergency preparedness and crime prevention By Katie Metzger

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Residents gathered at the Sculpture Garden on Sunset Highway with city officials, police officers and firefighters to learn about everything from ways to prevent burglaries and car prowls to how to prepare for earthquakes at a National Night Out event on Aug. 4. There was a free hot dog cookout, and musician Nancy Stewart performed songs about heroes for

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the crowd of about 200 people. Police also went around to 15 neighborhood block parties that evening, said Emergency Manager Jennifer Franklin. National Night Out is a community-police awareness-raising event in the United States, held the first Tuesday of August annually in cities around the country. The event is designed to increase awareness about police programs in communities, such as drug prevention, town watch (like Mercer Island’s Paws on Patrol), neighbor-

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Swim for life across Lake Washington

National Night Out draws a crowd

hood watch and other anti-crime efforts. Neighborhood events can be as simple as backyard cookouts or full blown block parties. The event also served as a soft launch for the city’s new “Lock It or Lose It” campaign, encouraging Islanders to lock doors and windows before leaving the house. Almost half of home burglaries on the Island annually involve an unlocked door or window. Burglaries occur one to two times a week on average, according to the Mercer Island Police Department (MIPD). In 80 percent of the cases, no one was home, and 65 percent of the crimes occur during the day. To get involved in local crime prevention efforts, consider starting a “block watch” with your neighbors or joining Paws on Patrol. You can

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The Russian Chamber Music Foundation of Seattle will perform at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 15 at Luther Burbank Park. Bring a picnic dinner to this free event. Go to www.russianchambermusic.org for more.

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Island musician Nancy Stewart performs songs about heroes, from firefighters to Sally Ride, at National Night Out on Aug. 4 at the Sculpture Park.

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Many questions circle around the Mercer Island Center for the Arts (MICA) and its current proposed location near Mercerdale Park, namely, if a private group should be able to lease public land. But there are others as well. If it is built, how will it change the Town Center? If it isn't, what will happen to its potential tenants, notably Youth Theatre Northwest (YTN)? Many Islanders argued both for and against the park location at the Aug. 3 City Council meeting. YTN students and alumni spoke and sang about the impact youth

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Learn to swing dance and enjoy dessert before watching “Dancing in Jaffa,” an Israeli film about how ballroom dance can help promote peace. Event is at 6:30 p.m., Aug. 15 at the J, 3801 East Mercer Way.

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