The Redmond United Methodist Church at 16540 N.E. 80th St. in downtown will be the home of a winter shelter for the homeless for the month of November this year and the month of February in 2013.
It has been one year since Sky Metalwala, then age 2, disappeared, but the case is not closed.
From Oct. 29 to Nov. 2, The Bear Creek School’s chapter of the National Honor Society (NHS) sponsored a food drive that brought in 8,980 pounds of food (valued at $13,470) for Redmond-based human services organization Hopelink.
The City of Redmond’s Centennial Celebration and Redmond Lights festival are set for Dec. 1.
Bear Creek notched third place at the 2B state volleyball tournament with a 26-24, 25-18, 25-16 victory over Davenport tonight at the Yakima Sundome.
Colfax defeated the Grizzlies (18-1) 25-16, 25-10, 25-18 in today’s semifinals.
In the final, Reardan beat Colfax in a thriller, 11-25, 20-25, 25-21, 25-18, 15-12.
It’s on to the semifinals for Bear Creek.
After defeating Mossyrock, 25-6, 26-24, 25-16, last night, the Grizzlies (17-0) will take on Colfax at 1 p.m. today in the 2B state volleyball tournament at the Yakima Sundome.
Colfax beat Napavine, 25-14, 25-15, 25-14, last night to reach the semis. Davenport and Reardan are playing in the other 1 p.m. semifinal match.
The title game is at 7 p.m. tonight.
First mission accomplished.
Bear Creek swept Wahkiakum, 25-13, 25-15, 25-20, this morning in the first round of the 2B state volleyball tournament at the Yakima Sundome.
Major Charles Bovey of the U.S. Army hands out miniature American flags this morning at the Faith Lutheran School of Redmond’s Veterans Day ceremony. Bovey and six veterans were on hand to speak with the students about their experiences in the Army, Navy and Air Force.
48th District
At post time, Cyrus Habib holds the lead with 60.67 percent of votes — a total of 25,237 — over Hank Myers of Redmond in the 48th Legislative District Position 2 race. Myers has received 39.33 percent of votes — a total of 16,358.
“I congratulate Cyrus on a well-run campaign and wish him the best in Olympia,” Myers wrote in an email to the Reporter. “Elections are for the voters, and my goal was to give our constituents a better knowledge of their choices of issues and candidates. This has been one of the most enjoyable accomplishments of my life, and the support and hard work of the staff and volunteers was amazing. We have a district with varied issues and philosophies, but the voters are consistently interested and courteous. Cyrus will enjoy serving the 48th.”
The Redmond software giant might not be sleeping any more.
Recently, Microsoft released a number of hardware and software innovations that have received — on average — favorable reviews in the technical and popular press.
I would like to introduce Dennis. You may have seen him on the corner of Avondale and Union Hill Road as he stands asking for your change. His eyes are cast downward as if there is something of interest behind his sign.
Most of us drive by, as I have many times, as we shop, drive our children to activities or simply commute home to warm houses and plentiful food.
The police blotter feature is both a description of a small selection of police incidents and a statistical roundup of all calls to the Redmond Police Department that are dispatched to on-duty police officers. The Redmond Reporter Police Blotter is not intended to be representative of all police calls originating in Redmond, which gets more than 500 calls (emergency and non-emergency) per week.
Redmond is home for close to 400 military veterans, and the city will hold a Veterans Day program and concert at 1 p.m. today at the Redmond Senior Center, 8703 160th Ave. N.E. The public is invited.
These men and women represent all eras of military service including World War II, the Korean War, Vietnam, the first Gulf War and the current battles in Afghanistan and Iraq. They have worn the uniform of the U.S. Army, Air force, Navy, Marines, as well as the U.S. Coast Guard and Merchant Marines. Together, they have served in war-time and in peace-time, in the National Guard and the enlisted military inside the U.S. borders and abroad.
The police blotter feature is both a description of a small selection of police incidents and a statistical roundup of all calls to the Redmond Police Department that are dispatched to on-duty police officers. The Redmond Reporter Police Blotter is not intended to be representative of all police calls originating in Redmond, which gets more than 500 calls (emergency and non-emergency) per week.
Lake Washington Institute of Technology’s (LWIT) Board of Trustees appointed Dr. Sharon McGavick as interim president of the college effective Nov. 7. She replaces Dr. David Woodall, who passed away suddenly on Sept. 3. Dr. McGavick recently served as LWIT’s president from 2008 to 2011.
General-election volunteer Ryan Howlett II of Seattle watches as Nicole Bowman of Woodinville submits her ballot this afternoon at a Redmond City Hall dropbox. The dropboxes — one for walk-up voters and one for drive-up voters — will be open until 8 p.m. tonight.
The City of Redmond’s Old Fire House Teen Center’s (OFH) held its fifth annual Dia de los Muertos Celebration (Day of the Dead) last week, which brought in more than 80 teens.
Bear Creek’s five-runner team of David Broaddus, Joey Hollis, Dylan Kern, Luke Poling and Jake Casale took 13th at last Saturday’s 1B/2B state cross-country meet at Sun Willows Golf Course in Pasco.
The Sisterhood of Temple B’nai Torah (TBT) will hold its Chanukah Faire from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Sunday at the TBT, located at 15727 N.E. 4th St. in Bellevue.
Redmond High’s girls took seventh place at Saturday’s 4A state cross-country meet at Sun Willows Golf Course in Pasco.
Camas (50 points) took the top spot on the 3.1-mile (5K) course. Redmond had 193 points and finished just behind sixth-place Snohomish with 192 points.