In conjunction with Humanities Washington and Rick Steves’ Europe Through the Backdoor, Leisure Care community Fairwinds-Redmond is hosting a lineup of speakers throughout 2012.
Defending champion Hancock’s Bakery of Redmond has made it to the final round in Hopelink’s March Can Drive competition, knocking off Greater Redmond Chamber of Commerce in week four of the competition.
Applications for the City of Redmond’s Teen Community Scholarship Awards (CSA) are now available for high school seniors who have performed up to 150 hours of community service with at least half of their hours in Redmond.
Lake Washington School District’s (LWSD) Food Services will hold its 5th Annual “Kids Can Cook” contest at Redmond Junior High School (RJH), located at 10055 166th Ave. N.E. in Redmond, from 2-5 p.m.
Crawford’s Photography, formerly of Redmond, has moved to a new location in the Woodinville Mercantile Building at 12601 N.E. Woodinville Dr., Ste. E- in Woodinville.
The Program for Early Parent Support (PEPS) will begin its Baby Peppers Program at the Redmond Bright Horizons, located at 14860 N.E. 31st Circle in Redmond, on April 20.
On March 17 Paul Osborne, a teacher at Redmond High School (RHS), was recognized by the National Center for Women and Information Technology (NCWIT) Award for Aspirations in Computing – Educator Award.
This year’s Union Hill Community Plant Swap will be April 21 from 10 a.m. to noon in the parking lot of Living Hope Lutheran Church, located at 7305 208th Ave N.E. in Redmond.
On May 3, Redmond residents Carolyn and Dennis Buckmaster will be at McDonald’s Book Exchange, at 16415 N.E. 83rd St. in Redmond, will be reading and showing a slide show from their book “Healing Romance & Revolution” from 6-8 p.m.
The Redmond High baseball team broke through last Friday for their first win of the season, a 3-0 nonleague victory over Lake Washington.
Mustang starter Kirk Gysler was masterful on the mound, going five strong innings and scattering four hits while striking out eight and walking only two.
Beginning May 8, 21 Acres School at 13701 N.E. 171st St. in Woodinville will offer six consecutive solar home design courses on Tuesdays about using the sun for heat, power and comfort.
All King County and city residents can safely dispose of old car batteries, oil, paint thinner and many other household hazardous items at no cost when the Wastemobile continues its 23rd year of service with a stop in Redmond, April 13-15.
In an effort to make sure all senior girls can have a night they will remember, the senior class at Redmond High School (RHS), at 17272 N.E. 104th St., will host a Dress Swap on April 25 just in time for senior prom, which is May 19.
The beauty of art is that its value is never discriminating. At best, art changes people – the way they perceive themselves, others and the world around them. At the very least, art helps people decide what they do and do not like: this painting, that kind of dance or opera all together.
So is the case with Artificial Light, a public art installation located in Redmond’s historic Anderson Park.
In reference to the March 9 article “City staff working to hire new communications manager,” let us hope whomever Redmond hires as its new communications manger, he or she will manage to expunge the word “proactive” from the city’s vocabulary.
Fletcher comes to Sound from Gatehouse Media, where she was Regional Vice President responsible for 85 publications spread over 13 states based in Joplin, Mo. Prior to Gatehouse, she was Division Vice President for Community Newspaper Holdings from 2000 to 2007, responsible for their Oklahoma group. She also worked for American Publishing Company from 1988 to 1999, after beginning her career working for a small daily in Woodward, Okla.,
I would like to write that I find the “tree socks” at Anderson Park gaudy and in poor taste.
Three men were arrested early Friday morning after Redmond and Bellevue police officers responded to a commercial burglary alarm in the Overlake area of Redmond.
Lauren Jan Arneson Lauren Jan Arneson of Redmond, died on Thursday, February 2, 2012. She was 56 years of age.Jan…
OVERLAKE SCHOOL – GIRLS
• Head Coach: Shawn Farmer, 7th year
• Last year: 3-3 Emerald City League, 3rd place, 5-5 overall
• 2012 turnout: 4