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It’s spot on that there is no reason to separate civil marriage for same sex couples and opposite sex couples, as the Reporter’s Jan. 27 editorial, “Same sex, same rules” stated. And more than that, there are plenty of reasons why we want to encourage marriage for all couples regardless of their genders.
The final tally Wednesday of votes in the state House of Representatives on ESSB 6239 legalizing same-sex marriage in Washington state was 55 yea and 43 nay.
Yet, the moment Speaker Jim Moeller (D-49th, Vancouver) hammered his gavel signifying the bill’s approval, a viral happiness seemed to spread through the House chambers.
JJ Mahoney’s, an Irish pub located at 8932 161st Ave. N.E. in Redmond, will be hosting its annual St. Patrick’s Day Run on March 10 along the Sammamish River Trail.
The event will be a 5K and begin at 1 p.m. at the pub, with all running and walking abilities welcomed.
The Redmond Youth Partnership Advisory Committee’s (RYPAC) annual Girls Unlimited series continues this year with the theme “What if girls ran the world” on March 3 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Redmond City Hall, 15670 N.E. 85th St.
Fourteen Lake Washington School District (LWSD) schools, including six from Redmond, are among 186 schools in the state that have been honored with 2011 Washington Achievement Awards, as announced by the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) and the State Board of Education (SBE).
The Old Redmond Schoolhouse Community Center, located at 16600 N.E. 80th St., will be holding a special science parent/child night out on March 16 from 6:30-8:30 p.m.
On Feb. 10, the Old Redmond Schoolhouse Community Center located at 16600 NE 80th St. will be holding a father-daughter dance from 6-8:30 p.m.
Sen. Rodney Tom, Rep. Ross Hunter and Rep. Deb Eddy, state legislators representing Redmond, will hold a town hall meeting Saturday, Feb. 18, to discuss progress made thus far in the 2012 legislative session.
At the 4A Kingco Swim and Dive Championships held last weekend at the University of Washington, Redmond High junior Nicholas Kodati had his best swim of the year in the preliminaries of the 100-yard butterfly, qualifying for state in a blistering 55.19 seconds, .31 ahead of the cut.
Mark Donnell first became interested in becoming a paramedic in 1992 when he was with the North Bend Fire Department.
The agency had started a program that paired emergency medical technicians (EMTs) with paramedics and Donnell said he was impressed by the paramedics’ level of experience, education and what they were able to do.
“I wanted that knowledge,” Donnell said. “I wanted that training.”
About 12 years ago he became a paramedic for Evergreen Medic One, which was sponsored by Evergreen Hospital Medical Center in Kirkland back then but was taken over by the Redmond Fire Department (RFD) in 2003, and has never regretted his decision.
Redmond poet laureate Rebecca Meredith and several local poets are developing a Poetry Anthology this spring in honor of the City of Redmond’s Centennial celebrations in 2012.
McDonald’s Book Exchange at 16415 N.E. 83rd St. in Redmond will hold a number of children’s story time and author events this month and in March.
The Redmond High boys’ basketball team had a big weekend of basketball, notching two key wins against Inglemoor (68-60) and Eastlake (84-66) to finish the regular season 10-4 and 15-5 overall.
On Friday night, the Mustangs jumped out to a big lead against the Vikings, 35-22 at the half, and despite Inglemoor’s 23-point effort in the fourth-quarter, the home team held them off to win by eight.
The Redmond arts season roundtable discussion on South Asian literary arts is scheduled for Feb. 11 from 2-4 p.m. at SoulFood Books, 15748 Redmond Way in Redmond.
Last weekend, the Premiere Performance Company of Redmond competed in the NRG Dance Competition Event in Tacoma and came home with a number of awards.
“Cavalia: A Magical Encounter Between Man and Horse” has once again extended its run another week.
“We hold these truths to be self-evident that all are created equal, and endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.”
These words from the preamble to our Declaration on Independence are the philosophical backbone of our nation. No debate about race, creed, color, gender, sexual orientation or heritage is necessary. It doesn’t matter, ALL Americans have the God-given right to at least life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
For the second year, the Goddard School of Redmond is taking a proactive approach to bully prevention with a week-long Goddard Community Games celebration beginning Feb. 6.
The board of the Redmond Historical Society, a group 130 dues-paying members and a base of around 1,000 people who receive our newsletter, urges Group Health to develop its Overlake property around — not without — most of the significant and landmark trees that make it a special place.