Due to last week’s snow, mandatory parent meetings for some Lake Washington School District (LWSD) choice schools were rescheduled.
One League for Everyone (OLE), a Redmond-based nonprofit that assists low-income families within the Lake Washington Youth Soccer Association (LWYSA) with soccer fees and equipment costs, will be hosting a Fun Fair fundraiser this weekend.
Local celebrity John Curley will be the master of ceremonies for the Greater Redmond Chamber of Commerce’s 66th Annual Gala and Auction for the second straight year.
The event, one of the chamber’s major fundraisers of the year, will be held Feb. 24 at Willows Lodge in Woodinville with festivities starting at 5:30 p.m. Dinner and the live auction will begin at 7:30 p.m.
The Second Annual State of the Eastside Luncheon will be Feb. 9 at the Old Redmond Schoolhouse Community Center at 16600 NE 80th St. in Redmond and feature a panel with City of Redmond Mayor John Marchione, Meydenbauer Center Executive Director Stacy Graven and Seattle Foundation President and Chief Executive Officer Norman Rice.
Playing in a premiere 4A Kingco matchup against the third-ranked Skyline Spartans, the No. 4 Redmond boys’ basketball team put up a fight, but fell to the Spartans’ clutch late free-throw shooting, 60-56.
Spartan guard Will Parker drained four shots from the line in the final 22 seconds, which proved to be the difference in the game.
Wrestling in a nonleague meet Tuesday night, the Mustangs achieved two key pins and beat Archbishop Murphy 43-30.
Redmond West Little League (RWLL) will be holding a registration and player evaluation session for the upcoming spring season this Saturday, Jan. 28, at Perrigo Park in Redmond.
The Chinese New Year started with a roar at the Old Fire House Teen Center last Saturday with its annual celebration.
The Redmond Arts Commission is seeking applications for a new poet laureate.
With all the weather-related cancellations last week, the local prep sports leagues had to do a lot of schedule shuffling to make up all the missed games. Here is the updated varsity basketball schedule for the remainder of the 2011-12 regular season, including tonight’s 4A Kingco marquee matchup of Redmond, ranked No. 4 in 4A, against No. 3 Skyline.
Due to the strong demand for tickets to “Cavalia: A Magical Encounter Between Man and Horse,” organizers have announced an additional week of performances.
Playing for the first time in over a week due to last week’s weather, the Overlake Owls overcame the rust and beat Bush in a 1A Emerald City League matchup on Saturday 59-44.
The Owls were bolstered by a big 21-point second quarter, during which they took the lead for good.
Last week, Eastside Domestic Violence Program (EDVP) team member Chelle Hunsinger addressed the Assistance League of the Eastside during its January chapter meeting to stress the importance of the league’s Starting Over Support program.
Financial-services firm Edward Jones, which has a location at 23525 N.E. Novelty Hill Rd., Suite A-105 in Redmond, has been ranked No. 5 on Fortune magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work For, 2012” list in its 13th appearance on the list.
SecondStory Repertory (SSR) Executive Director Mark Chenovick has appointed Corey McDaniel and Samantha Holsworth as the theater’s artistic director and director of education, respectively.
On Saturday, Dan Connolly will be performing at SecondStory Repertory at 16587 N.E. 74th St. in Redmond Town Center at 8 p.m.
In honor of National Children’s Dental Health Month, Lake Washington’s Dental Hygienists’ Society is offering a free preventive dental program for children ages 6 to 13 Feb. 4 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
According to information recently released by the Kingco league, the 4A branch of the conference will see a shuffling of divisional opponents for the 2012 season and beyond in both the Crown and Crest divisions.
Lake Washington School District’s (LWSD) Discovery Community School (DCS) has added a second parent information night, on Jan. 24 at 6:30 p.m.
The Lake Washington School District (LWSD) board of directors has made adjustments to its meeting schedule for the next few months.