Donald A. McCoskrie February 19, 1915 – June 23, 2011 Don grew up on a hill overlooking Lake Washington and…
Starting today, Redmond High seniors Lyle and Oliver Rudnicki will be among 78 junior golfers worldwide to participate in the Nature Valley First Tee Open, which pairs junior golfers with Champions Tour professionals.
The hometown squad performed well at last weekend’s eSynchro National Championship swim meet at King County Aquatics Center in Federal Way, as the Seattle Synchronized Swim Club had a number of high finishes.
Redmond youngsters Swen Richter, 9, (left) and Addie Lewis, 6, build a sand castle at the Idylwood Beach Park on Wednesday, when temperatures hit 80 degrees.
The beach park on Lake Sammamish was a popular spot for local residents to relax, swim and cool off.
R-TRIP, Redmond’s Trip Resource and Incentive Program, will engage Redmond residents and visitors with two new promotions at the Impact Eco-Fair at the Derby Days Summer Festival this Saturday at City Hall Campus.
The promotions will give participants a chance to win prizes from local Redmond businesses, while promoting the benefits of driving less and reducing greenhouse gases.
The Redmond Police Department (RPD) wants to brighten your day — literally.
A Redmond woman who was extradited from Great Britian last month pled not guilty Tuesday morning to first-degree murder charges in the poisoning death of a Kirkland man.
Get ready to air out that grass skirt and rustle up some leis for Hawaiian Day at the Redmond Saturday Market on July 9.
The Lake Washington School District (LWSD) will have a number of changes in school administrators for the 2011-12 school year.
Eight Redmond businesses have been included in King County’s Solid Waste Division’s (SWD) 2011 Best Workplaces for Recycling and Waste Reduction list.
In honor of “the rockets’ red glare, the bombs bursting in air,” our local skies will light up with fireworks this Fourth of July holiday weekend.
Fireworks and Fourth of July are tied together like peanut butter and jelly, another All-American favorite.
However, with all the fun and excitement fireworks can generate during this festive weekend, they can also wreak havoc, causing injury and fires.
I hope that some of your readers will remember me as a former staff writer for the Redmond Reporter, who wrote a series of stories about the Lake Washington School District’s Transition Academy and how its students and graduates are making a positive difference in the Greater Redmond community. This week, I was appalled to hear about former “Saturday Night Live” comedian Tracy Morgan’s hateful jokes aimed at people with developmental and physical disabilities.
The Washington State Auditor’s Office issued two reports on May 23, concerning Lake Washington School District (LWSD) and for the second year in a row, the district had no findings on either the Accountability Audit Report or the Financial Statements and Federal Single Audit Report.
For free on the Internet, our traffic camera decision makers can follow the lessons learned by the Los Angeles City Council in the argument over keeping the red-light camera program. To not take advantage of the wealth of information and facts and data available in this L.A. City Council argument would be a seriously missed opportunity to be informed.
I think the idea of releasing the Strategic Oil Reserves is a bad idea.
The Redmond High football program will soon be hosting its annual camp for boys entering third through eighth grades who are interested in playing football. The camp will be held July 18-20 from 9 a.m. to noon, and will be coached by current and former Mustang players and coaches.
King County is considering a proposal to charge motorists an additional temporary vehicle license fee to avoid substantial cuts to its transit service.
The Redmond Fire Department (RFD) reminds residents that the sale and personal possession and use of all fireworks within the city limits are prohibited by a city ordinance.
Live music in a scenic outdoor setting returns to King County’s Marymoor Park this summer with the ninth-annual Concerts at Marymoor series.
Kicking off the 2011 season at Marymoor Park’s amphitheatre on Friday, July 8 is critically-acclaimed bluegrass and roots singer Alison Krauss with Union Station.
The summer series ends Sept. 2 with 107.7 The End’s Summer Camp ’11, featuring bands Neon Trees, Manchester Orchestra, Joy Formidable, AWOLNATION and more.
Jerome Jin, program administrator for the City of Redmond’s public works department, received Rotary Club of Redmond’s Community Partner of the Year Award at last Thursday’s club meeting.