The city of Redmond has an opening on the Human Services Commission for anyone who lives or works within Redmond’s city limits.
A Redmond family is currently raising money to train a service dog to assist their 12-year-old autistic son.
Construction crews will close all lanes of I-405 – in both directions – between Northeast Eighth Street and SR 520 the weekend of April 2-3 to remove the old Northeast 12th Street Bridge. Crews must close the freeway because they can’t safely take down the bridge while traffic passes under it.
The Bear Creek School announced today (March 9) that it will open a new preschool campus at Pine Lake Covenant Church in Sammamish in the fall of 2011.
The City of Redmond’s recreation division will be hosting an Introduction to Fly Fishing class starting on Thursday, March 31 and running for 10 weeks every Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at the Redmond Senior Center, 8703 160th Ave. NE.
Drugs or alcohol were a factor in the cause of a single-car collision on I-90 that sent a Redmond man to Overlake Hospital Monday night, according to the Washington State Patrol (WSP).
Kevin Donnelly, a 20-year fixture at the Lodi, Calif. Fire Department, will be packing his things soon and heading to Redmond to become the city’s new fire chief.
Redmond Mayor John Marchione announced earlier this week that Donnelly, who is currently the Lodi fire chief, will be the new top dog for the Redmond Fire Department (RFD).
Mad Science is coming to the Old Redmond Schoolhouse Community Center on Friday, March 11 at 6:30 p.m. to dazzle kids and adults alike with its entertaining Science Spectacular.
The audience will be kept on the edge of their seats as the Mad Science staff introduces a world of science discovery. Popcorn and beverages will be available.
Redmond’s Orange Blossom Society, along with Sponge are teaming up to offer an open-to-the-public celebration of Mardi Gras on Saturday, March 12, at Orange Blossom Society, 16715 NE 79th St in Redmond.
In the spirit of Mardi Gras this free event, held from 10 a.m. to noon, will include mask and necklace making, crafts, snacks, language classes and a parade.
Hopelink, the largest social services agency serving east and north King County, has teamed up with Lake Washington Physical Therapy for the second annual March Can Madness food drive, to run through April 15.
The Lake Washington Schools Foundation’s (LWSF) annual luncheon, “A Legacy for Learning Luncheon” will be Wednesday, April 20, at Juanita High School at 10601 N.E. 132nd St. in Kirkland.
Cellist Audrey Chen, winner of the Eastside Symphony’s Young Soloists Competition, will be giving a performance on Sunday at the Redmond High School Performing Arts Center, 17272 NE 104th St., at 3 p.m.
Redmond artist Susan Melrath is currently showing her work at the Virginia Inn at 1937 1st Ave. in Seattle.
David Horsey, the two-time Pulitizer Prize winning editorial cartoonist and columnist, will be talking about kick-starting a cartooning career in Redmond at the upcoming Redmond Historical Society meeting. Horsey started his career at the Sammamish Valley News in 1976, he is now based at seattlepi.com, and his work is distributed to Hearst publications throughout the United States.
Nighttime drivers planning to use State Route 520 should be prepared to take alternate routes across and around Lake Washington on Tuesday and Wednesday nights, March 8-9 as crews working for Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) test tolling equipment on the SR 520 bridge.
With a state title in sight, the Bear Creek boys’ basketball team gave it their all but came up short in a 53-39 loss to Napavine in the 2B semifinals on Friday night at Spokane’s Veteran Memorial Arena.
According to a Seattle P-I article, James Fogle, whose book “Drugstore Cowboy” told the story of drug users who robbed pharmacies to feed their addiction, was sentenced to 16 years in prison following a King County Superior Court hearing.
On March 18, 2011 Redmond-based Friends of Youth will celebrate its 60th year of service at its annual Celebration of Youth Luncheon. The event will be held at the Bellevue Hyatt Hotel from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and features master of ceremonies Dave Ross of KIRO radio.
The grand opening celebration and community open house for the Evergreen Medical Center in Redmond will be held 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 19.
An interesting thing is that not much is said or done about all the dead, dying and rotten timber around around this area. All the talk about gases emitted by various living objects and gas powered vehicles, but nothing about the gases emitted by trees as they decay and rot away in the environment.