Ryan Strandin scored a season-high 24 points as The Bear Creek School boys’ basketball team overcame sluggish shooting to edge the Chief Leschi Warriors, 50-45, in a Sea-Tac 2B league game Wednesday night.
A gun-toting man robbed a woman of her credit cards at a downtown bus stop Wednesday night around 11:30.
I moved to the Lake Washington School District (LWSD) from the Northshore School District in 2003. In all my 43 years I had never witnessed a complete demolition of a school, followed by a total rebuild. Many times I watched as additions and renovations were made to expand and modernize a school. Yet, I watched in amazement as Juanita Elementary was razed and totally rebuilt, with a very wasteful façade placed on the outdoor basketball court.
We could — and should — build a fifth comprehensive high school, rather than a small secondary school, if the Feb. 8 Lake Washington School District (LWSD) levy does pass.
Five high schools is not too many. Going from four three-year schools to five four-year schools is still a net increase in students per school, even before factoring in the increasing student population in the years ahead.
The Overlake School boys’ basketball team fizzled in the fourth quarter as Cedar Park Christian rallied to beat the Owls, 50-45, in a 1A Emerald City League game Tuesday night.
The City of Redmond’s new Safety Camera Pilot Program — featuring three red-light cameras and another in a school zone — gets the green light Feb. 1.
A national study of school district efficiency placed Lake Washington School District (LWSD) among those in the state of Washington with high achievement and low cost. Return on Educational Investment: A district-by-district evaluation of U.S. educational productivity gave Lake Washington its highest rating on “Basic ROI,” a measure that compared academic achievement per dollar spent, adjusting for concentrations of low-income, non-English-speaking and special education students.
As members of the Lake Washington School District Board of Directors, we urge you to vote yes for the district’s levy measure.
We are facing a very real space crisis. It’s just not possible to fit in hundreds more students into the system each year without some cost. With 600 more students this year and 450 more expected each year for at least the next five, we will run out of space by the fall of 2012.
The Lake Washington School District’s fourth annual Elementary Culinary Competition will be at Redmond Junior High at 10055 166th NE, on Feb. 23 from 2-5 p.m.
Pacific Sound Chorus, a women’s a cappella vocal ensemble, is offering free three-month memberships starting Jan. 25.
The Bear Creek School girls’ basketball team defeated Seattle Lutheran on Saturday night in a Sea-Tac 2B thriller, 47-40, in overtime.
Evergreen Hospital Medical Center at 12040 NE 128th St. in Kirkland is holding a free seminar covering its comprehensive joint program at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 27.
The American Legion Post 161 and Redmond Teen Programs are sponsoring a Community Scholarship Awards program to support students interested in pursuing post-secondary education and to spark the desire to become active contributing citizens of Redmond and the greater community through community service.
Bill & His Six String will be in Redmond Tuesday Feb. 1 at Soul Food Books (www.soulfoodbooks.com) at 15748 Redmond Way, with Slim Biscuit at 4 p.m.
From Feb. 4-13 the Pacific Northwest Ballet will feature two Redmond students in its production of “Cinderella.”
Nintendo of America’s commitment to sustaining a healthy environment reached an important milestone with certification for its new corporate headquarters in Redmond. Under guidelines established by the U.S. Green Building Council, Nintendo’s recently constructed Redmond headquarters building was awarded LEED Gold status, placing it among the nation’s top-rated buildings for sustainability and environmental friendliness. LEED certification indicates that a company has taken measurable steps to implement green building design, construction, operations and maintenance solutions.
Massage Envy, the nation’s largest therapeutic massage provider and spa chain, recently announced that Rick Davis won the Massage Envy Multi-Unit Franchisee of the Year award. Davis operates five Massage Envy clinics in Washington state, including the one in Redmond, where his head office is located.
The Redmond Youth Partnership Advisory Committee continues its Girls Unlimited series with Girls in Action on Saturday, Feb. 5 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Redmond Senior Center, 8703 160th Ave NE.
I would like to thank the community and businesses of Redmond for their generous and selfless donations to help the victims of the New Year’s Day fire at the Sammamish Ridge Apartments. Some of you dealt with Teresa Lunsford, resident manager at Sammamish Ridge. And then, there were the people that contacted me. I am grateful to all of you for your quick response to the cry for help. You were awesome!
Levy will help ease space crunch in schools; vote yes
My family and I moved to Redmond 10 years ago. We decided to stay in this area for the amazing education that Lake Washington School District (LWSD) has provided our three children. Our oldest child will be attending Redmond High School in 2013.