Mikkel Prim will turn 19 on May 7. At an age when many teens are focused only on their personal needs and/or drama, Prim has boundless heart and energy. Logan Ens, assistant coordinator at the Mercer Island Thrift Shop where Prim volunteers, said Mikkel is very driven to be involved in the community.
Jeff and Lara Sanderson’s goal in opening a new restaurant on Mercer Island is to celebrate community, heritage, culture and, of course, food. When Stopsky’s Delicatessen opens soon, the plan is to modernize and revive the delicatessen by taking the best of traditional Jewish cuisine and mix it up with fresh Northwest ingredients.
It’s a tough job, but someone has to do it. Ben Davis, 8 years old and a second-grader at Lakeridge Elementary, was chosen from over 20 applicants in his age group to serve as one of seven jurors to select the best film from the eight movies that will be screened in the Films4Families segment of the Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) from May 19 through June 12.
At the April 14 annual joint meeting between the Mercer Island School district board of directors and the Mercer Island City Council, the meeting got started with the announcement of the winner of the Green Ribbon Carbon Challenge.
Then 19-year-old Kevin Durant bought his first home in 2007 just after he was signed to the Seattle SuperSonics basketball team.
“The house was being finished when he got drafted to the Sonics,” said Jim Buchanan, a consultant to Durant.
A meaningful project is underway at the Stroum Jewish Community Center. Right now it looks a lot like mud, but next month planting will begin in what will be called the SJCC Kesher (which means “connection” in Hebrew) Community Garden.
Mercer Island School Board president Lisa Strauch-Eggers announced at the March 24 board meeting that she intends to resign from the School Board effective April 30.
Strauch-Egger’s term would have ended in November. She has served on the board for eight years, or two terms.
Bucolic is how horse owner Lorna Isenberg refers to the Stevenson property where she has boarded her thoroughbred, Rocky, for nine years.
The Stevenson property, an approximately five-acre oasis south of Island Park off of Island Crest Way, is the only place other than the Saddle Club, right down the road, where horses can be found on the Island.
People are living longer. Seventy percent of individuals over 65 will require at least some type of long-term care at some point in their life.
Maggie Bennett is best known for her folk music, but this longtime resident of Mercer Island has recently published her first book, “Windy Stories,” which is based on her Ph.D. dissertation. Bennett has traveled most of the world, and has heard many stories.
About 50 protestors gathered outside Republican Congressman Dave Reichert’s office Thursday afternoon. They were protesting Reichert for his recent votes in the U.S. House, which they said were non-supportive of women’s health and a woman’s right to choose. Reichert represents Washington’s 8th Congressional district.
In light of the recent tragedy in Japan, now is a good time to be thinking about being prepared in case of such an event happening at our front door.
To drop in at every senior’s presentation last week was impossible, because several are going on at the same time. Over three days, more than 200 seniors gave presentations on a project of their own choosing. Excited parents roamed the halls looking for the right room to listen as their offspring shared their newfound knowledge.
