United boys 12U takes Monroe
Shore Club takes water polo title
Bowlds is new manager of MI Coldwell Banker Bain
Sweet potato pies, corn on the cob and barbecued ribs — these items and more are offered by Island Bar B-Q, a new Island business that opened in June. Many of its recipes, from barbecue sauce to pound cake, were created by owner N.L. [Northa] Turner, 62, an Island resident of 15 years.
Fidelity National Title’s new Mercer Island branch is now open in the WaMu Building. Fidelity National Title Group is part of Fidelity National Financial, the largest title insurer in the nation and a Fortune 500 company. Cori Nickerson is the account manager and Sharon Pollock is the assistant account manager, along with Escrow Officer and LPO Christy Roberts and Fidelity’s Chief Title Officer Terry Sarver. Nickerson has been in the title business for 19 years and has earned the distinction of National Achiever Award winner for 10 years.
A technical problem with the Mercer Island School District’s emergency notification Web site, Schoolreport.org, has prevented the district from receiving automated e-mail from the site.
Over the coming weeks, Island students in grades 3 through 10 will be taking the WASL.
About 50 family members, police officers and firefighters honored and recognized the best of the Island’s police department last Wednesday, which named its three Officers of the Year.
State regulators today fined Puget Sound Energy (PSE) $1.25 million for fraudulent natural gas pipeline inspection records spanning a four-year period. The fine is the largest penalty ever imposed by the state on a natural-gas distribution company.
Getting by with a little help from your friends is one thing, but getting a kidney from your childhood friend shows another kind of dedication.
This Friday, the vibrant aroma of Mediterranean spices, South American stews and Chinese stir-fries will fill the Mercer Island High School commons. The murmur of foreign languages will blend with the universal sound of laughter. Students from Norway will chat with students from Azerbaijan. Islanders will share dinner with Chileans, Italians and Japanese. This, according to school counselor Susie Brown, is what the MIHS International Festival is all about.
First came the teardowns and the mega-homes, which many viewed as irrevocable changes in the characteristic and compatibility of the neighborhood. Now, there are some neighbors reeling from talk of building several affordable housing cottages on a vacant city-owned lot in First Hill.
With enrollment shrinking and revenues dropping for the Island’s school district, the city has begun evaluating its options to help the district save a buck or two.