The Heathman and Woodmark hotels in Kirkland have earned the AAA Four Diamond Award for high caliber service in the hospitality industry.
Monroe resident Mary Britton-Simmons was honored Thursday as the Kirkland-based Eastside Audubon Society’s 2011 Environmentalist of the Year for her work to instill a lifetime commitment to conservation in children.
One of Kirkland-based Eastside Audubon’s foremost leaders on environmental issues will be sworn in Thursday evening as the new president of the conservationist birding group.
Juanita High School is starting to offer computer science classes. Through the TEALS program with volunteer instructors Mr. Brent Axthelm and Ms. Corinne Pascale, the program is launching this year and will continue to build next year.
Between Jan. 14-22, the Kirkland Police Department reported 609 traffic violations (seven DUIs), 38 alarm calls, 30 car accidents, 20 noise complaints, 10 thefts, 17 car prowls, 14 domestic violence calls, 11 calls for harassment, four acts of fraud, 27 calls of a disturbance, two calls for illegal substances and 32 calls of civil disturbance.