Kirkland students advance to Destination ImagiNation finals
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To Kirkland teams will advance to the Destination ImagiNation global finals competition at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville on May 22-25.
Rally for the 4th of July!!
A note from our Kirkland 4th of July chairs----(I'm sending a check in from the Kirkland Blog right now... do it .. do it...) Happy almost Summer Fine Folks of Kirkland! It’s that time of the year again and Celebrate Kirkland! and the KDA are in the midst of our annual scramble to put on...
Upcoming events to kick-off Kirkland city initiative to involve public with long-range planning
City of Kirkland leaders have launched an ambitious and inclusive public involvement campaign, “Kirkland 2035: Your Voice. Your Vision. Your Future.,”
Weather Impacts of the Mount Saint Helens Eruption
Yesterday was the 33rd anniversary of the eruption of Mt. St. Helens, an event that devastated the mountain and surroundings and caused terrible problems on nearby rivers.But there is another story of the eruption and one far less known: its impact on local weather. The eruption produced a huge volcanic dust cloud that was mainly...
Biking Dry
Today is bike to work day and thus there is no better time to discuss how you can bike on most days without fear of getting wet....or at least very wet.Yes, even here in the Pacific Northwest a little meteorological knowledge and technology can help you avoid those raindrops and enjoy a very pleasant ride...
Play-Well TEKnologies Grand Opening 5/18
Plants that Don’t Love our Pets
How Does your Garden Grow? c Diane Rich 2013 The Rhododendron, a popular plant in the NW is on the list of toxic plants. Like many people I love springtime and always look forward to gardening. Through doing research about dog friendly plants I learned that in some cases the whole plant is toxic to...
A New Chapter for U.S. Numerical Weather Prediction
Major news to report.The National Weather Service will be acquiring a radically more powerful computer system during the next year, one that could allow the U.S. to regain leadership in numerical weather prediction. Used wisely, this new resource could result in substantial improvements in both global and regional weather predictions.Using 24 millions dollars from the...
Top Dog Attack City Rankings
Postal Service Promotes National Dog Bite Prevention Week, May 19-25 WASHINGTON — As a prelude to National Dog Bite Prevention Week, the Postal Service released its dog attack city rankings today and urged pet owners to help reduce the incidence of dog bites to letter carriers.“If our letter carriers deem your loose dog to be...
Knowledge Nuggets to Share…
I don't know much (go ahead, insert smart-ass comment here), but I will share these tidbits I know for now. More later. -Charlie's Burgers- CLOSED. - Jake's "Life is Good" is closing- I heard Marty and Reagan are moving to Cali which makes me sad b/c they could quite possibly be the two nicest happy...
Kirkland students make finalists in the 2013 Young Artist Awards, vote now
Two students from International Community School in Kirkland, Jay Grinols and Alexander Lu are among the top 11 finalists selected to compete in the Young Artist Awards 2013. Classical KING FM invites the entire Kirkland community to vote online at www.KING.org to support the rising musicians.
