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Kirkland Downtown Association accepting t-shirt design entries for Celebrate Kirkland event

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Kirkland Downtown Association accepting t-shirt design entries for Celebrate Kirkland event

The Kirkland Downtown Association is seeking creative designs for this year’s official Celebrate Kirkland 4th of July t-shirt.

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Kirkland natives graduate from Whitman College

The following Kirkland natives are graduating from Whitman College in Walla Walla on Sunday:

Neil Hubbard plays his bag pipes at the top of Winery Hill during the 7 Hills of Kirkland bike event. Reporter file photo

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Beware of bicyclists during 7 Hills of Kirkland event

Commuters should use extra caution due to the 7 Hills of Kirkland cycling event to be held on…

Mary Ann Gwinn. Courtesy photo

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King County Library System to kick off summer reading programs for kids and adults

The King County Library System (KCLS) is hoping to boost quality time spent with books this summer through…

May is ‘Puget Sound Starts Here’ Month

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May is ‘Puget Sound Starts Here’ Month

The City of Kirkland is teaming up with hundreds of organizations across Puget Sound to challenge residents to…

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Forest restoration work set for May 27 at Juanita Bay Park

The Green Kirkland Partnership will hold a forest restoration event from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on May…

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Kirkland’s Mikesell to graduate from Missouri State University-West Plains

Kirkland resident Andrew Douglas Mikesell will graduate on Saturday from Missouri State University-West Plains with an associate’s degree…

Impending Loom team member Adam Chen, who is a junior at Juanita High School, talks with Destination Imagination officials during a competition. Courtesy photo

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Kirkland Destination Imagination team headed to global competition

Six students from Kirkland schools will join more than 8,000 students from more than a dozen countries at…

Kirkland Choral Society concert to highlight Washington composers

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Kirkland Choral Society concert to highlight Washington composers

Kirkland Choral Society’s (KCS) final concert of the season, Made in Washington, celebrates this with a program of…

Dorsey takes home top honors at national DECA conference

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Dorsey takes home top honors at national DECA conference

Lake Washington High School (LWHS) junior Samuel Dorsey won first place overall in the Accounting Application Series (individual…

Cascade Bicycle Club is organizing a variety of Bike Month events across the Puget Sound region. Submitted art

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Three Bike Everywhere Day Celebration Stations planned for Kirkland

May is Bike Month, and the City of Kirkland is planning to host two celebration stations as part…

ICS’s Kacharia receives National Merit scholarship

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ICS’s Kacharia receives National Merit scholarship

Alicia Kacharia of International Community School in Kirkland will receive a $2,500 National Merit scholarship.

Derek Hill and John Bergen train for next month’s Race Across America event. Courtesy photo

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Kirkland duo to race across the U.S. next month

Derek Hill, a Kirkland police detective and Kenmore resident, and John Bergen, a Kirkland resident and a partner…

Kirkland Middle School Builders Club to hold car wash this weekend

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Kirkland Middle School Builders Club to hold car wash this weekend

The Kirkland Middle School (KMS) Builders Club is holding its annual fundraiser — a car wash — from…

EvergreenHealth Foundation gala raises $1.35 million

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EvergreenHealth Foundation gala raises $1.35 million

Guests at the annual EvergreenHealth Foundation gala on April 29 raised $1.35 million to benefit a new Transitional…

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ICS’s Iyer named finalist for USA Biology Olympiad

Kartik Iyer from the International Community School in Kirkland was selected as one of 20 high school students…

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Kirkland natives make SPU’s winter dean’s list

The following students from Kirkland made the Seattle Pacific University (SPU) 2017 winter quarter dean’s list:

Robert Moreno does a demo during the 2016 Kirkland Artist Studio Tour. This year’s event is coming up this weekend. LAREY MCDANIELS, Courtesy photo

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Kirkland Artist Studio Tour returns this weekend

The Kirkland Artist Studio Tour (KAST) has quickly become a Mother’s Day weekend tradition in the city, with…

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Wastemobile coming to Bothell and Kirkland this month

The Wastemobile, a traveling household hazardous waste collection service in King County, continues its 2017 season with a…

Comcast employees help restore Juanita Bay Park

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Comcast employees help restore Juanita Bay Park

More than 100 Comcast employees, family and friends recently helped restore Juanita Bay Park in Kirkland as part…