Three students – from Kirkland, Snoqualmie and Seattle – are the champions in Washington’s 2010-2011 Letters About Literature contest.
Whitman College has selected student Olivia Ware, of Kirkland, to receive a Spring 2011 Abshire Award, which will support her research in the field of history.
Kirkland resident Kassidy Anglin, a sophomore nursing major, was named to Oklahoma Baptist University’s President’s Honor Roll for the fall 2010 semester.
Don Marshall, head of Lake Washington Technical College’s (LWTC) Environmental Horticulture program, was recently honored with two awards given by the Washington State Nursery & Landscape Association (WSNLA).
Celebrate International Migratory Bird Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 16 at Kirkland’s Juanita Bay Park. Discover the park’s natural wonders on a walk with knowledgeable Eastside Park Rangers. Visit a variety of nature-related booths to learn more about our feathered friends.
Darcy Christenson, of Kirkland, has joined 188 other individuals from across the United States in Vinton, Iowa where they are devoting the next 10 months to giving back to communities in the North Central Region.
Youth Eastside Services (YES) welcomed three new members to its Board of Trustees. Victoria Fanning of Kirkland has joined as a community volunteer, along with Sammamish resident Mimi Ramsey, an advisor at Wells Fargo Private Bank, and Scott Hammons, owner of Elite Sports & Spine in Bellevue.
The blotter feature is both a description of a small selection of police incidents and a statistical round-up of all calls to the Kirkland Police Department that are dispatched to on-duty police officers. The Kirkland Reporter Police Blotter is not intended to be representative of all police action originating in Kirkland, which average about 1,100 per week.
If you look carefully, there are many signs of spring in the parks. The trillium are blooming by the restrooms and the staircase to the parking lot at Juanita Bay; a few salmonberry are beginning to unfurl its blossoms, and a lonely skunk cabbage is out.
When catastrophes strike and are covered widely by the news media, the barrage of tragic and disturbing images can overwhelm many adults. But for kids — from the very young to teenagers — it can be especially confusing and frightening.
One question that I’m going to have is whether to hold my son back a year or enter him into Kindergarten next year. He has an August birthday. I’m not sure if others have the same question, but I’d love to hear from a teacher’s eyes what some of the benefits and negatives might be.
Kirkland resident Katie Jensen was recently named to the Gonzaga Dean’s List.
Zakaria Cherif of Lake Washington High School has been recognized as a 2010-2011 Discus Award winner for his achievements in the areas of Government, Community Service, and Athletics.
King County Fire District 41 Commissioners have begun setting up a structure to extend the public process and still preserve the option of a new fire station for Finn Hill residents.
A memorial is set for long-time Kirkland Kiwanis member and KITH advocate Bill Petter, who passed away of a heart attack March 20. He was 79.
Construction on Central Way and Sixth Street intersection improvements is set to begin Monday, April 4 and is expected to be complete by early July.
Summer camp is an opportunity for your child to enjoy time with friends and gain new experiences. And there are so many choices! Some basic questions to consider include your child’s temperament, their age, individual interests, safety and location.
Claiming their voices were ignored, many teens are outraged after the Bellevue YMCA laid off the entire staff at the Kirkland Teen Union Building in an effort to reorganize the staffing structure last week.
The Senate recently approved a measure by State Rep. Deb Eddy, D-Kirkland, to keep Washington moving in the slow but steady build up to an electric-fueled infrastructure.
Eastside Earth Educators and PCC Natural Markets will present the film, “Good Food” – Sustainable Food and Farming in the Northwest at 2:30 p.m. April 17 at the Kirkland Teen Union Building, 348 Kirkland Ave., Kirkland.