“Gallery Flowalk” Exhibition: Noon-5 p.m. Oct. 4. Ikebana flower arrangements will be displayed in the many galleries of participating art merchants in the Pioneer Square area of Seattle. Presented by Mercer Island Branch of the Sogetsu School of Ikebana, Japanese Flower Arranging. Cost: Free. 206-282-9770 or www.misogetsu.org.
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Four Bellevue students have earned their Eagle Scout awards. The four, all from Troop 687, are Jake White, 16; Evan Spading, 17; Casey Akana, 19; and Kevin Mohsenian, 19.
The Bellevue Reporter publishes a pet for adoption each Wednesday and Saturday. Wednesday features pets from the King County facility in Crossroads. Saturday features pets from the Seattle Humane Society, located at the junction of I-405 and I-90. ”
Local optometric physician Dr. Chris Barry will donate his eye examination fees on World Sight Day – Thursday Oct. 9 – to help the estimated 300 million people who are blind or vision impaired simply because they do not have access to an eye exam and a pair of glasses.
Today we continue our exploration of local name origins.
Factoria: The focus of a 1910 land speculation scheme, this area was supposed to become a major manufacturing hub. The factories never took off, but the name stuck.
More than three dozen King County Realtors are expected to meet at Kelsey Creek in Bellevue on Tuesday, Oct. 21 to take part in the second annual “on the ground” project of The Realtors Environmental Council (TREC).
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Teresa E. Koch Brodd Fredendall died Sept. 13, 2008 in Bellevue. She was 88.
Neighbors For Responsible Transportation will hold a Public Forum at 10 a.m. today at Bellevue City Hall.
Jeffrey Aaron Minugh died in a car accident on Sept. 22, 2008. He was 45.
The second annual LearningMap Education Fair will be held on Oct. 13 at the Bellevue Arts Museum.
Edward James Olmos, a community activist and actor currently playing the role of Admiral Adama in television’s Battlestar Galactica, will be the keynote speaker at Hopelink’s 13th annual fundraising luncheon on Monday, Oct. 20.
The SR 520 Bridge Replacement and HOV Project continues to make progress as it moves towards a decision for a finalized Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement.
The Eastside Empowerment Group will be helping eligible potential voters who need to register or update their registration with Washington state Non-Partisan Voters Registration at from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. today at Crossroads Bellevue Mall.
Sara McMillon has been hired as the Yarrow Point Clerk-Treasurer. She replaces Larry Howard, who held the position for about five years.
Heather DeHart, 38, a teacher at Bellevue’s Tyee Middle School, died Sept. 27 in a boating accident on Lake Washington.
Lids atop Highway 520 and the inclusion of pedestrian paths and bike trails are drawing strong community support as the state works on plans for a new bridge across Lake Washington.
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