Bellevue’s earliest newspaper, the Lake Washington Reflector, first appeared on January 1, 1918. Publisher W. Eugene LeHuquet produced the paper with the help of his wife and the six oldest of his nine children, who spent their spare time setting type, printing, and gathering news, subscriptions, and advertisements.
Eight Bellevue students will receive scholarships this year from the Bellevue PTSA Scholarship Committee.
Bellevue teenager Brett Konen is an avid reader. She wanted to inspire a love of reading in the children by providing four cozy and comfortable “reading corners” for classrooms and the library at First Place, a Seattle organization serving the needs of children living with the risk or reality of homelessness.
The city of Bellevue’s environmental stewardship efforts are the focus of a special edition of Bellevue Television’s “It’s Your City.” The episode, “Bellevue in Balance,” began airing on Friday, April 11, and is now available for streaming online.
Watch a “green” fashion show, have your children’s toys tested for toxins, learn about “toxic beauty” and the link between environmental health and toxicology, all at Bellevue Community College’s ninth annual Earth Week celebration, April 21-25.
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Calendars are published Wednesdays and Saturdays on a space-available basis. Items for the Wednesday edition must be submitted by noon the previous Thursday. Items for the Saturday edition must be submitted by noon the previous Tuesday. To submit an item, e-mail calendar@reporternewspapers.com.
Thousands of Northwest radio listeners woke up to Don Riggs’ voice for the last time Friday, April 11.
Eastside Catholic School will host an open house for prospective middle and high school students and their families from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, April 17 at the school’s new campus in Sammamish.
Eleven Bellevue-area students have been named to the dean’s list at Eastern Washington University for winter term.
Calendars are published Wednesdays and Saturdays on a space-available basis. Items for the Wednesday edition must be submitted by noon the previous Thursday. Items for the Saturday edition must be submitted by noon the previous Tuesday. To submit an item, e-mail calendar@reporternewspapers.com.
Calendars are published Wednesdays and Saturdays on a space-available basis. Items for the Wednesday edition must be submitted by noon the previous Thursday. Items for the Saturday edition must be submitted by noon the previous Tuesday.
Law enforcement officers will trade in their handcuffs for aprons in an effort to earn tips for Special Olympics Washington athletes today at all 32 Washington Red Robin locations.
In 1911, when Eugene M. Sherman and his wife Alice came to Bellevue, the business district consisted of a grocery store, a post office, and a blacksmith shop. The Shermans soon added a fourth business, the Dirigo Compass Factory, on the corner of 100th Ave and NE 1st. “Dirigo” was the state motto of Maine, Eugene’s home state, and it translated to “I guide” or “I direct.”
