Ciara O’Rourke of Bellevue, a student at Western Washington University, has won a third-place award in the Non-Fiction Article category of the recently announced Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Region 10 Mark of Excellence Awards.
Four Bellevue students at Eastside Catholic High School won awards in Washington History Day, a regional competition held in seven locations around Washington in February and March.
Lake Washington Technical College (LWTC) student Susan Dailey, of Bellevue, has been named to the 2008 All Washington Academic Team. The annual All Washington Academic Team, in its 13th year, honors the top students from the state’s 34 community and technical colleges.
The city of Bellevue and King County will present a series of free natural yard care workshops this month and next.
Slip on your wooden shoes and start tilting at windmills because April is the month for tulips and this week I am honored to be in the land of Windmills, wooden shoes and tulips. Acres and acres of tulips. Red tulips, yellow tulips, bi-colored tulips and striped tulips.
Karen Penewell, the Office Manager at Bellevue’s Robinswood School, is one of 36 people from across the state honored for their hard work and commitment to students.
Bellevue and Redmond firefighters responded to an unoccupied residence in northeast Bellevue to extinguish a garage fire. Neighbors reported hearing popping noises and then saw the flames. They were the ones to call 911.
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.
The vast majority of people who have had contact with Bellevue police staff say the force is highly professional, provides high-quality service and is fair and equitable.
Eastside families can celebrate Healthy Kids Day today at the
Bellevue already counts on more than 6,000 volunteers for help, but city officials want to expand the opportunities for residents to contribute. The city is soliciting ideas from residents and plans to link people offering their services to nonprofit agencies in need of volunteers.
The city of Bellevue is considering more laws that could limit the size of “megahomes” and prohibit residents from combining lots on which to build them. The city adopted a first round of regulatory changes last December.
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Douglas L. Bayer, of Bellevue, has been elected to the Knox College Board of Trustees.
Bellevue Community College’s Center for Career Connections is offering six free, public workshops this spring on career planning and job-hunting:
King County residents with an interest in law and ethics can apply for an open position on the King County Board of Ethics. The person will serve a three-year term on the five-member citizen advisory board.
Why are first and last children often opposites? What challenges or benefits will a middle child face throughout his or her lifetime? Should you adjust your parenting depending on birth order?
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Registration is now open for the Seattle Humane Society’s Animal Adventures Day Camp, week-long day camps for children ages five to 12-years old.
The Westin Bellevue, Suite 400, 600 Bellevue Way N.E. The spa is open Monday through Saturday from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sundays from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. For reservations call 425-454-0622.
