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Five Islander Wrestlers Place at Panther Classic
The Islanders wrestling team placed 10th overall at the 2013 Panther Classic high school wrestling tournament at Snohomish High School on Jan. 5.
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AAA Predicts Lower Gas Prices in 2013
The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Seattle is currently $3.46.
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City Seeks Volunteers for Arts Council, Senior Advisory Boards
Mercer Island City Council is trying to fill two vacancies, one each on the Arts Council and Senior Advisory Board.
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Rasmussen Leads Islanders Past Lake Washington, 59 - 41
Islanders center Joe Rasmussen dominated the second half ending with 26 points and 16 rebounds.
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Wind Advisory Issued for Mercer Island
Local sustained winds of 30-35 mph and gusts of 45-50 mph are likely, which could bring down small trees and branches and cause local power outages, according to the National Weather Service Seattle.
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World's Largest Snowball Fight Set for Saturday at Seattle Center
Organizers are trucking in 162,000 pounds of snow in an effort to break the Guinness World Record for the largest snowball fight.
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Snow on Mercer Island Unlikely, But Foothills Could See Snow by Mid-Week
The mountain passes, meanwhile, are expected to get heavy snow on Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Free Seats Available for Rick Steves’ "Europe: A Symphonic Journey"
About 100 free tickets are available for the screening -- featuring Edmonds’ Cascade Symphony Orchestra -- at the Edmonds Center for the Arts, Sunday at 7 p.m. and Monday at 9 p.m.
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Search Area Narrowed As Rescuers Hold Out Hope Skydiver is Alive
About 145 search and rescue volunteers were scouring a quarter-mile square area just south of Mount Si's West Peak for Kurt Ruppert Jr. from Florida, who has been missing since jumping from a helicopter Thursday.
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Youth Girls Lacrosse to Hold Registration Rally Jan. 9
The Mercer Island Girls Lacrosse Youth (Grades 1-8) Registration Rally and Informational Meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 9th at 7 p.m.
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'Grey's Anatomy' Star Patrick Dempsey Tours Mercer Island Tully's After Winning Bid
The actor known as TV's "McDreamy" won an auction to purchase the entire coffee chain for $9.2 million.
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Obituary: Jane M. Cochran, 80
A memorial service was held Thursday, Jan. 3 at St. Monica's Catholic Church.
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Obituary: Robert Epperson Hughes, 84
A memorial service celebrating Bob's life will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013, at Mercer Island United Methodist Church.
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Obituary: Emily H Wright, 94
A memorial service for Wright will be held in February.
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Mercer Island Thrift Shop to Open on Sundays
Residents have requested extended hours at the Mercer Island Thrift Shop for a number of years, say officials.
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'Smart 911' Service Now Available on Mercer Island
A regional service that enables residents to create personal safety profiles for first responders to use in the event of an emergency launched in December on Mercer Island.
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City Offers Free Holiday Tree Chipping Through Jan. 13
The city's Maintenance Department is offering a free tree chipping service at it maintenance shop location during daylight hours — including weekends. Trees can also be broken down and collected by trash collectors.
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Oregon Bus Crash Claims Lives of Eastside Residents
Also among the victims were a Spanaway man and a Korean couple with relatives in Bothell, while a college student from Bellevue is feared dead.
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MI Rotarians Promote Literacy in Seattle Grade School Tutoring Program
Every week, MI rotarians visit Van Asselt Elementary School, a K-5, a Title One school with 85 percent of its 630 students on the free lunch program.
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MIHS's Rasmussen, Warner Named to AZ All-Tournament Team
Islanders honored after Mercer Island closes out the Arizona Basketball Challenge with a commanding win over Phoenix Desert Vista.
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