What’s Your Preference to Pay Back an Internal Loan to Buy the Kirkland Segment of the Rail Corridor? Kirkland residents asked to take 3-question online survey by February 17 In December 2011 when the City Council agreed to purchase the “Kirkland Segment” of the Eastside Rail Corridor, it also approved interim financing for the purchase price [...]
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Sewer Work on Kirkland Ave. Resumes Monday for Three Weeks
Sewer Work Resumes on Kirkland Ave. (Kirkland Way to Sixth St.) King County returns to complete delayed sewer work Due to recent inclement weather (and associated power outages), King County has been unable to coordinate a portion of construction with Puget Sound Energy (PSE) that would allow the sewer project to move forward. Pipeline construction [...]
Kirkland town hall meeting with Councilmembers Ferguson and Hague draws large crowd
Representatives from the City of Kirkland were also in attendance, including Councilmembers Dave Asher, Penny Sweet, Toby Nixon, and City Manager Kurt Triplett. “It was great that the meeting was so well-attended and that residents were asking good questions,” said Kirkland City Councilmember Dave Asher. “I was pleased that Councilmember Ferguson co-hosted the meeting [...]
KOMO News | Mother, daughter survive tree falling atop car in Kirkland
A mother and daughter were driving on Holmes Point Drive yesterday when a branch from a tree fell onto their car. Read the story on KOMO News.
LWSD awarded $400,000 Paul G. Allen Family Foundation Grant
Grant to support STEM school Redmond, Wash. – Lake Washington School District (LWSD) has been awarded a $400,000 grant from the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation. This grant will support the development of curriculum for the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) School that is scheduled to open in fall 2012. This school will draw students from [...]
Book Leads to Reunion of WWII Survivors
Bellevue Veteran Hidden by Dutch Underground Barely four months after his first mission in World War II, U.S. Army Air Force pilot Lt. James Keeffe Jr. was shot down over Nazi-occupied Europe. “There I was standing on the ground in enemy occupied Holland. I had just bailed out of my crippled heavy bomber and [...]
City’s Biennial Community Telephone Survey Is Underway: Please “Answer the Call”
The City of Kirkland’s biennial community opinion telephone survey has begun and citizens are encouraged to “answer the call.”. The City conducts this survey every two years to gauge citizen satisfaction with the level and quality of services provided. The City Council contracted with EMC Research to contact up to 500 Kirkland registered voters and seek their [...]
Juanita Neighborhood Association invites community to first quarterly meeting
The Juanita Neighborhood Association invites neighbors to its first quarterly meeting of 2012 on Monday, February 6 at 7 p.m. at Juanita Elementary School, 9635 NE 132nd Street in Kirkland. Local residents and businesspeople are invited to come at 6:45 p.m. to enjoy refreshments provided by Puget Sound Energy before the meeting. The agenda will [...]
Lake Washington Institute of Technology Receives Over $135,000 To Give ESL Students a Jump Start to the Workforce
Lake Washington Institute of Technology (LWIT) recently received more than $135,000 in grants toward its Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training (I-BEST) program. Designed to give English as a second language (ESL) students a jump start into their technical and professional education, I-BEST gives students the opportunity to attend higher level professional and technical [...]
Taking the Plunge for Fitness, Fire Chief jumps into Lake Washington
Kirkland Fire Chief Nalder joins Ford/Hyundai of Kirkland’s Jim Walen in jumping into Lake Washington to celebrate their Biggest Loser competition Here’s something one doesn’t see everyday: Kirkland Fire Chief Kevin Nalder jumping into Lake Washington. Before dawn. On February 1st. An unusual sight to be sure. Unless one sees his friend Jim Walen of [...]
BEST High School, Family Learning Center to be Renamed after Ralph Waldo Emerson
Schools, alternative campus to be named after Ralph Waldo Emerson Several schools on the same campus in Kirkland, Wash., will change their names effective fall of 2012. BEST High School, an alternative School, and Family Learning Center (FLC), a parent partnership program, currently share a building. These two schools will be joined on the same [...]
Hear Elizabeth Smart’s Inspirational Story at YES Fundraising Event
The public is invited to YES’ Invest in Youth Breakfast • March 13, 2012 Youth Eastside Services (YES) is pleased to welcome Elizabeth Smart as the keynote speaker at its annual Invest in Youth Breakfast on Tuesday, March 13, at Meydenbauer Center. The public is invited to attend the fundraising event and hear Smart’s story of [...]
Kirkland Youth Council and Denny’s Pet World Host Pet Supply Drive Feb. 4
Donations to benefit Homeward Pets, pet adoption center and shelter Man’s best friend, pet pals of most any kind, and the Kirkland Youth Council (KYC) invite you to support an uncommon cause by donating dog and cat food and supplies on February 4, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Denny’s Pet World in Totem Lake Mall, 12534 [...]
Volunteer EMT Service Restored at Finn Hill Fire Station 24
UPDATED This release from the City of Kirkland was previously titled, “Kirkland Fire Department Restores EMT Program; Volunteers to Respond from Fire Station 24.” The corrected text is below: In response to concerns expressed by Finn Hill residents and the Finn Hill Neighborhood Alliance Board of Directors, the City of Kirkland has restored its volunteer Emergency Medical [...]
Vacancies Available on Kirkland’s Volunteer Boards and Commissions; Apply by Feb. 16
The City of Kirkland has adult vacancies occurring on several of its advisory boards and commissions. Eligibility requirements differ for each board or commission. Interested citizens are invited to apply. Some incumbents on these boards and commissions have served one term and are eligible to apply for re-appointment. Completed applications must be received by the [...]
Kirkland Pony Baseball tryouts continue this week
Tryouts are already under way, but there is still time to register for the upcoming season of Kirkland Pony Baseball. Players ages 13-18 who live in and around the Lake Washington School District are eligible to play. But you have to act fast. Complete information can be found at http://www.kirklandbaseball.org. Glen Beard, commissioner for the program, [...]
KDOG opens Jasper’s Park, Kirkland’s first Off-Leash Dog Park (Video)
After years of waiting, Kirkland’s dog owners now have their first off-leash area, Jasper’s Park, thanks to the countless hours of hard work from KDOG, Kirkland’s dog off-leash advocacy group. Jasper’s Park, located in Totem Lake on an 8+ acre wooded hillside, has both large dog and small dog (under 30 lbs.) areas. Picnic benches [...]
The Cow and The Coyote Tradition Continues
For years, Kirklanders have decorated The Cow and The Coyote statue on Central Way in downtown. This season, Dave and Hazel Russell teamed up with their neighbor Marylee Tyler to clothe the C&C with scarves, just in time for the big snow. Each season, every holiday and often with little regard to rhyme nor reason, [...]
Eastsider Doreen Cato Slated to Speak at Legacy Leadership Breakfast Feb. 9 in Kirkland
Nationally renowned child advocate Doreen Cato, Ed.D, will be the guest speaker at the next Legacy Leadership Breakfast at 8 a.m. Feb. 9 at LIOS Graduate College of Saybrook University; 4010 Lake Washington Blvd. NE, Suite 300, in Kirkland. Cato’s speech will be based on her newly released book, “Saving the Leader Within: The Impact [...]
Property damage reporting and storm debris disposal
A message from King County Office of Emergency Management The King County Office of Emergency Management is collecting information from County residents and businesses on damage and losses suffered during the January 16-23, 2012 snow and ice storm. If your King County home or business sustained damage as a result of the storm, you may be [...]
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