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Pace Race Kirkland – Prostate Cancer Run/Walk
October 10, 2010
Marina Park, Kirkland
One in six men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime, and nearly 30,000 men will die from the disease in 2009.
Because of these staggering statistics, the PACE Race Run / Walk Series was launched in 2002 as a method for the [...]
Share a Meaningful Moment: Become a Table Captain for the Inspirational Seasons of Hope Luncheon to Benefit Evergreen’s Hospice and Palliative Care
Volunteer table captains are needed by the Evergreen Healthcare Foundation for its second annual Seasons of Hope Luncheon. Registration begins at 11:30 a.m. and the luncheon starts promptly at noon, Thursday, November 18, 2010 [...]
The Juanita In Motion program (http://www.kirklandviews.com/archives/18911) is hosting a community bike ride in Juanita on Saturday, September 11, from 10am – 12pm. It will be a leisurely ride hosted by Juanita volunteers and is designed to showcase low-traffic routes for getting to area shops and markets and help you meet friendly neighbors. The ride will [...]
On Friday, October 8, Kirkland Arts Center hosts its second annual fundraiser event: REDUX, a one-of-a kind benefit party. Each year, REDUX begins with ablank canvas, taking on a different artistic theme. For this, our second year ofREDUX, KAC presents Architecture with a contemporary twist.
In addition to a great selection of art from the artists listed below, exclusive experiences such as a [...]
In recent months, the City of Kirkland and many annexation neighbors have been working together to define neighborhood boundary concepts for the Finn Hill, North Juanita and Kingsgate areas. Seven preliminary concepts have been developed and the City is seeking further feedback from annexation residents and businesses. The concepts will be discussed at upcoming meetings [...]
Award recognizes contributions of YES Volunteer and Board Member Jennifer Rush
Youth Eastside Services (YES) is one of eight Washington nonprofit organizations to receive a Wells Fargo Volunteer Service Award. YES’ award recognizes the extraordinary efforts of Wells Fargo employee Jennie Rush, who is a volunteer and board member at YES.
Rush has been active at [...]
The Kirkland Concours d’ Elegance and Woodinville Wine Country are joining hands. They will be offering a taste of some of Woodinivlle’s finest wines AND an eyeful of classic, vintage automobiles from the Kirkland Concours. The highlight of this partnership is the new Vin d’ Elegance to be held on Saturday, September 11th [...]
Test Data is Mixed for State, Lake Washington School District
Redmond, Wash. – The watchword for state testing this year was “new.” The WASL (Washington Assessment of Student Learning) was out: the new tests were the Measurements of Student Progress (MSP) for grades three through eight and the High School Proficiency Exam (HSPE) for 10th [...]
Jeff Heinz, first-round draft pick for the Kirkland Views Grape Stomping Team, has created this humorous video meant to both awe and intimidate our competition in the 2010 Kirkland Grape Stomp to be held September 15th at Marina Park. Jeff’s dedication to the so-called sport is commendable, or sad, depending on your perspective. We here at [...]
8th annual dinner and auction to benefit KITH (Kirkland Interfaith Transitions in Housing) has two news updates:
Synergy Construction, Inc. is presenting sponsor for this event, Master of Ceremonies is Jim Hutchinson, President of the Board of The Greater Kirkland Chamber of Commerce and , the Auctioneer is Patrick O’Brien. There will be dancing after the auction [...]
On Sunday morning, over 200 swimmers entered the 2010 Park to Park Swim benefitting Children’s Hospital.
The 1.3 mile swim across Lake Washington began at Matthews Beach in Seattle and the finished at O.O. Denny Park in Kirkland’s annexation area. Volunteers in boats and kayaks lined the route to help swimmers stay on course. At the finish [...]
On Saturday, the Norkirk and Highlands neighborhoods joined forces to produce a spectacular annual picnic at Crestwoods Park. This good old-fashioned, fun family event had hotdogs, carnival games, arts and crafts and Deano The Clown to entertain the kids. The Uptown Lowdown Jazz Band provided wonderful musical entertainment for the adults as kids played on the fields [...]
KOMO4 News aired the following story Saturday evening at 5:00 PM:
Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLrIyT7RpnA
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A fire broke out at approximately 6:40 AM Saturday morning on the iconic MV Kirkland, also known around town as the Argosy cruise ship. Fire crews responded to the dock at Marina Park where the boat is moored. Crews from the Kirkland Fire Department and other local municipalities including Redmond, donned respirators and took shifts [...]
The beautiful and challenging Golf Club at Newcastle is the site for the 17th Annual Don James Golf Classic. One of the premier charity golf tournaments in the state, this tournament includes greens fees with cart, free driving range buckets, lunch, cocktail hour, and a Live Auction Dinner Banquet. On Friday, September 10, 2010 join [...]
Taproot Theatre’s Road Company teaches bullying and cyberbullying prevention
Taproot Theatre presents their new play Treasure Ally at two Kirkland schools in September:
- Friday, September 24, 9am – Rose Hill Elementary
- Thursday, September 30, 2pm – Helen Keller Elementary
As students are abuzz with back-to-school excitement, for some autumn is a time of anxiety. Bullying directly affects as many [...]
Where is Keith Anderson?
A Benefit Concert
At Kirkland’s Trinity Lutheran Church
Keith Anderson, father of Jake Anderson (from Discovery Channel’s “The Deadliest Catch”) went missing on January 9th near Anacortes, WA.
Someone knows what happened to Keith and we intend to find out.
Sunday, September 19, 2010 at 2:00 pm
Trinity Lutheran Church
11920 ne 80th, Kirkland, WA
Meet Jake and give your [...]
This past weekend the 520 Bridge was closed to traffic and some friends of ours had an opportunity to tour the bridge on Saturday, August 21st. We are pleased to be able share some photos with you which were taken that day.
Thank you to Glenn Peterson and Ken Reppart.
All photos by Ken Reppart. Many more [...]
The Norkirk and Highlands neighborhoods are joining together this year to present a combined neighborhood picnic at Crestwoods Park on Saturday, August 28th from noon to 4:00 pm.
As is tradition, this is a good time, old-fashioned, fun family event with great food, carnival games, arts and crafts and Deano The Clown to entertain the kids. [...]
PeterMongillo of KOMO has posted the below video on YouTube from the 1982 Kirkland Little League World Series Championship team. The video is a rather raw mix of cut archives but fun to watch as it shows scenes of Kirkland from yesteryear.
Note the pride and joy evident in the champs faces and crowds of Kirklanders [...]
Little League team that won the 1982 World Championship for the first time in more than decade of domination by Southeast Asia is featured in an ESPN 30 for 30 documentary debuting next Tuesday, August 31. Players to start a charity.
ESPN’s new 30 for 30 documentary, “Little Big Men” tells the story of how the [...]
What do Florida, Washington, Ontario, Puerto Rico, Texas, Indiana, Italy, California, Pennsylvania and Guam all have in common?
They all had teams playing in the Junior League Softball World Series this last week at Everest Park, right here in Kirkland!
What do great young athletes, screaming teenage girls, ESPN, swearing parents (from Indiana), hotdogs, sunshine, Terri Fletcher [...]
It’s hard to believe that this is the last week of the 2010 Kirkland Summer Concert Series! Please join us for the grand final shows this week:
Tuesday, August 24, 10-11am: Family Fun Day featuring Geoffrey Castle and other performers
(http://www.geoffreycastle.com/)
Thursday, August 26, 7-9pm: One Up Two Down, a Seattle jam band (http://oneuptwodownmusic.com/)
Thanks to generous support from [...]
Those 12-year-old kids from Kirkland who won the 1982 Little League World Series are now 40 and about to get a fresh dose of fame.
In fact, they are about to lock up a choice berth in sports archives for perpetuity.
They are the subject of an ESPN “30 for 30″ documentary titled “Little Big Men” that [...]
The Mansion Squatters have returned by claiming possession of 3 more homes in Kirkland and Bellevue. Several local news outlets have good coverage of this issue:
Danny Westneat of the Seattle Times has a column in today’s paper on this issue in which he goes into depth on the Mansion Squatters.
“It’s becoming exasperating,” said Capt. Mike Ursino, [...]
