U.S. Congressman Jay Inslee paid a visit to Bothell’s North Creek Events Center May 31 to give area youths the scoop on math and science jobs during a career-exploration fair.
Attendees sampled treats from Maltby-based “green” business Snoqualmie Ice Cream while visiting with representatives from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Washington State Police, the Department of Ecology and other related organizations.
Theory has it that things tend to happen in threes.
Kenmore residents Roger and Michelle Cass became a case in point this year as they received triple doses of both good and bad news.
The first wave started woefully when their 6-year-old son, Ben, began experiencing nausea last winter.
Initial tests showed nothing wrong, but the youngster turned jaundice March 7.
Inglemoor High’s Brian McCleerey took second place in the landscape color category and Woodinville High’s Luke Larson placed second in architecture black and white in the Washington State High School Photography Competition 08. The event took place May 10 at Inglemoor.
Photographers from 47 schools submitted 3,776 entries.
Bothell’s Public Works department is mulling over options for decreasing congestion on Main Street without changing the road’s pedestrian-friendly character.
The city hosted a May 28 open house at the Park at Bothell Landing to gather public input on the issue.
“We are trying to solicit public input to get a feel for what citizens would perceive to be good solutions,” said Bothell Capital Programs Manager Steve Morikawa.
The Inglemoor High senior can be known as a scholar, jock, leader or funny man, depending on who you ask.
“Even though he’s only 17, he’s very wise in how he interacts with peers and adults,” said Inglemoor Associated Student Body (ASB) adviser Tina MacRae.
Wagner, who maintains a 3.0 grade-point average, acted as somewhat of a statesman during his time as Inglemoor’s ASB president.
When school policies were unpopular, such as the one that banned “freak dancing” during homecoming and prom events, it was he who reasoned with students and administration.
Erica Olavarria might have just tap-danced her way into a spot as Bothell High’s co-valedictorian if it were possible to audition for the role.
Instead, she went about it the old-fashioned way — by earning perfect grades.
The 17-year-old Kirkland resident will be graduating a year ahead of her peers with what is, so far, a 4.0 grade-point average.
Ryan Hogan is a transformer. A survivor. A solid student and friend.
When the Secondary Academy for Success (SAS) senior walked through the Bothell high school’s doors four years ago, he was still devastated from his experiences at his junior high school.
“I was teased, pretty much bullied every day, and the teachers did nothing about it,” he said last Thursday while relaxing in the SAS lounge. “The rumors about my ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) didn’t help. I didn’t understand how to argue — so I sort of gave in.”
Enter SAS, and a new life for Hogan. He’ll graduate with more than full credit and in the top percentage of his class at 7 p.m. June 13 at the Northshore Performing Arts Center.
Doctor Lawrence L. Parris of Bothell, a board-certified Washington physician, appeared May 28 in federal district court in Seattle and…
Victoria Tennant saved her most compelling statement for last — giving people something to think about, to hang onto.
OK, sorry, the title of the play — “Rumors” — is a little misleading. Not to disappoint nosey moms and students, but this article isn’t going to delve into Inglemoor High’s latest gossip.
Firefighter Dave Seppa will work his final shift at Bothell’s Fire Station 45 May 29.
The University of Washington, Bothell will hold the seventh annual UW-Bothell Center for Student Entrepreneurship (CSE) final business-plan competition from 5:45-7:45 p.m. May 30 in the Northshore Utility Auditorium, 6830 N.E. 185th St., Kenmore.
It lurks in the darkness, controlling your thoughts. You crave it though you know it will only cause you harm. Slowly you lose control. You can resist no longer … you eat the doughnut.
• The Bothell Sons of Norway Lodge recently announced the Ray Berg Memorial Scholarship recipients for 2008:
Bothell’s Russell Wacker, a University of Puget Sound graduating senior, has earned the prestigious Fulbright award for the 2008–09 academic year. The Fulbright is the U.S. Department of State’s premier scholarship program. The full grant covers round-trip transportation, language or orientation courses, tuition, book and research allowances, maintenance funds and supplemental health and accident insurance for the academic year, which for Wacker will be in Niedersachen, Germany.
Members of the Seattle Electric Vehicle Association (SEVA) paid a visit to Kenmore Junior High May 22 to help locals plug into the idea of clean transportation.
Bothell native Joe Lia was sure he wanted to be a filmmaker after shooting his first movie for a Skyview Junior High video-production class.
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The Greater Bothell Chamber of Commerce will host its fifth annual open house from 5-7:30 p.m. June 11 at the Monte Villa Farmhouse (3300 Monte Villa Parkway, Bothell). The event will include a limited number of exhibit tables, as well as several food and drink tables. The cost is $150 per table. To reserve a space, contact Brittany Beck at brittany@bothellchamber.com or (425) 485-4353.
Area youths have an opportunity to hear from KING 5 Meteorologist Shannon O’Donnell and learn about careers in science, finance, public service, law enforcement, health care and other fields at an event hosted by U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee at the University of Washington, Bothell at 1:15 p.m. May 31.
