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Washington’s Kenmore Air leading safety improvements for sea planes
by GLENN FARLEY / KING 5 News
Posted on January 29, 2010 at 5:25 PM
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KENMORE, Wash. - Kenmore Air is known for its seaplanes. The company not only runs one of the biggest seaplane airlines, with the de Havilland Beaver as the work horse, it rebuilds the venerable [...]

Tags: De Havilland Beaver, Harrison Ford, Kenmore Air, safety, seaplanes, Todd Banks

Northshore School District Ballot measures are on the ballot but not in the  Feb. 9th Voter’s Pamphlet
Here are some online sources:
Northshore School District website:
http://emm.adhost.com/t?ctl=147C217:B7D2A46914C4A73BF6201D6266A9EA6950772D8027933068&
Citizens for Northshore Schools website:
http://emm.adhost.com/t?ctl=147C219:B7D2A46914C4A73BF6201D6266A9EA6950772D8027933068&
Laurie’s comments: I learned last night that the school district saved  about $20K in election costs by not being in the voter’s guide.
King County Rural Library IS [...]

Tags: bond, Feb 9, King County Library, Levy, Northshore Schools, Proposition 1

The Herons have returned to their nests behind the Kenmore Park and Ride for this season. Kenmore Library has a Heron Cam for viewing the action in the nests, look for the TV screen to the right of the desk.  More about the Great Blue Herons

Tags: Blue, Herons, Kenmore

Laurie’s comments: Cancelling the first city council meeting of each month is likely to become  routine for the next few months.  Preparing for meetings takes a lot of city staff time,  so the thought is to try one less meeting per month, and allow staff more time to get tasks done!  Less meetings= More Efficiency. I think it’s [...]

Tags: city counci, l meeting cancelled

Win a Trip to the San Juan Islands
Every day at the Lake Union Boat Show you can enter to win a pair of round-trip tickets to the beautiful San Juan Islands aboard Kenmore Air. Winners are picked daily.
Since 1946, Seattle-based Kenmore Air has provided safe, reliable, convenient air transportation to exciting boating destinations [...]

Bastyr University garners ‘green’ grant
By TOM CORRIGAN
Bothell Reporter Staff writer
Jan 26 2010, 7:48 PM · UPDATED
“We don’t have a slush fund we’re not using, so it’s really nice we could find this,” said Bastyr University’s Director of Facilities Daniel Clark.
Clark was referring to a $25,000 grant the school recently received via the King County [...]