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Can You Say Syzygy?

On Monday, April 8, 2024, a Total Solar Eclipse will cross North America, passing from Mexico’s Pacific coast, then traversing a northeast path over the United States, and into Canada. A total solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes between the Earth and the sun, fully blocking the sun's light…
SuzanneG
March 24, 2024
Community Life

Geoff Johnson: A life of music, A life of service

Music as Exercise Along with his passion for physics, Albert Einstein, an accomplished violinist, developed a love for music. His second wife, Elsa, once said that she fell in love with him “because he played Mozart so beautifully on the violin.” Einstein himself mused, “If I were not a physicist,…
SuzanneG
January 23, 2024
Business & IndustryNews & Events

CalPortland (asphalt/concrete plant)

The CalPortland asphalt/concrete plant has been a landmark on the Kenmore industrial waterfront since the early 1970's. For decades the asphalt/concrete business has supplied asphalt/concrete materials for paving and building projects throughout the north King County region. Being strategically located on the Lake Washington waterfront has allowed a relatively inexpensive…
SuzanneG
January 10, 2024
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Remembering Dick Ramsey 1933 – 2023

"Dick" Ramsey, former owner of Ostroms Drug & Gift in Kenmore, passed away June 4, 2023. Richard Eugene "Dick" Ramsey of Kenmore, WA, died peacefully at 90 years of age on June 4, 2023 after sharing an afternoon with his children. Dick was born January 31, 1933 in Omak, WA,…
SuzanneG
November 26, 2023
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National STEM Day – November 8, 2023

  National STEM Day is November 8, which celebrates Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, or STEM, education throughout the United States. More recently, the Arts have been recognized as another vital component, so the acronym STEAM is also frequently used. The purpose of National STEM Day is to encourage youth interest and…
SuzanneG
October 30, 2023