There was a lot of buzzing going on in Cary Therriault’s garage last Saturday.
About 60 honeybee hobbyists dropped by his Bellevue home to pick up their packages of bees – containing 1.5 million bees altogether.
“It shows the strength of the local beekeeping community,” said Therriault, who brokered a group purchase of 150 packages of honeybees for the Puget Sound Beekeepers Association.
Bellevue teenager Brett Konen is an avid reader. She wanted to inspire a love of reading in the children by providing four cozy and comfortable “reading corners” for classrooms and the library at First Place, a Seattle organization serving the needs of children living with the risk or reality of homelessness.
The city of Bellevue’s environmental stewardship efforts are the focus of a special edition of Bellevue Television’s “It’s Your City.” The episode, “Bellevue in Balance,” began airing on Friday, April 11, and is now available for streaming online.
Elsewhere on this page is an article by Julia Patterson and Ron Sims. It’s worth reading.
The subject of shelter animal care is an emotional issue, and one that until just recently divided us in county government. Strong feelings expressed from people in our community and the great number of e-mails and calls demonstrate how much we all care about the animals in our shelters.
Nurse: “Doctor! There’s an invisible man in the waiting room!”
Bellevue Square mall came alive with fashion this past weekend, kicking off the Spring 08 Runway Shows. The spotlights were on and the music set the vibe as models strutted their way down the runway.
Pam Anderson loves food.
The Bellevue Philharmonic will introduce a new look, new programming and a new vision for the 2008-2009 season.
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The Bellevue Office of Economic Development is offering a series of free workshops to help local businesses seize opportunities in China.
Drew Wate, Eastside Catholic: Wate won both the shot put and the discus in the Crusaders’ April 17 track meet against Seattle Prep and Ingraham.
Oregon State recruit Blake Gibbs blasted a two-run homerun in the fourth inning that made a 7-1 Newport lead seem insurmountable, as the Knights defeated Bellevue 11-2 at Bellevue High School on April 18.
It’s hard to believe that the spring season is already beginning to wind down with a race to the playoffs. It seems like only yesterday I was preparing my summer football previews, yet here we are only two weeks away from spring sport playoffs.
Darryl Gonyea had to find some offense.
Three Bellevue residents have won corporate-sponsored Merit Foundation scholarships.
AARP is sponsoring a free “Divided We Fail” event in Bellevue on May 21 for people to find out how they can make a difference in the health care situation.
Lynn Pelton of Bellevue has been named 2008 nursing alumna of the year by the nursing department and student nurses’ association at Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa.
