The Mercer Island Food Pantry relies on your non-perishable food donations to keep the shelves stocked year-round. Click for more info.
Oct 16, 2019 | Vol. 14 | No. 42
Earthquake Practice Drill Tomorrow, Oct 17
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A reminder that at 10:17am, tomorrow, October 17, thousands of Washington residents will practice how to "Drop, Cover, and Hold On" in the state's largest earthquake drill ever: The Great Washington ShakeOut.
City staff will be holding their own training and the City encourages individuals, families, businesses, schools, colleges, and other organizations to practice their own emergency plans and prepare. Learn more about this statewide programhere.
Click to learn more about rooftop solar installation from PSE
Over the past year, the Congregational Church on Mercer Island has been working through the permitting and installation of a new solar array on its south-facing roof. The 15 kilowatt array was officially launched last week with a ribbon-cutting and small ceremony with comments from Mayor Bertlin and respresentatives from Puget Sound Energy (PSE), the Island's electricity provider. Congratulations CCMI!
Following two community campaigns encouraging and facilitating rooftop solar installation here, the City is now aware of almost 200 solar arrays on Mercer Island that can collectively generate 1,660 kilowatts (1.66 Megawatts) of electricity. This is equivalent to the power generated by one of PSE's 220-foot-tall wind turbines in Central Washington. Learn more about installing solar.
Breast Cancer Awareness
MIPD Chief Holmes with his October pink patch; click to learn more
The Mercer Island Police Department (MIPD) is once again helping raise awareness of breast cancer with special pink uniform patches. Officers can be seen this month wearing the patches and the public can get involved too. The custom patches can be purchased for $10 from retired MIPD Detective Pete Erickson.
Get yours today, and learn more about Project Pink.
Fentanyl Overdoses
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Recently, the Mercer Island School District and the City of Mercer Island published an important message about Fentanyl overdoses in our region.
According to experts, parents are the #1 influence on their child's decision to drink or use drugs. Local leaders and educators urge all parents to talk with their children, or other youths in their life, about this important topic.
