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6th Street Fair set to welcome 130 artists, thousands of visitors to Downtown Bellevue’s signature arts fair weekend: July 23-25

More than 130 jury-selected artists will showcase their original artwork, jewelry, home décor, paintings, woodworking and sculpture in an open-air setting at the 2010 6th Street Fair.  The 6th Street Fair, produced by the Bellevue Downtown Association, has a 40-year tradition in Downtown Bellevue.  Over 300,000 fair-goers are expected to visit ...

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KidsQuest Annual Carnival for Adults This Saturday – Not to Be Missed

The great staff at KidsQuest Children's Museum pull out all the stops for their biggest fundraiser of the year! Join us to take a spin on the Amazing Prize Wheel, try out your skills at Basketball Shoot-Out and dive for dollars in the Money Booth. Over $20,000 in prizes including: - Cruise for 2 on ...

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By The Numbers: Peace Corps Turns 49

...and other interesting facts about the Peace Corps and Washington state March 1-7, 2010 is Peace Corps Week. In celebration of the Peace Corps promoting world peace and friendship for 49 years, the following are interesting facts about the Peace Corps and its connection to ...

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Office 2010 small business video contest offers $10,000 grand prize plus two $1,000 prizes

Small and startup businesses in Washington state can enter to win $10,000 in the “It’s Time for Business with Office 2010 Video Contest” recently launched by the Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce in partnership with Microsoft Corporation. To participate, contestants must go to ...

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Recycling in Post Offices Expanding – Finally …

More than 200,000 tons, and counting. That’s how much paper, plastics and other waste the U.S. Postal Service recycled in 2009, representing a decrease in its greenhouse gas emissions of approximately 1.67 million barrels of oil. An integral part of that undertaking is the ...

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Gunnar Nordstrom Gallery to Host Dan Larsen in Meet the Artist Series

Dan Larsen is a Northwest native descended from a long line of fine artists and craftsmen and his family’s local roots trace back to the time when tall ships explored the far reaches of Puget Sound.  Larsen has been expressing his artistic gifts in all types of ...

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Bellevue College science fair March 20 expected to draw 80 of the region’s most inventive high school students

Eighty of King and Snohomish counties’ smartest and most inventive high school students will compete March 20 in Bellevue College’s Central Sound Regional Science and Engineering Fair. The 9th to 12th grade students from public, home and private schools will work individually or in ...

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A Blast from the Not So Distant Past

Just going through some of my photos on Picasa to find some good photos for this site. The Mustard Seed has been gone for less than a year, hasn't it?

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