Shots fired during Woodinville car-theft arrest

Woodinville

Shots were fired Tuesday afternoon during the arrest of two car-theft suspects east of Woodinville. No one was injured, police said.

Redmond police officers arrested a 26-year-old Duvall man and a 20-year-old Woodinville woman who were inside a stolen car in the 20400 block of Northeast Woodinville-Duvall Road at about 1:20 p.m., said Redmond police Detective Tim Gately.

The officers had been following the pair as they drove the stolen car, and the officers approached when the car stopped, Gately said. The man, who was driving, resisted arrest, according to police.

It is unclear who fired shots, Gately said. The King County Sheriff's Office is investigating.

Bothell

Canyon Park fifth in Science Olympiad

A team from Bothell's Canyon Park Junior High placed fifth among junior-high and middle schools last weekend at the National Science Olympiad in Wichita, Kansas.

Last year's Canyon Park team placed 22nd in the nationwide competition, which tests students' knowledge of more than 40 branches of science.

In individual events, Canyon Park's Katherine Lacy and Abby Sloan won first place in anatomy.

A team from Bothell High School placed 28th in the high-school competition. In individual events, Katie Ewing and Allen Zhang took third in ecology.

Students from both schools paid most of the trip's costs themselves, but hope to recoup some of that money at a fundraising dinner and silent auction June 9 at the Bothell Outback Steakhouse.

Tickets, which cost $20, are available from Sheila Guard at 206-372-7332 or at sguard@somedia.com.

Sammamish

Mayor to seek a second term

Sammamish Mayor Mark Cross announced this week that he will run for a second term on the City Council.

Cross is a senior planner for Snohomish County and has served as Sammamish's mayor since January.

Medina

Elementary school open for tours today

The public is invited to tour the new Medina Elementary School building during an open house from 4 to 7 p.m. today.

The school, at 8001 N.E. Eighth St. in Medina, was rebuilt with funds from a $324 million school bond that voters approved in 2002.

The new building integrates art projects created through the efforts of the students, PTA, parents, faculty, neighbors and the Bellevue School District. The art was created under the direction of the Pomegranate Center and is meant to help create community gathering places.

The bond allowed the district to rebuild and upgrade many schools, including 11 of its 16 elementary schools.

Woodinville

City seeks teens to serve on boards

Sophomores and juniors attending Woodinville or Inglemoor high schools are invited to apply for the city of Woodinville's Teen Representative program. Teen reps serve as junior, nonvoting members of the City Council and Parks and Recreation Commission, and as a voting member of the Public Arts Advisory Committee. Students ages 16 to 18 and who live in the 98072 and 98077 ZIP codes are eligible.

Representatives serve from September through June 2008. Application forms are available on the city's Internet site at www.ci.woodinville.wa.us, at the Carol Edwards Center, 17401 133rd Ave. N.E., or by contacting Cole Caplan, teen-rep program coordinator, at 425-398-9327, Ext. 2302

Bellevue

July 1 garden tour to benefit orchestra

Tickets are on sale for the seventh annual Symphony of Garden Tour, sponsored by the Bellevue Philharmonic League. The event runs 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 1.

The self-guided tour features private gardens in Newport Shores, Clyde Hill and Mercer Island. Artists will be painting in each of the five gardens, and refreshments will be offered at the Bellevue Botanical Garden.

Proceeds support the Bellevue Philharmonic Orchestra and the award-winning musical-education program Sound Adventures in Schools.

Tickets are $25 per person and may be ordered by mail from the Bellevue Philharmonic League, 1805 136th Place N.E., Suite 206, Bellevue, WA 98005; or by calling the Philharmonic at 425-455-4171. Tickets may also be purchased at Wells Medina Nursery, 8300 N.E. 24th St., Medina, or at Bellevue Nursery, 842 104th Ave. S.E., Bellevue.

Seattle Times Eastside Bureau