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Green Lake rowers excel at Brentwood Regatta

A team from the Green Lake Rowing Program won eight races at the prestigious Brentwood Regatta in late April at Brentwood College in Mill Bay, British Columbia.

The 120 rowers on the Green Lake team were among 1,500 athletes on 38 teams competing in the event, which was one of the largest youth rowing regattas in the world. Teams came from throughout the western United States and Mexico.

Green Lake won three of the four eight-person races. On April 27, the last day of competition, Green Lake competed in 17 of 26 finals, and finished in at least third place in all events. The team ended up second overall in team points, finishing behind first-place Brentwood College. For more information, call 684-4074.

Kidney Center opens in Lake City

The Lake City Kidney Center, a Northwest Kidney Centers dialysis facility caring for people with kidney failure, celebrated its grand opening on Thursday, May 30. The new center is located at 14524 Bothell Way NE.

"Northwest Kidney Centers is committed to providing quality care and a variety of services for people with kidney failure," said CEO Joyce Jackson. "We've opened Lake City Kidney Center to keep up with the growing need for dialysis services in our North Seattle community."

Green Lake rowers excel at Brentwood Regatta

A team from the Green Lake Rowing Program won eight races at the prestigious Brentwood Regatta in late April at Brentwood College in Mill Bay, British Columbia.

The 120 rowers on the Green Lake team were among 1,500 athletes on 38 teams competing in the event, which was one of the largest youth rowing regattas in the world. Teams came from throughout the western United States and Mexico.

Green Lake won three of the four eight-person races. On April 27, the last day of competition, Green Lake competed in 17 of 26 finals, and finished in at least third place in all events. The team ended up second overall in team points, finishing behind first-place Brentwood College. For more information, call 684-4074.

Kidney Center opens in Lake City

The Lake City Kidney Center, a Northwest Kidney Centers dialysis facility caring for people with kidney failure, celebrated its grand opening on Thursday, May 30. The new center is located at 14524 Bothell Way NE.

"Northwest Kidney Centers is committed to providing quality care and a variety of services for people with kidney failure," said CEO Joyce Jackson. "We've opened Lake City Kidney Center to keep up with the growing need for dialysis services in our North Seattle community."

Senior Games set for June 27-30

Hundreds of Seattle seniors will run, walk, swing, throw and bowl their way to fitness this summer in the fourth annual Greater Seattle Senior Games. The games, open to seniors 50 and older, will be held at Nathan Hale High School, Meadowbrook Community Center, Sunset Bowl in Ballard and Jefferson Park on Beacon Hill from Thursday, June 27 through Sunday, 30.

10 sports will be represented at the games including badminton, bowling, lawn bowling, pickleball, table tennis, tennis, track and field and volleyball. All ability levels will be represented and participants will compete against others in their age divisions.

The Greater Seattle Senior Games, affiliated with the National Senior Games, is a non-profit organization developed to help encourage and educate seniors about the benefits of a healthy, active lifestyle.

Registration for the games closes on June 10. There is a $10 over-all fee to register plus $5 for each event. Admission for spectators is free. For more information or to register, call Don or Joyce Jones at the Greater Seattle Senior Games at 362-8310.

Eye care at University Village

University Village Optical and Eye Clinic of University Village recently announced their recent relocation to the area near University Village shopping center from their respective longtime locations on First Hill.

The two eye care firms were originally founded under the names Summit Optical and Eye Clinic of First Hill respectively by Bob Brooks, an optician, and Dr. Thomas Carey. Brooks retired in 1987, and Gary Euse, also an optician, took over that side of the business. Carey retired in 1992, leaving the clinic to his son, Dr. Timothy Carey.

While the two new partners continued on First Hill for nearly a decade, by 2001 they had realized that the commute from North Seattle, where they both live, to First Hill, had become grueling. Research also showed that two-thirds of their customers lived in North Seattle. For those reasons they decided to move both businesses, including an in-house eye plastic surgery service, to University Village.

University Village Optical is located at 5114 25th Ave. NE. Eye Clinic of University Village is next door at 5116 25th Ave. NE.