New police chief to be sworn in Monday

The Police Department's new chief, Paul Ayers, will be sworn in at the Monday City Council meeting. Ayers replaces former chief Dave Draveling, who retired in December after 25 years with the department.

The meeting will be at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at 135 E. Sunset Way.

Issaquah

Bid complications put roundabout on hold

Due to complications in the bidding process, the construction of a proposed roundabout at Southeast 43rd Way and East Lake Sammamish Parkway has been delayed.

Originally scheduled for a July start, the project may not get under way until September or October. For more information on the roundabout, go to the city of Issaquah's Web site at www.ci.issaquah.wa.us.

Redmond

Bilingual church services to begin Sunday

Washington Cathedral is starting a bilingual service to serve the growing Spanish-speaking population on the Eastside.

The services will start at 12:30 p.m. Sunday at the cathedral, a nondenominational church at 12300 Woodinville-Redmond Road N.E., and will be followed by a community meal.

The children's Sunday-school program will offer elementary Spanish education. For more information, call 425-869-5433 or go to www.wacathedral.org.

Redmond

School wins regional award for design

Rosa Parks Elementary School recently won a top regional award for its planning and design and for how the building fits in the surrounding natural setting and community.

The Pinnacle Award was given by the Pacific Northwest Regional chapter of the Council of Educational Facility Planners, International, an association of professionals who design and construct schools.

The design allows educational flexibility for different instructional configurations and use of space, according to judge's comments submitted with the award. The school, which opened in September 2006, also has an expanse of windows that allows views of nearby forested areas and lets in natural light.

Woodinville

Girl Scout wins Gold Award for orca project

A Woodinville teenager has received a Gold Award from the Girl Scouts Totem Council for her work to help protect orcas.

The award was given to Liza Schmidt, 17, a Running Start student at Everett Community College in the Ocean Research College Academy.

Schmidt volunteered some 70 hours to develop three two-hour community-outreach workshops aimed at first- through sixth-graders. She created a PowerPoint program and presented it at a school, church and to a Girl Scout Brownie troop.

Her orca presentations were developed through resources at the college and partnerships with the Seattle Aquarium, People for Puget Sound, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the state Department of Fish and Wildlife.

Girls who receive the Gold Award are eligible for a variety of scholarships at more than 100 college and universities.

Seattle Times Eastside bureau