Last winter we were reminded of the devastating potential of avalanches, with nine people killed in and around the mountains of the Northwest.
Bicycle thieves had a big score recently, stealing nearly $15,000 worth of bicycles from a home in Sammamish.
This year Sammamish City Police Detective Amy Jarboe and a number of local police officers joined forces with the United States Marine Corp outfit from Fort Lewis to raise toys and money for children and families in need as part of the Marine’s Toys for Tots program.
As they have done for the past 24 years, the Boy Scout troops of Sammamish will again collect and recycle discarded Christmas trees in the area.
Roundup of Prep sports
A new year brings new beginnings, and so it is for the Issaquah School District.
The City of Issaquah was busy during 2008. Here are some important issues that came up during the year, some of which will continue into 2009:
On Tuesday night firefighters from Eastside Fire and Rescue spent several hours battling a blaze which eventually consumed a house near Tiger Mountain.
— Bill Werner
Issaquah
Issaquah Rotary’s Third Annual Grape Escape: 6-9 p.m. Feb. 28. Wine-tasting event funds scholarships for local students.
In 2001, then Eastlake High School senior Jamie Bastine created the Junior Orthopedic Guild for a senior project.
Congratulations to Mandy Nussbaum, a senior at Issaquah High School.
She has been selected as the October Red Robin Scholar Athlete of the Month by the IHS Booster Club and Red Robin Restaurant.
Recreation Calendar
The Ambush, a Lake Washington Youth Soccer U-18 team comprised largely of Eastlake High boys, won the state President’s Cup title Dec. 7 at the StarFire Soccer Academy in Tukwila.
The Gymnastics East Level 5 girls competed Dec. 6 at the Fall State Championships in Bellevue.
Awards keep stacking up for Skyline quarterback Jake Heaps.
If there was ever a doubt, it was erased in 2008.
Issaquah and Sammamish schools proved yet again they contain some of the top high school athletes in the state — if not the best.
Cities around western Washington came to a halt this past week as snow and ice pummeled the roads, and Issaquah and Sammamish were no exception.
Bargaining negotiations between the Issaquah School District and Teamsters Local 763 have continued with a fourth mediation session Dec. 3, where the district provided the Teamsters with a package proposal consisting of economic enhancements and non-economic proposals, according to school district officials.
Teachers are familiar with testing – though in most cases they’re administering them, not taking them.
But for 13 Issaquah School District teachers that wasn’t the case this past year, as they undertook rigorous testing to become National Board Certified teachers.
