The first-ever Issaquah Harvest Dance last week met and exceeded the organizers’ fundraising goals. After about 200 tickets were presold, chair Bill Werner said he and other organizers guessed that perhaps 250 people would show up.
Hundreds of Sammamish residents gathered at White Center Heights Elementary School in Seattle Saturday, Nov. 15 to pass out food, clothes and toys to families in need during the seventh annual ARAS Foundation Harvest Festival.
Issaquah’s nationally renowned First Stage Theatre is getting a makeover.
The fireworks went off 47 minutes and 49 seconds too late for the Liberty Patriots Friday night in the Class 3A state quarterfinals.
It’s not as if I need to find reasons to continue indulging in arguably my favorite pastime – surfing the Internet. After all, I surf the Net for a living!
They got knocked down. And, just as in the song, they got back up again.
The Skyline Spartans beat Woodinville 2-0 Saturday night in a rough and tumble 4A state soccer championship in Lakewood.
It will cost about at least $4.5 billion to build a new 520 bridge complete with an interchange for the Montlake/University of Washington area, state officials said Thursday. However, the total could rise another $500 million to $2 billion if other options are picked.
Officials with the city of Issaquah this week announced a delay in the process for the Park Pointe land swap and preservation deal.
City Council action had been expected by Dec. 1, but because of the “many moving parts” involved, leaders have decided to push things back.
Stratification exists in society, that is a fact. It is also a fact that from this stratification one child does not have the same opportunities as another. If you are born into a family with little money, you may never get to embrace your true academic potential.
Mark Wagner, owner of a smattering of Eastside auto repair shops, recently launched his latest endeavor in Issaquah.
One morning on my way — yet again — to the grocery store, I saw Amazon Fresh in my Sammamish neighborhood. It reminded me of an e-mail I received a few days earlier announcing their online grocery order and delivery service. An hour later, after pushing my shopping cart up and down the aisles, filling it with the things my family needed for the week, and a few too many things we didn’t, and then standing in a seemingly endless checkout line, I decided to take a closer look at that e-mail.
While I have great respect for Issaquah Mayor Ava Frisinger and City Councilman Fred Butler, I was surprised and disappointed by their endorsement of Sound Transit Proposition 1 (Issaquah Reporter Oct. 24) which passed on Nov. 4.
The election is over. The campaign commercials have stopped, the yard signs have been removed, the votes have been counted, and all of the races (or nearly all of the races) have been decided. Now comes the hard part: governing.
“Over the river and through the woods, to Grandmother’s house we go…” Many of us will travel this holiday season, whether it is by plane, train or automobile, for a holiday meal, a few days’ stay with family or friends, or a week’s vacation to celebrate with loved ones. Staying organized with your holiday travel will ensure smooth sailing.
As the first strains of music filtered into the theater, I felt a “tap, tap” on my leg.
Hats off; Sound Transit proposes changes; 520 Tolling Committee to present to public
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The Wolfpack girls cross country squad, coached by Sammamish resident Todd Starnes, finished second at the Nike Cross Regionals in Boise, Idaho last weekend. The team, which consisted of 28 girls from Eastlake High School, had two varsity squads and one junior varsity team compete. The same group of varsity runners that won the 4A state meet, Nov. 8 were able to edge out Gig Harbor again, scoring 110 points. Gig Harbor finished third with 128 and Jesuit of Portland, Ore., won the event with 47.
The Gymnastics East Level 6 girls competed Nov. 9 at the Chocolate Classic in Everett, hosted by Leading Edge Gymnastics. Listed below are results for the Issaquah/Sammamish girls:
