While many Eastsiders this week have been absorbed by the elections, a select group of residents has been focused on sun, sand and, most importantly, singing.
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The Skyline Spartans captured the KingCo 4A championship with a 16-12 victory over Bothell. The Oct. 30 contest was broadcast live nationally on ESPNU. Fellow Sammamish-based school Eastside Catholic won its first Metro League Championship since 1993 by beating West Seattle 38-14 on Friday night. For full stories about the championship games, check the online sports section. Or, to see more game and crowd photos, visit www.issaquah-reporter.com or www.sammamish-reporter.com and click on the “photos reprints” tab.
Local high schools. The Nightmare at Beaver Lake. Pike Place Market. Nature.
Volleyball; cross country
Members of the Cedar Hills Preservation Alliance have filed an amendment to a suit to block the development of the former Cedar Hills Alcohol Treament center south of Issaquah near Maple Valley into a transitional housing project.
Robbery suspects; trespassing; noise complaint; theft cases; harassment; burglary; forgery; vehicle thefts; reckless driving
The city of Issaquah is continuing its efforts toward securing a new aquatic center with a feasibility study.
After spending eight years working out of a double-wide trailer at a temporary location, firefighters at Station 72 will have a new place to call home.
The room rumbled on Tuesday night at the Westin Hotel in Seattle as a crowd of democratic supporters cheered for Gov. Christine Gregoire in unison, “Four more years. Four more years.”
As voters across state and nation streamed to polling places, Gov. Christine Gregoire made a brief stop in her hometown of Auburn on Tuesday morning to whip up a roomful volunteers at local Democratic headquarters on Auburn Way South.
As predicted, voter turnout is strong and things are running smoothly at the polls, according to King County.
“No new property taxes” was the refrain of the night on Monday as the Issaquah City Council voted unanimously to turn down a 1 percent property tax increase recommended in the 2009 proposed budget.
Sometimes it seems as if our computers have a mind of their own and, for whatever reason, are intentionally wreaking havoc in our lives. This week we try to re-establish technological tranquility.
Issaquah Police on Thursday arrested two men on suspicion of robbery, wrapping up a nearly month-long investigation.
Even if you actively avoid paying attention to politics, you might still have accidentally stumbled across the recent news of General Colin Powell’s endorsement of Senator Barack Obama. The endorsement was covered extensively. But during the course of his interview on Meet the Press, Powell made a statement that was arguably much more important than his preferred presidential pick, and yet it went almost entirely unreported in the news.
Bellevue’s Leonard Wolfork got something rare in football: a second chance. And this time, he made sure no one caught him.
The chill quiet on Cougar Mountain was broken last week by the warmth and noise of a group of high school students, hard at work and chattering every so often.
Corey Colwell-Lipson knew Halloween would turn green. She just didn’t expect the holiday to change colors so quickly.
