Here we are with another Presidential election behind us. It is a time that will definitely be marked as a part of American history due to a variety of factors, including the fact that we have our first-ever African-American President.
It is very satisfying to see the Issaquah City Council stand up to our “tax and spend” bureaucrats. The 2009 property tax will not be increased by the usual 1 percent limit. Deputy finance director Trisha Draycott gave her pitch for the increase, but wiser heads on the council prevailed and unanimously rejected the requested increase. We are fortunate for our council’s action, since some surrounding communities have no such options due to their spending habits. Thank you, Issaquah council.
The Issaquah School District encompasses six different jurisdictions — King County, Bellevue, Issaquah, Newcastle, Sammamish and Renton. Yet it only does business with Issaquah and Sammamish.
Will you be sending out some sort of holiday correspondence this year? Now is a great time to get the ball rolling.
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Hats off Sammamish Chamber of Commerce board member Barry Hartman was honored at a recent Eastside Fire and Rescue Board…
The future appears bright for the Issaquah football program.
Skyline is accustomed to fast starts.
Eastlake freshman Katie Kinnear and Skyline junior Andie Taylor each won two individual district swimming titles at the SeaKing District 4A meet Saturday in Juanita.
The Eastlake girls cross country team knocked a champion off its pedestal and claimed its first-ever cross country championship Saturday at Pasco’s Sun Willows Golf Course.
Burglaries reported; drug possession investigation; several reports of vehicle prowls; domestic dispute; malicious mischief; juvenile problem; graffiti
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When Jim Maynus showed up to work the morning of Oct. 29, he found the glass door to his store smashed open with a rock, and the register till missing.
Hiking and mountain biking trails may be included in the forested Central Park area in the Highlands.
The iPod is a most beloved device. Owners of iPods are able to store a large portion of their music and, in newer models, video and photo collections on them and within reach, at all times.
The 520 Tolling Implementation Committee released the results of its second round of evaluation of tolls across Lake Washington at a Nov. 10 meeting at Redmond City Hall.
Village Theatre has added six additional performance dates added to the schedule for the production of Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” in Issaquah, due to demand on the original schedule. The new performance dates include:
Two older men sit side by side in a Bellevue living room.
With soft smiles and a look of learned wisdom on their faces, Bill Kratzke and Stanley Goleniewski have one commonality that has brought them together after all these years: the end of World War II.
The National Weather Service is predicting heavy rain for the end of this week, which serves as a good reminder to Issaquah citizens and businesses that now is the time to get ready for fall and winter storms.
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